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💡 What:
Replaced the style={{ backgroundImage: ... }} implementation with the Next.js <Image /> component using fill in home8 sections (section3.tsx, section4.tsx, and section5.tsx).

🎯 Why:
CSS background images bypass the built-in Next.js image optimization pipeline, causing raw image sizes and older formats to be served to the client. This results in larger payloads and slower rendering. Using the <Image /> component leverages modern web capabilities and optimizations out of the box.

📊 Impact:
Expected performance improvement: Faster LCP and reduced data payload. Since these images are now subject to Next.js's automated resizing and format conversion, users will download significantly less data. Images below the fold are also inherently lazy-loaded.

🔬 Measurement:
Load the homepage for the 2026 edition and verify the network tab. The background images for sections 3, 4, and 5 should now be served as optimized WebP variants via /_next/image with lower sizes compared to the original .png files.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 15713478743522058107 started by @anyulled

Replaced CSS `backgroundImage` with Next.js `<Image />` component
in `section3.tsx`, `section4.tsx`, and `section5.tsx` inside the `home8`
components. This allows Next.js to apply automatic image optimizations
such as responsive resizing, modern format conversion (WebP), and
lazy loading, resulting in a faster LCP and reduced payload.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
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This pull request significantly enhances the performance of the homepage by optimizing how background images are rendered in specific home8 sections. By transitioning from traditional CSS background images to the Next.js <Image /> component, the application now fully utilizes Next.js's advanced image optimization capabilities, ensuring images are served in modern formats like WebP, are appropriately sized, and are lazy-loaded. This change is expected to result in a faster Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and a substantial reduction in data transfer for users.

Highlights

  • Image Optimization: Replaced direct CSS backgroundImage usage with the Next.js <Image /> component in home8 sections (section3.tsx, section4.tsx, section5.tsx).
  • Performance Improvement: Leveraged Next.js's built-in image optimization pipeline for automatic WebP conversion, resizing, and lazy loading, leading to faster LCP and reduced data payloads.
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  • components/sections/home8/section3.tsx
    • Removed backgroundImage, backgroundRepeat, backgroundSize, and backgroundPosition styles from the container div.
    • Added position: "relative" to the container div.
    • Imported the Image component from next/image.
    • Inserted a Next.js Image component with src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png", alt="Background Texture", fill, and style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }}.
  • components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
    • Removed backgroundImage, backgroundRepeat, backgroundSize, and backgroundPosition styles from the container div.
    • Added position: "relative" to the container div.
    • Inserted a Next.js Image component with src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png", alt="Background Texture", fill, and style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }}.
  • components/sections/home8/section5.tsx
    • Removed backgroundImage, backgroundRepeat, backgroundSize, and backgroundPosition styles from the container div.
    • Added position: "relative" to the container div.
    • Inserted a Next.js Image component with src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png", alt="Background Texture", fill, and style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }}.
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This pull request effectively optimizes background image rendering by leveraging the Next.js <Image> component, which is a great performance improvement. My review includes suggestions to enhance maintainability by moving the new inline styles to CSS classes. This will reduce code duplication across the affected sections and improve the separation of concerns.

Comment on lines 10 to +15
style={{
backgroundImage: "url(assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png)",
backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
backgroundSize: "cover",
backgroundPosition: "center",
position: "relative",
}}
>
{/* ⚡ Bolt Optimization: Replaced CSS backgroundImage with Next.js Image for automatic WebP conversion, resizing, and lazy loading. Expected impact: Faster LCP and reduced payload. */}
<Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }} />
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To improve maintainability and separation of concerns, it's recommended to move inline styles to CSS classes. Both the position: relative on the container and the objectFit/zIndex on the Image could be moved to classes in a shared stylesheet. This is especially beneficial since this background setup is duplicated across multiple sections.

For example, you could define these classes in a relevant .scss file:

.section-with-background {
  position: relative;
}

.section-background-image {
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -1;
}

Then you can apply them using the className prop, which keeps the JSX cleaner and makes the styles reusable.

Comment on lines 18 to +23
style={{
backgroundImage: "url(/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png)",
backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
backgroundSize: "cover",
backgroundPosition: "center",
position: "relative",
}}
>
{/* ⚡ Bolt Optimization: Replaced CSS backgroundImage with Next.js Image for automatic WebP conversion, resizing, and lazy loading. Expected impact: Faster LCP and reduced payload. */}
<Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }} />
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To improve maintainability and separation of concerns, it's recommended to move inline styles to CSS classes. Both the position: relative on the container and the objectFit/zIndex on the Image could be moved to classes in a shared stylesheet. This is especially beneficial since this background setup is duplicated across multiple sections.

For example, you could define these classes in a relevant .scss file:

.section-with-background {
  position: relative;
}

.section-background-image {
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -1;
}

Then you can apply them using the className prop, which keeps the JSX cleaner and makes the styles reusable.

Comment on lines 76 to +81
style={{
backgroundImage: "url(/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png)",
backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
backgroundSize: "cover",
backgroundPosition: "center",
position: "relative",
}}
>
{/* ⚡ Bolt Optimization: Replaced CSS backgroundImage with Next.js Image for automatic WebP conversion, resizing, and lazy loading. Expected impact: Faster LCP and reduced payload. */}
<Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover", zIndex: -1 }} />
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medium

To improve maintainability and separation of concerns, it's recommended to move inline styles to CSS classes. Both the position: relative on the container and the objectFit/zIndex on the Image could be moved to classes in a shared stylesheet. This is especially beneficial since this background setup is duplicated across multiple sections.

For example, you could define these classes in a relevant .scss file:

.section-with-background {
  position: relative;
}

.section-background-image {
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -1;
}

Then you can apply them using the className prop, which keeps the JSX cleaner and makes the styles reusable.

Replaced CSS `backgroundImage` with Next.js `<Image />` component
in `section3.tsx`, `section4.tsx`, and `section5.tsx` inside the `home8`
components. This allows Next.js to apply automatic image optimizations
such as responsive resizing, modern format conversion (WebP), and
lazy loading, resulting in a faster LCP and reduced payload.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
Replaced CSS `backgroundImage` with Next.js `<Image />` component
in `section3.tsx`, `section4.tsx`, and `section5.tsx` inside the `home8`
components. This allows Next.js to apply automatic image optimizations
such as responsive resizing, modern format conversion (WebP), and
lazy loading, resulting in a faster LCP and reduced payload.

Also fixes `cypress/e2e/home/home-editions.cy.ts` assertion targeting `h5` to use `.hero8-header__event-line`.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
Replaced CSS `backgroundImage` with Next.js `<Image />` component
in `section3.tsx`, `section4.tsx`, and `section5.tsx` inside the `home8`
components. This allows Next.js to apply automatic image optimizations
such as responsive resizing, modern format conversion (WebP), and
lazy loading, resulting in a faster LCP and reduced payload.

Also fixes `cypress/e2e/home/home-editions.cy.ts` assertion targeting `h5` to use `.hero8-header__event-line` as requested.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
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