How I Built a Website Audit Tool That Found 50+ Performance Issues My Client's "Fast" Site
A website audit revealed over 50 performance issues on a client's site that was previously deemed 'fast.' The audit identified critical problems such as third-party script bloat and image optimization gaps that standard tools like Lighthouse overlooked. As a result, the client's mobile score improved significantly after implementing the recommended fixes.
- ▪The client's site had a Lighthouse score of 72 but was reported to feel slow.
- ▪The audit uncovered 53 performance and SEO issues, including critical script loading problems and image srcset gaps.
- ▪After implementing the top fixes, the client's mobile score increased from 72 to 94.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3966216) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Christopher Welsh Posted on Jun 3 How I Built a Website Audit Tool That Found 50+ Performance Issues My Client's "Fast" Site #ai #webdev #devops #seo Why a "Good" Lighthouse Score is Lying to You: A 53-Point Wake-Up Call A few weeks ago, a client came to WL Tech saying their site "felt slow." They had already done everything "by the book": optimized their images, installed a premium caching plugin, and run a standard Lighthouse test.
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