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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 80

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 50% of websites

  • 50

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    18% of websites

  • 76

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    35% of websites

bcbsnc.com

North Carolina Health Insurance Plans | Blue Cross NC

Page Load Speed

822 ms in total

First Response

97 ms

Resources Loaded

569 ms

Page Rendered

156 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Bcbsnc.com page load time and found that the first response time was 97 ms and then it took 725 ms to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 10% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

bcbsnc.com performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.8 s

4/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value10.2 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value7.0 s

32/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value560 ms

53/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.921

3/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value11.9 s

17/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.bcbsnc.com

97 ms

reset-min.css

22 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css

32 ms

main.css

33 ms

satelliteLib-644729a1a8f60a546857d7ddf35f0bbc575d5a9e.js

5 ms

Our browser made a total of 48 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 92% of them (44 requests) were addressed to the original Bcbsnc.com, 4% (2 requests) were made to Assets.adobedtm.com and 2% (1 request) were made to Ad.doubleclick.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (133 ms) belongs to the original domain Bcbsnc.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 640.8 kB (50%)

Content Size

1.3 MB

After Optimization

632.0 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Bcbsnc.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. 40% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 632.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 52.3 kB

  • Original 60.6 kB
  • After minification 39.1 kB
  • After compression 8.3 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. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 21.4 kB, which is 35% 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 52.3 kB or 86% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-16%

Potential reduce by 81.7 kB

  • Original 507.8 kB
  • After minification 426.1 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, Bcbs NC needs image optimization as it can save up to 81.7 kB or 16% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-71%

Potential reduce by 447.5 kB

  • Original 632.8 kB
  • After minification 607.8 kB
  • After compression 185.2 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 447.5 kB or 71% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 59.4 kB

  • Original 71.8 kB
  • After minification 57.0 kB
  • After compression 12.4 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. Bcbsnc.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 59.4 kB or 83% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 20 (43%)

Requests Now

46

After Optimization

26

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 46 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Bcbs NC. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 17 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.bcbsnc.com

www.bcbsnc.com

97 ms

reset-min.css

reset-min.css

22 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css

jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css

32 ms

main.css

main.css

33 ms

satelliteLib-644729a1a8f60a546857d7ddf35f0bbc575d5a9e.js

satelliteLib-644729a1a8f60a546857d7ddf35f0bbc575d5a9e.js

5 ms

blue.js

blue.js

15 ms

jquery-1.6.2.min.js

jquery-1.6.2.min.js

50 ms

jquery-ui-1.8.16.min.js

jquery-ui-1.8.16.min.js

93 ms

hashchange.js

hashchange.js

46 ms

jquery.bSelect.js

jquery.bSelect.js

46 ms

galleria-1.2.5.min.js

galleria-1.2.5.min.js

65 ms

jquery.cookie.pack.js

jquery.cookie.pack.js

47 ms

home.js

home.js

64 ms

homeErrorMsg.js

homeErrorMsg.js

67 ms

pop-up-windows.js

pop-up-windows.js

65 ms

site-bg.jpg

site-bg.jpg

28 ms

icon-lock.png

icon-lock.png

25 ms

hp_banner_billquestions.jpg

hp_banner_billquestions.jpg

49 ms

hp_banner_latestupdates.jpg

hp_banner_latestupdates.jpg

74 ms

hmpg_banner.jpg

hmpg_banner.jpg

90 ms

bcbsncproviders.png

bcbsncproviders.png

45 ms

futureproviders.png

futureproviders.png

48 ms

bcbsnc-bc-logo-transparent.png

bcbsnc-bc-logo-transparent.png

74 ms

Animated-gears@1x.gif

Animated-gears@1x.gif

133 ms

activity;src=2056371;type=brand452;cat=bluec863;ord=1;num=1033312745857.9839

activity;src=2056371;type=brand452;cat=bluec863;ord=1;num=1033312745857.9839

18 ms

satellite-55d1f4586531360017000ad9.js

satellite-55d1f4586531360017000ad9.js

3 ms

tealeaf.js

tealeaf.js

36 ms

oo_style.css

oo_style.css

16 ms

oo_engine.min.js

oo_engine.min.js

22 ms

oo_conf.js

oo_conf.js

17 ms

s_code.js

s_code.js

120 ms

galleria.bcbsnc.js

galleria.bcbsnc.js

75 ms

ui-icons_222222_256x240.png

ui-icons_222222_256x240.png

29 ms

dialog-bg-middle.png

dialog-bg-middle.png

28 ms

select-arrow-dn.png

select-arrow-dn.png

30 ms

logo.jpg

logo.jpg

31 ms

label-arrow-bg.jpg

label-arrow-bg.jpg

29 ms

search-submit-btn.jpg

search-submit-btn.jpg

31 ms

header-spritemap.jpg

header-spritemap.jpg

45 ms

buttons-bg-spritemap.png

buttons-bg-spritemap.png

39 ms

footer-bg.png

footer-bg.png

43 ms

explore-bcbsnc.png

explore-bcbsnc.png

39 ms

find-us-on.png

find-us-on.png

41 ms

social-media-icons-spritemap.png

social-media-icons-spritemap.png

43 ms

oo_float_icon.gif

oo_float_icon.gif

44 ms

galleria.classic.css

galleria.classic.css

15 ms

galleria.classic.css

galleria.classic.css

15 ms

s48268025717698

s48268025717698

39 ms

Accessibility Review

bcbsnc.com accessibility score

80

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.

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 IDs are not unique

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

bcbsnc.com best practices score

50

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

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

bcbsnc.com SEO score

76

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

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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

    ISO-8859-1

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

bcbsnc.com

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