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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 97

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 92% of websites

  • 54

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    19% of websites

  • 97

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    91% of websites

bbc.com

BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

Page Load Speed

3.9 sec in total

First Response

179 ms

Resources Loaded

2.9 sec

Page Rendered

828 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Bbc.com page load time and found that the first response time was 179 ms and then it took 3.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 60% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

bbc.com performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.2 s

45/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value11.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.4 s

19/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value3,810 ms

2/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.068

97/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value17.3 s

5/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.bbc.com

179 ms

orb.min.css

103 ms

api.min.js

108 ms

id-cta.css

335 ms

main.min.css

32 ms

Our browser made a total of 144 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Bbc.com, 24% (34 requests) were made to S0.2mdn.net and 16% (23 requests) were made to Static.bbci.co.uk. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (901 ms) relates to the external source Sa.bbc.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.6 MB (55%)

Content Size

2.9 MB

After Optimization

1.3 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Bbc.com main page is 2.9 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. Javascripts take 1.9 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 147.7 kB

  • Original 178.4 kB
  • After minification 152.6 kB
  • After compression 30.7 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 25.7 kB, which is 14% 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 147.7 kB or 83% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 41.6 kB

  • Original 677.8 kB
  • After minification 636.2 kB

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. BBC images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-68%

Potential reduce by 1.3 MB

  • Original 1.9 MB
  • After minification 1.9 MB
  • After compression 605.9 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 1.3 MB or 68% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 115.8 kB

  • Original 141.6 kB
  • After minification 140.9 kB
  • After compression 25.8 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. Bbc.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 115.8 kB or 82% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 82 (58%)

Requests Now

141

After Optimization

59

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 141 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of BBC. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 51 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.bbc.com

