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Report Summary

  • 16

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    30% of other websites

  • 75

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 41% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 88

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    65% of websites

wax-lyrical.co.uk

Luxury Scented Candles & Reed Diffusers | Wax Lyrical

Page Load Speed

6.2 sec in total

First Response

245 ms

Resources Loaded

3.4 sec

Page Rendered

2.6 sec

wax-lyrical.co.uk screenshot

About Website

Visit wax-lyrical.co.uk now to see the best up-to-date Wax Lyrical content and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about wax-lyrical.co.uk

Wax Lyrical is the UK’s largest home fragrance company and our products are British made in the English Lake District.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Wax-lyrical.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 245 ms and then it took 6 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 80% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

wax-lyrical.co.uk performance score

16

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.8 s

5/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value9.0 s

1/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value17.4 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value24,380 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value38.3 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

wax-lyrical.co.uk

245 ms

www.waxlyrical.com

893 ms

otSDKStub.js

120 ms

e6645760f16b5eb7be6a75a68a9d726c.min.css

291 ms

require.min.js

361 ms

Our browser made a total of 94 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Wax-lyrical.co.uk, 55% (52 requests) were made to Waxlyrical.com and 15% (14 requests) were made to D3aqhgxtoqglcc.cloudfront.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.5 sec) relates to the external source D3aqhgxtoqglcc.cloudfront.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 337.3 kB (12%)

Content Size

2.8 MB

After Optimization

2.5 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Wax-lyrical.co.uk main page is 2.8 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 2.3 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-78%

Potential reduce by 292.8 kB

  • Original 375.2 kB
  • After minification 364.5 kB
  • After compression 82.4 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 292.8 kB or 78% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 44.2 kB

  • Original 2.3 MB
  • After minification 2.2 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. Wax Lyrical images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 103 B

  • Original 72.1 kB
  • After minification 72.1 kB
  • After compression 72.0 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

-0%

Potential reduce by 184 B

  • Original 115.4 kB
  • After minification 115.4 kB
  • After compression 115.3 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. Wax-lyrical.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 67 (75%)

Requests Now

89

After Optimization

22

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 89 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Wax Lyrical. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 63 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 6 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

wax-lyrical.co.uk

wax-lyrical.co.uk

245 ms

www.waxlyrical.com

www.waxlyrical.com

893 ms

otSDKStub.js

otSDKStub.js

120 ms

e6645760f16b5eb7be6a75a68a9d726c.min.css

e6645760f16b5eb7be6a75a68a9d726c.min.css

291 ms

require.min.js

require.min.js

361 ms

requirejs-min-resolver.min.js

requirejs-min-resolver.min.js

364 ms

mixins.min.js

mixins.min.js

366 ms

requirejs-config-common.min.js

requirejs-config-common.min.js

367 ms

requirejs-config-cms.min.js

requirejs-config-cms.min.js

369 ms

requirejs-config.min.js

requirejs-config.min.js

371 ms

fb-pixel.min.js

fb-pixel.min.js

420 ms

stripe_payments.min.js

stripe_payments.min.js

422 ms

tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js

tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js

94 ms

css

css

108 ms

css

css

122 ms

magento-24cf76dc

magento-24cf76dc

119 ms

5041cfc1-0c79-4d5a-b84c-cf371f21b7f0-test.json

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109 ms

otBannerSdk.js

otBannerSdk.js

35 ms

en.json

en.json

134 ms

bundle-common.min.js

bundle-common.min.js

184 ms

es6-collections.min.js

es6-collections.min.js

138 ms

FormData.min.js

FormData.min.js

137 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

129 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

272 ms

Meganav-candles-RHS-Fragrant-Garden.jpg

Meganav-candles-RHS-Fragrant-Garden.jpg

160 ms

meganav-inspired-collections.jpg

meganav-inspired-collections.jpg

163 ms

ESL_orchid_group_sq_1__1.jpg

ESL_orchid_group_sq_1__1.jpg

270 ms

Wax-Week-36-Top-Banner-2880-x-1080.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Top-Banner-2880-x-1080.jpg

869 ms

Wax-Week-36-Top-Banner-625-x-735.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Top-Banner-625-x-735.jpg

879 ms

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_1500_x_1500_3_1_.jpg

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_1500_x_1500_3_1_.jpg

872 ms

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_750_x_7502_3_.jpg

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_750_x_7502_3_.jpg

736 ms

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_750_x_7502_2_.jpg

Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_750_x_7502_2_.jpg

854 ms

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Wax_Autumn_Merch_Spots_750_x_7502_2__1.jpg

854 ms

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-1500-x-15002.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-1500-x-15002.jpg

1013 ms

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-750-x-7502.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-750-x-7502.jpg

1459 ms

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-1500-x-15005.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-1500-x-15005.jpg

1460 ms

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-750-x-7505.jpg

Wax-Week-36-Merch-Spots-750-x-7505.jpg

1459 ms

responsive.min.js

responsive.min.js

155 ms

picturefill.min.js

picturefill.min.js

151 ms

lazysizes.min.js

lazysizes.min.js

152 ms

modernizr.min.js

modernizr.min.js

153 ms

portmeirion.min.js

portmeirion.min.js

153 ms

ofi.min.js

ofi.min.js

260 ms

otCenterRounded.json

otCenterRounded.json

197 ms

otPcTab.json

otPcTab.json

229 ms

Graphik-Regular.woff

Graphik-Regular.woff

345 ms

Futura-Medium.woff

Futura-Medium.woff

265 ms

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164 ms

modal.min.js

modal.min.js

224 ms

vimeo.player.min.js

vimeo.player.min.js

186 ms

clipboard.min.js

clipboard.min.js

184 ms

accordion.min.js

accordion.min.js

184 ms

widget.js

widget.js

214 ms

DAE_29271_1_.jpg

DAE_29271_1_.jpg

948 ms

klevu-webstore.js

klevu-webstore.js

142 ms

js

js

88 ms

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194 ms

compat.min.js

compat.min.js

151 ms

klevu-15414205785477835.js

klevu-15414205785477835.js

325 ms

widget.css

widget.css

198 ms

print.min.css

print.min.css

174 ms

i

i

145 ms

accordion.min.js

accordion.min.js

132 ms

autocomplete.min.js

autocomplete.min.js

135 ms

datepicker.min.js

datepicker.min.js

136 ms

droppable.min.js

droppable.min.js

131 ms

effect-blind.min.js

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133 ms

effect-bounce.min.js

effect-bounce.min.js

181 ms

effect-clip.min.js

effect-clip.min.js

186 ms

effect-drop.min.js

effect-drop.min.js

187 ms

effect-explode.min.js

effect-explode.min.js

181 ms

effect-fold.min.js

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189 ms

effect-highlight.min.js

effect-highlight.min.js

187 ms

effect-scale.min.js

effect-scale.min.js

244 ms

effect-pulsate.min.js

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244 ms

effect-shake.min.js

effect-shake.min.js

250 ms

effect-slide.min.js

effect-slide.min.js

250 ms

effect-transfer.min.js

effect-transfer.min.js

249 ms

menu.min.js

menu.min.js

249 ms

progressbar.min.js

progressbar.min.js

300 ms

selectable.min.js

selectable.min.js

305 ms

sortable.min.js

sortable.min.js

314 ms

spinner.min.js

spinner.min.js

313 ms

tabs.min.js

tabs.min.js

319 ms

timepicker.min.js

timepicker.min.js

320 ms

WaxLyrical_LOGO_FULL_sml_CoolGrey11c.jpg

WaxLyrical_LOGO_FULL_sml_CoolGrey11c.jpg

386 ms

poweredBy_ot_logo.svg

poweredBy_ot_logo.svg

65 ms

css

css

37 ms

bundle-common.min.js

bundle-common.min.js

110 ms

klevu-15414205785477835-maps.js

klevu-15414205785477835-maps.js

297 ms

klevu_search_box_klevu-15414205785477835.min.css

klevu_search_box_klevu-15414205785477835.min.css

353 ms

klevu-layout-slim.js

klevu-layout-slim.js

32 ms

klevu-loader.GIF

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8 ms

bundle-cms.min.js

bundle-cms.min.js

91 ms

Accessibility Review

wax-lyrical.co.uk accessibility score

75

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

Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] are missing some or all of those required children.

High

[aria-*] attributes do not have valid values

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

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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.

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Lists do not contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

Best Practices

wax-lyrical.co.uk 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

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

wax-lyrical.co.uk SEO score

88

Search Engine Optimization Advices

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 Wax-lyrical.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 Wax-lyrical.co.uk 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

wax-lyrical.co.uk

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