Lighthouse Desktop

· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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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.

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.

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:32.661 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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Image `div.card__image > div.insider-image > div.image > img`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4161377-0-85514000-1776773562...	193.1 KiB	138.0 KiB
Image `div.card__image > div.insider-image > div.image > img`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4149417-0-65347600-1776683091...	27.1 KiB	22.5 KiB
Computerworld logo `div.message-component > div.message-component > div.message-component > img.message-component`	www.computerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Logo-CW-black.png	5.3 KiB	5.3 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: Image

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,8,MAIN,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,SECTION,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,IMG

selector: div.card__image > div.insider-image > div.image > img

snippet: <img decoding="async" src="https://www.computerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4161377-0-8551400…" srcset="https://www.computerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4161377-0-8551400…" data-id="idg_render_hero_index_one_card_image" sizes=" (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 600px) 900px, …" alt="Image" loading="eager" width="400px">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

value: no origins were preconnected

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/_static/??-eJydj90KwjAMRl/IrOqguxKfpT9hy2i72qSMvf2KOtArQ...	63.0 KiB
/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/idg-third-party/dist/script...	37.8 KiB
www.computerworld.com/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6	3.9 KiB
/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/idg-editions/dist/scripts/e...	265 B
www.computerworld.com/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?m=1774626878g	1.9 KiB
/wp-content/mu-plugins/search/elasticpress/dist/css/relat...	498 B
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/styles/bundle....	59.3 KiB	120 ms
/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/idg-editions/dist/styles/ma...	1.2 KiB
/wp-content/themes/cw-b2b-child-theme/dist/styles/amp.css...	9.9 KiB
/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/idg-third-party/dist/styles...	1.5 KiB
www.computerworld.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5	15.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/styles/shared....	2.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/styles/jwplaye...	1.1 KiB
/p.css?s=1&k=huo4szq&ht=tk&f=39110.39113.39114.39115.4700...	172 B	235 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
cmpv2.computerworld.com/Notice.8f529.js	3600.0 s	91.3 KiB
cmpv2.computerworld.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	3600.0 s	41.9 KiB
cp.computerworld.com/now.js	600.0 s	35.2 KiB
macro.adnami.io/macro/gen/adsm.macro.rmb.js	2857.0 s	25.4 KiB
functions.adnami.io/api/macro/adsm.macro.computerworld.com.js	2834.0 s	10.1 KiB
cmpv2.computerworld.com/Notice.30929.css	3600.0 s	6.7 KiB
cmpv2.computerworld.com/polyfills.01516.js	3600.0 s	2.3 KiB
/p.css?s=1&k=huo4szq&ht=tk&f=39110.39113.39114.39115.4700...	604800.0 s	172 B
/p.css?s=1&k=huo4szq&ht=tk&f=139.175.39110.39113.39114.39...	604800.0 s	172 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.

URL	Est Savings
/af/334c28/00000000000000007735e7dc/30/l?fvd=n5&primer=7c...	20 ms
/af/92b869/00000000000000007735e7d3/30/l?fvd=n5&primer=7f...	15 ms
/af/b75561/00000000000000007735e7d9/30/l?fvd=n5&primer=7f...	15 ms
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/static/assets/...	10 ms
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/static/assets/...	5.0 ms
/af/5eb48e/00000000000000007735e7d8/30/l?fvd=n4&primer=7c...	5.0 ms

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

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 69.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/dist/styles/bundle....	59.1 KiB	53.9 KiB
www.computerworld.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5	15.2 KiB	15.2 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: 40 ms 288.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
cmpv2.computerworld.com/Notice.8f529.js	90.9 KiB	60.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-BYS55606V0&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	145.1 KiB	60.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NN43QC7W	208.9 KiB	57.7 KiB
/_static/??-eJydj90KwjAMRl/IrOqguxKfpT9hy2i72qSMvf2KOtArQ...	62.7 KiB	37.0 KiB
/_static/??-eJylkN0OgjAMRl/IOpVkXBmfpfsRhmMsawF5ewcXRBOJC...	52.8 KiB	29.4 KiB
macro.adnami.io/macro/gen/adsm.macro.rmb.js	25.1 KiB	22.2 KiB
/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/idg-third-party/dist/script...	37.5 KiB	21.5 KiB

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 5.2 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/idg-b2b-base-theme/lib/scripts/class.C...	5.0 KiB	2.6 KiB
/_static/??-eJylzzELwkAMBeA/5DW2gu0iDg5OXUTcc208U66XowmK/...	11.5 KiB	2.6 KiB

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

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: 326 ms

URL	Time Spent
computerworld.com/	326 ms
www.computerworld.com/	0.0 ms

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: 966 ms

URL	Time Spent
www.computerworld.com/	1.1 s

●Time to Interactive 2.4 s

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 70 ms

●Minify CSS

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,813 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.3 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.0 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 1 long task found

●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 50 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 120 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

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

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.section-block--wrapper > div.section-block--grid > figure.section-block--figure > a `div.section-block--wrapper > div.section-block--grid > figure.section-block--figure > a`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
OPINION With John Ternus as CEO, expect Apple’s platforms to proliferate The i… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__content-featured > a.card`
FEATURE AI-ready skills are not what you think By Pat Brans Apr 20, 2026 9 mins… `div.col-12 > div.grid > div.col-12 > a.card`
OPINION AI is finally delivering productivity — for remote employees By Mike El… `div.col-12 > div.grid > div.col-12 > a#nativofeatuedmed-1`
NEWS Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down, to be replaced by John Ternus By Lynn Gr… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a.card`
HOW-TO Microsoft Teams cheat sheet: How to get started By Jonathan Hassell Apr … `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a#nativocardgrid-1`
OPINION Can Microsoft really meet its carbon-negative goal by 2030? By Preston … `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a.card`
FEATURE Nvidia’s Stephen Jones on the toolkit powering GPUs: ‘A wild ride’ By A… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a.card`
HOW-TO How to build your own AI agents with Google Workspace Studio By Howard W… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a.card`
OPINION Google’s new AI app is a glimpse of the future By Mike Elgan Apr 10, 20… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.latest-content__card-secondary > a.card`
NEWS You can now test and compare AI models on LinkedIn The new Crosscheck fea… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
NEWS Global RAM shortage appears set to continue through 2027 Supply and deman… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
NEWS Adobe Summit 2026: How Adobe hopes to redesign marketing and creativity wi… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
NEWS ANALYSIS Is this where Apple Silicon will be in 5 years? TSMC is reported… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
FEATURE Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? Get the lates… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
NEWS World ID expands its ‘proof of human’ vision for the AI era New features,… `div.container > div.content-listing-articles__container > div.content-listing-articles__row > a.grid`
How AI’s Data Explosion is Reshaping Enterprise Storage Strategies `div.container > div.grid > div.col-12 > a.card`
Why Social Media Liability Verdicts Matter for Enterprise Risk, Brand Safety, a… `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
How Pittsburgh Airport modernized its IT for smarter operations Mar 31, 2026 39… `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
Glasses-free 3D Again? How AI, New Displays Could Revive a Failed Technology Ma… `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
OPINION Connecting the dots on the ‘attachment economy’ First they came for yo… `div.grid > div.col-12 > div.content-spotlight-article__main-top > a.card`
Surface Prices Surge, IBM DEI Settlement, Apple Business \| Ep. 73 `div.container > div.grid > div.col-12 > a.card`
Anthropic Ruling, AI ROI Failures, Hacker Identified Globally \| Ep. 71 Apr 17, … `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
Adobe Exploit, DARPA AI Language, Intel Terafab Push \| Ep. 72 Apr 17, 2026 2 mi… `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
OpenAI Proposals, Iran Cyber Threat, PC Sales Rise \| Ep. 70 Apr 14, 2026 2 mins… `div.related-content-video__cards-wrap > ul.grid > li.col-4@md > a.related-content-video__card-link`
FEATURE Reporter’s notebook: In Nepal and Sri Lanka, AI boom brings hope By Aga… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
NEWS Microsoft is developing Copilot features inspired by Openclaw By Viktor Er… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a#nativocardgrid-2`
NEWS ANALYSIS Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise By … `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
NEWS Microsoft to cut Windows 365 price for SMBs By Matthew Finnegan Apr 15, 20… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
FEATURE Windows 11: A guide to the updates By Preston Gralla Apr 14, 2026 40 mi… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a#nativocardgrid-3`
FEATURE Windows 10: A guide to the updates By Preston Gralla Apr 14, 2026 44 mi… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
FEATURE Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates By Preston Gralla Apr 15, 2026 21… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
FEATURE Microsoft 365 explained: Office 365, rebranded and expanded By Matthew … `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a#nativocardgrid-4`
NEWS OnlyOffice accuses Euro-Office of licensing violations, suspends Nextcloud… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
TIP 20 tricks for more efficient Android messaging By JR Raphael Apr 17, 2026 2… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
TIP How to create your own custom Android air gesture By JR Raphael Apr 15, 202… `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a#nativocardgrid-5`
TIP The Android dark mode upgrade you deserve By JR Raphael Apr 8, 2026 9 mins … `div.container > div.popular-topics__topic > div.popular-topics__column > a.card`
NEWS Anthropic’s latest model is deliberately less powerful than Mythos (and th… `div.col-12 > div.grid > div.col-4@md > a.suggested-content-various__link`
PODCAST Surface Prices Surge, IBM DEI Settlement, Apple Business \| Ep. 73 By Ar… `div.col-12 > div.grid > div.col-4@md > a.suggested-content-various__link`
VIDEO AI Data Center Heat, Chrome Zero-Day, AWS Attacks \| Ep.69 By Arnold Davic… `div.col-12 > div.grid > div.col-4@md > a.suggested-content-various__link`

○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

●`[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

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●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

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

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

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

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[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

○Input buttons have discernible text.

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

○Form elements have associated labels

○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.

○Skip links are focusable.

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

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

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

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

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

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

○All heading elements contain content.

○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.

100

Best Practices

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No 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`