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Report Summary

  • 62

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    77% of other websites

  • 78

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 46% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    56% of websites

  • 83

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    46% of websites

cork-guide.ie

Cork Guide Accommodation, Hotels, Bed & Breakfast Car Hire, Events, Festivals

Page Load Speed

2.5 sec in total

First Response

465 ms

Resources Loaded

1.6 sec

Page Rendered

409 ms

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About Website

Welcome to cork-guide.ie homepage info - get ready to check Cork Guide best content for Ireland right away, or after learning these important things about cork-guide.ie

Cork Guide tourism information on Cork Hotels, B&Bs. Places to visit and things to see and do. The Cork Guide established in 1996 .

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Key Findings

We analyzed Cork-guide.ie page load time and found that the first response time was 465 ms and then it took 2 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

cork-guide.ie performance score

62

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.5 s

34/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.9 s

53/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value5.1 s

62/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value310 ms

78/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.149

76/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value8.2 s

41/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

cork-guide.ie

465 ms

corkguide.css

181 ms

gullGetTowns.js

183 ms

gullDirectSearch.js

184 ms

gullDatepicker.js

187 ms

Our browser made a total of 86 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 67% of them (58 requests) were addressed to the original Cork-guide.ie, 7% (6 requests) were made to Googleads.g.doubleclick.net and 6% (5 requests) were made to Pagead2.googlesyndication.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (703 ms) belongs to the original domain Cork-guide.ie.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 208.5 kB (44%)

Content Size

474.6 kB

After Optimization

266.2 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Cork-guide.ie main page is 474.6 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 226.3 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-91%

Potential reduce by 147.8 kB

  • Original 161.8 kB
  • After minification 97.9 kB
  • After compression 14.0 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. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 63.9 kB, which is 39% 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 147.8 kB or 91% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-8%

Potential reduce by 18.6 kB

  • Original 226.3 kB
  • After minification 207.7 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. Cork Guide images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-48%

Potential reduce by 39.7 kB

  • Original 82.6 kB
  • After minification 73.4 kB
  • After compression 42.9 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 39.7 kB or 48% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-61%

Potential reduce by 2.4 kB

  • Original 3.9 kB
  • After minification 3.6 kB
  • After compression 1.5 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. Cork-guide.ie needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 2.4 kB or 61% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 33 (44%)

Requests Now

75

After Optimization

42

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 75 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Cork Guide. 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 as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

cork-guide.ie

cork-guide.ie

465 ms

corkguide.css

corkguide.css

181 ms

gullGetTowns.js

gullGetTowns.js

183 ms

gullDirectSearch.js

gullDirectSearch.js

184 ms

gullDatepicker.js

gullDatepicker.js

187 ms

gulldatepicker.css

gulldatepicker.css

188 ms

gulliverSearch.css

gulliverSearch.css

265 ms

adx.js

adx.js

332 ms

show_ads.js

show_ads.js

6 ms

corkguide.gif

corkguide.gif

149 ms

car-rental.gif

car-rental.gif

187 ms

poweredby_FFFFFF.gif

poweredby_FFFFFF.gif

52 ms

home.gif

home.gif

94 ms

business.gif

business.gif

94 ms

towns.gif

towns.gif

97 ms

bnb.gif

bnb.gif

93 ms

hotels.gif

hotels.gif

92 ms

cottages.gif

cottages.gif

173 ms

sideack.jpg

sideack.jpg

178 ms

clear.gif

clear.gif

178 ms

arrow_off.gif

arrow_off.gif

182 ms

trans.gif

trans.gif

180 ms

dot_bar.gif

dot_bar.gif

186 ms

cork_map.gif

cork_map.gif

275 ms

blackcurve_left.gif

blackcurve_left.gif

275 ms

blackcurve_right.gif

blackcurve_right.gif

277 ms

cork-airport-taxi-service.JPG

cork-airport-taxi-service.JPG

306 ms

havenbay-kinsale-apartments.JPG

havenbay-kinsale-apartments.JPG

307 ms

symbol-of-access.gif

symbol-of-access.gif

305 ms

black.gif

black.gif

394 ms

left.gif

left.gif

395 ms

right.gif

right.gif

395 ms

tours.jpg

tours.jpg

397 ms

logosm2.gif

logosm2.gif

396 ms

red.gif

red.gif

396 ms

trans.gif

trans.gif

476 ms

gallery_small.jpg

gallery_small.jpg

475 ms

rathbarry-cottage.jpg

rathbarry-cottage.jpg

530 ms

hotel.jpg

hotel.jpg

481 ms

specila-offer.gif

specila-offer.gif

481 ms

booknow.gif

booknow.gif

481 ms

hotel.jpg

hotel.jpg

537 ms

golf.jpg

golf.jpg

537 ms

farmhouse-bed-breakfast.JPG

farmhouse-bed-breakfast.JPG

565 ms

countryparks.jpg

countryparks.jpg

560 ms

branding.css

branding.css

17 ms

539 ms

city-hotels.gif

city-hotels.gif

662 ms

branding.css

branding.css

65 ms

blarneygolfresort.gif

blarneygolfresort.gif

625 ms

car-rental-quote.gif

car-rental-quote.gif

616 ms

hotels-rooms-worldwide.gif

hotels-rooms-worldwide.gif

615 ms

pinkelephant-restaurant-kinsale.JPG

pinkelephant-restaurant-kinsale.JPG

612 ms

upright.gif

upright.gif

613 ms

Advertise.gif

Advertise.gif

703 ms

adjs.php

adjs.php

118 ms

Back2top.gif

Back2top.gif

624 ms

makehomepage.gif

makehomepage.gif

617 ms

privacypolicy.gif

privacypolicy.gif

619 ms

disclaimer.gif

disclaimer.gif

616 ms

shadow-left.jpg

shadow-left.jpg

614 ms

grey-bg.png

grey-bg.png

691 ms

ca-pub-3281941715708546.js

ca-pub-3281941715708546.js

125 ms

zrt_lookup.html

zrt_lookup.html

124 ms

show_ads_impl.js

show_ads_impl.js

56 ms

dotted.gif

dotted.gif

654 ms

ads

ads

173 ms

osd.js

osd.js

29 ms

ads

ads

251 ms

ads

ads

269 ms

ads

ads

277 ms

shadow_right.jpg

shadow_right.jpg

453 ms

adjs.php

adjs.php

149 ms

m_js_controller.js

m_js_controller.js

22 ms

abg.js

abg.js

40 ms

HotelRoom_SeaView_66.jpg_1442591150437_HotelRoom_SeaView_66.jpg

HotelRoom_SeaView_66.jpg_1442591150437_HotelRoom_SeaView_66.jpg

115 ms

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

175 ms

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

43 ms

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85 ms

x_button_blue2.png

x_button_blue2.png

77 ms

favicon

favicon

150 ms

ga.js

ga.js

81 ms

favicon

favicon

135 ms

favicon

favicon

112 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

41 ms

Tqng9ngJVK4Gqvh3e602hP-HqlN49KFEUSDtmrOPmWo.js

Tqng9ngJVK4Gqvh3e602hP-HqlN49KFEUSDtmrOPmWo.js

16 ms

Accessibility Review

cork-guide.ie accessibility score

78

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

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.

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

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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

cork-guide.ie best practices score

83

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

cork-guide.ie SEO score

83

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

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    N/A

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Cork-guide.ie 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 Cork-guide.ie main page’s claimed encoding is . 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

cork-guide.ie

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