Performance
· 17 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates
First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.
3.11 s
Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.
36.69 s
Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.
891 ms
Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.
0.005
Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.
12.40 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.
37.18 s
Page Load Progression
FPage Weight BudgetAction7.0 MB transferred, 73 requestsFIX
Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size.
Image bandwidth is high — modern formats (WebP/AVIF) and resizing typically cut it 50%+.
Source: web.dev
Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
JavaScript bundle is large — code-split routes and lazy-load off-screen components to defer.
Source: web.dev
FJS Execution CostAction3501ms total JS executionFIX
Main Thread Breakdown
| Script | Total | Scripting | Parse/Compile | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.jneurosci.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__l1Zqf64UYF4ATbLwTkia2CKjs6C6b2YuWlA_86TOZ6o__P7ikZQCl3Wc1SK729IaTbMfaE9iDcyOLlTFArVvei0E__jkPqOciu-GpwuryVSHt0rOTFoTTNbRLwYPk80PSVXP8.js | 1115ms | 501ms | 37ms | 1st |
| Unattributable | 469ms | 10ms | 0ms | 3rd |
| https://www.jneurosci.org/ | 464ms | 20ms | 13ms | 1st |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FL7DMQSCNT&cx=c>m=4e64k1h2 | 414ms | 321ms | 86ms | 3rd |
| https://cdn.foxycart.com/sn.ecommerce.highwire.org/foxycart.jsonp.sidecart.min.1776800679.js | 402ms | 326ms | 75ms | 3rd |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-T845VD6 | 218ms | 157ms | 58ms | 3rd |
| https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js | 129ms | 118ms | 10ms | 3rd |
| https://assets.adobedtm.com/175f7caa2b90/f691299e04ac/launch-46c1ed716cb0.min.js | 100ms | 79ms | 11ms | 3rd |
| https://servedbyadbutler.com/app.js | 68ms | 37ms | 12ms | 3rd |
| https://cdn.foxycart.com/sn.ecommerce.highwire.org/responsive_styles.1724442605.css | 67ms | 0ms | 0ms | 3rd |
Showing top 10 of 11 scripts
DJS BundlesAction22 scripts, 192 KB unusedFIX
Downloaded but never executed on this page.
| Script | Size | Unused | Minified | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FL7DMQSCNT&cx=c>m=4e64k1h2 | 156 KB | 67 KB (43%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-T845VD6 | 117 KB | 65 KB (55%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cdn.foxycart.com/sn.ecommerce.highwire.org/foxycart.jsonp.sidecart.min.1776800679.js | 93 KB | 34 KB (37%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://www.jneurosci.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__l1Zqf64UYF4ATbLwTkia2CKjs6C6b2YuWlA_86TOZ6o__P7ikZQCl3Wc1SK729IaTbMfaE9iDcyOLlTFArVvei0E__jkPqOciu-GpwuryVSHt0rOTFoTTNbRLwYPk80PSVXP8.js | 68 KB | 26 KB (38%) | ✗ | 1st |
| https://www.jneurosci.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__Jd5dsvNznZMdglFu8sSni1wCsUfzvQbApHPAZwt5TY4__65Mqa1DMRwcSvPxjJEn6BXgMm-ckF3oOvkUTG9HRADI__jkPqOciu-GpwuryVSHt0rOTFoTTNbRLwYPk80PSVXP8.js | 5 KB | — | ✗ | 1st |
| https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/952157035/?random=1776895623079&cv=9&fst=1776895623079&num=1&guid=ON&resp=GooglemKTybQhCsO&eid=375603260%2C466465925%2C512247838%2C658953496&u_h=823&u_w=412&ig=1&frm=0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jneurosci.org%2F&tiba=Journal%20of%20Neuroscience&hn=www.googleadservices.com&rfmt=3&fmt=4 | 0 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://www.jneurosci.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__GM3GJPR36rRIz0TRkjC5OQwrioSyN9aoYRivDhCO_AM__qAl84FcCv2jyN22yFGS5Oc85cjd9zKX6p_cFNLGhe-M__jkPqOciu-GpwuryVSHt0rOTFoTTNbRLwYPk80PSVXP8.js | 4 KB | — | ✓ | 1st |
| https://assets.adobedtm.com/175f7caa2b90/f691299e04ac/launch-46c1ed716cb0.min.js | 19 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cdn.foxycart.com/sn.ecommerce.highwire.org/loader.js | 1 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cdn.pbgrd.com/core-sfn.js | 4 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
CImage OptimizationAction23 images, 0 KB saveableREVIEW
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
CPage Weight InventoryAction73 resources · 7.0 MB · 192 KB savings availableREVIEW
~191.8 KiB of savings available
| # | Resource | Type | Size | Cache | Unused | 3rd party | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | ||||||
| 73 resources | 7.0 MiB | ||||||
BHTTP Cachingpublic, max-age=0, must-revalidate, proxy-revalidate, pre-check=0, post-check=0REVIEW
public, max-age=0, must-revalidate, proxy-revalidate, pre-check=0, post-check=0
| Directive | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| public | — | Any cache may store this response |
| max-age | 0 | Cache for 0 seconds |
| must-revalidate | — | Must recheck with server after expiry |
| proxy-revalidate | — | |
| pre-check | 0 | |
| post-check | 0 |
AThird-Party Impact35% third-party, 0 ms blockingPASS
A+Text CompressionAll text resources are compressedPASS
A+Font Loading3 fonts (51 KB)PASS
Web fonts
3
51 KB total
Render-blocking
0
of 3
Dominant font-display
swap
Most common across fonts
Font loading timeline
- Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
- Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
Optimization checklist
- Preload critical fonts (priority=high)
- Use woff2 format for all fonts
- Set font-display to swap, optional, or fallback
- Subset large fonts (≤100 KB each)
Fixing the unchecked items could save ~15 KB and ~30 ms
A+Resource CachingAll resources properly cachedPASS
A+Critical Rendering PathNo render-blocking resourcesPASS
A+Resource HintsNo optimization neededPASS
A+Render-Blocking ResourcesNo render-blocking resources detectedPASS
A+Third-Party ResourcesNo third-party resources detectedPASS
A+Green HostingWhether the site is served from green-energy infrastructurePASS
Green Hosting
This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure
Provider: Cloudflare
Network Waterfall73 requests over 2467msINFO
Third-Party Script CostPer-script blocking time, transfer cost, and cache headersINFO
| Script | Category | Execution | Transfer | Unused | Monthly Cost | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unattributable Unattributable | Other | 469ms | 0 KB | — | $6/mo | Costly |
Google Tag Manager www.googletagmanager.com | Tag Manager | 414ms | 156 KB | 43% | $5/mo | Costly |
cdn.foxycart.com cdn.foxycart.com | Other | 402ms | 93 KB | 37% | $5/mo | Costly |
Google Tag Manager www.googletagmanager.com | Tag Manager | 218ms | 117 KB | 55% | $3/mo | Costly |
Google Ads Conversion www.googleadservices.com | Advertising | 129ms | 24 KB | — | $2/mo | Optional |
assets.adobedtm.com assets.adobedtm.com | Other | 100ms | 19 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
servedbyadbutler.com servedbyadbutler.com | Other | 68ms | 13 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
cdn.foxycart.com cdn.foxycart.com | Other | 67ms | 74 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
tags.crwdcntrl.net tags.crwdcntrl.net | Other | 54ms | 20 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
These scripts may cost more than they're worth
- Unattributable adds 469ms and costs ~$6/month
- Google Tag Manager adds 414ms and costs ~$5/month
- cdn.foxycart.com adds 402ms and costs ~$5/month
- Google Tag Manager adds 218ms and costs ~$3/month
55% of JavaScript execution time comes from third-party scripts.
Third-party scripts (analytics, ads, social, A/B testing) often dominate execution time — every one is a perf-and-privacy tax.
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Each third-party script is a black box: you don't control when it loads, what it executes, or how much it grows. They often account for a major share of total blocking time on average sites (HTTP Archive's Web Almanac documents the trend). Audit which ones you actually need, defer the rest, and use facade patterns (lite-youtube, lite-vimeo) for embedded media.
Source: web.dev / HTTP Archive Web Almanac
Unattributable takes 469ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.
This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.
Source: web.dev
Google Tag Manager takes 414ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.
This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.
Source: web.dev
cdn.foxycart.com takes 402ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.
This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.
Source: web.dev
Google Tag Manager takes 218ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.
This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.
Source: web.dev
55% of Google Tag Manager's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.
Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.
Source: web.dev