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Report Summary

  • 18

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    34% of other websites

  • 56

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 24% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 79

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    40% of websites

bank.discover.com

Discover Banking | Open an Online Bank Account

Page Load Speed

1.3 sec in total

First Response

61 ms

Resources Loaded

968 ms

Page Rendered

258 ms

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About Website

Click here to check amazing Bank Discover content for United States. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about bank.discover.com

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Key Findings

We analyzed Bank.discover.com page load time and found that the first response time was 61 ms and then it took 1.2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 25% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

bank.discover.com performance score

18

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value8.3 s

0/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value21.6 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value16.6 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,750 ms

10/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value22.1 s

1/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

61 ms

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASH2841201ca1686dff9682ff709bde1e26.css

83 ms

launch-4a1a670be8d9.min.js

28 ms

js

70 ms

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASHeaaf58a84daa89cf437e7d10d7796623.js

34 ms

Our browser made a total of 47 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Bank.discover.com, 2% (1 request) were made to Assets.adobedtm.com and 2% (1 request) were made to Maps.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (267 ms) relates to the external source S.go-mpulse.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 215.6 kB (20%)

Content Size

1.1 MB

After Optimization

865.6 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Bank.discover.com main page is 1.1 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 474.9 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-84%

Potential reduce by 153.8 kB

  • Original 182.8 kB
  • After minification 158.4 kB
  • After compression 29.0 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 24.4 kB, which is 13% 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 153.8 kB or 84% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 11.4 kB

  • Original 406.9 kB
  • After minification 395.5 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. Bank Discover images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-8%

Potential reduce by 36.3 kB

  • Original 474.9 kB
  • After minification 474.6 kB
  • After compression 438.7 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. This website has mostly compressed JavaScripts.

CSS Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 14.1 kB

  • Original 16.5 kB
  • After minification 13.9 kB
  • After compression 2.4 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. Bank.discover.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 14.1 kB or 85% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 18 (46%)

Requests Now

39

After Optimization

21

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 39 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Bank Discover. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 12 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

61 ms

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASH2841201ca1686dff9682ff709bde1e26.css

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASH2841201ca1686dff9682ff709bde1e26.css

83 ms

launch-4a1a670be8d9.min.js

launch-4a1a670be8d9.min.js

28 ms

js

js

70 ms

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASHeaaf58a84daa89cf437e7d10d7796623.js

clientlib-base.min.ACSHASHeaaf58a84daa89cf437e7d10d7796623.js

34 ms

clientlib-search.min.ACSHASHa302fbc1267086ed06c2197e5acdf50a.js

clientlib-search.min.ACSHASHa302fbc1267086ed06c2197e5acdf50a.js

45 ms

oo_style.css

oo_style.css

29 ms

oo_engine.min.js

oo_engine.min.js

39 ms

oo_conf_tab.js

oo_conf_tab.js

34 ms

pm_fp.js

pm_fp.js

60 ms

backbone-file3.js

backbone-file3.js

47 ms

overlay-linking.js

overlay-linking.js

56 ms

aFA

aFA

48 ms

RL6FP-7VUY8-NDC3K-X55B8-GT8C6

RL6FP-7VUY8-NDC3K-X55B8-GT8C6

267 ms

campaigner.js

campaigner.js

202 ms

light-2x.png

light-2x.png

134 ms

feature-sprite-2x.png

feature-sprite-2x.png

134 ms

search-icon-white.png

search-icon-white.png

190 ms

deposits-home-hero-img.jpg

deposits-home-hero-img.jpg

135 ms

info-outline-blue.png

info-outline-blue.png

133 ms

tooltip-close-blue.png

tooltip-close-blue.png

147 ms

deposits-home-no-fees-img.jpg

deposits-home-no-fees-img.jpg

149 ms

info-outline-white.png

info-outline-white.png

147 ms

sprite-rebrand-icons.png

sprite-rebrand-icons.png

146 ms

nerd-wallet.jpg

nerd-wallet.jpg

147 ms

theascent-logo-color-large.png

theascent-logo-color-large.png

149 ms

DR_logo_colorAsset+3-8.png

DR_logo_colorAsset+3-8.png

149 ms

the-college-investor-logo.png

the-college-investor-logo.png

149 ms

gobank.png

gobank.png

165 ms

deposits-home-atm-locator-img-2x.jpg

deposits-home-atm-locator-img-2x.jpg

166 ms

info-dark-blue-outline.png

info-dark-blue-outline.png

232 ms

blog-how-does-savings-account-interest-work.jpg

blog-how-does-savings-account-interest-work.jpg

166 ms

checking-blog-5-steps-to-open-an-online-account.jpeg

checking-blog-5-steps-to-open-an-online-account.jpeg

204 ms

blog-how-do-bank-holidays-affect-direct-deposit-and-other-transactions.jpg

blog-how-do-bank-holidays-affect-direct-deposit-and-other-transactions.jpg

187 ms

privacy-option-icon.svg

privacy-option-icon.svg

187 ms

sprite-2x.png

sprite-2x.png

189 ms

icon-yellow-laptop-phone.png

icon-yellow-laptop-phone.png

203 ms

DiscoverSans-Semibold.woff2

DiscoverSans-Semibold.woff2

173 ms

MetaWebPro-Normal.woff

MetaWebPro-Normal.woff

74 ms

MetaWebPro-Bold.woff

MetaWebPro-Bold.woff

149 ms

DiscoverSans-Bold.woff2

DiscoverSans-Bold.woff2

102 ms

MetaWebPro-Light.woff

MetaWebPro-Light.woff

101 ms

DiscoverSans-Medium.woff2

DiscoverSans-Medium.woff2

129 ms

MetaWebPro-Medium.woff

MetaWebPro-Medium.woff

102 ms

config.json

config.json

88 ms

oo_tab.png

oo_tab.png

32 ms

oo_tab_icon.gif

oo_tab_icon.gif

19 ms

Accessibility Review

bank.discover.com accessibility score

56

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-hidden="true"] elements contain focusable descendents

High

[role]s are not contained by their required parent element

High

[role] values are not valid

High

[aria-*] attributes do not have valid values

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

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.

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

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

bank.discover.com best practices score

58

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

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

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

bank.discover.com SEO score

79

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

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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 Bank.discover.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 Bank.discover.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

bank.discover.com

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