JS libraries impact WordPress sites

Performance impact by framework provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · All devices field outcomes · WordPress sites only
Metric LCP INP CLS
WordPress Scoped to 63,295 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →
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At a glance the headline numbers for JS libraries impact

Performance impact by framework provider.

16
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
120,717
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
104ms
Best INP (p75)
jQuery
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by INP at p75, fastest first

# Provider INP p75 Passing Sites
1 jQuery 104ms 98.1%
60,315
2 Slick Carousel 104ms 98.0%
5,156
3 Lit 105ms 98.3%
3,786
4 Owl Carousel 105ms 97.9%
3,371
5 Lazysizes 106ms 97.9%
5,715
6 GSAP 106ms 98.6%
3,245
7 Swiper 107ms 98.3%
17,874
8 Lodash 107ms 98.2%
9,344
9 Flickity 108ms 98.7%
2,957
10 Backbone.js 108ms 97.7%
1,041
11 Moment.js 111ms 98.1%
2,772
12 Ionic 111ms 100.0%
58
13 React 117ms 98.6%
100
14 Stimulus/Hotwire 117ms 97.6%
53
15 Vue.js 124ms 97.0%
4,844
16 Angular 138ms 96.1%
86
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP per provider which group passes the INP most often

ProviderSitesPassing INPp75
Ionic 0.1% 58 100% 111ms
Polyfill.io 0% 18 100% 109ms
Flickity 4.7% 2,957 99% 108ms
GSAP 5.1% 3,245 99% 106ms
React 0.2% 100 99% 117ms
Swiper 28.2% 17,874 98% 107ms
Lit 6% 3,786 98% 105ms
Lodash 14.8% 9,344 98% 107ms
jQuery 95.3% 60,315 98% 104ms
Moment.js 4.4% 2,772 98% 111ms
Slick Carousel 8.1% 5,156 98% 104ms
lazysizes 9% 5,715 98% 106ms
Owl Carousel 5.3% 3,371 98% 105ms
Backbone.js 1.6% 1,041 98% 108ms
Stimulus/Hotwire 0.1% 53 98% 117ms
Vue.js 7.7% 4,844 97% 124ms
Angular 0.1% 86 96% 138ms
Ember.js 0.1% 49 93% 121ms
Next.js 0% 15 93% 146ms
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good INP (200ms at p75) · one value per site

No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 97% and 99%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75

LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
jQuery 95.3%
692.7s
98104ms
890.03
582.3s
301.9s
Swiper 28.2%
633.0s
98107ms
890.03
532.5s
282.0s
Lodash 14.8%
603.1s
98107ms
870.05
482.6s
232.2s
lazysizes 9%
672.8s
98106ms
870.05
572.4s
281.9s
Slick Carousel 8.1%
692.7s
98104ms
860.05
592.3s
321.8s
Vue.js 7.7%
682.8s
97124ms
890.03
582.3s
311.9s
Lit 6%
652.8s
98105ms
860.04
562.4s
311.8s
Owl Carousel 5.3%
652.8s
98105ms
840.06
562.4s
291.9s
GSAP 5.1%
633.0s
99106ms
890.04
542.5s
292.0s
Flickity 4.7%
662.8s
99108ms
910.02
552.4s
262.0s
Moment.js 4.4%
593.1s
98111ms
850.05
482.7s
252.1s
Backbone.js 1.6%
662.8s
98108ms
860.05
542.4s
301.9s
React 0.2%
632.8s
99117ms
780.09
522.3s
241.8s
Angular 0.1%
802.3s
96138ms
820.08
701.9s
491.4s
Ionic 0.1%
613.0s
100111ms
840.05
472.6s
281.9s
Stimulus/Hotwire 0.1%
652.7s
98117ms
900.04
642.5s
311.8s
Ember.js 0.1%
812.1s
93121ms
900.03
711.9s
521.4s
Polyfill.io 0%
593.4s
100109ms
820.02
413.0s
271.5s
Next.js 0%
872.2s
93146ms
800.10
801.6s
531.2s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites

One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.

GSAP leads on INP: 99% of its sites pass. Vue.js trails at 97%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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