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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 28 October 202639 issues · 85 checks

This review found 39 issues worth fixing on sdmts.com, 16 of them high impact, across 85 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
2.4 s2.0 sMay 9Oct 242.3 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 9, 20262.3 s
May 16, 20262.2 s
May 23, 20262.2 s
May 30, 20262.2 s
Jun 6, 20262.1 s
Jun 13, 20262.2 s
Jun 20, 20262.2 s
Jun 27, 20262.2 s
Jul 4, 20262.2 s
Jul 11, 20262.2 s
Jul 18, 20262.2 s
Jul 25, 20262.0 s
Aug 1, 20262.1 s
Aug 8, 20262.1 s
Aug 15, 20262.1 s
Aug 22, 20262.2 s
Aug 29, 20262.2 s
Sep 5, 20262.2 s
Sep 12, 20262.2 s
Sep 19, 20262.3 s
Sep 26, 20262.3 s
Oct 3, 20262.3 s
Oct 10, 20262.3 s
Oct 17, 20262.3 s
Oct 24, 20262.3 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
222 ms167 msMay 9Oct 24214 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 9, 2026188 ms
May 16, 2026189 ms
May 23, 2026188 ms
May 30, 2026188 ms
Jun 6, 2026187 ms
Jun 13, 2026187 ms
Jun 20, 2026188 ms
Jun 27, 2026190 ms
Jul 4, 2026189 ms
Jul 11, 2026187 ms
Jul 18, 2026185 ms
Jul 25, 2026175 ms
Aug 1, 2026173 ms
Aug 8, 2026175 ms
Aug 15, 2026177 ms
Aug 22, 2026189 ms
Aug 29, 2026194 ms
Sep 5, 2026196 ms
Sep 12, 2026203 ms
Sep 19, 2026205 ms
Sep 26, 2026211 ms
Oct 3, 2026214 ms
Oct 10, 2026212 ms
Oct 17, 2026216 ms
Oct 24, 2026214 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 sdmts.com (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. sdmts.com at 0.6 s0.6 s
  2. sdmts.com at 1.2 s1.2 s
  3. sdmts.com at 1.8 s1.8 s
  4. sdmts.com at 2.4 s2.4 s
  5. sdmts.com at 3.0 s3.0 s
  6. sdmts.com at 3.6 s3.6 s
  7. sdmts.com at 4.2 s4.2 s
  8. sdmts.com at 4.8 s4.8 s

Speed

12 to fix30
  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    1.8 s · 1.7 MB

    About 1.7 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.8 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    3.1 s

    34 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 3.1 s.

  • Improve image delivery

    1.3 s · 269 KiB

    7 images could be 269 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.3 s faster on a phone.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 1.3 s

    1.3 s

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 1.3 s of main-thread work and 1.0 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Mobile performance score: 30

    30/100

    Your mobile performance score is 30 (desktop: 46). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • Main-thread work: 7.3 s

    A phone's processor spends 7.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.6 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, Google CDN and Google Maps and others), adding 2.9 MB and 2.8 s of main-thread time.

  • Google CDN adds 766 ms

    766 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 766 ms of main-thread work and 1.1 MB 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.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    450 ms · 161 KiB

    About 161 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    411 KiB

    14 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (411 KiB).

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 382 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Google Maps adds 307 ms

    307 ms

    Google Maps costs a phone 307 ms of main-thread work and 407 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.

  • Font display

    100 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).

  • Minify JavaScript

    26 KiB

    26 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.

  • Minify CSS

    3 KiB

    3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

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  • Server response: 3 ms

    3 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 3 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

8 to fix100
  • 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.

  • Time to Interactive: 28.0 s

    28.0 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 28.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 6.6 s

    6.6 s

    The first text or image appears after 6.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 8.4 s

    8.4 s

    Your largest element takes 8.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Total Blocking Time: 2.2 s

    2.2 s

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 2.2 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Speed Index: 8.0 s

    8.0 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 8.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 865 ms

    865 ms

    Real visitors wait 865 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • 7 images without width and height

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

  • Tap response (INP) got 14% slower for real visitors

    +14%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 188 ms to 214 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    +3%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.3 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user LCP: 1.8 s

    1.8 s

    Real visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 182 ms

    182 ms

    Real visitors wait 182 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: 1.8 s

    1.8 s

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

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

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

Images and page weight

3 to fix50
  • Page weight: 5.1 MB in 138 requests

    5.1 MB

    Your homepage downloads 5.1 MB in 138 requests on a phone: scripts 3.6 MB (38), images 610 KiB (26) and other files 430 KiB (25). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 7 images in older formats

    7 images (501 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 far larger than shown

    77 KiB

    1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example 2024_homemain5.jpg at 1,920 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 77 KiB.

  • 3 images below the first screen load straight away

    3 images further down the page (187 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 1.4 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.44 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.44 g of CO₂e: 173.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

4 to fixGoogle 9294
  • 9 tap targets too small

    9 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.

  • 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.

  • 6 form fields without a label

    6 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

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  • 49 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 3 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 9283
  • No H1 headline

    There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.

  • No structured data

    No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.

  • No social preview image

    No Open Graph image (also missing: og:description), so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.

  • No X (Twitter) card tag

    No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is incomplete here.

  • 158 internal links, 19 external

    The homepage links to 158 pages on sdmts.com and 19 external pages.

5 checks passed
  • Meta description: 133 characters

    Your meta description is 133 characters: “Explore San Diego via public transit with bus and trolley service. Find route maps, schedules, trip planner, fares opti…”.

  • Title: 43 characters

    Your title is a healthy 43 characters: “MTS - San Diego Metropolitan Transit System”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.sdmts.com/.

  • robots.txt in place

    robots.txt is in place.

  • XML sitemap found

    Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.sdmts.com/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.

  • No llms.txt

    There is no https://www.sdmts.com/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.

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  • 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 (1,020 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 2 pages without a meta description

    https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/trip-planner and https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 2 pages without an H1

    https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/trip-planner and https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 94 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

2 to fixGoogle 9687
  • 7 small tap targets

    7 of 34 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • 3 JavaScript errors while loading

    3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Loading the script 'https://qvdt3feo.com/events.js' violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-s…”.

  • Missing source maps

    Large scripts ship without source maps.

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  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

3 to fix83
  • 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: 4 customer or partner logos. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • No analytics detected

    No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.

  • 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 835 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 835 words of visible text.

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  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Swap start and end locations”.

  • 7 calls to action

    The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “View all Contact Numbers” and “.st1{fill:#fff} Contact”.

  • 1 short form

    A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 11 phone links and 0 email links.

  • Opening hours shown

    Your opening hours are on the homepage.

  • Phone number on the homepage

    Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 3 trackers load before any consent

    3

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (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.

  • 8 cookies set on arrival

    8

    Opening the homepage sets 8 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.

  • 26 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 26 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

Security, domain, email and software versions

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Upkeep, stack and company

Stack

CMS
Drupal
Framework
jQuery
Hosting
Att Internet4

Company

Headquarters
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