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Visit bostonkids.orgWe analyzed Bostonkids.org page load time and found that the first response time was 117 ms and then it took 3.5 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 60% of websites can load faster.
bostonkids.org performance score
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Our browser made a total of 103 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Bostonkids.org, 57% (59 requests) were made to Bostonchildrensmuseum.org and 10% (10 requests) were made to Scontent.cdninstagram.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (768 ms) relates to the external source Bostonchildrensmuseum.org.
Page size can be reduced by 1.2 MB (37%)
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In fact, the total size of Bostonkids.org main page is 3.2 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. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.6 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.
Potential reduce by 164.0 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 164.0 kB or 78% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 138.8 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. Boston Kids images are well optimized though.
Potential reduce by 657.5 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 657.5 kB or 59% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 204.7 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. Bostonkids.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 204.7 kB or 80% of the original size.
Number of requests can be reduced by 38 (40%)
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The browser has sent 94 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Boston Kids. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 24 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 9 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.
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bostonkids.org accessibility score
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.
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Issue
[aria-hidden="true"] elements contain focusable descendents
Contrast
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
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Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.
Navigation
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
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[id] attributes on active, focusable elements 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.
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Issue
Image elements do not have [alt] attributes
Links do not have a discernible name
bostonkids.org best practices score
Trust and Safety
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Does not use HTTPS
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
User Experience
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Issue
Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio
General
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Detected JavaScript libraries
Browser errors were logged to the console
Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools
bostonkids.org SEO score
Crawling and Indexing
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
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Links are not crawlable
Content Best Practices
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Impact
Issue
Image elements do not have [alt] attributes
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
Document uses legible font sizes
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UTF-8
Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Bostonkids.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 Bostonkids.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.
bostonkids.org
Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Boston Kids. 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: