A new WordPress Theme for Base Supply Center, operated by The Lighthouse for the Blind. This new Gutenberg block-powered Theme replaces the former Avada Theme. Website improvements include:
- mobile-friendly phone numbers;
- increased font sizing with improved line-height for readability;
- improved color contrast;
- and table-less HTML layout.
Scope of Work
- Accessibility auditing, consulting and remediation
- DNS management
- Performance optimization
- Security hardening
- WordPress training & consulting
Benchmarks
| Performance Metric | Underscores Theme |
|---|---|
| Google Lighthouse: Accessibility | 100/100 |
| Google Lighthouse: Best Practices | 92/100 |
| Google Lighthouse: Mobile Speed | 67/100 |
| Google Lighthouse: Desktop Speed | 89/100 |
| Google Lighthouse: Search Engine Optimization | 91/100 |
| WebPageTest Speed Index | 2.396 |
| Total (Discover) Page File Size | 2.09 Mb (1.4 Mb Images + 528 Kb Scripts + 81 Kb CSS + 138 Kb Fonts + 20 Kb HTML) |
| Total Web Server Requests | 90 (26 Images + 38 Scripts + 16 CSS + 6 Fonts + 3 Other + 1 HTML) |
| Estimated Mobile Homepage Load Time | ~2.6 seconds |
An optional HTML Table Caption
WebPage Test Speed Index: median = ~3.591; top 10% = <1.388
In 2021, the average page size = ~2.4 Mb and median page size = ~2.1 Mb.
Database-driven websites, like WordPress, are more performance optimized when server requests are < 40 – 60.
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