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Report Summary

  • 15

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    27% of other websites

  • 89

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 71% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 86

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    60% of websites

westcliff.edu

Westcliff University: Earn Accredited Career-Focused Degrees

Page Load Speed

4.5 sec in total

First Response

753 ms

Resources Loaded

2.7 sec

Page Rendered

1.1 sec

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Westcliff.edu page load time and found that the first response time was 753 ms and then it took 3.8 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 65% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

westcliff.edu performance score

15

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.8 s

27/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value6.5 s

9/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value9.6 s

11/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value3,750 ms

1/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.217

57/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value22.4 s

1/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.westcliff.edu

753 ms

es6-promise.auto.min.js

17 ms

tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block.min.css

181 ms

style.css

419 ms

dashicons.min.css

301 ms

Our browser made a total of 93 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 75% of them (70 requests) were addressed to the original Westcliff.edu, 5% (5 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com and 2% (2 requests) were made to Fonts.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (753 ms) belongs to the original domain Westcliff.edu.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.9 MB (48%)

Content Size

3.9 MB

After Optimization

2.0 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Westcliff.edu main page is 3.9 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. 75% 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 1.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 150.4 kB

  • Original 177.7 kB
  • After minification 160.5 kB
  • After compression 27.3 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. 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 150.4 kB or 85% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 14.4 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. Westcliff images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-59%

Potential reduce by 610.4 kB

  • Original 1.0 MB
  • After minification 1.0 MB
  • After compression 419.8 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 610.4 kB or 59% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 1.1 MB

  • Original 1.3 MB
  • After minification 1.3 MB
  • After compression 192.1 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. Westcliff.edu needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 1.1 MB or 85% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 39 (48%)

Requests Now

81

After Optimization

42

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 81 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Westcliff. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 19 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 14 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.westcliff.edu

www.westcliff.edu

753 ms

es6-promise.auto.min.js

es6-promise.auto.min.js

17 ms

tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block.min.css

tribe-events-pro-mini-calendar-block.min.css

181 ms

style.css

style.css

419 ms

dashicons.min.css

dashicons.min.css

301 ms

css

css

38 ms

genericons.css

genericons.css

241 ms

font-awesome.min.css

font-awesome.min.css

241 ms

all.min.css

all.min.css

356 ms

theme.css

theme.css

513 ms

css2

css2

48 ms

js_composer.min.css

js_composer.min.css

540 ms

custom.css

custom.css

302 ms

ping

ping

83 ms

slate.css

slate.css

361 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

80 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

14 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

213 ms

theme.js

theme.js

323 ms

hoverIntent.min.js

hoverIntent.min.js

213 ms

maxmegamenu.js

maxmegamenu.js

268 ms

public.js

public.js

270 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

503 ms

js_composer_front.min.js

js_composer_front.min.js

502 ms

logo-westcliff.png

logo-westcliff.png

122 ms

close.png

close.png

122 ms

About_Westcliff.svg

About_Westcliff.svg

121 ms

About-Westcliff-Menu-Optimized.jpg

About-Westcliff-Menu-Optimized.jpg

123 ms

Academics.svg

Academics.svg

124 ms

Academics-menu-optimized.jpg

Academics-menu-optimized.jpg

123 ms

Admissions.svg

Admissions.svg

127 ms

Admissions-menu-optimized.jpg

Admissions-menu-optimized.jpg

128 ms

Financial_Aid.svg

Financial_Aid.svg

131 ms

Financial-Aid-menu-optimized.jpg

Financial-Aid-menu-optimized.jpg

129 ms

Life_at_Westcliff.svg

Life_at_Westcliff.svg

130 ms

Life-at-Westcliff-menu-optimized.jpg

Life-at-Westcliff-menu-optimized.jpg

130 ms

icon-athletic.svg

icon-athletic.svg

441 ms

Homepage-College-of-Business.jpg

Homepage-College-of-Business.jpg

442 ms

College-of-Education-home-optimized.jpg

College-of-Education-home-optimized.jpg

442 ms

Homepage-college-of-technology-and-engeineering-image.jpg

Homepage-college-of-technology-and-engeineering-image.jpg

441 ms

College-of-Law-home-optimized.jpg

College-of-Law-home-optimized.jpg

441 ms

westcliff-facts-why-bg.jpg

westcliff-facts-why-bg.jpg

442 ms

fact-icon-2.png

fact-icon-2.png

526 ms

fact-icon-3.png

fact-icon-3.png

525 ms

fact-icon-4.png

fact-icon-4.png

526 ms

Westcliff-Shild.png

Westcliff-Shild.png

526 ms

westcliff-smart-mba-consulting.jpg

westcliff-smart-mba-consulting.jpg

526 ms

westcliff-smart-mba-consulting-capstone.jpg

westcliff-smart-mba-consulting-capstone.jpg

526 ms

become-an-mba-student-button.jpg

become-an-mba-student-button.jpg

566 ms

currently-a-student-button.jpg

currently-a-student-button.jpg

566 ms

organanizations-in-need-of-consulting-button.jpg

organanizations-in-need-of-consulting-button.jpg

566 ms

home-programs-bg.jpg

home-programs-bg.jpg

565 ms

Rebecca-G-testimonial-optimized-WC.jpg

Rebecca-G-testimonial-optimized-WC.jpg

568 ms

Sandra-N-testimonial-optimized-WC2.jpg

Sandra-N-testimonial-optimized-WC2.jpg

568 ms

WU-undergraduate-student-2.jpg

WU-undergraduate-student-2.jpg

645 ms

westcliff-athlete.jpg

westcliff-athlete.jpg

641 ms

WU-graduate.jpg

WU-graduate.jpg

643 ms

international-student2.jpg

international-student2.jpg

528 ms

WU-transfer.jpg

WU-transfer.jpg

529 ms

upcoming-social-events-featured-280x150.jpg

upcoming-social-events-featured-280x150.jpg

527 ms

westcliff-university-president-dr-anthony-lee-1-280x150.jpg

westcliff-university-president-dr-anthony-lee-1-280x150.jpg

583 ms

cert-wasc.png

cert-wasc.png

584 ms

MFS23-24_Silver_100x100.png

MFS23-24_Silver_100x100.png

583 ms

2020-06-12.png

2020-06-12.png

582 ms

short-form-bg.png

short-form-bg.png

582 ms

S6uyw4BMUTPHvxk.ttf

S6uyw4BMUTPHvxk.ttf

57 ms

S6uyw4BMUTPHjx4wWw.ttf

S6uyw4BMUTPHjx4wWw.ttf

58 ms

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318 ms

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S6u9w4BMUTPHh6UVSwiPHA.ttf

319 ms

S6u9w4BMUTPHh50Xew8.ttf

S6u9w4BMUTPHh50Xew8.ttf

320 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

582 ms

wARDj0u

wARDj0u

7 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

624 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

623 ms

logo-westcliff-300x75.png

logo-westcliff-300x75.png

644 ms

Xiaohongshu-social.png

Xiaohongshu-social.png

643 ms

livechat-cloud-new.js

livechat-cloud-new.js

409 ms

387 ms

fa-brands-400.woff

fa-brands-400.woff

593 ms

fa-brands-400.woff

fa-brands-400.woff

593 ms

app.js

app.js

340 ms

sdk.js

sdk.js

125 ms

Accreditation.png

Accreditation.png

296 ms

Academics.png

Academics.png

297 ms

Affordable-Tuition.png

Affordable-Tuition.png

297 ms

Dedicated-Faculty-Staff.png

Dedicated-Faculty-Staff.png

297 ms

base.js

base.js

38 ms

base_safe.css

base_safe.css

49 ms

embed.css

embed.css

24 ms

59 ms

livechat-v2.js

livechat-v2.js

51 ms

embed.js

embed.js

27 ms

preferences

preferences

434 ms

Accessibility Review

westcliff.edu accessibility score

89

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

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

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

westcliff.edu best practices score

83

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

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

westcliff.edu SEO score

86

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

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

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Westcliff.edu 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 Westcliff.edu 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

westcliff.edu

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