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Performance

Insights

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js14400.0 s132.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js3000.0 s71.3 KiB
/beacon/fairfaxmediapublications/production_afr/scripts/e...120.0 s54.4 KiB
/signals/config/953970877989909?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
au-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/script.js?v=3620.0 ms28.5 KiB
btloader.com/tag?o=5196279419240448&upapi=true300.0 s29.1 KiB
alib.nine.com.au/v03600.0 s33.8 KiB
d2uhnetoehh304.cloudfront.net/2.18.2/sp.js0.0 ms26.9 KiB
adc-js.nine.com.au/adc.js300.0 s27.3 KiB
d2uhnetoehh304.cloudfront.net/4.6.5/sp.js0.0 ms24.6 KiB
www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js60.0 s19.0 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js7200.0 s24.8 KiB
adkit.9pub.io/v23600.0 s16.8 KiB
/scripts/bundle/65568.js?sid=0ab7702a-1854-4f4c-9c65-9abf...3600.0 s16.6 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecahd-regularitalic-webfont.woff286400.0 s24.5 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecahd-regular-webfont.woff286400.0 s23.3 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecahd-bold-webfont.woff286400.0 s22.5 KiB
pixel.byspotify.com/ping.min.js3600.0 s10.3 KiB
cdn.pdst.fm/ping.min.js3600.0 s10.3 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js86400.0 s18.7 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecanano-semibold-webfont.woff286400.0 s18.7 KiB
survey.survicate.com/workspaces/591780ba03362b29744249c530e3deec/web_surveys.js300.0 s7.7 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecanano-regular-webfont.woff286400.0 s17.8 KiB
s.yimg.com/wi/ytc.js0.0 ms7.1 KiB
www.afr.com/fonts/suecanano-semibold-webfont.woff286400.0 s17.7 KiB
sjs.bizographics.com/insight.min.js85012.0 s16.6 KiB
bat.bing.com/p/conversions/s/0.8.5986400.0 s15.6 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-182799.js?sv=660.0 s6.2 KiB
/ng/common/i18n/platform-translation-map_en_US.js?version...86400.0 s14.3 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.cce.js3600.0 s6.8 KiB
/showtemplate/general/loadTranslationMap?aid=lrJ8j3qepa&v...86400.0 s11.2 KiB
/_sam/H4sIAAAAAAAA_z3IwQ6AIAgA0B9KmJ76m4bJHI6oBa7f7-bt7eE...603234.0 s44.4 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/subscriptions.js86400.0 s10.8 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-button.css3000.0 s5.2 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js86400.0 s10.2 KiB
buy-au.piano.io/widget/dist/template/css/template.bundle.1.0.css14400.0 s5.6 KiB
www.afr.com/google-play.png86400.0 s9.4 KiB
/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_1zw3m3dlvZEzjE23600.0 s4.6 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...604800.0 s35.9 KiB
10510523.collect.igodigital.com/collect.js0.0 ms2.4 KiB
www.afr.com/appstore.png86400.0 s5.4 KiB
cdn.brandmetrics.com/tag/e3903484-3707-4000-8408-bee7f68e2dd8/AFR.js3600.0 s2.6 KiB
/dxjsmodule/37.7ea1ffe71ad8c0799cc1.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...604800.0 s18.6 KiB
buy-au.piano.io/widget/dist/template/css/img/fail-icon.png14400.0 s2.7 KiB
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=9724%2C22871&time=1776810356566&u...0.0 ms695 B
/rp.gif?ts=1776810356458&id=t2_w8pcd953&event=PageVisit&m...0.0 ms666 B
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=9724%2C22871&time=1776810356967&c...0.0 ms571 B
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=9724%2C22871&time=1776810356977&c...0.0 ms549 B
/hit.gif?id=12796&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afr.com%2F&dom=ww...86400.0 s1.1 KiB
/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=mo970cv0hvalv0vc&sid=...0.0 ms412 B
/rp.gif?ts=1776810356448&id=t2_w8pcd953&event=PageVisit&m...0.0 ms76 B
/rp.gif?ts=1776810356456&id=t2_w8pcd953&event=PageVisit&m...0.0 ms76 B
/afx_prid/2023.10.16.1/auth/ps/p202310161.js?lcsid=D3377D...30.0 s63 B
/tr/?id=953970877989909&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....0.0 ms19 B
/_sam/H4sIAAAAAAAA_z3IwQ6AIAgA0B9KmJ76m4bJHI6oBa7f7-bt7eE...603234.0 s0 B
/_sam/H4sIAAAAAAAA_z3IwQ6AIAgA0B9KmJ76m4bJHI6oBa7f7-bt7eE...603234.0 s0 B
/ng/common/i18n/platform-translation-map_en_US.js?version...86400.0 s0 B
/ng/common/i18n/platform-translation-map_en_US.js?version...86400.0 s0 B
/showtemplate/general/loadTranslationMap?aid=lrJ8j3qepa&v...86400.0 s0 B
/showtemplate/general/loadTranslationMap?aid=lrJ8j3qepa&v...86400.0 s0 B
buy-au.piano.io/widget/dist/template/css/template.bundle.1.0.css14400.0 s0 B
buy-au.piano.io/widget/dist/template/css/template.bundle.1.0.css14400.0 s0 B
buy-au.piano.io/widget/dist/template/css/img/fail-icon.png14400.0 s0 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.

