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Brazil Brazil · Sao Paulo Completed: Apr 22, 2026 20:37 UTC
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C76

Site Health

Score: 76 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Good foundation, but a few gaps could be exploited.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

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

'unsafe-eval' found in script source

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

Security › Content Security Policy
2

'unsafe-inline' found in script source

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

Security › Content Security Policy
3

HSTS header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers
4

1 button(s) with no accessible text

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

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality
5

1 control(s) without accessible label

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

Accessibility › Form Accessibility
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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Quick Wins

3

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

2

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. 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.

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 5 warning

8 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~32%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 13.1s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 10.6s over the 2.5s threshold

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

Page feels frozen for 782ms

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

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

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

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

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

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

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

Usability (2)

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)

61 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

$450 investment → $2,065/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +5407%

Investment

$450

4h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$2,065 /mo

~$24,780 / year

  • Conversions recovered $2,064
  • Bandwidth savings $0.57

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

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

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

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

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

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$450

4.5 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins
$150 3 fixes in ~90 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions
$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,126 / month at risk

~$157,507 / 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
  • 1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
  • Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+6 more

Bandwidth Waste

$0.57 /mo

7097.2 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

  • Optimize transfer: save ~710 KB per page load
    Saves $0.57/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.

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Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
83
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
62
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
92
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.

6.69 s

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

13.05 s

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

782 ms

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

0.122

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

29.72 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.

18.73 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

32

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:0.12240300000000001] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1857 height:1590 left:0 right:412 top:268 width:412] lhId:page-5-DIV nodeLabel:A BEACON OF HOPE FOR 55 YEARS The Southern Poverty Law Center stands as a be… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,4,MAIN,0,DIV,0,HEADER,0,DIV selector:main#wp--skip-link--target > div.entry-content > header.alignfull > div.alignfull snippet:<div class="alignfull media-hero media-hero--image alignfull wp-block-splc-media-hero"> type:node] score:0.117596] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1745 height:944 left:24 right:388 top:801 width:364] lhId:page-4-SECTION nodeLabel:Story VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,4,MAIN,0,DIV,0,HEADER,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,SECTION,0,SECTION selector:div.alignfull > div.media-hero__content-wrapper > section.wp-block-group > section.wp-block-group snippet:<section class="wp-block-group alignwide splc-related-content-multiple-types has-global-pa…"> type:node] score:0.004807]]

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.

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:35.771 source:map[column:13247 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/js/dist/script-modules/interactivity/index.min.js?ver=66c613f68580994bb00a 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:115.476 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.052 source:map[column:2090 line:363 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:24.783 source:map[column:75 line:9 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:15.661 source:map[column:1679 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:20.11 source:map[column:1799 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.22 source:map[column:2391 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:11.332 source:map[column:783 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:14.062 source:map[column:1371 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/navigation/view-module.js?ver=26bd0df4e337e18caad4 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.18 source:map[column:314 line:0 type:source-location url: urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.073 source:map[column:775 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/js/headroom.js?ver=0.12.0 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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Cutout of Lady Justice. A statue of a woman holding scales. div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > img.wp-post-40526
/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/web-issues-eliminating-unjust...152.3 KiB89.1 KiB
Empowering Voters in the South article.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-souths-got-now-new-768x384.jpg79.5 KiB54.3 KiB
VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and vote li.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/web-vyv-grantee-hero-craig-wa...61.8 KiB19.2 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:17235.444 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:342.065 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:80.982 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:144.005 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-3-IMG
nodeLabel: A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announcement
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,4,MAIN,0,DIV,0,HEADER,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG
selector: header.alignfull > div.alignfull > div.media-hero__media-wrapper > img.media-hero__image
snippet: <img decoding="async" width="1920" height="960" src="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" class="media-hero__image not-transparent" alt="A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announceme…" sizes="auto, 100vw" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="393a46" style="--dominant-color: #393a46;">

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-IMG
nodeLabel: A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announcement
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,4,MAIN,0,DIV,0,HEADER,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG
selector: header.alignfull > div.alignfull > div.media-hero__media-wrapper > img.media-hero__image
snippet: <img decoding="async" width="1920" height="960" src="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" class="media-hero__image not-transparent" alt="A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announceme…" sizes="auto, 100vw" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="393a46" style="--dominant-color: #393a46;">

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.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...31.0 KiB152 ms
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.139.6 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/plugins/elasticpress/dist/css/general-styles....9.7 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.113.6 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-core/dist/css/video-cover-c...9.3 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-animate-blocks//dist/css/an...10.0 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...15.6 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/css/frontend.css?ver=b...14.4 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...8.7 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css?ver=6.9.49.8 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-icons//dist/css/inline-icon...8.9 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...9.4 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...12.5 KiB152 ms
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/social-links/style.min.css?ver=6.9.410.2 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/navigation...10.2 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...9.9 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/spl...12.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...10.3 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...9.5 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/navigation...10.6 KiB152 ms
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-heade...10.5 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/alert-bar/...9.7 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/image/style.min.css?ver=6.9.410.3 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/navigation/style.min.css?ver=6.9.411.0 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/media-hero...10.9 KiB

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.

