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Report Summary

  • 16

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    30% of other websites

  • 84

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 57% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    36% of websites

  • 85

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    56% of websites

hslda.org

HSLDA - Making homeschooling possible

Page Load Speed

1.3 sec in total

First Response

171 ms

Resources Loaded

790 ms

Page Rendered

297 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Hslda.org page load time and found that the first response time was 171 ms and then it took 1.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 20% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

hslda.org performance score

16

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.2 s

8/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value17.7 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value5.6 s

52/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,580 ms

12/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.295

40/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value19.4 s

2/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

hslda.org

171 ms

index2.css

60 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css

62 ms

jquery.min.js

36 ms

jquery.cycle.all.latest.js

83 ms

Our browser made a total of 86 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 88% of them (76 requests) were addressed to the original Hslda.org, 2% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 2% (2 requests) were made to S775692352.t.eloqua.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (275 ms) belongs to the original domain Hslda.org.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 435.6 kB (24%)

Content Size

1.8 MB

After Optimization

1.4 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Hslda.org main page is 1.8 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 40% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.3 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-80%

Potential reduce by 40.8 kB

  • Original 51.2 kB
  • After minification 44.8 kB
  • After compression 10.3 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 6.4 kB, which is 13% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 40.8 kB or 80% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-5%

Potential reduce by 61.6 kB

  • Original 1.3 MB
  • After minification 1.2 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. HSLDA images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-73%

Potential reduce by 293.9 kB

  • Original 403.0 kB
  • After minification 380.9 kB
  • After compression 109.1 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 293.9 kB or 73% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-84%

Potential reduce by 39.2 kB

  • Original 46.5 kB
  • After minification 35.0 kB
  • After compression 7.3 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Hslda.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 39.2 kB or 84% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 36 (43%)

Requests Now

83

After Optimization

47

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 83 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of HSLDA. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 11 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

hslda.org

hslda.org

171 ms

index2.css

index2.css

60 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css

62 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

36 ms

jquery.cycle.all.latest.js

jquery.cycle.all.latest.js

83 ms

jquery.youtubepopup.min.js

jquery.youtubepopup.min.js

34 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.min.js

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.min.js

110 ms

DropBoxV2.js

DropBoxV2.js

52 ms

hotjar-128837.js

hotjar-128837.js

17 ms

modules-1f5c71aea63f8df71401422ed80fbe5f.js

modules-1f5c71aea63f8df71401422ed80fbe5f.js

84 ms

drop_nav_bkg.jpg

drop_nav_bkg.jpg

172 ms

ad.aspx

ad.aspx

136 ms

search_icon.png

search_icon.png

42 ms

icon_youtube.png

icon_youtube.png

42 ms

icon_twitt.png

icon_twitt.png

40 ms

icon_fb.png

icon_fb.png

39 ms

logo_small.png

logo_small.png

43 ms

Logout.gif

Logout.gif

40 ms

go_button.png

go_button.png

44 ms

help.gif

help.gif

41 ms

HSHB-665x338-Carol-Topp-microbusiness-Feb-29-2016.jpg

HSHB-665x338-Carol-Topp-microbusiness-Feb-29-2016.jpg

95 ms

Join_IndividualEducation.jpg

Join_IndividualEducation.jpg

138 ms

GHEC_Livestream_2016.jpg

GHEC_Livestream_2016.jpg

96 ms

HOA_NewCourses_Latin_2016.jpg

HOA_NewCourses_Latin_2016.jpg

138 ms

Pinterest_Dec_7_2013.jpg

Pinterest_Dec_7_2013.jpg

144 ms

nav_button.png

nav_button.png

82 ms

nav_how-do-i-find.png

nav_how-do-i-find.png

131 ms

list_arr_blk.gif

list_arr_blk.gif

134 ms

go_gold.jpg

go_gold.jpg

135 ms

divider_small.gif

divider_small.gif

143 ms

go_green.jpg

go_green.jpg

143 ms

highlights_bkg.png

highlights_bkg.png

143 ms

video_on_cam.png

video_on_cam.png

153 ms

High_Week10.jpg

High_Week10.jpg

165 ms

mem_test_title.gif

mem_test_title.gif

154 ms

test_quote_open.png

test_quote_open.png

163 ms

test_quote_close.png

test_quote_close.png

160 ms

left_nav_arr.gif

left_nav_arr.gif

159 ms

right_nav_arr.gif

right_nav_arr.gif

263 ms

icon_fb.gif

icon_fb.gif

165 ms

twitter.gif

twitter.gif

167 ms

youtube.gif

youtube.gif

167 ms

rss.gif

rss.gif

264 ms

email.gif

email.gif

265 ms

clear.gif

clear.gif

264 ms

DropInCloseAll.gif

DropInCloseAll.gif

265 ms

DropInClose.gif

DropInClose.gif

266 ms

header_gradient_bkg.jpg

header_gradient_bkg.jpg

151 ms

header_bkg_high.jpg

header_bkg_high.jpg

270 ms

search_box.png

search_box.png

152 ms

search_box_bkg_large.png

search_box_bkg_large.png

151 ms

down_arr_tan.png

down_arr_tan.png

158 ms

blue_icon_bkg.gif

blue_icon_bkg.gif

160 ms

nav3.png

nav3.png

265 ms

tan_gradient.jpg

tan_gradient.jpg

165 ms

main_bkg_transparent.png

main_bkg_transparent.png

266 ms

quicklinks_bkg.png

quicklinks_bkg.png

275 ms

hover_bubble_192x88.png

hover_bubble_192x88.png

261 ms

hover_bubble_192x118.png

hover_bubble_192x118.png

264 ms

hover_bubble_192x58.png

hover_bubble_192x58.png

266 ms

down_arr_blue.gif

down_arr_blue.gif

266 ms

findPop_bkg.png

findPop_bkg.png

266 ms

you_can_bkg_nobutton.jpg

you_can_bkg_nobutton.jpg

267 ms

headlines_bkg.png

headlines_bkg.png

272 ms

map.png

map.png

272 ms

list_arr_red.gif

list_arr_red.gif

267 ms

more_news.gif

more_news.gif

268 ms

for_members_bkg.png

for_members_bkg.png

272 ms

list_arr_green.gif

list_arr_green.gif

269 ms

member_not_yet_bkg.gif

member_not_yet_bkg.gif

268 ms

join_today.gif

join_today.gif

269 ms

video_bkg.png

video_bkg.png

272 ms

footer_gradient2.gif

footer_gradient2.gif

274 ms

footer_bkg_inside.jpg

footer_bkg_inside.jpg

275 ms

blue_arrow.gif

blue_arrow.gif

272 ms

sub_footer_bkg.gif

sub_footer_bkg.gif

273 ms

PHCPrep400x300-drop-down.jpg

PHCPrep400x300-drop-down.jpg

153 ms

ga.js

ga.js

37 ms

authenticateduserInfoJson.aspx

authenticateduserInfoJson.aspx

110 ms

elqCfg.min.js

elqCfg.min.js

76 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

24 ms

ui-bg_inset-hard_100_fcfdfd_1x100.png

ui-bg_inset-hard_100_fcfdfd_1x100.png

25 ms

collect

collect

51 ms

svrGP

svrGP

126 ms

member_login_bkg.png

member_login_bkg.png

11 ms

svrGP.aspx

svrGP.aspx

45 ms

Accessibility Review

hslda.org accessibility score

84

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

ARIA IDs are not unique

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

hslda.org best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

hslda.org SEO score

85

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Hslda.org can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and neither this language nor any other was claimed in <html> or <meta> tags. Our system also found out that Hslda.org main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

hslda.org

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of HSLDA. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: