Lighthouse Desktop

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

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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.

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.

URL	Est Savings
fonts.gstatic.com/s/lora/v37/0QIvMX1D_JOuMwr7I_FMl_E.woff2	80 ms
/s/opensans/v44/memvYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVTS-mu...	80 ms
/s/librebaskerville/v24/kmKnZrc3Hgbbcjq75U4uslyuy4kn0qNZa...	80 ms
/s/josefinsans/v34/Qw3PZQNVED7rKGKxtqIqX5E-AVSJrOCfjY46_D...	65 ms
/s/oswald/v57/TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1_FvsUZiZSSUhiC...	30 ms
/s/opensans/v40/memvYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVTS-mu...	30 ms
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@6.5.1/webfonts/fa-soli...	25 ms
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@6.5.1/webfonts/fa-bran...	20 ms

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
article#post-1778359 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778359 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/chris_chern_for_georgetown_bi...	420.9 KiB	410.9 KiB
div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MikesTreehouse_EXT_DroneEveni...	423.5 KiB	410.0 KiB
article#post-1778516 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778516 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nash-IMG_20250426_122327-1500...	392.2 KiB	382.4 KiB
article#post-1778573 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778573 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/001_2107_wyoming_ave_nw_washi...	391.5 KiB	380.9 KiB
article#post-1778263 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778263 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WashingtonianToday_Fall-01.png	320.8 KiB	304.1 KiB
article#post-1778083 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778083 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3D5A7841-social-1500x1000.jpg	316.0 KiB	300.5 KiB
article#post-1776351 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1776351 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Lokas_Highway_16-thumbnail-2-...	288.1 KiB	286.4 KiB
Call Your Mother Georgetown's exterior. `article#post-1778429 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/52472620736_2f636fc488_o-1500...	281.0 KiB	271.2 KiB
div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4750-Edit-Exposure-5and3-...	276.7 KiB	263.2 KiB
article#post-1778265 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778265 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/washingtonian-today-meridian-...	232.7 KiB	219.4 KiB
article#post-1778418 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778418 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Milkshake-and-Fries-1500x1000.jpg	191.4 KiB	181.6 KiB
article#post-1778292 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778292 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Image-4-17-26-at-201-PM-1500x...	152.5 KiB	144.9 KiB
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PIW-collage_1-social-1500x967.jpg	144.8 KiB	135.6 KiB
article#post-1777027 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1777027 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chris-Lake-PGF-2025-1500x1000.jpg	131.0 KiB	128.7 KiB
article#post-1773376 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1773376 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Stocksy_txp54b97d35xmE400_Ori...	103.3 KiB	103.0 KiB
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/250627_GK_CraigHolman075-scal...	103.8 KiB	97.0 KiB
article#post-1778422 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1778422 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mark-jacobson-spy-museum-thum...	91.0 KiB	85.9 KiB
Sophie and John - engagement session `article#post-1778471 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sophie-and-John-Engagement-Se...	85.1 KiB	81.3 KiB
article#post-1772960 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `article#post-1772960 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-1763975847-thumbn...	71.9 KiB	71.2 KiB
House Select Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing On Worldwide Threats Assessme… `article#post-1778373 > div.col-sm-4 > a > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kash-patel-GETTY.jpg	71.4 KiB	60.8 KiB
div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Susie-Wiles14496v2-flat-FINAL...	51.6 KiB	48.7 KiB
div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tech-Titans-202510932-cropped...	44.0 KiB	41.5 KiB
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NearDeath.layout_opening-phot...	40.0 KiB	37.3 KiB
div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered `div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered`	washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Women-in-Journalism-thumbnail-2.png	51.0 KiB	33.3 KiB
Washingtonian.com `div.tw-w-11/12 > div.brand > a.navbar-brand > img.img-responsive`	/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/img/wash_logo_dar...	25.9 KiB	25.6 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-23-IMG

nodeLabel: div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,5,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event > img.force-crop-contents-centered

snippet: <img src="https://washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Women-in-Journalism-t…" class="force-crop-contents-centered sizes-700px" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Women-in-Journalism-t…" sizes="(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px">

