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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

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 forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:43.512 source:map[column:51408 line:0 type:source-location url:https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.68 source:map[column:54062 line:0 type:source-location url:https://fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.159 source:map[column:15372 line:1 type:source-location url:https://cdn-gateflipp.flippback.com/tag/js/flipptag.js?site_id=%201179443 urlProvider:network]]]

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
Constance Bay Ottawa River floodwaters div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img
/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tim-mccoy-flood...97.2 KiB56.7 KiB
Image for Taboola Advertising Unit div.videoCube > a.item-thumbnail-href > div.thumbBlock_holder > span.thumbBlock
/taboola/image/fetch/f_jpg,q_auto,h_513,w_820,c_fill,g_fa...88.4 KiB22.8 KiB
Image for Taboola Advertising Unit div.videoCube > a.item-thumbnail-href > div.thumbBlock_holder > span.thumbBlock
/taboola/image/fetch/f_jpg,q_auto,h_513,w_820,c_fill,g_fa...84.2 KiB18.5 KiB
A file photo shows a verbal confrontation between Pride and anti-Pride proteste… div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img
/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1.-pride-protes...17.8 KiB11.2 KiB
Police were on the scene of 3 Bridgewater Cres. in Barrhaven, March 24, 2026. P… div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img
/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0c7a2064.ot_302...15.9 KiB9.3 KiB
A judge found a public servant not guilty of charges he faced. div.article-card__content > a.article-card__image-link > picture.article-card__image > img
/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0730-court-05_6...12.6 KiB6.0 KiB

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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

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.

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.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js300.0 s187.1 KiB
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js900.0 s171.3 KiB
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js3600.0 s145.0 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=214400.0 s132.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s91.0 KiB
/dqzP001U6CvfmEQNxKTyCMgOlPA/gpt_and_prebid/config.js1100.0 s69.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js600.0 s48.1 KiB
/signals/config/1685973801652415?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domai...1200.0 s47.7 KiB
s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/application-mia-player-prod.rubiconproject.com/pub.js0.0 ms38.5 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/js/LoginRadiusV2.js14400.0 s56.4 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/LoginRadiusV2.js14400.0 s56.4 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=15281800.0 s41.6 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5-api.js3600.0 s34.5 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/556e7c0a30ca71e80c0f.js3600.0 s24.4 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/pubcid/latest/pubcid.min.js900.0 s21.7 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js7200.0 s20.9 KiB
c2.taboola.com/nr/postmedia-ottawacitizen/newsroom.js14400.0 s18.2 KiB
tags.qortex.ai/cxo/cx-bootstrapper-init14400.0 s12.8 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js86400.0 s18.7 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.cce.js3600.0 s6.8 KiB
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/16576/sync.min.js86400.0 s13.5 KiB
postmedia.solutions.cdn.optable.co/public-assets/postmedia-sdk.js86400.0 s10.9 KiB
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.c34341.js86400.0 s10.7 KiB
/bootstrapper?group-id=kncjQ7WgE0C9r0nZcmGUg&video-contai...14400.0 s5.6 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon-and.js86400.0 s7.8 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js86400.0 s6.7 KiB
/0787f10e-ca64-4393-8cda-1b8744767af9/launchpad-liveramp.js0.0 ms2.6 KiB
www.npttech.com/advertising.js28800.0 s3.0 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/35283600.0 s2.2 KiB
/1745285/trc/3/json?tim=1776900318372&data=%7B%22id%22%3A...0.0 ms1.6 KiB
experience.tinypass.com/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=aMpZA5bBzp1800.0 s1.8 KiB
multiformat.rubiconproject.com/passbacks/google.js0.0 ms1.2 KiB
pm-widget.taboola.com/postmedia1-network/load.js3600.0 s1.5 KiB
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=1747836&time=1776900318329&url=ht...0.0 ms692 B
static.trueanthem.com/scripts/ta.js86400.0 s1.3 KiB
/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=moaokjyb6epcj3y9&sid=...0.0 ms413 B
/newsroom/1.0/postmedia-ottawacitizen/get-action?page.url...0.0 ms394 B
merequartz.com/aadetect/px.gif?ch=2&rn=68792&bannnerid=896850_advertisement_3600.0 s327 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=286400.0 s615 B
/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure...0.0 ms218 B
/usersync?aid=1000011&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=&u...0.0 ms206 B
/usersync?aid=1000013&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=&u...0.0 ms205 B
/usersync?aid=1000015&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=&u...0.0 ms205 B
/usersync?aid=1000018&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=&uuid=535350545...0.0 ms205 B
/usersync?aid=1000026&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=&u...0.0 ms205 B
/usersync?aid=1000032&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=&u...0.0 ms205 B
/track/cmf/generic?ttd_pid=0kkyw3l&ttd_tpi=1&gdpr=0&gdpr_...0.0 ms149 B
/su?gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&tpid=22144&cburl=https%3A%2F%2F...0.0 ms125 B
sync.bfmio.com/syncb?pid=111&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&us_privacy=0.0 ms118 B
sync.sxp.smartclip.net/sync?type=red&dsp=116&gdpr_consent=0&ang_testid=10.0 ms104 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=0&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&cr...0.0 ms80 B
/AdServer/ImgSync?p=157310&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=0&pu=https...0.0 ms69 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=186400.0 s109 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=45&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&c...0.0 ms43 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=45&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&c...0.0 ms43 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=126&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&...0.0 ms43 B
/st?cijs=convusmp&ttype=126&cisd=convusmp&cipid=66361655&...0.0 ms43 B
/tr/?id=1685973801652415&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fott...0.0 ms19 B

