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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//fonts/fontawesome-webf...30 ms

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-placeholder > div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image-inner > div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image-wrap > img.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-placeholder > div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image-inner > div.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image-wrap > img.section-layout-wrap-video-module__video-area__video-image
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Citadel_Innovation_Finance-1.jpg1.4 MiB1.2 MiB
div.page-section--hero-with-bg-cta__image-and-header > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-outer-wrap > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-wrap > video.page-section--layout_hero-module__video div.page-section--hero-with-bg-cta__image-and-header > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-outer-wrap > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-wrap > video.page-section--layout_hero-module__video
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Citadel_vid.jpg1.2 MiB1.0 MiB
div#section-7 > div.layout-full_width_image > div.layout-full_width_image__image > img.layout-full_width_image__image--wide div#section-7 > div.layout-full_width_image > div.layout-full_width_image__image > img.layout-full_width_image__image--wide
/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CitadelLondonOfficeShootMarch...963.5 KiB824.9 KiB
div.site-logo-sec > div.site-logo > a.site-logo-link > img div.site-logo-sec > div.site-logo > a.site-logo-link > img
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Citadel-Logo.png7.7 KiB6.6 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-1-VIDEO
nodeLabel: div.page-section--hero-with-bg-cta__image-and-header > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-outer-wrap > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-wrap > video.page-section--layout_hero-module__video
path: 6,HTML,2,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,VIDEO
selector: div.page-section--hero-with-bg-cta__image-and-header > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-outer-wrap > div.page-section--layout_hero-module__video-wrap > video.page-section--layout_hero-module__video
snippet: <video autoplay="" loop="" muted="" playsinline="" class="page-section--layout_hero-module__video" poster="https://www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Citadel_vid.jpg">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/jquery-3.7.1.min.js?...30.9 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//css/style.css?=1772683897240.5 KiB291 ms
cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js0 B230 ms
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//css/font-awesome.min.c...5.9 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/script.js?=17721161757.9 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?=177150948934.5 KiB97 ms
/wp-content/plugins/cig-gild/public/css/cig-gild-public.c...161 B
/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/templates/...370 B
www.citadel.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?=177150948915.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/cig-gild/public/css/jquery.typeahead....3.4 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/wp-smartcrop/css/image-renderer.css?=...417 B

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
www.citadel.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/625261456364/main.js?14400.0 s10.9 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 200 ms 275.1 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//css/style.css?=1772683897240.4 KiB224.9 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?=177150948934.4 KiB34.4 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?=177150948915.9 KiB15.8 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 170 ms 189.1 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/plugins.js?=1772116175121.9 KiB95.3 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/citadel.min.js?=1772694459113.9 KiB93.8 KiB

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.2 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/script.js?=17721161757.8 KiB2.2 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Edit_8.mp410.2 MiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Citadel_Innovation_Finance-1.jpg1.4 MiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Citadel_vid.jpg1.2 MiB
/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CitadelLondonOfficeShootMarch...964.8 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//css/style.css?=1772683897240.5 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/plugins.js?=1772116175122.0 KiB
www.citadel.com/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets/js/citadel.min.js?=1772694459114.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//fonts/fontawesome-webf...75.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//fonts/tt-commons/TTCom...56.3 KiB
/wp-content/themes/citadel/assets//fonts/tt-commons/TTCom...56.0 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
div.site-logo-sec > div.site-logo > a.site-logo-link > img div.site-logo-sec > div.site-logo > a.site-logo-link > img
www.citadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Citadel-Logo.png

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits
●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●Forced reflow
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Max Potential First Input Delay 40 ms
●Minify CSS
●JavaScript execution time 0.2 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 1.0 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 30 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 20 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Avoid multiple page redirects
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 130 ms
○INP breakdown
○User Timing marks and measures
○Avoid non-composited animations
○Avoid large layout shifts
92

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Focusable descendents within an `[aria-hidden="true"]` element prevent those interactive elements from being available to users of assistive technologies like screen readers. Learn how `aria-hidden` affects focusable elements.

Why this matters

Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.

Source: MDN Permissions-Policy

Failing Elements
Skip to Content Who We Are What We Do News Careers Client Login body.home > header.page-section
Together, We Turn Ambition Into Action For more than three decades, we’ve capt… body.home > div.page-wrap > div#section-1
Who we are Our ambition is to be the most successful investment firm of all ti… body.home > div.page-wrap > div#section-2
Innovation at the Forefront of Finance Our people are relentless in seeking a … body.home > div.page-wrap > div#section-4
Work with Exceptional Talent Here, you’ll be energized by the people around yo… body.home > div.page-wrap > div#section-6
Featured News & Perspectives Explore articles and other coverage about our fi… body.home > div.page-wrap > div#section-8
Citadel Who We Are What We Do News Careers Privacy Terms of Use Notices Disclos… body.home > footer.page-section

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
○Buttons have an accessible name
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
○Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
○Links have a discernible name
○Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
○List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Identical links have the same purpose.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
77

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
SharedStorage
www.citadel.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.
www.citadel.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
Fledge
www.citadel.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
www.citadel.com/favicon.ico?v2
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Use a strong HSTS policy
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`
○Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

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