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Report Summary

  • 12

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    25% of other websites

  • 73

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 38% of websites

  • 92

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    80% of websites

  • 79

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    40% of websites

backcheck.co.uk

Sterling: Pre-Employment Checks - UK Background Screening

Page Load Speed

1.9 sec in total

First Response

205 ms

Resources Loaded

1.3 sec

Page Rendered

312 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Backcheck.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 205 ms and then it took 1.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 35% of websites can load faster. This domain responded with an error, which can significantly jeopardize Backcheck.co.uk rating and web reputation

Performance Metrics

backcheck.co.uk performance score

12

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.7 s

5/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value11.1 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value18.2 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value33,480 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.153

75/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value44.1 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

backcheck.co.uk

205 ms

www.backcheck.co.uk

196 ms

www.sterlingbackcheck.co.uk

84 ms

bootstrap2.css

88 ms

jquery.mmenu.css

35 ms

Our browser made a total of 56 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 4% of them (2 requests) were addressed to the original Backcheck.co.uk, 66% (37 requests) were made to Sterlingbackcheck.co.uk and 5% (3 requests) were made to T6.trackalyzer.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (233 ms) relates to the external source Pi.pardot.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 423.9 kB (42%)

Content Size

999.2 kB

After Optimization

575.3 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Backcheck.co.uk main page is 999.2 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. 50% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 580.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-74%

Potential reduce by 35.8 kB

  • Original 48.6 kB
  • After minification 43.0 kB
  • After compression 12.8 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 5.6 kB, which is 11% 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 35.8 kB or 74% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-22%

Potential reduce by 129.8 kB

  • Original 580.8 kB
  • After minification 451.0 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. Obviously, Backcheck needs image optimization as it can save up to 129.8 kB or 22% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-55%

Potential reduce by 106.2 kB

  • Original 193.8 kB
  • After minification 159.9 kB
  • After compression 87.6 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 106.2 kB or 55% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 152.1 kB

  • Original 176.1 kB
  • After minification 128.7 kB
  • After compression 24.0 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. Backcheck.co.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 152.1 kB or 86% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 22 (47%)

Requests Now

47

After Optimization

25

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 47 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Backcheck. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 13 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

backcheck.co.uk

backcheck.co.uk

205 ms

www.backcheck.co.uk

www.backcheck.co.uk

196 ms

www.sterlingbackcheck.co.uk

www.sterlingbackcheck.co.uk

84 ms

bootstrap2.css

bootstrap2.css

88 ms

jquery.mmenu.css

jquery.mmenu.css

35 ms

style.css

style.css

37 ms

style-sb-uk.css

style-sb-uk.css

16 ms

SterlingBackcheck_Logo_RGB.png

SterlingBackcheck_Logo_RGB.png

16 ms

home.png

home.png

67 ms

Financial%20Services_web_nav.jpg

Financial%20Services_web_nav.jpg

46 ms

Gap%20Verification_web_nav.jpg

Gap%20Verification_web_nav.jpg

44 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

11 ms

holder.js

holder.js

78 ms

jquery.mmenu.js

jquery.mmenu.js

78 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

78 ms

trackingCode.js

trackingCode.js

62 ms

script.js

script.js

134 ms

usa_web_nav.png

usa_web_nav.png

72 ms

resoureces.png

resoureces.png

131 ms

newsletter_web_nav.jpg

newsletter_web_nav.jpg

129 ms

SterlingBackcheck_Difference_web_nav.jpg

SterlingBackcheck_Difference_web_nav.jpg

130 ms

Carousel_Frame_BenchmarkingUK2.jpg

Carousel_Frame_BenchmarkingUK2.jpg

225 ms

Carousel_Frame_Corporate%20Video_2.jpg

Carousel_Frame_Corporate%20Video_2.jpg

131 ms

Carousel_Frame_How%20to%20avoid%20a%20bad%20hire_CA.JPG

Carousel_Frame_How%20to%20avoid%20a%20bad%20hire_CA.JPG

224 ms

UK_Carousel_Images_Finance.jpg

UK_Carousel_Images_Finance.jpg

225 ms

complete-bc-round.png

complete-bc-round.png

225 ms

Compliance_icon.png

Compliance_icon.png

227 ms

EV_icon.png

EV_icon.png

225 ms

GlobalIcon.png

GlobalIcon.png

226 ms

facebook.png

facebook.png

226 ms

linkedin.png

linkedin.png

227 ms

twitter.png

twitter.png

226 ms

css

css

25 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

34 ms

trackalyze-nodoc.js

trackalyze-nodoc.js

166 ms

icon-flag-uk.png

icon-flag-uk.png

109 ms

logobg.png

logobg.png

107 ms

nav_bg.png

nav_bg.png

109 ms

arrow_left.png

arrow_left.png

107 ms

arrow_right.png

arrow_right.png

105 ms

vertical-blue-ln.jpg

vertical-blue-ln.jpg

104 ms

insight.min.js

insight.min.js

92 ms

collect

collect

21 ms

glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff

glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff

18 ms

cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3T8E0i7KZn-EPnyo3HZu7kw.woff

cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3T8E0i7KZn-EPnyo3HZu7kw.woff

19 ms

collect

collect

66 ms

glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf

glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf

49 ms

trackalyze.asp

trackalyze.asp

80 ms

ga-audiences

ga-audiences

34 ms

dot.gif

dot.gif

76 ms

pd.js

pd.js

7 ms

analytics

analytics

233 ms

15 ms

l

l

60 ms

u.php

u.php

67 ms

analytics

analytics

165 ms

Accessibility Review

backcheck.co.uk accessibility score

73

Accessibility Issues

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

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Best Practices

backcheck.co.uk best practices score

92

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

SEO Factors

backcheck.co.uk SEO score

79

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

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Backcheck.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Backcheck.co.uk 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

backcheck.co.uk

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