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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

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
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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-4-IMG
nodeLabel: RealClear Media Fund | Celebrating 25 years of RealClearPolitics - Help Power t…
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,8,DIV,7,DIV,0,A,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,IMG
selector: a.donations_container > section > div.img > img
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Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

URLTransfer Size
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These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 634 ms
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www.realclearpolitics.com/0.0 ms

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 21.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=3323.3 KiB21.9 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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 150 ms 1.6 MiB
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7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js35.7 KiB20.2 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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation1.5 s
Other490 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation203 ms
Style & Layout177 ms
Rendering66 ms
Garbage Collection38 ms
Parse HTML & CSS25 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 14.3 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=3323.7 KiB6.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeEverythingElse.css?v=1511.0 KiB3.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/rcp.css?v=39.8 KiB2.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/top/rcmg_users_v2/RcmgModal.css?v=25.2 KiB2.1 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 248.5 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
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Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
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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
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img
assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png
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Real Clear Politics logo div.alpha-wrapper > div.logo > a > img.ss
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DDHQ Logo div.election_widgets_2026_primaries > div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.election_data_source > img
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Send a Tip artwork div.beta > div > a > img.lazyloaded
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Left caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-prev > img.lazyload
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Right caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-next > img.lazyload
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-right-white.png

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

●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●Forced reflow
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●User Timing marks and measures 11 user timings
●JavaScript execution time 1.2 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 4 long tasks found
●Avoid non-composited animations 3 animated elements found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 140 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 320 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 70 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found
○INP breakdown
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Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Accept all div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Card__CardHeader-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-1 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > button.Button__StyledButton-buoy__sc-a1qza5-0
PURPOSES div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > div.Pills__StyledPills-buoy__sc-pti2cl-0 > button.Pills__StyledPill-buoy__sc-pti2cl-1
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These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Real Clear Politics Mobile Logo div#masthead-inner > div.alpha-wrapper > div.logo > a
div.search-wrapper > div.social > div.home-twitter > a div.search-wrapper > div.social > div.home-twitter > a
div.search-wrapper > div.social > div.home-facebook > a div.search-wrapper > div.social > div.home-facebook > a
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool
div#latest > ul.promos > li > a div#latest > ul.promos > li > a
div.widget_slot > div.rec-link-body > div.rec-image > a.rc-bg div.widget_slot > div.rec-link-body > div.rec-image > a.rc-bg

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

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
1,575,332 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a
51.5 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a
1,486,288 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a
48.5 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a
Steyer Wins Big Union Backing in CA, Releases New Sanctuary Plan ul > li.post > div.title > a
Newly Declassified Docs Reveal Bias of Impeachment 'Whistleblower' ul > li.post > div.title > a
King: America, My Love, Just Two Cheers for Your Birthday ul > li.post > div.title > a
Kingsbury & Puelz: Higher Ed Is Hiding Racial Discrimination ul > li.post > div.title > a
Washington div#latest > ul.promos > li > a
Iran div#latest > ul.promos > li > a
Congress div#latest > ul.promos > li > a
The RealClearPolitics Podcast div#latest > ul.promos > li > a
4/22: SPLC Under Indictment li > ul > li > a.lc-video
4/21: Voters Deceived in Virginia? li > ul > li > a.lc-video
4/20: Trump and the Midterms li > ul > li > a.lc-video
Real Clear Politics div#latest > ul.promo > li.lc-social-wrapper > a
Events li.lc-social-wrapper > ul > li > a
RCP on X li.lc-social-wrapper > ul > li > a.lc-tweet
RCP on Facebook li.lc-social-wrapper > ul > li > a.lc-facebook
RCP on YouTube li.lc-social-wrapper > ul > li > a.lc-youtube

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Screen readers have features to make navigating tables easier. Ensuring that `<td>` elements in a large table (3 or more cells in width and height) have an associated table header may improve the experience for screen reader users. Learn more about table headers.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
2026 Redistricting Amendment Votes Percent (>95%) Yes 1,575,332 51.5 No 1,486,… div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.lr_content > div.lr_section > table.lr_results
○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>`
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●`[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
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●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.
●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
●Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
●Identical links have the same purpose.
●Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
○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
○`[role]` values are valid
○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
○Form elements have associated labels
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
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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.

URLAspect Ratio (Displayed)Aspect Ratio (Actual)
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png30 x 32 (0.94)32 x 32 (1.00)
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png30 x 32 (0.94)32 x 32 (1.00)
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png30 x 32 (0.94)32 x 32 (1.00)

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
Specifying overflow: visible on img, video and canvas tags may cause them to produce visual content outside of the element bounds. See https://github.com/WICG/shared-element-transitions/blob/main/debugging_overflow_on_images.md.
/esm/assets/3rd_party/lazysizes/4.1.6/lazysizes_rc_images... line 360, col 18

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js line 6, col 14166
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Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://api.accuweather.com/locations/v1/cities/ipaddress?q=141.227.188.220&apikey=8e7965ebd7f34b88a4a393918d246f1b' from origin 'https://www.realclearpolitics.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.
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Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED
tags.bluekai.com/site/3537?ret=js
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
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TypeError: Cannot set properties of null (setting 'innerHTML') at https://www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2024/right_col_2024_widget/widget_right_col_2024_election_rc_poll_tab.js?v=14:20:89
●Uses HTTPS
●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 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
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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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destinationLink Text
/articles/2026/04/09/wall_or_sieve_attacks_raise_question...Read More
/video/2026/04/16/hegseth_compares_unpatriotic_press_corp...Read More
/articles/2026/04/17/trump_iran_and_the_bottom_line_for_a...Read More

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img

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
Writers div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > a.more-menu
More div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > a.more-menu
Writers div.links-container > ul > li.hoverli > a
Special Series div.links-container > ul > li.hoverli > a
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows
Latest News div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.left
Home div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.center
Recommended div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.right
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon
View Mobile Site div.info-links > ul > li.view-mobile > a
Do Not Sell My Personal Information div.footer-info > div.info-links > center > a.ccpaOptOut
Do Not Sell My Personal Information div.footer > div.mobile-footer > div.mobile-copyright > a.us-nat-optout
Go to … div.footer > div.mobile-footer > div.mobile-copyright > a.view-desktop

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
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●robots.txt is valid
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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