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· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.Detailed Report
Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.
Performance
Insights
Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.
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
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.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Request | Cache TTL | Transfer Size |
|---|---|---|
| static.fastcmp.com/fast-cmp-stub.modern.a9deaedd79f70d2c7fea.js | 800.0 s | 61.3 KiB |
| static.fastcmp.com/fast-cmp-en-tcfeuv2.db43bfe605d05f5d0778.js | 800.0 s | 53.7 KiB |
| sync.sparteo.com/crossfire.js | 14400.0 s | 12.7 KiB |
| thediplomat.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/main.js? | 14400.0 s | 11.9 KiB |
| cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=006972344228181832854:w07k6emi2wk | 0.0 ms | 4.0 KiB |
| static.fastcmp.com/fast-cmp-stub.js | 800.0 s | 1.7 KiB |
| www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css | 3000.0 s | 1.2 KiB |
| www.flashb.id/universal/8e7e2239-e944-5ee7-91ba-22276ab722ba.js | 3600.0 s | 1.0 KiB |
Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Resource Size | Est Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
header.fast-cmp-layout-header > div.fast-cmp-layout-header__container > div.fast-cmp-layout-header__box > img header.fast-cmp-layout-header > div.fast-cmp-layout-header__container > div.fast-cmp-layout-header__box > img | /wp-content/themes/td_theme_v3/assets/logo/diplomat_logo_... | 7.6 KiB | 5.9 KiB |
These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.
Diagnostics
Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.google.com/cse/static/element/b33cba5881f68fbf/default_v6+en.css | 9.7 KiB | 2.8 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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.flashb.id/assets/js/hbdbrk_82c906e59848d3c7d2c9_m.js | 181.2 KiB | 107.8 KiB |
| thediplomat.com/dpl-web/20260107/js/main.e2e15dae.js | 136.6 KiB | 88.8 KiB |
| www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-ZQC7XC2J6L | 171.7 KiB | 65.5 KiB |
| /cse/static/element/b33cba5881f68fbf/cse_element__en.js?u... | 98.5 KiB | 49.4 KiB |
| cse.google.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js | 43.3 KiB | 31.5 KiB |
| static.fastcmp.com/fast-cmp-stub.modern.a9deaedd79f70d2c7fea.js | 61.2 KiB | 21.6 KiB |
Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | |
|---|---|
The Dalai Lama’s Succession Battle: The Stakes for Tibetans and Beijing div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /v1/td-list-xl-1/2025/07/thediplomat_2025-07-11-064512.jpeg |
From Malaysia to the World: The Asian Legacy of Pope Francis div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | images.thediplomat.com/v1/td-list-xl-1/2023/08/thediplomat_2023-08-24-154852.jpg |
The Deepening Deterioration of Public Sentiment Between Japan and China div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | images.thediplomat.com/v1/td-list-xl-1/2026/04/thediplomat_2026-04-18-015923.jpg |
How China’s Arctic Ambitions Inflate Russia’s Geopolitical Leverage div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | images.thediplomat.com/v1/td-list-xl-1/2025/05/thediplomat_2025-05-23-144827.jpg |
How China Is Positioning Itself Ahead of the Trump–Xi Summit div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | images.thediplomat.com/v1/td-list-xl-1/2026/03/thediplomat_2026-03-18-010635.jpg |
The Real Reason Taiwan’s Defense Procurement Is Stalling div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
China’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine Drill div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
Philippines, US Kick Off Largest Ever Balikatan Exercises Close to Regional Fla… div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
ASEAN’s Rules of Origin Need a Rethink div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
Modi Government Suffers Setback as Constitutional Amendment Defeated in Parliam… div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
South Korea’s Renewed Strategic Pivot to India div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
Can Japan Finally Unlock Defense Technology Cooperation With India? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
Why the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not Fail div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat... |
Why the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not Fail div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2... |
China’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine Drill div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Brother of Karkalpak Activist Detained for Petty Hooliganism div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Can Japan Finally Unlock Defense Technology Cooperation With India? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
China Was Once Buying Up Sri Lankan Ports. Now It’s India’s Turn. div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Dependence Without Trust: The Drivers of Pakistan-UAE Divergence div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Which Asian Countries Are Most at Risk From the Iran Energy Shock? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Why Do Uzbek Female Labor Migrants Chose Turkiye? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
China’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine Drill div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Brother of Karkalpak Activist Detained for Petty Hooliganism div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Why the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not Fail div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2... |
