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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
/signals/config/190187641351038?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.7 KiB
/signals/config/427623827650544?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s44.7 KiB
ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/pwt/157577/2378//pwt.js147628.0 s76.4 KiB
/ML/6517cf13d50f5b645bd1e60bb4250742__scv1__622x368.webp3600.0 s30.6 KiB
//pbjs/2321/prebid.js?hash=9.30.0/4287587f1206c68c2ed578c...604800.0 s216.4 KiB
powerad.ai/208202543264025/script.js86400.0 s52.1 KiB
www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js60.0 s19.0 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js7200.0 s20.9 KiB
/signals/config/220003995782109?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s16.4 KiB
tagan.adlightning.com/nextmillenium-whyy/op.js1800.0 s15.7 KiB
js.adsrvr.org/up_loader.3.0.0.js0.0 ms12.3 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js7200.0 s16.1 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aat/amzn.js0.0 ms8.9 KiB
tags.srv.stackadapt.com/events.js5.0 s7.7 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-1372354.js?sv=760.0 s6.3 KiB
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=018124873157799521143:5jp04c3pl9s0.0 ms3.4 KiB
pixel.zprk.io/v5/pixeljs/Hc6PdfQeAi.js?dne=10.0 ms3.0 KiB
hb.brainlyads.com/pbjs_wrapper.v3.0.js604800.0 s18.3 KiB
static.mediagotechnology.com/js/mediagotechnology/style/style_banner_a02e55.css3600.0 s1.8 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css3000.0 s1.2 KiB
js.adsrvr.org/universal_pixel.js0.0 ms958 B
/ju/cs/eplist?tn=c910685a5d6ad3a65ba316b604c54d47&gdpr_co...0.0 ms878 B
/rp.gif?ts=1776901468425&id=a2_hqbkzjx0ywfv&event=PageVis...0.0 ms666 B
hb.brainlyads.com/hb-ad-unit-script.js604800.0 s4.7 KiB
p.cpx.to/p/12967/px.js2419200.0 s3.7 KiB
/mw?zpartnerid=1353&env=mWeb&env=mWeb&eventType=map&id_mi...0.0 ms245 B
/pagead/js/r20260422/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s1.6 KiB
/ju/log/c?tn=41b6e88a2b85b0e731ef8e73e5558712&app=Google_...0.0 ms122 B
/p.css?s=1&k=izx6wme&ht=tk&f=13378.13379.13380.17007.1701...604800.0 s173 B
/tr/?id=190187641351038&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwhyy...0.0 ms16 B
/tr/?id=220003995782109&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwhyy...0.0 ms16 B
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s0 B
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s0 B

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: An aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,ARTICLE,1,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,A,1,IMG
selector: article.content-mode > div.col-img > a > img.b-lazy
snippet: <img class="b-lazy b-loaded" src="https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/07-23-2025-k-paynter-south-sea…" alt="An aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey" width="750" height="560">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Watch or Stream The Forsytes on Masterpiece. Sundays at 9 p.m. on WHYY-TV 12 or… body > div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > img.img_ad
tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/3097537109045086265262.2 KiB149.5 KiB
An aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey article.content-mode > div.col-img > a > img.b-lazy
/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/07-23-2025-k-paynter-south-se...111.8 KiB89.0 KiB
Most People Don't Use This Tip for Mice in Spring, But it Works Like Magic body > div#mgcontainer-93c94222586370943d1fd43bfb5f53d5a > a.mediagotechnology-placement-track_a02e55 > img
/ML/6517cf13d50f5b645bd1e60bb4250742__scv1__622x368.webp30.1 KiB23.2 KiB
Reading Terminal Market was named Best Public Market in America article.content-mode > div.col-img > a > img.b-lazy
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/04-22-2026-k-paynter-reading-...27.8 KiB16.2 KiB
WHYY Passport div.bottom > div.l-container--md > span.f--title > img.alignleft
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WHYY_Passport-Lockup_Horizont...7.5 KiB5.5 KiB

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.

