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https://www.medium.com
Compared to previous audit · 29 minutes ago View previous audit
5
New issues
6
Resolved
17
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeB (81)B (82) +1.000
PerformanceB (82)B (82)—
SecurityB (85)B (86) +1.000
AccessibilityC (78)C (79) +1.000
SEOB (82)B (82)—
InfrastructureB (89)A (91) +2.000
ComplianceC (70)C (70)—
ContentC (73)C (73)—
SustainabilityB (83)B (83)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 69007400 +500
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 81008100—
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 95009700 +200
Desktop Accessibility 92009200—
Desktop Best Practices 77007700—
Desktop SEO 92009200—
FCP 1.86 s1.85 s—
LCP 2.65 s1.87 s -786 ms
TBT 1.55 s1.31 s -242 ms
CLS 0.0010.001 -0.000
Desktop FCP 667 ms659 ms -9 ms
Desktop LCP 1.01 s981 ms -32 ms
Desktop TBT 148 ms121 ms -27 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000—
TTFB †90 ms88 ms -3 ms
DNS †31 ms29 ms -2 ms
TLS †22 ms21 ms -1 ms
Connect †16 ms17 ms +0 ms
Total †91 ms88 ms -3 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 599ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3012ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 460ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1080ms CPU time performance
WARNING 1 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer performance
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3110ms (93% of total) performance
WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 629ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 252ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1219ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 512ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Page has only 47 words — nearly empty seo
CRITICAL Transfer efficiency: 47% sustainability
CRITICAL 'unsafe-eval' found in script source security
WARNING frame-ancestors directive is missing security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING No internal links found seo
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Unexpected status code: HTTP 403 accessibility
WARNING Thin content — only 47 words seo
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.6 MiB of 1.6 MiB) performance
WARNING https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 175 KB unused (48%) performance
WARNING Dead-end page — no outgoing internal links seo
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Manifest is missing `display` -- defaults to browser, no PWA UX accessibility
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING No Open Graph meta tags found content
WARNING 2 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 146 KB unused (59%) performance
WARNING https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 126 KB unused (49%) performance
WARNING Title is only 16 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING No SPF record found security
WARNING 35 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING No canonical tag found seo
WARNING External script from challenges.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No <nav> landmark found accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING Page weight 1.6 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 604 KB performance
content-security-policy
default-src 'none'; script-src 'nonce-1CMCrLq4MCsrpaLI2aUbw8' 'unsafe-eval' h... → default-src 'none'; script-src 'nonce-DCXFiZf0QNE5tokhlDC81Q' 'unsafe-eval' h...

15 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

7 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+14 pts
B (82) Could reach A (96)
Performance +18SEO +18Accessibility +16Security +14Compliance +10Sustainability +10Content +4Infrastructure +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (35 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Medium

May 9, 2026 → May 9, 2026

B B 81 → 82 +1 pts

6

Resolved

5

New issues

30

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$650 in development time

Investment remaining

$8,508 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$12,500/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score81 (B)82 (B)+1
Performance82 (B)82 (B)0
Security85 (B)86 (B)+1
Accessibility78 (C)79 (C)+1
SEO82 (B)82 (B)0
Infrastructure89 (B)91 (A)+2
Compliance70 (C)70 (C)0
Content73 (C)73 (C)0
Sustainability83 (B)83 (B)0

Resolved (6)

  • Third-party scripts: 3110ms (93% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 629ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 252ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1219ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 512ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (35)

  • Sprint 3

    Page has only 47 words — nearly empty (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    Transfer efficiency: 47% (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 3

    'unsafe-eval' found in script source (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/U5VsmTD...: 599ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 3012ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main....: 460ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2746....: 1080ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    1 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    frame-ancestors directive is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    No DMARC record found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    No meta description tag found (SEO)

  • Sprint 1

    No internal links found (SEO)

  • Sprint 2

    GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    Unexpected status code: HTTP 403 (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 3

    Thin content — only 47 words (SEO)

…and 20 more recommended item(s)

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