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Brazil Brazil · Sao Paulo Completed: Apr 22, 2026 20:07 UTC
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C77

Site Health

Score: 77 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Mostly accessible, but some users still face barriers.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Rich content metadata — your pages look great everywhere.

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

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Top Priorities (5)

1

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers
2

No Content-Security-Policy header found

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

Security › Content Security Policy
3

1 control(s) without accessible label

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

Accessibility › Form Accessibility
4

5 image-only link(s) without alt text

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

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality
5

No H1 heading found

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

Accessibility › Heading Hierarchy
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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Quick Wins

2

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

3

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

0

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

0

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →
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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

2 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.
3 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.
B
Could reach Estimate based on resolving critical issues

Conversion Barriers

2 critical 5 warning

7 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~27%.

Speed (2)

Page loads in 3.4s

+5% bounce

Every additional 100ms above 2.5s costs conversions — you're 899ms over

Fix: Target <2.5s LCP: defer non-critical scripts and optimize the hero image

Page feels frozen for 2.0s

+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 (1)

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

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

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

Usability (2)

Layout shifts during page load

+3% bounce

Content movement causes mis-clicks on CTAs and form fields

Fix: Add width/height to images; reserve space for late-loading embeds

1 form field(s) without a label

+2% bounce

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

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

Content (1)

Content is hard to read

+2% bounce

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

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

Navigation (1)

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

$550 investment → $1,694/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +3596%

Investment

$550

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1,694 /mo

~$20,329 / year

  • Conversions recovered $1,693
  • Bandwidth savings $0.71

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

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

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

$100 — 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

$550

5.5 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins
$100 2 fixes in ~60 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions
$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,126 / month at risk

~$157,508 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$157,500

ADA Title IIICCPA/CPRA
  • No privacy policy link detected
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
  • Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
  • Trackers detected but no privacy policy found
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+3 more

Bandwidth Waste

$0.71 /mo

8851.3 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

  • Optimize transfer: save ~885 KB per page load
    Saves $0.71/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

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Purchases, signups, or key actions

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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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

52
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
100
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

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

2.19 s

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

3.40 s

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

1.95 s

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

0.129

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

5.92 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.

19.39 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

52

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.

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:0.135594] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:823 height:283 left:0 right:412 top:540 width:412] lhId:page-1-ASIDE nodeLabel:Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,8,ASIDE selector:body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222 snippet:<aside id="c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222" class="hello hello--visible fixed-bottom color-white show expanded" aria-label="Hellobar notification"> type:node] score:0.077075] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:823 height:283 left:0 right:412 top:540 width:412] lhId:page-1-ASIDE nodeLabel:Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,8,ASIDE selector:body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222 snippet:<aside id="c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222" class="hello hello--visible fixed-bottom color-white show expanded" aria-label="Hellobar notification"> type:node] score:0.03447] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:823 height:283 left:0 right:412 top:540 width:412] lhId:page-1-ASIDE nodeLabel:Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,8,ASIDE selector:body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222 snippet:<aside id="c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222" class="hello hello--visible fixed-bottom color-white show expanded" aria-label="Hellobar notification"> type:node] score:0.010237] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:823 height:283 left:0 right:412 top:540 width:412] lhId:page-1-ASIDE nodeLabel:Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,8,ASIDE selector:body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222 snippet:<aside id="c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222" class="hello hello--visible fixed-bottom color-white show expanded" aria-label="Hellobar notification"> type:node] score:0.007276] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:100 height:52 left:44 right:368 top:48 width:324] lhId:page-0-H2 nodeLabel:div.container > div.lightbox > div.body-hide-image > h2.title path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,H2 selector:div.container > div.lightbox > div.body-hide-image > h2.title snippet:<h2 dir="auto" data-testid="lightbox-title" class="title"> type:node] score:0.006536]]

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.

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:19.676 source:map[column:8495 line:10 type:source-location url:https://truthout.org/ 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:229.241 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.208 source:map[column:839 line:2171 type:source-location url:https://truthout.org/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:20.599 source:map[column:319473 line:1 type:source-location url:https://truthout.org/app/themes/truthout5/public/scripts/vendor.js?id=50a7f6764dcb6a464babd899758fcedc urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.031 source:map[column:149826 line:2 type:source-location url:https://cdn.fundraiseup.com/widget/ASWCKERB urlProvider:network]]]

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
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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
Protesters with Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard occupy Building 77 at the Brook… article.top__list > figure.top__list__th > a.ar-list__th__lnk > img.image-fluid
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Photo1a--800x600.jpeg67.5 KiB10.1 KiB
Federal immigration agents transported Salah Sarsour hundreds of miles away fro… section#hero > figure.top__top__th > a.top__top__th__lnk > img.img-fluid
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Salah-3-800x450.webp39.4 KiB6.4 KiB

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

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.

ElementLayout shift score
Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222
0.077
Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222
0.034
Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222
0.010
Toggle Donation Bar FUNDRAISING DRIVE: 24 HOURS LEFT TO RAISE $16,000 Trump is… body.home > div#app > aside#c5bc0f85a9fea2e3310de5d7086f96222
0.007
0.007

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 150 ms 17.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/app/themes/truthout5/public/styles/app.css?id=2bb9d465c0...22.8 KiB17.9 KiB

