Changes
| Category | Previous | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite | C (75) | C (76) | +1.000 |
| Performance | C (75) | C (76) | +1.000 |
| Security | C (78) | C (78) | — |
| Accessibility | C (74) | C (74) | — |
| SEO | C (77) | C (79) | +2.000 |
| Infrastructure | B (89) | B (89) | — |
| Compliance | F (53) | F (53) | — |
| Content | C (73) | C (73) | — |
| Sustainability | D (67) | D (67) | — |
| Metric | Previous | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 2900 | 3100 | +200 |
| Accessibility | 9600 | 9600 | — |
| Best Practices | 9600 | 9600 | — |
| SEO | 8500 | 8500 | — |
| PWA | 0 | 0 | — |
| Desktop Performance | 6800 | 6500 | -300 |
| Desktop Accessibility | 9300 | 9300 | — |
| Desktop Best Practices | 9600 | 9600 | — |
| Desktop SEO | 7700 | 8500 | +800 |
| FCP | 6.04 s | 6.95 s | +904 ms |
| LCP | 10.28 s | 9.96 s | -319 ms |
| TBT | 2.53 s | 1.89 s | -638 ms |
| CLS | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| Desktop FCP | 1.35 s | 1.43 s | +75 ms |
| Desktop LCP | 1.48 s | 2.84 s | +1.36 s |
| Desktop TBT | 369 ms | 280 ms | -89 ms |
| Desktop CLS | 0.021 | 0.002 | -0.019 |
| TTFB † | 31 ms | 34 ms | +3 ms |
| DNS † | 24 ms | 29 ms | +5 ms |
| TLS † | 3 ms | 3 ms | +0 ms |
| Connect † | 0 ms | 0 ms | -0 ms |
| Total † | 32 ms | 35 ms | +3 ms |
† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.
HTTP headers unchanged
9 headers unchanged
Technology stack unchanged
3 technologies unchanged
Looking ahead
+21 ptsEstimate — actual results may vary (58 issues to fix)
Website improvement report — Cnn
May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026
11
Resolved
12
New issues
46
Still remaining
Financial summary
Investment delivered
$1,108 in development time
Investment remaining
$12,058 to complete the remaining items
Ongoing risk
$4/month in ongoing exposure
Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.
Performance by category
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 75 (C) | 76 (C) | +1 |
| Performance | 75 (C) | 76 (C) | +1 |
| Security | 78 (C) | 78 (C) | 0 |
| Accessibility | 74 (C) | 74 (C) | 0 |
| SEO | 77 (C) | 79 (C) | +2 |
| Infrastructure | 89 (B) | 89 (B) | 0 |
| Compliance | 53 (F) | 53 (F) | 0 |
| Content | 73 (C) | 73 (C) | 0 |
| Sustainability | 67 (D) | 67 (D) | 0 |
Resolved (11)
HTTP→HTTPS redirect is not permanent (Infrastructure)
→ More reliable delivery
Third-party scripts: 7863ms (83% of total) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
No `<meta charset>` declaration in HTML (SEO)
→ Better search engine visibility
https://edition.cnn.com/: 3412ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltPlaye...: 893ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
4.65g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)
→ Lower carbon footprint per page view
2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-1-20260508070127751.jpg?c=original/w_800 (SEO)
→ Better search engine visibility
4.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)
→ Lower carbon footprint per page view
https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 521ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Unattributable: 1591ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://registry.api.cnn.io/bundles/fave/boltInsta...: 462ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Recommended next steps (58)
- Sprint 1
3.89g CO2 per page view (Sustainability)
- Sprint 1
2 sitemap URL(s) blocked by robots.txt: https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2009-09-04t120000z-1151233495-pm1e59414co01-rtrmadp-3-usa.JPG?c=original/w_800, https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232553092a.JPG?c=original/w_800 (SEO)
- Sprint 2
3 non-essential cookie(s) set without consent banner (Compliance)
- Sprint 3
Page has only 2 words — nearly empty (SEO)
- Sprint 1
HSTS header is missing (Security)
- Sprint 2
Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)
- Sprint 1
No viewport meta tag found (Compliance)
- Sprint 1
No page title found (SEO)
- Sprint 1
Missing <html lang> attribute (WCAG 3.1.1) (Accessibility)
- Sprint 1
No <main> landmark found (Accessibility)
- Sprint 1
Page weighs 27.9 MB (16.4 MB transferred) (Performance)
- Sprint 3
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 (Infrastructure)
- Sprint 1
https://edition.cnn.com/media/sites/js/bundles/cnn...: 415ms CPU time (Performance)
- Sprint 1
https://edition.cnn.com/: 2588ms CPU time (Performance)
- Sprint 1
Unattributable: 1185ms CPU time (Performance)
…and 43 more recommended item(s)