D — https://thecrimson.com | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 68 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 9.0s 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.

Missing metadata means poor previews on social media and search.

Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.

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

Framework · 1482 peers

You 68

Avg 74

-6 below average

0 50 100

Better than 2% of Framework sites

Funding Choices · 196 peers

You 68

Avg 71

At average

0 50 100

Better than 7% of Funding Choices sites See full Funding Choices benchmark →

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

1 image(s) missing alt attribute

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

Accessibility › Alt Text Quality

1 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 has several issues that may be affecting user experience and business outcomes. 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.

2 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.

Could reach Estimate based on resolving critical issues

Conversion Barriers

4 critical 6 warning

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

Speed (2)

Page takes 9.0s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 6.5s over the 2.5s threshold

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

Page feels frozen for 2.5s

+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 (1)

4 form field(s) without a label

+6% 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 (2)

No Open Graph tags

+2% bounce

Links shared on LinkedIn / Slack / Facebook show bare URLs — referral clicks drop

Fix: Add og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url to the page head

No structured data

+2% bounce

No rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices

Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)

Navigation (3)

48 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

No skip-to-content link

+1% bounce

Keyboard and screen-reader users must tab through the entire header on every page

Fix: Add a visible-on-focus <a href="#main">Skip to content</a> as the first focusable element

3 broken link(s) on the page

+5% 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

€383 investment → €5,460/month returns + EUR 120,500,000 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +17028%

Investment

€383

4h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

€5,460 /mo

~€65,515 / year

Conversions recovered €5,459
Bandwidth savings €0.81

Regulatory risk avoided

EUR 120,500,000

if kept compliant

ePrivacy Directive EUR 100,000,000
GDPR EUR 20,000,000
EAA EUR 500,000

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

€128 — 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

€383

4.5 developer hours at €85/hr

Based on European Union rates (€85/hr)

Quick wins

€128 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

€10,041,667 / month at risk

~€120,500,010 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

€120,500,000

ePrivacy DirectiveGDPREAA

No privacy policy link detected
GDPR: EUR 10,000 – EUR 20,000,000
2 advertising/retargeting trackers detected
GDPR: EUR 10,000 – EUR 20,000,000
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
GDPR: EUR 5,000 – EUR 10,000,000

+11 more

Bandwidth Waste

€0.81 /mo

10886.1 MB/mo × 0.074 EUR/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~1.1 MB per page load
Saves €0.81/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.

4.15 s

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

8.97 s

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

2.52 s

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

0.000

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

6.88 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.

23.05 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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	1800.0 s	358.5 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js#8b8310fb-e8db-444b-98f7-7895a23c3a87	0.0 ms	91.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	92.3 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	3600.0 s	90.9 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png	1800.0 s	75.5 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/211731_1385889.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	75.2 KiB
/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	70.0 KiB
/photos/2026/04/13/005947_1385559.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	58.4 KiB
/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	56.5 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/Crimson-Roman-webfont.88717972.woff	1800.0 s	46.1 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/151516_1385739.png.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	45.3 KiB
/photos/2026/03/30/235142_1385085.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	40.2 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/143910_1385875.png.600x351_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	37.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/100041_1385731.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	32.3 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/BigMoore-Regular.f213cb76.woff	1800.0 s	31.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/082637_1385724.png.264x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	29.4 KiB
/photos/2023/02/21/165513_1361384.jpeg.533x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	26.0 KiB
/photos/2026/04/19/184708_1385766.JPEG.512x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	23.3 KiB
/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	22.7 KiB
/photos/2026/01/21/061714_1383317.png.388x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	20.0 KiB
/photos/2026/02/10/024715_1383709.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	18.4 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/212350_1385890.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	16.8 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/ColabLig-webfont.333a60a4.woff	1800.0 s	16.8 KiB
/photos/2026/01/28/042627_1383405.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	15.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/121417_1385819.jpeg.534x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	13.5 KiB
/photos/2026/01/27/055622_1383393.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	12.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/024517_1385808.jpg.513x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	12.1 KiB
/photos/2025/02/05/200509_1376126.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	11.8 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_companion_ad.js?fcd=true	3600.0 s	11.7 KiB
/photos/2026/04/03/185335_1385304.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	10.5 KiB
/photos/2026/03/10/192554_1384528.jpg.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	9.7 KiB
/photos/2026/04/18/013327_1385755.jpeg.496x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	8.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/002204_1385795.jpg.486x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	7.7 KiB
/photos/2025/08/29/231331_1379931.png.400x224_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	6.7 KiB
media.thecrimson.com/photos/2026/04/21/194212_1385854.png	1800.0 s	6.4 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/tipbox.0d8beacc.jpg	1800.0 s	5.4 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/22da47be-b298-4b8c-ac96-477a660987f6	3600.0 s	859 B
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/magnifying_glass.b9bc1a3e.svg	1800.0 s	520 B
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg	1800.0 s	479 B
www.facebook.com/tr?id=605179343215247&ev=PageView	0.0 ms	19 B

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

items: [map[reflowTime:3.584 source:map[column:3487 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js 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:179.957 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:3.584 source:map[column:122340 line:2 type:source-location url:https://c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.401 source:map[column:8028 line:1 type:source-location url:https://digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.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
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	69.4 KiB	67.7 KiB
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	56.0 KiB	54.3 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	91.8 KiB	52.7 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/22/211731_1385889.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	74.7 KiB	43.7 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/13/005947_1385559.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	57.9 KiB	27.0 KiB
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...	22.3 KiB	21.0 KiB
div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/17/151516_1385739.png.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	44.8 KiB	14.0 KiB
Step up. Stand out. Proctor at Harvard Summer School `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/01/21/061714_1383317.png.388x300_q95_crop-sm...	19.6 KiB	7.0 KiB
Shop Socially Conscious Apparel with Illuminated Threads `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/02/10/024715_1383709.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	17.9 KiB	5.6 KiB
Opportunities to Enrich Your 2026 Summer `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/01/28/042627_1383405.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	15.4 KiB	4.8 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-3-DIV

nodeLabel: div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,7,DIV,1,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV

selector: div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image

snippet: <div class="preview-image css-1f5lspr">

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
/css?family=Vollkorn:400italic,700italic,400,700&display=...	831 B	152 ms
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins:400,600&display=swap	608 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lora:400,700,400italic&display=swap	1.7 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro&display=swap	737 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Encode+Sans:400,600,700&display=swap	627 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700&display=swap	547 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fira+Sans:300,400,500&display=swap	869 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fira+Sans+Condensed:300,400,500,600&display=swap	909 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600&display=swap	1.8 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,500,700&display=swap	728 B	152 ms
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400&display=swap	1.7 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=PT+Serif&display=swap	955 B	817 ms
s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=thecrimson	0 B	780 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/thecrimson.com/p.js	18.9 KiB	1.1 s

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
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/Crimson-Roman-webfont.88717972.woff	20 ms
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/ColabLig-webfont.333a60a4.woff	15 ms
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/BigMoore-Regular.f213cb76.woff	10 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: 758 ms

URL	Time Spent
thecrimson.com/	758 ms
www.thecrimson.com/	0.0 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused 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: 1.1 s 562.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	358.2 KiB	175.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9&cx=c&_slc=1	163.8 KiB	112.2 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	187.4 KiB	104.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	161.9 KiB	65.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	90.5 KiB	37.6 KiB
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/1046082?ers=3	68.5 KiB	36.3 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	91.4 KiB	31.5 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
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	3.1 s	2.7 s	200 ms
Unattributable	1.5 s	837 ms	0.0 ms
www.thecrimson.com/	1.2 s	17 ms	51 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	1.1 s	970 ms	78 ms
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	774 ms	529 ms	12 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	591 ms	398 ms	102 ms
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/1046082?ers=3	535 ms	495 ms	27 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	305 ms	224 ms	48 ms
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	112 ms	97 ms	7.3 ms
www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js	107 ms	92 ms	14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9&cx=c&_slc=1	102 ms	38 ms	64 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/thecrimson.com/p.js	93 ms	80 ms	7.0 ms
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/22da47be-b298-4b8c-ac96-477a660987f6	77 ms	75 ms	0.5 ms
ep2.adtrafficquality.google/sodar/sodar2.js	51 ms	45 ms	2.9 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	6.7 s
Style & Layout	1.0 s
Other	977 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	620 ms
Garbage Collection	175 ms
Rendering	174 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	121 ms

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 2.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
.flytead .vjs-control-bar { max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; } …	3.1 KiB	2.4 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
/fonts/SpotifyMixUITitleVariable-8769ccfde3379b7ebcadd952...	373.4 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	358.5 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	187.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9&cx=c&_slc=1	163.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	162.3 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-d4fdb45390ac7651.js	142.5 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/8476-c23665adc43729ab.js	112.3 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/e6872b2a-91e768eeed597fc4.js	98.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	92.3 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	91.8 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
The Harvard Crimson Logo `div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > div.navbar-bg-image-container > img.navbar-bg-image`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.mobile-only > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.mobile-only > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.wide-column > div.mobile-only > div.css-1djp1kl > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.mobile-only > div.css-1djp1kl > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div#primary-third > div.css-1rm4qbj > a > img.title-chevron `div#primary-third > div.css-1rm4qbj > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
section#bottom-section-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `section#bottom-section-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.css-vf1ruh > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.css-vf1ruh > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
section#bottom-section-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `section#bottom-section-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify JavaScript

●Reduce unused CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 13 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 500 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 20 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

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

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS `section#primary > div.wide-column > div.css-1b9vs98 > h3`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Internationalization and localization

If a page doesn't specify a `lang` attribute, a screen reader assumes that the page is in the default language that the user chose when setting up the screen reader. If the page isn't actually in the default language, then the screen reader might not announce the page's text correctly. Learn more about the `lang` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

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
div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox `div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox`

Labels ensure that form controls are announced properly by assistive technologies, like screen readers. Learn more about form element labels.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.css-aaaab9 > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box `div.css-aaaab9 > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box`

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.css-qbkajn > div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > a.thc-link `div.css-qbkajn > div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > a.thc-link`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > 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.

Tables and lists

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
The Harvard Crimson `footer.css-138id2w > div.top-bar > div.container > li`
The University Daily, Est. 1873 `footer.css-138id2w > div.top-bar > div.container > li.established`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

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
EDITORIALS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
COLUMNS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
COLUMNS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
OP EDS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
OP EDS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
SCRUTINY `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
AROUND TOWN `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
INQUIRY `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

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>`

●`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

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

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

○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

○`[role]` values are valid

○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

○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

○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 a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

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

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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

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
s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=thecrimson	`Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED`
/udb/10699/sync/i.gif?userKey=e2a0afc247676678f24e50010fe...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()`

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Map URL
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js.map
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js.map

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No 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 clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox `div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox`

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

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●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.

1.07 s

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

2.00 s

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

203 ms

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

0.113

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

2.03 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.