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

Why this matters

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

Learn more

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

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
truthout.org/2.2 s272 ms47 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/donate-button.3523f7e9f3327d1e.js716 ms250 ms1.7 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/7449.d9966e86b20cdf9f.js608 ms291 ms3.3 ms
Unattributable597 ms26 ms0.0 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3WMTR7B28R418 ms346 ms68 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js352 ms223 ms64 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TXMPNN7343 ms264 ms53 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/checkout-vendors.78ab7844d94042df.js340 ms298 ms41 ms
cdn.fundraiseup.com/widget/ASWCKERB261 ms219 ms33 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/checkout.621abe447e62aa70.js249 ms2.6 ms246 ms
/app/themes/truthout5/public/scripts/vendor.js?id=50a7f67...241 ms74 ms43 ms
/signals/config/717290745328772?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...222 ms194 ms26 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/8478.5833b8c52992844b.js219 ms54 ms3.7 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1.313.1.min.js204 ms162 ms13 ms
form-assets.mailchimp.com/snippet/account/bundle/493.0cde6ee378046aa9da16.js200 ms57 ms1.0 ms
/snippet/account/170600665?site=4726dae6779b3469917d97674175 ms106 ms68 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3WMTR7B28R&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0170 ms50 ms75 ms
/app/themes/truthout5/public/scripts/exclusives.js?id=b78...136 ms127 ms0.7 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/elements-langs-vendors.86315bee0669542d.js126 ms1.8 ms123 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/elementsApi.f3d559d9c515427c.js118 ms100 ms16 ms
truthout.org/wp/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.183 ms68 ms12 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/text-link-v2.62c4aa2ea50e6b2c.js76 ms65 ms0.6 ms
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...62 ms41 ms4.3 ms
static.fundraiseup.com/elements-vendors.c590dd34e4f5ac29.js61 ms36 ms9.8 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.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation3.6 s
Style & Layout1.9 s
Other1.5 s
Script Parsing & Compilation1.1 s
Rendering296 ms
Parse HTML & CSS177 ms
Garbage Collection116 ms

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
LCP request discovery
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
User Timing marks and measures 13 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 10 ms
Server Backend Latencies 160 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 40 ms
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
100

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.

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
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
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.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
Document has a `<title>` element
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[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 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
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
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
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.
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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
AttributionReporting
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

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.

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
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

90
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
100
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

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.

757 ms

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

1.41 s

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

69 ms

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

0.019

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

2.29 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.

3.59 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

90

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.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
/snippet/account/170600665?site=4726dae6779b3469917d9767460.0 s109.1 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
cdn.fundraiseup.com/widget/ASWCKERB0.0 ms65.2 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Salah-3-1200x675.webp14400.0 s83.1 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269996402-1024x675.jpg14400.0 s73.8 KiB
/signals/config/717290745328772?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.7 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2216560326-800x600.jpg14400.0 s57.0 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026_04-20-biden-hochstein-800x550.jpg14400.0 s33.7 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Photo1a--400x300.jpeg14400.0 s22.3 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269572147-400x300.jpg14400.0 s20.4 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270088703-400x225.jpg14400.0 s17.7 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2261467628-400x225.jpg14400.0 s16.3 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2271961100-400x225.jpg14400.0 s16.0 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2245804974-400x225.jpg14400.0 s13.9 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026-0422-trump-400x225.jpg14400.0 s13.5 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2147846192-400x225.jpg14400.0 s13.4 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/HFP_thewarehouse_020-400x225.jpg14400.0 s13.2 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026-0421-aoc-trump-25th-amend-400x300.jpg14400.0 s12.3 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026_04-21-peter-magyar-400x300.jpg14400.0 s12.1 KiB
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026_04-22-sen-roger-marshall-400x225.jpg14400.0 s11.0 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v8c78df7c7c0f484497ecbca7046644da177152312...86400.0 s10.7 KiB
cdn.fundraiseup.com/embed-data/elements-global/ASWCKERB.js0.0 ms4.1 KiB
/mcjs-connected/js/users/913e3fb0c16829e59f7694d2a/4726da...131.0 s1.9 KiB
/tr/?id=717290745328772&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Ftrut...0.0 ms19 B
/p.css?s=1&k=tcf1vwe&ht=tk&f=137.139.175.176.5474.5475.78...604800.0 s172 B

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.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:375.464 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

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
section#quote > a.quote__lnk > div.quote__image > img.quote__th section#quote > a.quote__lnk > div.quote__image > img.quote__th
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269996402-1024x675.jpg73.5 KiB21.4 KiB
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on energy as (L-R) Secretary of Energ… a.story__featured-link > article.story__featured > figure.story__image-wrapper > img.story__image
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/2026_04-20-biden-hochstein-800x550.jpg33.4 KiB15.8 KiB
Protesters with Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard occupy Building 77 at the Brook… article.top__list > figure.top__list__th > a.ar-list__th__lnk > img.image-fluid
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Photo1a--400x300.jpeg22.0 KiB14.9 KiB
President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the Whit… article.top__list > figure.top__list__th > a.ar-list__th__lnk > img.image-fluid
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269572147-400x300.jpg20.1 KiB13.0 KiB
Vehicles take part on the fourth day of a National Fuel Protest against rising … article.latest__item > figure.ar-list__th > a.ar-list__th__lnk > img.image-fluid
truthout.org/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270088703-400x225.jpg17.4 KiB5.2 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.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 40 ms 16.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/app/themes/truthout5/public/styles/app.css?id=2bb9d465c0...22.8 KiB16.6 KiB

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

Why this matters

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

Learn more

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

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

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 Evaluation899 ms
Style & Layout522 ms
Other326 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation263 ms
Rendering62 ms
Parse HTML & CSS42 ms
Garbage Collection33 ms

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Max Potential First Input Delay 100 ms
Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
LCP request discovery
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
User Timing marks and measures 13 user timings
JavaScript execution time 0.8 s
Avoid long main-thread tasks 7 long tasks found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 30 ms
Server Backend Latencies 450 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 30 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 4 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
100

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.

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
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
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.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
Document has a `<title>` element
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[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 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
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
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
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.
81

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
AttributionReporting
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

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.

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
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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