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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.

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
Dozens of activists surround a federal parking garage where U.S. Immigration an… article#post-514377 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-large
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP25336082303205_0fcb57-e1776...164.0 KiB132.5 KiB
div.hero-article__wrapper > div.hero-article > a.hero-article__link > img.hero-article__image div.hero-article__wrapper > div.hero-article > a.hero-article__link > img.hero-article__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2262719965-e17767...202.3 KiB112.3 KiB
NORTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL, - APRIL 15: Israeli army vehicle move near destroyed h… article#post-514086 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270915046_f98bd3...40.8 KiB38.4 KiB
An Israeli airstrike hits a building in the Dahieh area in the south of Beirut,… article#post-514226 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2268673216-e17764...30.0 KiB27.8 KiB
article#post-513499 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-513499 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/crop_AP26066753444503-e177566...26.0 KiB24.1 KiB
A young Iranian woman uses her cell phone while walking under portraits of the … article#post-513501 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2268798880_0e9b12...21.0 KiB19.5 KiB
article#post-514182 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-514182 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26088216327141-e17764545461...17.4 KiB16.1 KiB
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 2: Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Commit… article#post-513635 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2244200877-e17757...15.9 KiB14.7 KiB
BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 8: Rescue workers search the rubble for survivors and c… article#post-514124 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-large
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269829239-e17763...30.4 KiB13.7 KiB
article#post-513778 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-513778 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Amy_Goodman.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=114.2 KiB13.2 KiB
article#post-513871 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-513871 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Propaganda-sites-copy-e177610...13.5 KiB12.5 KiB
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 29: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) U.S. Preside… article#post-513675 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2253211284_1285b4...13.2 KiB12.3 KiB
Hasan Piker, left, listens as Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the De… article#post-513552 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/abdul-square.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=113.2 KiB12.2 KiB
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) speaks during a he… article#post-514198 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2198970159_96233d...10.4 KiB9.6 KiB
article#post-514080 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-514080 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/US-weapons.jpg?w=440&h=440&crop=19.5 KiB8.8 KiB
article#post-513607 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail article#post-513607 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Iran_Ceasefire.jpg?w=440&h=44...8.1 KiB7.5 KiB
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a Ho… article#post-513996 > a.content-card__link > div.content-card__image > img.attachment-large
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2260412668-e17761...15.5 KiB7.0 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.

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
value: no origins were preconnected
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

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
/px/?rand=1776805511408&plid=df755072-49c3-44d3-84ac-e79f...0.0 ms229 B

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 SizeDuration
/wp-content/themes/intercept/css/app.css?ver=06171f832299...35.7 KiB80 ms

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

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: 40 ms 30.4 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/intercept/css/app.css?ver=06171f832299...35.4 KiB30.4 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: 0.0 ms 126.5 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=G-94T13D50WM&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1161.8 KiB65.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-K3FG883131.1 KiB60.7 KiB

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

●Max Potential First Input Delay 100 ms
●Time to Interactive 1.8 s
●Layout shift culprits
●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●Forced reflow
●LCP breakdown
●LCP request discovery
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●Minify JavaScript
●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,553 KiB
●User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
●JavaScript execution time 0.3 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 0.7 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found
●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 70 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 20 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 0 ms
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
○Avoid large layout shifts
96

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
With its last contract expiring, activists say garage owners should spurn ICE t… a.content-card__link > div.content-card__content > div.content-card__meta > div.content-card__excerpt
The deal is a welcome reprieve from Israel’s bombing — but separating Lebanon f… a.content-card__link > div.content-card__content > div.content-card__meta > div.content-card__excerpt
Our Revolution is hoping to rally Democrats to Tom Steyer to prevent a Republic… a.content-card__link > div.content-card__content > div.content-card__meta > div.content-card__excerpt
© THE INTERCEPT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED div.wrapper > div.flex > div.mt-10 > p.text-[10px]

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

○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.
●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.
●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
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○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
○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
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○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.
○`<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.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○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.
100

Best Practices

●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids deprecated APIs
●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 browser errors logged to the console
●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 DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
92

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

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●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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