Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize hopechurchtolworth.org
71 KiB of unused CSS delays LCP by 300ms and wastes network bandwidth.
Use PurgeCSS or UnCSS to remove unused styles from your stylesheet. Inline critical above-the-fold CSS directly in HTML. Defer non-critical CSS loading using media='print' onload technique.
A score of 66 falls in the "Needs Improvement" range (50-89). While it is better than poor (0-49), you should aim for 90+ to provide an optimal user experience and maximize SEO benefits.
This site is slower than approximately 35% of similar sites. The main issues affecting performance are image optimization, JavaScript execution time, and layout stability.
Addressing these issues could improve your conversion rate by 15-20% and boost your search engine rankings.
Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
Interaction to Next Paint
Good: < 200ms
Measures how quickly the page responds to user interactions
Cumulative Layout Shift
Good: < 0.1
Measures visual stability - how much content shifts during page load
This website has poor performance with a score of 66/100, primarily due to excessive unused JavaScript and CSS that's slowing down page loading. The biggest issue is 874 KB of unused JavaScript code that's delaying the Largest Contentful Paint by 2.7 seconds, making users wait nearly 7 seconds to see the main content. Additionally, the site lacks proper caching (wasting 454 KB on repeat visits) and has render-blocking resources that prevent the page from displaying quickly. Removing unused code, implementing efficient caching, and optimizing the loading sequence could improve the score by 30+ points and dramatically reduce loading times from the current 12.9 seconds to under 5 seconds.
Why It Matters:
874 KiB of unused JavaScript is blocking LCP by 2.7 seconds and consuming excessive bandwidth.
How to Fix:
Code-split your main JavaScript bundle to load only required modules per page. Remove or defer reCAPTCHA loading until user interaction is needed. Use tree-shaking in your build process to eliminate dead code from the final bundle.
Why It Matters:
454 KiB of images load on every visit without caching, delaying LCP by 400ms unnecessarily.
How to Fix:
Configure your web server to set Cache-Control headers for static assets (images: 1 year, CSS/JS: 6 months). Add versioning to filenames for cache busting. Set up CDN caching rules for optimal asset delivery.
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More Generic Speed Tests
Optimizing cache headers ensures consistently fast repeat visits and maintains your excellent performance score.
With a perfect performance score, preloading key resources can further optimize LCP for varying network conditions.
Current viewport configuration causes 300ms tap delays on mobile interactions, directly impacting INP scores.
Images without width/height attributes cause layout shifts and poor user experience as they load.
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