Web Performance Issues
1. Googlebot Investing Massive Page Loading Resources
● High resource load (e.g., 38% CSS).
● Possible Tools: GSC Crawl Stats, Screaming Frog (Resources),
DevTools.
2. First Fold Critical Images are Lazy Loaded
● Lazy-loaded LCP images.
● Possible Tools: Lighthouse, GSC Core Web Vitals, DevTools.
This Can be detected via Google page dev
Needs Automation: via selenium
3. Slow Page Speed
● High TTFB/load times.
● Possible Tools: PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, WebPageTest.
This Can be detected via Google page dev
Needs Automation:
4. Uncompressed Resources
● Large CSS/JS/images.
● Possible Tools: Lighthouse, Screaming Frog.
Identify large files:
5. Go to the "Images" tab:
a. Filter by images over a certain size (e.g., Images > Over 100
KB).
6. Go to the "Internal" > "CSS" and "JS" tabs:
a. Sort by "Size" to find large files.
7. Excessive HTTP Requests
● Too many file requests.
● Possible Tools: DevTools, Pingdom.
Total Request Count:
● Screaming Frog will show the total number of internal & external files
requested.
● Go to the “Reports > Crawl Overview” to see totals by content type.
Breakdown by Type:
● Use filters (Images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, Other).
● Count how many individual CSS, JS, and image files are loaded.
Structured Data Markup Issues
1. Article Author Includes Username
● author as username (e.g., “admin”).
● Possible Tools: Screaming Frog (JSON-LD), Google Rich Results Test.
●
Go to: Configuration > Spider > Extraction
● Tick "JSON-LD" and optionally "Microdata"
Start Crawl:
● Enter your domain and run the crawl.
Filter for Articles with Author Info:
● Go to the “Structured Data” tab.
● Filter: JSON-LD > Article
● Look in the ‘Author’ column for values like admin, user, etc.
2. Invalid Schema Markup
● Syntax errors/missing fields.
● Possible Tools: Google SDTT, Semrush.
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● Structured Data tab:
Look for pages with ‘No Structured Data’ in the filter or column.
3. Missing Schema Opportunities
● No rich result markup.
● Possible Tools: Google Rich Results Test, manual review.
Site Architecture & Internal Linking Issues
1. Deep Crawl Depth
● Pages >3 clicks from home.
● Possible Tools: Screaming Frog, Sitebulb.
Core Web Vitals Issues
1. Poor LCP
● Slow content load (>2.5s).
● Possible Tools: GSC Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse.
2. High FID
● Delayed input (>100ms).
● Possible Tools: Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights.
3. Unstable CLS
● Layout shifts (>0.1).
● Possible Tools: GSC, WebPageTest.
This Can be detected via Google page dev
Needs Automation: via selenium
