C — https://epi.org | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 71 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Good foundation, but a few gaps could be exploited.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Solid SEO basics — a few optimizations could boost rankings.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Missing metadata means poor previews on social media and search.

Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

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You 71

Avg 74

At average

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Google Search Console · 3223 peers

You 71

Avg 73

At average

0 50 100

Better than 22% of Google Search Console sites See full Google Search Console benchmark →

Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

HSTS header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 8.4 MB (4.4 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

No <main> landmark found

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Landmark Structure

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 27.8s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology — an estimated 15% of your potential audience. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

3 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.

Your LCP is 27.8s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

1 accessibility issue excludes users who rely on assistive technology.

Conversion Barriers

2 critical 7 warning

9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~32%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 27.8s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 25.3s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Page feels frozen for 1.5s

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Usability (1)

Layout shifts during page load

+3% bounce

Content movement causes mis-clicks on CTAs and form fields

Fix: Add width/height to images; reserve space for late-loading embeds

Content (3)

No Open Graph tags

+2% bounce

Links shared on LinkedIn / Slack / Facebook show bare URLs — referral clicks drop

Fix: Add og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url to the page head

No structured data

+2% bounce

No rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices

Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)

Thin content

+3% bounce

Under 300 words — visitors bounce looking for substance, search engines rank competitors first

Fix: Add a substantive FAQ, product detail, or case-study section

Navigation (1)

No skip-to-content link

+1% bounce

Keyboard and screen-reader users must tab through the entire header on every page

Fix: Add a visible-on-focus <a href="#main">Skip to content</a> as the first focusable element

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

$500 investment → $1.11/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: > 2 years First-year ROI: -97%

Investment

$500

5h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1.11 /mo

~$13 / year

Bandwidth savings $1.11

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

ADA Title III USD 150,000
CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

$150 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$500

5.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins

$150 3 fixes in ~90 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,126 / month at risk

~$157,513 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$157,500

ADA Title IIICCPA/CPRA

No privacy policy link detected
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
Trackers detected but no privacy policy found
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+4 more

Bandwidth Waste

$1.11 /mo

13839.4 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~1.4 MB per page load
Saves $1.11/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

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

9.71 s

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

27.79 s

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

1.48 s

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

0.242

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

9.99 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.

27.98 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	60.0 s	109.0 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	1200.0 s	77.8 KiB
/signals/config/322603365198568?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	1200.0 s	46.2 KiB
platform.twitter.com/widgets.js	1800.0 s	27.3 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/main.js?	14400.0 s	12.0 KiB
use.typekit.com/uhs7xha.js	600.0 s	7.2 KiB
use.typekit.com/gfy6bkz.js	600.0 s	7.0 KiB
use.typekit.com/mez6pee.js	600.0 s	6.9 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-3572713.js?sv=7	60.0 s	6.2 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js	1200.0 s	5.0 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...	86400.0 s	10.7 KiB
analytics.ahrefs.com/analytics.js	14400.0 s	3.0 KiB
/mcjs-connected/js/users/ec2361f981a14ee1d45cccaa9/33fa77...	158.0 s	1.9 KiB
static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js?ver=04222026	86400.0 s	2.2 KiB
/p.gif?s=1&k=gfy6bkz&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=139.140.175.17...	604800.0 s	205 B
/p.gif?s=1&k=mez6pee&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=2005.2006.2009...	604800.0 s	205 B
/p.gif?s=1&k=uhs7xha&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=6801.6805.6806...	604800.0 s	205 B
/tr/?id=322603365198568&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....	0.0 ms	16 B

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:0.002133] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1309 height:33 left:20 right:392 top:1276 width:372] lhId:page-10-DIV nodeLabel:April 15, 2026 By Ismael Cid-Martinez, Nina Mast, Margaret Poydock, and Valerie… path:6,HTML,2,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,1,UL,0,LI,1,DIV selector:div#main-left > ul.loop-list > li#post-319535 > div.loop-meta snippet:<div class="loop-meta"> type:node] score:0.002133 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:5660 height:296 left:37 right:333 top:5364 width:296] lhId:page-0-IMG nodeLabel:div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img path:6,HTML,2,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,2,DIV,6,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG selector:div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img snippet:<img src="https://files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png"> type:node]]] type:subitems]]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.242078] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1999 height:923 left:0 right:412 top:1077 width:412] lhId:page-11-DIV nodeLabel:Latest Research Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for… path:6,HTML,2,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV selector:div#wrap > div#main > div#content > div#main-left snippet:<div id="main-left"> type:node] score:0.242078]]

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.

URL	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/fonts/font-awesome/fonts/font...	115 ms
/af/d7a560/00000000000000003b9acae1/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	95 ms
use.typekit.com/af/3a798d/00000000000000000000ec0a/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	90 ms
/af/5bf3eb/00000000000000003b9b0944/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	85 ms
/af/5b14cd/00000000000000003b9b0945/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	85 ms
/af/bb2e37/00000000000000003b9b094b/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	80 ms
/af/976aa6/00000000000000003b9b0943/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	75 ms
/af/ba66d8/00000000000000003b9b093a/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	70 ms
/af/3ad9c9/00000000000000003b9b094a/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	70 ms
/af/1f55cd/00000000000000003b9b0932/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	65 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f8c331/0000000000000000000100fe/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	60 ms
use.typekit.com/af/810490/000000000000000000010141/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	60 ms
use.typekit.com/af/1b8c3f/000000000000000000011aff/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	60 ms
use.typekit.com/af/1ec8cf/000000000000000000017099/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	55 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f0a7c7/00000000000000000000e807/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n9&v=3	55 ms
/af/1f7f57/00000000000000003b9b093b/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	50 ms
/af/56978c/00000000000000003b9b0935/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	45 ms
use.typekit.com/af/55aa58/00000000000000000000e802/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	45 ms
use.typekit.com/af/dc6ba3/00000000000000000000e806/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	45 ms
/af/fce0a9/00000000000000003b9acae2/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	40 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f6d549/00000000000000000000e7fe/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	40 ms
use.typekit.com/af/c2dac6/00000000000000000000e805/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	40 ms
use.typekit.com/af/fb6723/0000000000000000000170b4/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	35 ms
/af/ae1174/00000000000000003b9acadd/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	35 ms
/af/a20313/00000000000000003b9acade/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	35 ms
use.typekit.com/af/8cf19a/00000000000000000001709a/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n4&v=3	30 ms
use.typekit.com/af/c1298f/0000000000000000000170ae/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n4&v=3	25 ms
use.typekit.com/af/a51230/0000000000000000000170b0/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i4&v=3	25 ms
use.typekit.com/af/04a489/00000000000000000001709f/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	25 ms
use.typekit.com/af/bce065/00000000000000000001709b/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i4&v=3	25 ms
use.typekit.com/af/341571/000000000000000000017098/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	25 ms
use.typekit.com/af/69b489/0000000000000000000170b3/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	20 ms
/af/773235/00000000000000003b9b0934/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
use.typekit.com/af/9a5180/00000000000000000001709e/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	15 ms

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:98.437 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png	322.9 KiB	284.4 KiB
'NO TAX ON TIPS' `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#notaxtips`	files.epi.org/uploads/no-tax-on-tips-button-e1770902303121.png	116.2 KiB	82.2 KiB
'NO TAX ON OVERTIME' `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#notaxot`	files.epi.org/uploads/notaxonot.png	178.8 KiB	55.8 KiB
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Four-Star-Rating-Badge-Full-Color-1.webp	33.1 KiB	33.0 KiB
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/shutterstock_2145740941-768x553.jpg	80.7 KiB	31.0 KiB
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/chandler-denise-Lgaw-BnaAAI-unsplash-768x512.jpg	60.6 KiB	17.1 KiB
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/candid-seal-gold-2025.png	12.7 KiB	12.5 KiB
TARIFFS `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#tariffs`	files.epi.org/uploads/tariffs-faq_red.png	17.1 KiB	7.4 KiB
SOCIAL SECURITY `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#social-security`	files.epi.org/uploads/social-security-faq_red.png	15.0 KiB	5.2 KiB
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/U.S.-born-unemployment-is-higher-under-Trump.png	37.7 KiB	4.9 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]

items: [map[duration:392.868 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:24.466 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:1082.095 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:2643.582 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-5-IMG

nodeLabel: div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg

path: 6,HTML,2,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg

snippet: <img width="600" height="400" src="https://files.epi.org/uploads/chandler-denise-Lgaw-BnaAAI-unsplash-768x512…" class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://files.epi.org/uploads/chandler-denise-Lgaw-BnaAAI-unsplash-950x633…" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" style="width: 372px; height: 248px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -43px;">