URLEst Savings
www.afr.com/fonts/suecanano-semibold-webfont.woff2250 ms
/s/roboto/v48/KFOMCnqEu92Fr1ME7kSn66aGLdTylUAMQXC89YmC2DP...25 ms

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:134.046 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

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
a._1d279feefd70c2a3-suppressVisited > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
/images/$zoom_2.2433,$multiply_1,$ratio_1.5,$width_756,$x...29.1 MiB34.0 MiB
a.ff68f42a388eecf1-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
/images/$zoom_0.5519,$multiply_2,$ratio_1.777778,$width_1...29.9 KiB22.5 KiB

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel:
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,2,DIV,0,DIV,9,DIV,1,MAIN,2,SECTION,0,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,FIGURE,0,PICTURE,4,IMG
selector: a._1d279feefd70c2a3-suppressVisited > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
snippet: <img alt=" " class="_78513498480b2b42-image" data-testid="Image-image" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_2.2433%2C$multiply_1%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$wi…" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_2.2433%2C$multiply_1%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$wi…" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 502px" data-id="p5zpws" data-pb-im-config="{&quot;aspectRatio&quot;:1.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;landscape3x2&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:502,&quot;urls&quot;:[&quot;https://stat…" width="502" height="335" pinger-seen="true">

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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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

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.

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

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: 240 ms
URLTime Spent
afr.com/240 ms
www.afr.com/0.0 ms

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: 80 ms 151.3 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.afr.com/assets/client.a2cf0f90515182f2.css119.3 KiB108.6 KiB
.sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0; … } …28.1 KiB28.1 KiB
.fc-consent-root .fc-cutout-background { background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important; … } …17.1 KiB14.6 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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.2 s 2.0 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.afr.com/assets/vendors.14586c7d54064524.js738.5 KiB563.0 KiB
www.afr.com/assets/client.a05cca063afa3c7d.js675.0 KiB437.9 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js187.7 KiB129.2 KiB
surveys-static-prd.survicate-cdn.com/widget_core-28.23.14.js160.1 KiB76.3 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js132.1 KiB71.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/destination?id=AW-AW-1006500043&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1134.2 KiB68.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NN4PPKH201.4 KiB65.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M23DHJ4J4E&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1165.0 KiB63.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-123&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1136.7 KiB61.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TN85F9FM&l=dataLayerGA4178.2 KiB60.9 KiB
/gtag/destination?id=DC-6633783&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4...131.2 KiB59.5 KiB
micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/21460.js130.7 KiB51.2 KiB
www.afr.com/assets/590.b00b7c475cab76af.js57.0 KiB46.8 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js56.1 KiB37.7 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js68.8 KiB36.5 KiB
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/133009657?ers=368.8 KiB36.2 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB32.5 KiB
/beacon/fairfaxmediapublications/production_afr/scripts/e...53.8 KiB29.9 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...35.7 KiB27.4 KiB
www.afr.com/assets/196.1d0f00d80b406a6e.js63.1 KiB27.2 KiB
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js33.6 KiB24.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js37.5 KiB21.8 KiB
au-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/script.js?v=36228.1 KiB20.4 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
www.afr.com/2.8 s20 ms35 ms
www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js2.4 s2.2 s4.4 ms
Unattributable781 ms35 ms0.0 ms
www.afr.com/assets/vendors.14586c7d54064524.js750 ms713 ms2.7 ms
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js230 ms177 ms11 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js228 ms200 ms21 ms
surveys-static-prd.survicate-cdn.com/widget_core-28.23.14.js210 ms183 ms13 ms
www.afr.com/assets/580.19bfabe5ba35f543.js139 ms101 ms0.7 ms
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js125 ms52 ms2.2 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TN85F9FM&l=dataLayerGA4122 ms104 ms13 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NN4PPKH107 ms86 ms16 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M23DHJ4J4E&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1101 ms87 ms14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-123&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h179 ms67 ms7.1 ms
/f/AGSKWxW845nV-Et9faUf1Pv43Vu5_Q4H5SnMSn-TxiVVjagbtPpTIZ...68 ms34 ms8.7 ms
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js64 ms53 ms11 ms
/gtag/destination?id=DC-6633783&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4...55 ms48 ms6.7 ms
/beacon/fairfaxmediapublications/production_afr/scripts/e...51 ms46 ms5.1 ms
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/133009657?ers=351 ms46 ms3.8 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 Evaluation4.7 s
Other1.9 s
Rendering1.2 s
Style & Layout672 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation262 ms
Garbage Collection166 ms
Parse HTML & CSS70 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.Actionable

