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Report Summary

  • 4

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    20% of other websites

  • 70

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 35% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 84

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    52% of websites

plantselect.org

Plant Select - Smart plants inspired by the Rocky Mountain region

Page Load Speed

2.4 sec in total

First Response

182 ms

Resources Loaded

1.9 sec

Page Rendered

275 ms

plantselect.org screenshot

About Website

Visit plantselect.org now to see the best up-to-date Plant Select content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about plantselect.org

Plant Select is the leading plant introduction program for unique, smart & sustainable plants for the high plains and intermountain region. Explore our plants!

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Key Findings

We analyzed Plantselect.org page load time and found that the first response time was 182 ms and then it took 2.2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 45% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

plantselect.org performance score

4

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value7.6 s

0/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value28.5 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value12.2 s

3/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value3,130 ms

2/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.431

22/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value31.0 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

plantselect.org

182 ms

plantselect.org

501 ms

social_icons_widget.css

187 ms

style.min.css

316 ms

owl.carousel.css

184 ms

Our browser made a total of 72 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 75% of them (54 requests) were addressed to the original Plantselect.org, 7% (5 requests) were made to Youtube.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Embed.theperfectplant.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (593 ms) belongs to the original domain Plantselect.org.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 774.8 kB (20%)

Content Size

3.8 MB

After Optimization

3.0 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Plantselect.org main page is 3.8 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. Images take 2.8 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-80%

Potential reduce by 52.5 kB

  • Original 65.7 kB
  • After minification 62.7 kB
  • After compression 13.2 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 52.5 kB or 80% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-5%

Potential reduce by 145.4 kB

  • Original 2.8 MB
  • After minification 2.6 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. Plant Select images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-46%

Potential reduce by 226.5 kB

  • Original 494.7 kB
  • After minification 450.2 kB
  • After compression 268.1 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 226.5 kB or 46% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-74%

Potential reduce by 350.3 kB

  • Original 474.4 kB
  • After minification 416.2 kB
  • After compression 124.0 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. Plantselect.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 350.3 kB or 74% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 35 (52%)

Requests Now

67

After Optimization

32

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 67 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Plant Select. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 22 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 15 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

plantselect.org

plantselect.org

182 ms

plantselect.org

plantselect.org

501 ms

social_icons_widget.css

social_icons_widget.css

187 ms

style.min.css

style.min.css

316 ms

owl.carousel.css

owl.carousel.css

184 ms

reset.css

reset.css

182 ms

forms.min.css

forms.min.css

246 ms

bootstrap.css

bootstrap.css

370 ms

bootstrap-multiselect.css

bootstrap-multiselect.css

186 ms

skeleton.css

skeleton.css

242 ms

jquery.mmenu.css

jquery.mmenu.css

244 ms

jquery.fancybox.css

jquery.fancybox.css

249 ms

layerslider.css

layerslider.css

302 ms

style.css

style.css

364 ms

all.css

all.css

365 ms

vue

vue

43 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

377 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

362 ms

plantselect.js

plantselect.js

388 ms

owl.carousel.js

owl.carousel.js

543 ms

jquery.mmenu.min.js

jquery.mmenu.min.js

424 ms

jquery-easing-1.3.js

jquery-easing-1.3.js

423 ms

jquery-transit-modified.js

jquery-transit-modified.js

424 ms

layerslider.transitions.js

layerslider.transitions.js

436 ms

layerslider.kreaturamedia.jquery.js

layerslider.kreaturamedia.jquery.js

436 ms

hoverIntent.js

hoverIntent.js

484 ms

tppembed.css

tppembed.css

45 ms

tppembed.js

tppembed.js

47 ms

comment-reply.min.js

comment-reply.min.js

428 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

86 ms

logo.png

logo.png

119 ms

PS-landscape-pro-conference-24.jpg

PS-landscape-pro-conference-24.jpg

121 ms

Sideritis-syriaca-web2-Michael-Guidi-20200619-CTRL228.jpg

Sideritis-syriaca-web2-Michael-Guidi-20200619-CTRL228.jpg

573 ms

Salvia-pachyphylla-DavidWinger1-1.jpg

Salvia-pachyphylla-DavidWinger1-1.jpg

572 ms

Liatris-ligulisylis-1.jpg

Liatris-ligulisylis-1.jpg

159 ms

Arctostaphylos-x-coloradoensis-David.Winger1.jpg

Arctostaphylos-x-coloradoensis-David.Winger1.jpg

572 ms

Penstemon-pseudospectabilis-Bill-Adams1-web.jpg

Penstemon-pseudospectabilis-Bill-Adams1-web.jpg

579 ms

csu-logo.jpg

csu-logo.jpg

193 ms

DBG-Logo-Color-1.jpg

DBG-Logo-Color-1.jpg

571 ms

Horticulture-Industry-Logo-1-2.jpg

Horticulture-Industry-Logo-1-2.jpg

571 ms

ALCC-1.jpg

ALCC-1.jpg

572 ms

affiliate-hh-1.jpg

affiliate-hh-1.jpg

572 ms

cnga_bw1.jpg

cnga_bw1.jpg

575 ms

INLA.jpg

INLA.jpg

573 ms

Localscapes_Partner-02.png

Localscapes_Partner-02.png

572 ms

Northern-Water-1.png

Northern-Water-1.png

573 ms

gcc.png

gcc.png

573 ms

BloomGardenslogo.jpg

BloomGardenslogo.jpg

575 ms

Native-plants.jpg

Native-plants.jpg

575 ms

Hummingbird-plants.jpg

Hummingbird-plants.jpg

576 ms

Firewise-landscaping-1.jpg

Firewise-landscaping-1.jpg

575 ms

footer-logos.png

footer-logos.png

576 ms

facebook.jpg

facebook.jpg

593 ms

instagram.jpg

instagram.jpg

593 ms

pinterest.jpg

pinterest.jpg

593 ms

youtube.jpg

youtube.jpg

592 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

62 ms

slider-bg.gif

slider-bg.gif

572 ms

FiraSans-Book.woff

FiraSans-Book.woff

569 ms

WbUpMmuqR_M

WbUpMmuqR_M

123 ms

collect

collect

37 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

5 ms

js

js

75 ms

www-player.css

www-player.css

9 ms

www-embed-player.js

www-embed-player.js

42 ms

base.js

base.js

76 ms

ad_status.js

ad_status.js

196 ms

XRk6eFbYaDme_I9SSIFgFZ9I1nSvAmlSIHv6h58Lfu0.js

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152 ms

embed.js

embed.js

60 ms

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KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf

66 ms

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66 ms

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52 ms

Accessibility Review

plantselect.org accessibility score

70

Accessibility Issues

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

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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.

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

plantselect.org best practices score

67

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

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

plantselect.org SEO score

84

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

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

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 Plantselect.org 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 Plantselect.org 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

plantselect.org

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