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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 68

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 33% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 62

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    22% of websites

columbusga.org

Columbus Consolidated Government

Page Load Speed

3.2 sec in total

First Response

444 ms

Resources Loaded

2.5 sec

Page Rendered

227 ms

columbusga.org screenshot

About Website

Visit columbusga.org now to see the best up-to-date Columbus Ga content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about columbusga.org

The Official Web Site of the Columbus, Georgia Consolidated Government (CCG). Quality People, Providing Quality Service. 100 10th Street, Columbus, GA 31901

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Key Findings

We analyzed Columbusga.org page load time and found that the first response time was 444 ms and then it took 2.8 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

columbusga.org performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.6 s

31/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value20.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.8 s

7/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,690 ms

11/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.02

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value30.5 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

columbusga.org

444 ms

commonStyle.css

364 ms

homeScript.js

344 ms

commonScripts.js

273 ms

ajaxticker.js

286 ms

Our browser made a total of 89 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 74% of them (66 requests) were addressed to the original Columbusga.org, 11% (10 requests) were made to Google.com and 6% (5 requests) were made to Translate.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.6 sec) belongs to the original domain Columbusga.org.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 203.2 kB (16%)

Content Size

1.2 MB

After Optimization

1.0 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Columbusga.org main page is 1.2 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. 50% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.0 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-71%

Potential reduce by 23.2 kB

  • Original 32.4 kB
  • After minification 29.7 kB
  • After compression 9.3 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 23.2 kB or 71% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-14%

Potential reduce by 145.6 kB

  • Original 1.0 MB
  • After minification 872.8 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. Obviously, Columbus Ga needs image optimization as it can save up to 145.6 kB or 14% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-9%

Potential reduce by 14.3 kB

  • Original 168.0 kB
  • After minification 161.6 kB
  • After compression 153.6 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. This website has mostly compressed JavaScripts.

CSS Optimization

-72%

Potential reduce by 20.1 kB

  • Original 28.0 kB
  • After minification 22.4 kB
  • After compression 7.9 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. Columbusga.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 20.1 kB or 72% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 21 (24%)

Requests Now

86

After Optimization

65

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 86 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Columbus Ga. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 12 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

columbusga.org

columbusga.org

444 ms

commonStyle.css

commonStyle.css

364 ms

homeScript.js

homeScript.js

344 ms

commonScripts.js

commonScripts.js

273 ms

ajaxticker.js

ajaxticker.js

286 ms

element.js

element.js

50 ms

bgCCG.jpg

bgCCG.jpg

763 ms

dist1.jpg

dist1.jpg

68 ms

dist2.jpg

dist2.jpg

69 ms

dist3.jpg

dist3.jpg

67 ms

dist4.jpg

dist4.jpg

68 ms

dist5.jpg

dist5.jpg

70 ms

dist6.jpg

dist6.jpg

279 ms

dist7.jpg

dist7.jpg

169 ms

dist8.jpg

dist8.jpg

167 ms

post9.jpg

post9.jpg

165 ms

post10.jpg

post10.jpg

166 ms

ccgHdrLogo.gif

ccgHdrLogo.gif

168 ms

deptBtn.jpg

deptBtn.jpg

273 ms

311Btn.jpg

311Btn.jpg

278 ms

boardsBtn.jpg

boardsBtn.jpg

277 ms

phonesBtn.jpg

phonesBtn.jpg

278 ms

jobsBtn.jpg

jobsBtn.jpg

281 ms

directBtn.jpg

directBtn.jpg

390 ms

homeDotComBtn.jpg

homeDotComBtn.jpg

413 ms

mayor-tomlinson.jpg

mayor-tomlinson.jpg

420 ms

CityMgr-151x123b.jpg

CityMgr-151x123b.jpg

563 ms

icon-elecar.png

icon-elecar.png

420 ms

govtCenter.jpg

govtCenter.jpg

423 ms

citilink-106.png

citilink-106.png

538 ms

But_Property.jpg

But_Property.jpg

685 ms

But-GIS2.jpg

But-GIS2.jpg

689 ms

But-Fin-V.jpg

But-Fin-V.jpg

571 ms

But-Fin-B.jpg

But-Fin-B.jpg

569 ms

codeRED.png

codeRED.png

673 ms

newsletter.jpg

newsletter.jpg

780 ms

HWC.png

HWC.png

696 ms

top100.jpg

top100.jpg

700 ms

spanishFlag.gif

spanishFlag.gif

768 ms

japanFlag.gif

japanFlag.gif

777 ms

chinaFlag.gif

chinaFlag.gif

780 ms

frenchFlag.gif

frenchFlag.gif

781 ms

ga.js

ga.js

28 ms

germanFlag.gif

germanFlag.gif

784 ms

cse.js

cse.js

93 ms

translateelement.css

translateelement.css

65 ms

main.js

main.js

75 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

21 ms

ccgEventsDisplay.asp

ccgEventsDisplay.asp

856 ms

council.txt

council.txt

812 ms

italianFlag.gif

italianFlag.gif

817 ms

russianFlag.gif

russianFlag.gif

815 ms

arabicFlag.gif

arabicFlag.gif

816 ms

jsapi

jsapi

21 ms

element_main.js

element_main.js

58 ms

default+en.css

default+en.css

6 ms

default.css

default.css

36 ms

default+en.I.js

default+en.I.js

11 ms

default.css

default.css

96 ms

ElecCharging.jpg

ElecCharging.jpg

872 ms

NAIA.jpg

NAIA.jpg

1641 ms

TAD-ftben.jpg

TAD-ftben.jpg

851 ms

tads10.27.jpg

tads10.27.jpg

918 ms

async-ads.js

async-ads.js

72 ms

google_custom_search_watermark.gif

google_custom_search_watermark.gif

65 ms

translate_24dp.png

translate_24dp.png

79 ms

l

l

49 ms

small-logo.png

small-logo.png

24 ms

search_box_icon.png

search_box_icon.png

33 ms

clear.gif

clear.gif

31 ms

nav_logo114.png

nav_logo114.png

32 ms

cleardot.gif

cleardot.gif

58 ms

celebrationoflife2016.jpg

celebrationoflife2016.jpg

846 ms

BloodDrive.png

BloodDrive.png

781 ms

Police15.jpg

Police15.jpg

825 ms

te_ctrl3.gif

te_ctrl3.gif

12 ms

dist03.jpg

dist03.jpg

224 ms

dist8-tb.jpg

dist8-tb.jpg

240 ms

judy-thomas-75.jpg

judy-thomas-75.jpg

263 ms

eventsStyle.css

eventsStyle.css

227 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

11 ms

But_Property_on.jpg

But_Property_on.jpg

98 ms

But-GIS2_on.jpg

But-GIS2_on.jpg

180 ms

But-Fin-V_on.jpg

But-Fin-V_on.jpg

126 ms

But-Fin-B_on.jpg

But-Fin-B_on.jpg

60 ms

citilink-106_on.png

citilink-106_on.png

55 ms

codeRED_on.png

codeRED_on.png

56 ms

HWC_on.png

HWC_on.png

126 ms

ccgHdr2.jpg

ccgHdr2.jpg

157 ms

Accessibility Review

columbusga.org accessibility score

68

Accessibility Issues

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

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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

columbusga.org best practices score

67

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

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

columbusga.org SEO score

62

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

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Columbusga.org 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 Columbusga.org main page’s claimed encoding is iso-8859-1. Changing it to UTF-8 can be a good choice, as this format is commonly used for encoding all over the web and thus their visitors won’t have any troubles with symbol transcription or reading.

Social Sharing Optimization

columbusga.org

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