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Report Summary

  • 19

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    36% of other websites

  • 46

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 19% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 76

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    35% of websites

southernstates.com

SouthernStatesCoop A farmer owned cooperative since 1923.

Page Load Speed

7 sec in total

First Response

91 ms

Resources Loaded

6.5 sec

Page Rendered

345 ms

southernstates.com screenshot

About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Southernstates.com page load time and found that the first response time was 91 ms and then it took 6.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 80% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

southernstates.com performance score

19

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.2 s

8/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value11.2 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value14.4 s

1/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,980 ms

8/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.002

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value16.7 s

5/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

southernstates.com

91 ms

www.southernstates.com

3135 ms

GAExperimental.js

69 ms

alp_style.css

136 ms

jquery-1.3.2.min.js

136 ms

Our browser made a total of 103 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 76% of them (78 requests) were addressed to the original Southernstates.com, 3% (3 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 3% (3 requests) were made to Stats.g.doubleclick.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (3.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Southernstates.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 822.1 kB (34%)

Content Size

2.4 MB

After Optimization

1.6 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Southernstates.com main page is 2.4 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. 60% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-59%

Potential reduce by 57.6 kB

  • Original 97.0 kB
  • After minification 91.2 kB
  • After compression 39.4 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. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 57.6 kB or 59% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 76.3 kB

  • Original 1.4 MB
  • After minification 1.3 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. Southern States images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-68%

Potential reduce by 510.4 kB

  • Original 750.4 kB
  • After minification 671.2 kB
  • After compression 240.1 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 510.4 kB or 68% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 177.9 kB

  • Original 215.3 kB
  • After minification 180.6 kB
  • After compression 37.4 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. Southernstates.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 177.9 kB or 83% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 46 (48%)

Requests Now

96

After Optimization

50

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 96 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Southern States. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 27 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

southernstates.com

southernstates.com

91 ms

www.southernstates.com

www.southernstates.com

3135 ms

GAExperimental.js

GAExperimental.js

69 ms

alp_style.css

alp_style.css

136 ms

jquery-1.3.2.min.js

jquery-1.3.2.min.js

136 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css

jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css

67 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.11.custom.min.js

jquery-ui-1.8.11.custom.min.js

156 ms

jquery.cluetip.js

jquery.cluetip.js

115 ms

revolver.af.js

revolver.af.js

116 ms

jquery.browser.min.js

jquery.browser.min.js

133 ms

modernizr.custom.93175.js

modernizr.custom.93175.js

133 ms

jquery.li-scroller.1.0.js

jquery.li-scroller.1.0.js

149 ms

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

152 ms

alp_generic_functions.js

alp_generic_functions.js

149 ms

formValidate.js

formValidate.js

153 ms

catalogjs.min.js

catalogjs.min.js

148 ms

collect.js

collect.js

134 ms

css

css

129 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

479 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

459 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

478 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

461 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

459 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

488 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

476 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

486 ms

conversion.js

conversion.js

123 ms

oct.js

oct.js

505 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

759 ms

fbds.js

fbds.js

517 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

319 ms

html_bg.jpg

html_bg.jpg

78 ms

ie8-chickimg.jpg

ie8-chickimg.jpg

149 ms

ie8-wait.jpg

ie8-wait.jpg

78 ms

ie8-ie10img.jpg

ie8-ie10img.jpg

78 ms

ie8-yes.jpg

ie8-yes.jpg

78 ms

ie8-iebrokenimg.jpg

ie8-iebrokenimg.jpg

77 ms

ie8-nothanks.jpg

ie8-nothanks.jpg

158 ms

Banner_Top_Feedhq.jpg

Banner_Top_Feedhq.jpg

145 ms

SSC_Logo.png

SSC_Logo.png

146 ms

Banner-FP-SpringBeef16.jpg

Banner-FP-SpringBeef16.jpg

447 ms

Banner-FP-VeggieSeed16.jpg

Banner-FP-VeggieSeed16.jpg

423 ms

Banner-FP-FeedYourFarm.jpg

Banner-FP-FeedYourFarm.jpg

445 ms

Banner-FP-PoultryPalPro-Live.jpg

Banner-FP-PoultryPalPro-Live.jpg

506 ms

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_1.gif

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_1.gif

225 ms

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_2.gif

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_2.gif

211 ms

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_3.gif

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_3.gif

381 ms

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_4.gif

PromoBannerHomepage_Thumbnail_4.gif

1110 ms

Teaser_Registration.jpg

Teaser_Registration.jpg

443 ms

Teaser_CommAg.jpg

Teaser_CommAg.jpg

455 ms

Teaser-FP-Blog.jpg

Teaser-FP-Blog.jpg

503 ms

Promo-FP-Cust-Survey.jpg

Promo-FP-Cust-Survey.jpg

500 ms

featured3.jpg

featured3.jpg

502 ms

homepage-promo-legendslaunch15.jpg

homepage-promo-legendslaunch15.jpg

505 ms

facebookLink.gif

facebookLink.gif

507 ms

youtubeLink.gif

youtubeLink.gif

508 ms

pinterestLink.gif

pinterestLink.gif

506 ms

linkedInLink.gif

linkedInLink.gif

507 ms

twitterLink.gif

twitterLink.gif

527 ms

FooterLeft_FB.gif

FooterLeft_FB.gif

541 ms

FooterLeft_YT.gif

FooterLeft_YT.gif

537 ms

FooterLeft_PT.gif

FooterLeft_PT.gif

539 ms

FooterLeft_LI.gif

FooterLeft_LI.gif

523 ms

FooterLeft_TW.gif

FooterLeft_TW.gif

536 ms

header_bg.jpg

header_bg.jpg

506 ms

ssc_sprites.png

ssc_sprites.png

514 ms

searchSite.gif

searchSite.gif

507 ms

search_button.png

search_button.png

492 ms

main_nav.jpg

main_nav.jpg

1014 ms

main_sub_nav.gif

main_sub_nav.gif

1016 ms

Sub_Nav_border.gif

Sub_Nav_border.gif

1016 ms

main_nav_dropdown_how-to.gif

main_nav_dropdown_how-to.gif

1016 ms

main_sub_nav_Small.gif

main_sub_nav_Small.gif

965 ms

Sub_Nav_border_small.gif

Sub_Nav_border_small.gif

966 ms

main_nav_dropdown_how-to_Small.gif

main_nav_dropdown_how-to_Small.gif

956 ms

BfQP1MR3mJNaumtWa4Tizg.ttf

BfQP1MR3mJNaumtWa4Tizg.ttf

391 ms

zR-6QGMCFX5j-6nbH_HpIQ.ttf

zR-6QGMCFX5j-6nbH_HpIQ.ttf

422 ms

subnav_dropdown_bottom_Small.png

subnav_dropdown_bottom_Small.png

956 ms

dc.js

dc.js

367 ms

rightNavBG.png

rightNavBG.png

931 ms

FooterTop.gif

FooterTop.gif

887 ms

linkid.js

linkid.js

794 ms

FooterLeft.jpg

FooterLeft.jpg

758 ms

EnterEmailAddress.gif

EnterEmailAddress.gif

717 ms

FooterSubmit.gif

FooterSubmit.gif

696 ms

FooterRight.jpg

FooterRight.jpg

696 ms

722 ms

740 ms

598 ms

xd_arbiter.php

xd_arbiter.php

917 ms

adsct

adsct

677 ms

adsct

adsct

665 ms

Region_GetInfo

Region_GetInfo

2135 ms

XmlPackage

XmlPackage

821 ms

track_page_view

track_page_view

450 ms

adsct

adsct

160 ms

adsct

adsct

161 ms

collect

collect

73 ms

112 ms

collect

collect

35 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

35 ms

alp_print.css

alp_print.css

51 ms

44 ms

Accessibility Review

southernstates.com accessibility score

46

Accessibility Issues

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

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Form elements do not have associated labels

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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.

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

southernstates.com best practices score

67

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

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

southernstates.com SEO score

76

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

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

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 Southernstates.com 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 Southernstates.com 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

southernstates.com

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of Southern States. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: