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PLS by weekday

PLS by weekday without noise

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Written by Vasil Dachev
Updated over 2 weeks ago


What is PLS by weekday

PLS by weekday evaluates the perceived speed of your site for each day of the week, measuring Perceived Load Speed (PLS) based on when users feel the page is fully ready. This helps uncover if certain days feel slower, even if the technical metrics look fine.

Perceived Load Speed (PLS) is a Uxify metric that reflects when the page appears fully ready from a user’s perspective.

PLS by weekday sample


Should you worry

In a healthy view, PLS feels equally fast across all weekdays, meaning even on days with new promotions, flash sales, or high-content swaps, users see a ready page quickly.

Unhealthy PLS by weekday sample

If PLS feels slower on certain days, it can be due to heavy hero content, large promotional banners, or delayed personalization scripts introduced mid-week or during weekend events.

Resolving unhealthy PLS by weekday

Go-to action plan to resolve an unhealthy PLS by weekday:

  1. Ask Uxi to analyze your PLS by weekday and suggest improvements.

  2. Use Filters to match PLS dips with template changes or traffic sources.

  3. Simulate LCP of the suspected breakdown to see if fixing it will resolve the PLS by weekday. If yes, this is where the resolution focus should be.

  4. Use an automated optimization tool like Navigation AI to improve your PLS by weekday.

  5. Once you’ve improved PLS, set an alert to be the first to know if it starts worsening again.

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