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D67

Site Health

Score: 67 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 6.6s load time is above Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Solid SEO basics — a few optimizations could boost rankings.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

Several regulatory requirements are not yet met.

Missing metadata means poor previews on social media and search.

Heavier than average — reducing page weight saves energy and bandwidth.

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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Amazon Route 53 · 975 peers
You 67
·
Avg 72
At average
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Top Priorities (5)

1

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers
2

No Content-Security-Policy header found

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

Security › Content Security Policy
3

No <main> landmark found

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

Accessibility › Landmark Structure
4

Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages

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

Accessibility › 404 Error Page
5

163 third-party resources (100% of weight)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Inventory
View fix priority matrix

Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Quick Wins

2

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

3

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

0

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

0

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →
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What fixing these means

Your site has several issues that may be affecting user experience and business outcomes. Your LCP of 6.6s 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.

2 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.
2 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.
Your LCP is 6.6s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.
C
Could reach Estimate based on resolving critical issues

Conversion Barriers

2 critical 7 warning

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

Speed (2)

Page takes 6.6s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 4.1s over the 2.5s threshold

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

Page feels frozen for 2.3s

+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 (1)

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 (2)

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

Viewport disables user zoom

+2% bounce

Visitors with low vision can't read the page — and some jurisdictions treat this as a legal risk

Fix: Remove user-scalable=no; drop maximum-scale if it's below 2

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

$600 investment → $4,949/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +9799%

Investment

$600

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$4,949 /mo

~$59,391 / year

  • Conversions recovered $4,948
  • Bandwidth savings $0.79

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

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

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

$100 — 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

$600

6.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins
$100 2 fixes in ~60 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions
$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,126 / month at risk

~$157,509 / 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

+5 more

Bandwidth Waste

$0.79 /mo

9815.4 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

  • Optimize transfer: save ~982 KB per page load
    Saves $0.79/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

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Purchases, signups, or key actions

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 4 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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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

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Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
97
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
73
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

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.

4.18 s

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

6.57 s

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

2.26 s

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

0.110

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

5.13 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.

24.32 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

34

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.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js900.0 s250.9 KiB
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0900.0 s203.4 KiB
/scripts/3da4c90527b29038dd113ce27c238172452234d08bf08d75...3600.0 s170.9 KiB
www.the-sun.com/assets/optimizely/19638580519.js?ver=1.0.0120.0 s93.6 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/Notice.8f529.js3600.0 s91.3 KiB
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js3600.0 s82.6 KiB
ads.the-sun.com/ads.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0900.0 s67.2 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.086400.0 s149.3 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.186400.0 s86.7 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js3600.0 s42.0 KiB
ptr.the-sun.com/now.js600.0 s34.1 KiB
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.js300.0 s24.0 KiB
/_static/??-eJylzEEKgCAQRuELZZOLkhbRXawfSmyUHBE6fbgI2karB...30.0 s21.0 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/css/v3.football.opta-widgets.css?ver=1.0.086400.0 s52.0 KiB
/_static/??-eJytj80KwjAMgF/Iru4whwfxWdI2s539o0kRfXonHnYQ1...30.0 s20.1 KiB
nid.the-sun.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js3600.0 s23.3 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.js86400.0 s41.6 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.84....300.0 s9.2 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.62....300.0 s9.1 KiB
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603259200.0 s42.1 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.74....300.0 s7.4 KiB
/_static/??-eJx1jsEOgkAMRH/IsnJA4sH4KaYsDWxcyoZ2Ef7eXcVww...30.0 s5.5 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/Notice.30929.css3600.0 s6.7 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon-and.js86400.0 s7.8 KiB
uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js?v=3620.0 ms2.9 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.85....300.0 s3.0 KiB
/subscriptions/v3_6b7abd03b9bef15d0461b05b0cc5d8a4.json14400.0 s3.6 KiB
cdn.brandmetrics.com/tag/3507d3a478cd4f59b15eb40434141032/thesuncom.js3600.0 s3.0 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/33603600.0 s2.7 KiB
api.onesignal.com/sync/37ae71f8-215a-467a-95b6-7c352ebcc3b7/web?callback=__jp03600.0 s2.5 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/polyfills.01516.js3600.0 s2.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.104...300.0 s1.8 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.100...300.0 s1.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.101...300.0 s1.5 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.93....300.0 s1.3 KiB
players.brightcove.net/videojs-pip/1/videojs-pip.css?ver=2.8.6900.0 s1.3 KiB
applets.ebxcdn.com/ebx.js7200.0 s1.0 KiB
/hit.gif?id=5944&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-sun.com%2F&dom...86400.0 s1.2 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/chunks/dayjslocale_en-gb-js.js86400.0 s1.0 KiB
/utag/tiqapp/utag.v.js?a=newsinternational/thesun.com.web...300.0 s433 B
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/bin/subscriptions_6.js?v=3.261.186400.0 s923 B
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.js259200.0 s899 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:0.11024899999999999] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1066 height:425 left:16 right:396 top:641 width:380] lhId:page-1-DIV nodeLabel:UNFATHOMABLE SADNESS Child killed by Duke basketball legend's grandson in 'DW… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.layout > div.layout__grid > div.layout__item > div.module snippet:<div class="module module--20-small-single"> type:node] score:0.102571] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:569 height:112 left:16 right:396 top:457 width:380] lhId:page-7-H3 nodeLabel:Trump extends Iran ceasefire after Pakistan talks collapse just hours before de… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,A,2,H3 selector:div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > a > h3.story__headline snippet:<h3 class="story__headline"> type:node] score:0.006973] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:866 height:82 left:167 right:358 top:784 width:191] lhId:page-4-H3 nodeLabel:Over 8k cartons of 'contaminated' fruit recalled over deadly illness fears path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,A,1,H3 selector:div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > h3.story__headline snippet:<h3 class="story__headline"> type:node] score:0.00067] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:605 height:24 left:297 right:396 top:581 width:99] lhId:page-3-A nodeLabel:Comments path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,2,A selector:div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta snippet:<a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/16255135/trump-expects-bombing-jd-vance-pakis…" class="story__data-meta story__comments"> type:node] score:3.5e-05]]

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:104.404 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:1.111 source:map[column:22 line:1825 type:source-location url:https://www.the-sun.com/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:17.042 source:map[column:326 line:53 type:source-location url:https://tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.js urlProvider:network]]]

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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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

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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Collage of a blurred image of many people walking past traffic cones and a man … div.story > div.story__image-container > a > img.attachment-thesun-landscape-small
/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/ES_MULLIN_COMP.jpg?re...13.0 KiB4.5 KiB

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: 5.0 s
URLTime Spent
the-sun.com/907 ms
www.the-sun.com/4.1 s
www.the-sun.com/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.

ElementLayout shift score
UNFATHOMABLE SADNESS Child killed by Duke basketball legend's grandson in 'DW… div.layout > div.layout__grid > div.layout__item > div.module
0.103
Trump extends Iran ceasefire after Pakistan talks collapse just hours before de… div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > a > h3.story__headline
0.007
Over 8k cartons of 'contaminated' fruit recalled over deadly illness fears div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > h3.story__headline
0.001
Comments div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta
0.000

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: 450 ms 51.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/css/v3.football.opta-widgets.css?ver=1.0.051.7 KiB51.7 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.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
www.the-sun.com/2.0 s503 ms38 ms
Unattributable868 ms165 ms0.0 ms
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/Notice.8f529.js700 ms511 ms27 ms
applets.ebxcdn.com/ebx.js400 ms395 ms0.4 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1393 ms314 ms45 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K2ECMCJBFQ328 ms292 ms34 ms
p.toadmash.net/1776809988/07cd4c1a-4e46-4a07-bfba-59c7dc7a3c3d.js285 ms257 ms12 ms
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js267 ms145 ms14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1265 ms185 ms33 ms
blob:https://www.the-sun.com/510c09e2-c09b-476c-9453-08993f3e7441205 ms190 ms9.6 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1.309.0.min.js204 ms158 ms17 ms
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0171 ms118 ms52 ms
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.1140 ms80 ms28 ms
/scripts/3da4c90527b29038dd113ce27c238172452234d08bf08d75...137 ms74 ms55 ms
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thesun.com.web.2019/prod/utag.js137 ms61 ms6.9 ms
ads.the-sun.com/ads.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0131 ms113 ms16 ms
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0123 ms79 ms42 ms
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js114 ms81 ms32 ms
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603106 ms76 ms11 ms
www.the-sun.com/assets/optimizely/19638580519.js?ver=1.0.094 ms71 ms23 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/the-sun.com/p.js94 ms82 ms5.7 ms
/_static/??-eJytj80KwjAMgF/Iru4whwfxWdI2s539o0kRfXonHnYQ1...91 ms39 ms6.2 ms
/d/mcl.js?tk=8qvoxSGlKQ2SepT9sBpISVeGCxgvg4tPlPbWaVVvsBPA...77 ms65 ms2.5 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-1405240577 ms48 ms28 ms
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.js60 ms46 ms12 ms
www.the-sun.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react.min.js?ver=18.3.1.159 ms38 ms1.5 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW58 ms26 ms32 ms
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/unified/4.40.1/gdpr-tcf.27718c8cb9d29947d2c1.bundle.js58 ms39 ms18 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.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation4.5 s
Style & Layout1.3 s
Other1.1 s
Script Parsing & Compilation674 ms
Parse HTML & CSS329 ms
Rendering127 ms
Garbage Collection94 ms

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: 0.0 ms 24.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0149.0 KiB24.6 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 ▾

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: 0.0 ms 944.6 KiB
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www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW146.8 KiB103.8 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0148.9 KiB101.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1176.2 KiB69.3 KiB
www.the-sun.com/assets/optimizely/19638580519.js?ver=1.0.093.0 KiB66.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1147.0 KiB62.4 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/Notice.8f529.js90.9 KiB61.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14052405129.4 KiB61.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K2ECMCJBFQ144.6 KiB57.4 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.186.4 KiB42.4 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.js41.3 KiB34.9 KiB
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ads.the-sun.com/ads.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.066.7 KiB31.5 KiB
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=16060341.6 KiB27.5 KiB
www.the-sun.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.3.1.141.3 KiB20.6 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.

URLTransfer Size
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js250.9 KiB
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0203.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1176.2 KiB
/scripts/3da4c90527b29038dd113ce27c238172452234d08bf08d75...170.9 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0149.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1147.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW146.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K2ECMCJBFQ144.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14052405129.5 KiB
www.the-sun.com/117.4 KiB

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

●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●LCP breakdown
●LCP request discovery
●Modern HTTP
●Render blocking requests
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●User Timing marks and measures 20 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 50 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 160 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 240 ms
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
97

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
div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > a > span.story__slug div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > a > span.story__slug
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__image-container > span.story__slug div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__image-container > span.story__slug
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

○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
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●`[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
●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<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
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●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
○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
○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
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○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.
○`[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>`.
○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.
73

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

Users are mistrustful of or confused by sites that request to send notifications without context. Consider tying the request to user gestures instead. Learn more about responsibly getting permission for notifications.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603

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 / WarningSource
Topics
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0 line 10, col 409357

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.

SourceDescription
www.the-sun.com/ line 17, col 9141
Error: Permission blocked at https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603:1:4413 at https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603:1:139350
www.the-sun.com/ line 1865, col 0
ReferenceError: wp is not defined at https://www.the-sun.com/:1866:1
www.the-sun.com/ line 1879, col 1
ReferenceError: wp is not defined at https://www.the-sun.com/:1880:2 at https://www.the-sun.com/:1882:4

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.

URLMap URL
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secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.jssecure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/v3.app.opta-widgets.js.map
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.1secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/components/generic.all.js.map
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nid.the-sun.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.jsnid.the-sun.com/prod/sp/sp.js.map
uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js?v=362uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js.map
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.jscdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.js.map
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●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation 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
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Use a strong HSTS policy
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

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.

○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
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

86
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
97
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
73
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

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.

1.21 s

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

1.67 s

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

95 ms

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

0.045

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

1.95 s

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

4.51 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

86

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.

