WordPress Long Animation Frame work and the Core Web Vitals

26.1% of audited sites (16,123) record over 250ms of work inside Long Animation Frames, pushing median field INP to 103ms (96% good INP) versus 93ms (97% good INP) under 80ms.

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27.3% of WordPress sites use 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work, and 97% of those sites have a good INP, against 97% of all WordPress sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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INP pass rate

Sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP most often: 97%, against 97% of all WordPress sites. Sites with over 250ms of LoAF work LoAF duration have it least often, at 96%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor INPMedian
All WordPress sites36,52497%96ms
80 to 130ms LoAF work 27.3%9,66797%94ms
130 to 250ms LoAF work 29.9%10,72797%97ms
Under 80ms LoAF work 16.7%5,86697%93ms
Over 250ms LoAF work 26.1%9,37496%103ms
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work usage

130 to 250ms of LoAF work is the most used: 29.9% of WordPress sites. 80 to 130ms of LoAF work is 27.3% of WordPress sites.

130 to 250ms LoAF work 29.9% 80 to 130ms LoAF work 27.3% Over 250ms LoAF work 26.1% Under 80ms LoAF work 16.7%
130 to 250ms LoAF work 29.9% 80 to 130ms LoAF work 27.3% Over 250ms LoAF work 26.1% Under 80ms LoAF work 16.7%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work per framework

On jQuery, 30% of sites use 130 to 250ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work, and 97% of jQuery sites have a good INP, against 97% of all sites. On Vue, 34% of sites use 130 to 250ms of LoAF work, and 95% of Vue sites have a good INP.

FrameworkLong Animation Frame work on its sitesGood INP
WordPress sites with Long Animation Frame work 61,747 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 30%80 to 130ms LoAF work 27%Over 250ms LoAF work 26%Under 80ms LoAF work 17%97%
jQuery 59,361 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 30%80 to 130ms LoAF work 27%Over 250ms LoAF work 27%Under 80ms LoAF work 16%97%
React 2,196 sitesOver 250ms LoAF work 34%130 to 250ms LoAF work 31%80 to 130ms LoAF work 21%Under 80ms LoAF work 13%96%
Vue 4,815 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 34%Over 250ms LoAF work 31%80 to 130ms LoAF work 23%Under 80ms LoAF work 12%95%
Alpine 364 sites80 to 130ms LoAF work 33%Over 250ms LoAF work 25%130 to 250ms LoAF work 23%Under 80ms LoAF work 20%88%
130 to 250ms LoAF work 80 to 130ms LoAF work Over 250ms LoAF work Under 80ms LoAF work
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work or the framework

Does the framework explain the Long Animation Frame work difference?

On jQuery, 97% of sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP, against 97% of jQuery sites with 130 to 250ms of LoAF work. Within jQuery, sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work and 130 to 250ms of LoAF work have a good INP about equally often. On Vue, 97% of sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP, against 96% of Vue sites with 130 to 250ms of LoAF work. Within Vue, sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work and 130 to 250ms of LoAF work have a good INP about equally often.

Why Long Animation Frames pinpoint real INP bottlenecks

Unlike classic Long Tasks, the Long Animation Frames API captures the full rendering update alongside script execution, exposing forced synchronous reflows and expensive style recalculations. Across 10,303 sites (16.7%) with under 80ms of LoAF work, 97% pass field INP at an 93ms median, compared with 96% (103ms median) on the 26.1% (16,123) exceeding 250ms.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding Long Animation Frame work

Eliminate jQuery layout thrashing and split heavy plugin initialization callbacks across frames. On WordPress, 16.7% of sites stay under 80ms of LoAF work (93ms median INP) while 26.1% exceed 250ms (103ms median INP).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 36,524 with phone field data · 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Related signals Interaction invoker types → Yielding strategy → CSS hints → INP phase breakdown → By Arjen Karel · 63,295 crawled WordPress sites (36,524 with phone Chrome field data, 61,747 sites with Long Animation Frame work, October 2026) · How we measured