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Flicker

  1. What is Flicker?

    • Flicker is the brief appearance of the original content before it is replaced by the content from an A/B test.
    • It occurs when the JavaScript does not execute quickly enough, often due to slow connection speeds or improper script placement.

  2. How to Prevent Flicker?

    • Place the JavaScript code near the top of the <head> tag to ensure it loads quickly.
    • Use the flickerControl parameter to enable flicker smooth effect.

Flicker Control

Flicker Control is a feature designed to create an opacity effect on articles with the data-npaw-article tag. This ensures that the swapping of texts and images is not noticeable to users, thereby enhancing the user experience. However, it may introduce a delay of up to 1 second in the display of the articles.

  1. How it works?

    • Flicker Control creates an opacity effect on articles with the data-npaw-article tag to hide the swapping of texts and images from users.
    • This improves the user experience by making the content changes seamless.

  2. Potential Delay:

    • Enabling Flicker Control may introduce a delay of up to 1 second in the display of the articles.