Tools & Wizards About Us
180degreeswest.com screenshot

Report Summary

  • 52

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    69% of other websites

  • 94

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 83% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 91

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    70% of websites

180degreeswest.com

180 Degrees West | How We Quit Our Jobs, Packed Our Bags, And Took Off On A Trip Around The World

Page Load Speed

3.7 sec in total

First Response

190 ms

Resources Loaded

3.2 sec

Page Rendered

341 ms

180degreeswest.com screenshot

About Website

Visit 180degreeswest.com now to see the best up-to-date 180 Degrees West content and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about 180degreeswest.com

How much does a year of travel cost? A look at what we spent on our round the world (RTW) trip and tips on how to budget for a year of travel.

Visit 180degreeswest.com

Key Findings

We analyzed 180degreeswest.com page load time and found that the first response time was 190 ms and then it took 3.5 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

180degreeswest.com performance score

52

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.9 s

52/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value13.9 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value7.0 s

33/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value190 ms

90/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.005

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value12.9 s

13/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

180degreeswest.com

190 ms

180degreeswest.com

2212 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

134 ms

css

34 ms

style.css

258 ms

Our browser made a total of 54 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 70% of them (38 requests) were addressed to the original 180degreeswest.com, 11% (6 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com and 4% (2 requests) were made to Linkwithin.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.2 sec) belongs to the original domain 180degreeswest.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 135.8 kB (11%)

Content Size

1.3 MB

After Optimization

1.1 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of 180degreeswest.com main page is 1.3 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. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 992.0 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 48.7 kB

  • Original 60.1 kB
  • After minification 56.6 kB
  • After compression 11.5 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 48.7 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-2%

Potential reduce by 21.7 kB

  • Original 992.0 kB
  • After minification 970.3 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. 180 Degrees West images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-32%

Potential reduce by 57.0 kB

  • Original 179.7 kB
  • After minification 179.7 kB
  • After compression 122.6 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. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 57.0 kB or 32% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-42%

Potential reduce by 8.3 kB

  • Original 19.7 kB
  • After minification 19.7 kB
  • After compression 11.4 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. 180degreeswest.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 8.3 kB or 42% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 17 (41%)

Requests Now

41

After Optimization

24

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 41 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of 180 Degrees West. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 15 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

180degreeswest.com

180degreeswest.com

190 ms

180degreeswest.com

180degreeswest.com

2212 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

134 ms

css

css

34 ms

style.css

style.css

258 ms

colorbox.css

colorbox.css

206 ms

wpgmza_style.css

wpgmza_style.css

239 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

326 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

206 ms

ios-orientationchange-fix.js

ios-orientationchange-fix.js

201 ms

jquery.flexslider-min.js

jquery.flexslider-min.js

270 ms

jquery.fitvids.js

jquery.fitvids.js

296 ms

jquery.infinitescroll.min.js

jquery.infinitescroll.min.js

344 ms

jquery.colorbox-min.js

jquery.colorbox-min.js

311 ms

widget.js

widget.js

484 ms

badge_code_v2.gne

badge_code_v2.gne

7 ms

mediaelement-and-player.min.js

mediaelement-and-player.min.js

391 ms

wp-mediaelement.min.js

wp-mediaelement.min.js

331 ms

imagesloaded.min.js

imagesloaded.min.js

360 ms

masonry.min.js

masonry.min.js

392 ms

wp-embed.min.js

wp-embed.min.js

391 ms

badge_code_v2.gne

badge_code_v2.gne

65 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

21 ms

collect

collect

14 ms

js

js

83 ms

90972815@N06.jpg

90972815@N06.jpg

36 ms

pixel.png

pixel.png

398 ms

5537450508_6354028ee7.jpg

5537450508_6354028ee7.jpg

130 ms

fullwidth.jpg

fullwidth.jpg

231 ms

search.png

search.png

79 ms

Inca-Trail-to-Machu-Picchu-1140x395.jpg

Inca-Trail-to-Machu-Picchu-1140x395.jpg

179 ms

Istanbul-Turkey-1140x395.jpg

Istanbul-Turkey-1140x395.jpg

293 ms

P6287232-1140x395.jpg

P6287232-1140x395.jpg

235 ms

P5125421-1140x395.jpg

P5125421-1140x395.jpg

262 ms

P1220467-1140x395.jpg

P1220467-1140x395.jpg

253 ms

IMG_0061-332x249.jpg

IMG_0061-332x249.jpg

237 ms

P2054342-332x249.jpg

P2054342-332x249.jpg

299 ms

Inca-Trail-to-Machu-Picchu-332x187.jpg

Inca-Trail-to-Machu-Picchu-332x187.jpg

346 ms

P1194103-332x249.jpg

P1194103-332x249.jpg

347 ms

Tayrona-National-Park-Colombia-332x220.jpg

Tayrona-National-Park-Colombia-332x220.jpg

348 ms

Cartagena-Colombia-332x249.jpg

Cartagena-Colombia-332x249.jpg

346 ms

Medellin-Colombia-332x249.jpg

Medellin-Colombia-332x249.jpg

368 ms

Hacienda-Venezia-Manizales-Colombia-332x249.jpg

Hacienda-Venezia-Manizales-Colombia-332x249.jpg

373 ms

Cali-Colombia-332x249.jpg

Cali-Colombia-332x249.jpg

418 ms

Zona-Intag-Ecuador-332x249.jpg

Zona-Intag-Ecuador-332x249.jpg

421 ms

90972815@N06.jpg

90972815@N06.jpg

194 ms

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsjZ0B4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsjZ0B4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

39 ms

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsiH0B4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsiH0B4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

49 ms

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsgH1x4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

memSYaGs126MiZpBA-UvWbX2vVnXBbObj2OVZyOOSr4dVJWUgsgH1x4gaVcUwaEQXjM.ttf

58 ms

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs169vsUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs169vsUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

64 ms

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1_FvsUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1_FvsUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

64 ms

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1y9osUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

TK3_WkUHHAIjg75cFRf3bXL8LICs1y9osUZiYCSUhiCnAw.ttf

143 ms

overlay.png

overlay.png

192 ms

ajax-loading.gif

ajax-loading.gif

198 ms

Accessibility Review

180degreeswest.com accessibility score

94

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

[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique

Best Practices

180degreeswest.com 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

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

180degreeswest.com SEO score

91

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 180degreeswest.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 180degreeswest.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

180degreeswest.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of 180 Degrees West. 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: