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Report Summary

  • 38

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    57% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 91

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    70% of websites

theflockingshop.co.uk

The DCA Flocking Shop - Electrostatic Flocking Equipment & Consumables

Page Load Speed

5.8 sec in total

First Response

238 ms

Resources Loaded

4.8 sec

Page Rendered

836 ms

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About Website

Visit theflockingshop.co.uk now to see the best up-to-date The Flocking Shop content and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about theflockingshop.co.uk

Supplying the largest range of flocking fibres, flocking adhesives and flocking equipment in the world! Order online today with worldwide delivery.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Theflockingshop.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 238 ms and then it took 5.6 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 75% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

theflockingshop.co.uk performance score

38

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value6.4 s

2/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value7.6 s

4/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.6 s

17/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value450 ms

62/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.056

98/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value12.8 s

13/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

theflockingshop.co.uk

238 ms

www.theflockingshop.co.uk

442 ms

fontawesome.css

27 ms

brands.css

23 ms

solid.css

24 ms

Our browser made a total of 66 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 86% of them (57 requests) were addressed to the original Theflockingshop.co.uk, 8% (5 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.3 sec) belongs to the original domain Theflockingshop.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 147.3 kB (8%)

Content Size

1.9 MB

After Optimization

1.7 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Theflockingshop.co.uk main page is 1.9 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. 60% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-88%

Potential reduce by 89.0 kB

  • Original 101.1 kB
  • After minification 98.2 kB
  • After compression 12.1 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 89.0 kB or 88% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 13.5 kB

  • Original 1.4 MB
  • After minification 1.4 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. The Flocking Shop images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-18%

Potential reduce by 43.4 kB

  • Original 245.5 kB
  • After minification 245.5 kB
  • After compression 202.1 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 43.4 kB or 18% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 1.3 kB

  • Original 137.1 kB
  • After minification 137.1 kB
  • After compression 135.8 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. Theflockingshop.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 27 (49%)

Requests Now

55

After Optimization

28

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 55 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Flocking Shop. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 21 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 8 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

theflockingshop.co.uk

theflockingshop.co.uk

238 ms

www.theflockingshop.co.uk

www.theflockingshop.co.uk

442 ms

fontawesome.css

fontawesome.css

27 ms

brands.css

brands.css

23 ms

solid.css

solid.css

24 ms

regular.css

regular.css

76 ms

all.css

all.css

76 ms

MainPageHeaderStyles.css

MainPageHeaderStyles.css

24 ms

css2

css2

39 ms

jquery-latest.js

jquery-latest.js

455 ms

jquery-migrate-1.0.0.js

jquery-migrate-1.0.0.js

369 ms

jquery.fancybox.js

jquery.fancybox.js

471 ms

jquery.matchHeight.js

jquery.matchHeight.js

375 ms

jQuery-Validate.js

jQuery-Validate.js

416 ms

fancyBoxSettings.js

fancyBoxSettings.js

411 ms

Glob_functions.js

Glob_functions.js

708 ms

MatchHeightSettings.js

MatchHeightSettings.js

715 ms

jQuery-ui.js

jQuery-ui.js

1000 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

767 ms

jquery.swipebox.js

jquery.swipebox.js

790 ms

jquery.postcodes.js

jquery.postcodes.js

817 ms

TermsndConditions.js

TermsndConditions.js

1044 ms

HomePageSliders.js

HomePageSliders.js

1060 ms

bjqs-1.3.min.js

bjqs-1.3.min.js

1107 ms

jquery.bxslider.js

jquery.bxslider.js

1130 ms

HomePageATC.js

HomePageATC.js

1157 ms

HeaderDropdownCss-Default.css

HeaderDropdownCss-Default.css

1029 ms

email-decode.min.js

email-decode.min.js

1029 ms

slidebars-theme.js

slidebars-theme.js

1353 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

22 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

48 ms

collect

collect

22 ms

DCAFlockLogo.jpg

DCAFlockLogo.jpg

337 ms

squarepound.jpg

squarepound.jpg

32 ms

squareeuro.jpg

squareeuro.jpg

33 ms

DCAFlockHeroImage.png

DCAFlockHeroImage.png

1695 ms

DCAFlockMobileHeroImage.png

DCAFlockMobileHeroImage.png

663 ms

FlockFibres1.png

FlockFibres1.png

428 ms

Adhesives1.png

Adhesives1.png

436 ms

Pigments1.png

Pigments1.png

616 ms

FlockingEquipment1.png

FlockingEquipment1.png

759 ms

TestEquipment1.png

TestEquipment1.png

681 ms

SafetyAndPPE1.png

SafetyAndPPE1.png

876 ms

1.0mm-selection-pack-50x-100g-bag-1051-p.jpg

1.0mm-selection-pack-50x-100g-bag-1051-p.jpg

628 ms

fabricoater-flocking-kit-entry-level-670-p.jpg

fabricoater-flocking-kit-entry-level-670-p.jpg

1048 ms

static-removal-gun-1176-p.jpg

static-removal-gun-1176-p.jpg

1088 ms

fabricoater-portable-battery-system-669-p.jpg

fabricoater-portable-battery-system-669-p.jpg

1099 ms

fabricoat-series-60-400-industrial-spray-system-844-p.jpg

fabricoat-series-60-400-industrial-spray-system-844-p.jpg

1276 ms

dust-mask-disposable-moldex-2405-1141-p.jpg

dust-mask-disposable-moldex-2405-1141-p.jpg

1295 ms

turboflocker-applicator-gun-flock-hose-1188-p.jpg

turboflocker-applicator-gun-flock-hose-1188-p.jpg

1467 ms

turboflocker-mesh-for-175mm-pot-985-p.jpg

turboflocker-mesh-for-175mm-pot-985-p.jpg

1591 ms

45YearsExperienceicon.png

45YearsExperienceicon.png

1110 ms

WorldwideShippingIcon.png

WorldwideShippingIcon.png

1120 ms

HelpAndAdviceIcon.png

HelpAndAdviceIcon.png

1131 ms

SameDayDispatch.png

SameDayDispatch.png

1142 ms

AboutTheFlockingShopImage.jpg

AboutTheFlockingShopImage.jpg

1480 ms

CardsWeAccept.png

CardsWeAccept.png

1612 ms

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pxiByp8kv8JHgFVrLEj6V1s.ttf

24 ms

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pxiByp8kv8JHgFVrLCz7V1s.ttf

34 ms

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41 ms

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pxiEyp8kv8JHgFVrFJA.ttf

43 ms

pxiByp8kv8JHgFVrLDz8V1s.ttf

pxiByp8kv8JHgFVrLDz8V1s.ttf

43 ms

fa-solid-900.ttf

fa-solid-900.ttf

1646 ms

fa-regular-400.ttf

fa-regular-400.ttf

1811 ms

fa-light-300.ttf

fa-light-300.ttf

2303 ms

fa-thin-100.ttf

fa-thin-100.ttf

1986 ms

Accessibility Review

theflockingshop.co.uk accessibility score

86

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.

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 IDs are not unique

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

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

theflockingshop.co.uk 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

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

theflockingshop.co.uk SEO score

91

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

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 Theflockingshop.co.uk 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 Theflockingshop.co.uk 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

theflockingshop.co.uk

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