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
washingtonian.com/wp-content/plugins/easy-image-collage/js/public.js?ver=1.13.6	2.6 KiB
/css?family=Josefin+Sans%3A400%7CLibre+Baskerville%3A400%...	2.1 KiB
/css?family=Lora%3A400%2C400i%2C700&subset=latin-ext&ver=...	2.1 KiB	231 ms
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/css/style.Bs5xhPG...	56.4 KiB	400 ms
washingtonian.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1	31.8 KiB
unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.css?ver=6.9.4	3.9 KiB	279 ms
cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flexslider/2.6.3/flexslider.css?ver=6.9.4	1.9 KiB	271 ms
cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fancybox/3.1.25/jquery.fancybox.min.css?ver=6.9.4	3.5 KiB	271 ms
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/css/leaflet.fullscr...	476 B
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/css/tailwind.CMFs...	8.2 KiB	80 ms
/wp-content/plugins/wash-pullquotes/wash-pullquotes.css?v...	1.1 KiB
/p.css?s=1&k=nlv4yfp&ht=tk&f=6839.6840.17262&a=87803011&a...	172 B	204 ms
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/css/leaflet.respons...	701 B
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/css/wp_mapit.css?ve...	138 B
/wp-content/plugins/easy-image-collage/css/public.css?ver...	585 B
/p.css?s=1&k=pxa3jxr&ht=tk&f=39494.39495.39500.39501.3950...	172 B
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/css/leaflet.css?ver...	3.6 KiB
/p.css?s=1&k=mma3ocn&ht=tk&f=10881.10882.10884.10885.3287...	172 B
/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js?ve...	9.1 KiB	254 ms
washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/sass/a3_lazy_load.min.css?ver=1773159213	197 B
/wp-content/plugins/ml-slider/admin/assets/dist/css/edito...	560 B
/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/css/jquery.lazylo...	287 B
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/css/leaflet-gesture...	521 B
/wp-content/plugins/wash-separators/wash-separators.css?v...	352 B
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@6.5.1/css/all.min.css?...	22.9 KiB	366 ms
fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:400,700,800,900&display=swap	520 B
fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons	469 B
washingtonian.com/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/ads.js?ver=1776796544	338 B
washingtonian.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-google-maps/wpgmza_data.js?ver=6.9.4	553 B
/ajax/libs/pagePiling.js/1.5.6/jquery.pagepiling.min.js?v...	3.8 KiB	191 ms
washingtonian.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1	5.3 KiB
cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/stupidtable/0.0.1/stupidtable.min.js?ver=6.9.4	1.3 KiB	191 ms
/npm/instantsearch.js@4.69.0/dist/instantsearch.min.css?v...	0 B	204 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.css?ver=6.9.4	651 B	204 ms
/npm/instantsearch.js@4.69.0/dist/instantsearch-theme-alg...	0 B	204 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick-theme.css?ver=6.9.4	1.3 KiB	204 ms
use.typekit.net/mma3ocn.css	1.1 KiB
use.typekit.net/pxa3jxr.css	1.1 KiB
use.typekit.net/nlv4yfp.css	962 B	207 ms
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/js-cookie@rc/dist/js.cookie.min.js?ver=6.9.4	1.2 KiB	124 ms

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
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	3600.0 s	90.9 KiB
btloader.com/tag?o=5150306120761344&upapi=true	300.0 s	50.2 KiB
tracely.cloud/js/tracely/1/bKRYnaKE1ThT.js	300.0 s	20.2 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js	7200.0 s	16.1 KiB
/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/scripts/jsd/0b8fb825cb67/...	14400.0 s	12.1 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js	7200.0 s	10.1 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-2617416.js?sv=6	60.0 s	6.2 KiB
cdn.cityspark.com/wid/get.js?ver=1	172800.0 s	2.8 KiB
raw.githubusercontent.com/easylist/easylist/master/docs/1x1.gif	300.0 s	581 B
config.playwire.com/1025552/v2/websites/75922/styles.css	86400.0 s	772 B
cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/js-cookie@rc/dist/js.cookie.min.js?ver=6.9.4	604800.0 s	1.2 KiB
/v.gif?cd=0&a=883747&d=washingtonian.com&u=D202A8E4CC5AD2...	43200.0 s	147 B
/p.css?s=1&k=nlv4yfp&ht=tk&f=6839.6840.17262&a=87803011&a...	604800.0 s	172 B
/p.css?s=1&k=pxa3jxr&ht=tk&f=39494.39495.39500.39501.3950...	604800.0 s	172 B
/p.css?s=1&k=mma3ocn&ht=tk&f=10881.10882.10884.10885.3287...	604800.0 s	172 B

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

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: 80 ms 85.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/css/style.Bs5xhPG...	56.3 KiB	49.0 KiB
/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@6.5.1/css/all.min.css?...	22.8 KiB	22.5 KiB
.fc-consent-root .fc-dialog-container.fc-fullscreen { height: 100% !important; … } …	16.3 KiB	14.1 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: 180 ms 1.0 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
cdn.intergient.com/prebid/prebid.05eaa3284c60ad6e334d.js	221.8 KiB	190.0 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	136.6 KiB
cdn.intergient.com/pageos/V.20260421.1/main.282c283e39679935e999.js	171.1 KiB	132.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/js/vendor-legacy-...	141.1 KiB	112.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-668459169&cx=c&gtm=4e64k1h1	134.0 KiB	102.3 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-BFFGEV9BP0	162.5 KiB	65.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-668459169	134.0 KiB	61.3 KiB
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/js/vendor-algolia...	64.1 KiB	59.1 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js	90.4 KiB	57.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/ajax-load-more/build/frontend/ajax-lo...	90.6 KiB	56.1 KiB
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/22466671215?ers=3	68.7 KiB	35.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/wp-mapit/wp_mapit/js/leaflet.js?ver=1...	42.4 KiB	35.5 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	56.1 KiB	26.5 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.

URL	Transfer Size
/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MikesTreehouse_EXT_DroneEveni...	423.9 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/chris_chern_for_georgetown_bi...	421.3 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nash-IMG_20250426_122327-1500...	392.5 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/001_2107_wyoming_ave_nw_washi...	391.9 KiB
washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WashingtonianToday_Fall-01.png	321.1 KiB
washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3D5A7841-social-1500x1000.jpg	316.3 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Lokas_Highway_16-thumbnail-2-...	288.5 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/52472620736_2f636fc488_o-1500...	281.3 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4750-Edit-Exposure-5and3-...	277.1 KiB
/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/washingtonian-today-meridian-...	233.0 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Washingtonian.com `div.tw-w-11/12 > div.brand > a.navbar-brand > img.img-responsive`	/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/img/wash_logo_dar...

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

●Forced reflow

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●User Timing marks and measures 11 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.6 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.7 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 300 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 30 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○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
Learn more `div.fc-dialog-content > div.fc-dialog-scrollable-content > button.fc-faq-header > span.fc-faq-label`
List of partners. `div.fc-dialog-scrollable-content > div.fc-footer > p > a.fc-vendors-list-dialog`

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
Most Popular `div.row > div.col-sm-5 > div#most-popular-sidebar > h3.wash-sidebar__title`

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a.view-more > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a.view-more > 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.col-sm-7 > div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event `div.col-sm-7 > div.lead-article > div.lead-image > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1778281 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event `div.row > article#post-1778281 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1776351 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event `div.row > article#post-1776351 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1777027 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event `div.row > article#post-1777027 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1773376 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event `div.row > article#post-1773376 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1772960 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event `div.row > article#post-1772960 > div.col-xs-2 > a.log-event`
div.row > article#post-1778573 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778573 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778422 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778422 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778263 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778263 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778516 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778516 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778418 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778418 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778265 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778265 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778083 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778083 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778292 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778292 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778390 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778390 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778359 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778359 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778240 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778240 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.row > article#post-1778267 > div.col-sm-4 > a `div.row > article#post-1778267 > div.col-sm-4 > a`
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event`
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event`
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event`
div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event `div.col-md-12 > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event`
div.wash-sidebar > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event `div.wash-sidebar > div.wash-sidebar__item > div.wash-sidebar__item-photo > a.log-event`

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.

○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

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[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 with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

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

●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

●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.

●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

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements 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 type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○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.

○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.

○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.

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.

Source	Description
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js line 3, col 129935	`Connecting to 'wss://ws.hotjar.com/api/v2/client/ws?v=7&site_id=2617416' violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "connect-src 'self' https: http:". The action has been blocked.`
/device?orgid=5150306120761344&platformVersion=10.15.7&fu...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()`
/wp-content/themes/washingtonian/assets/assets/loading-BY...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()`
washingtonian.com/ line 2063, col 0	Loading media from 'data:video/mp4;base64,AAAAIGZ0eXBpc29tAAACAGlzb21pc28yYXZjMW1wNDEAAAAIZnJlZQAAADxtZGF0AAAAMGWIhAAV//73ye/Apuvb3rW/k89I/Cy3PsIqP39atohOSV14BYa1heKCYgALQC5K4QAAAwZtb292AAAAbG12aGQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPoAAAD6AABAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAACMHRyYWsAAABcdGtoZAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAD6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAoAAAAFoAAAAAACRlZHRzAAAAHGVsc3QAAAAAAAAAAQAAA+gAAAAAAAEAAAAAAahtZGlhAAAAIG1ka...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' violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "media-src 'self' https: http:". The action has been blocked.
washingtonian.com/ line 106, col 0	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js line 3, col 150701	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js line 3, col 150701	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
cdn.intergient.com/prebid/prebid.05eaa3284c60ad6e334d.js line 1, col 159187	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
cdn.intergient.com/prebid/prebid.05eaa3284c60ad6e334d.js line 1, col 159187	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
cdn.intergient.com/pageos/V.20260421.1/main.282c283e39679935e999.js line 1, col 333212	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js line 18, col 42792	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js line 18, col 42792	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
btloader.com/tag?o=5150306120761344&upapi=true line 7, col 181630	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
btloader.com/tag?o=5150306120761344&upapi=true line 7, col 171561	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`
/_/mss/boq-content-ads-contributor/_/js/k=boq-content-ads... line 477, col 506	`The Content Security Policy directive 'frame-ancestors' is ignored when delivered via a <meta> element.`

Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Issue type
Content security policy

●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

●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

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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

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
div.navmenu > div.tw-relative > div.tw-mt-10 > a.navbar-toggle `div.navmenu > div.tw-relative > div.tw-mt-10 > a.navbar-toggle`

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a > img`
ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a.view-more > img `ul.best-promo-bar > li.col-md-3 > a.view-more > img`

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

○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

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`