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Achieve Top Scores with Google Lighthouse in WordPress

The Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO of a website play pivotal roles in determining its success. Google Lighthouse assesses websites on these crucial parameters, providing scores that are indicative of a site’s overall health and effectiveness. Hoot Host always prioritizes achieving top scores across the board for the business websites we support. Creating the best online presence possible for the businesses we support.

Performance: Accelerating User Experience
Performance, arguably the most critical factor, measures how fast a website loads and interacts with users. Hoot Host leverages our Managed WordPress hosting with modern website speed integrations and techniques. Including Cloudflare integration, LiteSpeed optimization, and compute-optimized hosting options to ensure optimal performance. Swift loading times not only enhance user satisfaction but also contribute to search engine rankings. Our goal is always over 90% in WordPress website performance!

A high performance score indicates that Hoot Host’s infrastructure and optimization efforts result in an exceptional user experience, translating to lower bounce rates and improved conversion rates for your business website.

Accessibility: Embracing Inclusivity
Accessibility is about making websites usable for everyone, including those with disabilities. Hoot Host takes this commitment seriously, strictly adhering to Accessibility guidelines for ADA compliance. Additionally, by integrating WordPress with UserWay, Hoot Host ensures the highest level of Accessibility, fostering a digital space that is inclusive and user-friendly for all.

An Accessibility score above 90% signifies a website that is not only welcoming to all users but also aligns with ethical and legal standards, demonstrating a commitment to inclusivity and user satisfaction.

Dedication to top performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO ratings showcase a commitment to empowering website visitors with a user experience that not only meets, but exceeds industry standards.


Best Practices: The Foundation of Excellence
Best Practices represent a set of guidelines recommended by web development experts to ensure a website’s stability, security, and overall performance. Hoot Host doesn’t just follow these best practices; it goes above and beyond to guarantee a flawless website. Through meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to excellence, Hoot Host consistently achieves a high score for Best Practices in the WordPress websites we build and maintain.

A high Best Practices score underscores the reliability and security of a website, instilling trust in visitors and search engines alike.

SEO: Navigating the Digital Landscape
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the cornerstone of online visibility. Hoot Host understands the significance of SEO and actively works towards enhancing a WordPress website’s Google SEO Essentials through its WordPress Maintenance Plan. Achieving the highest SEO rating possible ensures that the website ranks well in search engine results, attracting more organic traffic.

A strong SEO score is synonymous with increased visibility, more significant organic traffic, and improved opportunities for online success.

Why Scores Above 90% Matter
Each of these scores serves as a testament to the commitment your business has towards delivering an exceptional user experience. Scores above 90%, indicated by the green color in the Google Lighthouse report, signify excellence and adherence to industry standards. Websites that consistently maintain high scores are more likely to rank better in search engines, provide a superior user experience, and establish trust with visitors.


Google Lighthouse scores always fluctuate, especially for mobile. But every once in a while you may get a celebration from Google for a positive review!

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Hoot Host FAQs

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Hoot Host is an all-in-one “Software With A Service” (SWAS) platform that provides professional website building, managed hosting, CRM + marketing tools, and ongoing support for small businesses.

Yes! Hoot Host has received hundreds of verified reviews on Alignable and Trustpilot, we are the #1 rated website platform on the Alignable marketplace, plus we have been featured in popular media and press outlets like Business Insider, Apple News, Associated Press, NBC, and many more. The Hoot Host community is over 2000 businesses who love to hoot about us!

We ensure your website is regularly updated, secure, and high-performing. We handle your updates, edits, and blog publishing which can easily be scheduled with us every month via the Member Dashboard Task Scheduler. Plus we integrate our CRM + marketing tools, and offer training to help you leverage our productivity and marketing software. We also assist with email marketing, CRM management, and a variety of related business support needs.

Hoot Host defines our business model as an SWAS – Software With A Service. Meaning our solutions go far beyond just the service of building and managing your website. We also empower your business with all of the software, tools, and ongoing support agencies do not include or only offer as expensive upsells. In addition to our done-for-you ongoing services, Hoot Host offers a robust suite of software, tools, and proprietary apps for business operations, productivity, marketing, email, and more. Making Hoot Host a truly all-in-one platform for all your website, marketing, infrastructure, and business needs. Plus we are able to offer our solutions at a fraction of traditional agency prices under our affordable monthly subscriptions.

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Unlike DIY platforms where you’re on your own, Hoot Host provides “Done-For-You” services and included ongoing support + coaching. We build and manage your website for you, then work with you month-to-month on continued improvements. While also empowering you with all of our tools and software to improve your operations and marketing. So you can excel while focusing on your business, knowing your online presence is supported by a reliable ongoing partner in Hoot Host.

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Hoot Host takes website maintenance and support to a much more comprehensive level than standard website maintenance companies. Nearly all website maintenance companies define “maintenance” as security reviews, plugin updates, page speed audits, and a basic update request or two per month. Hoot Host includes all of that plus: managed hosting, CRM and marketing software, blog publishing, marketing coordination, and more comprehensive month-to-month website improvements. Additionally, most maintenance companies only offer support for WordPress, while Hoot Host applies our comprehensive support plans to WordPress, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, HighLevel, and HubSpot. Our expert team is third-party certified in a variety of platforms to support our customers regardless of the systems they use.

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