www.bbc.com

179 ms

orb.min.css

orb.min.css

103 ms

api.min.js

api.min.js

108 ms

id-cta.css

id-cta.css

335 ms

main.min.css

main.min.css

32 ms

3531950243.js

3531950243.js

111 ms

wwhp.min.css

wwhp.min.css

100 ms

modernizr.js

modernizr.js

106 ms

notifications.js

notifications.js

28 ms

lib.js

lib.js

12 ms

fig.js

fig.js

321 ms

edr.min.js

edr.min.js

13 ms

istats-1.js

istats-1.js

28 ms

flag

flag

246 ms

bbcdotcom.js

bbcdotcom.js

28 ms

geo2.js

geo2.js

50 ms

idCookie.js

idCookie.js

104 ms

bbccom-async.min.css

bbccom-async.min.css

15 ms

controltag

controltag

20 ms

wrapper.js

wrapper.js

91 ms

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116 ms

bbc-blocks-light.png

bbc-blocks-light.png

15 ms

orb-search-light.png

orb-search-light.png

28 ms

orb-search-dark.png

orb-search-dark.png

15 ms

12.gif

12.gif

38 ms

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7.gif

38 ms

p03l1zxq.jpg

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112 ms

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114 ms

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148 ms

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114 ms

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149 ms

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150 ms

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148 ms

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150 ms

compiled.js

compiled.js

37 ms

controltag.js.3269b976cac0388f80dbfdb09d96a4e7

controltag.js.3269b976cac0388f80dbfdb09d96a4e7

32 ms

bbcid_orb_signin_light.png

bbcid_orb_signin_light.png

145 ms

orb-sprite.gif

orb-sprite.gif

28 ms

statusbar.js

statusbar.js

175 ms

wwhp-icons.woff

wwhp-icons.woff

14 ms

beacon.js

beacon.js

29 ms

em.js

em.js

168 ms

gpt.js

gpt.js

28 ms

orb.min.js

orb.min.js

28 ms

p2

p2

36 ms

pubads_impl_81.js

pubads_impl_81.js

32 ms

m

m

70 ms

idcta-1.js

idcta-1.js

96 ms

s

s

901 ms

jquery-1.9.1.js

jquery-1.9.1.js

59 ms

ads

ads

247 ms

container.html

container.html

37 ms

bump-3.js

bump-3.js

35 ms

frame_2.3.3.html

frame_2.3.3.html

209 ms

jssignals-1.js

jssignals-1.js

77 ms

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167 ms

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28 ms

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19 ms

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18 ms

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42 ms

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20 ms

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142 ms

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30 ms

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29 ms

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37 ms

swfobject-2.js

swfobject-2.js

26 ms

network.jsonp

network.jsonp

394 ms

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49 ms

express_html_inpage_rendering_lib_200_121.js

express_html_inpage_rendering_lib_200_121.js

94 ms

imgad

imgad

50 ms

adverts.js

adverts.js

22 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

23 ms

osd.js

osd.js

22 ms

p

p

117 ms

jquery-1.7.2.js

jquery-1.7.2.js

12 ms

d2i.ads

d2i.ads

139 ms

antenna2.js

antenna2.js

80 ms

index.html

index.html

36 ms

px

px

231 ms

d2i.ads

d2i.ads

127 ms

antenna2.js

antenna2.js

126 ms

index.html

index.html

64 ms

d2i.ads

d2i.ads

165 ms

antenna2.js

antenna2.js

151 ms

index.html

index.html

160 ms

d2i.ads

d2i.ads

161 ms

antenna2.js

antenna2.js

158 ms

activeview

activeview

51 ms

px

px

210 ms

px

px

210 ms

px

px

210 ms

easeljs-0.7.1.min.js

easeljs-0.7.1.min.js

168 ms

tweenjs-0.5.1.min.js

tweenjs-0.5.1.min.js

177 ms

movieclip-0.7.1.min.js

movieclip-0.7.1.min.js

181 ms

preloadjs-0.4.1.min.js

preloadjs-0.4.1.min.js

181 ms

script.js

script.js

148 ms

script.js

script.js

122 ms

d2r.ads

d2r.ads

19 ms

d2r.ads

d2r.ads

20 ms

script.js

script.js

20 ms

d2r.ads

d2r.ads

11 ms

d2r.ads

d2r.ads

12 ms

d2ul.ads

d2ul.ads

43 ms

d2ul.ads

d2ul.ads

29 ms

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d2ul.ads

28 ms

copy.png

copy.png

32 ms

bg1.jpg

bg1.jpg

19 ms

copy.png

copy.png

19 ms

bg2.jpg

bg2.jpg

11 ms

cta.png

cta.png

10 ms

cta.png

cta.png

10 ms

activeview

activeview

13 ms

activeview

activeview

21 ms

activeview

activeview

22 ms

activeview

activeview

19 ms

cta_over.png

cta_over.png

11 ms

bg3.jpg

bg3.jpg

10 ms

cta_over.png

cta_over.png

11 ms

img0B.jpg

img0B.jpg

15 ms

bg4.jpg

bg4.jpg

10 ms

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img0B.png

11 ms

bg5.jpg

bg5.jpg

11 ms

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img0.jpg

10 ms

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img0.jpg

12 ms

img1.png

img1.png

13 ms

bg6.jpg

bg6.jpg

12 ms

img1.jpg

img1.jpg

17 ms

cta.png

cta.png

12 ms

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img2.png

17 ms

img2.png

img2.png

12 ms

cta_over.png

cta_over.png

11 ms

logo.png

logo.png

10 ms

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logo.png

20 ms

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logo.png

16 ms

shine.png

shine.png

10 ms

txt.png

txt.png

19 ms

s

s

189 ms

optout_check

optout_check

245 ms

iFrame.html

iFrame.html

239 ms

chartbeat.js

chartbeat.js

167 ms

bbc-blocks-dark.png

bbc-blocks-dark.png

60 ms

ping

ping

7 ms

Accessibility Review

bbc.com accessibility score

97

Accessibility Issues

Internationalization and localization

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

Impact

Issue

High

<html> element does not have a [lang] attribute

Best Practices

bbc.com best practices score

54

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

High

Registers an unload listener

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

bbc.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 Bbc.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 Bbc.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

bbc.com

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