---
title: "Effect of Shiny Widgets with Google Lighthouse"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/effect-of-shiny-widgets-with-google-lighthouse-iqkzqgtp2
source_url: https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/effect-of-shiny-widgets-with-google-lighthouse/
type: article
source: "R-bloggers"
published: 2023-12-15T00:30:56.743Z
updated: 2023-12-15T00:30:54.503Z
tags: ["performance", "data-visualization", "lighthouse"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Effect of Shiny Widgets with Google Lighthouse

**[R-bloggers](https://daily.dev/sources/rbloggers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This article explores the effect of shiny widgets on the performance of Shiny apps using Google Lighthouse. It looks at the different metrics reported by Lighthouse for various apps and discusses the impact of adding interactive elements such as plotly plots and DT tables. The article concludes that while adding more widgets can slow down an app, using them sensibly can still provide a good user experience.

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Tags: [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#data-visualization](https://daily.dev/tags/data-visualization), [#lighthouse](https://daily.dev/tags/lighthouse)

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