loading="lazy" on LCP images in core templates hurts PageSpeed scores

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Core templates apply loading="lazy" to LCP images, hurting PageSpeed scores

XenForo's bb_code_tag_attach, bb_code_tag_img, and attachment_macros templates apply loading="lazy" to all images indiscriminately, including the first visible image on a page, which is typically the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) element.

This causes two PageSpeed Insights failures:

• "lazy load not applied" (flagged as incorrect usage)
• "fetchpriority=high should be applied."

The issue affects every...

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