C — https://essence.com | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 70 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 13.8s load time is above Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Major barriers for users with disabilities — up to 15% of your audience.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Rich content metadata — your pages look great everywhere.

Heavier than average — reducing page weight saves energy and bandwidth.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

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Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

HSTS header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 28.2 MB (21.0 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

11 image-in-link without alt text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Alt Text Quality

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 13.8s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology — an estimated 15% of your potential audience. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

3 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.

Your LCP is 13.8s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

1 accessibility issue excludes users who rely on assistive technology.

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 6 warning

9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~35%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 13.8s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 11.3s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Page feels frozen for 3.6s

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Usability (2)

Severe layout shift during page load

+6% bounce

Users mis-click when content jumps — converting intent into frustration

Fix: Reserve space for images, ads, and embeds with explicit width/height

2 form field(s) without a label

+4% bounce

Screen readers skip unlabeled fields; autofill can't identify them; checkout abandonment spikes

Fix: Associate every input with a visible <label for="…">; add autocomplete attributes

Content (1)

Content is hard to read

+2% bounce

Graduate-level reading difficulty — limits the addressable audience for product or blog pages

Fix: Shorten sentences; replace jargon with plain language; target Flesch ease ≥60

Navigation (2)

41 link(s) with generic text ("click here", "read more")

+1% bounce

Screen-reader users navigating by link list see no context — and search engines can't infer relevance

Fix: Rewrite with descriptive phrases that identify the destination

2 broken link(s) on the page

+3% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

$500 investment → $1,251/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +2903%

Investment

$500

5h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1,251 /mo

~$15,015 / year

Conversions recovered $1,246
Bandwidth savings $5.30

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

ADA Title III USD 150,000
CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

$150 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$500

5.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins

$150 3 fixes in ~90 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,130 / month at risk

~$157,564 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$157,500

ADA Title IIICCPA/CPRA

No privacy policy link detected
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
6 advertising/retargeting trackers detected
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+9 more

Bandwidth Waste

$5.30 /mo

66191.1 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~6.6 MB per page load
Saves $5.30/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

2.86 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

13.78 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

3.55 s

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.312

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

7.83 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

30.18 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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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s.ntv.io/serve/load.js	3600.0 s	251.0 KiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Townsend.jpg?width=860	14400.0 s	276.1 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js	1800.0 s	197.6 KiB
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connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/Notice.8f529.js	3600.0 s	91.2 KiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/07/BgOVkJsg-720.jpg?width=860	14400.0 s	94.0 KiB
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media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/ESSENCE-Experiences-_EFOC.jpg	14400.0 s	69.1 KiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/08/drTm63x0-720.jpg?width=860	14400.0 s	66.7 KiB
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media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/07/OP9AcvXk-720.jpg?width=860	14400.0 s	56.6 KiB
silo54.p7cloud.net/as1.js?uri=https://www.essence.com	3600.0 s	47.2 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/ESSENCE-Experiences-_Fashion-...	14400.0 s	54.6 KiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/07/Kmht821B-720.jpg?width=860	14400.0 s	53.6 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	3600.0 s	42.0 KiB
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pub.doubleverify.com/dvtag/20211226/DV1080212/pub.js	900.0 s	33.6 KiB
track.cordial.io/track.v2.js	0.0 ms	29.1 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/pubfig.min.js	1800.0 s	26.3 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/ESSENCE-Experiences-_Beautyco...	14400.0 s	32.9 KiB
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s.skimresources.com/js/127531X1589222.skimlinks.js?ver=6.7.4	3600.0 s	20.0 KiB
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cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/Notice.30929.css	3600.0 s	6.7 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=9	604800.0 s	39.2 KiB
tag.bounceexchange.com/6306/i.js	60.0 s	2.8 KiB
assets.bounceexchange.com/cache/6306/website-5f484b403b0c6daa91a4fd0b4cf8b83e.js	120.0 s	2.5 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/polyfills.01516.js	3600.0 s	2.3 KiB
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cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.css?ver=9	604800.0 s	5.1 KiB
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Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

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.

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
live-essenceweb.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/fonts/Sohne-400.woff2	135 ms
live-essenceweb.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/fonts/Sohne-700.woff2	120 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:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:7.46 source:map[column:43814 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/dist/essence25/footer.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:41.422 source:map[column:2096 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/dist/essence/head_freestar.ec71f78171880f5b153e.js 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
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Home Style: Corey Damen Jenkins On Bringing Color And Personality Into Your Hom… `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Chapter-One-9-Design-Reimagin...	928.9 KiB	868.9 KiB
Financial Literacy For Black Families: Learn How This Brooklyn Founder Is Build… `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/DSC03730-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg...	600.4 KiB	548.8 KiB
5 Green Skincare Brands You Should Know About For Earth Day `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-587826964-Cropped...	576.3 KiB	310.7 KiB
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Femicide Against Black Women Is A Public Health Crisis `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2272260487-scaled...	456.7 KiB	219.4 KiB
Star Gazing: AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Ceremony, CinemaCon 2026, Nia Long, Mic… `figure.essence-promo__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2271549490-scaled...	361.6 KiB	191.0 KiB
15 Personal Finance Books By Black Authors You Should Own `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/PersonalFinance.jpg?width=860	312.3 KiB	136.5 KiB
A Look Inside Taylor Townsend’s Lavish 30th Birthday Bash `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Townsend.jpg?width=860	275.6 KiB	99.8 KiB
Making Michael `figure.essence-popular__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/0426_OTE_MichaeltheMovie_Web-...	199.8 KiB	94.9 KiB
Essence Festival of Culture sponsored by Coca-Cola `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-efoc`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/EFOC26-wide-logo.png	60.8 KiB	59.2 KiB
Meet Me in Tuscany `figure.essence-popular__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_YouMeTuscany_Web-Ban...	141.2 KiB	36.2 KiB
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/OTE-Logo-2-1.png	26.4 KiB	19.3 KiB
WeLoveUs.shop Powered by Essence `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-weloveus`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/WeLoveU-logo.png	18.3 KiB	17.4 KiB

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-14-DIV

nodeLabel: ENTERTAINMENT APR 20, 2026 Star Gazing: AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Ceremony, Ci…

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,4,DIV,0,SECTION,0,MAIN,1,ARTICLE,0,DIV,5,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV

selector: article.essence-tags-feature-section > div.essence-feature-tags-div > div.essence-feature-tags-column-second > div.essence-promo

snippet: <div class="essence-promo">

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
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/head.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css?ver=6.7.4	5.3 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.css?ver=9	5.1 KiB	752 ms
www.essence.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	32.8 KiB	500 ms
/wp-content/plugins/breeze/assets/js/js-front-end/breeze-...	835 B
www.essence.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.7.4	35.9 KiB	500 ms
/wp-content/plugins/elasticpress/dist/css/general-styles....	1.1 KiB

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.

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: 808 ms

URL	Time Spent
essence.com/	808 ms
www.essence.com/	0.0 ms

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
	0.312
Essence `body.home > div#page > header#masthead > div.site-branding-container`	0.088
div.left-side-menu > div.site-logo > a > svg#Layer_1 `div.left-side-menu > div.site-logo > a > svg#Layer_1`	0.006
Love-led shopping for our community `div.wl-banner__slider > div.wl-banner__panel > div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__copy`	0.004
div.ess-featured-shows > div.swiper-container > div.swiper-button-prev > ::after `div.ess-featured-shows > div.swiper-container > div.swiper-button-prev > ::after`	0.001

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: 620 ms 390.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
id.essence.com/assets/index-af13a9ed.css	306.1 KiB	303.6 KiB
www.essence.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.7.4	35.8 KiB	35.8 KiB
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/footer.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css	28.0 KiB	26.2 KiB
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/blocks.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css	29.9 KiB	24.8 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

