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https://www.medium.com
Compared to previous audit · 29 minutes ago View previous audit
5
New issues
6
Resolved
17
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeB (81)B (82) +1.000
PerformanceB (82)B (82)—
SecurityB (85)B (86) +1.000
AccessibilityC (78)C (79) +1.000
SEOB (82)B (82)—
InfrastructureB (89)A (91) +2.000
ComplianceC (70)C (70)—
ContentC (73)C (73)—
SustainabilityB (83)B (83)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 69007400 +500
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 81008100—
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 95009700 +200
Desktop Accessibility 92009200—
Desktop Best Practices 77007700—
Desktop SEO 92009200—
FCP 1.86 s1.85 s—
LCP 2.65 s1.87 s -786 ms
TBT 1.55 s1.31 s -242 ms
CLS 0.0010.001 -0.000
Desktop FCP 667 ms659 ms -9 ms
Desktop LCP 1.01 s981 ms -32 ms
Desktop TBT 148 ms121 ms -27 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000—
TTFB †90 ms88 ms -3 ms
DNS †31 ms29 ms -2 ms
TLS †22 ms21 ms -1 ms
Connect †16 ms17 ms +0 ms
Total †91 ms88 ms -3 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 460ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1080ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3012ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 599ms CPU time performance
WARNING 1 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer performance
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3110ms (93% of total) performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1219ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 252ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 512ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 629ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Page has only 47 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL Transfer efficiency: 47% sustainability
CRITICAL 'unsafe-eval' found in script source security
WARNING Title is only 16 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING No internal links found seo
WARNING 2 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.6 MiB of 1.6 MiB) performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 126 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Page weight 1.6 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 604 KB performance
WARNING Manifest is missing `display` -- defaults to browser, no PWA UX accessibility
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 146 KB unused (59%) performance
WARNING Thin content — only 47 words seo
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 175 KB unused (48%) performance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING frame-ancestors directive is missing security
WARNING External script from challenges.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING Unexpected status code: HTTP 403 accessibility
WARNING 35 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
content-security-policy
default-src 'none'; script-src 'nonce-1CMCrLq4MCsrpaLI2aUbw8' 'unsafe-eval' h... → default-src 'none'; script-src 'nonce-DCXFiZf0QNE5tokhlDC81Q' 'unsafe-eval' h...

15 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

7 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+14 pts
B (82) Could reach A (96)
Performance +18SEO +18Accessibility +16Security +14Compliance +10Sustainability +10Content +4Infrastructure +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (35 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Medium

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

B B 81 → 82 +1 pts

6

Resolved

5

New issues

30

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$650 in development time

Investment remaining

$8,508 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$0/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score81 (B)82 (B)+1
Performance82 (B)82 (B)0
Security85 (B)86 (B)+1
Accessibility78 (C)79 (C)+1
SEO82 (B)82 (B)0
Infrastructure89 (B)91 (A)+2
Compliance70 (C)70 (C)0
Content73 (C)73 (C)0
Sustainability83 (B)83 (B)0

Resolved (6)

  • Third-party scripts: 3110ms (93% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1219ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 252ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 512ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 629ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (35)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 47 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    Transfer efficiency: 47% (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 3

    'unsafe-eval' found in script source (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 460ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1080ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 3012ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 599ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    1 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Title is only 16 characters — consider expanding (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No meta description tag found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    No canonical tag found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No internal links found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    2 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

…and 20 more recommended item(s)

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