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

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.

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: 500 ms 2.3 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js361.8 KiB242.9 KiB
edge-auth.microsoft.com/js/ms_auth_client.min.js279.9 KiB199.2 KiB
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/postmedia1-network/loader.js329.5 KiB153.5 KiB
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js186.1 KiB119.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB119.0 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB97.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MKM4ZNQ&l=dataLayer179.5 KiB88.8 KiB
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnative/202603241056/wrap.js141.5 KiB84.8 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2132.1 KiB81.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P2MZZLH&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1h1144.1 KiB72.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GNYBFF106Q&l=dl_mparticle&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1174.4 KiB70.9 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagFEED_MANAGER.js113.6 KiB67.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NTQ8ZV4&l=gtm_data_layer118.7 KiB61.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P3Q4QHW&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1h1150.8 KiB58.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5KMC8ND&l=dl_mparticle126.7 KiB55.3 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/js/LoginRadiusV2.js56.0 KiB49.9 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBPrebidHandler.js73.3 KiB46.1 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBamxPrebidHandler.js45.7 KiB44.1 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js87.1 KiB42.7 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js87.1 KiB42.4 KiB
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagINSTREAM.js93.5 KiB42.4 KiB
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/LoginRadiusV2.js56.2 KiB41.5 KiB
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js144.7 KiB40.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js90.5 KiB37.7 KiB
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js88.2 KiB37.3 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js54.1 KiB34.9 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js47.7 KiB32.4 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB31.7 KiB
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/14648.js46.1 KiB31.5 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB29.6 KiB
cdn-gateflipp.flippback.com/tag/js/flipptag.js?site_id=%20117944356.5 KiB29.4 KiB
s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/application-mia-player-prod.rubiconproject.com/pub.js37.9 KiB26.1 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/556e7c0a30ca71e80c0f.js23.9 KiB22.2 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js37.5 KiB21.8 KiB
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js170.8 KiB21.7 KiB
launchpad.privacymanager.io/latest/launchpad.bundle.js44.9 KiB20.3 KiB
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/IIQUniversalID.js43.9 KiB20.1 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.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...3.1 s2.8 s172 ms
Unattributable2.6 s940 ms0.0 ms
ottawacitizen.com/2.0 s456 ms17 ms
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/postmedia1-network/loader.js1.0 s638 ms108 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/lite-unit/5.7.0/UnitInstreamMobile.min.js604 ms476 ms6.7 ms
/23dc09d6-b664-425a-a76e-0eed6a6cc102-web.js474 ms401 ms49 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P3Q4QHW&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1h1448 ms363 ms42 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/lite-unit/5.7.0/UnitFeedManagerMobile.min.js428 ms342 ms7.3 ms
fem.gprod.postmedia.digital/v141.0/fem.js407 ms181 ms1.4 ms
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnative/202603241056/wrap.js340 ms300 ms29 ms
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js?version=2327 ms272 ms33 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagFEED_MANAGER.js327 ms258 ms41 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/units/36_0_9/infra/cmTagINSTREAM.js307 ms263 ms36 ms
pm-widget.taboola.com/postmedia1-network/pmk-20220605.3.js276 ms267 ms6.2 ms
cdn.viafoura.net/vf-v2.js275 ms206 ms63 ms
cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/unip/1745285/tfa.js274 ms247 ms8.7 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js259 ms176 ms26 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-GNYBFF106Q&l=dl_mparticle&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1254 ms209 ms43 ms
cdn.viafoura.net/chunks/142.604b6661d6c6835e3317.js231 ms184 ms1.9 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/OvaMediaPlayer.js213 ms109 ms92 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MKM4ZNQ&l=dataLayer211 ms168 ms39 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/ottawacitizen.com/p.js207 ms195 ms4.7 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5KMC8ND&l=dl_mparticle184 ms123 ms28 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NTQ8ZV4&l=gtm_data_layer180 ms151 ms27 ms
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js171 ms147 ms18 ms
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=1528170 ms161 ms0.6 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-P2MZZLH&l=gtm_data_layer&gtm=4e64k1h1162 ms130 ms29 ms
kindhush.com/files/nc64gx5/j032s.js157 ms110 ms14 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js154 ms115 ms27 ms
/signals/config/1685973801652415?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domai...147 ms127 ms19 ms
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js145 ms77 ms68 ms
cdn-gateflipp.flippback.com/tag/js/flipptag.js?site_id=%201179443140 ms123 ms12 ms
s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/application-mia-player-prod.rubiconproject.com/pub.js123 ms90 ms3.8 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js118 ms90 ms27 ms
html-load.com/core.js116 ms95 ms16 ms
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js114 ms83 ms8.0 ms
ep2.adtrafficquality.google/sodar/sodar2.js110 ms95 ms9.2 ms
ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js108 ms97 ms10 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBPrebidHandler.js103 ms82 ms20 ms
vidstat.taboola.com/vpaid/vPlayer/player/v18.0.4/TBamxPrebidHandler.js102 ms87 ms10 ms
jssdkcdns.mparticle.com/js/v2/us1-99b65fde89a1a145894d2d51d283cc83/mparticle.js93 ms61 ms31 ms
static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.js85 ms70 ms12 ms
auth.lrcontent.com/v2/js/LoginRadiusV2.js83 ms51 ms17 ms
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js74 ms61 ms12 ms
c2.taboola.com/nr/postmedia-ottawacitizen/newsroom.js69 ms62 ms5.8 ms
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/352866 ms64 ms0.8 ms
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js65 ms50 ms6.8 ms
dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital/21.0.2/websites/js/main.min.js60 ms54 ms3.0 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.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation12.7 s
Other2.7 s
Script Parsing & Compilation1.4 s
Style & Layout1.1 s
Garbage Collection367 ms
Rendering318 ms
Parse HTML & CSS156 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
Pages with WebSocket cannot enter back/forward cache.Pending browser support

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 20.4 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.

Headline News div.newsletter-new-story-page-template > div.newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page > div.newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page > img

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
Font display
LCP breakdown
LCP request discovery
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
User Timing marks and measures 34 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 240 ms
Server Backend Latencies 220 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 110 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
93

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
Interactive Brokers in Taboola advertising section a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span
Interactive Brokers in Taboola advertising section a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding > span.branding-inner
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span
Ottawa Citizen in Taboola advertising section div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding
Ottawa Citizen in Taboola advertising section div.videoCube > a.item-label-href > span.video-label-box > span.branding
span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link > span

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link
Sponsored: learn about this recommendation (opens dialog) span.video-label-box > span.branding > div.logoDiv > a.trc_mobile_disclosure_link

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

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.
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
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
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<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
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
ARIA IDs are unique
Identical links have the same purpose.
Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
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
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
No form fields have multiple labels
`<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.
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.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
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.
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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
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
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
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
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Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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