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Report Summary

  • 26

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    46% of other websites

  • 59

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 26% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    19% of websites

  • 69

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    28% of websites

usscouts.org

U.S. Scouting Service Project

Page Load Speed

3.6 sec in total

First Response

1.1 sec

Resources Loaded

2.2 sec

Page Rendered

387 ms

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About Website

Visit usscouts.org now to see the best up-to-date Usscouts content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about usscouts.org

U.S. Scouting Service Project - Volunteer Scouting Website for Volunteers with program information about Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Scout Camps and more for Scouts and Scouters.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Usscouts.org page load time and found that the first response time was 1.1 sec and then it took 2.6 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 45% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

usscouts.org performance score

26

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value1.6 s

93/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value8.4 s

2/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value11.1 s

6/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value13,340 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.001

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value20.6 s

2/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

usscouts.org

1061 ms

general.css

195 ms

HM2.js

133 ms

HM_Loader2.js

154 ms

show_ads.js

8 ms

Our browser made a total of 84 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 87% of them (73 requests) were addressed to the original Usscouts.org, 5% (4 requests) were made to Pagead2.googlesyndication.com and 2% (2 requests) were made to Google.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Usscouts.org.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 115.7 kB (16%)

Content Size

704.0 kB

After Optimization

588.3 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Usscouts.org main page is 704.0 kB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 45% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 605.0 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 55.1 kB

  • Original 67.6 kB
  • After minification 63.7 kB
  • After compression 12.5 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 55.1 kB or 82% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-9%

Potential reduce by 56.7 kB

  • Original 605.0 kB
  • After minification 548.3 kB

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. Usscouts images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-11%

Potential reduce by 3.1 kB

  • Original 29.4 kB
  • After minification 28.6 kB
  • After compression 26.4 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 3.1 kB or 11% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-42%

Potential reduce by 814 B

  • Original 1.9 kB
  • After minification 1.6 kB
  • After compression 1.1 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. Usscouts.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 814 B or 42% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 20 (25%)

Requests Now

80

After Optimization

60

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 80 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Usscouts. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 9 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

usscouts.org

usscouts.org

1061 ms

general.css

general.css

195 ms

HM2.js

HM2.js

133 ms

HM_Loader2.js

HM_Loader2.js

154 ms

show_ads.js

show_ads.js

8 ms

poweredby_FFFFFF.gif

poweredby_FFFFFF.gif

14 ms

knotpic1.gif

knotpic1.gif

174 ms

knotpic2.gif

knotpic2.gif

231 ms

knotpic2on.gif

knotpic2on.gif

197 ms

usssplogonew.gif

usssplogonew.gif

202 ms

usssplogonewon.gif

usssplogonewon.gif

203 ms

topbar.jpg

topbar.jpg

231 ms

ourblog.png

ourblog.png

274 ms

find.png

find.png

288 ms

facebook.png

facebook.png

298 ms

twitter.png

twitter.png

278 ms

BSA.png

BSA.png

307 ms

ceiling1.jpg

ceiling1.jpg

317 ms

Ceiling2.jpg

Ceiling2.jpg

373 ms

ceiling2.jpg

ceiling2.jpg

354 ms

transparent.gif

transparent.gif

377 ms

Ceiling4.jpg

Ceiling4.jpg

393 ms

USSSPtopbg.jpg

USSSPtopbg.jpg

381 ms

USSSPtopcorner.jpg

USSSPtopcorner.jpg

401 ms

USSSPrsstop.jpg

USSSPrsstop.jpg

428 ms

USSSPtopfill4.jpg

USSSPtopfill4.jpg

471 ms

USSSPtopupperend.jpg

USSSPtopupperend.jpg

468 ms

USSSPtopcorner2.jpg

USSSPtopcorner2.jpg

457 ms

paypal-donate.gif

paypal-donate.gif

488 ms

branding.css

branding.css

12 ms

Scouts-L.jpg

Scouts-L.jpg

757 ms

USSSPrss.jpg

USSSPrss.jpg

417 ms

USSSPtopend.jpg

USSSPtopend.jpg

435 ms

atomfeed.gif

atomfeed.gif

463 ms

@1discussit.jpg

@1discussit.jpg

490 ms

forums.jpg

forums.jpg

501 ms

@1lists.jpg

@1lists.jpg

502 ms

EarnTheISP2.png

EarnTheISP2.png

611 ms

@top.a1.jpg

@top.a1.jpg

510 ms

askandy.jpg

askandy.jpg

540 ms

baloosbugle.jpg

baloosbugle.jpg

696 ms

branding.css

branding.css

60 ms

activities.gif

activities.gif

573 ms

sidemenustart.js

sidemenustart.js

536 ms

x-click-but21.gif

x-click-but21.gif

37 ms

HMsidemenu.js

HMsidemenu.js

517 ms

HM_ScriptDOM.js

HM_ScriptDOM.js

520 ms

scoutcamps.gif

scoutcamps.gif

571 ms

scoutsite.gif

scoutsite.gif

619 ms

@1advance.jpg

@1advance.jpg

625 ms

@1mb.jpg

@1mb.jpg

599 ms

@1awards.jpg

@1awards.jpg

593 ms

@1bp.jpg

@1bp.jpg

556 ms

@1flag.jpg

@1flag.jpg

580 ms

@1isp.jpg

@1isp.jpg

576 ms

@1stories.jpg

@1stories.jpg

550 ms

@1sm.jpg

@1sm.jpg

572 ms

@1ceremony.jpg

@1ceremony.jpg

564 ms

@1chow.jpg

@1chow.jpg

538 ms

@1critter.jpg

@1critter.jpg

553 ms

@1knots.jpg

@1knots.jpg

566 ms

ScoutFactFiction2.jpg

ScoutFactFiction2.jpg

574 ms

USSSPpresentation.jpg

USSSPpresentation.jpg

588 ms

USSSPFlyer.jpg

USSSPFlyer.jpg

578 ms

mailenable.gif

mailenable.gif

551 ms

amazon.gif

amazon.gif

544 ms

lsoft.png

lsoft.png

562 ms

mslogo.png

mslogo.png

577 ms

itx-logo.gif

itx-logo.gif

560 ms

DNSMadeEasy-logo.png

DNSMadeEasy-logo.png

586 ms

computerscouts.gif

computerscouts.gif

573 ms

transparent.gif

transparent.gif

545 ms

USSSPnavtop.jpg

USSSPnavtop.jpg

417 ms

USSSPnavmid.jpg

USSSPnavmid.jpg

422 ms

USSSPnavbottom3.jpg

USSSPnavbottom3.jpg

437 ms

ca-pub-3767634399211704.js

ca-pub-3767634399211704.js

55 ms

zrt_lookup.html

zrt_lookup.html

107 ms

show_ads_impl.js

show_ads_impl.js

54 ms

AtUSSSP.jpg

AtUSSSP.jpg

439 ms

left.jpg

left.jpg

445 ms

right.jpg

right.jpg

421 ms

ads

ads

157 ms

osd.js

osd.js

5 ms

print.css

print.css

88 ms

Accessibility Review

usscouts.org accessibility score

59

Accessibility Issues

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

[accesskey] values are not unique

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

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-*] attributes do not match their roles

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

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Form elements do not have associated labels

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Internationalization and localization

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

Impact

Issue

High

<html> element does not have a [lang] attribute

Best Practices

usscouts.org best practices score

58

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

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

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

usscouts.org SEO score

69

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Usscouts.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 Usscouts.org main page’s claimed encoding is iso-8859-1. Changing it to UTF-8 can be a good choice, as this format is commonly used for encoding all over the web and thus their visitors won’t have any troubles with symbol transcription or reading.

Social Sharing Optimization

usscouts.org

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Usscouts. 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: