C — https://mt.gov | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 70 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

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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Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers

Cookie 'TS01155a89' is missing the Secure flag

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

Security › Cookie Security

HSTS header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

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

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 10.8 MB (7.1 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 23.3s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

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

Your LCP is 23.3s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 5 warning

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

Speed (2)

Page takes 23.3s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 20.8s over the 2.5s threshold

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

High main-thread blocking time

+2% bounce

Page is non-interactive for 480ms after first paint

Fix: Defer third-party scripts and split large bundles

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

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

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

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

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

Usability (1)

Severe layout shift during page load

+6% bounce

Users mis-click when content jumps — converting intent into frustration

Fix: Reserve space for images, ads, and embeds with explicit width/height

Content (2)

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, …)

Navigation (1)

11 broken link(s) on the page

+5% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

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

Return on Investment

$400 investment → $1.79/month returns + USD 7,500 risk avoided

Payback period: > 2 years First-year ROI: -95%

Investment

$400

4h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1.79 /mo

~$21 / year

Bandwidth savings $1.79

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 7,500

if kept compliant

CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

$200 — 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

$400

4.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins

$200 4 fixes in ~120 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$627 / month at risk

~$7,521 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$7,500

CCPA/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

+1 more

Bandwidth Waste

$1.79 /mo

22388.1 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~2.2 MB per page load
Saves $1.79/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

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

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

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

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

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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

Performance

100

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

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

4.19 s

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

23.25 s

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

480 ms

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

0.506

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

13.14 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.

28.18 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

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

Learn more ▾

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

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	0.0 ms	751.9 KiB
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	0.0 ms	713.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	0.0 ms	607.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	0.0 ms	597.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	0.0 ms	560.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	0.0 ms	265.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	0.0 ms	148.5 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/images/background119_mobile.jpg	0.0 ms	106.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	0.0 ms	56.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/odlr_150x1501.png	0.0 ms	52.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	0.0 ms	47.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	0.0 ms	47.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	0.0 ms	44.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	0.0 ms	38.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	0.0 ms	37.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	0.0 ms	34.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	0.0 ms	33.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	0.0 ms	31.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/smt_150x150-1.png	0.0 ms	30.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	0.0 ms	29.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/uify_150x150.png	0.0 ms	28.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/Library_SSP_Logo.png	0.0 ms	26.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	0.0 ms	25.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	0.0 ms	22.9 KiB
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	0.0 ms	22.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	0.0 ms	21.7 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	0.0 ms	21.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/residents2.png	0.0 ms	16.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20080715_096.jpg	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/choprs_150x1501.png	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/elic_elk_150x150x.png	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/_DSC0864.JPG	0.0 ms	15.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/cspl_150x150.png	0.0 ms	15.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/drs_150x150.png	0.0 ms	15.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1107-2.jpg	0.0 ms	15.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/about2.png	0.0 ms	14.7 KiB
mtgov.formstack.com/forms/js.php/mt_gov_contact_us	5.0 s	14.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9320.jpg	0.0 ms	14.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csp_150x150.png	0.0 ms	14.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5799.jpg	0.0 ms	14.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0262.jpg	0.0 ms	14.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9410.jpg	0.0 ms	14.0 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	0.0 ms	13.8 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/mtgov-photoGalleryData.js	0.0 ms	13.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060801-20060727_GNP_192.jpg	0.0 ms	13.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/vrr_150x150X.png	0.0 ms	13.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090904-DSC_7983.jpg	0.0 ms	13.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	0.0 ms	13.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0119-2.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1655.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0196.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0220.jpg	0.0 ms	13.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/con_150x150X.png	0.0 ms	12.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	0.0 ms	12.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090905-DSC_8197.jpg	0.0 ms	11.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_1072_1.jpg	0.0 ms	11.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_8159_1.jpg	0.0 ms	11.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_4212.jpg	0.0 ms	11.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/bitterroot_large.jpg	0.0 ms	11.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/mpdr_150x150.png	0.0 ms	11.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/cadastralicon.png	0.0 ms	11.0 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	0.0 ms	10.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5969.jpg	0.0 ms	10.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060810_GNP_1105.jpg	0.0 ms	9.6 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	0.0 ms	8.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/education2.png	0.0 ms	8.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1302.jpg	0.0 ms	8.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/sprite-mdtLogos.png	0.0 ms	8.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1301.jpg	0.0 ms	8.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/06_YNP_3778.jpg	0.0 ms	8.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/index-gianforte.jpg	0.0 ms	8.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/ftsicon.png	0.0 ms	8.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0848-146.jpg	0.0 ms	7.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg	0.0 ms	6.9 KiB
governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png	0.0 ms	6.4 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.css	0.0 ms	5.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/vote_lg.png	0.0 ms	4.4 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/montanalogo.png	0.0 ms	3.7 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/news-gallery.js	0.0 ms	3.0 KiB
mt.gov/flag-status/util/flagState.js	0.0 ms	1.3 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/amberalert.js?_=1776816910639	0.0 ms	589 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.

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items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.058678] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:823 height:823 left:0 right:412 top:0 width:412] lhId:page-16-BODY nodeLabel:body.mtgov-home-body path:1,HTML,1,BODY selector:body.mtgov-home-body snippet:<body class="mtgov-home-body bgBottom bgCenter mobile" style="background-image: url("https://template.mt.gov/resources/template/images/b…");"> type:node] score:0.058323 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:882 height:200 left:243 right:363 top:682 width:120] lhId:page-28-IMG nodeLabel:Image of Governor Greg Gianforte path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,1,DIV,0,A,0,IMG selector:div.col-border > div.col-xs-6 > a > img.img-fluid snippet:<img alt="Image of Governor Greg Gianforte" class="img-fluid" height="200" src="_images/index-gianforte.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: right;" width="120"> type:node]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:349 height:34 left:3 right:37 top:314 width:34] lhId:page-17-BUTTON nodeLabel:Background Photo Information path:1,HTML,1,BODY,7,BUTTON selector:body.mtgov-home-body > button#mtgov-togglecontentbackground snippet:<button aria-label="Background Photo Information" class="btn btn-default rounded-circle position-fixed p-1 d-flex justify-content-c…" data-bs-target="#mtgov-info-box" data-bs-toggle="modal" id="mtgov-togglecontentbackground" type="button"> type:node] score:0.000355 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1452 height:188 left:44 right:368 top:1263 width:324] lhId:page-9-IMG nodeLabel:Interactive map path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,5,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,P,0,A,0,IMG selector:div.col-border > p > a.center-block > img#Img5 snippet:<img alt="Interactive map" class="center center-block img-responsive img-fluid" height="221" id="Img5" src="_images/mtmap.png" width="380"> type:node]]] type:subitems]]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.019247] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1199 height:54 left:24 right:388 top:1146 width:364] lhId:page-18-H2 nodeLabel:LOCAL INFORMATION path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,4,H2 selector:div#template-page-wrapper > div#pagecontent-wrapper > div#contentcontainer > h2.mt-5 snippet:<h2 class="mt-5 text-uppercase text-start mb-0 pt-3 pb-2 blockColor1 text-white"> type:node] score:0.010198 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1452 height:188 left:44 right:368 top:1263 width:324] lhId:page-9-IMG nodeLabel:Interactive map path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,5,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,P,0,A,0,IMG selector:div.col-border > p > a.center-block > img#Img5 snippet:<img alt="Interactive map" class="center center-block img-responsive img-fluid" height="221" id="Img5" src="_images/mtmap.png" width="380"> type:node]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1199 height:54 left:24 right:388 top:1146 width:364] lhId:page-18-H2 nodeLabel:LOCAL INFORMATION path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,4,H2 selector:div#template-page-wrapper > div#pagecontent-wrapper > div#contentcontainer > h2.mt-5 snippet:<h2 class="mt-5 text-uppercase text-start mb-0 pt-3 pb-2 blockColor1 text-white"> type:node] score:0.009049 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:989 height:78 left:44 right:95 top:911 width:51] lhId:page-14-IMG nodeLabel:Flag at Full Staff path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG selector:div.col-border > div#flagStateHolder > div#pic-left > img snippet:<img src="https://governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png" alt="Flag at Full Staff"> type:node]]] type:subitems]]]

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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
Portrait of Steve Daines `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Daines`	mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	596.9 KiB	593.2 KiB
Governors Home `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	56.5 KiB	53.2 KiB
Flowers on a canoe `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	47.7 KiB	44.5 KiB
Driver License, Real ID, renewal and status check `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	47.6 KiB	43.9 KiB
The poles set up for a teepee `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	37.0 KiB	35.3 KiB
Bear in the wild `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	44.7 KiB	35.3 KiB
Man on a bike cycling through a canyon `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	34.6 KiB	32.9 KiB
Two men sitting on a rock overlooking a cliff `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	38.5 KiB	29.1 KiB
A man downhill skiing `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	22.7 KiB	21.0 KiB
Interactive map `div.col-border > p > a.center-block > img#Img5`	mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	33.7 KiB	20.1 KiB
Boat in the water `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	28.9 KiB	19.5 KiB
Horizon view on a dirt road `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	21.5 KiB	18.3 KiB
Representative Troy Downing Montana's 2nd Congressional District `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	25.3 KiB	15.8 KiB
video thumbnail `div.mtgov-home-videogalleryholder > div.mtgov-home-videogalleryholder > button.mtgov-videoGallery-imgLink > img.center-block`	mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	31.1 KiB	9.7 KiB
Flag at Full Staff `div.col-border > div#flagStateHolder > div#pic-left > img`	governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png	6.0 KiB	5.4 KiB

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

items: [map[duration:764.014 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:6571.153 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-15-DIV

nodeLabel: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyze our traffic with…

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,24,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV

selector: div#cm > div#c-inr > div#c-inr-i > div#c-txt

snippet: <div id="c-txt">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Protocol
mt.gov/	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/residents2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/about2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/education2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/index-gianforte.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/vote_lg.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/vrr_150x150X.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/smt_150x150-1.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/odlr_150x1501.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/uify_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/con_150x150X.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/cadastralicon.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/elic_elk_150x150x.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/ftsicon.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/csp_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/cspl_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/drs_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/choprs_150x1501.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/mpdr_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/Library_SSP_Logo.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/flag-status/util/flagState.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/news-gallery.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/mtgov-photoGalleryData.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/sprite-mdtLogos.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/bitterroot_large.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_4212.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_1072_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_8159_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/_DSC0864.JPG	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/06_YNP_3778.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060801-20060727_GNP_192.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0196.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060810_GNP_1105.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20080715_096.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5799.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5969.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090904-DSC_7983.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090905-DSC_8197.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9320.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9410.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0119-2.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0220.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0262.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0848-146.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1107-2.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1301.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1302.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1655.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/images/favicon.ico	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	http/1.1

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

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
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	21.3 KiB	1.6 s
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.css	5.3 KiB	1.3 s
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	22.5 KiB	696 ms
/css2?family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,100;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,7...	2.6 KiB	832 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/css/all.min.css	20.5 KiB	301 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css	32.9 KiB	1.2 s
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css	13.7 KiB	150 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/orestbida/cookieconsent@v2.9.1/dist/cookieconsent.css	4.6 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.8 KiB	150 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-datatables@10.0.0/dist/style.min.css	1.2 KiB

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/webfonts/fa-soli...	5.0 ms
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/webfonts/fa-bran...	5.0 ms

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

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
body.mtgov-home-body `body.mtgov-home-body`	0.365
Governor Greg Gianforte Budget for the 2025 Biennium Business Portal Transparen… `div.blockColor1 > div.container > div.row > div.col-border`	0.111
body.mtgov-home-body `body.mtgov-home-body`	0.058
WELCOME TO MONTANA.GOV News Releases Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 4/9/2026 SafetyFes… `body.mtgov-home-body > div#template-layout-wrapper > div#template-page-wrapper`	0.030
LOCAL INFORMATION `div#template-page-wrapper > div#pagecontent-wrapper > div#contentcontainer > h2.mt-5`	0.010
LOCAL INFORMATION `div#template-page-wrapper > div#pagecontent-wrapper > div#contentcontainer > h2.mt-5`	0.009
Background Photo Information `body.mtgov-home-body > button#mtgov-togglecontentbackground`	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

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: 150 ms 22.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	20.9 KiB	8.8 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	13.5 KiB	5.8 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	10.2 KiB	5.1 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	8.5 KiB	2.5 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: 610 ms 73.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css	32.4 KiB	28.7 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/css/all.min.css	20.3 KiB	19.9 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css	13.3 KiB	13.3 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.7 KiB	11.7 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.

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: 3.2 s 779.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	712.6 KiB	458.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.6 KiB	110.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.6 KiB	65.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TSZV287	121.8 KiB	63.3 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar@5.3.2/main.min.js	66.9 KiB	56.9 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-datatables@10.0.0/dist/umd/simple-datatables.min.js	26.5 KiB	24.3 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
mt.gov/	948 ms	93 ms	2.9 ms
Unattributable	803 ms	8.5 ms	0.0 ms
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	774 ms	550 ms	216 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	215 ms	178 ms	35 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TSZV287	145 ms	110 ms	25 ms
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	144 ms	84 ms	2.7 ms
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	103 ms	45 ms	6.4 ms
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	63 ms	42 ms	3.5 ms
code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js	58 ms	37 ms	6.2 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	57 ms	21 ms	36 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	1.3 s
Other	1.0 s
Style & Layout	429 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	395 ms
Rendering	204 ms
Garbage Collection	100 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	87 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 11.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	22.5 KiB	6.7 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.8 KiB	4.4 KiB

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
news.mt.gov/mtgov.json	1.2 MiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	751.9 KiB
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	713.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	607.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	597.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	560.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	265.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	148.5 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
Bear in the wild `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg
Boat in the water `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg
Two men sitting on a rock overlooking a cliff `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg
Horizon view on a dirt road `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg
Flowers on a canoe `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg
Governors Home `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg
Man on a bike cycling through a canyon `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg
The poles set up for a teepee `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg
Flag at Full Staff `div.col-border > div#flagStateHolder > div#pic-left > img`	governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png

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

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Forced reflow

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●User Timing marks and measures 7 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 12 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 190 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 360 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 200 ms

○INP breakdown

○LCP request discovery

100

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.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Read more `div#c-inr > div#c-inr-i > div#c-txt > a.cc-link`

○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

●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

●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

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●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

●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

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●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

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

○`<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

○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.

○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.

Best Practices

User Experience

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Aspect Ratio (Displayed)	Aspect Ratio (Actual)
Portrait of Steve Daines `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Daines`	mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	126 x 150 (0.84)	2700 x 3420 (0.79)
Senator-elect Sheehy, official portrait in Washington, DC on December 11, 2024.… `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Sheehy`	mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	126 x 150 (0.84)	240 x 300 (0.80)
Representative Troy Downing Montana's 2nd Congressional District `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	126 x 150 (0.84)	240 x 300 (0.80)
Portrait of Ryan Zinke `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg	126 x 150 (0.84)	128 x 150 (0.85)

Image natural dimensions should be proportional to the display size and the pixel ratio to maximize image clarity. Learn how to provide responsive images.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Displayed size	Actual size	Expected size
Image of Governor Greg Gianforte `div.col-border > div.col-xs-6 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/index-gianforte.jpg	120 x 200	120 x 200	180 x 300

●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

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
mt.gov/use_of_google_analytics	Read 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
body.mtgov-home-body > div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#fullscreenHolder > a `body.mtgov-home-body > div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#fullscreenHolder > a`
View Caption `div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#slideshowHolder > div#openCaptionHolder > a.d-none`

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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

○robots.txt is valid

○Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

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

1.70 s

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

2.82 s

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

48 ms

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

0.072

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

3.76 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.

5.73 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Why this matters

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

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	0.0 ms	751.9 KiB
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	0.0 ms	713.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	0.0 ms	607.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	0.0 ms	597.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	0.0 ms	560.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	0.0 ms	265.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	0.0 ms	148.5 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/images/background114.jpg	0.0 ms	145.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	0.0 ms	56.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/odlr_150x1501.png	0.0 ms	52.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	0.0 ms	47.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	0.0 ms	47.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	0.0 ms	44.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	0.0 ms	38.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	0.0 ms	37.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	0.0 ms	34.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	0.0 ms	33.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	0.0 ms	31.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/smt_150x150-1.png	0.0 ms	30.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	0.0 ms	29.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/uify_150x150.png	0.0 ms	28.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/Library_SSP_Logo.png	0.0 ms	26.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	0.0 ms	25.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	0.0 ms	22.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	0.0 ms	21.7 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	0.0 ms	21.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/residents2.png	0.0 ms	16.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20080715_096.jpg	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/choprs_150x1501.png	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/elic_elk_150x150x.png	0.0 ms	16.3 KiB
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	0.0 ms	16.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/_DSC0864.JPG	0.0 ms	15.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/cspl_150x150.png	0.0 ms	15.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/drs_150x150.png	0.0 ms	15.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1107-2.jpg	0.0 ms	15.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/about2.png	0.0 ms	14.7 KiB
mtgov.formstack.com/forms/js.php/mt_gov_contact_us	5.0 s	14.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9320.jpg	0.0 ms	14.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csp_150x150.png	0.0 ms	14.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5799.jpg	0.0 ms	14.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0262.jpg	0.0 ms	14.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9410.jpg	0.0 ms	14.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060801-20060727_GNP_192.jpg	0.0 ms	13.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/vrr_150x150X.png	0.0 ms	13.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090904-DSC_7983.jpg	0.0 ms	13.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	0.0 ms	13.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0119-2.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1655.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0196.jpg	0.0 ms	13.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0220.jpg	0.0 ms	13.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/con_150x150X.png	0.0 ms	12.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	0.0 ms	12.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090905-DSC_8197.jpg	0.0 ms	11.9 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_1072_1.jpg	0.0 ms	11.8 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_8159_1.jpg	0.0 ms	11.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_4212.jpg	0.0 ms	11.5 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/bitterroot_large.jpg	0.0 ms	11.4 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	0.0 ms	11.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/mpdr_150x150.png	0.0 ms	11.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/cadastralicon.png	0.0 ms	11.0 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/mtgov-photoGalleryData.js	0.0 ms	10.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5969.jpg	0.0 ms	10.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060810_GNP_1105.jpg	0.0 ms	9.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/navbar/education2.png	0.0 ms	8.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1302.jpg	0.0 ms	8.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/sprite-mdtLogos.png	0.0 ms	8.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1301.jpg	0.0 ms	8.4 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/06_YNP_3778.jpg	0.0 ms	8.2 KiB
mt.gov/_images/index-gianforte.jpg	0.0 ms	8.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/ftsicon.png	0.0 ms	8.0 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0848-146.jpg	0.0 ms	7.8 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	0.0 ms	7.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg	0.0 ms	6.9 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	0.0 ms	6.9 KiB
governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png	0.0 ms	6.4 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.css	0.0 ms	5.3 KiB
mt.gov/_images/vote_lg.png	0.0 ms	4.4 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/montanalogo.png	0.0 ms	3.7 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/news-gallery.js	0.0 ms	2.5 KiB
mt.gov/flag-status/util/flagState.js	0.0 ms	1.3 KiB
template.mt.gov/resources/template/amberalert.js?_=1776816952775	0.0 ms	589 B

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-IMG

nodeLabel: Interactive map

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,5,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,P,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.col-border > p > a.center-block > img#Img5

snippet: <img alt="Interactive map" class="center center-block img-responsive img-fluid" height="221" id="Img5" src="_images/mtmap.png" width="380">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Protocol
mt.gov/	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/residents2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/about2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/navbar/education2.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/index-gianforte.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/vote_lg.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/vrr_150x150X.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/smt_150x150-1.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/odlr_150x1501.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/uify_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/con_150x150X.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/cadastralicon.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/elic_elk_150x150x.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/ftsicon.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/csp_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/cspl_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/drs_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/choprs_150x1501.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/mpdr_150x150.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/Library_SSP_Logo.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/flag-status/util/flagState.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/news-gallery.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/photoGallery.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/mtgov-photoGalleryData.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/icons/sprite-mdtLogos.png	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/bitterroot_large.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_4212.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_1072_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/IMG_8159_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/_DSC0864.JPG	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/06_YNP_3778.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060801-20060727_GNP_192.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0196.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20060810_GNP_1105.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20080715_096.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5799.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090816-DSC_5969.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090904-DSC_7983.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090905-DSC_8197.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9320.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/20090915-DSC_9410.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0119-2.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0220.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0262.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_0848-146.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1107-2.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1301.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1302.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/thumbs/DSC_1655.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_files/images/favicon.ico	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	http/1.1
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	http/1.1

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	21.3 KiB	943 ms
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.css	5.3 KiB	743 ms
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	16.2 KiB	442 ms
/css2?family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,100;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,7...	2.6 KiB	279 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css	32.9 KiB	324 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-datatables@10.0.0/dist/style.min.css	1.2 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.8 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/css/all.min.css	20.4 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css	13.7 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/orestbida/cookieconsent@v2.9.1/dist/cookieconsent.css	4.6 KiB

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/webfonts/fa-soli...	5.0 ms
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/webfonts/fa-bran...	5.0 ms

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
Portrait of Steve Daines `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Daines`	mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	596.9 KiB	595.7 KiB
Governors Home `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg	56.5 KiB	52.9 KiB
Driver Licensing Renewal and License Status Check `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/odlr_150x1501.png	52.0 KiB	48.8 KiB
Driver License, Real ID, renewal and status check `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/realid_150x150.png	47.6 KiB	44.4 KiB
Flowers on a canoe `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg	47.7 KiB	44.2 KiB
Bear in the wild `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg	44.7 KiB	35.3 KiB
The poles set up for a teepee `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg	37.0 KiB	34.9 KiB
Man on a bike cycling through a canyon `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg	34.6 KiB	32.5 KiB
Two men sitting on a rock overlooking a cliff `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg	38.5 KiB	29.1 KiB
Business Filing Portal `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/smt_150x150-1.png	30.3 KiB	27.1 KiB
Unemployment Insurance, File a Claim at the Claimant Center `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/uify_150x150.png	27.9 KiB	24.7 KiB
Representative Troy Downing Montana's 2nd Congressional District `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	25.3 KiB	22.3 KiB
Interactive map `div.col-border > p > a.center-block > img#Img5`	mt.gov/_images/mtmap.png	33.7 KiB	21.2 KiB
A man downhill skiing `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/manskiing.jpg	22.7 KiB	20.6 KiB
Boat in the water `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg	28.9 KiB	19.5 KiB
Horizon view on a dirt road `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg	21.5 KiB	18.0 KiB
Vehicle Registration and Renewal `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/vrr_150x150X.png	13.2 KiB	10.0 KiB
Correctional Offender Network `div.carousel-item > div > a.card > img.p-1`	mt.gov/_images/icons/con_150x150X.png	12.3 KiB	9.1 KiB
video thumbnail `div.mtgov-home-videogalleryholder > div.mtgov-home-videogalleryholder > button.mtgov-videoGallery-imgLink > img.center-block`	mt.gov/_images/118317868HQ_playbtn.jpg	31.1 KiB	9.0 KiB
Senator-elect Sheehy, official portrait in Washington, DC on December 11, 2024.… `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Sheehy`	mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	11.9 KiB	8.9 KiB
Flag at Full Staff `div.col-border > div#flagStateHolder > div#pic-left > img`	governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png	6.0 KiB	5.4 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

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 40 ms 9.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
mt.gov/_files/css/styles.css	16.2 KiB	4.8 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.8 KiB	4.4 KiB

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 17.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
template.mt.gov/resources/template/template.js	20.9 KiB	8.8 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/scripts.js	11.0 KiB	4.7 KiB
mt.gov/_files/js/lightbox.js	7.5 KiB	3.7 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: 180 ms 73.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css	32.4 KiB	28.4 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@7.0.0/css/all.min.css	20.3 KiB	19.9 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css	13.3 KiB	13.3 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar-scheduler@5.7.2/main.css	11.7 KiB	11.6 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.