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 2.2 s 1.3 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
s.ntv.io/serve/load.js	250.4 KiB	200.5 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js	197.1 KiB	161.5 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	140.5 KiB
id.essence.com/assets/index-6c7999e3.js	272.0 KiB	122.1 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/pubfig.engine.mobile.js	145.5 KiB	114.0 KiB
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/main-v2_9e4958801741d4d875ab9...	116.1 KiB	87.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TJXBVJL	153.3 KiB	75.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-86MLHLZCW6&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	170.6 KiB	66.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=DC-16368136&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	129.7 KiB	64.4 KiB
scripts.stay22.com/letmeallez.js	107.9 KiB	61.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12038784	129.2 KiB	59.6 KiB
analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/static/main.MWE0ZWQ3ZWQwMQ.js	109.2 KiB	56.3 KiB
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/ads-v2_b767962dfef6270095d208...	42.1 KiB	33.9 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	30.9 KiB
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js	34.0 KiB	24.0 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	42.0 KiB	21.3 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.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
scripts.stay22.com/letmeallez.js	1.5 s	1.3 s	30 ms
Unattributable	1.2 s	181 ms	0.0 ms
www.essence.com/	699 ms	25 ms	8.3 ms
s.ntv.io/serve/load.js	516 ms	410 ms	81 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TJXBVJL	397 ms	339 ms	37 ms
/pushly-sdk.min.js?domain_key=CkEflP7hX593Izo6Iewnfz5oe5W...	360 ms	319 ms	14 ms
id.essence.com/	356 ms	314 ms	0.0 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=9	354 ms	8.1 ms	14 ms
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	312 ms	270 ms	11 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	286 ms	191 ms	83 ms
a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js	236 ms	158 ms	48 ms
analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/static/main.MWE0ZWQ3ZWQwMQ.js	227 ms	187 ms	38 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/essence.com/p.js?ver=3.17.0	215 ms	179 ms	30 ms
www.essence.com/dist/essence/head_freestar.ec71f78171880f5b153e.js	213 ms	36 ms	1.1 ms
a.pub.network/essence-com/pubfig.engine.mobile.js	205 ms	157 ms	40 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-86MLHLZCW6&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	199 ms	155 ms	43 ms
s.skimresources.com/js/127531X1589222.skimlinks.js?ver=6.7.4	180 ms	160 ms	6.0 ms
www.essence.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	161 ms	128 ms	8.1 ms
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/main-v2_9e4958801741d4d875ab9...	145 ms	101 ms	42 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js	142 ms	88 ms	51 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=DC-16368136&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	136 ms	109 ms	25 ms
/signals/config/415924472271994?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	130 ms	108 ms	20 ms
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/ads-v2_b767962dfef6270095d208...	123 ms	104 ms	12 ms
silo54.p7cloud.net/as1.js?uri=https://www.essence.com	119 ms	95 ms	18 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	117 ms	88 ms	28 ms
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	111 ms	81 ms	29 ms
pub.doubleverify.com/dvtag/20211226/DV1080212/pub.js	96 ms	76 ms	13 ms
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/footer.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.js	95 ms	26 ms	3.7 ms
a.pub.network/essence-com/pubfig.min.js	94 ms	83 ms	8.1 ms
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/blocks.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.js	87 ms	71 ms	1.9 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12038784	82 ms	52 ms	29 ms
track.cordial.io/track.v2.js	57 ms	44 ms	7.1 ms
/wp-content/plugins/pubportal-media-offload/js/download-h...	56 ms	42 ms	3.0 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.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	5.9 s
Other	1.7 s
Script Parsing & Compilation	833 ms
Style & Layout	709 ms
Garbage Collection	165 ms
Rendering	132 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	115 ms

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 6.8 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/plugins/pubportal-media-offload/js/download-h...	9.6 KiB	4.3 KiB
www.essence.com/wp-content/plugins/megamenu/js/maxmegamenu.js?ver=3.4.1	6.7 KiB	2.6 KiB

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.

URL	Transfer Size
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_Aldis-Hodge-x-Cross_...	4.1 MiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/HED_01.png	2.9 MiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/TabernacleATL_20230826_3529.j...	2.0 MiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/Homepage-Tout-Mobile-151.jpg	1.0 MiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Chapter-One-9-Design-Reimagin...	930.1 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-532600606-Cropped...	760.8 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/EHS_26KAN1_20260418_E2942-sca...	606.4 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/DSC03730-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg...	601.2 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-587826964-Cropped...	577.1 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/D9596455-F94C-43BF-A084-411FE...	559.7 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.

	URL
div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.mobile `div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.mobile`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_Aldis-Hodge-x-Cross_...
div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.mobile `div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.mobile`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/Homepage-Tout-Mobile-151.jpg
Essence Festival of Culture sponsored by Coca-Cola `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-efoc`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/EFOC26-wide-logo.png
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/OTE-Logo-2-1.png
WeLoveUs.shop Powered by Essence `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-weloveus`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/WeLoveU-logo.png
div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img `div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img`	www.essence.com/wp-content/themes/essence25/assets/images/usericon1.png
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`

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

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 9 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 172 animated elements found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 350 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 40 ms

○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.

ARIA

Each ARIA `role` supports a specific subset of `aria-*` attributes. Mismatching these invalidates the `aria-*` attributes. Learn how to match ARIA attributes to their roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SUBSCRIBE `div.expanded-menu-container > ul#menu-top-navigation-1 > li.highlight > a`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.pubstack-container > form.subscribe-form > div.form-row > button#submit-icon `div.pubstack-container > form.subscribe-form > div.form-row > button#submit-icon`

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.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img `div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img`
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
body.home > iframe#one-id-frame `body.home > iframe#one-id-frame`

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
div.site-branding > div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a `div.site-branding > div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
link_url `main#main > article#post-1366296 > div.front-content > a`
link_url `main#main > article#post-1366296 > div.front-content > a`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-df10d7dacf5887273 > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-menu > div.expanded-menu-head-wrapper > div.logo > a `div.expanded-menu > div.expanded-menu-head-wrapper > div.logo > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`

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.

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
div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show > div.ess-show__basic-info > h4.ess-show__title `div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show > div.ess-show__basic-info > h4.ess-show__title`
COMPANY INFORMATION `div.footer-container > div.footer-col-list > div#text-3 > h6.widget-title`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

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
Customer Service `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Essence Ventures `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Internships `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Media Kit `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Home `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Love `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Celebrity `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Beauty `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`

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-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

●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

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[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

●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

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●All heading elements contain content.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○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

○`<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.

○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>`.

○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.

Best Practices

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 / Warning	Source
Topics	a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js line 95, col 1157
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769

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.

Source	Description
essie.essence.com/voting.min.js?t=1776900470777	`Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'dataset')`

●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

●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

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.

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.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img `div.left-side-menu > div.user_icon > a > img`
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
body.home > img `body.home > 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
SUBSCRIBE `div.expanded-menu-container > ul#menu-top-navigation-1 > li.highlight > a`

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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

787 ms

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

1.70 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

126 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

1.001

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

2.74 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

4.94 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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.

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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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Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:1.0010809999999999] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:11590 height:11590 left:0 right:1350 top:0 width:1350] lhId:page-29-BODY nodeLabel:body.home path:1,HTML,1,BODY selector:body.home snippet:<body class="home page-template-default page page-id-1366296 wp-embed-responsive redesi…"> type:node] score:1] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:0 height:0 left:0 right:0 top:0 width:0] lhId:page-19-LI nodeLabel:2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture path:0,UL,1,LI selector:div.menu-top-navigation-container > ul#menu-top-navigation > li#menu-item-1267168 snippet:<li id="menu-item-1267168" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1267168"> type:node] score:0.000466] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:264 height:29 left:643 right:759 top:235 width:116] lhId:page-24-LI nodeLabel:NATURALLYCURLY path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,1,HEADER,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,UL,2,LI selector:div.pre-navigation > div.menu-preheader-menu-container > ul#menu-preheader-menu > li#menu-item-1515347 snippet:<li id="menu-item-1515347" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1515347"> type:node] score:0.000261] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:466 height:32 left:917 right:1156 top:434 width:239] lhId:page-16-DIV nodeLabel:2026 EARLY-BIRD TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE path:1,HTML,1,BODY,4,DIV,0,SECTION,0,MAIN,1,ARTICLE,0,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV selector:div.wl-banner__panel > div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__copy > div.wl-banner__headline snippet:<div class="wl-banner__headline is-efoc-copy"> type:node] score:0.000226 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://weloveus.shop/cdn/shop/t/20/assets/RizomaL-Regular.otf]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:341 height:26 left:1227 right:1377 top:315 width:150] lhId:page-22-DIV nodeLabel:Sign In path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,1,HEADER,1,DIV,1,DIV,3,DIV selector:header#masthead > div.site-branding-container > div.site-branding > div.site-subscribe snippet:<div class="site-subscribe"> type:node] score:0.000112]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.07435] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:0 height:0 left:0 right:0 top:0 width:0] lhId:page-33-META nodeLabel:head > meta path:1,HTML,0,HEAD,1,META selector:head > meta snippet:<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> type:node] score:0.07435]]

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
live-essenceweb.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/fonts/Sohne-700.woff2	135 ms
live-essenceweb.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/fonts/Sohne-400.woff2	125 ms

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:8.303 source:map[column:45 line:978 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/wp-content/plugins/pubportal-media-offload/js/download-helper.js?ver=1.3.8 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:33.522 source:map[column:347 line:377 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:49.773 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:36.791 source:map[column:2076 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/dist/essence/head_freestar.ec71f78171880f5b153e.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:8.303 source:map[column:26 line:907 type:source-location url:https://www.essence.com/wp-content/plugins/pubportal-media-offload/js/download-helper.js?ver=1.3.8 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.635 source:map[column:4650 line:12 type:source-location url:https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=9 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.764 source:map[column:9709 line:12 type:source-location url:https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=9 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:7.361 source:map[column:41158 line:12 type:source-location url:https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=9 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
This All-Black Orchestra Is Turning Your Favorite 2000s Hip-Hop And R&B Into Cl… `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/TabernacleATL_20230826_3529.j...	2.0 MiB	2.0 MiB
Home Style: Corey Damen Jenkins On Bringing Color And Personality Into Your Hom… `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Chapter-One-9-Design-Reimagin...	928.9 KiB	896.7 KiB
Financial Literacy For Black Families: Learn How This Brooklyn Founder Is Build… `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/DSC03730-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg...	600.4 KiB	572.6 KiB
5 Green Skincare Brands You Should Know About For Earth Day `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-587826964-Cropped...	576.3 KiB	547.1 KiB
Exclusive: Get Ready With Tracie Thoms For ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Premiere `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/D9596455-F94C-43BF-A084-411FE...	559.0 KiB	533.0 KiB
Femicide Against Black Women Is A Public Health Crisis `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2272260487-scaled...	456.7 KiB	379.2 KiB
Star Gazing: AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Ceremony, CinemaCon 2026, Nia Long, Mic… `figure.essence-promo__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2271549490-scaled...	361.6 KiB	305.9 KiB
15 Personal Finance Books By Black Authors You Should Own `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/PersonalFinance.jpg?width=860	312.3 KiB	284.5 KiB
Making Michael `figure.essence-popular__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/0426_OTE_MichaeltheMovie_Web-...	199.8 KiB	171.6 KiB
A Look Inside Taylor Townsend’s Lavish 30th Birthday Bash `figure.essence-topic__featured-image > a > picture > img`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Townsend.jpg?width=860	275.6 KiB	155.2 KiB
div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop `div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/Homepage-Tout-150-scaled.jpg	200.8 KiB	144.9 KiB
Meet Me in Tuscany `figure.essence-popular__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_YouMeTuscany_Web-Ban...	141.2 KiB	113.0 KiB
Essence Festival of Culture sponsored by Coca-Cola `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-efoc`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/EFOC26-wide-logo.png	60.8 KiB	59.7 KiB
Built On Brotherhood `figure.essence-popular__featured-image > a > picture > img`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_Aldis-Hodge-x-Cross_...	63.3 KiB	48.7 KiB
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/OTE-Logo-2-1.png	26.4 KiB	24.1 KiB
WeLoveUs.shop Powered by Essence `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-weloveus`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/WeLoveU-logo.png	18.3 KiB	17.7 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.

