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Report Summary

  • 30

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    50% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 62% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    36% of websites

  • 99

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    93% of websites

mycapetown.co.za

My Cape Town – Cape Town Community News and Directory

Page Load Speed

11.3 sec in total

First Response

4.2 sec

Resources Loaded

5.5 sec

Page Rendered

1.6 sec

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Key Findings

We analyzed Mycapetown.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 4.2 sec and then it took 7.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 80% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

mycapetown.co.za performance score

30

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.7 s

29/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.9 s

53/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value14.0 s

1/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value5,110 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.102

89/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value16.8 s

5/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

mycapetown.co.za

4204 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

103 ms

validationEngine.jquery.css

68 ms

style.css

97 ms

public.css

70 ms

Our browser made a total of 92 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 40% of them (37 requests) were addressed to the original Mycapetown.co.za, 8% (7 requests) were made to Mypeads.co.za and 7% (6 requests) were made to Pagead2.googlesyndication.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (4.2 sec) belongs to the original domain Mycapetown.co.za.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 557.7 kB (38%)

Content Size

1.5 MB

After Optimization

915.7 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Mycapetown.co.za main page is 1.5 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. 65% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 606.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-79%

Potential reduce by 96.9 kB

  • Original 123.0 kB
  • After minification 120.7 kB
  • After compression 26.1 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 96.9 kB or 79% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 4.2 kB

  • Original 577.5 kB
  • After minification 573.3 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. My Cape Town images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-55%

Potential reduce by 331.0 kB

  • Original 606.8 kB
  • After minification 549.2 kB
  • After compression 275.8 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 331.0 kB or 55% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-76%

Potential reduce by 125.6 kB

  • Original 166.0 kB
  • After minification 145.8 kB
  • After compression 40.4 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. Mycapetown.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 125.6 kB or 76% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 59 (69%)

Requests Now

85

After Optimization

26

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 85 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of My Cape Town. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 40 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 16 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

mycapetown.co.za

mycapetown.co.za

4204 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

103 ms

validationEngine.jquery.css

validationEngine.jquery.css

68 ms

style.css

style.css

97 ms

public.css

public.css

70 ms

css

css

37 ms

tab.css

tab.css

68 ms

widgets.min.css

widgets.min.css

158 ms

genericons.css

genericons.css

176 ms

jetpack.css

jetpack.css

211 ms

style.css

style.css

193 ms

colorbox.min.css

colorbox.min.css

190 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

311 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

239 ms

backstretch.js

backstretch.js

255 ms

backstretch-set.js

backstretch-set.js

253 ms

tab.js

tab.js

265 ms

js.js

js.js

340 ms

ag_script.js

ag_script.js

350 ms

output.css

output.css

337 ms

js.php

js.php

392 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

11 ms

brand

brand

77 ms

brand

brand

116 ms

wpspin-2x.gif

wpspin-2x.gif

107 ms

ca-pub-2152111271423935.js

ca-pub-2152111271423935.js

207 ms

zrt_lookup.html

zrt_lookup.html

253 ms

show_ads_impl.js

show_ads_impl.js

81 ms

lines.png

lines.png

216 ms

default-36.jpg

default-36.jpg

217 ms

Y_TKV6o8WovbUd3m_X9aAA.ttf

Y_TKV6o8WovbUd3m_X9aAA.ttf

160 ms

google_custom_search_watermark.gif

google_custom_search_watermark.gif

213 ms

ads

ads

366 ms

osd.js

osd.js

24 ms

MyCapeTown_600x400-332x190.jpg

MyCapeTown_600x400-332x190.jpg

75 ms

12031615734_41735d9c0c-332x190.jpg

12031615734_41735d9c0c-332x190.jpg

103 ms

default-35.jpg

default-35.jpg

38 ms

abg.js

abg.js

55 ms

js.php

js.php

236 ms

js.php

js.php

177 ms

ads

ads

308 ms

m_js_controller.js

m_js_controller.js

14 ms

favicon

favicon

174 ms

s

s

99 ms

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

257 ms

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

85 ms

x_button_blue2.png

x_button_blue2.png

208 ms

pubcode.min.js

pubcode.min.js

106 ms

ads

ads

208 ms

get.media

get.media

19 ms

cookie_sync

cookie_sync

16 ms

fBnyGA8Aionz5086-mElmoOSPUuyQ1M9Un647_EjucU.js

fBnyGA8Aionz5086-mElmoOSPUuyQ1M9Un647_EjucU.js

6 ms

cookie_sync

cookie_sync

46 ms

get.media

get.media

32 ms

OPS69728_300x250.js

OPS69728_300x250.js

187 ms

rss.png

rss.png

39 ms

style.css

style.css

89 ms

public-min.js

public-min.js

87 ms

devicepx-jetpack.js

devicepx-jetpack.js

10 ms

gprofiles.js

gprofiles.js

86 ms

wpgroho.js

wpgroho.js

91 ms

jquery.colorbox.1.5.9-min.js

jquery.colorbox.1.5.9-min.js

91 ms

wp-embed.min.js

wp-embed.min.js

90 ms

jquery.validationEngine-en.js

jquery.validationEngine-en.js

183 ms

jquery.validationEngine.js

jquery.validationEngine.js

486 ms

front-subscribers.js

front-subscribers.js

182 ms

e-201611.js

e-201611.js

12 ms

OPS69728_300x250.html

OPS69728_300x250.html

68 ms

48 ms

runtime.js

runtime.js

92 ms

OPS69728_300x250_swiffy.js

OPS69728_300x250_swiffy.js

88 ms

OPS69728_300x250_cta.png

OPS69728_300x250_cta.png

544 ms

hovercard.css

hovercard.css

114 ms

services.css

services.css

124 ms

js_http.php

js_http.php

259 ms

js_http.php

js_http.php

251 ms

js_http.php

js_http.php

256 ms

MyCapeTown_bckgrnd.jpg

MyCapeTown_bckgrnd.jpg

402 ms

g.gif

g.gif

115 ms

activeview

activeview

52 ms

icon-tr.png

icon-tr.png

56 ms

pubcode.min.js

pubcode.min.js

42 ms

output.css

output.css

135 ms

output.css

output.css

125 ms

150_150.jpg

150_150.jpg

121 ms

Tesla_150_150.jpg

Tesla_150_150.jpg

120 ms

NMB_Bomb_150.jpg

NMB_Bomb_150.jpg

126 ms

JAAp8M_Siembamba_150.jpg

JAAp8M_Siembamba_150.jpg

126 ms

EzbnmF_Netconnect_300.png

EzbnmF_Netconnect_300.png

145 ms

icon-tr-full.png

icon-tr-full.png

114 ms

cookie_sync

cookie_sync

16 ms

pubcode.min.js

pubcode.min.js

26 ms

Accessibility Review

mycapetown.co.za accessibility score

86

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

mycapetown.co.za best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

mycapetown.co.za SEO score

99

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

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 Mycapetown.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 Mycapetown.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.

Social Sharing Optimization

mycapetown.co.za

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