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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202636 issues · 103 checks

This review found 36 issues worth fixing on ilc.org, 12 of them high impact, across 103 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
1.1 s886 msMay 16Oct 311.1 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 2026937 ms
May 23, 2026941 ms
May 30, 2026948 ms
Jun 6, 2026983 ms
Jun 13, 2026984 ms
Jun 20, 2026992 ms
Jun 27, 2026987 ms
Jul 4, 2026970 ms
Jul 11, 2026966 ms
Jul 18, 2026946 ms
Jul 25, 2026930 ms
Aug 1, 2026922 ms
Aug 8, 2026917 ms
Aug 15, 2026929 ms
Aug 22, 2026935 ms
Aug 29, 2026937 ms
Sep 5, 2026920 ms
Sep 12, 2026912 ms
Sep 19, 2026935 ms
Sep 26, 2026976 ms
Oct 3, 20261.0 s
Oct 10, 20261.1 s
Oct 17, 20261.1 s
Oct 24, 20261.1 s
Oct 31, 20261.1 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
158 ms123 msMay 16Oct 31154 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026127 ms
May 23, 2026128 ms
May 30, 2026128 ms
Jun 6, 2026133 ms
Jun 13, 2026132 ms
Jun 20, 2026136 ms
Jun 27, 2026137 ms
Jul 4, 2026137 ms
Jul 11, 2026139 ms
Jul 18, 2026139 ms
Jul 25, 2026140 ms
Aug 1, 2026139 ms
Aug 8, 2026138 ms
Aug 15, 2026139 ms
Aug 22, 2026139 ms
Aug 29, 2026144 ms
Sep 5, 2026142 ms
Sep 12, 2026145 ms
Sep 19, 2026145 ms
Sep 26, 2026145 ms
Oct 3, 2026146 ms
Oct 10, 2026149 ms
Oct 17, 2026150 ms
Oct 24, 2026151 ms
Oct 31, 2026154 ms

Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.

One score from every part of this review. How it works

Full-page screenshot of ilc.org (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. ilc.org at 0.4 s0.4 s
  2. ilc.org at 0.8 s0.8 s
  3. ilc.org at 1.1 s1.1 s
  4. ilc.org at 1.5 s1.5 s
  5. ilc.org at 1.9 s1.9 s
  6. ilc.org at 2.3 s2.3 s
  7. ilc.org at 2.6 s2.6 s
  8. ilc.org at 3.0 s3.0 s

ilc.org does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.

Speed

9 to fix61
  • Render-blocking requests

    1.0 s

    6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.0 s.

  • Main-thread work: 4.0 s

    A phone's processor spends 4.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, weglot.com and Clarity and others), adding 1.5 MB and 1.4 s of main-thread time.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    600 ms · 433 KiB

    About 433 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.

  • Mobile performance score: 61

    61/100

    Your mobile performance score is 61. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 831 ms

    831 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 831 ms of main-thread work and 727 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    450 ms · 176 KiB

    8 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (176 KiB).

  • 8 long tasks on the main thread

    8 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 284 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Shopify adds 29 ms

    29 ms

    Shopify costs a phone 29 ms of main-thread work and 488 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Improve image delivery

    150 ms · 120 KiB

    7 images could be 120 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    17 KiB

    About 17 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.

  • Chained critical requests

    Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.

  • Forced reflow

    Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.

  • Minify JavaScript

    5 KiB

    5 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • Duplicated JavaScript

    3 KiB

    3 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 7 ms

    7 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 7 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

7 to fix100
  • Time to Interactive: 16.2 s

    16.2 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 16.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 4.7 s

    4.7 s

    Your largest element takes 4.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Total Blocking Time: 659 ms

    659 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 659 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 20% slower for real visitors

    +20%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 127 ms to 154 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Speed Index: 4.7 s

    4.7 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 4.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.3 s

    2.3 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.3 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • 8 images without width and height

    8 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 13% slower for real visitors

    +13%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 0.9 s to 1.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

7 checks passed
  • Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors

    Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).

  • Real-user LCP: 1.5 s

    1.5 s

    Real visitors wait 1.5 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 136 ms

    136 ms

    Real visitors wait 136 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.00

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 572 ms

    572 ms

    Real visitors wait 572 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix75
  • Page weight: 3.3 MB in 340 requests

    3.3 MB

    Your homepage downloads 3.3 MB in 340 requests on a phone: other files 1.4 MB (248), scripts 1.3 MB (53) and images 380 KiB (19). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 3 images far larger than shown

    121 KiB

    3 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example homepage-2.webp at 1,388 px wide, shown at 330 px. Resized copies would save about 121 KiB.

  • 3 images in older formats

    3 images (248 KiB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.

