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Report Summary

  • 84

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    88% of other websites

  • 95

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 86% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 86

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    60% of websites

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Page Load Speed

2.1 sec in total

First Response

195 ms

Resources Loaded

1.5 sec

Page Rendered

410 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Balkaninsider.com page load time and found that the first response time was 195 ms and then it took 1.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 40% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

balkaninsider.com performance score

84

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.0 s

85/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.6 s

61/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value2.9 s

95/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value90 ms

98/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value6.1 s

63/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

index.html

195 ms

boise.js

65 ms

abilene.js

76 ms

css

29 ms

css

48 ms

Our browser made a total of 65 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 74% of them (48 requests) were addressed to the original Balkaninsider.com, 6% (4 requests) were made to Static.tumblr.com and 5% (3 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (899 ms) belongs to the original domain Balkaninsider.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 82.7 kB (6%)

Content Size

1.4 MB

After Optimization

1.3 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Balkaninsider.com main page is 1.4 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. 45% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.2 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-77%

Potential reduce by 43.5 kB

  • Original 56.6 kB
  • After minification 49.5 kB
  • After compression 13.1 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 7.0 kB, which is 12% 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 43.5 kB or 77% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 5.2 kB

  • Original 1.2 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. Balkaninsider images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-30%

Potential reduce by 32.5 kB

  • Original 108.9 kB
  • After minification 108.9 kB
  • After compression 76.3 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 32.5 kB or 30% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-7%

Potential reduce by 1.5 kB

  • Original 22.5 kB
  • After minification 22.5 kB
  • After compression 21.0 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. Balkaninsider.com has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 16 (28%)

Requests Now

57

After Optimization

41

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 57 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Balkaninsider. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 10 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 8 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

index.html

index.html

195 ms

boise.js

boise.js

65 ms

abilene.js

abilene.js

76 ms

css

css

29 ms

css

css

48 ms

bootstrap.min.css

bootstrap.min.css

98 ms

style.css

style.css

141 ms

lightbox.css

lightbox.css

194 ms

media-queries.css

media-queries.css

212 ms

font-awesome.css

font-awesome.css

26 ms

uikit.min.css

uikit.min.css

156 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

47 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

126 ms

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

343 ms

lightbox-2.6.min.js

lightbox-2.6.min.js

351 ms

uikit.min.js

uikit.min.js

31 ms

sticky.js

sticky.js

29 ms

sticky.js

sticky.js

21 ms

uikit.min.js

uikit.min.js

19 ms

close.png

close.png

162 ms

loading.gif

loading.gif

112 ms

prev.png

prev.png

260 ms

next.png

next.png

230 ms

720.GIF

720.GIF

111 ms

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eric-gesteland-wisconsin-artisan-blacksmith.jpg

162 ms

wrought-iron-forging-projects-wi.jpg

wrought-iron-forging-projects-wi.jpg

285 ms

wi-forging.jpg

wi-forging.jpg

223 ms

wisconsin-blacksmith.jpg

wisconsin-blacksmith.jpg

211 ms

smithy.jpg

smithy.jpg

214 ms

wrought-ironworks.jpg

wrought-ironworks.jpg

285 ms

functional-metalworks.jpg

functional-metalworks.jpg

392 ms

wi-repousse.jpg

wi-repousse.jpg

354 ms

wisconsin-functional-metal-project.jpg

wisconsin-functional-metal-project.jpg

293 ms

calla-lily-forged-taper-candle-holder-TH.jpg

calla-lily-forged-taper-candle-holder-TH.jpg

418 ms

forged-cabinet-pulls-TH.jpg

forged-cabinet-pulls-TH.jpg

352 ms

forged-iron-shelf-bracket-TH.jpg

forged-iron-shelf-bracket-TH.jpg

431 ms

compass-rose-metal-art-designs-TH.jpg

compass-rose-metal-art-designs-TH.jpg

374 ms

metal-forged-plate-holder-stand-TH.jpg

metal-forged-plate-holder-stand-TH.jpg

537 ms

metal-wall-wine-glass-candle-holder-TH.jpg

metal-wall-wine-glass-candle-holder-TH.jpg

435 ms

metal-forged-mug-tree-TH.jpg

metal-forged-mug-tree-TH.jpg

503 ms

wine-chiller-TH.jpg

wine-chiller-TH.jpg

498 ms

oak-bough-detailed-metal-forged-TH.jpg

oak-bough-detailed-metal-forged-TH.jpg

543 ms

eric-gesteland-smithing-metal-art.jpg

eric-gesteland-smithing-metal-art.jpg

558 ms

iron-wall-wine-rack-candle-glass-holder.jpg

iron-wall-wine-rack-candle-glass-holder.jpg

554 ms

forged-dimensional-wall-art.jpg

forged-dimensional-wall-art.jpg

592 ms

wrough-iron-leaves-wine-holder.jpg

wrough-iron-leaves-wine-holder.jpg

597 ms

wrought-iron-table.jpg

wrought-iron-table.jpg

662 ms

erics-process.jpg

erics-process.jpg

701 ms

decorative-metal-railing.jpg

decorative-metal-railing.jpg

632 ms

wrought-iron-bird-bath.jpg

wrought-iron-bird-bath.jpg

698 ms

detailed-forge-work.jpg

detailed-forge-work.jpg

700 ms

master-suite-ceiling.jpg

master-suite-ceiling.jpg

726 ms

SlGVmQWMvZQIdix7AFxXkHNSaxYXags.woff

SlGVmQWMvZQIdix7AFxXkHNSaxYXags.woff

106 ms

wrought-iron-coffee-table-wisconsin.jpg

wrought-iron-coffee-table-wisconsin.jpg

899 ms

garden-view-pottery.jpg

garden-view-pottery.jpg

693 ms

snap-pea-photo-port-washington.jpg

snap-pea-photo-port-washington.jpg

680 ms

karis-interior-design-wisconsin.jpg

karis-interior-design-wisconsin.jpg

650 ms

S6u_w41LXzPc_jlfNWq_Gwfrx9897g.woff

S6u_w41LXzPc_jlfNWq_Gwfrx9897g.woff

67 ms

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S6u_w41LXzPc_jlfNWq_FQfrx9897sxZ.woff

67 ms

glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff

glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff

702 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

32 ms

detailed-metal-iron-forging.jpg

detailed-metal-iron-forging.jpg

730 ms

0991.js

0991.js

44 ms

collect

collect

23 ms

js

js

65 ms

Accessibility Review

balkaninsider.com accessibility score

95

Accessibility Issues

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

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

balkaninsider.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

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

balkaninsider.com SEO score

86

Search Engine Optimization Advices

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

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Balkaninsider.com 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 Balkaninsider.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

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