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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
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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.
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.
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.
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items: [map[reflowTime:44.489 source:map[column:27323 line:2 type:source-location url:https://www.ecowatch.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]]]
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sign up for our… div.ew-container > div.ew-row > div.ew-col-12 > div.home-newsletter__widget | /wp-content/themes/ecowatch/build/images/newsletter-widge... | 158.0 KiB | 98.0 KiB |
Tasty, Carbon-Negative Kelp Burgers Are ‘Everything That’s Right With the Food … article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-632x632.png | 132.8 KiB | 67.8 KiB |
EcoWatch div.ew-row > div.ew-col-4 > a.site-footer__logo-ecowatch > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EW_Logo_4.0_Leaf.png | 46.9 KiB | 45.4 KiB |
EcoWatch div.ew-col > div.logo-ecowatch > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/EW_Wordmark_Leaf.png | 20.7 KiB | 19.9 KiB |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-632x355.jpeg | 52.3 KiB | 15.8 KiB |
How to Save the World: Everything You Need to Know About Climate Activism div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/995079614-origin-415x233.jpg | 30.1 KiB | 14.3 KiB |
Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/coral-reef-colorful-415x233.jpg | 28.0 KiB | 12.2 KiB |
Renewables Helped Prevent Blackouts on New England’s Hottest Day This Summer div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/solar-vermont-308x173.jpeg | 20.8 KiB | 12.1 KiB |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg | 48.2 KiB | 11.6 KiB |
Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to… div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gorillas-in-dnc-308x173.jpeg | 19.5 KiB | 10.9 KiB |
A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | /wp-content/uploads/2024/04/peter-singer-with-pig-at-farm... | 75.5 KiB | 10.5 KiB |
Craig Thompson div#slick-slide14 > div.home-editorial-contributor > div.home-editorial-contributor__image > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-IMG_6377-scaled-1-96x96.jpg | 11.7 KiB | 10.2 KiB |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-308x173.jpeg | 18.0 KiB | 9.3 KiB |
A Complete Guide to Chaos Gardening article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chaos-garden-feature-632x632.jpg | 72.2 KiB | 7.2 KiB |
Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coal-overshoot-308x173.jpeg | 15.0 KiB | 6.3 KiB |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.ew-col-6 > article.home-post > a.home-post__image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x632.jpeg | 71.4 KiB | 6.3 KiB |
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes div#slick-slide11 > div.home-editorial-contributor > div.home-editorial-contributor__image > img | /wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-06-at-12.... | 6.7 KiB | 5.2 KiB |
Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/monarch-butterfly-ca-308x173.jpeg | 13.4 KiB | 4.7 KiB |
Twitter div.site-footer__socials > div.site-footer__social > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-e1713492074737.png | 4.7 KiB | 4.5 KiB |
Probiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida Coral div.home-widget__posts > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-featured-image > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coral-probiotics-292x164.jpg | 11.8 KiB | 4.0 KiB |
Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading
Why this matters
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
lhId: page-0-DIV
nodeLabel: JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
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Sign up for our…
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snippet: <div class="home-newsletter__widget">
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
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
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting
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/ecowatch/assets/fonts/Fontawesome/font... | 70.4 KiB | 451 ms |
| /wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.cs... | 1.2 KiB | |
| www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/themes/ecowatch/build/style.css?ver=202612669 | 93.7 KiB | 901 ms |
| /wp-content/plugins/table-of-contents-plus/screen.min.css... | 633 B |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| /analytics.js/v1/4MMEnlWenirXdC1E2iuHu9nAUyx3g7Z5/analyti... | 120.0 s | 28.8 KiB |
| www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js | 7200.0 s | 20.9 KiB |
| try.abtasty.com/08fbc696fd51e2139b266abfb22b71d9.js | 30.0 s | 559 B |
| scripts.mediavine.com/tags/ecowatch.js?ver=6.9.4 | 0.0 ms | 537 B |
| cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/seamless-scroll-polyfill@latest/lib/bundle.min.js?ver=2.1.8 | 604800.0 s | 4.3 KiB |
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: 1.3 s
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| ecowatch.com/ | 1.3 s |
| www.ecowatch.com/ | 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
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
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: 1.1 s 169.6 KiB
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/themes/ecowatch/build/style.css?ver=202612669 | 93.6 KiB | 87.8 KiB |
| /wp-content/themes/ecowatch/assets/fonts/Fontawesome/font... | 70.2 KiB | 70.2 KiB |
| use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.5.0/css/all.css | 11.7 KiB | 11.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.ecowatch.com/ | 835 ms | 169 ms | 23 ms |
| Unattributable | 487 ms | 56 ms | 0.0 ms |
| www.ecowatch.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 | 482 ms | 277 ms | 9.1 ms |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TQ8S6PJ | 287 ms | 237 ms | 39 ms |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-0BFCT8ZX92&cx=c>m=4e64k1 | 258 ms | 212 ms | 44 ms |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-2RFH74BC4Z&cx=c&_slc=1 | 230 ms | 189 ms | 39 ms |
| js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1.313.1.min.js | 193 ms | 153 ms | 6.8 ms |
| www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/themes/ecowatch/build/main.js?ver=202612669 | 118 ms | 78 ms | 6.6 ms |
| www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js | 75 ms | 63 ms | 3.8 ms |
| /analytics.js/v1/4MMEnlWenirXdC1E2iuHu9nAUyx3g7Z5/analyti... | 69 ms | 59 ms | 8.4 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 | 1.6 s |
| Other | 644 ms |
| Style & Layout | 476 ms |
| Script Parsing & Compilation | 200 ms |
| Rendering | 187 ms |
| Parse HTML & CSS | 114 ms |
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
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 205.6 KiB
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-2RFH74BC4Z&cx=c&_slc=1 | 166.8 KiB | 70.5 KiB |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-0BFCT8ZX92&cx=c>m=4e64k1 | 171.8 KiB | 68.6 KiB |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TQ8S6PJ | 164.6 KiB | 66.5 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 | |
|---|---|
EcoWatch div.ew-row > div.ew-col-4 > a.site-footer__logo-ecowatch > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EW_Logo_4.0_Leaf.png |
A Complete Guide to Chaos Gardening article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chaos-garden-feature-632x632.jpg |
A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | /wp-content/uploads/2024/04/peter-singer-with-pig-at-farm... |
‘We Have Just Arrived’: Author Rick Bass on Writing and Activism in Montana article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rick-bass-author-photo-632x632.jpg |
‘To Dye For’: The Toxic Evolution of Fast Fashion by Alden Wicker article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | /wp-content/uploads/2023/09/to-dye-for-penguin-random-hou... |
