{"id":118,"date":"2020-04-19T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=118"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:19:25","slug":"dealing-with-flickers-fouc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/dealing-with-flickers-fouc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with flickers\/FOUC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your webpage loads with FOUC (flash of unstyled content).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOUC is an instance where your web page flickers with the default style of the browser before loading the website\u2019s css.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible cause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>FOUC or flickering occurs due to the following causes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loading delays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embedding of template stylesheets in the footer rather than the header.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]Template stylesheet is embedded in the footer to let us recognize which templates have been embedded in the page when it is loading.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can solve this issue by using one of the following methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable page transitions. For details, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/page-transitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create page transitions for your site<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define the CSS Print Method to be inline instead of using external files. You can do this by going to the <strong>Elementor &gt; Settings &gt; Performance&gt; CSS Print Method &gt; Internal Embedding.<\/strong><br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"386\" class=\"wp-image-49798\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/In-CSS-Print-Method-choose-Internal-Embedding.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/In-CSS-Print-Method-choose-Internal-Embedding.png 1188w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/In-CSS-Print-Method-choose-Internal-Embedding-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/In-CSS-Print-Method-choose-Internal-Embedding-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/In-CSS-Print-Method-choose-Internal-Embedding-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]Flash of unstyled content can also happen if you use large\/heavy pictures.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;tip&#8221;]In some cases, such as when a section of large images is causing the FOUC, a quick workaround can be to add an Entrance Animation, such as Fade In, to the specific container that is having the problem.[\/callout]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to solve flickers and FOUC (flash of unstyled content)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["62c6c5826910543b6c161534","62c6c5826910543b6c161534"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1463],"tags":[1325],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-troubleshooting-editor","tag-troubleshooting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dealing with flickers\/FOUC | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about Dealing with flickers\/FOUC in this article from Elementor&#039;s Knowledge Base. 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