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

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	704.9 KiB	6.7 s
use.typekit.com/gfy6bkz.js	7.0 KiB	153 ms
use.typekit.com/uhs7xha.js	7.2 KiB	306 ms
use.typekit.com/mez6pee.js	6.9 KiB	306 ms
www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion_async.js	22.8 KiB	2.2 s
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	30.2 KiB	1.5 s
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/lodash.min.js?ver=4.17.21	24.8 KiB	1.4 s
www.epi.org/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=1764012632	35.0 KiB	1.8 s
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/vendor/req...	20.8 KiB	1.1 s
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/epi_main.j...	483 B	191 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/requirejs-...	333 B	191 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/epi/epi.utility.js?v...	3.1 KiB	342 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/epi/epi.namespace.js...	509 B	191 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1	5.0 KiB	342 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/font-ss-standard.css?ver=...	2.4 KiB	191 ms
www.epi.org/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.16	800 B	191 ms
www.epi.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi/pagenavi-css.css?ver=2.70	506 B	191 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/css...	1.7 KiB	191 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/css/epi-modals.min...	1.1 KiB	191 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-data-library/dist/css/epi-data...	1.9 KiB	493 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/css/epi-issue-...	1.5 KiB	191 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/front-page-slider.css?ver...	11.2 KiB	945 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-manage-content/dist/css/epi-ma...	1.4 KiB	493 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts--ma...	14.3 KiB	1.1 s
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-shortcodes/dist/css/epi-shortc...	13.1 KiB	1.1 s
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts.min...	19.3 KiB	1.1 s

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

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

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.

Estimated savings: 1.7 s

URL	Time Spent
epi.org/	1.1 s
www.epi.org/	630 ms
www.epi.org/	0.0 ms

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.

Element	Layout shift score
Latest Research Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for… `div#wrap > div#main > div#content > div#main-left`	0.242
April 15, 2026 By Ismael Cid-Martinez, Nina Mast, Margaret Poydock, and Valerie… `div#main-left > ul.loop-list > li#post-319535 > div.loop-meta`	0.002

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 810 ms 132.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--col...	65.3 KiB	61.3 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--ema...	26.4 KiB	24.0 KiB
www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/js/requirejs/vendor/require.js?ver=0309-091018	20.6 KiB	14.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/vendor/req...	20.6 KiB	14.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-search//vendor/selectize/selec...	25.2 KiB	10.2 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals.min....	6.7 KiB	6.1 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/js/epi-issue-t...	2.4 KiB	2.1 KiB

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: 3.8 s 779.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	704.7 KiB	698.9 KiB
www.epi.org/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=1764012632	34.7 KiB	34.7 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts.min...	19.0 KiB	19.0 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts--ma...	14.1 KiB	14.0 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-shortcodes/dist/css/epi-shortc...	12.9 KiB	12.8 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

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

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This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 2.8 s 392.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.mailchimp.com/js/mc-validate.js	139.9 KiB	90.5 KiB
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	108.5 KiB	72.5 KiB
www.epi.org/stas/	185.3 KiB	58.2 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	77.7 KiB	53.6 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	56.1 KiB	37.8 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	33.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TMRN68M	52.4 KiB	25.0 KiB
static.addtoany.com/menu/modules/core.ydpp7jcu.js	25.7 KiB	21.0 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
Unattributable	1.2 s	79 ms	0.0 ms
www.epi.org/	1.1 s	95 ms	15 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TMRN68M	513 ms	456 ms	51 ms
www.epi.org/stas/	461 ms	314 ms	88 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	401 ms	277 ms	12 ms
www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js	304 ms	291 ms	3.6 ms
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	221 ms	182 ms	33 ms
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	215 ms	119 ms	67 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	185 ms	133 ms	51 ms
/signals/config/322603365198568?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	175 ms	144 ms	29 ms
platform.twitter.com/widgets.js	171 ms	140 ms	12 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	146 ms	107 ms	38 ms
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/bundle/493.0cde6ee378046aa9da16.js	136 ms	125 ms	1.0 ms
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.mailchimp.com/js/mc-validate.js	120 ms	81 ms	19 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	109 ms	0.0 ms	0.0 ms
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...	79 ms	58 ms	4.1 ms
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	70 ms	56 ms	7.2 ms
www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/js/requirejs/vendor/require.js?ver=0309-091018	65 ms	54 ms	11 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/js/autoregister/modernizr.min.js?v...	65 ms	36 ms	2.0 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	3.1 s
Other	1.4 s
Style & Layout	805 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	585 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	202 ms
Rendering	138 ms
Garbage Collection	76 ms

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.8 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/* style the donate button in the menu */ #menu-item-84695, #menu-item-286643, #menu-item-286898 { … } …	9.8 KiB	2.8 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	704.9 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png	323.4 KiB
www.epi.org/stas/	185.7 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/notaxonot.png	179.3 KiB
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.mailchimp.com/js/mc-validate.js	140.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TMRN68M	131.1 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/no-tax-on-tips-button-e1770902303121.png	116.7 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/shutterstock_2145740941-950x684.jpg	111.1 KiB
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	109.0 KiB
/widgets/widget_iframe.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.h...	103.4 KiB

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
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Four-Star-Rating-Badge-Full-Color-1.webp
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/candid-seal-gold-2025.png

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

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●User Timing marks and measures 11 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 240 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 350 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 20 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

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.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
College athletes `div.rsNav > div.rsThumbsContainer > div.rsNavItem > span.rsTmb`
RELATED `div#slider-content > div.slider-content-container > div.slider-content-right > h3`
OVERTIME PAY `div#custom_html-8 > div.textwidget > div.state-solutions > a#ot`
CHILD LABOR `div#custom_html-8 > div.textwidget > div.state-solutions > a#child-labor`
Accessible, up-to-date data on the living standards of workers in the United St… `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`
The state and local network of organizations improving workers' lives through r… `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`
Exploring how race, ethnicity, and class intersect to affect economic outcomes … `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`
Why give to EPI \| Donate EIN 52-1368964 `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p`
Why give to EPI `div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p > a`
Donate `div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p > a`
Newsroom `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.narrow > a`
Contact us `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.narrow > a`
The Economic Policy Institute staff is unionized with the Nonprofit Professiona… `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small`
Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. `div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small > a`

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Visit data.epi.org `div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a`
epi@epi.org `div.width-wrap > div.wide > p > a`
Privacy Policy `div.width-wrap > div.wide > p.small > a`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
RELATED `div#slider-content > div.slider-content-container > div.slider-content-right > h3`
Projects `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > h5`

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
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a.mobile `header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a.mobile`
header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a `header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a `div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a`
div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small > a.npeu-logo `div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small > a.npeu-logo`

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

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●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

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

●No form fields have multiple labels

●All heading elements contain content.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` 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

○Buttons have an accessible name

○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

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<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.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○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>`.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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.

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding mixed content, where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being served over HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs. Learn more about HTTPS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Insecure URL	Request Resolution
www.epi.org/	Allowed

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 / Warning	Source
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769
SharedStorage	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
Fledge	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js

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.

URL	Map URL
www.epi.org/stas/
www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/js/site.min.js?ver=20260422-154114	www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/js/site.min.js.map
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/js/...	/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/js/...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals.min....
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--ema...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--col...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/js/epi-issue-t...

●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 browser errors logged to the console

●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 clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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.

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
/blog/a-snapshot-of-college-athletes-who-are-they-and-how...	Read more
www.epi.org/careers/development-director/	learn more

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
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > 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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

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

2.37 s

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

6.30 s

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

14 ms

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

0.076

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

3.00 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.

6.33 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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.

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	60.0 s	109.1 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	1200.0 s	77.8 KiB
/signals/config/322603365198568?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	1200.0 s	46.2 KiB
platform.twitter.com/widgets.js	1800.0 s	27.3 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/main.js?	14400.0 s	11.5 KiB
use.typekit.com/uhs7xha.js	600.0 s	7.2 KiB
use.typekit.com/gfy6bkz.js	600.0 s	7.0 KiB
use.typekit.com/mez6pee.js	600.0 s	6.9 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-3572713.js?sv=7	60.0 s	6.2 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js	1200.0 s	5.0 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...	86400.0 s	10.7 KiB
analytics.ahrefs.com/analytics.js	14400.0 s	3.0 KiB
/mcjs-connected/js/users/ec2361f981a14ee1d45cccaa9/33fa77...	129.0 s	1.9 KiB
static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js?ver=04222026	86400.0 s	2.2 KiB
/p.gif?s=1&k=uhs7xha&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=6801.6805.6806...	604800.0 s	205 B
/p.gif?s=1&k=mez6pee&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=2005.2006.2009...	604800.0 s	205 B
/p.gif?s=1&k=gfy6bkz&ht=tk&h=www.epi.org&f=139.140.175.17...	604800.0 s	205 B
/tr/?id=322603365198568&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....	0.0 ms	19 B

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.

URL	Est Savings
/af/3ad9c9/00000000000000003b9b094a/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	140 ms
/af/5b14cd/00000000000000003b9b0945/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	135 ms
/af/976aa6/00000000000000003b9b0943/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	125 ms
/af/5bf3eb/00000000000000003b9b0944/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	125 ms
/af/bb2e37/00000000000000003b9b094b/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	115 ms
/af/ba66d8/00000000000000003b9b093a/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	110 ms
use.typekit.com/af/1ec8cf/000000000000000000017099/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	105 ms
use.typekit.com/af/3a798d/00000000000000000000ec0a/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	105 ms
/af/fce0a9/00000000000000003b9acae2/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	100 ms
use.typekit.com/af/1b8c3f/000000000000000000011aff/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	100 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/fonts/font-awesome/fonts/font...	95 ms
/af/d7a560/00000000000000003b9acae1/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	95 ms
/af/ae1174/00000000000000003b9acadd/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	90 ms
use.typekit.com/af/810490/000000000000000000010141/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	85 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f8c331/0000000000000000000100fe/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	80 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f0a7c7/00000000000000000000e807/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n9&v=3	75 ms
use.typekit.com/af/f6d549/00000000000000000000e7fe/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	70 ms
use.typekit.com/af/dc6ba3/00000000000000000000e806/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	70 ms
use.typekit.com/af/c2dac6/00000000000000000000e805/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	60 ms
use.typekit.com/af/55aa58/00000000000000000000e802/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i3&v=3	55 ms
/af/a20313/00000000000000003b9acade/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	50 ms
/af/56978c/00000000000000003b9b0935/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	45 ms
use.typekit.com/af/8cf19a/00000000000000000001709a/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n4&v=3	45 ms
/af/773235/00000000000000003b9b0934/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	40 ms
use.typekit.com/af/04a489/00000000000000000001709f/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	35 ms
use.typekit.com/af/bce065/00000000000000000001709b/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i4&v=3	35 ms
use.typekit.com/af/341571/000000000000000000017098/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n3&v=3	35 ms
/af/1f55cd/00000000000000003b9b0932/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	30 ms
use.typekit.com/af/c1298f/0000000000000000000170ae/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n4&v=3	30 ms
use.typekit.com/af/a51230/0000000000000000000170b0/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i4&v=3	30 ms
use.typekit.com/af/fb6723/0000000000000000000170b4/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=i7&v=3	30 ms
use.typekit.com/af/69b489/0000000000000000000170b3/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	25 ms
/af/1f7f57/00000000000000003b9b093b/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	20 ms
use.typekit.com/af/9a5180/00000000000000000001709e/27/l?subset_id=2&fvd=n7&v=3	15 ms

