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Performance

· 14 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
68
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
1
PASS
10
INFO
1

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

Mobile Desktop
100
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
74
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
96
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
80
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

463 ms

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

500 ms

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

0 ms

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

0.000

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

499 ms

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

500 ms

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
14
10 PASS 1 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
Third-Party Impact
Action
95% third-party, 0 ms blocking
FIX
95% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Warning::
Third-party code accounts for 95% of page weight (4.1 KiB of 4.4 KiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
95%
First-party Third-party
F
HTTP Caching
Action
No cache headers
FIX
No cache headers
Warning::
No Cache-Control header found
Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

No Cache-Control header

Adding a Cache-Control header can significantly improve repeat-visit performance.

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Page Weight Budget
4 KB transferred, 4 requests
PASS
4 KB transferred, 4 requests
Info::
Page weighs 16 KB (4 KB transferred)
Info::
4 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.00 g CO2 per page load
4 KB / 2.4 MB budget
4 KB transferred
4 requests
0.00 g CO2 per page load
Other 3.2 KiB 74%
HTML 1.1 KiB 26%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Under budget
A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A+
Image Optimization
No images on this page
PASS
No images on this page
Info::
No images on this page
0 images 0 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
0 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
A+
JS Execution Cost
No JS execution data
PASS
No JS execution data
Info::
No significant JS execution detected

Main Thread Breakdown

Other 62% Style & Layout 21% Script Evaluation 13%
A+
Font Loading
No web fonts (system fonts)
PASS
No web fonts (system fonts)
Info::
No web fonts loaded — system fonts are fastest
No web fonts loaded — system fonts are optimal.
A+
JS Bundles
No JavaScript
PASS
No JavaScript
Info::
No JavaScript bundles
No JavaScript files loaded.
A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
No optimization needed
PASS
No optimization needed
Info::
No resource hint issues
A
Page Weight Inventory
4 resources · 4 KB · 0 KB savings available
PASS
4 resources · 4 KB · 0 KB savings available
Info::
Within 1MB page-weight target
Got: 4 KB
Warning::
3 third-party resources (95% of weight)
4 resources · 4.4 KiB · 3 third-party Within 1MB page-weight target
Image 64% · 2.8 KiB
Document 26% · 1.1 KiB
Other 9% · 425 B
Network Waterfall
4 requests over 490ms
INFO
0 ms 200 ms 400 ms FCP 463 ms LCP 500 mshttps://telegraph.co.uk// https://telegraph.co.uk/ — 301 — 243 B — 51 ms — h2https://www.telegraph.co.uk/www.telegraph.co.uk/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ — 200 — 1.1 KiB — 386 ms — h2https://www.telegraph.co.uk/favicon.icowww.telegraph.co.uk/favicon.ico https://www.telegraph.co.uk/favicon.ico — 301 — 182 B — 15 ms — h2https://www.telegraph.co.uk/etc.clientlibs/settings/wcm/designs/telegraph/core/clientlibs/core/resources/icons/favicon.icowww.telegraph.co.uk/etc.clientlibs/... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/etc.clientlibs/settings/wcm/designs/telegraph/core/clientlibs/core/resources/icons/favicon.ico — 200 — 2.8 KiB — 19 ms — h2
HTML JavaScript CSS Images Fonts XHR/Fetch Other
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