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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 21 October 202636 issues · 88 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on isi.org, 16 of them high impact, across 88 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
70CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 5.0 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 8.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 11.0 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 11.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 9.9 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 7.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 101 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 101 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 106 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 106 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 184 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 208 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 210 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 211 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
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
7.9 s · 1.5 MBAbout 1.5 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 7.9 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
4.8 s23 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 4.8 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.1 s · 217 KiB11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (217 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 42
42/100Your mobile performance score is 42 (desktop: 53). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.2 s
A phone's processor spends 4.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,465 HTML elements
The page has 3,465 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (amcharts.com, Google Tag Manager and b-cdn.net and others), adding 3.0 MB and 2.0 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
630 ms · 222 KiBAbout 222 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 630 ms faster on a phone.
amcharts.com adds 778 ms
778 msamcharts.com costs a phone 778 ms of main-thread work and 322 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 359 ms
359 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 359 ms of main-thread work and 883 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.
b-cdn.net adds 339 ms
339 msb-cdn.net costs a phone 339 ms of main-thread work and 769 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.
Google CDN adds 325 ms
325 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 325 ms of main-thread work and 733 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.
Legacy JavaScript
300 ms · 58 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 58 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
16 long tasks on the main thread
16 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 228 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
100 ms · 10 KiB1 image could be 10 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 100 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
10 ms · 68 KiB68 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
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.
1 checks passed
Server response: 12 ms
12 msYour server sent the HTML in 12 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user INP: 525 ms
525 msReal visitors wait 525 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 13.7 s
13.7 sThe first text or image appears after 13.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 22.9 s
22.9 sYour largest element takes 22.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 23.2 s
23.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 23.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 13.7 s
13.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 13.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user LCP: 2.8 s
2.8 sReal visitors wait 2.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Tap response (INP) got 108% slower for real visitors
+108%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 101 ms to 211 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 88% slower for real visitors
+88%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.6 s to 7.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Total Blocking Time: 516 ms
516 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 516 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
4 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.03
0.03For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 601 ms
601 msReal visitors wait 601 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.8 MB in 108 requests
3.8 MBYour homepage downloads 3.8 MB in 108 requests on a phone: scripts 2.6 MB (41), fonts 385 KiB (12) and other files 371 KiB (18). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (47 KiB) is 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.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.08 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.08 g of CO₂e: 129.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Invalid ARIA attributes
2 elements use ARIA attributes their role does not allow, which confuses screen readers.
1 button without a name
1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
6 text elements with low contrast
6 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (6 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 6 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
8 links without text
8 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h3 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 33 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
48 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: 48 passed and 7 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
109 internal links, 23 external
The homepage links to 109 pages on isi.org and 23 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 107 characters
Your meta description is 107 characters: “Be part of a vibrant community to advance the principles and virtues that make America free and prosperous.”.
Title: 40 characters
Your title is a healthy 40 characters: “Home - Intercollegiate Studies Institute”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://isi.org/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, Place and WebPage.
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://isi.org/wp-sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://isi.org/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,556 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 31 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
14 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 14 pages that loaded have a meta description.
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
3 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Tap targets are thumb-sized
10 of 12 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 23 testimonial or review blocks. 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 map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
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 1,891 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,891 words of visible text.
6 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “JOIN ISI TODAY”.
18 calls to action
The homepage has 18 calls to action, for example “Join ISI”, “Start an ISI Chapter” and “Conservative Book of The Year Award”.
4 short forms
4 short forms (4 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight and Cloudflare Web Analytics.
Opening hours shown
Your opening hours are on the homepage.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (CookieYes) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
24 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 24 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: CookieYes
A consent management tool (CookieYes) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at isi.org, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
Company
- Founded
- 1952
- Headquarters
- Wilmington
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