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Report Summary

  • 16

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    30% 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

  • 93

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    83% of websites

climbingdirect.co.uk

EKM | Account Cancelled | Account Closed

Page Load Speed

4 sec in total

First Response

594 ms

Resources Loaded

3 sec

Page Rendered

395 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Climbingdirect.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 594 ms and then it took 3.4 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 60% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

climbingdirect.co.uk performance score

16

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.2 s

20/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value6.1 s

12/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value7.4 s

28/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value2,920 ms

3/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.418

23/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value8.5 s

38/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.climbingdirect.co.uk

594 ms

jquery.js

45 ms

include.js

95 ms

css

39 ms

shopui.css

55 ms

Our browser made a total of 69 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 52% of them (36 requests) were addressed to the original Climbingdirect.co.uk, 28% (19 requests) were made to Files.ekmcdn.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Fonts.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Climbingdirect.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 111.2 kB (5%)

Content Size

2.2 MB

After Optimization

2.1 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Climbingdirect.co.uk main page is 2.2 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. 40% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.0 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 48.7 kB

  • Original 60.3 kB
  • After minification 55.2 kB
  • After compression 11.6 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 48.7 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 40.6 kB

  • Original 2.0 MB
  • After minification 1.9 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. Climbingdirect images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-26%

Potential reduce by 21.0 kB

  • Original 82.4 kB
  • After minification 82.4 kB
  • After compression 61.4 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 21.0 kB or 26% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 852 B

  • Original 36.6 kB
  • After minification 36.6 kB
  • After compression 35.7 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. Climbingdirect.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 30 (45%)

Requests Now

67

After Optimization

37

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 67 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Climbingdirect. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 11 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 6 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.climbingdirect.co.uk

www.climbingdirect.co.uk

594 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

45 ms

include.js

include.js

95 ms

css

css

39 ms

shopui.css

shopui.css

55 ms

showdata-thumbnailhover.min.js

showdata-thumbnailhover.min.js

182 ms

showdata-thumbnailhover.css

showdata-thumbnailhover.css

447 ms

softcart.min.css

softcart.min.css

402 ms

softcart.min.js

softcart.min.js

665 ms

historytracker.js

historytracker.js

446 ms

jlsMiniFader.min.js

jlsMiniFader.min.js

608 ms

newslettersignup.js

newslettersignup.js

489 ms

shopui.js

shopui.js

52 ms

stats-global.js

stats-global.js

528 ms

css

css

15 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

32 ms

cad.png

cad.png

420 ms

eur.png

eur.png

362 ms

gbp.png

gbp.png

408 ms

usd.png

usd.png

407 ms

home-icon.png

home-icon.png

461 ms

fa-safe.css

fa-safe.css

21 ms

wild-country-button2.jpg

wild-country-button2.jpg

793 ms

rock-climbing-ropes-and-rope-bags-21-c.jpg

rock-climbing-ropes-and-rope-bags-21-c.jpg

97 ms

rock-climbing-boots-shoes-and-slippers-19-c.jpg

rock-climbing-boots-shoes-and-slippers-19-c.jpg

98 ms

rock-climbing-harnesses-and-via-ferrata-20-c.jpg

rock-climbing-harnesses-and-via-ferrata-20-c.jpg

97 ms

rock-climbing-helmets-23-c.jpg

rock-climbing-helmets-23-c.jpg

119 ms

belay-ascent-descent-24-c.jpg

belay-ascent-descent-24-c.jpg

99 ms

friends-and-cams-25-c.jpg

friends-and-cams-25-c.jpg

141 ms

karabiners-26-c.jpg

karabiners-26-c.jpg

98 ms

quickdraws-30-c.jpg

quickdraws-30-c.jpg

97 ms

nuts-chocks-wires-hexes-31-c.jpg

nuts-chocks-wires-hexes-31-c.jpg

116 ms

chalk-bags-and-climbing-chalk-16-c.jpg

chalk-bags-and-climbing-chalk-16-c.jpg

115 ms

camping-equipment-and-rucksacks-73-c.jpg

camping-equipment-and-rucksacks-73-c.jpg

115 ms

walking-hiking-boots-and-shoes-33-c.jpg

walking-hiking-boots-and-shoes-33-c.jpg

115 ms

bouldering-crash-mats-pads-15-c.jpg

bouldering-crash-mats-pads-15-c.jpg

126 ms

slings-34-c.jpg

slings-34-c.jpg

125 ms

head-torches-22-c.jpg

head-torches-22-c.jpg

125 ms

rock-climbing-clothing-14-c.jpg

rock-climbing-clothing-14-c.jpg

123 ms

winter-equipment-18-c.jpg

winter-equipment-18-c.jpg

125 ms

books-compasses-and-dvd-s-17-c.jpg

books-compasses-and-dvd-s-17-c.jpg

129 ms

ski-equipment-sale-clearance-123-c.jpg

ski-equipment-sale-clearance-123-c.jpg

128 ms

rock.png

rock.png

382 ms

dialogue-box-bg.png

dialogue-box-bg.png

201 ms

close.png

close.png

359 ms

search-bg.jpg

search-bg.jpg

358 ms

cat-nav-bg.png

cat-nav-bg.png

265 ms

cart-bg.jpg

cart-bg.jpg

357 ms

cart-logo.png

cart-logo.png

467 ms

nav-shad.png

nav-shad.png

356 ms

promo-banner-3.jpg

promo-banner-3.jpg

797 ms

promo-banner-1.jpg

promo-banner-1.jpg

843 ms

promo-banner-2.jpg

promo-banner-2.jpg

1111 ms

promo-banner-4.jpg

promo-banner-4.jpg

1029 ms

promo-banner-5.jpg

promo-banner-5.jpg

830 ms

promo-banner-6.jpg

promo-banner-6.jpg

647 ms

thumb-promo-2.jpg

thumb-promo-2.jpg

739 ms

paypal.png

paypal.png

828 ms

visa.png

visa.png

884 ms

maestro.png

maestro.png

919 ms

mastercard.png

mastercard.png

918 ms

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1_FvsUZiYA.ttf

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1_FvsUZiYA.ttf

93 ms

brands-bg.gif

brands-bg.gif

788 ms

footer-bg.gif

footer-bg.gif

828 ms

collect.asp

collect.asp

209 ms

dropDownArrow.png

dropDownArrow.png

840 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

24 ms

collect

collect

14 ms

collect

collect

30 ms

Accessibility Review

climbingdirect.co.uk 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

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.

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

climbingdirect.co.uk 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

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

climbingdirect.co.uk SEO score

93

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 Climbingdirect.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 Climbingdirect.co.uk 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

climbingdirect.co.uk

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