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Performance

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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.

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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.

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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.

URLEst Savings
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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.

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url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=6.9.4 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:73.709 source:map[column:22821 line:12 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=6.9.4 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:22.173 source:map[column:89853 line:12 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/swiper-bundle.min.js?ver=6.9.4 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.361 source:map[column:13523 line:39 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsap-app-min.js?ver=1772123680 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:9.595 source:map[column:1259 line:20 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsap-app-min.js?ver=1772123680 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:9.282 source:map[column:20631 line:10 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsap-app-min.js?ver=1772123680 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:107.802 source:map[column:7103 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/child-theme-scripts.min.js?ver=1772123680 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:15.403 source:map[column:49577 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:8.108 source:map[column:50297 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.204 source:map[column:50355 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.138 source:map[column:50419 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.08 source:map[column:49599 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:4.205 source:map[column:51334 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.071 source:map[column:52349 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/js/jquery.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:4.672 source:map[column:146955 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelement-and-player.min.js?ver=4.2.17 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:8.569 source:map[column:5 line:16 type:source-location url:https://consent.trustarc.com/asset/notice.js/v/v1.7-1729 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:6.553 source:map[column:8404 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/child-theme-scripts.min.js?ver=1772123680 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.713 source:map[column:24976 line:0 type:source-location url:https://consent.trustarc.com/notice?domain=northeastern.edu&c=teconsent&js=nj&noticeType=bb&text=true&gtm=1&pcookie&privacypolicylink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastern.edu%2Fprivacy-information%2F urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.452 source:map[column:13814 line:9 type:source-location url:https://unpkg.com/gsap/dist/ScrollTrigger.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:10.908 source:map[column:17230 line:9 type:source-location url:https://unpkg.com/gsap/dist/ScrollTrigger.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:7.763 source:map[column:3519 line:9 type:source-location url:https://unpkg.com/gsap/dist/ScrollTrigger.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:7.082 source:map[column:1074 line:20 type:source-location url:https://www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsap-app-min.js?ver=1772123680 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
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/041426_MM_Giving_Day_002.jpg?...895.3 KiB887.6 KiB
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/080624_AS_Mary-Jo_Ondrechen_0...561.5 KiB553.8 KiB
Northeastern Experience div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.eedee-background-div > img.wp-image-3140
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Northeastern-Experience-v3.jpg404.1 KiB290.7 KiB
div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.eedee-background-div > img.wp-image-2984 div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.eedee-background-div > img.wp-image-2984
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Global-hero-1-scaled-1-1536x848.jpg315.5 KiB147.4 KiB
london-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/london-campus-768x511.png173.8 KiB131.2 KiB
sv-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Silicon-valley.jpg137.7 KiB111.7 KiB
Vancouver Campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/vancouver-campus-768x512.jpg137.7 KiB95.0 KiB
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
news.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Luce_Scholar_1400.jpg?w=110071.0 KiB66.9 KiB
miami-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Miami2-768x512.jpg102.3 KiB59.6 KiB
nahant-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Nahant-b-1-768x512.jpg97.1 KiB54.4 KiB
IMG_Boston_Mural-1 ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMG_Boston_Mural-1-768x512.jpeg97.1 KiB54.4 KiB
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
news.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/President_Aoun_1400.jpg?w=110051.3 KiB48.3 KiB
husky pup with students main#main > div.blocks--wrapper > div.wp-block-cover > img.wp-block-cover__image-background
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMG_Students-Husky-Dog-1536x1022.jpg175.8 KiB37.2 KiB
Oakland Campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMG_Oakland_campus-768x512.jpg79.3 KiB36.6 KiB
seattle-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/seattle-campus-768x512.jpeg79.2 KiB36.5 KiB
Charlotte-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Charlotte-Lobby-768x512.jpeg75.4 KiB32.8 KiB
Toronto-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Toronto-campus-shot-768x512.jpeg73.0 KiB30.3 KiB
div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > img.wp-image-2684 div.wp-block-group > div.wp-block-group > figure.wp-block-image > img.wp-image-2684
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/NGN_Black_Stacked-Horiz-1024x256.png35.2 KiB29.8 KiB
div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.eedee-background-div > img.wp-image-2983 div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.eedee-background-div > img.wp-image-2983
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Research-hero-2-1536x849.jpg165.8 KiB29.3 KiB
IMG_Burlington_Drone ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMG_Burlington_Drone-768x512.jpeg70.9 KiB28.2 KiB
Northeastern Athletics main#main > div.blocks--wrapper > div.wp-block-cover > img.wp-block-cover__image-background
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Shotput-1536x647.jpg127.9 KiB23.4 KiB
portland-campus ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233 > li.grid-item > figure > img.attachment-post-thumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/8ec75b61-a4bd-4c27-9455-ae0b1de2269e-...47.2 KiB4.6 KiB

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

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
kit.fontawesome.com/47ab1375dd.js6.3 KiB264 ms
global-packages.cdn.northeastern.edu/global-elements/dist/js/index.umd.js26.6 KiB123 ms
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/src/swiper-...41.1 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/blocks.min.js?ver=57eca4d23daac7159d8853.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.3.1.141.6 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/...4.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/blocks/navigation/style.min.css?ver=6.9.42.6 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/child-them...57.5 KiB203 ms
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/data.min.js?ver=f940198280891b0b63189.0 KiB
global-packages.cdn.northeastern.edu/global-elements/dist/css/index.css3.6 KiB233 ms
/wp-includes/js/dist/shortcode.min.js?ver=0b3174183b858f2...1.7 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/a11y.min.js?ver=cb460b4676c94bd228ed1.2 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/redux-routine.min.js?ver=8bb92d45458...3.1 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/...625 B
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/fonts.css?...789 B
/wp-content/plugins/gutenslider-premium/build/gutenslider...1.2 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/deprecated.min.js?ver=e1f84915c5e8ae...782 B
/wp-includes/js/dist/rich-text.min.js?ver=5bdbb44f3039529...12.4 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/dom.min.js?ver=26edef3be6483da3de2e5.0 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/private-apis.min.js?ver=4f465748bda6...1.3 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/pum/pum-site-styles.css?generated=175...3.8 KiB
cdn.fonts.net/t/1.css?apiType=css&projectid=2ec43c68-d5dd-4733-a9f2-14a72696a020646 B286 ms
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:1001.0 KiB62 ms
/wp-includes/js/dist/escape-html.min.js?ver=6561a406d2d23...868 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/warning.min.js?ver=d69bc18c456d01c11d5a582 B
/wp-includes/js/dist/dom-ready.min.js?ver=f77871ff7694fff...655 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/compose.min.js?ver=7a9b375d8c19cf9d3d9b12.8 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/html-entities.min.js?ver=e8b78b18a16...790 B
/wp-includes/js/dist/priority-queue.min.js?ver=2d59d09122...1.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=c26c3dc7bed3667933752.5 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/keycodes.min.js?ver=34c8fb5e7a594a1c...1.7 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=dd5603f07f9220ed27f12.2 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/block-serialization-default-parser.m...1.4 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/is-shallow-equal.min.js?ver=e0f9f1d7...855 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/blob.min.js?ver=9113eed771d446f4a556912 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/autop.min.js?ver=9fb50649848277dd318d2.4 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/src/swiper-...5.1 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/element.min.js?ver=6a582b0c827fa25df3dd5.2 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/css/main.css?...17.5 KiB122 ms
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/ai-filter-...3.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/co-op-styl...5.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/responsive-youtube-vimeo-popup/assets...703 B
/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-blocks/src/extensions/style....466 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.9.416.4 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-jsx-runtime.min.js?ver=...890 B
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react.min.js?ver=18.3.1.14.4 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/blocks/cover/style.min.css?ver=6.9.42.1 KiB
/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.min.css?ver=...1.5 KiB
/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelementplayer-legacy.mi...2.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/css/pattern-s...4.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/css/ngn-stori...2.6 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/vendor/css/selectiz...2.4 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/css/fonts.css...760 B
/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,700;0,900;1,300...701 B268 ms

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: 514 ms
URLTime Spent
northeastern.edu/514 ms
www.northeastern.edu/0.0 ms

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
Experience div.swiper > div#swiper-wrapper-1b5cda512dbf841a > div.swiper-slide > div.slide-content
0.696
Experience Research Global QUICK LINKS / Parent Channel Hire a Co-op DEGREE… body.home > main#main
0.036
This site uses cookies and related technologies, as described in our privacy po… div#consent_blackbar > div#truste-consent-track > div#truste-consent-content > div#truste-consent-text
0.001
Make a gift Search Explore Northeastern body.home > aside.takeover-nav > nav.takeover-nav-buttons
0.001
Make a gift Search Explore Northeastern body.home > aside.takeover-nav > nav.takeover-nav-buttons
0.000
Make a gift div.wp-block-buttons > div.wp-block-custom-icon-button > a.wp-block-button__link > span.button-text
0.000

