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Report Summary

  • 21

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    39% of other websites

  • 76

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 42% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 86

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    60% of websites

capitolpest.com

American Pest | Pest Control Company in MD, DC, and VA

Page Load Speed

6.8 sec in total

First Response

1.1 sec

Resources Loaded

2.4 sec

Page Rendered

3.4 sec

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Key Findings

We analyzed Capitolpest.com page load time and found that the first response time was 1.1 sec and then it took 5.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 75% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

capitolpest.com performance score

21

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.8 s

11/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value7.0 s

6/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value12.6 s

3/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,830 ms

9/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.007

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value21.6 s

1/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

capitolpest.com

1084 ms

americanpest.net

90 ms

gtm.js

151 ms

gtm.js

152 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

7 ms

Our browser made a total of 85 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Capitolpest.com, 36% (31 requests) were made to Americanpest.net and 7% (6 requests) were made to Match.adsrvr.org. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Capitolpest.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 963.3 kB (5%)

Content Size

18.5 MB

After Optimization

17.6 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Capitolpest.com main page is 18.5 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 17.8 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 99.1 kB

  • Original 121.2 kB
  • After minification 92.9 kB
  • After compression 22.2 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 28.4 kB, which is 23% 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 99.1 kB or 82% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 548.8 kB

  • Original 17.8 MB
  • After minification 17.3 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. Capitol Pest images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-55%

Potential reduce by 309.3 kB

  • Original 563.8 kB
  • After minification 562.0 kB
  • After compression 254.5 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 309.3 kB or 55% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-19%

Potential reduce by 6.3 kB

  • Original 33.1 kB
  • After minification 28.9 kB
  • After compression 26.8 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. Capitolpest.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 6.3 kB or 19% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 48 (67%)

Requests Now

72

After Optimization

24

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 72 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Capitol Pest. 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 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

capitolpest.com

capitolpest.com

1084 ms

americanpest.net

americanpest.net

90 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

151 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

152 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

DependencyHandler.axd

7 ms

css

css

62 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

58 ms

moment-with-locales.min.js

moment-with-locales.min.js

47 ms

pikaday.js

pikaday.js

47 ms

datepicker.init.js

datepicker.init.js

45 ms

api.js

api.js

132 ms

recaptcha.v3.init.js

recaptcha.v3.init.js

49 ms

style.css

style.css

49 ms

pikaday.css

pikaday.css

49 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

DependencyHandler.axd

49 ms

fs.min.js

fs.min.js

572 ms

sprite.svg

sprite.svg

59 ms

insight.min.js

insight.min.js

331 ms

5764207.js

5764207.js

336 ms

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a2jxzAwonjhfzWsvw.png

336 ms

bat.js

bat.js

228 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

186 ms

tc.min.js

tc.min.js

372 ms

american-pest-anticimex-large-registered-site-header.png

american-pest-anticimex-large-registered-site-header.png

83 ms

fireplace-header-banner.jpg

fireplace-header-banner.jpg

182 ms

fireplace-header-banner.jpg

fireplace-header-banner.jpg

82 ms

pest-control-frequently-asked-questions.png

pest-control-frequently-asked-questions.png

348 ms

pest-control-frequently-asked-questions.png

pest-control-frequently-asked-questions.png

225 ms

service_generalpest.svg

service_generalpest.svg

80 ms

24f44e50a4d8ede4c7333ccadc088e65.svg

24f44e50a4d8ede4c7333ccadc088e65.svg

180 ms

pest_ant.svg

pest_ant.svg

179 ms

pest_rodent.svg

pest_rodent.svg

181 ms

pest_termite.svg

pest_termite.svg

232 ms

pest_bedbug.svg

pest_bedbug.svg

233 ms

pest_mosquito.svg

pest_mosquito.svg

235 ms

customer-testimonial-9-large.jpg

customer-testimonial-9-large.jpg

313 ms

google-review-logo.svg

google-review-logo.svg

356 ms

hoos-orange-compressed.png

hoos-orange-compressed.png

345 ms

uva-cavman-home-banner2.jpg

uva-cavman-home-banner2.jpg

870 ms

home-depot.png

home-depot.png

344 ms

holiday-inn-logo.png

holiday-inn-logo.png

362 ms

nationals-logo.png

nationals-logo.png

398 ms

prince-george-county-health-department-logo.png

prince-george-county-health-department-logo.png

398 ms

arrow-up-64.svg

arrow-up-64.svg

454 ms

pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJfedHFHGPc.woff

pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJfedHFHGPc.woff

317 ms

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pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJnedHFHGPezSQ.woff

444 ms

pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJbedHFHGPezSQ.woff

pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrJJbedHFHGPezSQ.woff

538 ms

script.js

script.js

275 ms

js

js

129 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

290 ms

alphpixel.js

alphpixel.js

479 ms

tv2track.js

tv2track.js

430 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

274 ms

stat.js

stat.js

330 ms

26072428.js

26072428.js

118 ms

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269 ms

26072428

26072428

236 ms

bounce

bounce

203 ms

ca.html

ca.html

253 ms

log

log

538 ms

tv2track.php

tv2track.php

43 ms

generic

generic

19 ms

generic

generic

6 ms

generic

generic

11 ms

setuid

setuid

175 ms

ibs:dpid=1121&dpuuid=968625796074574290&redir=

ibs:dpid=1121&dpuuid=968625796074574290&redir=

44 ms

Pug

Pug

141 ms

cksync.php

cksync.php

222 ms

169 ms

360947.gif

360947.gif

168 ms

rocketfuel_sync

rocketfuel_sync

334 ms

sync

sync

130 ms

g.pixel

g.pixel

132 ms

sync

sync

187 ms

rubicon

rubicon

16 ms

google

google

18 ms

sd

sd

49 ms

rum

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41 ms

cm

cm

30 ms

pixel

pixel

72 ms

pixel

pixel

82 ms

generic

generic

6 ms

sync

sync

51 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

c.gif

c.gif

7 ms

Accessibility Review

capitolpest.com accessibility score

76

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

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique

Best Practices

capitolpest.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

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

capitolpest.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

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

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 Capitolpest.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 Capitolpest.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

capitolpest.com

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