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https://www.theguardian.com
Compared to previous audit · 10 minutes ago View previous audit

Sao Paulo, Brazil → Madrid, Spain

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

22
New issues
17
Resolved
19
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeB (82)B (81) -1.000
PerformanceB (86)B (85) -1.000
SecurityC (79)C (79)—
AccessibilityB (84)B (84)—
SEOA (92)A (91) -1.000
InfrastructureB (89)B (82) -7.000
ComplianceD (66)D (68) +2.000
ContentD (59)D (56) -3.000
SustainabilityB (81)B (81)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 65004900 -1600
Accessibility 93009300—
Best Practices 1000010000—
SEO 77007700—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 99009900—
Desktop Accessibility 97009700—
Desktop Best Practices 1000010000—
Desktop SEO 77007700—
FCP 2.72 s4.91 s +2.19 s
LCP 4.29 s7.99 s +3.70 s
TBT 619 ms556 ms -63 ms
CLS 0.0090.016 +0.007
Desktop FCP 672 ms671 ms—
Desktop LCP 851 ms783 ms -68 ms
Desktop TBT 4 ms37 ms +33 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0010.001 +0.000
TTFB †27 ms11 ms -16 ms
DNS †24 ms5 ms -20 ms
TLS †2 ms4 ms +2 ms
Connect †0 ms1 ms +1 ms
Total †27 ms11 ms -16 ms

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

CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian content
CRITICAL 193 of 200 links are healthy content
CRITICAL Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/insidetheguardian content
WARNING https://assets.guim.co.uk/assets/index.client.web....: 397ms CPU time performance
WARNING 98 third-party resources (86% of weight) performance
WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 86% of page weight (832.6 KiB of 970.9 KiB) performance
WARNING https://api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk/crosswords/... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 918ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3127ms (72% of total) performance
WARNING https://www.theguardian.com/international: 1240ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 62 KB unused (68%) performance
WARNING Canonical does not match final URL (https://www.theguardian.com/international) seo
WARNING 109 images missing explicit width/height content
WARNING https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/unified/wrappe...: 285ms CPU time performance
WARNING Domain expires in 56 days infrastructure
WARNING Total JS execution time is 4.4 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING Unattributable: 802ms CPU time performance
WARNING All 108 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING 3 images missing alt text content
WARNING 455 inline style attribute(s) detected security
CRITICAL 196 of 200 links are healthy content
WARNING https://www.theguardian.com/europe: 1064ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://assets.guim.co.uk/assets/index.client.web....: 275ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 548ms CPU time performance
WARNING Page weight 1.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 58 KB performance
WARNING https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 62 KB unused (67%) performance
WARNING Canonical does not match final URL (https://www.theguardian.com/europe) seo
WARNING Unattributable: 582ms CPU time performance
WARNING 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph accessibility
WARNING Domain expires in 48 days infrastructure
WARNING All 114 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING 2 images missing alt text content
WARNING 468 inline style attribute(s) detected security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 87% of page weight (938.6 KiB of 1.1 MiB) performance
WARNING 103 third-party resources (87% of weight) performance
WARNING 105 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING 113 images missing explicit width/height content
CRITICAL Cookie 'gu_client_ab_tests' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL Broken link: https://holidays.theguardian.com?INTCMP=holidays_int_web_... content
CRITICAL No H1 heading found accessibility
CRITICAL 'unsafe-eval' found in script source security
CRITICAL Cookie 'gu_v2_mvt_id' is missing the Secure flag security
CRITICAL 'unsafe-inline' found in script source security
WARNING https://assets.guim.co.uk/commercial/866ff7c370331...: 34 KB unused (61%) performance
WARNING 1 images significantly larger than display size content
WARNING form-action directive is missing security
WARNING 4 non-essential cookie(s) set BEFORE consent (CMP misconfigured) compliance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING frame-ancestors directive is missing security
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Broken link: https://interactive.guim.co.uk content
WARNING 1 link(s) with generic text accessibility
WARNING https://assets.guim.co.uk/assets/index.client.web....: 54 KB unused (32%) performance
WARNING 1 internal links use generic anchor text seo
WARNING security.txt: Missing required 'Expires' field (RFC 9116) security
WARNING Broken link: https://ophan.theguardian.com content
WARNING Cookie 'gu_v2_mvt_id' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING External script from assets.guim.co.uk lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External link from assets.guim.co.uk lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 97% of images have non-descriptive filenames seo
WARNING Cookie 'GU_mvt_id' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'GU_geo_country' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'GU_mvt_id' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Manifest declares display="browser" -- no PWA UX accessibility
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cookie 'GU_geo_country' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING External script from sourcepoint.theguardian.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Title is only 21 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING Broken link: https://i.guim.co.uk content
WARNING Cookie 'gu_client_ab_tests' is missing the HttpOnly flag security
WARNING Cookie 'gu_client_ab_tests' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="") accessibility
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING Cookie 'gu_v2_mvt_id' has no SameSite attribute security
WARNING Skip link target(s) don't exist on page: #navigation accessibility
set-cookie
GU_mvt_id=968995; expires=Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:33:43 GMT; path=/; domain=.theg... → GU_mvt_id=524222; expires=Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:44:09 GMT; path=/; domain=.theg...
location
/europe → /international
x-gu-edition
eur → int

14 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

8 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+16 pts
B (81) Could reach A+ (97)
Content +30Security +21Accessibility +16Performance +15Compliance +13Infrastructure +13SEO +9

Estimate — actual results may vary (66 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Theguardian

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

B B 82 → 81 -1 pts

17

Resolved

22

New issues

44

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€2,954 in development time

Investment remaining

€7,268 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

€10,041,667/month in ongoing exposure

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

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score82 (B)81 (B)-1
Performance86 (B)85 (B)-1
Security79 (C)79 (C)0
Accessibility84 (B)84 (B)0
SEO92 (A)91 (A)-1
Infrastructure89 (B)82 (B)-7
Compliance66 (D)68 (D)+2
Content59 (D)56 (D)-3
Sustainability81 (B)81 (B)0

Resolved (17)

  • https://www.theguardian.com/europe: 1064ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://assets.guim.co.uk/assets/index.client.web....: 275ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 548ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Page weight 1.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 58 KB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 196 of 200 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • https://sourcepoint.theguardian.com/Notice.b4712.j...: 62 KB unused (67%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Canonical does not match final URL (https://www.theguardian.com/europe) (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • Unattributable: 582ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 3 heading(s) are over 120 characters -- likely a misformatted paragraph (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • Domain expires in 48 days (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • All 114 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 2 images missing alt text (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 468 inline style attribute(s) detected (Security)

    → Reduced attack surface for visitors

  • Third-party code accounts for 87% of page weight (938.6 KiB of 1.1 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 103 third-party resources (87% of weight) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 2 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (66)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    193 of 200 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://www.theguardian.com/insidetheguardian (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie 'gu_client_ab_tests' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://holidays.theguardian.com?INTCMP=holidays_int_web_... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    No H1 heading found (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 3

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

  • Sprint 1

    Cookie 'gu_v2_mvt_id' is missing the Secure flag (Security)

  • Sprint 3

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

  • Sprint 1

    https://assets.guim.co.uk/assets/index.client.web....: 397ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    98 third-party resources (86% of weight) (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party code accounts for 86% of page weight (832.6 KiB of 970.9 KiB) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk/crosswords/... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)

…and 51 more recommended item(s)

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