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· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.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.
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
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Request | Cache TTL | Transfer Size |
|---|---|---|
| /prismic-images/ghostery/Zv1Hi7VsGrYSwSET_cta.png?auto=fo... | 86400.0 s | 875.3 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/90c67071-c0c2-48c4-a48b-f46b0160... | 86400.0 s | 411.8 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/fb69e2a5-9de6-4dce-a968-94712d8b... | 86400.0 s | 388.4 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/fd12fcf3-a025-4cfa-b9fc-26711ddf... | 86400.0 s | 374.3 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/Zv1HirVsGrYSwSES_ad-blocker.jpg?... | 86400.0 s | 315.4 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/b0a01d07-9ff8-4779-a65c-39abbba9... | 86400.0 s | 270.7 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/58c04b93-6302-4c81-8b76-6109d222... | 86400.0 s | 243.7 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/20c83a12-ea8f-45e0-9e1d-c14c8362... | 86400.0 s | 111.7 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/aMvL22GNHVfTPWk4_489410309-c5afd... | 86400.0 s | 99.4 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/bb94ce5e-5352-4ec9-bab5-6ab8df39... | 86400.0 s | 67.0 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/130dbc02-9a6f-437f-9827-1a874db8... | 86400.0 s | 58.2 KiB |
| /prismic-images/ghostery/3c44a608-dc93-4608-8e15-f92fdcb4... | 86400.0 s | 32.7 KiB |
Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Resource Size | Est Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ghostery Privacy Digest div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/90c67071-c0c2-48c4-a48b-f46b0160... | 443.2 KiB | 361.9 KiB |
Ghostery contributions section.ds-section > div.ds-section-header > div.ds-text-center > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/fb69e2a5-9de6-4dce-a968-94712d8b... | 390.3 KiB | 336.3 KiB |
Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker panel detailed view displaying blocked tracker ca… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/Zv1HirVsGrYSwSES_ad-blocker.jpg?... | 367.6 KiB | 265.4 KiB |
Ghostery Private Search displaying desktop and mobile search results and tracki… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/b0a01d07-9ff8-4779-a65c-39abbba9... | 321.3 KiB | 220.8 KiB |
Ghostery Private Search displaying desktop and mobile search results and tracki… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/58c04b93-6302-4c81-8b76-6109d222... | 293.5 KiB | 193.7 KiB |
Banner image div.ds-home-header > div.ds-container > div.ds-banner > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/aMvL22GNHVfTPWk4_489410309-c5afd... | 100.1 KiB | 95.9 KiB |
Venture Beat section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-innotechtoday-96f9f5287b2cf... | 6.7 KiB | 5.1 KiB |
Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| ghostery.com/ | 205 ms |
| www.ghostery.com/ | 0.0 ms |
Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| www.ghostery.com/ | 773 ms |
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.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| /assets/application-d29f6f20124de52796be7581e9c51079ba6a3... | 25.9 KiB | 19.6 KiB |
Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Category | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| Other | 1.4 s |
| Script Evaluation | 892 ms |
| Style & Layout | 154 ms |
| Rendering | 50 ms |
| Parse HTML & CSS | 28 ms |
| Garbage Collection | 18 ms |
| Script Parsing & Compilation | 5.6 ms |
Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| /assets/application-d29f6f20124de52796be7581e9c51079ba6a3... | 26.3 KiB | 4.7 KiB |
Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| /assets/application-c783c8f6efe3141c00cd97f44a2446c135ccc... | 42.9 KiB | 12.3 KiB |
Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | |
|---|---|
Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker panel presented over browser and showing core fun… div.ds-bg-gradient-gray > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-cta-img > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/Zv1Hi7VsGrYSwSET_cta.png?auto=fo... |
Ghostery contributions section.ds-section > div.ds-section-header > div.ds-text-center > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/fb69e2a5-9de6-4dce-a968-94712d8b... |
Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker panel detailed view displaying blocked tracker ca… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/Zv1HirVsGrYSwSES_ad-blocker.jpg?... |
Ghostery Private Search displaying desktop and mobile search results and tracki… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/58c04b93-6302-4c81-8b76-6109d222... |
Ghostery Private Search displaying desktop and mobile search results and tracki… div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/b0a01d07-9ff8-4779-a65c-39abbba9... |
Ghostery Privacy Digest div#learn-more > section.ds-section > div.ds-section-two-columns > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/90c67071-c0c2-48c4-a48b-f46b0160... |
Banner image div.ds-home-header > div.ds-container > div.ds-banner > img | /prismic-images/ghostery/aMvL22GNHVfTPWk4_489410309-c5afd... |
The Verge section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-wired-8929ac8a3e8ee3bcd47e2... |
The New Your Times section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-the-new-york-times-a8dc0589... |
The Verge section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-the-verge-a0052c70d0fbeea65... |
Techradar section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-techradar-575ba7e6f06122ba2... |
PC section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-pcmag-09c1c19f0a0c2846d8174... |
PC section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-wsj-cb331ab973539f565415c27... |
Forbes section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-cnbc-27aa100c8b0d31bf8f73b9... |
Forbes section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-forbes-d060f15d879ff1b3eba8... |
Toms Guide section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-toms-guide-d01852775135b94a... |
Readers Digest section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-readers-digest-dc60a74a565e... |
Tech Republic section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-tech-republic-cd70adad262d6... |
Vox section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-vox-cbaaed900e41a4fe111f07f... |
Business Insider section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-business-insider-42640a6362... |
NDTV section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-ndtv-459e0b53c87a8ac73706f4... |
Huffpost section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-huffpost-94925720cdef126127... |
Engadget section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-engadget-950e7360223e11797c... |
Techspot section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-techspot-5c58f9b0237ec149bd... |
Pymnts section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-pymnts-9edfd877c9c6a078903f... |
Arstechnica section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-arstechnica-2d6af4adc7d2925... |
Android Authority section.ds-container > div.ds-carousel > div.ds-carousel-slider > img | /assets/design_system/home-cp-android-authority-c49561c95... |
Tracker & Ad Blocker section.ds-container > div.ds-home-tools > a > img | /assets/design_system/home-tracker-card-lg-5cdbd374ea3942... |
section.ds-container > div.ds-home-tools > a > img section.ds-container > div.ds-home-tools > a > img | /assets/design_system/home-search-card-lg-5b73c6af91ea9ad... |
section.ds-container > div.ds-home-tools > a > img section.ds-container > div.ds-home-tools > a > img | /assets/design_system/home-whotracksme-card-lg-0d730c6f51... |
Over 100 million Ghostery downloads section.ds-testimonials-section > div.ds-testimonials-desc > div.ds-testimonials-stars > img | /assets/design_system/home-ghostery-users-f2ac2d858757ac7... |
div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img | /assets/design_system/home-tracker-card-aebbeb8345962eb72... |
div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img | /assets/design_system/home-search-card-abb6effb9315c6a09b... |
div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img | /assets/design_system/home-search-card-abb6effb9315c6a09b... |
div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img div.ds-section-two-columns > div > h3.ds-home-features-header > img | /assets/design_system/home-newsletter-card-5c6af7b7708e73... |
4.6 out of 5 stars rating section.ds-testimonials-section > div.ds-testimonials-desc > div.ds-testimonials-stars > img | /assets/design_system/home-stars-f952ea25a5d8381fe6e05571... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-02-50faa4e019c46b9812c25a... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-09-d62e2b388e38378721878f... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-08-bc630a4547e9a4d2a85c20... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-01-56781bf1f21cdb3197955a... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-07-4f29bf7a52dc185cc9af17... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-06-2ddd9a6aa4d4e47c9c6bb0... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-08-bc630a4547e9a4d2a85c20... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-09-d62e2b388e38378721878f... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-04-97e0f8cf2dbd7a49dcb35c... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-09-d62e2b388e38378721878f... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-05-b082f1ce2f9f12446ef221... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-06-2ddd9a6aa4d4e47c9c6bb0... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-08-bc630a4547e9a4d2a85c20... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-03-389847955992929a235b70... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-07-4f29bf7a52dc185cc9af17... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-04-97e0f8cf2dbd7a49dcb35c... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-02-50faa4e019c46b9812c25a... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-01-56781bf1f21cdb3197955a... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-09-d62e2b388e38378721878f... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-05-b082f1ce2f9f12446ef221... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-06-2ddd9a6aa4d4e47c9c6bb0... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-08-bc630a4547e9a4d2a85c20... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-09-d62e2b388e38378721878f... |
User avatar div.ds-carousel-slider > div.ds-testimonials-card > div.ds-testimonials-info > img | /assets/design_system/icon-user-01-56781bf1f21cdb3197955a... |
Chrome div.ds-home-section-cta-button > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large > img | /assets/design_system/icon-chrome-a9594e2504af62ae9150a96... |
Chrome div.ds-text-center > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large > img | /assets/design_system/icon-chrome-a9594e2504af62ae9150a96... |
Chrome div.ds-margin-section > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large > img | /assets/design_system/icon-chrome-a9594e2504af62ae9150a96... |
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR header.ds-header > nav.ds-header-container > section.ds-header-actions > a.ds-button-small |
GET GHOSTERY FOR CHROME div > div.ds-home-section-cta-button > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large |
BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR section.ds-section > div.ds-section-header > div > a.ds-button |
GET GHOSTERY NOW section.ds-testimonials-section > div.ds-text-center > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large |
GET GHOSTERY FOR CHROME div > div.ds-margin-section > p.ds-margin-v-m > a.ds-button-large |
New section.ds-footer-nav-container > nav.ds-footer-nav > a > span.ds-footer-badge |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
JOIN THE GHOSTERY USER COMMUNITY AND PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA ONLINE div.ds-bg-gradient-gray > section.ds-testimonials-section > div.ds-testimonials-desc > h4.ds-display-s |
Free vs Paid Ad Blockers: What's the difference? div.ds-blog-grid > a.ds-blog-post > div.ds-blog-post-content > h4.ds-label-l |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Ghostery on Facebook div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
Ghostery on X div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
Ghostery on Linkedin div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
Ghostery on Instagram div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
Ghostery on Youtube div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
Ghostery on TikTok div.ds-footer-container > section.ds-footer-notice > nav.ds-footer-socials > a |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Best Practices
SEO
These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.
Content Best Practices
Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Link destination | Link Text |
|---|---|
| /blog/adblocker-for-edge-android-iphone?utm_campaign=ghos... | LEARN MORE |
| www.ghostery.com/ghostery-ad-blocker | Learn more |
| www.ghostery.com/private-search | Learn more |
| www.ghostery.com/whotracksme | Learn more |
| www.ghostery.com/privacy-digest | Learn more |
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Crawling and Indexing
If your robots.txt file is malformed, crawlers may not be able to understand how you want your website to be crawled or indexed. Learn more about robots.txt.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Line # | Content | Error |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Sitemap: /sitemap.xml | Invalid sitemap URL |
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.