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Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 190 ms 779.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	712.6 KiB	458.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	155.6 KiB	110.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	155.6 KiB	65.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TSZV287	121.8 KiB	63.3 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fullcalendar@5.3.2/main.min.js	66.9 KiB	56.9 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-datatables@10.0.0/dist/umd/simple-datatables.min.js	26.5 KiB	24.3 KiB

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
news.mt.gov/mtgov.json	1.2 MiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_4212.jpg	751.9 KiB
static.formstack.com/forms/forms-renderer/builds/public/form_427ca0e87f.js	713.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/IMG_1072_1.jpg	607.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	597.1 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/bitterroot_large.jpg	560.7 KiB
mt.gov/_images/photogallery/screen/Spirit_of_MT.jpg	265.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	155.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTPSFBZCE5&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1h1	155.6 KiB
mt.gov/_images/icons/csed_services.png	148.5 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
Portrait of Steve Daines `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Daines`	mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg
Bear in the wild `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/bear.jpg
Boat in the water `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/boat_on_water.jpg
Two men sitting on a rock overlooking a cliff `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/Bob-Webster-photo.jpg
Horizon view on a dirt road `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/dirt_road.jpg
Flowers on a canoe `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/flowers_on_canoe.jpg
Governors Home `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/gov_mansion.jpg
Man on a bike cycling through a canyon `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/person_on_bike.jpg
The poles set up for a teepee `div.row > div.col-xs-4 > a > img.img-fluid`	mt.gov/_images/media-gallery/fp_photo_gallery/teepee.jpg
Portrait of Ryan Zinke `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/ryan-zinke-web.jpg
Flag at Full Staff `div.col-border > div#flagStateHolder > div#pic-left > img`	governor.mt.gov/flag-status/util/full.png

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Forced reflow

●LCP breakdown

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●User Timing marks and measures 7 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.3 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 0.8 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 180 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 370 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 190 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 7 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

Accessibility

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
Slide 0 `div.col-border > div#carouselee24 > div.carousel-indicators > button.active`
Slide 1 `div.col-border > div#carouselee24 > div.carousel-indicators > button`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Read more `div#c-inr > div#c-inr-i > div#c-txt > a.cc-link`

○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

●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

●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

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●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

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●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

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

○`<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

○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.

○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.

Best Practices

User Experience

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Aspect Ratio (Displayed)	Aspect Ratio (Actual)
Portrait of Steve Daines `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Daines`	mt.gov/_images/daines.jpg	125 x 146 (0.86)	2700 x 3420 (0.79)
Senator-elect Sheehy, official portrait in Washington, DC on December 11, 2024.… `div.senate-img-row > div.senate-img > a > img#Sheehy`	mt.gov/_images/TimSheehy.jpg	125 x 146 (0.86)	240 x 300 (0.80)
Representative Troy Downing Montana's 2nd Congressional District `div.house-image-row > div.house-img > a.rep > img.img-responsive`	mt.gov/_images/Troy_Downing.jpg	125 x 146 (0.86)	240 x 300 (0.80)

●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

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

SEO

Content Best Practices

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
mt.gov/use_of_google_analytics	Read more

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Crawling and Indexing

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
body.mtgov-home-body > div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#fullscreenHolder > a `body.mtgov-home-body > div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#fullscreenHolder > a`
View Caption `div#mtgov-photoGallery-GalleryDisplay > div#slideshowHolder > div#openCaptionHolder > a.d-none`

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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

○robots.txt is valid

○Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Results for https://mt.gov

Site Health

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Top Priorities (5)

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Strategic

Easy Improvements

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What fixing these means

Conversion Barriers

Speed (2)

Trust (2)

Usability (1)

Content (2)

Navigation (1)

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Investment

Monthly returns

Regulatory risk avoided

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Cost by category

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What Inaction Is Costing You

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