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

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
www.essence.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	32.8 KiB	56 ms
/wp-content/plugins/breeze/assets/js/js-front-end/breeze-...	835 B
www.essence.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.7.4	35.9 KiB	113 ms
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/head.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css?ver=6.7.4	5.3 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/elasticpress/dist/css/general-styles....	1.1 KiB
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@9/swiper-bundle.min.css?ver=9	5.1 KiB	202 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: 263 ms

URL	Time Spent
essence.com/	263 ms
www.essence.com/	0.0 ms

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
body.home `body.home`	1.000
head > meta `head > meta`	0.074
2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture `div.menu-top-navigation-container > ul#menu-top-navigation > li#menu-item-1267168`	0.000
NATURALLYCURLY `div.pre-navigation > div.menu-preheader-menu-container > ul#menu-preheader-menu > li#menu-item-1515347`	0.000
2026 EARLY-BIRD TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE `div.wl-banner__panel > div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__copy > div.wl-banner__headline`	0.000
Sign In `header#masthead > div.site-branding-container > div.site-branding > div.site-subscribe`	0.000
div.site-branding > div.site-subscribe > span.search > svg.svg-icon `div.site-branding > div.site-subscribe > span.search > svg.svg-icon`	0.000

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

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: 50 ms 6.8 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/plugins/pubportal-media-offload/js/download-h...	9.6 KiB	4.3 KiB
www.essence.com/wp-content/plugins/megamenu/js/maxmegamenu.js?ver=3.4.1	6.7 KiB	2.6 KiB

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: 50 ms 391.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
id.essence.com/assets/index-af13a9ed.css	306.1 KiB	303.6 KiB
www.essence.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.7.4	35.8 KiB	35.8 KiB
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/blocks.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css	30.0 KiB	26.0 KiB
www.essence.com/dist/essence25/footer.cf8e3f9dabd4dafef80b.css	28.0 KiB	25.8 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.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	1.4 s
Other	446 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	219 ms
Style & Layout	206 ms
Rendering	37 ms
Garbage Collection	33 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	32 ms

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

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 1.3 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
s.ntv.io/serve/load.js	250.4 KiB	200.5 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js	197.0 KiB	161.4 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	140.7 KiB
id.essence.com/assets/index-6c7999e3.js	272.0 KiB	122.1 KiB
a.pub.network/essence-com/pubfig.engine.js	145.5 KiB	114.0 KiB
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/main-v2_9e4958801741d4d875ab9...	116.1 KiB	86.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TJXBVJL	153.3 KiB	75.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-86MLHLZCW6&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	170.6 KiB	66.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=DC-16368136&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1	129.7 KiB	64.5 KiB
scripts.stay22.com/letmeallez.js	107.9 KiB	61.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12038784	129.2 KiB	59.6 KiB
analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/static/main.MWE0ZWQ3ZWQwMQ.js	109.2 KiB	56.1 KiB
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/ads-v2_b767962dfef6270095d208...	42.1 KiB	33.9 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	31.3 KiB
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js	34.0 KiB	24.0 KiB
cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	42.0 KiB	21.3 KiB

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.

URL	Transfer Size
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_Aldis-Hodge-x-Cross_...	4.1 MiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/HED_01.png	2.9 MiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/TabernacleATL_20230826_3529.j...	2.0 MiB
media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/Homepage-Tout-Mobile-151.jpg	1.0 MiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/Chapter-One-9-Design-Reimagin...	930.2 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-532600606-Cropped...	760.9 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/EHS_26KAN1_20260418_E2942-sca...	606.2 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/DSC03730-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg...	601.2 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-587826964-Cropped...	577.1 KiB
/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/D9596455-F94C-43BF-A084-411FE...	559.9 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.

	URL
div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop `div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/Homepage-Tout-150-scaled.jpg
div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop `div.front-content > a > div.wp-block-ess-image-banner > img.desktop`	/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/0326_OTE_Aldis-Hodge-x-Cross_...
Essence Festival of Culture sponsored by Coca-Cola `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-efoc`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/EFOC26-wide-logo.png
div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/01/OTE-Logo-2-1.png
WeLoveUs.shop Powered by Essence `div.wl-banner-set > div.wl-banner__logo > a > img.is-logo-weloveus`	media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2025/12/WeLoveU-logo.png
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`

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

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 9 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.9 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 5 long tasks found

●Avoid non-composited animations 181 animated elements found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 540 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 40 ms

○INP breakdown

Accessibility

ARIA

Each ARIA `role` supports a specific subset of `aria-*` attributes. Mismatching these invalidates the `aria-*` attributes. Learn how to match ARIA attributes to their roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SUBSCRIBE `div.menu-top-navigation-container > ul#menu-top-navigation > li#menu-item-1232476 > a`
SUBSCRIBE `div.expanded-menu-container > ul#menu-top-navigation-1 > li.highlight > a`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.pubstack-container > form.subscribe-form > div.form-row > button#submit-icon `div.pubstack-container > form.subscribe-form > div.form-row > button#submit-icon`

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.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
body.home > iframe#one-id-frame `body.home > iframe#one-id-frame`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
link_url `main#main > article#post-1366296 > div.front-content > a`
link_url `main#main > article#post-1366296 > div.front-content > a`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor `div.essence-topics__inner > article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > a.essence-popular__anchor`
article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor `article.essence-category > div.essence-popular__content > h3.essence-popular__title > a.essence-popular__anchor`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show `div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-e7f08df2f0cd5105a > div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link `div.essence_shop_block > article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.footer-col-list > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-menu > div.expanded-menu-head-wrapper > div.logo > a `div.expanded-menu > div.expanded-menu-head-wrapper > div.logo > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`
div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a `div.expanded-footer > ul.footer-social-links > li > a`

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.

Navigation

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show > div.ess-show__basic-info > h4.ess-show__title `div.swiper-slide > a.ess-show > div.ess-show__basic-info > h4.ess-show__title`
COMPANY INFORMATION `div.footer-container > div.footer-col-list > div#text-3 > h6.widget-title`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

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
Customer Service `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Essence Ventures `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Internships `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Media Kit `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Home `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Love `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Celebrity `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`
Beauty `div.textwidget > ul > li > a`

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-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

●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

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[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 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

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●All heading elements contain content.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○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

○`<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>`.

○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.

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

Users are mistrustful of or confused by sites that request to send notifications without context. Consider tying the request to user gestures instead. Learn more about responsibly getting permission for notifications.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source
/pushly-sdk.min.js?domain_key=CkEflP7hX593Izo6Iewnfz5oe5W...

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 / Warning	Source
Topics	a.pub.network/essence-com/prebid.js line 95, col 1157
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769

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.

Source	Description
/713229.gif?partner_uid=silo54:a0ec219b-fd8c-494a-b086-90...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 451 ()`
essie.essence.com/voting.min.js?t=1776900491067	`Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'dataset')`

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation 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

●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

SEO

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.

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.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading `div.front-content > div.popular-dark-section > center > img.popular-posts-image-heading`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img `article#1541021 > div.shop_image > a.essence-topic__link > img`
body.home > img `body.home > img`

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

Crawling and Indexing

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
SUBSCRIBE `div.expanded-menu-container > ul#menu-top-navigation-1 > li.highlight > a`

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

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Results for https://essence.com

Site Health

How you compare

Top Priorities (5)

Fix Priority Matrix

Quick Wins

Strategic

Easy Improvements

Deprioritize

What fixing these means

Conversion Barriers

Speed (2)

Trust (2)

Usability (2)

Content (1)

Navigation (2)

Return on Investment

Investment

Monthly returns

Regulatory risk avoided

Payback period

Estimated Remediation Cost

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

What Inaction Is Costing You

Compliance Risk

Bandwidth Waste

Lighthouse Scores

Core Web Vitals

Detailed Report

Performance

Insights

Diagnostics

Accessibility

ARIA

Names and labels

Navigation

Best practices

Best Practices

General

SEO

Content Best Practices

Crawling and Indexing

Lighthouse Scores

Core Web Vitals

Detailed Report

Performance

Insights

Diagnostics

Accessibility

ARIA

Names and labels

Navigation

Best practices

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

General

SEO

Content Best Practices

Crawling and Indexing

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