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76

Performance

Insights

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.

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.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]
items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.226001] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:940 height:940 left:-1 right:1351 top:0 width:1352] lhId:page-3-DIV nodeLabel:div#el-25e2b864 > div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,1,SECTION,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV selector:div#el-25e2b864 > div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple snippet:<div class="vce-asset-background-simple"> type:node] score:0.225926] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:54 height:54 left:996 right:1316 top:0 width:321] lhId:page-1-NAV nodeLabel:INFO FOR RESOURCES path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,HEADER,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,NAV selector:div.vce-basic-menu-inner > div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container snippet:<nav class="menu-topbar-menu-container"> type:node] score:4.5e-05 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-content/themes/ufl-theme/fonts/IBMPlexSans-Medium.ttf]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-content/themes/ufl-theme/fonts/IBMPlexSans-Regular.ttf]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-content/themes/ufl-theme/fonts/IBMPlexSans-Italic.ttf]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:54 height:1 left:996 right:2996 top:53 width:2000] lhId:page-4-::after nodeLabel:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,HEADER,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,NAV,0,::after selector:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after snippet:<::after> type:node] score:1e-06] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:54 height:1 left:996 right:2996 top:53 width:2000] lhId:page-4-::after nodeLabel:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,HEADER,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,NAV,0,::after selector:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after snippet:<::after> type:node] score:1e-06] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:54 height:1 left:996 right:2996 top:53 width:2000] lhId:page-4-::after nodeLabel:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after path:1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,HEADER,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,NAV,0,::after selector:div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after snippet:<::after> type:node] score:1e-06]]

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.

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:18.617 source:map[column:49615 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:12.115 source:map[column:50335 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.198 source:map[column:50393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.197 source:map[column:50457 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:7.863 source:map[column:51395 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.108 source:map[column:79427 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.ufl.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]]]

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-0-IMG
nodeLabel: Logo
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,0,DIV,0,HEADER,7,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,FIGURE,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: figure > div.vce-single-image-figure-inner > a.vce-single-image-inner > img.vce-single-image
snippet: <img class="vce-single-image" src="https://www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/UF-logo.png" data-img-src="https://www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/UF-logo.png" data-attachment-id="12287" alt="Logo">

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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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

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
div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple > div.vce-asset-background-simple-item div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple > div.vce-asset-background-simple-item
www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/03/tomato-hero-option-2.webp365.2 KiB65.2 KiB
UF entrance sign. figure > div.vce-single-image-figure-inner > a.vce-single-image-inner > img.vce-single-image
www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/04/UFO-470x430.webp76.9 KiB54.0 KiB
an aerial shot of UF's century tower figure > div.vce-single-image-figure-inner > a.vce-single-image-inner > img.vce-single-image
www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/04/graduateprograms-1-470x430.webp40.0 KiB17.1 KiB
Logo figure > div.vce-single-image-figure-inner > a.vce-single-image-inner > img.vce-single-image
www.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/UF-logo.png9.7 KiB5.6 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.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Diagnostics

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

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: 0.0 ms 104.1 KiB

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

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: 553 ms
URLTime Spent
ufl.edu/553 ms
www.ufl.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
div#el-25e2b864 > div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple div#el-25e2b864 > div.vce-content-background-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple-container > div.vce-asset-background-simple
0.226
INFO FOR RESOURCES div.vce-basic-menu-inner > div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after div.vce-basic-menu > div.vce-basic-menu-wrapper > nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ::after
0.000
●Time to Interactive 1.6 s
●Use efficient cache lifetimes
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Max Potential First Input Delay 30 ms
●Minify CSS
●JavaScript execution time 0.1 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 0.9 s
●Avoid non-composited animations 3 animated elements found
●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 270 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 130 ms
○INP breakdown
○User Timing marks and measures
○Avoid long main-thread tasks
99

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.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html html

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○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
●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
●`[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
●`[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
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●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
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○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 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
○`<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.
○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.
100

Best Practices

General

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.

●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 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 DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
85

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

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destinationLink Text
news.ufl.edu/2026/02/tomatoes/Learn More

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
INFO FOR nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ul.menu > li.menu-item > a
RESOURCES nav.menu-topbar-menu-container > ul.menu > li.menu-item > a

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
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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