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

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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 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:38.049 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.213 source:map[column:1682 line:0 type:source-location url:https://thebalkanchronicle.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js 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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Serbia Travel Guide: 7-Day Road Trip Through the Heart of the Balkans `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/srbs.png	3.4 MiB	3.4 MiB
Novi Sad: Serbia's Second City That Deserves Your Attention `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/novi.png	3.3 MiB	3.3 MiB
Serbia Launches Digital Platform to Promote Rural Tourism `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/village.png	3.1 MiB	3.1 MiB
IFC Invests $80 Million in Porto Montenegro to Boost Year-Round Tourism `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/ifc.png	2.5 MiB	2.5 MiB
Montenegro Closes Two More EU Negotiation Chapters, Hopes for 2028 Membership `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/mon-eu.png	2.1 MiB	2.1 MiB
Artistic Provocation: "Surrealism on Paper" Opens at the French Institute `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/paper.png	1.8 MiB	1.8 MiB
A Montenegrin Thriller Just Premiered at Pula. Here's Why It Matters. `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/pula.png	1.8 MiB	1.8 MiB
Iberia Launches Direct Madrid-Tivat Flights, Opening the Adriatic to Spain `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/iberia.jpg	1.4 MiB	1.4 MiB
Serbian Kayakers Dominate in Montreal: Žarko and Marko Win Gold at the World Cup `div.container > div.focus-grid > a.focus-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/jym.png	1.3 MiB	1.3 MiB
Serbia's IT Boom: A €5.2 Billion Story Spanish Companies Can't Afford to Ignore `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/it.png	1.1 MiB	1.0 MiB
The Last Jump: Marija Vuković and the Art of Defying Time `div.container > div.focus-grid > a.focus-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/marija.png	799.2 KiB	775.9 KiB
Mina Gačić Wins Gold at Junior European Cup, Leading Serbia's Five-Medal Haul `div.container > div.focus-grid > a.focus-card > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/mina.png	633.4 KiB	611.1 KiB
Serbia Enters the Space Race: What the Artemis Accords Really Mean `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/art.png	600.3 KiB	598.5 KiB
Discovering the Soul of the Balkans: A Spanish Guide to the Rich Culture of Ser… `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/culture-belgrade.jpeg	422.8 KiB	420.8 KiB
Vlado Janevski, the Voice That Defined a Generation, Dies at 65 `div.section-layout > div.stack > a.stack-item > img`	thebalkanchronicle.com/images/vlado.jpg	61.6 KiB	60.8 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-15-IMG

nodeLabel: A Montenegrin Thriller Just Premiered at Pula. Here's Why It Matters.

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,4,MAIN,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.container > div.hero-grid > a.lead-story > img.cover

snippet: <img class="cover" src="/images/pula.png" alt="A Montenegrin Thriller Just Premiered at Pula. Here's Why It Matters.">

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

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

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
/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/scripts/jsd/b0da9f4911ba/...	14400.0 s	9.5 KiB
/beacon.min.js/v4513226cdae34746b4dedf0b4dfa099e178179150...	86400.0 s	11.3 KiB

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
/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@400;700;900&family=Sou...	1.6 KiB	288 ms
thebalkanchronicle.com/_astro/_slug_.BUG2KoX3.css	3.5 KiB	76 ms

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

Diagnostics

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.

URL	Transfer Size
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/srbs.png	3.4 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/novi.png	3.3 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/village.png	3.1 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/ifc.png	2.5 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/mon-eu.png	2.1 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/pula.png	1.8 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/paper.png	1.8 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/iberia.jpg	1.4 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/jym.png	1.3 MiB
thebalkanchronicle.com/images/it.png	1.1 MiB

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 50 ms

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Reduce unused CSS

●Reduce unused JavaScript

●JavaScript execution time 0.1 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 0.9 s

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

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 30 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 70 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 20 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○User Timing marks and measures

○Avoid long main-thread tasks

○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.

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
TOURISM `ol > li > a > span.meta`
BUSINESS `ol > li > a > span.meta`
BUSINESS `ol > li > a > span.meta`
BUSINESS `ol > li > a > span.meta`
BUSINESS `ol > li > a > span.meta`
ByEditorial Board · Tivat, Montenegro `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > div.byline`
TOURISM · JUL 18 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
TOURISM · JUL 11 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
TOURISM · JUL 9 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
ByRabaa Hamid · Pula, Croatia `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > div.byline`
CULTURE · JUN 29 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
CULTURE · JUN 17 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
CULTURE · JUN 5 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
ByJavier Moreno · Belgrade, Serbia `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > div.byline`
BUSINESS · JUL 17 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
BUSINESS · JUL 16 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
BUSINESS · JUL 15 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
ByEditorial Board · Madrid, España `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > div.byline`
SPAIN & SERBIA · JUN 29 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
ByRabaa Hamid · Valencia, Spain `div.container > div.section-layout > a.big-card > div.byline`
OPINION · JUN 26 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
OPINION · JUN 19 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
OPINION · JUN 12 `div.stack > a.stack-item > div > span.meta`
Pula, Croatia · Jul 19 `div.container > div.card-grid > a.card > div.meta`
Tivat, Montenegro · Jul 18 `div.container > div.card-grid > a.card > div.meta`
London, United Kingdom · Jul 18 `div.container > div.card-grid > a.card > div.meta`
Belgrado, Serbia · Jul 18 `div.container > div.card-grid > a.card > div.meta`
Chronicle `div.top > div > div.brand-mark > span`
© The Balkan Chronicle. All rights reserved. `footer.site-footer > div.container > div.bottom > span`
v1.0 `footer.site-footer > div.container > div.bottom > span`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

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
Iberia Launches Direct Madrid-Tivat Flights, Opening the Adriatic to Spain `div.hero-grid > div.sub-lead > a.item > h3`
TOURISM `div.container > div.top > div > h5`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

○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>`

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●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 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 have a discernible name

●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.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

○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

○`[role]` values are valid

○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

○Buttons have an accessible name

○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

○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.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○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.

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.

Deprecation / Warning	Source
SharedStorage	thebalkanchronicle.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead.	thebalkanchronicle.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js
Fledge	thebalkanchronicle.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js

●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 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 clickjacking with XFO or CSP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Detected JavaScript libraries

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.

Crawling and Indexing

If your robots.txt file is malformed, crawlers may not be able to understand how you want your website to be crawled or indexed. Learn more about robots.txt.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Line #	Content	Error
1	<!doctype html><title>Redirecting to: https://thebalkanchronicle.com/es</title><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=https://thebalkanchronicle.com/es"><meta name="robots" content="noindex"><link rel="canonical" href="https://thebalkanchronicle.com/es"><body> <a href="https://thebalkanchronicle.com/es">Redirecting from <code>/</code> to <code>https://thebalkanchronicle.com/es</code></a><script type="module" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/v4513226cdae34746b4dedf0b4dfa099e1781791509496" integrity="sha512-ZE9pZaUXND66v380QUtch/5sE9tPFh2zg45pR2PB0CVkCtOREv2AJKkSidISWkysEuQ0EH8faUU5du78bx87UQ==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"8937f2af7514493ab6d5b4568200c6e3","r":1}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>	`Unknown directive`
2	`</body>`	`Syntax not understood`

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

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●Links are crawlable

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`