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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:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:36.202 source:map[column:8954 line:19 type:source-location url:https://www.the-sun.com/ urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
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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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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

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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton seen KISSING in ocean and can’t keep hands of… div.story__hero-container > div.story__image-container > a > img.attachment-large
/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/tp-Lewis-Hamilton-Kim...76.1 KiB39.7 KiB
Trump extends Iran ceasefire after Pakistan talks collapse just hours before de… div.story__hero-container > div.story__image-container > a > img.attachment-large
/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/RB-21-04-IRAN_HERO_16...69.0 KiB36.0 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: 1.2 s
URLTime Spent
the-sun.com/354 ms
www.the-sun.com/868 ms
www.the-sun.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

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: 0.0 ms 24.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0149.0 KiB24.6 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: 0.0 ms 51.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/css/v3.football.opta-widgets.css?ver=1.0.051.7 KiB51.7 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: 0.0 ms 1.0 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0203.0 KiB171.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1176.2 KiB114.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW147.0 KiB104.0 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0148.9 KiB101.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S176.1 KiB69.4 KiB
www.the-sun.com/assets/optimizely/19638580519.js?ver=1.0.093.0 KiB66.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14052405&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1129.4 KiB61.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1147.0 KiB61.5 KiB
cmp.cdn.the-sun.com/Notice.8f529.js90.9 KiB61.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K2ECMCJBFQ144.6 KiB57.4 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.186.4 KiB42.4 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.js41.3 KiB34.9 KiB
blob:https://www.the-sun.com/334e1d73-a887-42ee-a4d2-11e4a65ad65f88.1 KiB32.6 KiB
ads.the-sun.com/ads.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.066.6 KiB31.4 KiB
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=16060341.6 KiB27.6 KiB
www.the-sun.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.3.1.141.3 KiB20.6 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.

URLTransfer Size
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js250.9 KiB
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0203.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1176.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CZTT0R8Y5S176.1 KiB
/scripts/3da4c90527b29038dd113ce27c238172452234d08bf08d75...170.9 KiB
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0149.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1147.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-SQ24F7Q7YW147.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K2ECMCJBFQ144.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14052405&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1129.5 KiB

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

●Max Potential First Input Delay 110 ms
●Layout shift culprits
●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●LCP breakdown
●LCP request discovery
●Modern HTTP
●Render blocking requests
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●User Timing marks and measures 20 user timings
●JavaScript execution time 0.7 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 2.0 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 4 long tasks found
●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 60 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 170 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 280 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
97

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
VERY UNWELL div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
Celebrity div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-meta > span
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.story__hero-container > div.story__copy-container > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__image-container > span.story__slug div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__image-container > span.story__slug
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text
div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker div.story > div.story__copy-container > a > p.story__kicker
div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item div.layout__inner > div.story > div.story__data > a.story__data-item
Advertisement div.layout__item > div.module > div.advert-wrapper > span.advert-wrapper__text

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

○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
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●`[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
●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<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
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●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.
●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements 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
○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
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○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.
○`[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>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○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.
73

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

Users are mistrustful of or confused by sites that request to send notifications without context. Consider tying the request to user gestures instead. Learn more about responsibly getting permission for notifications.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603

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 / WarningSource
Topics
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0 line 10, col 409357

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.

SourceDescription
www.the-sun.com/ line 18, col 9141
Error: Permission blocked at https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603:1:4413 at https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603:1:139350
www.the-sun.com/ line 1826, col 0
ReferenceError: wp is not defined at https://www.the-sun.com/:1827:1
www.the-sun.com/ line 1840, col 1
ReferenceError: wp is not defined at https://www.the-sun.com/:1841:2 at https://www.the-sun.com/:1843:4

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.

URLMap URL
ads.the-sun.com/prebid.suncom.min.js?ver=1.0.0
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.opta-widgets.js?ver=1.0.0secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/v3.opta-widgets.js.map
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/v3.app.opta-widgets.jssecure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/v3.app.opta-widgets.js.map
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/components/generic.all.js?v=3.261.1secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/components/generic.all.js.map
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/chunks/dayjslocale_en-gb-js.jssecure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/chunks/dayjslocale_en-gb-js.js.map
secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/bin/subscriptions_6.js?v=3.261.1secure.widget.cloud.opta.net/v3/sourcemap/bin/subscriptions_6.js.map
nid.the-sun.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.jsnid.the-sun.com/prod/sp/sp.js.map
uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js?v=362uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js.map
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.jscdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.js.map
cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js.map
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation 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
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Use a strong HSTS policy
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

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.

○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
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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