AEP DIGITAL

What Dr Urls found on aep-digital.com

From the audit of their public home page on 22/10/2026, worst first. Each links to what it means and how it is fixed.

• high
  Missing landmark elements

  WCAG 1.3.1 requires that page structure is programmatically determinable.

• high
  Slow server response time (TTFB > 3s)

  Page speed is a confirmed Google ranking factor, and TTFB is the foundational component.

• high
  Time to First Byte (TTFB) is slow

  TTFB directly impacts all subsequent loading metrics.

• medium
  Cache-Control header missing

  Proper caching prevents browsers from re-downloading unchanged resources, dramatically improving repeat visit performance.

• medium
  Images missing width and height attributes

  Missing image dimensions are the leading cause of Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), a Core Web Vital and ranking factor.

• medium
  Missing skip-to-content navigation link

  WCAG 2.4.1 requires a way to bypass blocks repeated on every page.

• medium
  Render-blocking CSS or JavaScript

  Render-blocking resources directly impact First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), both Core Web Vitals metrics.

• medium
  Scripts without async or defer

  Synchronous scripts halt HTML parsing while the browser downloads and executes them.

• medium
  Tap targets too small or too close together

  Small or crowded tap targets cause accidental taps, frustrating mobile users and increasing bounce rates.

• medium
  Touch targets too small

  WCAG 2.5.8 (Target Size) recommends a minimum target size of 44x44px.

• low
  Below-the-fold images not lazy loaded

  Loading all images immediately increases initial page weight and competes with critical resources for bandwidth.

• low
  Broken heading hierarchy

  Heading hierarchy provides a semantic outline of the page content.

And 7 more. 5 security findings are not listed on this public page; the site's owner sees them in a full audit after claiming it.