Tasty, Carbon-Negative Kelp Burgers Are ‘Everything That’s Right With the Food … article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-post__image-link > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5-632x632.png |
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Opt-Out Icon ul.site-footer__consent > li > a.optanon-toggle-display > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/themes/ecowatch/build/images/privacy-options.png |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div#slick-slide20 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div#slick-slide21 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div#slick-slide22 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-632x355.jpeg |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-632x355.jpeg |
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New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-632x355.jpeg |
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Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/methane-feat-632x355.jpeg |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-632x355.jpeg |
Nature Reserves 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nature-reserve-415x233.jpg |
How to Save the World: Everything You Need to Know About Climate Activism div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/995079614-origin-415x233.jpg |
Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/coral-reef-colorful-415x233.jpg |
Microplastics 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | /wp-content/uploads/2023/04/microplastics-magnifying-glas... |
Nature Reserves 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nature-reserve-415x233.jpg |
How to Save the World: Everything You Need to Know About Climate Activism div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/995079614-origin-415x233.jpg |
Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/coral-reef-colorful-415x233.jpg |
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Nature Reserves 101: Everything You Need to Know div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nature-reserve-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Gutters div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-gutters-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Solar Energy div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-solar-energy-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Windows div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-windows-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Gutters div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-gutters-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Solar Energy div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-solar-energy-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Windows div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-windows-415x233.jpg |
Learn About Gutters div.home-category > div.home-category__image > a > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/learn-about-gutters-415x233.jpg |
Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date div.home-category-posts__list-item > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coal-overshoot-308x173.jpeg |
New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric div#slick-slide23 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gowanus-308x173.jpeg |
Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to… div#slick-slide24 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gorillas-in-dnc-308x173.jpeg |
Probiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida Coral div#slick-slide25 > article.home-widget__post > a.home-widget__post-image-link > img | www.ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coral-probiotics-308x173.jpg |
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More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●Minify JavaScript
●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 2,233 KiB
●User Timing marks and measures 10 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 11 long tasks found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 180 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 310 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 190 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
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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 |
|---|
form.wpcf7-form > label > span.wpcf7-form-control-wrap > input.wpcf7-form-control form.wpcf7-form > label > span.wpcf7-form-control-wrap > input.wpcf7-form-control |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Best practices
Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.
Why this matters
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
CLIMATE div.ew-row > div.ew-col-6 > article.home-post > a.home-post__category |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE div.slick-track > article.home-editor-picks__post > div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > a.home-post__category |
1 of 5 div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > ul.home-editor-picks__posts-nav > li.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-active > button.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-item-js |
2 of 5 div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > ul.home-editor-picks__posts-nav > li > button.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-item-js |
3 of 5 div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > ul.home-editor-picks__posts-nav > li > button.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-item-js |
4 of 5 div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > ul.home-editor-picks__posts-nav > li > button.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-item-js |
5 of 5 div.home-editor-picks__post-inner > ul.home-editor-picks__posts-nav > li > button.home-editor-picks__posts-nav-item-js |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
○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
●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
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●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
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●Links have a discernible name
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●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 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
○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
○ARIA IDs are unique
○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.
○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.
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○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.
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Best Practices
General
Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit
Why this matters
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
www.ecowatch.com/ line 4, col 8711 | [OptinMonster] This account is not currently active. It is either expired, paused, archived, cancelled or temporarily suspended. |
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 401 () |
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids deprecated APIs
●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 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
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
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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
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 |
|---|---|
| www.ecowatch.com/climate-change/ | See more |
| www.ecowatch.com/energy-news/ | See more |
| www.ecowatch.com/conservation/ | See more |
| www.ecowatch.com/about-ecowatch | Learn more |
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Crawling and Indexing
Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable
Why this matters
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Uncrawlable Link |
|---|
Your Privacy Choices div.ew-row > ul.site-footer__consent > li > a.optanon-toggle-display |
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`