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Report Summary

  • 43

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    62% of other websites

  • 80

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 50% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    19% of websites

  • 85

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    56% of websites

mind-matters.co.za

University Bookshop | Academic Books | Textbooks | Mind-Matters.co.za

Page Load Speed

9.5 sec in total

First Response

1.7 sec

Resources Loaded

7.7 sec

Page Rendered

164 ms

mind-matters.co.za screenshot

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Key Findings

We analyzed Mind-matters.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 1.7 sec and then it took 7.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 85% of websites can load faster. This domain responded with an error, which can significantly jeopardize Mind-matters.co.za rating and web reputation

Performance Metrics

mind-matters.co.za performance score

43

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.5 s

6/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value13.2 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value13.7 s

2/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value170 ms

93/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.137

80/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value10.2 s

25/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

default.aspx

1652 ms

styles.css

1489 ms

k_button.css

21 ms

WebResource.axd

461 ms

ScriptResource.axd

2349 ms

Our browser made a total of 61 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 66% of them (40 requests) were addressed to the original Mind-matters.co.za, 13% (8 requests) were made to Apis.google.com and 7% (4 requests) were made to Cf.kampyle.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.8 sec) belongs to the original domain Mind-matters.co.za.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 370.5 kB (44%)

Content Size

845.9 kB

After Optimization

475.4 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Mind-matters.co.za main page is 845.9 kB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 25% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 377.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-68%

Potential reduce by 24.7 kB

  • Original 36.6 kB
  • After minification 35.1 kB
  • After compression 11.9 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 24.7 kB or 68% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-8%

Potential reduce by 30.3 kB

  • Original 377.8 kB
  • After minification 347.5 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. Mind Matters images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-71%

Potential reduce by 262.3 kB

  • Original 368.9 kB
  • After minification 356.6 kB
  • After compression 106.6 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 262.3 kB or 71% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-85%

Potential reduce by 53.1 kB

  • Original 62.6 kB
  • After minification 45.6 kB
  • After compression 9.5 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. Mind-matters.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 53.1 kB or 85% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 23 (40%)

Requests Now

58

After Optimization

35

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 58 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Mind Matters. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 21 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

default.aspx

default.aspx

1652 ms

styles.css

styles.css

1489 ms

k_button.css

k_button.css

21 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

461 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

2349 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

937 ms

hcscreen.css

hcscreen.css

241 ms

jquery-1.4.4.min.js

jquery-1.4.4.min.js

1879 ms

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

jquery.cycle.all.min.js

937 ms

jquery.easing.1.3.js

jquery.easing.1.3.js

476 ms

ContentStyles.css

ContentStyles.css

713 ms

k_button.js

k_button.js

226 ms

k_push.js

k_push.js

23 ms

jquery-ui.min.js

jquery-ui.min.js

78 ms

jquery.simplemodal.js

jquery.simplemodal.js

943 ms

basic.js

basic.js

945 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

21 ms

PoweredBy120x34.gif

PoweredBy120x34.gif

727 ms

en-purple-corner-low-right.gif

en-purple-corner-low-right.gif

225 ms

banner.jpg

banner.jpg

233 ms

footer.jpg

footer.jpg

236 ms

logo.jpg

logo.jpg

1485 ms

go.gif

go.gif

240 ms

e-banner%203.jpg

e-banner%203.jpg

1423 ms

e-banner%202.jpg

e-banner%202.jpg

1425 ms

e-banner%201.jpg

e-banner%201.jpg

941 ms

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Business%20Management%20-%20Nieuwenhuizen.jpg

2244 ms

Fundamentals%20of%20Project%20Man%20-%20Burke.jpg

Fundamentals%20of%20Project%20Man%20-%20Burke.jpg

2391 ms

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1541 ms

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1655 ms

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1658 ms

NoImageAvailable.gif

NoImageAvailable.gif

1718 ms

freedelivery.jpg

freedelivery.jpg

2502 ms

clickandcollect.jpg

clickandcollect.jpg

2348 ms

part2.jpg

part2.jpg

2125 ms

part3.jpg

part3.jpg

1952 ms

part4.jpg

part4.jpg

2188 ms

part5.jpg

part5.jpg

2359 ms

collect

collect

11 ms

collect

collect

50 ms

header.jpg

header.jpg

2831 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

60 ms

shoppingIcon.gif

shoppingIcon.gif

1375 ms

nav-line.jpg

nav-line.jpg

1484 ms

h4.jpg

h4.jpg

1496 ms

plusone.js

plusone.js

142 ms

nav-arrow-sprite.png

nav-arrow-sprite.png

1506 ms

prodtop.jpg

prodtop.jpg

1585 ms

prodbtm.jpg

prodbtm.jpg

1615 ms

payment.jpg

payment.jpg

2425 ms

cb=gapi.loaded_0

cb=gapi.loaded_0

23 ms

cb=gapi.loaded_1

cb=gapi.loaded_1

37 ms

fastbutton

fastbutton

100 ms

postmessageRelay

postmessageRelay

75 ms

cb=gapi.loaded_0

cb=gapi.loaded_0

14 ms

cb=gapi.loaded_1

cb=gapi.loaded_1

15 ms

W5F8_SL0XFawnjxHGsZjJA.ttf

W5F8_SL0XFawnjxHGsZjJA.ttf

85 ms

3193398744-postmessagerelay.js

3193398744-postmessagerelay.js

53 ms

rpc:shindig_random.js

rpc:shindig_random.js

32 ms

cb=gapi.loaded_0

cb=gapi.loaded_0

11 ms

print.css

print.css

231 ms

Accessibility Review

mind-matters.co.za accessibility score

80

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 input fields do not have accessible names

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.

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

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

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

mind-matters.co.za best practices score

58

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

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

mind-matters.co.za SEO score

85

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

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

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Mind-matters.co.za 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 Mind-matters.co.za 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

mind-matters.co.za

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