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Report Summary

  • 69

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    80% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 92

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    80% of websites

  • 75

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    32% of websites

thegist.com

Page Load Speed

3.6 sec in total

First Response

613 ms

Resources Loaded

2.2 sec

Page Rendered

697 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Thegist.com page load time and found that the first response time was 613 ms and then it took 2.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 55% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

thegist.com performance score

69

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.1 s

47/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.9 s

53/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value3.1 s

93/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value430 ms

65/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.099

90/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value4.1 s

87/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.someecards.com

613 ms

css

38 ms

someecards-d75c210.css

51 ms

segments.json

9 ms

someecards-d75c210.js

172 ms

Our browser made a total of 86 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Thegist.com, 6% (5 requests) were made to V4.moatads.com and 6% (5 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (613 ms) relates to the external source Someecards.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.3 MB (37%)

Content Size

3.4 MB

After Optimization

2.2 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Thegist.com main page is 3.4 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 1.8 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-90%

Potential reduce by 235.7 kB

  • Original 261.1 kB
  • After minification 205.6 kB
  • After compression 25.4 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. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 55.5 kB, which is 21% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 235.7 kB or 90% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 35.5 kB

  • Original 1.8 MB
  • After minification 1.7 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. Thegist images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-68%

Potential reduce by 696.9 kB

  • Original 1.0 MB
  • After minification 1.0 MB
  • After compression 334.1 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 696.9 kB or 68% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-87%

Potential reduce by 316.6 kB

  • Original 362.0 kB
  • After minification 361.8 kB
  • After compression 45.4 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. Thegist.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 316.6 kB or 87% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 36 (45%)

Requests Now

80

After Optimization

44

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 80 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Thegist. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 20 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.someecards.com

www.someecards.com

613 ms

css

css

38 ms

someecards-d75c210.css

someecards-d75c210.css

51 ms

segments.json

segments.json

9 ms

someecards-d75c210.js

someecards-d75c210.js

172 ms

js

js

170 ms

gpt.js

gpt.js

287 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

288 ms

quant.js

quant.js

288 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

284 ms

widgets.js

widgets.js

421 ms

beacon.js

beacon.js

220 ms

ad-page-breaker-bg-light.png

ad-page-breaker-bg-light.png

214 ms

ad-leaderboard-lighter-bg-6.jpg

ad-leaderboard-lighter-bg-6.jpg

219 ms

header-search.png

header-search.png

217 ms

redarrow.png

redarrow.png

216 ms

whitearrow.png

whitearrow.png

217 ms

pencil-white.png

pencil-white.png

411 ms

share-arrow.png

share-arrow.png

214 ms

shorts-sandals-spring-men-funny-ecard-fwH.png

shorts-sandals-spring-men-funny-ecard-fwH.png

410 ms

i-cant-wait-to-go-out-in-the-beautiful-spring-weather-to-give-my-depression-some-fresh-air-EHZ.png

i-cant-wait-to-go-out-in-the-beautiful-spring-weather-to-give-my-depression-some-fresh-air-EHZ.png

396 ms

i-cant-wait-to-leave-a-party-early-this-weekend-funny-ecard-e8Q.png

i-cant-wait-to-leave-a-party-early-this-weekend-funny-ecard-e8Q.png

405 ms

ajax-loader@2x.gif

ajax-loader@2x.gif

406 ms

refresh.png

refresh.png

405 ms

header-avatar-default.png

header-avatar-default.png

457 ms

footer-logo.png

footer-logo.png

459 ms

updating.jpg

updating.jpg

461 ms

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bIcY3_3JNqUVRAQQRNVteQ.ttf

244 ms

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250 ms

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252 ms

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251 ms

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JbtMzqLaYbbbCL9X6EvaIy3USBnSvpkopQaUR-2r7iU.ttf

252 ms

top-pages

top-pages

149 ms

get-weather-and-location

get-weather-and-location

162 ms

pubads_impl_82.js

pubads_impl_82.js

148 ms

pixel;r=1410224133;a=p-880wF3y-pNyF6;fpan=1;fpa=P0-6916906-1458466584796;ns=0;ce=1;cm=;je=0;sr=1024x768x32;enc=n;dst=0;et=1458466584795;tzo=-180;ref=;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2F;ogl=

pixel;r=1410224133;a=p-880wF3y-pNyF6;fpan=1;fpa=P0-6916906-1458466584796;ns=0;ce=1;cm=;je=0;sr=1024x768x32;enc=n;dst=0;et=1458466584795;tzo=-180;ref=;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.someecards.com%2F;ogl=

111 ms

linkid.js

linkid.js

105 ms

baboon-magic-trick-mFY.png

baboon-magic-trick-mFY.png

198 ms

miss-universe-puerto-rico-stripped-of-crown-9Ha.png

miss-universe-puerto-rico-stripped-of-crown-9Ha.png

206 ms

dog-maternity-shoot-lpl.png

dog-maternity-shoot-lpl.png

198 ms

great-molasses-flood-boston-atlas-obscura-Kiw.png

great-molasses-flood-boston-atlas-obscura-Kiw.png

202 ms

gabourey-sidibe-prank-jimmy-kimmel-wedding-2i2.png

gabourey-sidibe-prank-jimmy-kimmel-wedding-2i2.png

199 ms

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underwear-stealing-cat-rRp.png

199 ms

kourtney-kardashian-scott-disick-not-back-together-zI8.png

kourtney-kardashian-scott-disick-not-back-together-zI8.png

200 ms

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rescued-pets-first-names-f4v.png

203 ms

header-avatar-logged-out%402x.png

header-avatar-logged-out%402x.png

197 ms

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201 ms

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150 ms

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152 ms

tv-shows-hiding-pregnancy-KVq.png

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151 ms

cloudy_day_75@2x.png

cloudy_day_75@2x.png

129 ms

card_65.png

card_65.png

134 ms

partly_cloudy_day_75@2x.png

partly_cloudy_day_75@2x.png

129 ms

light_rain_day_75@2x.png

light_rain_day_75@2x.png

131 ms

light_rain_night_75@2x.png

light_rain_night_75@2x.png

130 ms

cloudy_night_75@2x.png

cloudy_night_75@2x.png

131 ms

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132 ms

255 ms

ads

ads

116 ms

container.html

container.html

55 ms

collect

collect

45 ms

collect

collect

182 ms

xd_arbiter.php

xd_arbiter.php

83 ms

xd_arbiter.php

xd_arbiter.php

132 ms

my-big-fat-greek-wedding2-custom-skin-fri-mst.jpg

my-big-fat-greek-wedding2-custom-skin-fri-mst.jpg

65 ms

B9419085.128486853;dc_trk_aid=301115930;dc_trk_cid=68627052;ord=964222475;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=

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193 ms

moatad.js

moatad.js

116 ms

aclk

aclk

173 ms

my-big-fat-greek-wedding2-custom-skin-ddt-Gyp.gif

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47 ms

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57 ms

my-big-fat-greek-wedding2-custom-skin-ddt-FRH.jpg

my-big-fat-greek-wedding2-custom-skin-ddt-FRH.jpg

55 ms

osd.js

osd.js

67 ms

like.php

like.php

153 ms

pixel.gif

pixel.gif

65 ms

like.php

like.php

97 ms

init.js

init.js

108 ms

lidar.js

lidar.js

49 ms

qeKvIRsJabD.js

qeKvIRsJabD.js

166 ms

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153 ms

pixel.gif

pixel.gif

50 ms

pixel.gif

pixel.gif

24 ms

qeKvIRsJabD.js

qeKvIRsJabD.js

112 ms

imp

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114 ms

adrd.js

adrd.js

91 ms

pixel.gif

pixel.gif

40 ms

pixel.gif

pixel.gif

18 ms

Accessibility Review

thegist.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

Document doesn't have a <title> element

High

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

Best Practices

thegist.com best practices score

92

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

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

thegist.com SEO score

75

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

Document doesn't have a <title> element

Crawling and Indexing

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

Impact

Issue

High

Page is blocked from indexing

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 Thegist.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 Thegist.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

thegist.com

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