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Visit ix.co.zaWe analyzed Ix.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 904 ms and then it took 11.2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 90% of websites can load faster.
ix.co.za performance score
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Value6.6 s
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Value7.7 s
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Value13.7 s
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Value1,130 ms
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Value0.119
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Our browser made a total of 62 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 63% of them (39 requests) were addressed to the original Ix.co.za, 13% (8 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com and 11% (7 requests) were made to Image.blob.ix.co.za. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (3.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Ix.co.za.
Page size can be reduced by 43.8 kB (10%)
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In fact, the total size of Ix.co.za main page is 459.5 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. 65% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 306.2 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.
Potential reduce by 40.7 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 15.5 kB, which is 31% 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 40.7 kB or 80% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 1.1 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. IX images are well optimized though.
Potential reduce by 1.3 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.
Potential reduce by 774 B
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. Ix.co.za has all CSS files already compressed.
Number of requests can be reduced by 35 (74%)
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The browser has sent 47 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of IX. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 26 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 11 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.
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ix.co.za accessibility score
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
ARIA input fields do not have accessible names
ARIA progressbar elements do not have accessible names.
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
Buttons do not have an accessible name
Form elements do not have associated labels
Links do not have a discernible name
Contrast
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Impact
Issue
Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.
Navigation
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Impact
Issue
Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order
ix.co.za best practices score
Trust and Safety
Impact
Issue
Does not use HTTPS
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
User Experience
Impact
Issue
Serves images with low resolution
General
Impact
Issue
Detected JavaScript libraries
Browser errors were logged to the console
Page has valid source maps
ix.co.za SEO score
Content Best Practices
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Impact
Issue
Links do not have descriptive text
Crawling and Indexing
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
Impact
Issue
Links are not crawlable
robots.txt is not valid
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
Document uses legible font sizes
Tap targets are not sized appropriately
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Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Ix.co.za 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 Ix.co.za 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.
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Open Graph data is detected on the main page of IX. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: