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Report Summary

  • 29

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    49% of other websites

  • 70

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 36% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    36% of websites

  • 79

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    40% of websites

theshadestore.com

The Shade Store: Shades, Blinds, Drapery & Window Treatments

Page Load Speed

20 sec in total

First Response

383 ms

Resources Loaded

11.9 sec

Page Rendered

7.7 sec

theshadestore.com screenshot

About Website

Click here to check amazing The Shade Store content for United States. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about theshadestore.com

Shop our selection of window treatments, shades, blinds, curtains, and drapes made from the finest materials. Order free swatches or visit a showroom near you!

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Key Findings

We analyzed Theshadestore.com page load time and found that the first response time was 383 ms and then it took 19.6 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

theshadestore.com performance score

29

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.1 s

8/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value12.4 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.0 s

9/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value770 ms

38/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value13.6 s

11/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

theshadestore.com

383 ms

www.theshadestore.com

1475 ms

aggregate.php

387 ms

fonts.css

2355 ms

require.js

1918 ms

Our browser made a total of 58 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 55% of them (32 requests) were addressed to the original Theshadestore.com, 28% (16 requests) were made to Static.theshadestore.com and 3% (2 requests) were made to Googleadservices.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (5.7 sec) relates to the external source D1ujcxvso83ysh.cloudfront.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.2 MB (24%)

Content Size

5.0 MB

After Optimization

3.8 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Theshadestore.com main page is 5.0 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 3.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 69.9 kB

  • Original 86.2 kB
  • After minification 61.3 kB
  • After compression 16.3 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 24.8 kB, which is 29% 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 69.9 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 6.6 kB

  • Original 3.4 MB
  • After minification 3.4 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 Shade Store images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-68%

Potential reduce by 767.4 kB

  • Original 1.1 MB
  • After minification 917.8 kB
  • After compression 364.6 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 767.4 kB or 68% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-84%

Potential reduce by 334.5 kB

  • Original 396.1 kB
  • After minification 389.9 kB
  • After compression 61.6 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. Theshadestore.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 334.5 kB or 84% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 32 (63%)

Requests Now

51

After Optimization

19

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 51 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Shade Store. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 25 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

theshadestore.com

theshadestore.com

383 ms

www.theshadestore.com

www.theshadestore.com

1475 ms

aggregate.php

aggregate.php

387 ms

fonts.css

fonts.css

2355 ms

require.js

require.js

1918 ms

ytc.js

ytc.js

2044 ms

conversion.js

conversion.js

1987 ms

conversion_async.js

conversion_async.js

1987 ms

print.css

print.css

37 ms

flag_off.png

flag_off.png

1408 ms

blank.png

blank.png

3842 ms

Carousel_Rollers2017Final1.jpg

Carousel_Rollers2017Final1.jpg

5674 ms

ct.pinterest.com

ct.pinterest.com

4778 ms

ajax_40x40.gif

ajax_40x40.gif

2431 ms

close_45x44.png

close_45x44.png

2430 ms

tss_logo.png

tss_logo.png

3575 ms

houzz_16x28.png

houzz_16x28.png

3834 ms

b-logo.jpg

b-logo.jpg

3833 ms

1_Three_Generations-1.jpg

1_Three_Generations-1.jpg

3810 ms

1_Three_Generations_Icon.png

1_Three_Generations_Icon.png

3698 ms

2_Handcrafted_USA.jpg

2_Handcrafted_USA.jpg

3698 ms

2_Handcrafted_USA.png

2_Handcrafted_USA.png

3697 ms

3_Satisfaction_Guarantee.jpg

3_Satisfaction_Guarantee.jpg

4478 ms

3_Satisfaction_Guarantee_Icon.png

3_Satisfaction_Guarantee_Icon.png

4640 ms

4_Gift_of_Shade.jpg

4_Gift_of_Shade.jpg

5408 ms

4_Gift_of_Shade.png

4_Gift_of_Shade.png

4638 ms

5_Exclusive_Collections.jpg

5_Exclusive_Collections.jpg

4638 ms

5_Exclusive_Collections_Icon.png

5_Exclusive_Collections_Icon.png

4408 ms

6_MI.jpg

6_MI.jpg

5111 ms

6_MI_Icon.png

6_MI_Icon.png

5110 ms

main.js

main.js

2640 ms

MuseoSans_300-webfont.woff

MuseoSans_300-webfont.woff

1351 ms

MuseoSans_500-webfont.woff

MuseoSans_500-webfont.woff

1351 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

fontawesome-webfont.woff

2442 ms

2651 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

2534 ms

need_help_footer_button.png

need_help_footer_button.png

1748 ms

ui.totop.png

ui.totop.png

1748 ms

phpdebugbar.js

phpdebugbar.js

943 ms

index.js

index.js

1254 ms

modernizr-build.min.js

modernizr-build.min.js

1806 ms

iso8601.min.js

iso8601.min.js

1805 ms

object_keys.js

object_keys.js

1805 ms

css_browser_selector.js

css_browser_selector.js

1804 ms

init.js

init.js

1804 ms

feedback_promo_modal.js

feedback_promo_modal.js

2877 ms

modals.js

modals.js

2738 ms

bootstrap.js

bootstrap.js

2691 ms

reflexions.js

reflexions.js

2690 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

2689 ms

1146 ms

462549347220527

462549347220527

727 ms

handlebars.amd.js

handlebars.amd.js

650 ms

deferred-component.js

deferred-component.js

686 ms

homepage_email_flyover.js

homepage_email_flyover.js

624 ms

geolocation.js

geolocation.js

683 ms

menu.js

menu.js

682 ms

testimonial.js

testimonial.js

681 ms

Accessibility Review

theshadestore.com accessibility score

70

Accessibility Issues

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-*] attributes do not match their roles

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

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

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

theshadestore.com best practices score

75

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

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

theshadestore.com SEO score

79

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

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Theshadestore.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and neither this language nor any other was claimed in <html> or <meta> tags. Our system also found out that Theshadestore.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

theshadestore.com

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