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66

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.

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]
items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.347777] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1445 height:430 left:55 right:1295 top:1015 width:1240] lhId:page-6-DIV nodeLabel:Topics Blood and immune system conditions Cancer Cardiovascular conditions Cell… path:5,HTML,3,BODY,1,DIV,6,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.site-container > div#content > div#main-content > div.container snippet:<div class="container"> type:node] score:0.346331 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/sourcesanspro/v23/6xK3dSBYKcSV-LCoeQqfX1RYOo3qOK7lujVj9w.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/sourcesanspro/v23/6xKydSBYKcSV-LCoeQqfX1RYOo3i54rwlxdu3cOWxw.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/sourcesanspro/v23/6xKydSBYKcSV-LCoeQqfX1RYOo3ig4vwlxdu3cOWxw.woff2]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:100 height:85 left:852 right:1275 top:15 width:423] lhId:page-11-DIV nodeLabel:Basic Search Title Abstract Keyword Browse Advanced search path:5,HTML,3,BODY,1,DIV,3,HEADER,0,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.site-container > header > div.container > div.desktop-search snippet:<div class="desktop-search basic-search-container"> type:node] score:0.001446]]

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

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.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:88.784 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:1.042 source:map[column:57310 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.201 source:map[column:57439 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.128 source:map[column:57749 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.159 source:map[column:57812 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.679 source:map[column:58021 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.06 source:map[column:58096 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.394 source:map[column:94446 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.281 source:map[column:505484 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/theme.js?t=1776315578000 urlProvider:network]]]

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
Multiple article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670274&t=177487775217236.2 KiB34.7 KiB
Maternal, article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670272&t=177487775209332.6 KiB31.2 KiB
Climate article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670278&t=177487775232827.0 KiB25.8 KiB
Infectious article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670276&t=177487775225320.4 KiB19.5 KiB
Image 3 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/our_journal.png7.0 KiB4.7 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-5-IMG
nodeLabel: Main Banner Image
path: 5,HTML,3,BODY,1,DIV,6,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,SECTION,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: div.slideshow-container > div.mySlides > a > img
snippet: <img alt="Main Banner Image" src="/image/journal/article?img_id=488500349&amp;t=1776690427734" style="width:100%;max-height:400px">

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

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

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: 120 ms 108.6 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.

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.Actionable
Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache.Actionable
Pages whose main resource has cache-control:no-store cannot enter back/forward cache.Not actionable
Back/forward cache is disabled because some JavaScript network request received resource with Cache-Control: no-store header.Not actionable

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
Maternal, article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670272&t=1774877752093
Multiple article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670274&t=1774877752172
Infectious article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670276&t=1774877752253
Climate article.mini-hero > a.mini-hero-module > div.mini-hero-image-wrapper > img.mini-hero-image
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=486670278&t=1774877752328
Main Banner Image div.slideshow-container > div.mySlides > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/image/journal/article?img_id=488500349&t=1776690427734
Image 3 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/our_journal.png
Image 2 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/our_evidence.png
Image 4 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/how_to_order.png
Image 5 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/our_products.png
Image 1 div.journal-content-article > div.external-link-row > a > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/external_links/get_involved.png
Cochrane Library logo div.branding > h1.brand-container > a > img.brand-logo
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/en-US_logo.png
Stay connected with us article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > div.alert-module-image-wrapper > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/social/bell.png
div.brand-content > div.logo-block > a > img.footer-logo div.brand-content > div.logo-block > a > img.footer-logo
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/footer-logo-part-2.png
Wiley logo div.brand > div.brand-container > a > img.logo
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/en-US_wiley-footer-logo.png
Cochrane logo div.brand-content > div.logo-block > a > img.footer-logo
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/footer-logo-part-1.png
article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img
www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/images/social/bluesky-sm.svg

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

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

ElementLayout shift score
Topics Blood and immune system conditions Cancer Cardiovascular conditions Cell… div.site-container > div#content > div#main-content > div.container
0.346
Basic Search Title Abstract Keyword Browse Advanced search div.site-container > header > div.container > div.desktop-search
0.001
Time to Interactive 2.0 s
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Max Potential First Input Delay 50 ms
Minify CSS
Minify JavaScript
Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,903 KiB
JavaScript execution time 0.5 s
Minimizes main-thread work 1.2 s
Avoid non-composited animations 2 animated elements found
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 30 ms
Server Backend Latencies 140 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 260 ms
INP breakdown
User Timing marks and measures
Avoid long main-thread tasks
94

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.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Stay connected with us article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > div.alert-module-image-wrapper > h4

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This 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-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
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
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
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
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
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
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
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.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
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
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.
SharedStorage
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.
Fledge

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
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()
Refused to apply style from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/css/aui.css?browserId=other&themeId=cochrane_WAR_cochranetheme&minifierType=css&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315578000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not a supported stylesheet MIME type, and strict MIME checking is enabled.
Refused to apply style from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/css/aui.css?browserId=other&themeId=cochrane_WAR_cochranetheme&minifierType=css&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315578000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not a supported stylesheet MIME type, and strict MIME checking is enabled.
Refused to apply style from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/css/main.css?browserId=other&themeId=cochrane_WAR_cochranetheme&minifierType=css&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315578000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not a supported stylesheet MIME type, and strict MIME checking is enabled.
Refused to apply style from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/css/main.css?browserId=other&themeId=cochrane_WAR_cochranetheme&minifierType=css&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315578000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not a supported stylesheet MIME type, and strict MIME checking is enabled.
Refused to execute script from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cochrane-theme/js/main.js?browserId=other&minifierType=js&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315578000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not executable, and strict MIME type checking is enabled.
Refused to execute script from 'https://www.cochranelibrary.com/scolaris-content-display/js/topics-lookup.js?browserId=other&minifierType=js&languageId=en_US&b=6210&t=1776315622000' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not executable, and strict MIME type checking is enabled.

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
83

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.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
div.portlet-body > div.journal-content-article > div.slideshow-container > a.prev
div.portlet-body > div.journal-content-article > div.slideshow-container > a.next

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Content Best Practices

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img article.alert-content-module > div.button-container > a.alert-button > img

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

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
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`
robots.txt is valid

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