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Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit

Madrid, Spain → Singapore, Singapore

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

14
New issues
44
Resolved
20
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (77)C (77)—
PerformanceB (80)B (80)—
SecurityC (75)D (69) -6.000
AccessibilityD (60)D (60)—
SEOA (90)A (90)—
InfrastructureA (91)A (93) +2.000
ComplianceC (77)B (81) +4.000
ContentD (67)B (86) +19.000
SustainabilityB (83)B (81) -2.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 58005500 -300
Accessibility 80008100 +100
Best Practices 1000010000—
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 97008900 -800
Desktop Accessibility 75007800 +300
Desktop Best Practices 96009600—
Desktop SEO 92009200—
FCP 2.73 s7.32 s +4.59 s
LCP 9.09 s16.70 s +7.61 s
TBT 474 ms200 ms -273 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 874 ms980 ms +106 ms
Desktop LCP 1.02 s2.01 s +992 ms
Desktop TBT 0 ms0 ms—
Desktop CLS 0.0010.000 -0.001
TTFB †46 ms34 ms -13 ms
DNS †40 ms29 ms -11 ms
TLS †3 ms2 ms -1 ms
Connect †1 ms0 ms -0 ms
Total †50 ms35 ms -15 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 77
Projected
A 96
Actual
C 77
Fell short of projection
44 issues resolved since last audit
35 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 31 image-only link(s) without alt text accessibility
CRITICAL 34 image(s) missing alt attribute accessibility
CRITICAL 29 image-in-link without alt text accessibility
CRITICAL 3 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TYEM...: 63 KB unused (41%) performance
WARNING 0.61g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Unattributable: 348ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weighs 7.3 MB (2.6 MB transferred) performance
WARNING JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 2 internal links have no anchor text seo
WARNING DMARC policy is none — monitoring only security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 98% of page weight (2.5 MiB of 2.6 MiB) performance
WARNING https://assets.dev.to/assets/base-0c748bbcdc300412...: 324ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 1137ms (82% of total) performance
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/report-abuse?billboard=477 content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/gde/deploying-adk-agents-on-azure-aci-2jk6 content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/ai content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/startup content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/devteam?bb=238627 content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/mmediasoftwarelab/i-built-a-bip-39-seed-ph... content
CRITICAL 175 of 200 links are healthy content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/googleadk content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/wiscale-fr content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/gemini content
CRITICAL 32 image(s) missing alt attribute accessibility
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/welcome content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/geminillm content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/wiscale-fr/i-built-a-database-in-france-be... content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/mmediasoftwarelab content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/devteam content
CRITICAL 7 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL 27 image-in-link without alt text accessibility
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/azurecontainerapps content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/settings/customization content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/admin/customization/billboards/477/edit content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://bsky.app/profile/dev.to content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/report-abuse?billboard=238627 content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://dev.to/t/azureaci content
WARNING Unattributable: 458ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://dev.to/: 438ms CPU time performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Skip link target(s) don't exist on page: #main-content accessibility
WARNING Page weight 1.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 88 KB performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 95% of page weight (1.0 MiB of 1.1 MiB) performance
WARNING Broken link: https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fi... content
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.dev.to/assets/fire-f60e7a582391810302117f9... content
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TYEM...: 63 KB unused (42%) performance
WARNING 48 third-party resources (95% of weight) performance
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.dev.to/assets/exploding-head-daceb38d627e6... content
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 63% sustainability
WARNING https://assets.dev.to/assets/base-0c748bbcdc300412...: 381ms CPU time performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING JavaScript is 672 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING Broken link: https://assets.dev.to/assets/baseTracking-b6bf73e5ee66633... content
WARNING Third-party scripts: 1020ms (53% of total) performance
WARNING 4 internal links have no anchor text seo
WARNING DNS resolution is slow (5046 ms) infrastructure
CRITICAL og:image is not reachable content
WARNING External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING form-action directive is missing security
WARNING External link from assets.dev.to lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://assets.dev.to/assets/application-0b2686849...: 186 KB unused (98%) performance
WARNING https://assets.dev.to/assets/homePage-fd5d5a8d3dab...: 124 KB unused (74%) performance
WARNING Title is only 13 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING base-uri directive is missing security
WARNING External script from assets.dev.to lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING 1 control(s) rely on placeholder only accessibility
WARNING 22 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING https://assets.dev.to/assets/base-0c748bbcdc300412...: 35 KB unused (71%) performance
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING default-src directive is missing security
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H4 (missing H2) accessibility
WARNING Copyright year is 2016 (10 year(s) behind) compliance
content-security-policy
frame-ancestors https://forem.com https://version-feb-19-mjhc7.b-cdn.net http... → frame-ancestors https://forem.com https://version-feb-19-mjhc7.b-cdn.net http...
etag
W/"48550bc0c050a6850ffa67deb4515066" → W/"1dbc3b4b99939939cda8fb3d0413f938"
reporting-endpoints
heroku-nel="https://nel.heroku.com/reports?s=9U3TcYnE6wntuSPFiVKGs0gJUOHRW0Lq... → heroku-nel="https://nel.heroku.com/reports?s=4bMrqURR%2FZCMkiTC4CEHOcqlBCOJmg...
x-runtime
0.594274 → 0.160749

15 headers unchanged

+ YouTube Video players

19 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+18 pts
C (77) Could reach A (95)
Accessibility +30Security +26Performance +20Content +10SEO +8Compliance +4Sustainability +4

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

Website improvement report — Dev

April 4, 2026 → April 7, 2026

C C 77 → 77 0 pts

44

Resolved

14

New issues

21

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€4,625 in development time

Investment remaining

€5,950 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

€1/month in ongoing exposure

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

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score77 (C)77 (C)0
Performance80 (B)80 (B)0
Security75 (C)69 (D)-6
Accessibility60 (D)60 (D)0
SEO90 (A)90 (A)0
Infrastructure91 (A)93 (A)+2
Compliance77 (C)81 (B)+4
Content67 (D)86 (B)+19
Sustainability83 (B)81 (B)-2

Resolved (44)

  • Unattributable: 458ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://dev.to/: 438ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/report-abuse?billboard=477 (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/gde/deploying-adk-agents-on-azure-aci-2jk6 (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Skip link target(s) don't exist on page: #main-content (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/t/ai (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/t/startup (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Page weight 1.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 88 KB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/devteam?bb=238627 (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/mmediasoftwarelab/i-built-a-bip-39-seed-ph... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Third-party code accounts for 95% of page weight (1.0 MiB of 1.1 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 175 of 200 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fi... (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • Broken link: https://dev.to/t/googleadk (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

…and 29 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (35)

  • Sprint 1

    31 image-only link(s) without alt text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    34 image(s) missing alt attribute (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    29 image-in-link without alt text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    3 link(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    og:image is not reachable (Content)

  • Sprint 3

    https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TYEM...: 63 KB unused (41%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    0.61g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 348ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Page weighs 7.3 MB (2.6 MB transferred) (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    2 internal links have no anchor text (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    DMARC policy is none — monitoring only (Security)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party code accounts for 98% of page weight (2.5 MiB of 2.6 MiB) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://assets.dev.to/assets/base-0c748bbcdc300412...: 324ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 1137ms (82% of total) (Performance)

…and 20 more recommended item(s)

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