Unlighthouse Tutorial

In just 5 min ⏱️ flat my Unlighthouse Tutorial will have you bulk testing multiple web pages at once with Google Lighthouse code running on your own computer!

In this video, we'll explore how to use Unlighthouse, an open-source Lighthouse alternative available on GitHub, to optimize your website's performance, accessibility, and SEO. We'll talk about how Unlighthouse effectively runs Lighthouse on an unlimited number of page in bulk (multiple URLs at once) without the need for an API key and also cover running Unlighthouse with npx, Unlighthouse installation with npm and configuring it to suit your project's needs.

You'll learn how to run Unlighthouse audits on your website, both on the desktop and as part of your continuous integration (CI) pipeline with Unlighthouse CI. We'll dive into the Unlighthouse config file and demonstrate how to customize the auditing process to align with your performance goals.

Chapters:
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0:00 Introduction
0:06 Bulk PageSpeed Insights
0:28 Why Page Speed is Important
0:56 The Lighthouse Alternative
1:03 Unlighthouse Github Project
1:18 Unlighthouse Tutorial
1:22 How to Setup Unlighthouse
1:44 Unlighthouse Install (Part 1)
1:54 How to Use Unlighthouse
2:51 How Unlighthouse Retrieves URLs
3:12 Navigating the User Interface
3:24 Dynamic Sampling Explanation
4:09 Disabling Dynamic Sampling
4:19 Deleting the .unlighthouse Cache Folder
4:28 Switching Between Light and Dark Mode
5:10 Core Web Vitals Columns
5:25 Unlighthouse Drawbacks & Issues
5:42 Issue 1: Version of Lighthouse Unlighthouse Uses
5:54 Issue 2: Can’t Scan Mobile & Desktop at the Same Time
6:02 Unlighthouse Desktop Results
6:23 Issue 3: Lighthouse Variability
6:47 Issue 4: No Way to Export Data from Web Interface
7:05 Addressing Variability Issues
7:16 Unlighthouse Config File
8:33 Addressing Lighthouse Versions Used
8:53 Using Latest Version with npx unlighthouse
9:51 Addressing Version with Unlighthouse npm Install
10:11 Unlighthouse CI
10:41 Exporting a .csv File



Sources Cited in the Video:
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Link to my Unlighthouse default config file (see pinned comment for more info):
https://bit.ly/MyUnlighthouseConfig

Link to My PageSpeed Insights Tutorial Video:
   • PageSpeed Insights Tutorial  

Google’s Roll Out Timeline for User Experience Ranking update:
https://bit.ly/GoogleUXUpdate

24% More Traffic when Optimizing Core Web Vitals
https://bit.ly/WebVitalsScience