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Performance

· 14 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
6
PASS
6
INFO
2

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

79
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
92
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
100
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

2.01 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

4.07 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

238 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.000

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

4.21 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

4.11 s

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
14
6 PASS 6 REVIEW
B
Third-Party Impact
46% third-party, 0 ms blocking
REVIEW
46% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Info::
Third-party code accounts for 46% of page weight (195.4 KiB of 427.6 KiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
54%
46%
First-party Third-party
C
Image Optimization
Action
23 images, 0 KB saveable
REVIEW
23 images, 0 KB saveable
Warning::
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/smashing-c... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Warning::
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/logo.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
23 images 61 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
12 legacy format
2 missing dimensions CLS risk

Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

Why this matters

Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.

Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals

Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

Why this matters

Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.

Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals

C
JS Execution Cost
Action
1360ms total JS execution
REVIEW
1360ms total JS execution
Warning::
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/: 883ms CPU time
Warning::
Unattributable: 265ms CPU time
Info::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CXX3...: 212ms CPU time
Info::
Third-party scripts: 477ms (35% of total)

Main Thread Breakdown

Style & Layout 48% Other 22% Script Evaluation 16% Parse HTML & CSS 6% Script Parsing & Compilation 5% Rendering 3%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/883ms49ms23ms1st
Unattributable265ms13ms0ms3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CXX395KXNG212ms150ms51ms3rd
B
JS Bundles
3 scripts, 84 KB unused
REVIEW
3 scripts, 84 KB unused
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CXX3...: 84 KB unused (56%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Info::
Total unused JavaScript: 84 KB
84 KB unused JavaScript

Downloaded but never executed on this page.

ScriptSizeUnusedMinifiedParty
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CXX395KXNG149 KB84 KB (56%)3rd
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/js/nav-v2.js1 KB1st
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/.netlify/scripts/rum4 KB1st

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

B
HTTP Caching
No-Cache
REVIEW
No-Cache
Info::
Cache-Control header is set
Got: No-Cache
Info::
ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses
Cache-Control

No-Cache

DirectiveValueMeaning
no-cacheCache but always revalidate first
A+
Page Weight Budget
428 KB transferred, 41 requests
PASS
428 KB transferred, 41 requests
Info::
Page weighs 1.3 MB (428 KB transferred)
Info::
41 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.09 g CO2 per page load
428 KB / 2.4 MB budget
428 KB transferred
41 requests
0.09 g CO2 per page load
JavaScript 154.1 KiB 36%
HTML 74.4 KiB 17%
CSS 71.3 KiB 17%
Fonts 64.9 KiB 15%
Images 60.7 KiB 14%
Other 1.9 KiB 0%
Other 371 B 0%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Under budget
A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A+
Font Loading
4 fonts (65 KB)
PASS
4 fonts (65 KB)
Info::
4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

Web fonts

4

65 KB total

Render-blocking

0

of 4

Dominant font-display

swap

Most common across fonts

Font loading timeline
Transfer FOIT (block) FOUT (swap)
0 ms 1.0 s 2.0 s 3.0 s 4.0 s FCP 2.0 s LCP 4.1 shttps://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebRegular/ElenaWebRegular-subset-v2.woff2ElenaWebRegular-subset-... https://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebRegular/ElenaWebRegular-subset-v2.woff2 — 16.6 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebBold/ElenaWebBold-subset-v2.woff2ElenaWebBold-subset-v2.... https://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebBold/ElenaWebBold-subset-v2.woff2 — 16.9 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/MijaBold/Mija_Bold-webfont-subset-v2.woff2Mija_Bold-webfont-subse... https://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/MijaBold/Mija_Bold-webfont-subset-v2.woff2 — 14.2 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebRegularItalic/ElenaWebRegularItalic-subset-v2.woff2ElenaWebRegularItalic-s... https://www.smashingmagazine.com/fonts/ElenaWebRegularItalic/ElenaWebRegularItalic-subset-v2.woff2 — 17.1 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swap
ElenaWebRegular-subset-... woff2 swap
Size 17 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
ElenaWebBold-subset-v2.... woff2 swap
Size 17 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
Mija_Bold-webfont-subse... woff2 swap
Size 14 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
ElenaWebRegularItalic-s... woff2 swap
Size 17 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
Optimization checklist
  • Preload critical fonts (priority=high)
  • Use woff2 format for all fonts
  • Set font-display to swap, optional, or fallback
  • Subset large fonts (≤100 KB each)
A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
9 hints, 0 missing preconnects
PASS
9 hints, 0 missing preconnects
Info::
Page uses 9 resource hint(s)

Current Resource Hints

preconnect
5
preload
4
dns-prefetch
prefetch

9 resource hints configured

Network Waterfall
41 requests over 0ms
INFO

Performance analysis not available for this result.

Third-Party Script Cost
Per-script blocking time, transfer cost, and cache headers
INFO
35% of JavaScript execution is third-party
First-party Third-party 477ms · 149KB · €5/mo
Unattributable
Other
Costly
Execution 265ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost €3/mo
Google Tag Manager
Tag Manager
Costly
Execution 212ms
Transfer 149 KB
Unused 56%
Monthly Cost €2/mo

These scripts may cost more than they're worth

  • Unattributable adds 265ms and costs ~€3/month
  • Google Tag Manager adds 212ms and costs ~€2/month

Unattributable takes 265ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

Google Tag Manager takes 212ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

56% of Google Tag Manager's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.

Why this matters

Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.

Source: web.dev

How third-party costs are calculated

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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