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Visit dictionary.reference.comWe analyzed Dictionary.reference.com page load time and found that the first response time was 276 ms and then it took 64.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 95% of websites can load faster. Unfortunately, there was 1 request timeout, which can generally increase the web page load time, as the browser stays idle while waiting for website response.
dictionary.reference.com performance score
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Our browser made a total of 117 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Dictionary.reference.com, 8% (9 requests) were made to Apis.google.com and 8% (9 requests) were made to Static.sfdict.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (21.5 sec) relates to the external source Media.msg.dotomi.com.
Page size can be reduced by 1.8 MB (49%)
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In fact, the total size of Dictionary.reference.com main page is 3.7 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. 85% of websites need less resources to load and that’s why Accessify’s recommendations for optimization and resource minification can be helpful for this project. Javascripts take 2.3 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.
Potential reduce by 103.6 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 103.6 kB or 71% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 114.2 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. Dictionary Reference images are well optimized though.
Potential reduce by 1.5 MB
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 1.5 MB or 64% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 115.2 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. Dictionary.reference.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 115.2 kB or 80% of the original size.
Number of requests can be reduced by 58 (66%)
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The browser has sent 88 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Dictionary Reference. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 43 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.
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dictionary.reference.com accessibility score
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
Buttons do not have an accessible name
Navigation
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Impact
Issue
Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order
dictionary.reference.com best practices score
Trust and Safety
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Issue
Does not use HTTPS
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
General
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Detected JavaScript libraries
Browser errors were logged to the console
Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript
dictionary.reference.com SEO score
Content Best Practices
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
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Links do not have descriptive text
Crawling and Indexing
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Links are not crawlable
Mobile Friendly
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Impact
Issue
Document uses legible font sizes
Tap targets are not sized appropriately
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