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Report Summary

  • 19

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    36% of other websites

  • 92

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 79% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 97

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    91% of websites

valeblindsdirect.com

Vale Blinds - Transforming Windows with Blinds and Shutters

Page Load Speed

8.8 sec in total

First Response

261 ms

Resources Loaded

8 sec

Page Rendered

516 ms

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About Website

Welcome to valeblindsdirect.com homepage info - get ready to check Vale Blinds Direct best content right away, or after learning these important things about valeblindsdirect.com

Vale Blinds have one of the widest ranges of blinds from all major brands - VELUX, Luxaflex, Fakro and more - all at great prices. Let us help you transform your room.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Valeblindsdirect.com page load time and found that the first response time was 261 ms and then it took 8.5 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 85% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

valeblindsdirect.com performance score

19

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.8 s

11/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value14.9 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value7.7 s

25/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value830 ms

35/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.476

18/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value11.4 s

19/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

valeblindsdirect.com

261 ms

www.valeblindsdirect.com

278 ms

valeblinds.com

617 ms

bundle.css

551 ms

bundle.css

684 ms

Our browser made a total of 120 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 2% of them (2 requests) were addressed to the original Valeblindsdirect.com, 92% (110 requests) were made to Valeblinds.com and 3% (4 requests) were made to Use.fontawesome.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.5 sec) relates to the external source Valeblinds.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 279.6 kB (6%)

Content Size

4.7 MB

After Optimization

4.5 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Valeblindsdirect.com main page is 4.7 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 4.5 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 58.6 kB

  • Original 70.7 kB
  • After minification 68.1 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 58.6 kB or 83% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-4%

Potential reduce by 201.2 kB

  • Original 4.5 MB
  • After minification 4.3 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. Vale Blinds Direct images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-14%

Potential reduce by 19.8 kB

  • Original 142.0 kB
  • After minification 142.0 kB
  • After compression 122.2 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. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 19.8 kB or 14% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 0 B

  • Original 8.0 kB
  • After minification 8.0 kB
  • After compression 8.0 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. Valeblindsdirect.com has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 14 (12%)

Requests Now

114

After Optimization

100

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 114 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Vale Blinds 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 9 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 7 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

