Lighthouse Desktop

· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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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 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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
egov.ct.gov/sitecore-global-feedback/client/build/bundle.js?v=2	0.0 ms	80.1 KiB
portal.ct.gov/assets/foundation-icons/foundation-icons.woff	86400.0 s	32.0 KiB
use.typekit.net/pyg1doj.js	600.0 s	7.3 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-218205.js?sv=5	60.0 s	6.3 KiB
portal.ct.gov/assets/foundation-icons/search-icons/icons-pdf.svg	86400.0 s	7.6 KiB
portal.ct.gov/assets/images/Connecticut%20logo.svg	86400.0 s	3.6 KiB
rum-static.pingdom.net/prum.min.js	43200.0 s	2.8 KiB
portal.ct.gov/Assets/Images/CT%20Gov%20Logo.svg	86400.0 s	2.7 KiB
/p.gif?s=1&k=pyg1doj&ht=tk&h=portal.ct.gov&f=1981.1982.19...	604800.0 s	205 B

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.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/af/f7c91f/000000000000000000011b23/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	30 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/poppins/v24/pxiByp8kv8JHgFVrLEj6Z1xlFd2JQEk.woff2	25 ms
fonts.gstatic.com/s/poppins/v24/pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJfecnFHGPc.woff2	25 ms
/af/8a79e7/000000000000000000011b24/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	25 ms
/af/c2d3de/00000000000000000000e804/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	25 ms
/af/4c54ad/000000000000000000011c38/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	25 ms
/af/270ae4/000000000000000000011c3c/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	25 ms
/af/2553b3/000000000000000000011c34/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	20 ms
/af/8f2f8d/000000000000000000011c35/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	20 ms
/af/827015/000000000000000000011c3b/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	20 ms
/af/46b75c/000000000000000000011c3d/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	20 ms
/af/9797cd/00000000000000000000ebe4/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
/af/beaa6e/00000000000000000000ebe6/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
/af/620bf8/00000000000000000000e7fe/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
/af/a28b50/00000000000000000000e803/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
/af/2841b6/00000000000000000000e806/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	15 ms
/af/5cca6d/00000000000000000000e802/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	10 ms
/af/0e7386/000000000000000000011b26/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	5.0 ms
/af/3a47c8/00000000000000000000ebe5/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	5.0 ms
/af/e3ca36/00000000000000000000e805/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be...	5.0 ms

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:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:23.618 source:map[column:197 line:779 type:source-location url:https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-89NN4475GK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1 urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:98.428 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:23.618 source:map[column:376 line:741 type:source-location url:https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-89NN4475GK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:8.717 source:map[column:8791 line:0 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.262 source:map[column:27758 line:1 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.165 source:map[column:27841 line:1 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.101 source:map[column:16771 line:4 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.602 source:map[column:16993 line:4 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.318 source:map[column:23318 line:2 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.419 source:map[column:25534 line:4 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.667 source:map[column:8769 line:0 type:source-location url:https://portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831 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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded `section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded`	portal.ct.gov/assets/img/homepage-background.jpg	1.0 MiB	895.4 KiB
Three people jogging on a trail in the forest `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_peoplesstat...	154.2 KiB	135.7 KiB
div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_pizzatrail....	74.2 KiB	62.5 KiB
United States Flag `div.footer-left > ul.flag-status > li > img`	/-/media/connecticut-interactive/images/resources/usflag2...	7.3 KiB	7.1 KiB
Two hands adjusting the temperature on a home thermostat. `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_homeheating...	31.7 KiB	5.7 KiB
div.office > div.officer > a > img `div.office > div.officer > a > img`	/-/media/office-of-the-lt-governor/ltgovbysiewicz-sm.jpg?...	8.1 KiB	4.9 KiB
CT Prepares logo `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_ctprepares....	30.9 KiB	4.9 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]

items: [map[duration:1110.344 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:8.59 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:1550.977 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:1912.616 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-0-IMG

nodeLabel: section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded

path: 2,HTML,1,BODY,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,MAIN,1,SECTION,0,DIV,0,PICTURE,3,IMG

selector: section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded

snippet: <img src="/assets/img/homepage-background.jpg" alt="" class="js-loaded">

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-0-IMG

nodeLabel: section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded

path: 2,HTML,1,BODY,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,MAIN,1,SECTION,0,DIV,0,PICTURE,3,IMG

selector: section.cg-c-hero > div.cg-c-hero__background > picture.js-placeholder > img.js-loaded

snippet: <img src="/assets/img/homepage-background.jpg" alt="" class="js-loaded">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Protocol
portal.ct.gov/	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/layouts/system/VisitorIdentification.js	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/css/app.css?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/css/dsf-legacy-styles.css?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/img/homepage-background-small.jpg	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/img/homepage-background.jpg	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/acc-bundle.js?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/Assets/Images/CT%20Gov%20Logo.svg	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_homeheating...	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_ctprepares....	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_peoplesstat...	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_pizzatrail....	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-governor/govlamontprofile.jpg?rev=...	http/1.1
/-/media/office-of-the-lt-governor/ltgovbysiewicz-sm.jpg?...	http/1.1
/-/media/connecticut-interactive/images/resources/usflag2...	http/1.1
/-/media/connecticut-interactive/images/resources/ctflag2...	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/images/Connecticut%20logo.svg	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/Assets/js/Ie-shims.js?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/google.search.js?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/ga-externallink.js?v=20260417052831	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/foundation-icons/foundation-icons.woff	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/assets/foundation-icons/search-icons/icons-pdf.svg	http/1.1
portal.ct.gov/favicon.ico	http/1.1

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

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/acc-bundle.js?v=20260417052831	3.8 KiB	441 ms
portal.ct.gov/layouts/system/VisitorIdentification.js	1.9 KiB	441 ms
ipmeta.io/plugin.js	5.2 KiB	313 ms
use.typekit.net/pyg1doj.js	7.3 KiB	218 ms

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: 553 ms

URL	Time Spent
ct.gov/	553 ms
portal.ct.gov/	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

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: 60 ms 78.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
portal.ct.gov/assets/css/app.css?v=20260417052831	95.0 KiB	78.4 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: 510 ms 389.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
portal.ct.gov/assets/js/app.js?v=20260417052831	139.1 KiB	95.9 KiB
/_/translate_http/_/js/k=translate_http.tr.es.eNjH1Jo6ldQ...	118.2 KiB	92.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-89NN4475GK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	151.6 KiB	62.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-KHNQGWP	129.6 KiB	61.2 KiB
egov.ct.gov/sitecore-global-feedback/client/build/bundle.js?v=2	79.5 KiB	39.3 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	56.1 KiB	37.8 KiB

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 reason	Failure type
Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache.	Actionable
Pages whose main resource has cache-control:no-store cannot enter back/forward cache.	Not actionable
Back/forward cache is disabled because some JavaScript network request received resource with Cache-Control: no-store header.	Not actionable

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
Two hands adjusting the temperature on a home thermostat. `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_homeheating...
CT Prepares logo `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_ctprepares....
div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_pizzatrail....
Three people jogging on a trail in the forest `div.column > article.cg-c-card > header.cg-c-card__header > img.cg-c-card__img`	/-/media/office-of-the-governor/home-page/box_peoplesstat...
CT.gov Logo `div.row > div.cg-c-logo > a.cg-c-logo__link > img.cg-c-logo__img`	portal.ct.gov/Assets/Images/CT%20Gov%20Logo.svg
Connecticut Logo `div.container > div.footer-right > a.tourism > img`	portal.ct.gov/assets/images/Connecticut%20logo.svg

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 2,641 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 9 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.3 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.1 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 18 animated elements found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 110 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 100 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 210 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 5 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

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.

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
CT Government `div.small-12 > div.content > div.government > h4`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

○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

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●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

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[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

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○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.

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

●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

○Use a strong HSTS policy

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

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`