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Report Summary

  • 41

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    60% of other websites

  • 84

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 56% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 74

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    31% of websites

sdm.group

SDM Group - Glasgow & Edinburgh building contractor covering Scotland

Page Load Speed

3.6 sec in total

First Response

224 ms

Resources Loaded

3.1 sec

Page Rendered

206 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Sdm.group page load time and found that the first response time was 224 ms and then it took 3.3 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 60% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

sdm.group performance score

41

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.9 s

25/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value4.3 s

41/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value6.7 s

35/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,140 ms

22/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.086

93/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value7.7 s

46/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

sdm.group

224 ms

sdm.group

809 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

104 ms

tbar.css

205 ms

dashicons.min.css

286 ms

Our browser made a total of 80 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 96% of them (77 requests) were addressed to the original Sdm.group, 3% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 1% (1 request) were made to Googletagmanager.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.3 sec) belongs to the original domain Sdm.group.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 132.9 kB (19%)

Content Size

706.9 kB

After Optimization

574.0 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Sdm.group main page is 706.9 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 299.7 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 79.8 kB

  • Original 96.1 kB
  • After minification 92.6 kB
  • After compression 16.4 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 79.8 kB or 83% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 18.0 kB

  • Original 299.7 kB
  • After minification 281.8 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. SDM images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-10%

Potential reduce by 23.3 kB

  • Original 223.5 kB
  • After minification 222.6 kB
  • After compression 200.2 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. This website has mostly compressed JavaScripts.

CSS Optimization

-14%

Potential reduce by 11.9 kB

  • Original 87.5 kB
  • After minification 87.5 kB
  • After compression 75.7 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. Sdm.group needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 11.9 kB or 14% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 37 (49%)

Requests Now

75

After Optimization

38

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 75 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of SDM. 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 13 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

sdm.group

sdm.group

224 ms

sdm.group

sdm.group

809 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

104 ms

tbar.css

tbar.css

205 ms

dashicons.min.css

dashicons.min.css

286 ms

thickbox.css

thickbox.css

305 ms

tbtestimonials.css

tbtestimonials.css

309 ms

styles.css

styles.css

315 ms

settings.css

settings.css

310 ms

style.css

style.css

307 ms

main.css

main.css

387 ms

default.css

default.css

409 ms

style.css

style.css

408 ms

prettyPhoto.css

prettyPhoto.css

411 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

420 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

432 ms

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

484 ms

jquery.cookie.js

jquery.cookie.js

511 ms

jquery.dcjqaccordion.2.9.js

jquery.dcjqaccordion.2.9.js

512 ms

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

513 ms

tbtestimonials.js

tbtestimonials.js

528 ms

frontend.min.js

frontend.min.js

530 ms

jquery.themepunch.tools.min.js

jquery.themepunch.tools.min.js

586 ms

jquery.themepunch.revolution.min.js

jquery.themepunch.revolution.min.js

616 ms

jquery.metadata.js

jquery.metadata.js

620 ms

jquery.easing.1.3.js

jquery.easing.1.3.js

621 ms

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

635 ms

jquery.prettyPhoto.js

jquery.prettyPhoto.js

636 ms

main.js

main.js

688 ms

ai.js

ai.js

713 ms

widgetkit-c872bd63.css

widgetkit-c872bd63.css

719 ms

widgetkit-b5e05515.js

widgetkit-b5e05515.js

724 ms

respond.src.js

respond.src.js

738 ms

comment-reply.min.js

comment-reply.min.js

737 ms

jquery.form.min.js

jquery.form.min.js

796 ms

scripts.js

scripts.js

810 ms

uk-cookie-consent-js.js

uk-cookie-consent-js.js

821 ms

modifications.js

modifications.js

1322 ms

wp-embed.min.js

wp-embed.min.js

746 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

31 ms

collect

collect

18 ms

js

js

75 ms

lightbox.js

lightbox.js

118 ms

mediaelement-and-player.js

mediaelement-and-player.js

163 ms

spotlight.js

spotlight.js

183 ms

logo.png

logo.png

189 ms

twitter.png

twitter.png

207 ms

dummy.png

dummy.png

213 ms

sdm-coverage-map-glasgow-edinbrugh.png

sdm-coverage-map-glasgow-edinbrugh.png

247 ms

SDMvsCowboys1.png

SDMvsCowboys1.png

275 ms

chas.png

chas.png

292 ms

safecontractor.png

safecontractor.png

313 ms

altius.png

altius.png

318 ms

constructionline.png

constructionline.png

345 ms

big_shadow.png

big_shadow.png

344 ms

sdm.png

sdm.png

363 ms

icon_message_success.png

icon_message_success.png

385 ms

check.png

check.png

390 ms

icon_message_sdm.png

icon_message_sdm.png

410 ms

sidebar_right_helper.png

sidebar_right_helper.png

553 ms

sidebar_right_inner.png

sidebar_right_inner.png

554 ms

icon_document.png

icon_document.png

553 ms

black-opacity-75.png

black-opacity-75.png

554 ms

nav.png

nav.png

554 ms

Lato-Light-webfont.woff

Lato-Light-webfont.woff

553 ms

client.png

client.png

533 ms

slideset.js

slideset.js

105 ms

shadow3.png

shadow3.png

102 ms

bullet.png

bullet.png

107 ms

large_left.png

large_left.png

106 ms

large_right.png

large_right.png

106 ms

bbc-sdm-vs-cowboys.jpg

bbc-sdm-vs-cowboys.jpg

219 ms

niceic.png

niceic.png

106 ms

gassafe.png

gassafe.png

152 ms

trustmark.png

trustmark.png

154 ms

helifix.png

helifix.png

153 ms

chance.png

chance.png

152 ms

bdma.png

bdma.png

589 ms

pasma.png

pasma.png

233 ms

print.css

print.css

105 ms

Accessibility Review

sdm.group accessibility score

84

Accessibility Issues

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

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

Best Practices

sdm.group best practices score

67

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

SEO Factors

sdm.group SEO score

74

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

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Crawling and Indexing

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

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

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 Sdm.group 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 Sdm.group 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

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