# Lighthouse Reports

#### At-a-Glance Scores

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At the top of the report, you’ll see four key scores generated during the most recent Lighthouse scan:

| Category           | Description                                            | Example |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
| **Performance**    | Page speed, render times, paint metrics                | 87/100  |
| **Accessibility**  | Screen-reader compatibility, semantic structure        | 92/100  |
| **Best Practices** | Use of secure code, deprecated APIs, performance risks | 61/100  |
| **SEO**            | Meta tags, crawlability, and search readiness          | 100/100 |

Each section links to a **“View Full Report”** button, letting you dive into every detail.

> The report timestamp is shown just above the scores, indicating when the test was last performed (e.g. *“Report generated 20 hours ago”*).

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#### Key Metrics

Below the scorecards, Varsuite displays measurable values such as:

* **First Contentful Paint (FCP)**
* **Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)**
* **Speed Index**
* **Total Blocking Time**
* **Time to Interactive**
* **Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)**

Each metric directly affects Core Web Vitals and overall UX quality, with live figures displayed in milliseconds for absolute precision.

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#### Score Trends (Graph View)

Visualise your progress over time with a graph of all four score categories:

* Performance
* Accessibility
* Best Practices
* SEO

This makes it easy to spot regressions after theme/plugin updates or improvements following optimisation work.

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#### Metric Trends (Advanced)

Varsuite also tracks the millisecond-level performance of key timing metrics over time:

* FCP
* LCP
* Speed Index
* Total Blocking Time
* Time to Interactive

This lets you see:

* When bottlenecks appear
* How fast each site really is
* The effect of infrastructure or code changes on real load speed

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#### Best Practices

* Use the **daily audit** to catch regressions automatically
* Check score **trends** before and after major updates
* Investigate **metrics** for root cause (e.g. slow server, large images, blocking JS)
* Use results to guide developer sprints or client site reviews

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#### Alerts + Export Options

* Coming soon: score-based **alert rules** (e.g. "Alert me if SEO drops below 90")
* Export full report to PDF or CSV for record-keeping or client reporting (future enhancement)

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#### Why Lighthouse Reports Matter

Google Lighthouse powers many of Google’s ranking and performance insights. Regular reports give you:

* A benchmark against industry standards
* Technical clarity on UX and SEO
* Evidence-based recommendations for developers and marketers

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With Varsuite Core’s Lighthouse Reports, you don’t need to run audits manually. They're automated, tracked over time and visualised beautifully giving you a clear path from issue to improvement, every single day.


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