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Report Summary

  • 25

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    44% of other websites

  • 72

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 38% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    36% of websites

  • 80

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    42% of websites

netpages.co.za

NetPages.co.za - South Africa's No.1 local search engine

Page Load Speed

1.5 sec in total

First Response

98 ms

Resources Loaded

1.1 sec

Page Rendered

289 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Netpages.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 98 ms and then it took 1.4 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 25% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

netpages.co.za performance score

25

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.5 s

34/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value8.6 s

1/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.1 s

21/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,810 ms

9/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.001

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value11.9 s

16/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

netpages.co.za

98 ms

www.netpages.co.za

184 ms

style.css

123 ms

responsive.css

85 ms

jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.css

90 ms

Our browser made a total of 60 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 40% of them (24 requests) were addressed to the original Netpages.co.za, 8% (5 requests) were made to Secure.livechatinc.com and 7% (4 requests) were made to Blog.netpages.co.za. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (495 ms) relates to the external source Googleads.g.doubleclick.net.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.1 MB (63%)

Content Size

1.7 MB

After Optimization

614.2 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Netpages.co.za main page is 1.7 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. 60% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 1.1 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-91%

Potential reduce by 163.3 kB

  • Original 179.7 kB
  • After minification 103.7 kB
  • After compression 16.4 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 76.0 kB, which is 42% 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 163.3 kB or 91% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-25%

Potential reduce by 66.8 kB

  • Original 266.5 kB
  • After minification 199.8 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, Net Pages needs image optimization as it can save up to 66.8 kB or 25% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-66%

Potential reduce by 706.2 kB

  • Original 1.1 MB
  • After minification 1.1 MB
  • After compression 368.2 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 706.2 kB or 66% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-82%

Potential reduce by 132.0 kB

  • Original 161.8 kB
  • After minification 154.3 kB
  • After compression 29.8 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. Netpages.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 132.0 kB or 82% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 30 (54%)

Requests Now

56

After Optimization

26

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 56 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Net Pages. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 23 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

netpages.co.za

netpages.co.za

98 ms

www.netpages.co.za

www.netpages.co.za

184 ms

style.css

style.css

123 ms

responsive.css

responsive.css

85 ms

jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.css

jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.css

90 ms

css

css

24 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

29 ms

javaScript.js

javaScript.js

89 ms

jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.pack.js

jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.pack.js

88 ms

jquery.pagging.min.js

jquery.pagging.min.js

89 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

18 ms

jquery.autocomplete.min.js

jquery.autocomplete.min.js

203 ms

counter.js

counter.js

8 ms

photodune-712974-business-xs-223x137.jpg

photodune-712974-business-xs-223x137.jpg

184 ms

main_bg.jpg

main_bg.jpg

64 ms

new_logo.png

new_logo.png

64 ms

searcharea_icons.png

searcharea_icons.png

63 ms

sprite.png

sprite.png

132 ms

header_shadow_n.png

header_shadow_n.png

129 ms

cat_bg.png

cat_bg.png

216 ms

post_ad_btn.png

post_ad_btn.png

87 ms

rating_star_act.png

rating_star_act.png

85 ms

rating_star_norm.png

rating_star_norm.png

128 ms

user_img.png

user_img.png

130 ms

rew_btn.png

rew_btn.png

134 ms

1_t.jpg

1_t.jpg

136 ms

2_t.jpg

2_t.jpg

135 ms

3_t.jpg

3_t.jpg

177 ms

4_t.jpg

4_t.jpg

177 ms

photodune-9625106-business-opportunities-sign-and-posts-xs-223x137.jpg

photodune-9625106-business-opportunities-sign-and-posts-xs-223x137.jpg

133 ms

photodune-2809840-conceptual-image-business-man-run-on-building-in-rush-hours-xs-223x137.jpg

photodune-2809840-conceptual-image-business-man-run-on-building-in-rush-hours-xs-223x137.jpg

133 ms

photodune-8794155-businessman-with-entrepreneur-xs-223x137.jpg

photodune-8794155-businessman-with-entrepreneur-xs-223x137.jpg

176 ms

ca-pub-8545032421136330.js

ca-pub-8545032421136330.js

63 ms

zrt_lookup.html

zrt_lookup.html

63 ms

show_ads_impl.js

show_ads_impl.js

70 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

45 ms

t.php

t.php

106 ms

tracking.js

tracking.js

110 ms

hotjar-9940.js

hotjar-9940.js

97 ms

i.js

i.js

6 ms

e6c4598859710b7b608dfef21738ea12e6d1fdb9.1.js

e6c4598859710b7b608dfef21738ea12e6d1fdb9.1.js

70 ms

collect

collect

12 ms

ads

ads

495 ms

osd.js

osd.js

16 ms

script_data.js

script_data.js

167 ms

modules-1f5c71aea63f8df71401422ed80fbe5f.js

modules-1f5c71aea63f8df71401422ed80fbe5f.js

35 ms

localization.en.0.3632191afe35222a6b78c04d457adc0d.js

localization.en.0.3632191afe35222a6b78c04d457adc0d.js

97 ms

ping

ping

91 ms

open_chat.cgi

open_chat.cgi

125 ms

9k-RPmcnxYEPm8CNFsH2gg.woff

9k-RPmcnxYEPm8CNFsH2gg.woff

73 ms

livechat-modern_7cf45543dc.ttf

livechat-modern_7cf45543dc.ttf

31 ms

visit-data

visit-data

243 ms

embedded.20160229163048.js

embedded.20160229163048.js

120 ms

m_js_controller.js

m_js_controller.js

52 ms

abg.js

abg.js

63 ms

_Incapsula_Resource

_Incapsula_Resource

57 ms

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

googlelogo_color_112x36dp.png

46 ms

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

nessie_icon_tiamat_white.png

19 ms

s

s

17 ms

x_button_blue2.svg

x_button_blue2.svg

2 ms

Accessibility Review

netpages.co.za accessibility score

72

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-*] attributes do not match their roles

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

Form elements do not have associated labels

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

Best Practices

netpages.co.za best practices score

75

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

SEO Factors

netpages.co.za SEO score

80

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

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 Netpages.co.za 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 Netpages.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

netpages.co.za

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