Add a New Variant
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A new test suite uses the standard Lighthouse Variant to test site performance. The standard variant tests the site performance on the mobile browser with a slow 3G network connection. You can add a new variant to test the site performance on the desktop or mobile browser in various network connections.
To add a new Variant, perform the following steps:
In the Test Suite Screen, click Lighthouse Standard Variant in the Default Variant column.
Click Add Variant at the bottom left of the screen.
Add the Name of the new variant.
Select the Throttle Profile from the Throttle Profile Dropdown menu. The Throttle profile tests the speed of the network connection for site performance testing. Select off to test the website in the best possible network condition without throttling it.
Select the Mobile or the Desktop option from the Form Factor dropdown menu.
Select the Audit Categories. Performance is a default audit category. The other categories are:
Accessibility - This tests the accessibility of the website.
Best Practices - This category tests the best practices followed by the website.
Progressive Web App (PWA) - This category is used when the web application has a mobile version.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - This tests the Search Engine Optimization of the website.
Media Tags - Select this option only if you have deployed the media tags via Ingest Labs.
Step Result: A new Variant is successfully created.