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.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 8.1 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/beacon/fairfaxmediapublications/production_afr/scripts/e...53.8 KiB8.1 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
/images/$zoom_2.2433,$multiply_1,$ratio_1.5,$width_756,$x...29.1 MiB
www.afr.com/assets/vendors.14586c7d54064524.js739.2 KiB
www.afr.com/assets/client.a05cca063afa3c7d.js675.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NN4PPKH201.7 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js187.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TN85F9FM&l=dataLayerGA4178.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M23DHJ4J4E&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1165.0 KiB
surveys-static-prd.survicate-cdn.com/widget_core-28.23.14.js161.2 KiB
www.afr.com/146.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-123&l=dataLayerGA4&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1136.7 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
a._803f78a91e144aba-image > figure._803f78a91e144aba-image > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image a._803f78a91e144aba-image > figure._803f78a91e144aba-image > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image

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

●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Render blocking requests
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●User Timing marks and measures 16 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 14 long tasks found
●Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 10,210 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 250 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 7 layout shifts found
○INP breakdown
77

Accessibility

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

Contrast

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Learn more div.fc-dialog-content > div.fc-dialog-scrollable-content > button.fc-faq-header > span.fc-faq-label
List of partners. div.fc-dialog-scrollable-content > div.fc-footer > p > a.fc-vendors-list-dialog

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
a.ff68f42a388eecf1-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a._1d279feefd70c2a3-suppressVisited > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a._3294044e947c2366-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a.ff68f42a388eecf1-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a.ad45886ca92acb6e-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a._8ccb589c2342f5d9-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a._8ccb589c2342f5d9-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image
a._05900c6f610ad99c-image > figure._78513498480b2b42-figure > picture > img._78513498480b2b42-image

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div._15b415a0b751201d-toggleOnDesktop > div#subscribe-button-piano-id > div.tp-container-inner > iframe#offer_0cfda945265a676a7aa0-1 div._15b415a0b751201d-toggleOnDesktop > div#subscribe-button-piano-id > div.tp-container-inner > iframe#offer_0cfda945265a676a7aa0-1
div._0d380ae6939c21ae-app > div#subscribe-strip-piano-id > div.tp-container-inner > iframe#offer_46b93ee38e950a85979e-0 div._0d380ae6939c21ae-app > div#subscribe-strip-piano-id > div.tp-container-inner > iframe#offer_46b93ee38e950a85979e-0

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
section.c34227a19ba7ccd7-contentUnit > div.ff68f42a388eecf1-storyTile > div.ff68f42a388eecf1-imageWrap > a.ff68f42a388eecf1-image
div.c8837af597d3d5b3-highlightStorycolumn > div.eaaba19b60d04622-storyTile > div > a._1d279feefd70c2a3-suppressVisited
section.cd953b7ba64b638e-contentUnit > section.d493ab249041dfcb-contentUnit > div.d493ab249041dfcb-stackedStory > a._3294044e947c2366-image
section.c34227a19ba7ccd7-contentUnit > div.ff68f42a388eecf1-storyTile > div.ff68f42a388eecf1-imageWrap > a.ff68f42a388eecf1-image
section._6595a08fc4073803-contentUnit > div._6595a08fc4073803-stories > div._6595a08fc4073803-largeStory > a.ad45886ca92acb6e-image
div._6595a08fc4073803-stories > div._6595a08fc4073803-standardStories > div._6595a08fc4073803-standardStory > a._8ccb589c2342f5d9-image
div._6595a08fc4073803-stories > div._6595a08fc4073803-standardStories > div._6595a08fc4073803-standardStory > a._8ccb589c2342f5d9-image
main#content > section._803f78a91e144aba-contentUnit > div._803f78a91e144aba-gallery > a._803f78a91e144aba-image main#content > section._803f78a91e144aba-contentUnit > div._803f78a91e144aba-gallery > a._803f78a91e144aba-image
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These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Navigation

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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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
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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
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
●`[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.
●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
●Identical links have the same purpose.
●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○`[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.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○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.
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○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.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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static.chartbeat.com/js/subscriptions.jsstatic.chartbeat.com/js/milkyway.js.map
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●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 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
○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

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

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

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