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
59%
Desktop Performance
89%

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 Paint8.0 s1.8 s< 2.5 s
First Input Delay260 ms120 ms< 100ms
Cumulative Layout Shift00.012 0.1

Tracking scripts

All the tracking scripts on the site generated ~255 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 3 194 KB
google-analytics.com 4 21 KB
googleadservices.com 2 4 KB
clarity.ms 2 25 KB
googleads.g.doubleclick.net 2 3 KB
google.com 2 3 KB
stats.g.doubleclick.net 1 583 B
google.com.au 2 1 KB
q.clarity.ms 3 924 B
c.clarity.ms 2 2 KB
c.bing.com 1 1 KB

Opportunities

Optimise images

By optimising the following images, roughly 360 KB could be removed from the transfer size, about 21%. This would reduce the CO2 generated per page load from 0.39g grams to 0.31 grams.

Images should be optimised for the web for several reasons:

  1. Reduced file size: Optimizing images can result in a smaller file size, which can help to reduce the amount of data that needs to be downloaded. This can lead to faster page load times and improved performance.
  2. Improved user experience: Optimising images can help to improve the overall user experience, as pages with optimised images load faster and are more responsive.
  3. Lower emissions: Optimising images can help to reduce the emissions associated with data transfer, as less data needs to be transmitted over the network.
  4. Better accessibility: Optimising images can make them more accessible to users with slower connections or limited data plans.
puls-video-3-thumbnail.jpg 267 KB 15% 157 KB
ap_20230208025_og.jpg 142 KB 8% 53 KB
screenshot-tenants-victoria-website-achut-s-story.jpg 141 KB 8% 96 KB
mixed-bunch_cover-image_600x600.png 86 KB 5% 45 KB
vlw-2023-email-1_1.png 33 KB 2% 8 KB

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
Score6%77%
Timing5.5 s1.2 s

Largest Contentful Paint

MobileDesktop
Score2%70%
Timing8.0 s1.8 s

Total Blocking Time

MobileDesktop
Score93%100%
Timing170 ms50 ms

Speed Index

MobileDesktop
Score46%85%
Timing6.0 s1.5 s

Time to Interactive

MobileDesktop
Score46%98%
Timing7.6 s1.7 s

Max Potential First Input Delay

MobileDesktop
Score47%91%
Timing260 ms120 ms

First Meaningful Paint

MobileDesktop
Score18%73%
Timing5.8 s1.2 s

Properly size images

MobileDesktop
Score31%72%
InsightPotential savings of 491 KiBPotential savings of 566 KiB

Reduce unused CSS

MobileDesktop
Score75%97%
InsightPotential savings of 15 KiBPotential savings of 13 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript

MobileDesktop
Score50%87%
InsightPotential savings of 180 KiBPotential savings of 180 KiB

Efficiently encode images

MobileDesktop
Score75%94%
InsightPotential savings of 58 KiBPotential savings of 58 KiB

Serve images in next-gen formats

MobileDesktop
Score42%81%
InsightPotential savings of 360 KiBPotential savings of 360 KiB

Initial server response time was short

MobileDesktop
GradeFailPass
InsightRoot document took 640 msRoot document took 530 ms

Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy

MobileDesktop
Score88%88%
Insight3 resources found3 resources found

JavaScript execution time

MobileDesktop
Score90%100%
Timing1.2 s0.4 s

Minimizes main-thread work

MobileDesktop
Score85%100%
Timing2.3 s0.8 s

Minimize third-party usage

MobileDesktop
GradeFailPass
InsightThird-party code blocked the main thread for 450 msThird-party code blocked the main thread for 30 ms

Image elements do not have explicit width and height

MobileDesktop
GradeFailFail