4.51 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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	1800.0 s	358.1 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js#8b8310fb-e8db-444b-98f7-7895a23c3a87	0.0 ms	91.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	92.3 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	3600.0 s	90.9 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png	1800.0 s	75.5 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/211731_1385889.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	75.2 KiB
/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	70.0 KiB
/photos/2022/04/21/005812_1356005.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	62.0 KiB
/photos/2026/04/13/005947_1385559.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	58.4 KiB
/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	56.5 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/Crimson-Roman-webfont.88717972.woff	1800.0 s	46.1 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/151516_1385739.png.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	45.3 KiB
/photos/2026/03/30/235142_1385085.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	40.2 KiB
/photos/2026/04/20/214210_1385788.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	38.4 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/143910_1385875.png.600x351_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	37.9 KiB
/photos/2026/02/10/005011_1383696.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	37.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/100041_1385731.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	32.3 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/BigMoore-Regular.f213cb76.woff	1800.0 s	31.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/17/082637_1385724.png.264x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	29.3 KiB
/photos/2023/02/21/165513_1361384.jpeg.533x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	26.0 KiB
/photos/2026/04/19/184708_1385766.JPEG.512x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	23.3 KiB
/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	22.7 KiB
/photos/2025/04/13/202810_1378125.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	20.3 KiB
/photos/2026/01/21/061714_1383317.png.388x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	20.0 KiB
/photos/2026/02/10/024715_1383709.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	18.4 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/22/212350_1385890.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	16.8 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/ColabLig-webfont.333a60a4.woff	1800.0 s	16.7 KiB
/photos/2026/01/28/042627_1383405.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	15.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/121417_1385819.jpeg.534x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	13.5 KiB
/photos/2026/01/27/055622_1383393.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	13.0 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/024517_1385808.jpg.513x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	12.1 KiB
/photos/2025/02/05/200509_1376126.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	11.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/03/185335_1385304.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	10.4 KiB
/photos/2026/03/10/192554_1384528.jpg.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	9.8 KiB
/photos/2026/04/18/013327_1385755.jpeg.496x356_q95_crop-s...	1800.0 s	8.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/21/002204_1385795.jpg.486x356_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	7.7 KiB
/photos/2025/08/29/231331_1379931.png.400x224_q95_crop-sm...	1800.0 s	6.7 KiB
media.thecrimson.com/photos/2026/04/21/194212_1385854.png	1800.0 s	6.4 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/tipbox.0d8beacc.jpg	1800.0 s	5.4 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/22da47be-b298-4b8c-ac96-477a660987f6	3600.0 s	861 B
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/magnifying_glass.b9bc1a3e.svg	1800.0 s	520 B
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg	1800.0 s	476 B
www.facebook.com/tr?id=605179343215247&ev=PageView	0.0 ms	19 B

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.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.113142] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:4791 height:4686 left:0 right:1350 top:105 width:1350] lhId:page-23-DIV nodeLabel:The Harvard Crimson Wednesday, April 22 The University Daily Est. 1873 VOLUME C… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,7,DIV selector:body > div#root > div.css-63airw snippet:<div class="css-63airw"> type:node] score:0.082998] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:834 height:108 left:904 right:1275 top:726 width:371] lhId:page-18-DIV nodeLabel:OP EDS The Academic Case for Intellectual Diversity BY TYLER J. VANDERWEELE • Y… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,7,DIV,1,SECTION,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,4,DIV selector:div#primary-third > div.mobile-hide > div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style snippet:<div class="opinion-box-style box-top opinion-with-logo"> type:node] score:0.030144] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:5255 height:5255 left:0 right:1350 top:0 width:1350] lhId:page-26-DIV nodeLabel:ADVERTISEMENT News Opinion Arts Blog Magazine Metro Multimedia Sports Newslette… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV selector:body > div#root snippet:<div id="root"> type:node] score:0] map[score:0] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:363 height:48 left:904 right:976 top:315 width:72] lhId:page-1-IMG nodeLabel:div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,7,DIV,1,SECTION,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG selector:div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo snippet:<img src="https://thumbnails.thecrimson.com/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534…" alt="" class="opinions-logo"> type:node] score:0]]

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:5.6 source:map[column:3487 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js 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:203.9 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:5.6 source:map[column:122340 line:2 type:source-location url:https://c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.407 source:map[column:48586 line:18 type:source-location url:https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604210101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31098008 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.097 source:map[column:8028 line:1 type:source-location url:https://digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.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
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	69.4 KiB	68.9 KiB
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	56.0 KiB	55.4 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	91.8 KiB	52.7 KiB
The Harvard Crimson Logo `div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sticky-navbar > div.navbar-div > img.navbar-bg-image`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png	75.0 KiB	43.8 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/22/211731_1385889.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	74.7 KiB	43.7 KiB
div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2022/04/21/005812_1356005.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	61.5 KiB	30.6 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/13/005947_1385559.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	57.9 KiB	27.0 KiB
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...	22.3 KiB	21.9 KiB
div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/17/151516_1385739.png.533x356_q95_crop-sm...	44.8 KiB	14.0 KiB
Step up. Stand out. Proctor at Harvard Summer School `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/01/21/061714_1383317.png.388x300_q95_crop-sm...	19.6 KiB	11.2 KiB
Shop Socially Conscious Apparel with Illuminated Threads `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/02/10/024715_1383709.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	17.9 KiB	9.7 KiB
div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/03/30/235142_1385085.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	39.7 KiB	8.8 KiB
Opportunities to Enrich Your 2026 Summer `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/01/28/042627_1383405.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	15.4 KiB	8.3 KiB
div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/04/20/214210_1385788.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	37.8 KiB	6.9 KiB
14 Best Sites to Buy YouTube Views in 2026 `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/01/27/055622_1383393.png.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	12.5 KiB	6.7 KiB
div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image `div.img-right > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image`	/photos/2026/02/10/005011_1383696.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...	37.4 KiB	6.4 KiB
Ramp: The Lab That’s Rewriting The Rules Of Finance `div.card-container > a.css-1kovd02 > div.card-image-container > img`	/photos/2026/03/10/192554_1384528.jpg.380x300_q95_crop-sm...	9.3 KiB	5.0 KiB
div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox `div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/tipbox.0d8beacc.jpg	5.0 KiB	4.5 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-4-DIV

nodeLabel: div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,7,DIV,1,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV

selector: div.img-top > div.image-container > a > div.preview-image

snippet: <div class="preview-image css-1f5lspr">

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

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
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fira+Sans+Condensed:300,400,500,600&display=swap	909 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lora:400,700,400italic&display=swap	1.7 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,500,700&display=swap	705 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fira+Sans:300,400,500&display=swap	846 B
/css?family=Vollkorn:400italic,700italic,400,700&display=...	831 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins:400,600&display=swap	585 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600&display=swap	1.8 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400&display=swap	1.7 KiB
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700&display=swap	547 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Encode+Sans:400,600,700&display=swap	627 B
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=PT+Serif&display=swap	955 B	276 ms
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro&display=swap	714 B
s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=thecrimson	0 B	230 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/thecrimson.com/p.js	18.9 KiB	252 ms

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
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/Crimson-Roman-webfont.88717972.woff	20 ms
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/ColabLig-webfont.333a60a4.woff	20 ms
www.thecrimson.com/static/media/BigMoore-Regular.f213cb76.woff	15 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: 206 ms

URL	Time Spent
thecrimson.com/	206 ms
www.thecrimson.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
The Harvard Crimson Wednesday, April 22 The University Daily Est. 1873 VOLUME C… `body > div#root > div.css-63airw`	0.083
OP EDS The Academic Case for Intellectual Diversity BY TYLER J. VANDERWEELE • Y… `div#primary-third > div.mobile-hide > div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style`	0.030
ADVERTISEMENT News Opinion Arts Blog Magazine Metro Multimedia Sports Newslette… `body > div#root`	0.000
	0.000
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	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

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: 210 ms 599.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	357.8 KiB	174.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9&cx=c&_slc=1	163.8 KiB	112.2 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604210101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	187.5 KiB	103.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	162.0 KiB	66.2 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	90.4 KiB	38.7 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?fcd=true	54.1 KiB	36.6 KiB
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/1046082?ers=3	68.5 KiB	36.3 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	91.4 KiB	31.5 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
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	628 ms	529 ms	57 ms
Unattributable	359 ms	149 ms	0.0 ms
www.thecrimson.com/	345 ms	4.8 ms	9.5 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604210101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	276 ms	243 ms	22 ms
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	203 ms	133 ms	7.6 ms
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/1046082?ers=3	194 ms	186 ms	7.0 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	114 ms	98 ms	15 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	83 ms	58 ms	12 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	1.5 s
Style & Layout	299 ms
Other	276 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	164 ms
Rendering	55 ms
Garbage Collection	42 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	29 ms

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 2.4 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
.flytead .vjs-control-bar { max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; } …	3.1 KiB	2.4 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
/fonts/SpotifyMixUITitleVariable-8769ccfde3379b7ebcadd952...	373.4 KiB
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	358.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604210101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	187.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9&cx=c&_slc=1	163.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VVW6YCM8M9	162.3 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-d4fdb45390ac7651.js	142.5 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/8476-c23665adc43729ab.js	112.3 KiB
embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/_next/static/chunks/e6872b2a-91e768eeed597fc4.js	98.9 KiB
/photos/2026/04/08/160721_1385422.png.600x400_q95_crop-sm...	92.3 KiB
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	91.8 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
The Harvard Crimson Logo `div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > div.navbar-bg-image-container > img.navbar-bg-image`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2026/02/02/012053_1383530.jpg.537x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/05/26/151032_1379212.jpg.534x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo `div.css-1g1cw8n > div.opinion-box-style > div.logo-holder > img.opinions-logo`	/photos/2025/07/22/122056_1379783.jpg.533x356_q95_crop-sm...
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.wide-column > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.mobile-hide > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.mobile-hide > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div#primary-third > div.css-1rm4qbj > a > img.title-chevron `div#primary-third > div.css-1rm4qbj > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div#primary-third > div.mobile-hide > div.css-1djp1kl > img.title-chevron `div#primary-third > div.mobile-hide > div.css-1djp1kl > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
div.css-vf1ruh > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `div.css-vf1ruh > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
section#bottom-section-non-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `section#bottom-section-non-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg
section#bottom-section-non-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron `section#bottom-section-non-mobile > div.css-1n4xxv5 > a > img.title-chevron`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/chevron_right.e49f71b6.svg

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 JavaScript

●Reduce unused CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 13 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 6 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 130 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 490 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 150 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

Navigation

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS `section#primary > div.wide-column > div.css-1b9vs98 > h3`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Internationalization and localization

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

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
div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox `div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox`

Labels ensure that form controls are announced properly by assistive technologies, like screen readers. Learn more about form element labels.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box `div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box`
div.css-aaaab9 > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box `div.css-aaaab9 > div.sidebar-menu > form#cse-search-box > input.sidebar-search-box`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sticky-navbar > div.search-external > a.test `div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sticky-navbar > div.search-external > a.test`
div.css-qbkajn > div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > a.thc-link `div.css-qbkajn > div.css-aaaab9 > div.sticky-navbar > a.thc-link`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-right > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-left > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-left > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-undefined > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-top > div.image-container > a`
div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-left > div.image-container > a `div.css-1w04wz2 > div.img-left > div.image-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a`
footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > a `footer.css-138id2w > div.social-icons > div.icon-container > 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.

Tables and lists

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
The Harvard Crimson `footer.css-138id2w > div.top-bar > div.container > li`
The University Daily, Est. 1873 `footer.css-138id2w > div.top-bar > div.container > li.established`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

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
SCRUTINY `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
AROUND TOWN `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
INQUIRY `div.img-undefined > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
Go to FM page 2 `div.wide-column > div > div.css-ynpspn > button.css-h8a99e`
› `div.wide-column > div > div.css-ynpspn > button.css-rd20ab`
EDITORIALS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
COLUMNS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
COLUMNS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
OP EDS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`
OP EDS `div.img-top > div.preview-content > div.subsection > a`

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

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>`

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

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

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

○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

○`[role]` values are valid

○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 a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

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

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Aspect Ratio (Displayed)	Aspect Ratio (Actual)
The Harvard Crimson Logo `div.css-1pkz6kq > div.sticky-navbar > div.navbar-div > img.navbar-bg-image`	www.thecrimson.com/static/media/header-logo.3685c571.png	650 x 650 (1.00)	1000 x 1015 (0.99)

General

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
s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=thecrimson	`Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED`
/udb/10699/sync/i.gif?userKey=2c17915e9fa30583ea021c54cd4...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Map URL
www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js	www.thecrimson.com/static/js/bundle.5c8269f1.js.map
digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js	digital.flytedesk.com/js/head.js.map

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●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 clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox `div#primary-third > a > div#tipbox-div > img#tipbox`

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

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

○Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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What fixing these means

Conversion Barriers

Speed (2)

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Usability (1)

Content (2)

Navigation (3)

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Estimated Remediation Cost

Cost by category

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What Inaction Is Costing You

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Names and labels

Tables and lists

Best practices

Best Practices

General

SEO

Content Best Practices

Lighthouse Scores

Core Web Vitals

Detailed Report

Performance

Insights

Diagnostics

Accessibility

Navigation

Internationalization and localization

Names and labels

Tables and lists

Best practices

Best Practices

User Experience

General

SEO

Content Best Practices

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