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:95.79 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:1.483 source:map[column:10449 line:7 type:source-location url:https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png	322.9 KiB	314.3 KiB
'NO TAX ON TIPS' `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#notaxtips`	files.epi.org/uploads/no-tax-on-tips-button-e1770902303121.png	116.2 KiB	82.2 KiB
'NO TAX ON OVERTIME' `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#notaxot`	files.epi.org/uploads/notaxonot.png	178.8 KiB	55.8 KiB
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Four-Star-Rating-Badge-Full-Color-1.webp	33.1 KiB	33.1 KiB
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/shutterstock_2145740941-650x468.jpg	63.3 KiB	13.8 KiB
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/candid-seal-gold-2025.png	12.7 KiB	12.6 KiB
TARIFFS `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#tariffs`	files.epi.org/uploads/tariffs-faq_red.png	17.1 KiB	7.4 KiB
SOCIAL SECURITY `div#custom_html-7 > div.textwidget > div.faq-buttons > a#social-security`	files.epi.org/uploads/social-security-faq_red.png	15.0 KiB	5.2 KiB
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/U.S.-born-unemployment-is-higher-under-Trump.png	37.7 KiB	4.9 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]

items: [map[duration:412.16 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:20.81 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:123.036 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:2866.386 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-9-IMG

nodeLabel: div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg

path: 6,HTML,2,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg

snippet: <img width="600" height="400" src="https://files.epi.org/uploads/chandler-denise-Lgaw-BnaAAI-unsplash-650x433…" class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://files.epi.org/uploads/chandler-denise-Lgaw-BnaAAI-unsplash-950x633…" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" style="width: 607px; height: 405px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -47px;">

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.

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

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	705.0 KiB	1.2 s
use.typekit.com/gfy6bkz.js	7.0 KiB
use.typekit.com/mez6pee.js	6.9 KiB
use.typekit.com/uhs7xha.js	7.2 KiB	125 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	30.2 KiB	244 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/lodash.min.js?ver=4.17.21	24.8 KiB	203 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/vendor/req...	20.8 KiB	203 ms
www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion_async.js	22.8 KiB	369 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=1764012632	35.0 KiB	284 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/epi_main.j...	483 B	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/requirejs-...	333 B	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/epi/epi.utility.js?v...	3.1 KiB	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/epi/epi.namespace.js...	509 B	81 ms
www.epi.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1	5.0 KiB	81 ms
www.epi.org/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.16	800 B	81 ms
www.epi.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-pagenavi/pagenavi-css.css?ver=2.70	506 B	81 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/font-ss-standard.css?ver=...	2.4 KiB	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/css...	1.7 KiB	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/css/epi-modals.min...	1.1 KiB	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/css/epi-issue-...	1.5 KiB	81 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-data-library/dist/css/epi-data...	1.9 KiB	162 ms
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/front-page-slider.css?ver...	11.2 KiB	203 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-manage-content/dist/css/epi-ma...	1.4 KiB	162 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts--ma...	14.3 KiB	244 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-shortcodes/dist/css/epi-shortc...	13.1 KiB	244 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts.min...	19.3 KiB	203 ms

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

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.

Estimated savings: 771 ms

URL	Time Spent
epi.org/	581 ms
www.epi.org/	190 ms
www.epi.org/	0.0 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 180 ms 132.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--col...	65.4 KiB	61.3 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--ema...	26.4 KiB	23.9 KiB
www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/js/requirejs/vendor/require.js?ver=0309-091018	20.6 KiB	14.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/js/requirejs/vendor/req...	20.6 KiB	14.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-search//vendor/selectize/selec...	25.2 KiB	10.2 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals.min....	6.7 KiB	6.1 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/js/epi-issue-t...	2.4 KiB	2.1 KiB

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: 650 ms 780.3 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	704.8 KiB	699.8 KiB
www.epi.org/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=1764012632	34.7 KiB	34.7 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts.min...	19.0 KiB	19.0 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-charts/dist/css/epi-charts--ma...	14.1 KiB	14.0 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-shortcodes/dist/css/epi-shortc...	12.9 KiB	12.8 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

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 430 ms 404.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.mailchimp.com/js/mc-validate.js	139.9 KiB	90.5 KiB
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	108.6 KiB	72.6 KiB
www.epi.org/stas/	185.4 KiB	58.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	77.7 KiB	53.6 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	56.1 KiB	37.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TMRN68M	76.3 KiB	36.4 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	34.1 KiB
static.addtoany.com/menu/modules/core.ydpp7jcu.js	25.7 KiB	21.0 KiB

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.8 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/* style the donate button in the menu */ #menu-item-84695, #menu-item-286643, #menu-item-286898 { … } …	9.9 KiB	2.8 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/css/epi-main.css?ver=04bf9473...	705.0 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png	323.4 KiB
www.epi.org/stas/	185.7 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/notaxonot.png	179.3 KiB
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.mailchimp.com/js/mc-validate.js	140.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TMRN68M	131.1 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/no-tax-on-tips-button-e1770902303121.png	116.7 KiB
files.epi.org/uploads/shutterstock_2145740941-950x684.jpg	111.1 KiB
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/8216701?site=33fa77dfa783aab4139e286a9	109.1 KiB
/widgets/widget_iframe.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.h...	103.4 KiB

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
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Four-Star-Rating-Badge-Full-Color-1.webp
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/Data-Lib-Award-Winning.png
div.narrow > p > a > img `div.narrow > p > a > img`	files.epi.org/uploads/candid-seal-gold-2025.png

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms

●User Timing marks and measures 13 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.5 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.6 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 230 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 350 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 30 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
College athletes `div.rsNav > div.rsThumbsContainer > div.rsNavItem > span.rsTmb`
Unemployment `div.rsNav > div.rsThumbsContainer > div.rsNavItem > span.rsTmb`
Taxes `div.rsNav > div.rsThumbsContainer > div.rsNavItem > span.rsTmb`
RELATED `div#slider-content > div.slider-content-container > div.slider-content-right > h3`
OVERTIME PAY `div#custom_html-8 > div.textwidget > div.state-solutions > a#ot`
CHILD LABOR `div#custom_html-8 > div.textwidget > div.state-solutions > a#child-labor`
Accessible, up-to-date data on the living standards of workers in the United St… `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`
The state and local network of organizations improving workers' lives through r… `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`
Exploring how race, ethnicity, and class intersect to affect economic outcomes … `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > p`

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Visit data.epi.org `div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a`
epi@epi.org `div.width-wrap > div.wide > p > a`
Privacy Policy `div.width-wrap > div.wide > p.small > a`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
RELATED `div#slider-content > div.slider-content-container > div.slider-content-right > h3`
Projects `footer#epi-footer > div.width-wrap > div.wide > h5`

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
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a `header#epi-masthead > div.width-wrap > h1 > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a `div.rsContainer > div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a`
div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a `div#sidebar > div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a`
div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small > a.npeu-logo `div.width-wrap > div.narrow > p.small > a.npeu-logo`

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

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●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

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

●All heading elements contain content.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` 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

○Buttons have an accessible name

○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

○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 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.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○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>`.

○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.

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Insecure URL	Request Resolution
www.epi.org/	Allowed

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Aspect Ratio (Displayed)	Aspect Ratio (Actual)
div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg `div.rsSlide > div.rsContent > a > img.rsImg`	files.epi.org/uploads/U.S.-born-unemployment-is-higher-under-Trump.png	607 x 312 (1.95)	630 x 320 (1.97)

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 / Warning	Source
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769
SharedStorage	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
Fledge	www.epi.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Map URL
www.epi.org/stas/
www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/js/site.min.js?ver=20260422-154114	www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/dist/js/site.min.js.map
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/js/...	/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-automated-screenshots/dist/js/...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals.min....
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--ema...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-modals/dist/js/epi-modals--col...
/wp-content/mu-plugins/epi-issue-tags/dist/js/epi-issue-t...

●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

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●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 clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

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Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

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Link destination	Link Text
/blog/a-snapshot-of-college-athletes-who-are-they-and-how...	Read more
www.epi.org/careers/development-director/	learn more

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
div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > img `div#epi-widget-text-19 > div.epi-widget-body > a > 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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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