Setting Realistic Expectations for Kazakhstan’s Regional Ecological Summit div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
The Dalai Lama’s Succession Battle: The Stakes for Tibetans and Beijing div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
The Christian Roots of Kimilsungism div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Amb. Stephen Rapp on How the Ground Is Being Prepared for Ethnic Cleansing in I… div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
The Roots of China’s Communist Revolution div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Which Asian Countries Are Most at Risk From the Iran Energy Shock? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Remembering Vietnam’s Worst Environmental Disaster – and the Ongoing Cover-up div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Is South Korea About to Finally Get Full Control of Its Own Military? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | /wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2... |
Brother of Karkalpak Activist Detained for Petty Hooliganism div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
China’s Taiwan Calculus Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
A Brief History of Southeast Asia’s Streaming Wars div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
Australian PM Secures Fuel, Fertilizer Supplies During Visits to Malaysia and B… div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
Which Asian Countries Are Most at Risk From the Iran Energy Shock? div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
Inside North Korea’s 9th Party Congress div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img | |
In Photos: Life along Myanmar’s Border div.td-posts > a.td-post > figure.td-img > img |
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
READ THE DIPLOMAT, div.td-viewport > a#td-top-logo > p > span |
THE DIPLOMAT a#td-top-logo > p > span > span |
SOCIETY div.td-viewport > div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > h5 |
By SARANSH SEHGAL | APRIL 21, 2026 div.td-viewport > div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > h6 |
SARANSH SEHGAL div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > h6 > span |
APRIL 21, 2026 div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > h6 > span |
SOCIETY div#td-feature-gallery__links > div.td-feature-gallery__link > a.td-post > h5 |
SOCIETY div#td-feature-gallery__links > div.td-feature-gallery__link > a.td-post > h5 |
DIPLOMACY div#td-feature-gallery__links > div.td-feature-gallery__link > a.td-post > h5 |
ECONOMY div#td-feature-gallery__links > div.td-feature-gallery__link > a.td-post > h5 |
Sign up a.td-home-nl > div.td-nl-itm > span > b.td-nl-link |
ADVERTISEMENT main#td-home-main > section#td-home-top > aside#td-ad-home-1 > header |
A NEW WORLD ORDER section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
DIPLOMACY BY OTHER MEANS section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
MILITARIES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
INSIGHTS INTO HALF A BILLION section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
PERSPECTIVES ON SOUTH ASIA section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
DIVIDED PENINSULA section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
NEWS FROM JAPAN section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
THE DEBATE section.td-box > header.td-tall > h3 > a |
COMMENT AND OPINION section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
THE NEW SILK ROAD section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
U.S. POLICY ON ASIA section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
PACIFIC MONEY section.td-box > header.td-tall > h3 > a |
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
OCEANIA section.td-box > header.td-tall > h3 > a |
THE SOUTH PACIFIC section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
ASIA ON VIDEO section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
ASIA GEOPOLITICS section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
ASIA IN PICTURES section#td-home-blogs > section.td-box > header.td-tall > h4 |
ADVERTISEMENT div#td-body > aside#td-home-side-left > aside#td-ad-home-vrec_2 > header |
ADVERTISEMENT div#td-body > aside#td-home-side-right > aside#td-ad-home-vrec_3 > header |
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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By SARANSH SEHGAL | APRIL 21, 2026 div.td-viewport > div#td-feature-gallery__previews > a.td-post > h6 |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.td-viewport > a#td-top-logo > picture > img div.td-viewport > a#td-top-logo > picture > 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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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div.td-viewport > div.td-follow > div.td-follow_icons > a.td-icon div.td-viewport > div.td-follow > div.td-follow_icons > a.td-icon |
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.
Best practices
Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.
Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.
Source: MDN Permissions-Policy
| Failing Elements |
|---|
head > meta head > meta |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
Best Practices
General
Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Deprecation / Warning | Source |
|---|---|
| SharedStorage | |
| StorageType.persistent is deprecated. Please use standardized navigator.storage instead. | |
| Fledge |
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
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.td-viewport > a#td-top-logo > picture > img div.td-viewport > a#td-top-logo > picture > img |
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.