Changes
https://wired.com
New York, United Stated → Madrid, Spain
These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.
70
New issues
56
Resolved
28
score changes
| Category | Previous | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite | C (72) | C (78) | +6.000 |
| Performance | D (66) | C (73) | +7.000 |
| Security | D (64) | B (80) | +16.000 |
| Accessibility | D (59) | C (75) | +16.000 |
| SEO | A (92) | A (96) | +4.000 |
| Infrastructure | A (94) | B (84) | -10.000 |
| Compliance | B (85) | D (68) | -17.000 |
| Content | A (91) | B (85) | -6.000 |
| Sustainability | F (54) | D (56) | +2.000 |
| Metric | Previous | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 2800 | 3000 | +200 |
| Accessibility | 9200 | 7600 | -1600 |
| Best Practices | 7700 | 7700 | — |
| SEO | 8500 | 9200 | +700 |
| PWA | 0 | 0 | — |
| Desktop Performance | 7600 | 5100 | -2500 |
| Desktop Accessibility | 9000 | 8800 | -200 |
| Desktop Best Practices | 7700 | 7700 | — |
| Desktop SEO | 8500 | 9200 | +700 |
| FCP | 4.49 s | 2.89 s | -1.60 s |
| LCP | 33.20 s | 29.77 s | -3.43 s |
| TBT | 2.34 s | 23.29 s | +20.95 s |
| CLS | 0.001 | 0.042 | +0.041 |
| Desktop FCP | 1.25 s | 1.06 s | -188 ms |
| Desktop LCP | 1.66 s | 1.73 s | +65 ms |
| Desktop TBT | 211 ms | 2.60 s | +2.39 s |
| Desktop CLS | 0.028 | 0.031 | +0.003 |
| TTFB † | 144 ms | 35 ms | -108 ms |
| DNS † | 37 ms | 6 ms | -32 ms |
| TLS † | 69 ms | 17 ms | -52 ms |
| Connect † | 1 ms | 1 ms | +1 ms |
| Total † | 144 ms | 36 ms | -108 ms |
† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.
Projected vs. Actual
Previous
Projected
Actual
Fell short of projection
56 issues resolved since last audit
102 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A+
Estimate — actual results may vary
CRITICAL 31 image(s) missing alt attribute accessibility
CRITICAL 3.24g CO2 per page view sustainability
CRITICAL Page weighs 39.3 MB (11.4 MB transferred) performance
WARNING Images are 3.3 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING Unattributable: 5981ms CPU time performance
WARNING External script from tr.snapchat.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://s.amazon-adsystem.com/iu3?cm3ppd=1&d=dtb-pub&csif=t&dl=ox-db5_n-index_n…") accessibility
WARNING https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js?pixel_id...: 3941ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 57503ms (91% of total) performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/8879.b779f1fcfa...: 107 KB unused (76%) performance
WARNING 7 tracking pixel(s) on the page (4 domain(s)) compliance
WARNING SRI adoption: 0/67 third-party resources protected (0%) security
WARNING External script from config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="about:blank") accessibility
WARNING External script from www.redditstatic.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from bat.bing.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from static.adsafeprotected.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from static.ads-twitter.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from uk-script.dotmetrics.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from cdn-magiclinks.trackonomics.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/aframe") accessibility
WARNING 583 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING Total JS execution time is 63.5 s -- over the 3.5s budget performance
WARNING 33 images missing alt text content
WARNING 3 link(s) open in a new tab without rel=noopener security
WARNING External script from snap.licdn.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/5590.e4ec6cf5ca...: 5083ms CPU time performance
WARNING External script from analytics.tiktok.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from a.ad.gt lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Page weight 11.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 10.4 MB performance
WARNING 582 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING External script from s.yimg.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from apps.rokt.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.wired.com/: 3936ms CPU time performance
WARNING 2 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer performance
WARNING 3.24g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING External script from connect.facebook.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 7 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING Broken link: https://ssc.wired.com/get_cookie_id?cookie_domain=wired.c... content
WARNING External script from sc-static.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/5441.356c7bf569...: 255 KB unused (51%) performance
WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure
WARNING 50 images missing explicit width/height content
WARNING External script from bd1cec50-00d1-4ce9-9572-785857419a1e.edge.permutive.app lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from ak.sail-horizon.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.adsrvr.org lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from s.skimresources.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 14 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://cm.g.doubleclick.net/partnerpixels?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F") accessibility
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 1 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING 28 images significantly larger than display size content
WARNING External script from tag.bounceexchange.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from googleads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from asset.fwpub1.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (11.4 MiB of 11.4 MiB) performance
WARNING https://bd1cec50-00d1-4ce9-9572-785857419a1e.edge....: 3532ms CPU time performance
WARNING All 49 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING External script from sb.scorecardresearch.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://cdn.permutive.app/topics.html") accessibility
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/7270.39a8333589...: 147 KB unused (47%) performance
WARNING External script from cdn.parsely.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from cdn.sophi.io lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING JavaScript is 6.9 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/5590.e4ec6cf5ca...: 151 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 106 KB unused (50%) performance
WARNING 198 of 200 links are healthy content
WARNING External script from ssc.wired.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from cdn.treasuredata.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING <iframe> missing title attribute (src="") accessibility
CRITICAL Page weighs 29.2 MB (12.2 MB transferred) performance
CRITICAL 30 image(s) missing alt attribute accessibility
CRITICAL 3.44g CO2 per page view sustainability
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d56806948761f395b... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Images are 6.7 MB — compress or use modern formats performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/685f10e6472f227b69c... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d585fca17189a9bfd... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/6984c757373aa7c9b06... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69dfb6527e53dbff73e... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d681be0aa0c0c6d4d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/2880.865952f357...: 160 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/2519.91e6c4f595...: 144 KB unused (47%) performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/62cc3e03e0140c38a4e... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d5747914cc7e3430d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Unattributable: 951ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69cd244228d35b2c1df... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Page weight 12.2 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 11.2 MB performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/59cacaede7a72536045... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69c138458ee963c6c9d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/696bb6f2b0c775c788d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING 199 of 200 links are healthy content
WARNING 38 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (12.2 MiB of 12.2 MiB) performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/686729e7c3e228b3598... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69df1b43d64f8f9661d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/presenter-bundl...: 1415ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/68a91d240ff15a77d5c... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING JavaScript is 2.6 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 138 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69cec0fd316700facf3... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/1292.40f59c87ae...: 108 KB unused (75%) performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69deb8f5fa20dbfacc2... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 8857ms (90% of total) performance
WARNING 139 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/63517ff717fba1b3a9d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/5c1c75ed59e96b0db45... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/: 1568ms CPU time performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d5729e948761f395b... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69c5c6fcd03999521bd... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 2 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING 3.44g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/6942c596ccb20d7f662... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/GQIyRESV-mKlzdkI-3ADQAkllGN_...: 857ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 144 KB unused (77%) performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69c342b9ea56e672b4e... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69dea084bbe4a9ff56b... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/6995f4e36d0b5a054ae... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69decbf74d898774bc7... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69d6f6552ce2d8ce963... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/6451677ceb3f06fa814... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69dec7e359777aa7419... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://media.wired.com/photos/69dd3923d295d33b0cb... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/2880.865952f357...: 2291ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/1113.b582e0d60b...: 241 KB unused (50%) performance
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
CRITICAL Malformed JSON-LD block #1 content
CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security
CRITICAL og:image is not reachable content
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from news.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from martech.condenastdigital.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING External script from www.wired.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from ads-static.conde.digital lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H3 → H6 (missing H4) accessibility
WARNING External script from privacy.condenastdigital.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from cdn.gladly.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Broken link: https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net content
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External link from news.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.wired.com/verso/static/wired-us/assets... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from globalservices.conde.digital lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from apis.google.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Title is only 6 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute security
x-arnie what the hell are you? → get to the chopper!x-origin-servedby euw1 → use14 headers unchanged
+ Permutive Miscellaneous
+ Firework Livestreaming
+ Treasure Data Customer data platform v2.2.0
+ Google Analytics Analytics
+ Microsoft Advertising Advertising
+ Linkedin Insight Tag Analytics
+ Parse.ly Analytics
+ theTradeDesk Advertising
+ Prebid Advertising v11.27.0
+ TikTok Pixel Analytics
+ comScore Analytics
+ reCAPTCHA Security
+ Amazon Advertising Advertising
+ Twitter Ads Advertising
+ Facebook SDK Analytics
+ Facebook Pixel Analytics v2.9.408
+ Sailthru Marketing automation
+ Skimlinks Affiliate programs
27 technologies unchanged
Looking ahead
+20 ptsC (78) Could reach A+ (98)
Performance +27Accessibility +25Security +20Compliance +16Content +15Infrastructure +14Sustainability +14SEO +4
Estimate — actual results may vary (102 issues to fix)
Website improvement report — Wired
April 15, 2026 → September 27, 2026
C C 72 → 78 +6 pts
56
Resolved
70
New issues
32
Still remaining
Financial summary
Investment delivered
$8,275 in development time
Investment remaining
$12,850 to complete the remaining items
Ongoing risk
$3/month in ongoing exposure
Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.
Performance by category
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 72 (C) | 78 (C) | +6 |
| Performance | 66 (D) | 73 (C) | +7 |
| Security | 64 (D) | 80 (B) | +16 |
| Accessibility | 59 (D) | 75 (C) | +16 |
| SEO | 92 (A) | 96 (A) | +4 |
| Infrastructure | 94 (A) | 84 (B) | -10 |
| Compliance | 85 (B) | 68 (D) | -17 |
| Content | 91 (A) | 85 (B) | -6 |
| Sustainability | 54 (F) | 56 (D) | +2 |
Resolved (56)
https://media.wired.com/photos/69d56806948761f395b... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Images are 6.7 MB — compress or use modern formats (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/685f10e6472f227b69c... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/69d585fca17189a9bfd... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/6984c757373aa7c9b06... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/69dfb6527e53dbff73e... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/69d681be0aa0c0c6d4d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://www.wired.com/verso/static/2880.865952f357...: 160 KB unused (49%) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) (Accessibility)
→ Improved usability for assistive technology users
Page weighs 29.2 MB (12.2 MB transferred) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://www.wired.com/verso/static/2519.91e6c4f595...: 144 KB unused (47%) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
30 image(s) missing alt attribute (Accessibility)
→ Improved usability for assistive technology users
https://media.wired.com/photos/62cc3e03e0140c38a4e... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://media.wired.com/photos/69d5747914cc7e3430d... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Unattributable: 951ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
…and 41 more resolved issue(s)
Recommended next steps (102)
- Sprint 2
31 image(s) missing alt attribute (Accessibility)
- Sprint 1
3.24g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)
- Sprint 1
Page weighs 39.3 MB (11.4 MB transferred) (Performance)
- Sprint 1
Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)
- Sprint 1
Malformed JSON-LD block #1 (Content)
- Sprint 1
HSTS header is missing (Security)
- Sprint 1
og:image is not reachable (Content)
- Sprint 2
Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)
- Sprint 2
Images are 3.3 MB — compress or use modern formats (Performance)
- Sprint 1
Unattributable: 5981ms CPU time (Performance)
- Sprint 1
External script from tr.snapchat.com lacks integrity attribute (Security)
- Sprint 1
<iframe> missing title attribute (src="https://s.amazon-adsystem.com/iu3?cm3ppd=1&d=dtb-pub&csif=t&dl=ox-db5_n-index_n…") (Accessibility)
- Sprint 1
https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js?pixel_id...: 3941ms CPU time (Performance)
- Sprint 3
Third-party scripts: 57503ms (91% of total) (Performance)
- Sprint 3
https://www.wired.com/verso/static/8879.b779f1fcfa...: 107 KB unused (76%) (Performance)
…and 87 more recommended item(s)