  • 1 image below the first screen load straight away

    1 image further down the page (117 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 0.9 g of CO₂ per visit

    0.94 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.94 g of CO₂e: 112.4 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

6 to fixGoogle 9290
  • 1 button without a name

    1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.

  • Interactive controls must not be nested (4 elements)

    Interactive controls must not be nested: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • Frames without titles

    1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.

  • Positive tabindex

    1 element has a tabindex above 0, which scrambles the keyboard order.

  • 2 images without alt text

    2 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.

    Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).

1 checks passed
  • 50 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 50 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

1 to fixGoogle 10095
  • 3 H1 headlines

    There are 3 <h1> headlines (“<img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0264/…”, “Be Who You Are Meant To Be” and “Be Who You Are Meant To Be”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.

  • 40 internal links, 15 external

    The homepage links to 40 pages on ilc.org and 15 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 144 characters

    Your meta description is 144 characters: “Learn at home. Earn high school credits or your high school diploma (OSSD) online with TVO ILC, Ontario’s largest onlin…”.

  • Title: 46 characters

    Your title is a healthy 46 characters: “TVO ILC | Ontario's largest online high school”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.ilc.org/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: HighSchool and WebSite.

  • Open Graph tags complete

    Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.

  • robots.txt in place

    robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.

  • XML sitemap found

    Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.ilc.org/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

1 to fix88
  • No Organization structured data

    There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.

3 checks passed
  • AI answer engines may read the site

    Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (946 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes /llms.txt (5 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix70
  • 1 linked page is broken

    Your homepage links to /pages/why-ilc, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.

  • 1 page without a meta description

    /pages/step-1 has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.

5 checks passed
  • Canonical URLs point to themselves

    No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.

  • Titles are unique

    Every page we checked has its own title.

  • Every page has an H1

    Each page we checked has a main headline.

  • No linked page is hidden from search

    None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.

  • Every page has a title

    All 14 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

2 to fixGoogle 9291
  • 4 JavaScript errors while loading

    4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “jquery is not defined”.

  • 11 distorted images

    11 images are displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so they look stretched or squashed.

2 checks passed
  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    21 of 22 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

2 to fix81
  • 1 broken link to your own pages

    1 link from your homepage to your own site is broken, for example https://www.ilc.org/pages/why-ilc (404).

  • 1 broken external link

    1 link to other sites is dead, for example https://tv-ontario.myshopify.com/pages/why-ilc (404).

  • Short HSTS lifetime

    HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.

  • 1 link through redirect chains

    1 link go through two or more redirects, for example http://www.facebook.com/tvoilc.

  • No Referrer-Policy

    No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.

  • No Permissions-Policy

    No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.

  • Deprecated X-XSS-Protection

    X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.

  • No security.txt

    There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.

6 checks passed
  • Served over HTTPS

    The homepage is served over HTTPS (ilc.org).

  • Valid certificate (52 days left)

    The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for ilc.org and is valid for another 52 days.

  • Protected from clickjacking

    X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.

  • Content-Security-Policy set

    A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.

  • http:// redirects to https

    http://ilc.org redirects to the secure version.

  • HTTP/2 and HTTP/3

    The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.

Domain and trust

  • DNSSEC is off

    ilc.org's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.

3 checks passed
  • Domain is 23 years old

    23 years

    ilc.org was registered in May 2003 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.

  • Certificate issuers are restricted

    CAA records allow only digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org and pki.goog to issue certificates for ilc.org, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.

  • Registered until May 2027

    ilc.org is registered until May 2027.

Content and conversion

2 to fix83
  • Thin social proof

    Social proof on the homepage: 1 testimonial or review block. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • No direct contact details

    No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.

  • No risk reducer

    No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.

  • About 704 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 704 words of visible text.

4 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Apply Now”.

  • 11 calls to action

    The homepage has 11 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “How to Apply” and “Apply now”.

  • 4 short forms

    4 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.

Email authentication

1 to fix80
  • No DKIM key on the usual selectors

    We found no DKIM key on the selectors the big email providers use. If you send through one of them, turning on DKIM signing improves delivery.

  • Email authentication score: 80/100

    Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.

2 checks passed
  • DMARC policy: quarantine

    DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.

  • SPF with a strict ending (-all)

    An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 ip4:74.113.0.0/22 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 5 trackers load before any consent

    5

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.

  • 17 cookies set on arrival

    17

    Opening the homepage sets 17 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • No consent tool detected

    No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.

  • 28 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 28 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

Apps on your store

Your storefront loads 2 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

None of the apps your storefront loads is on the list of apps with a known security problem.

Apps your storefront loads

Geolizr · weglot.com

Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info

Upkeep, stack and company

  • It loads jQuery 3.4.1, older than 3.5 (which fixed known security holes).

Stack

Framework
jQuery
E-commerce
Shopify
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
Hosting
Shopify

Company

Founded
2010

Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info

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