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

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.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 240 ms 1.2 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
//pbjs/2321/prebid.js?hash=9.30.0/4287587f1206c68c2ed578c...216.2 KiB142.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CLMZMJED4Y156.7 KiB109.5 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB99.8 KiB
/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/cse_element__en.js?u...102.7 KiB70.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CLMZMJED4Y&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1156.7 KiB66.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-KBG3KRK170.8 KiB64.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-W6G65JFZ&gtm=4e64k1133.7 KiB62.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XGZ99F1SED&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1146.5 KiB62.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=DC-8531012&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1129.1 KiB61.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-KYFZS88C51&cx=c&_slc=1151.7 KiB61.4 KiB
ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/pwt/157577/2378//pwt.js76.1 KiB54.8 KiB
s2.getsitecontrol.com/widgets/es6/runtime.8f6e318.js67.6 KiB49.9 KiB
powerad.ai/208202543264025/script.js51.8 KiB49.4 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB32.6 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB31.0 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB30.3 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB30.3 KiB
powerad.ai/208202543264025/script.js51.8 KiB26.6 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js56.1 KiB25.3 KiB
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js33.6 KiB24.0 KiB
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js33.6 KiB24.0 KiB
whyy.org/wp-content/themes/whyy/js/vendor/plugins.min.js?ver=1.042.0 KiB21.3 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.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation2.8 s
Other466 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation372 ms
Style & Layout297 ms
Garbage Collection132 ms
Rendering72 ms
Parse HTML & CSS57 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.Actionable
An iframe on the page started a navigation that did not complete.Not actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 3.3 KiB

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

Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
Forced reflow
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 29 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 14 long tasks found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 80 ms
Server Backend Latencies 840 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid multiple page redirects
Initial server response time was short Root document took 10 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
81

Accessibility

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

Contrast

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SPONSOR div.jp-title-container > div.jp-title-right > div.jp-sponsor-container > h4.sponsored-tag
Report Ad div#div-gpt-ad-1501272111871-1 > div#pa-container-1 > div#pa-unit-1 > a.pa-report-ad-btn
SPONSORED article.content-mode > div.col-item > div.col-text > h4.sponsored-tag

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Social Responsibility at WHYY div.col-flex--1 > div.site-intro > p > a

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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
div#div-gpt-ad-1501272111871-1 > div#pa-container-1 > div#pa-unit-1 > iframe.pa_frame div#div-gpt-ad-1501272111871-1 > div#pa-container-1 > div#pa-unit-1 > iframe.pa_frame

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
Reported crime on SEPTA continues to drop in 2026 after decade lows last year article.content-mode > div.col-item > div.col-text > h4.f--title
Listen now div.col-text > div.u-faux-table > div.align--bottom > h4
Subscribe div.col-text > div.u-faux-table > div.align--bottom > h4
Contact Us div.flex-grid > div.col-flex--1 > div.site-contacts > h4.f--label

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
WORLD CUP 2026 div.col-text > div.f--taxonomy > span > a
MONEY article.content-mode > div.col-text > div.f--taxonomy > a
BILLY PENN div.col-text > div.f--taxonomy > span > a
COMMUNITY article.content-mode > div.col-text > div.f--taxonomy > a
SCIENCE article.content-mode > div.col-text > div.f--taxonomy > 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-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Input buttons have discernible text.
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
Buttons have an accessible name
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 type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
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.
73

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 / WarningSource
SharedStorage
AttributionReporting
Topics
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.
line 8, col 42

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Attestation check for Shared Storage on https://ara.paa-reporting-advertising.amazon failed.
Connecting to 'wss://ws.hotjar.com/api/v2/client/ws?v=7&site_id=1372354' violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "default-src data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https:". Note that 'connect-src' was not explicitly set, so 'default-src' is used as a fallback. The action has been blocked.
Creating a worker from 'blob:https://whyy.org/aedea11f-828d-44da-a387-2a48fae8b1ac' violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "default-src data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https:". Note that 'worker-src' was not explicitly set, so 'default-src' is used as a fallback. The action has been blocked.
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()

Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Issue type
Content security policy
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
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
77

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.

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
Report Ad div#div-gpt-ad-1501272111871-1 > div#pa-container-1 > div#pa-unit-1 > a.pa-report-ad-btn

If your robots.txt file is malformed, crawlers may not be able to understand how you want your website to be crawled or indexed. Learn more about robots.txt.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Line #ContentError
10Allow: .jsPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"
11Allow: .cssPattern should either be empty, start with "/" or "*"

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Content Best Practices

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
body.home > img body.home > img

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

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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