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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202646 issues · 86 checks
This review found 46 issues worth fixing on prnewswire.com, 16 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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
66DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 123 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 122 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 124 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 150 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
How it loaded on a phone
0.6 s
1.2 s
1.9 s
2.5 s
3.1 s
3.7 s
4.3 s
4.9 s
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.2 s · 1.0 MB51 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.0 MB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.0 s · 683 KiBAbout 683 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.0 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.5 s10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.5 s.
Mobile performance score: 36
36/100Your mobile performance score is 36. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 5.2 s
A phone's processor spends 5.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.2 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, Adobe Tag Manager and Wistia and others), adding 1.8 MB and 2.1 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
600 ms · 398 KiB6 images could be 398 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 597 ms
597 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 597 ms of main-thread work and 716 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.
19 long tasks on the main thread
19 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 533 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
440 ms · 90 KiBAbout 90 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 440 ms faster on a phone.
Wistia adds 414 ms
414 msWistia costs a phone 414 ms of main-thread work and 432 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.
Adobe Tag Manager adds 437 ms
437 msAdobe Tag Manager costs a phone 437 ms of main-thread work and 129 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.
Facebook adds 267 ms
267 msFacebook costs a phone 267 ms of main-thread work and 257 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.
2,266 HTML elements
The page has 2,266 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Legacy JavaScript
250 ms · 28 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 28 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 250 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
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: 4 ms
4 msYour server sent the HTML in 4 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 CLS: 0.33
0.33For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.33 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest Contentful Paint: 10.9 s
10.9 sYour largest element takes 10.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Unmatched Visibility. Powerful Results. Share your story th…”.
Time to Interactive: 20.3 s
20.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 20.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.2 s
1.2 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.2 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 4.1 s
4.1 sThe first text or image appears after 4.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 7.5 s
7.5 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.5 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user INP: 218 ms
218 msReal visitors wait 218 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 22% slower for real visitors
+22%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 123 ms to 150 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
15 images without width and height
15 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.1 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors wait 2.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 346 ms
346 msReal visitors wait 346 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.002
0.002The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.002, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.1 MB in 161 requests
3.1 MBYour homepage downloads 3.1 MB in 161 requests on a phone: scripts 1.9 MB (67), images 909 KiB (27) and stylesheets 128 KiB (12). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
4 images in older formats
4 images (531 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.
3 images far larger than shown
185 KiB3 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Homepage_Product Shot_2png.png at 1,500 px wide, shown at 360 px. Resized copies would save about 185 KiB.
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (384 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 0.9 g of CO₂ per visit
0.88 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.88 g of CO₂e: 105.4 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
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 (2 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 2 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.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
47 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 51 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 47 passed and 4 failed. 5 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.
Title is long (90 characters)
Your title is 90 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing | PR Newswire”.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
No XML sitemap
No XML sitemap at https://www.prnewswire.com/llms.txt, so Google discovers your pages only by following links.
7 links with vague text
7 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
5 links crawlers can't follow
5 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
467 internal links, 41 external
The homepage links to 467 pages on prnewswire.com and 41 external pages.
4 checks passed
Meta description: 146 characters
Your meta description is 146 characters: “PR Newswire’s news distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing solutions help you connect and engage with target …”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.prnewswire.com/.
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.
AI search readiness
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 (2,509 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.prnewswire.com/llms.txt (3 KiB, 13 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
5 pages without a meta description
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/english-releases, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/multimedia/multimedia-list, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/photos/photos-list, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/videos/videos-list and https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/automotive-transportation-latest-news/aerospace-defense-list have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example https://www.prnewswire.com/contact-us, whose canonical is https://www.prnewswire.com/contact-us/general-inquiries. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 198 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=137009390&tm=al001&Ver=2&mid=a02c9020-1d64-43be-b758-345ce4663d2f&bo=4&sid=04e6d220d85e11f1b09b679960d6a601&vid=04e6ebf0d85e11f19b81bdc9cb635a49&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
6 small tap targets
6 of 13 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
4 third-party cookies
4 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'addEventListener')”.
1 low-resolution image
1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust 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 1,346 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,346 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Request a Demo”.
22 calls to action
The homepage has 22 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Conference Call Announcements” and “ALL CONTACT INFO”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (2 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Cloudflare Web Analytics.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 4 phone links and 0 email links.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Comscore, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Hotjar and 4 mores (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.
22 cookies set on arrival
22Opening the homepage sets 22 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.
46 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 46 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
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 prnewswire.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Astro
- Hosting
- Cloudflare
Company
- Founded
- 1954
- Headquarters
- Manhattan
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