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: 2.7 s

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 13.7 s
URLTime Spent
www.splcenter.org/13.8 s

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
A BEACON OF HOPE FOR 55 YEARS The Southern Poverty Law Center stands as a be… main#wp--skip-link--target > div.entry-content > header.alignfull > div.alignfull
0.118
Story VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and… div.alignfull > div.media-hero__content-wrapper > section.wp-block-group > section.wp-block-group
0.005

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: 90 ms 18.3 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...22.3 KiB18.3 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.

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
Style & Layout1.8 s
Script Evaluation1.8 s
Other1.1 s
Script Parsing & Compilation350 ms
Parse HTML & CSS181 ms
Rendering149 ms
Garbage Collection41 ms

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
SPLC Home div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > a > img
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/patterns/images/svg/splc_logo.svg

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

Optimize DOM size
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
Minify JavaScript
Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 2,310 KiB
User Timing marks and measures 11 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 60 ms
Server Backend Latencies 400 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
INP breakdown
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Accessibility

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

ARIA

Some ARIA child roles must be contained by specific parent roles to properly perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about ARIA roles and required parent element.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Menu div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-splc-navigation-flyout > button.wp-block-splc-navigation-flyout__trigger

ARIA dialog elements without accessible names may prevent screen readers users from discerning the purpose of these elements. Learn how to make ARIA dialog elements more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Donate Open submenu Support Us Member Center Friends of the Center Seen us on T… div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list

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

Contrast

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Donate li.is-style-button > div.splc-navigation-megamenu__item-wrap > a.wp-block-navigation-item > span.wp-block-navigation-item__label

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and vote div.wp-block-query > ul.columns-3 > li.wp-block-post > h3.wp-block-post-title

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

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.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > p.wp-block-paragraph > a#https://www.splcenter.org/beacon-hope-55-years/ div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > p.wp-block-paragraph > a#https://www.splcenter.org/beacon-hope-55-years/

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
Donate Open submenu Support Us Member Center Friends of the Center Seen us on T… div.wp-block-group > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.is-style-button

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

Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
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.
Select elements have associated label elements.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
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
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
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.
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.
62

Best Practices

Trust and Safety

All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding mixed content, where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being served over HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs. Learn more about HTTPS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Insecure URLRequest Resolution
www.splcenter.org/Allowed

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
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
92

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

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links 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

82
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
79
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
62
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
85
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.

1.21 s

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

2.09 s

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

92 ms

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

0.034

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

2.21 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.

3.01 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

82

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.

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.

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:24.249 source:map[column:52 line:10 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.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:201.603 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.059 source:map[column:2090 line:363 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:24.249 source:map[column:100 line:9 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/ urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.048 source:map[column:1929 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/alert-bar/view-module.js?ver=069886e9405a0bd24666 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:14.699 source:map[column:2391 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:17.244 source:map[column:783 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-header/view-module.js?ver=86e74882071085716920 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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Empowering Voters in the South article.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-souths-got-now-new-1536x768.jpg260.9 KiB239.8 KiB
Cutout of Lady Justice. A statue of a woman holding scales. div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > img.wp-post-40526
/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/web-issues-eliminating-unjust...152.3 KiB136.3 KiB
div#racial-justicedrives-democracy > div.alignwide > div.geo-focus__image > img.attachment-full div#racial-justicedrives-democracy > div.alignwide > div.geo-focus__image > img.attachment-full
/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/web-outcry-rally-homepage-153...200.0 KiB56.3 KiB
VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and vote li.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/web-vyv-grantee-hero-craig-wa...61.8 KiB46.2 KiB
Unwanted: A lawsuit and the resurgent hateful language of ‘conversion therapy’ li.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/022626-web-hatewatch-unwanted...46.1 KiB30.5 KiB
April 2026 Intelligence Project Dispatch: Trends and incidents of the hard right li.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/040926-web-ip-monthly-memo-he...42.4 KiB26.9 KiB
Hate Map article.wp-block-post > figure.wp-block-post-featured-image > a > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/web-hate-map-model-768x480.jpg43.0 KiB26.0 KiB
Illustration of Confederate battle flag infilled with scenes of protest and mon… div.entry-content > div#racial-justicedrives-democracy > figure.wp-block-media-text__media > img.wp-post-40526
/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web-whose-heritage-4thedition...53.7 KiB19.9 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-8-IMG
nodeLabel: A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announcement
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,5,DIV,4,MAIN,0,DIV,0,HEADER,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG
selector: header.alignfull > div.alignfull > div.media-hero__media-wrapper > img.media-hero__image
snippet: <img decoding="async" width="1920" height="960" src="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" class="media-hero__image not-transparent" alt="A man in a blue suit, with no tie prepares to give an important announceme…" sizes="auto, 100vw" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.splcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0420-COMMS-Bryan-Stat…" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="393a46" style="--dominant-color: #393a46;">

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

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.

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.

URLTransfer Size
/wp-content/plugins/elasticpress/dist/css/general-styles....9.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...31.0 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.113.6 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-animate-blocks//dist/css/an...9.8 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css?ver=6.9.49.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...12.6 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.139.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...9.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-core/dist/css/video-cover-c...9.3 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/ui-kit-icons//dist/css/inline-icon...9.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...8.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...15.6 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/css/frontend.css?ver=b...14.4 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...10.3 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/social-links/style.min.css?ver=6.9.410.2 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...9.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/cor...9.4 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/navigation...10.6 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/alert-bar/...9.7 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/site-heade...10.5 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/media-hero...10.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/dist/blocks/autoenqueue/spl...12.5 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/splc-plugin/dist/blocks/navigation...10.3 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/image/style.min.css?ver=6.9.410.3 KiB
www.splcenter.org/wp-includes/blocks/navigation/style.min.css?ver=6.9.411.0 KiB

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: 657 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

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: 0.0 ms 18.3 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-...22.3 KiB18.3 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

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
SPLC Home div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > a > img
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/themes/splc-theme/patterns/images/svg/splc_logo.svg

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

Max Potential First Input Delay 120 ms
Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 11 user timings
JavaScript execution time 0.4 s
Minimizes main-thread work 1.4 s
Avoid long main-thread tasks 3 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 60 ms
Server Backend Latencies 380 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 210 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
79

Accessibility

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

ARIA

Some ARIA parent roles must contain specific child roles to perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about roles and required children elements.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Press Center Donate Open submenu Support Us Member Center Friends of the Center… div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list
Racial Justice Issues Open submenu Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights Dism… div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-splc-navigation-portal > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation--main > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list

Some ARIA child roles must be contained by specific parent roles to properly perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about ARIA roles and required parent element.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Menu div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-splc-navigation-flyout > button.wp-block-splc-navigation-flyout__trigger

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

Contrast

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Donate li.is-style-button > div.splc-navigation-megamenu__item-wrap > a.wp-block-navigation-item > span.wp-block-navigation-item__label

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and vote div.wp-block-query > ul.columns-3 > li.wp-block-post > h3.wp-block-post-title

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

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.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > p.wp-block-paragraph > a#https://www.splcenter.org/beacon-hope-55-years/ div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > p.wp-block-paragraph > a#https://www.splcenter.org/beacon-hope-55-years/

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
Press Center div.wp-block-group > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.wp-block-navigation-item
Donate Open submenu Support Us Member Center Friends of the Center Seen us on T… div.wp-block-group > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.is-style-button
Racial Justice Issues Open submenu Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights Dism… div.wp-block-splc-navigation-portal > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation--main > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu
Find Resources Open submenu Elevating Hope Hopewatch Civil Rights Memorial Cent… div.wp-block-splc-navigation-portal > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation--main > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu
State Support Open submenu Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi div.wp-block-splc-navigation-portal > nav.wp-block-splc-navigation--main > ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.is-style-dropdown

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
Open submenu ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu > div.splc-navigation-megamenu__item-wrap > button.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu__icon
Open submenu ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu > div.splc-navigation-megamenu__item-wrap > button.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu__icon
Open submenu ul.wp-block-splc-navigation__list > li.is-style-dropdown > div.splc-navigation-megamenu__item-wrap > button.wp-block-splc-navigation-megamenu__icon

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
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.
Select elements have associated label elements.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with 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
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
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.
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Best Practices

Trust and Safety

All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding mixed content, where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being served over HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs. Learn more about HTTPS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Insecure URLRequest Resolution
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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
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
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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

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Crawling and Indexing

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links are crawlable
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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