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Report Summary

  • 33

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    53% of other websites

  • 85

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 58% of websites

  • 50

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    19% of websites

  • 62

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    23% of websites

pipermckay.com

BAGPIPER FOR HIRE for WEDDINGS, CORPORATE, BIRTHDAYS, BURNS SUPPERS, TV, FILMS, LONDON, DUBAI, WORLDWIDE

Page Load Speed

4.5 sec in total

First Response

273 ms

Resources Loaded

3.8 sec

Page Rendered

437 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Pipermckay.com page load time and found that the first response time was 273 ms and then it took 4.2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

pipermckay.com performance score

33

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.2 s

20/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value4.2 s

45/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.7 s

16/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value2,170 ms

6/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value13.9 s

10/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

pipermckay.com

273 ms

pipermckay.com

463 ms

swfobject.js

127 ms

jquery-1.2.6.min.js

368 ms

jquery-forms.js

312 ms

Our browser made a total of 91 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 90% of them (82 requests) were addressed to the original Pipermckay.com, 5% (5 requests) were made to Fast.wistia.com and 1% (1 request) were made to Googletagmanager.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.2 sec) belongs to the original domain Pipermckay.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.3 MB (52%)

Content Size

2.5 MB

After Optimization

1.2 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Pipermckay.com main page is 2.5 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. 40% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.9 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-79%

Potential reduce by 35.1 kB

  • Original 44.6 kB
  • After minification 40.5 kB
  • After compression 9.5 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 35.1 kB or 79% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-52%

Potential reduce by 993.0 kB

  • Original 1.9 MB
  • After minification 928.1 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. Obviously, Pipermckay needs image optimization as it can save up to 993.0 kB or 52% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-50%

Potential reduce by 269.3 kB

  • Original 538.5 kB
  • After minification 537.1 kB
  • After compression 269.2 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 269.3 kB or 50% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 14.6 kB

  • Original 17.6 kB
  • After minification 15.0 kB
  • After compression 3.0 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. Pipermckay.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 14.6 kB or 83% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 38 (44%)

Requests Now

86

After Optimization

48

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 86 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Pipermckay. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 14 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

pipermckay.com

pipermckay.com

273 ms

pipermckay.com

pipermckay.com

463 ms

swfobject.js

swfobject.js

127 ms

jquery-1.2.6.min.js

jquery-1.2.6.min.js

368 ms

jquery-forms.js

jquery-forms.js

312 ms

jwplayer.js

jwplayer.js

682 ms

js

js

65 ms

form.css

form.css

324 ms

style.css

style.css

323 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

762 ms

wowslider.js

wowslider.js

427 ms

styles.css

styles.css

442 ms

ajximagerotator.css

ajximagerotator.css

440 ms

ajximagerotator.js

ajximagerotator.js

493 ms

ac9jz2wl7b.jsonp

ac9jz2wl7b.jsonp

77 ms

E-v1.js

E-v1.js

84 ms

zif2pgxrc1.jsonp

zif2pgxrc1.jsonp

83 ms

pp54vi2sq8.jsonp

pp54vi2sq8.jsonp

207 ms

addthis_widget.js

addthis_widget.js

25 ms

v2.zopim.com

v2.zopim.com

22 ms

asset_composer.js

asset_composer.js

32 ms

swatch

swatch

18 ms

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CONTACT-ONE-ONLY-EMAIL.png

143 ms

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244 ms

b_home.gif

b_home.gif

114 ms

b_pipemusic.gif

b_pipemusic.gif

118 ms

b_weddings.gif

b_weddings.gif

111 ms

b_birthdays.gif

b_birthdays.gif

117 ms

b_burns.gif

b_burns.gif

275 ms

b_tv_film.gif

b_tv_film.gif

280 ms

FUNERALS-BAGPIPER-HIRE.png

FUNERALS-BAGPIPER-HIRE.png

234 ms

FREE-RINGTONE-BUTTON.png

FREE-RINGTONE-BUTTON.png

236 ms

about-scottish-bagpiper-pipermckay.png

about-scottish-bagpiper-pipermckay.png

249 ms

2gallery.gif

2gallery.gif

350 ms

2testimonials.gif

2testimonials.gif

351 ms

travelling.png

travelling.png

349 ms

2history.gif

2history.gif

360 ms

2sovereign.gif

2sovereign.gif

383 ms

2waterloo.gif

2waterloo.gif

389 ms

2contact.gif

2contact.gif

456 ms

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bagpiperpipermckayhire.GIF

1219 ms

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468 ms

Sarah-Kenneth-pipermckay.png

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761 ms

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494 ms

bagpiper.png

bagpiper.png

734 ms

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644 ms

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780 ms

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736 ms

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802 ms

Kirsty-Alex-PiperMckay-Dunglass-Estate.png

Kirsty-Alex-PiperMckay-Dunglass-Estate.png

1096 ms

SunnyDeol_PIperMckay_Bagpiper.png

SunnyDeol_PIperMckay_Bagpiper.png

1077 ms

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Disney-BRAVE.gif

878 ms

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1046 ms

Bagpiping_hire_opening_HRH.gif

Bagpiping_hire_opening_HRH.gif

926 ms

CNN.gif

CNN.gif

996 ms

Funeral-bagpiper-hire-london-uk-Worldwide.jpg

Funeral-bagpiper-hire-london-uk-Worldwide.jpg

1052 ms

Bagpiper-Hire-Lorraine-itv.png

Bagpiper-Hire-Lorraine-itv.png

1137 ms

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zingzillas-pipermckay.gif

1161 ms

Jayne-Pauley-CBS.png

Jayne-Pauley-CBS.png

1127 ms

line.gif

line.gif

1074 ms

2024.png

2024.png

1179 ms

basepm.png

basepm.png

1134 ms

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payments-paypal-lloyds.png

1166 ms

bagpiperbgi.gif

bagpiperbgi.gif

1058 ms

404.html

404.html

478 ms

br_home.gif

br_home.gif

114 ms

br_pipemusic.gif

br_pipemusic.gif

113 ms

br_birthdays.gif

br_birthdays.gif

117 ms

br_burns.gif

br_burns.gif

117 ms

birthdays.gif

birthdays.gif

114 ms

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2r_gallery.gif

126 ms

2r_testimonials.gif

2r_testimonials.gif

221 ms

2r_history.gif

2r_history.gif

220 ms

2r_sovereign.gif

2r_sovereign.gif

221 ms

2r_waterloo.gif

2r_waterloo.gif

227 ms

2r_contact.gif

2r_contact.gif

229 ms

travellingr.png

travellingr.png

241 ms

about-scottish-bagpiper-pipermckay-r.png

about-scottish-bagpiper-pipermckay-r.png

329 ms

br_tv_film.gif

br_tv_film.gif

326 ms

br_weddings.gif

br_weddings.gif

327 ms

FUNERALS-BAGPIPER-HIRE-R.png

FUNERALS-BAGPIPER-HIRE-R.png

337 ms

FREE-RINGTONE-BUTTON-G.png

FREE-RINGTONE-BUTTON-G.png

339 ms

basepmr.png

basepmr.png

357 ms

CONTACT-ONE-ONLY-EMAILR.png

CONTACT-ONE-ONLY-EMAILR.png

452 ms

SOPHIE-VID.png

SOPHIE-VID.png

479 ms

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Bagpiper-Hire-For-Birthdays-b.png

464 ms

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CNNb.png

483 ms

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Funeral-bagpiper-hire-london-uk-Worldwider.jpg

469 ms

Bagpiper-Hire-Lorraine-itvr.png

Bagpiper-Hire-Lorraine-itvr.png

489 ms

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zingzillas-pipermckayr.png

631 ms

BR-BAGPIPER-HIRE-WEDDINGS-2024-2025-WEDDINGS.png

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614 ms

Accessibility Review

pipermckay.com accessibility score

85

Accessibility Issues

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

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

pipermckay.com best practices score

50

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

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

pipermckay.com SEO score

62

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Pipermckay.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 Pipermckay.com 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

pipermckay.com

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