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Report Summary

  • 20

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    37% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 93

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    83% of websites

reptiledirect.com

Expert Reptile Care Tips & Guides | Reptile Direct

Page Load Speed

21.3 sec in total

First Response

96 ms

Resources Loaded

20.8 sec

Page Rendered

411 ms

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About Website

Visit reptiledirect.com now to see the best up-to-date Reptile Direct content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about reptiledirect.com

Discover top-quality reptiles, supplies, and expert care tips at ReptileDirect. Your go-to source for all things reptilian.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Reptiledirect.com page load time and found that the first response time was 96 ms and then it took 21.2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 95% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

reptiledirect.com performance score

20

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.7 s

61/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value8.5 s

1/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.8 s

6/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value9,460 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.144

78/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value14.0 s

10/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

reptiledirect.com

96 ms

www.reptiledirect.com

508 ms

jquery-1.7.2.min.js

142 ms

jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.js

101 ms

json2.js

74 ms

Our browser made a total of 87 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 91% of them (79 requests) were addressed to the original Reptiledirect.com, 2% (2 requests) were made to Seal.networksolutions.com and 2% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (20 sec) relates to the external source Upfront.thefind.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 450.7 kB (51%)

Content Size

875.2 kB

After Optimization

424.5 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Reptiledirect.com main page is 875.2 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. 30% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 465.0 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 61.3 kB

  • Original 72.4 kB
  • After minification 67.7 kB
  • After compression 11.2 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 61.3 kB or 85% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-31%

Potential reduce by 146.1 kB

  • Original 465.0 kB
  • After minification 318.8 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, Reptile Direct needs image optimization as it can save up to 146.1 kB or 31% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-70%

Potential reduce by 201.0 kB

  • Original 287.8 kB
  • After minification 226.3 kB
  • After compression 86.8 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 201.0 kB or 70% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 42.3 kB

  • Original 50.0 kB
  • After minification 37.9 kB
  • After compression 7.7 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. Reptiledirect.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 42.3 kB or 85% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 30 (37%)

Requests Now

82

After Optimization

52

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 82 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Reptile Direct. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 13 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

reptiledirect.com

reptiledirect.com

96 ms

www.reptiledirect.com

www.reptiledirect.com

508 ms

jquery-1.7.2.min.js

jquery-1.7.2.min.js

142 ms

jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.js

jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.js

101 ms

json2.js

json2.js

74 ms

jstorage.js

jstorage.js

84 ms

jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.css

jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.css

56 ms

styles.css

styles.css

91 ms

storefront.js

storefront.js

94 ms

storefront.ie10.js

storefront.ie10.js

93 ms

jquery.producthistory.js

jquery.producthistory.js

109 ms

scripts.js

scripts.js

114 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

119 ms

siteseal.js

siteseal.js

121 ms

ga.js

ga.js

11 ms

defaultButtons.js

defaultButtons.js

93 ms

seal.js

seal.js

21 ms

basicrecgreen.gif

basicrecgreen.gif

1317 ms

bdc0ec2ba411343bb835f85ed3405754.png

bdc0ec2ba411343bb835f85ed3405754.png

20025 ms

upfront-badgeinit.js

upfront-badgeinit.js

20025 ms

secure90x72.gif

secure90x72.gif

293 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

254 ms

header-bg.png

header-bg.png

682 ms

hdnav-sep.gif

hdnav-sep.gif

438 ms

logo.png

logo.png

682 ms

view-cart-btn.gif

view-cart-btn.gif

636 ms

cart-icon.gif

cart-icon.gif

439 ms

cart-arrow.gif

cart-arrow.gif

435 ms

fb-icon.jpg

fb-icon.jpg

741 ms

tw-icon.jpg

tw-icon.jpg

742 ms

gplus-icon.jpg

gplus-icon.jpg

741 ms

search-bg.gif

search-bg.gif

697 ms

search-go-btn.jpg

search-go-btn.jpg

739 ms

custom_search_submit.gif

custom_search_submit.gif

738 ms

topnav-sep.gif

topnav-sep.gif

742 ms

body-bg.png

body-bg.png

828 ms

mod_head_category_lt.gif

mod_head_category_lt.gif

832 ms

module-bg.gif

module-bg.gif

829 ms

shop-by-category.jpg

shop-by-category.jpg

864 ms

mod_head_mans_lt.gif

mod_head_mans_lt.gif

847 ms

shop-by-manufacturer.jpg

shop-by-manufacturer.jpg

869 ms

mod_head_shopping_lt.gif

mod_head_shopping_lt.gif

859 ms

shopping-lists.jpg

shopping-lists.jpg

874 ms

mod_btn_go.gif

mod_btn_go.gif

868 ms

payment-cc.jpg

payment-cc.jpg

1203 ms

fedex-usps.jpg

fedex-usps.jpg

1199 ms

mod_head_links_lt.gif

mod_head_links_lt.gif

984 ms

bodycont-border.gif

bodycont-border.gif

915 ms

banner.jpg

banner.jpg

2241 ms

$25.gif

$25.gif

1089 ms

cart_btn_add.gif

cart_btn_add.gif

1090 ms

cart_btn_view.gif

cart_btn_view.gif

1143 ms

$50.gif

$50.gif

1735 ms

TortoiseBlock.jpg

TortoiseBlock.jpg

1306 ms

LF25.jpg

LF25.jpg

1404 ms

rating-full.gif

rating-full.gif

1672 ms

rating-none.gif

rating-none.gif

1731 ms

DayNightTimer.jpg

DayNightTimer.jpg

1386 ms

primate_skull2.jpg

primate_skull2.jpg

1084 ms

turtle_lamp_combo.jpg

turtle_lamp_combo.jpg

1060 ms

aquatic_turtle_Combo.jpg

aquatic_turtle_Combo.jpg

1156 ms

day_night_tropical_Kit.jpg

day_night_tropical_Kit.jpg

1019 ms

tetrajumbosticks.jpg

tetrajumbosticks.jpg

992 ms

BeardedCombo.jpg

BeardedCombo.jpg

1177 ms

ExoterraPT2824CanopyComboDish.jpg

ExoterraPT2824CanopyComboDish.jpg

1167 ms

ReptiSun_UVB_LED.jpg

ReptiSun_UVB_LED.jpg

1209 ms

turtle_clean.jpg

turtle_clean.jpg

1692 ms

monsoon_rs400.jpg

monsoon_rs400.jpg

1587 ms

XRK1_Excavator_Cavern_Kit.jpg

XRK1_Excavator_Cavern_Kit.jpg

1252 ms

jungle_vines.jpg

jungle_vines.jpg

1229 ms

River_Pebbles.jpg

River_Pebbles.jpg

1369 ms

ReptiBreeze_LED_Deluxe.jpg

ReptiBreeze_LED_Deluxe.jpg

1239 ms

tortoise_cave.jpg

tortoise_cave.jpg

1252 ms

dinosaureggs.jpg

dinosaureggs.jpg

1330 ms

rating-half.gif

rating-half.gif

1302 ms

Chameleon_Kit.jpg

Chameleon_Kit.jpg

1360 ms

welcome.jpg

welcome.jpg

826 ms

facebook-homepage.jpg

facebook-homepage.jpg

1456 ms

twitter-homepage.jpg

twitter-homepage.jpg

1467 ms

gplus-homepage.jpg

gplus-homepage.jpg

1628 ms

error.html

error.html

1452 ms

footer-bg.png

footer-bg.png

1520 ms

ourstore.gif

ourstore.gif

1343 ms

policies.gif

policies.gif

1356 ms

help.gif

help.gif

1343 ms

ordering.gif

ordering.gif

1317 ms

paypal-verified.jpg

paypal-verified.jpg

1377 ms

Accessibility Review

reptiledirect.com accessibility score

86

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

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

reptiledirect.com best practices score

83

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

SEO Factors

reptiledirect.com SEO score

93

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

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

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 Reptiledirect.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 Reptiledirect.com 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

reptiledirect.com

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