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Report Summary

  • 36

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    55% of other websites

  • 78

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 45% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 65

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    25% of websites

ibtmerchants.co.uk

IBT Building & Timber Merchants | Building Supplies - Trade & Public

Page Load Speed

5.4 sec in total

First Response

244 ms

Resources Loaded

4.9 sec

Page Rendered

235 ms

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About Website

Welcome to ibtmerchants.co.uk homepage info - get ready to check IBT Merchants best content right away, or after learning these important things about ibtmerchants.co.uk

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Key Findings

We analyzed Ibtmerchants.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 244 ms and then it took 5.1 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

ibtmerchants.co.uk performance score

36

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value7.3 s

1/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value12.6 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value15.5 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value420 ms

66/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.001

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value12.8 s

13/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

ibtmerchants.co.uk

244 ms

www.ibtmerchants.co.uk

3042 ms

main.css

92 ms

menu.css

188 ms

typography.css

311 ms

Our browser made a total of 80 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 79% of them (63 requests) were addressed to the original Ibtmerchants.co.uk, 5% (4 requests) were made to Use.fontawesome.com and 5% (4 requests) were made to Maps.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (3 sec) belongs to the original domain Ibtmerchants.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 720.1 kB (18%)

Content Size

4.0 MB

After Optimization

3.3 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Ibtmerchants.co.uk main page is 4.0 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 3.5 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 75.4 kB

  • Original 91.9 kB
  • After minification 78.6 kB
  • After compression 16.5 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. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 13.3 kB, which is 14% 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 75.4 kB or 82% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 457.1 kB

  • Original 3.5 MB
  • After minification 3.1 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. Obviously, IBT Merchants needs image optimization as it can save up to 457.1 kB or 13% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-48%

Potential reduce by 181.6 kB

  • Original 379.3 kB
  • After minification 379.3 kB
  • After compression 197.7 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 181.6 kB or 48% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 6.0 kB

  • Original 44.9 kB
  • After minification 44.9 kB
  • After compression 38.9 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. Ibtmerchants.co.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 6.0 kB or 13% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 37 (52%)

Requests Now

71

After Optimization

34

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 71 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of IBT Merchants. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 27 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 12 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

ibtmerchants.co.uk

ibtmerchants.co.uk

244 ms

www.ibtmerchants.co.uk

www.ibtmerchants.co.uk

3042 ms

main.css

main.css

92 ms

menu.css

menu.css

188 ms

typography.css

typography.css

311 ms

responsiveslides.css

responsiveslides.css

354 ms

calculator.css

calculator.css

360 ms

slick.css

slick.css

388 ms

slick-theme.css

slick-theme.css

398 ms

ecommerce.css

ecommerce.css

398 ms

all.css

all.css

40 ms

cookieDisclaimer.css

cookieDisclaimer.css

410 ms

jquery-ui.css

jquery-ui.css

28 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

30 ms

responsiveslides.min.js

responsiveslides.min.js

446 ms

js.cookie.js

js.cookie.js

446 ms

navigation.js

navigation.js

470 ms

slider.js

slider.js

483 ms

formsubmission.js

formsubmission.js

482 ms

sitesearch.js

sitesearch.js

497 ms

custom.js

custom.js

529 ms

js

js

81 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

547 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

555 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

733 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

569 ms

jsdebug

jsdebug

581 ms

jsdebug

jsdebug

614 ms

jsdebug

jsdebug

615 ms

trusted-trade-public.png

trusted-trade-public.png

719 ms

logo.jpg

logo.jpg

661 ms

google-reviews-ibt.png

google-reviews-ibt.png

923 ms

galleryclick.js

galleryclick.js

709 ms

jquery.cookie.js

jquery.cookie.js

700 ms

jquery.cookieDisclaimer.js

jquery.cookieDisclaimer.js

749 ms

jquery-ui.js

jquery-ui.js

34 ms

menu-highlight.js

menu-highlight.js

785 ms

slick.min.js

slick.min.js

793 ms

slickhome.js

slickhome.js

803 ms

quality-value.png

quality-value.png

920 ms

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411470198_754507993210632_8868905458036948975_n.jpg

1176 ms

artificial-grass.jpg

artificial-grass.jpg

1047 ms

pvp161-scb.jpg

pvp161-scb.jpg

1049 ms

velux-windows.jpg

velux-windows.jpg

891 ms

WPKT12-MAIN-1224x1224.jpg

WPKT12-MAIN-1224x1224.jpg

968 ms

css

css

30 ms

delivery-info.jpg

delivery-info.jpg

705 ms

contact-us-NEW.jpg

contact-us-NEW.jpg

723 ms

open-account.jpg

open-account.jpg

760 ms

Cava-Quartz-Lucenta.jpg

Cava-Quartz-Lucenta.jpg

765 ms

belezza_lago_swatch.jpg

belezza_lago_swatch.jpg

759 ms

belezza_riva_swatch.jpg

belezza_riva_swatch.jpg

776 ms

belezza_fino_swatch.jpg

belezza_fino_swatch.jpg

791 ms

np-harvest_swatch.jpg

np-harvest_swatch.jpg

799 ms

QUINN-THERM-1.jpeg

QUINN-THERM-1.jpeg

797 ms

1600px_COLOURBOX60108271.jpg

1600px_COLOURBOX60108271.jpg

784 ms

Dusk--Sand-Dusk_SWATCH-1.jpg

Dusk--Sand-Dusk_SWATCH-1.jpg

800 ms

20221021_RW-UK_PROD_09.png

20221021_RW-UK_PROD_09.png

894 ms

GTEC-Standard-Board-Sample.jpg

GTEC-Standard-Board-Sample.jpg

816 ms

Copy-of-Ultrashield-Antique-Fencing.jpg

Copy-of-Ultrashield-Antique-Fencing.jpg

811 ms

Walnut-Swatch-Ultrashield-Naturale.png

Walnut-Swatch-Ultrashield-Naturale.png

1077 ms

timber-and-sheets.jpg

timber-and-sheets.jpg

803 ms

calculate-postional.jpg

calculate-postional.jpg

823 ms

landscaping-tile.jpg

landscaping-tile.jpg

826 ms

sot-pay-checkout1.png

sot-pay-checkout1.png

823 ms

embed

embed

212 ms

footer-list.png

footer-list.png

545 ms

black80.png

black80.png

551 ms

ajax-loader.gif

ajax-loader.gif

573 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

13 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

31 ms

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4UaZrEtFpBI4f1ZSIK9d4LjJ4tMwOwRmPXws9IqGuw.woff

31 ms

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163 ms

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347 ms

fa-brands-400.woff

fa-brands-400.woff

42 ms

slick.woff

slick.woff

606 ms

js

js

27 ms

search.js

search.js

4 ms

geometry.js

geometry.js

5 ms

main.js

main.js

10 ms

Accessibility Review

ibtmerchants.co.uk accessibility score

78

Accessibility Issues

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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

Internationalization and localization

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

Impact

Issue

High

<html> element does not have a [lang] attribute

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

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

ibtmerchants.co.uk 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

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

ibtmerchants.co.uk SEO score

65

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Ibtmerchants.co.uk 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 Ibtmerchants.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is iso-8859-1. 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

ibtmerchants.co.uk

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