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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 100

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 97% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 100

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    94% of websites

gdba.org.uk

Guide Dogs | The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Page Load Speed

2.7 sec in total

First Response

28 ms

Resources Loaded

2.2 sec

Page Rendered

506 ms

gdba.org.uk screenshot

About Website

Click here to check amazing Gdba content. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about gdba.org.uk

Guide Dogs supports blind and partially sighted people to live the life they choose. Learn about our services and campaign work and how you can support us.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Gdba.org.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 28 ms and then it took 2.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

gdba.org.uk performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.4 s

38/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value9.8 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value13.2 s

2/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,860 ms

9/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.045

99/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value25.6 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.guidedogs.org.uk

28 ms

www.guidedogs.org.uk

83 ms

gtm.js

573 ms

2913.js

155 ms

8acf1fc52b5272d0.css

82 ms

Our browser made a total of 65 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Gdba.org.uk, 26% (17 requests) were made to Gd-prod.azureedge.net and 15% (10 requests) were made to Cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.8 sec) relates to the external source Gd-prod.azureedge.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.4 MB (47%)

Content Size

3.0 MB

After Optimization

1.6 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Gdba.org.uk main page is 3.0 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. 80% of websites need less resources to load and that’s why Accessify’s recommendations for optimization and resource minification can be helpful for this project. HTML takes 1.1 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 978.8 kB

  • Original 1.1 MB
  • After minification 1.1 MB
  • After compression 157.5 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 978.8 kB or 86% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 34.3 kB

  • Original 1.1 MB
  • After minification 1.1 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. Gdba images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-14%

Potential reduce by 47.1 kB

  • Original 346.8 kB
  • After minification 346.8 kB
  • After compression 299.7 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. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 47.1 kB or 14% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-84%

Potential reduce by 326.3 kB

  • Original 387.7 kB
  • After minification 387.0 kB
  • After compression 61.4 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. Gdba.org.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 326.3 kB or 84% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 20 (34%)

Requests Now

58

After Optimization

38

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 58 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Gdba. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 21 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.guidedogs.org.uk

www.guidedogs.org.uk

28 ms

www.guidedogs.org.uk

www.guidedogs.org.uk

83 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

573 ms

2913.js

2913.js

155 ms

8acf1fc52b5272d0.css

8acf1fc52b5272d0.css

82 ms

polyfills-c67a75d1b6f99dc8.js

polyfills-c67a75d1b6f99dc8.js

139 ms

otSDKStub.js

otSDKStub.js

181 ms

webpack-d206befa68fdac1b.js

webpack-d206befa68fdac1b.js

130 ms

framework-d8a790519870eda2.js

framework-d8a790519870eda2.js

138 ms

main-129368d3026cd4c8.js

main-129368d3026cd4c8.js

188 ms

_app-d76088b7814fd810.js

_app-d76088b7814fd810.js

178 ms

ea88be26-2864544891b28e68.js

ea88be26-2864544891b28e68.js

144 ms

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168 ms

979-5045b492222c7e62.js

979-5045b492222c7e62.js

168 ms

%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-8aca1e4c22197a49.js

%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-8aca1e4c22197a49.js

147 ms

_buildManifest.js

_buildManifest.js

167 ms

_ssgManifest.js

_ssgManifest.js

171 ms

ralph-learns-to-chop-vegetables.jpg

ralph-learns-to-chop-vegetables.jpg

703 ms

casestudy-meet-josh.jpg

casestudy-meet-josh.jpg

1002 ms

campaigning-with-us-pod-resized.jpg

campaigning-with-us-pod-resized.jpg

1449 ms

volunteer-puppy-raiser-rhoda-holds-a-guide-dog-puppy-whilst-smiling-happily.jpg

volunteer-puppy-raiser-rhoda-holds-a-guide-dog-puppy-whilst-smiling-happily.jpg

1133 ms

archie-on-a-dive-board.jpg

archie-on-a-dive-board.jpg

1192 ms

guide-dogs-lucky-lottery-new-23-5.jpg

guide-dogs-lucky-lottery-new-23-5.jpg

1193 ms

marie-smiling-using-an-ipad.jpg

marie-smiling-using-an-ipad.jpg

1439 ms

footer-gift-aid.png

footer-gift-aid.png

1010 ms

footer-thawte.png

footer-thawte.png

1020 ms

footer-fundraising-regulator.png

footer-fundraising-regulator.png

1039 ms

business-disability-forum-logo.png

business-disability-forum-logo.png

1060 ms

browser-logo-chrome.jpg

browser-logo-chrome.jpg

1084 ms

browser-logo-firefox.jpg

browser-logo-firefox.jpg

1105 ms

browser-logo-ie.jpg

browser-logo-ie.jpg

1129 ms

browser-logo-edge.jpg

browser-logo-edge.jpg

1155 ms

browser-logo-safari.jpg

browser-logo-safari.jpg

1161 ms

guide-dogs-puppy-appeal-puppies-running-homepage-banner.jpg

guide-dogs-puppy-appeal-puppies-running-homepage-banner.jpg

1782 ms

icon-external-white.svg

icon-external-white.svg

210 ms

icon-search--black.svg

icon-search--black.svg

94 ms

nav-desktop-chevron.svg

nav-desktop-chevron.svg

51 ms

icon-arrow-blue.svg

icon-arrow-blue.svg

95 ms

accordion-plus--blue-tint.svg

accordion-plus--blue-tint.svg

96 ms

icon-arrow-blue-tint.svg

icon-arrow-blue-tint.svg

448 ms

icon-email-blue-tint.svg

icon-email-blue-tint.svg

447 ms

arrow-right--blue.svg

arrow-right--blue.svg

108 ms

castledown-regular.woff

castledown-regular.woff

119 ms

UoWksfE3ZqQ

UoWksfE3ZqQ

76 ms

c5c8cacf-0744-47cf-b590-212985257623.json

c5c8cacf-0744-47cf-b590-212985257623.json

39 ms

location

location

244 ms

www-player.css

www-player.css

13 ms

www-embed-player.js

www-embed-player.js

61 ms

base.js

base.js

83 ms

otBannerSdk.js

otBannerSdk.js

105 ms

castledown-bold.woff

castledown-bold.woff

138 ms

castledown-heavy.woff

castledown-heavy.woff

105 ms

UCY5Klx_0fJhMytIltuKLUwnjJON9GWedkq6jjIrpW0.js

UCY5Klx_0fJhMytIltuKLUwnjJON9GWedkq6jjIrpW0.js

88 ms

embed.js

embed.js

51 ms

en.json

en.json

56 ms

Create

Create

169 ms

otFlat.json

otFlat.json

100 ms

otPcCenter.json

otPcCenter.json

192 ms

otCookieSettingsButton.json

otCookieSettingsButton.json

194 ms

otCommonStyles.css

otCommonStyles.css

194 ms

KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmEU9fBBc9.ttf

KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmEU9fBBc9.ttf

111 ms

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf

116 ms

ot_close.svg

ot_close.svg

96 ms

The_Guide_Dogs_for_the_Blind_Association.png

The_Guide_Dogs_for_the_Blind_Association.png

42 ms

GenerateIT

GenerateIT

15 ms

Accessibility Review

gdba.org.uk accessibility score

100

Accessibility Issues

Best Practices

gdba.org.uk best practices score

83

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

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

gdba.org.uk SEO score

100

Search Engine Optimization Advices

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 Gdba.org.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 Gdba.org.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

gdba.org.uk

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