valeblindsdirect.com

valeblindsdirect.com

261 ms

www.valeblindsdirect.com

www.valeblindsdirect.com

278 ms

valeblinds.com

valeblinds.com

617 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

551 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

684 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

816 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

681 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

855 ms

bundle.css

bundle.css

665 ms

all.css

all.css

46 ms

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

1145 ms

jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js

jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js

1031 ms

jquery-ui-1.9.2.min.js

jquery-ui-1.9.2.min.js

1433 ms

primarybundle.js

primarybundle.js

1298 ms

js

js

81 ms

extrabundle.min.js

extrabundle.min.js

1594 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

131 ms

logo.png

logo.png

335 ms

search.png

search.png

292 ms

vale_rod_close_up_opening_blind.png

vale_rod_close_up_opening_blind.png

292 ms

duette_logo_website_1000x1000.png

duette_logo_website_1000x1000.png

293 ms

decora_musa_paradise_room.jpg

decora_musa_paradise_room.jpg

291 ms

hunter_douglas_large_roller_blinds.png

hunter_douglas_large_roller_blinds.png

332 ms

vale_flat_roof_2.png

vale_flat_roof_2.png

551 ms

pinta_close_up.jpg

pinta_close_up.jpg

541 ms

image_3225.jpg

image_3225.jpg

545 ms

ll_allusion_vista_snow_mid-3_mail.jpg

ll_allusion_vista_snow_mid-3_mail.jpg

621 ms

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luxaflex_model_124_1.png

583 ms

pb_1558.jpg

pb_1558.jpg

581 ms

luxaflex_red_roman_blind.png

luxaflex_red_roman_blind.png

807 ms

tawny__jet_tape_close_up.jpg

tawny__jet_tape_close_up.jpg

795 ms

luxaflex_metal_venetain_image_7.jpg

luxaflex_metal_venetain_image_7.jpg

796 ms

clic_fit_bio_folds_2.png

clic_fit_bio_folds_2.png

849 ms

c40_cassetted_blind_side_rails.png

c40_cassetted_blind_side_rails.png

835 ms

white_close_up.png

white_close_up.png

875 ms

one_touch_remote_control_-_green.png

one_touch_remote_control_-_green.png

1075 ms

blackoutblinds_2.png

blackoutblinds_2.png

1046 ms

conservatory_2.png

conservatory_2.png

1052 ms

bi-fold_door_image.png

bi-fold_door_image.png

1090 ms

img_1102_2.png

img_1102_2.png

1101 ms

luxaflex_front.png

luxaflex_front.png

1129 ms

decorafront.jpg

decorafront.jpg

1292 ms

kurolok_rl_square_headbox_-_standard_orientati.jpg

kurolok_rl_square_headbox_-_standard_orientati.jpg

1299 ms

vale_blinds_for_velux_windows.png

vale_blinds_for_velux_windows.png

1339 ms

velux_logo_11.png

velux_logo_11.png

1356 ms

vale_for_fakro1.png

vale_for_fakro1.png

1358 ms

fakro-icon.png

fakro-icon.png

1368 ms

vale_for_colt_roto.png

vale_for_colt_roto.png

1570 ms

roto_3.png

roto_3.png

1541 ms

vale_for_keylite.png

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1617 ms

keylite_logo_1.png

keylite_logo_1.png

1605 ms

vale_for_rooflite.png

vale_for_rooflite.png

1618 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

123 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

72 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

92 ms

fa-brands-400.woff

fa-brands-400.woff

93 ms

rooflite.png

rooflite.png

1408 ms

ec.js

ec.js

69 ms

vale_for_dakstra.png

vale_for_dakstra.png

1514 ms

dakstra_2_logo_37.png

dakstra_2_logo_37.png

1556 ms

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vale_for_dakea_2.png

1572 ms

dakea_logo2.png

dakea_logo2.png

1580 ms

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vale_for_balio_4.png

1553 ms

vale_for_optilight.png

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1539 ms

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1516 ms

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1552 ms

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1638 ms

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1629 ms

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vale_for_jeld_wen.png

1536 ms

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vale_for_boulton_and_paul_2.png

1516 ms

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vale_for_aurora_8.png

1533 ms

vale_for_solstro.png

vale_for_solstro.png

1554 ms

vale_for_axis90.jpg

vale_for_axis90.jpg

1554 ms

axis90-1.png

axis90-1.png

1580 ms

vale_in_a_box.png

vale_in_a_box.png

1584 ms

vale_blinds_1000.png

vale_blinds_1000.png

1621 ms

pt_blinds_logo_trademark.jpg

pt_blinds_logo_trademark.jpg

1525 ms

logo_1.png

logo_1.png

1545 ms

timberlux.png

timberlux.png

1567 ms

sunwood.png

sunwood.png

1602 ms

intu.png

intu.png

1589 ms

bloc_long_black.jpg

bloc_long_black.jpg

1610 ms

hunter_douglas.png

hunter_douglas.png

1601 ms

the_fabric_box.png

the_fabric_box.png

1543 ms

25plusyearsexperience.png

25plusyearsexperience.png

1538 ms

reliabledeliveryservices.png

reliabledeliveryservices.png

1593 ms

high_quality_materials.png

high_quality_materials.png

1589 ms

velux-free-delivery-2.jpg

velux-free-delivery-2.jpg

1707 ms

slider-min.png

slider-min.png

1907 ms

slide2.png

slide2.png

1896 ms

slide3.png

slide3.png

1889 ms

blinds.png

blinds.png

1927 ms

brands.png

brands.png

1917 ms

inspiration.png

inspiration.png

2070 ms

dml_image_2.jpg

dml_image_2.jpg

2066 ms

fourds_rod_control.png

fourds_rod_control.png

1894 ms

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ds_1699_002.jpg

1989 ms

image_13_binale.png

image_13_binale.png

2108 ms

skye.png

skye.png

2111 ms

sundown_xl_roller.jpg

sundown_xl_roller.jpg

2123 ms

hpimage_4.png

hpimage_4.png

2202 ms

vale_flat_roof_blackout_blind_copy_003.jpg

vale_flat_roof_blackout_blind_copy_003.jpg

2071 ms

accessories.png

accessories.png

2271 ms

questions.png

questions.png

2394 ms

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2316 ms

rooflite_232.png

rooflite_232.png

2060 ms

vale-blinds-logo_232.png

vale-blinds-logo_232.png

2086 ms

fakro-logo1.png

fakro-logo1.png

2269 ms

velux_logo_232.png

velux_logo_232.png

2169 ms

decora_logo-a.png

decora_logo-a.png

2305 ms

keylite_logo_1-1.png

keylite_logo_1-1.png

2237 ms

luxaflex_essentials-brand-1.png

luxaflex_essentials-brand-1.png

2262 ms

roto_brand-1.png

roto_brand-1.png

2205 ms

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silentgliss-2.jpg

2174 ms

opayo_logo.png

opayo_logo.png

2239 ms

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visaf.png

2229 ms

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mastercardf.png

2277 ms

maestrof.png

maestrof.png

2262 ms

paypalf.png

paypalf.png

2185 ms

footerbg.png

footerbg.png

2495 ms

Accessibility Review

valeblindsdirect.com accessibility score

92

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

Best Practices

valeblindsdirect.com best practices score

75

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

SEO Factors

valeblindsdirect.com SEO score

97

Search Engine Optimization Advices

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 Valeblindsdirect.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 Valeblindsdirect.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

valeblindsdirect.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Vale Blinds Direct. 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: