This report presents five months of performance data for lighthousecu.org, measured against Google’s published standards and comparable peer sites.
Every metric in this report comes from Google’s own measurement tools and independent third-party monitoring. No proprietary scoring, no subjective ratings.
122 days of continuous uptime monitoring via Oh Dear third-party monitoring, Dec 1 2025 through Mar 31 2026. Two hosting environments, same monitoring tool, same time period.We tracked whether the website was online or offline every minute for 122 days, from December through March. We monitored multiple comparable credit union sites ($2B+ in assets) at the same time for comparison.
Pantheon's infrastructure includes a Global CDN edge layer that serves cached pages independently of the application server. During application-layer downtime, the edge continues serving content — even past normal cache expiration — so visitors never encounter error pages. Hosting-level issues don't become member-facing outages.Pantheon uses a system that keeps serving your website from a backup copy even when the main server has problems. Visitors never see an error page because the backup kicks in automatically. Server issues stay behind the scenes and don't affect members.
no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0wp-before-template;dur=510.82 — 510ms just to reach the template phase, before any content is rendered.Two data sources. A controlled Lighthouse audit comparing both sites under identical conditions, and real-user field data from Google Chrome showing how performance changed after the October 2025 launch.Two ways of measuring speed. First, a side-by-side test of the original site vs. the current site under identical conditions. Second, real data from actual visitors using Chrome on their phones.
The Lighthouse audit above is a controlled snapshot. The Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) shows the trajectory — real Chrome users on real phones, aggregated by Google. LCP has climbed steadily since the Elementor launch and is now hovering around 3.5 seconds with no sign of recovery.
| Parameter | Lighthouse Audit | CrUX Field Data |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Google Lighthouse 13.0.1 | Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) |
| What it measures | Lab test — controlled, repeatable simulation | Field data — real Chrome users on real devices |
| Device | Emulated Moto G Power | Actual mobile phones (aggregated) |
| Network | Slow 4G throttling | Real network conditions |
| Browser | HeadlessChromium 146.0.7680.153 | Chrome (all versions) |
| Test type | Initial page load, single page session | 28-day rolling aggregation, 75th percentile |
| Date captured | March 31, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT | Rolling 28-day windows, weekly snapshots |
| Apples to apples | Both sites tested same day, same tool, same device emulation, same throttling. Only variable is the site. | Same URL, continuous measurement by Google. Shows trajectory over time. |
Independent benchmarks comparing native WordPress (Gutenberg) and Elementor. Same content, same server, controlled conditions.Independent tests comparing two ways to build WordPress sites. Same content, same server, controlled conditions.
HTTPS enforcement, security headers, mixed content, and trust signals. Each header's presence is binary — it's either set or it isn't.Security settings that protect your members’ data and your site from attacks. Each one is either turned on or it isn’t.
4 of 7 recommended security headers are not set. HTTPS is enforced and no mixed content was detected.