Insights

Google Lighthouse Performance

The Google Lighthouse performance score is a metric that measures the speed and performance of a website. It’s an overall score that ranges from 0 to 100 and is generated based on a number of different performance metrics, such as the time it takes for a website to load, the time it takes for a website to become interactive, the size of the resources used by the website, and other factors that impact the user experience.

A high performance score in Google Lighthouse indicates that a website is fast and responsive, which can lead to a better user experience and improved search engine rankings. On the other hand, a low performance score can indicate that a website is slow and unresponsive, and can negatively impact the user experience.

Mobile Performance
58%
Desktop Performance
84%

Core Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals are a set of specific factors that Google considers important in a webpage’s overall user experience. Core Web Vitals are made up of three specific page speed and user interaction measurements: Largest Contentful PaintFirst Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift.

VitalMobileDesktopTarget
Largest Contentful Paint7.1 s1.6 s< 2.5 s
First Input Delay120 ms20 ms< 100ms
Cumulative Layout Shift00.001 0.1

Tracking scripts

All the tracking scripts on the site generated ~82 KB of data

A tracking script is a code snippet designed to track the flow of visitors who visit a website. Media, advertising, and analytics organisations will provide a script to add to your website that sends data directly to their servers. This data can then be used to measure goals and conversions, analyse user behaviour, and influence advertising campaigns.

Consider how much of this data you actually need and use? How often do you review the analytics data, and does this inform genuine change? Are you actively running social media campaigns? Consider pausing or removing tracking scripts that aren’t being actively used.

googletagmanager.com 1 82 KB
google-analytics.com 2 0 B

Opportunities

First Contentful Paint

First Contentful Paint (FCP) is a performance metric that measures the time it takes for the first piece of content to be rendered on the screen when a user navigates to a web page. This content can be any visual element on the page, such as text, images, or a background color.

FCP is important because it directly affects the perceived speed of a website, and can impact user engagement and conversion rates. A faster FCP can lead to a better user experience and improved performance.

Here are a few ways you can optimise your FCP:

  1. Optimise images: Large, unoptimised images can slow down a page’s FCP. You can optimise images by compressing them, reducing their dimensions, and choosing the right format for each image.
  2. Minimise HTTP requests: Each resource requested by a web page, such as images, scripts, and stylesheets, requires a separate HTTP request. Minimising the number of HTTP requests can help to reduce the time it takes for a page to render.
  3. Prioritize critical content: Prioritizing critical content, such as above-the-fold content, can help to ensure that users see something on the screen quickly, even if the rest of the page is still loading.
  4. Reduce server response time: A slow server response time can significantly impact FCP. Optimizing server-side code and server settings can help to reduce response times and improve FCP.
  5. Use a performance monitoring tool: There are many tools available that can help you monitor your website’s performance, including FCP. These tools can help you identify performance issues and track your progress as you implement optimizations.
MobileDesktop
Score13%81%
Timing4.7 s1.1 s

Largest Contentful Paint

MobileDesktop
Score6%77%
Timing7.1 s1.6 s

Total Blocking Time

MobileDesktop
Score99%100%
Timing90 ms0 ms

Speed Index

MobileDesktop
Score5%14%
Timing11.1 s3.6 s

Time to Interactive

MobileDesktop
Score21%100%
Timing11.0 s1.1 s

Max Potential First Input Delay

MobileDesktop
Score91%100%
Timing120 ms20 ms

First Meaningful Paint

MobileDesktop
Score28%79%
Timing5.1 s1.1 s

Eliminate render-blocking resources

MobileDesktop
Score18%49%
InsightPotential savings of 3,440 msPotential savings of 850 ms

Minify CSS

MobileDesktop
Score67%93%
InsightPotential savings of 14 KiBPotential savings of 14 KiB

Reduce unused CSS

MobileDesktop
Score48%90%
InsightPotential savings of 62 KiBPotential savings of 62 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript

MobileDesktop
Score6%54%
InsightPotential savings of 916 KiBPotential savings of 915 KiB

Enable text compression

MobileDesktop
Score0%50%
InsightPotential savings of 1,022 KiBPotential savings of 1,022 KiB

Reduce initial server response time

MobileDesktop
GradeFailFail
InsightRoot document took 1,770 msRoot document took 1,980 ms

Avoid serving legacy JavaScript to modern browsers

MobileDesktop
Score75%100%
InsightPotential savings of 50 KiBPotential savings of 50 KiB

Preload Largest Contentful Paint image

MobileDesktop
Score0%100%

Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy

MobileDesktop
Score89%88%
Insight11 resources found11 resources found

JavaScript execution time

MobileDesktop
Score99%100%
Timing0.6 s0.1 s

Minimizes main-thread work

MobileDesktop
Score99%100%
Timing1.1 s0.3 s

Largest Contentful Paint image was not lazily loaded

MobileDesktop
GradeFailPass

Image elements do not have explicit width and height

MobileDesktop
GradeFailFail

Does not have a <meta name="viewport"> tag with width or initial-scale

MobileDesktop
GradeFailFail