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: 120 ms 199.2 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/*! * Font Awesome Pro 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com * License - https://fontaw…102.9 KiB102.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/child-them...57.2 KiB55.2 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/css/main.css?...17.2 KiB15.2 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.9.416.0 KiB14.5 KiB
/*! * Font Awesome Pro 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com * License - https://fontaw…11.4 KiB11.4 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: 590 ms 909.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.min.js?ver=addf558a422e...265.9 KiB218.8 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=0d72a218dfea8f...249.1 KiB199.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/editor.min.js?ver=e94186146898a6d39837120.4 KiB101.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WGQLLJ181.5 KiB76.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-1F5MXB3M22&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h2175.1 KiB71.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TQZ0QGG7J6&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h2151.4 KiB64.3 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/src/swiper-...40.8 KiB39.7 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react-dom.min.js?ver=18.3.1.141.3 KiB35.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/blocks.min.js?ver=57eca4d23daac7159d8852.4 KiB33.8 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsa...49.1 KiB25.7 KiB
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/...39.3 KiB23.6 KiB
consent.trustarc.com/asset/notice.js/v/v1.7-172936.0 KiB20.0 KiB

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 10.8 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/css/child-them...57.5 KiB10.8 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
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/041426_MM_Giving_Day_002.jpg?...896.5 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/080624_AS_Mary-Jo_Ondrechen_0...562.4 KiB
www.youtube.com/s/player/218d9d92/player_embed_es6.vflset/en_US/base.js435.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Northeastern-Experience-v3.jpg404.7 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Global-hero-1-scaled-1-1536x848.jpg316.0 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.min.js?ver=addf558a422e...266.4 KiB
/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=0d72a218dfea8f...249.6 KiB
/s/_/ytembeds/_/js/k=ytembeds.base.en_US.CYE28xQTWxU.2021...193.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WGQLLJ181.8 KiB
www.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMG_Students-Husky-Dog-1536x1022.jpg176.2 KiB

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 & Layout1.4 s
Script Evaluation1.4 s
Other1.3 s
Rendering180 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation134 ms
Parse HTML & CSS57 ms
Garbage Collection45 ms

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

●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms
●Minify JavaScript
●User Timing marks and measures 10 user timings
●JavaScript execution time 1.2 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found
●Avoid non-composited animations 35 animated elements found
●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 130 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 10 ms
○INP breakdown
○LCP request discovery
85

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

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
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img

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.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area
div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area
div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area
div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area div.nu-block-featured-ngn-stories > ul > li.grid-item > a.contains-clickable-area

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.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
privacy policy div#truste-consent-track > div#truste-consent-content > div#truste-consent-text > a#truste-cookie-button

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
Arlington VIRGINIA Our hub for research and graduate education at the interse… div.wp-block-column > div#posts-grid--block_11fe7e38a5262cfe0d2588fc65b37f43 > div.nu__grid > ul#swiper-wrapper-d7a152c1f6a08233

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.
●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●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
○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 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
○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
○`<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.
○Skip links are focusable.
○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.
○`<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

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.

SourceDescription
www.northeastern.edu/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rest-nonce
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()
www.northeastern.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/users/me?context=edit&_locale=user
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()
www.northeastern.edu/
Object

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.

URLMap URL
www.northeastern.edu/wp-includes/js/dist/date.min.js?ver=795a56839718d3ff7eae
/wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js?ver=0d72a218dfea8f...
/wp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.min.js?ver=addf558a422e...
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/js/blocks/pos.../wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/js/blocks/pos...
/wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/js/blocks/nav.../wp-content/themes/nu-start/__precomp/build/js/blocks/nav...
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/src/swiper-.../wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/src/swiper-...
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsa.../wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/includes/js/nustart-gsa...
/wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/.../wp-content/themes/nu-start-child/assets/swiper-js/8.4.7/...
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●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 issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Use a strong HSTS policy
○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

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img
ul > li.grid-item > figure > img ul > li.grid-item > figure > img

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

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
Skip to main content body.home > div > div#nu-global-header > a.hidden

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
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●robots.txt is valid
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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