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Report Summary

  • 39

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    58% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 92

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    74% of websites

sawx.co.za

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Page Load Speed

4.1 sec in total

First Response

395 ms

Resources Loaded

2.6 sec

Page Rendered

1.1 sec

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Key Findings

We analyzed Sawx.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 395 ms and then it took 3.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 65% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

sawx.co.za performance score

39

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.8 s

57/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.3 s

68/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value6.3 s

42/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value3,170 ms

2/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.159

73/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value13.8 s

10/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

sawx.co.za

395 ms

afriwx.co.za

785 ms

style.css

211 ms

jquery.min.js

416 ms

bootstrap.min.css

431 ms

Our browser made a total of 66 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 9% of them (6 requests) were addressed to the original Sawx.co.za, 71% (47 requests) were made to Afriwx.co.za and 14% (9 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (970 ms) relates to the external source Afriwx.co.za.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 305.8 kB (10%)

Content Size

2.9 MB

After Optimization

2.6 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Sawx.co.za main page is 2.9 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. 50% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.5 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 90.7 kB

  • Original 111.6 kB
  • After minification 107.0 kB
  • After compression 20.9 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 90.7 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-7%

Potential reduce by 181.1 kB

  • Original 2.5 MB
  • After minification 2.4 MB

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. SA Wx images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 32.4 kB

  • Original 255.7 kB
  • After minification 255.7 kB
  • After compression 223.3 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 32.4 kB or 13% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 1.7 kB

  • Original 28.3 kB
  • After minification 28.3 kB
  • After compression 26.7 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. Sawx.co.za has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 16 (27%)

Requests Now

59

After Optimization

43

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 59 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of SA Wx. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 10 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

sawx.co.za

sawx.co.za

395 ms

afriwx.co.za

afriwx.co.za

785 ms

style.css

style.css

211 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

416 ms

bootstrap.min.css

bootstrap.min.css

431 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

337 ms

popper.min.js

popper.min.js

339 ms

functions.js

functions.js

340 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

93 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

166 ms

cookie.notice.min.js

cookie.notice.min.js

196 ms

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transparent.png

446 ms

01n.png

01n.png

553 ms

southern-africa-weather.png

southern-africa-weather.png

149 ms

menu-city.png

menu-city.png

147 ms

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buy-weather-stations-south-africa-davis-logia-acurite.jpg

425 ms

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forecasts-blue-bg-2.png

215 ms

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moon_2.jpg

216 ms

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southafrica-maximum-temperatures-today-map-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

209 ms

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southafrica-minimum-temperatures-today-map-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

332 ms

south-africa-rainfall-maps-probability-today-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

south-africa-rainfall-maps-probability-today-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

416 ms

southafrica-uv-risk-today-map-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

southafrica-uv-risk-today-map-weather-meteogram-south-africa800.jpg

416 ms

africa-weather-satellite-photos_RGBNatColour_SouthernAfrica900.jpg

africa-weather-satellite-photos_RGBNatColour_SouthernAfrica900.jpg

639 ms

southern-africa-infrared-weather-satellite-10-8-mono900.jpg

southern-africa-infrared-weather-satellite-10-8-mono900.jpg

639 ms

buy-stretched-canvas-framed-modern-abstract-landscape-wall-art-pix-south-africa-AD2.jpg

buy-stretched-canvas-framed-modern-abstract-landscape-wall-art-pix-south-africa-AD2.jpg

439 ms

southern-africa-cloud-cover-eview-satellite-picture-overlay900.jpg

southern-africa-cloud-cover-eview-satellite-picture-overlay900.jpg

622 ms

southern-africa-convection-severe-storms-satellite-picture900.jpg

southern-africa-convection-severe-storms-satellite-picture900.jpg

524 ms

southern-africa-multi-sensor-precipitation-estimate-satellite-picture900.jpg

southern-africa-multi-sensor-precipitation-estimate-satellite-picture900.jpg

634 ms

southern-africa-tropical-airmass-satellite-picture-th900.jpg

southern-africa-tropical-airmass-satellite-picture-th900.jpg

651 ms

rainfall-forecast-map-for-southern-africa800.jpg

rainfall-forecast-map-for-southern-africa800.jpg

627 ms

4-day-GFS-rainfall-map-southern-africa800.jpg

4-day-GFS-rainfall-map-southern-africa800.jpg

828 ms

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731 ms

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740 ms

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750 ms

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af4.24hr.png

752 ms

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761 ms

af2.24hr.png

af2.24hr.png

834 ms

quick-weather-forecast-south-africa.jpg

quick-weather-forecast-south-africa.jpg

846 ms

southern-africa-live-weather-satellite-photos.jpg

southern-africa-live-weather-satellite-photos.jpg

856 ms

live-animated-satellite-weather-map-south-africa.gif

live-animated-satellite-weather-map-south-africa.gif

857 ms

south-africa-live-weather-satellite-image-cloud-top-height-CTH.jpg

south-africa-live-weather-satellite-image-cloud-top-height-CTH.jpg

865 ms

picture-showing-GFS-weather-maps-for-south-africa.jpg

picture-showing-GFS-weather-maps-for-south-africa.jpg

930 ms

long-term-extended-1-2-week-climate-outlook-showing-precipitation-rainfall-africa.jpg

long-term-extended-1-2-week-climate-outlook-showing-precipitation-rainfall-africa.jpg

937 ms

snow-news-reports-southern-africa.jpg

snow-news-reports-southern-africa.jpg

952 ms

solar-weather-space-weather-dynamics-coronal-holes-sun.jpg

solar-weather-space-weather-dynamics-coronal-holes-sun.jpg

961 ms

telegram-whatsapp-weather-group.png

telegram-whatsapp-weather-group.png

964 ms

ssl-secure.png

ssl-secure.png

970 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

61 ms

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04d.png

627 ms

02d.png

02d.png

723 ms

04n.png

04n.png

721 ms

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58122e14ce0d4ad43dcd3528f2acb18c.js

183 ms

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16 ms

js

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104 ms

transparent.png

transparent.png

596 ms

01n.png

01n.png

494 ms

04d.png

04d.png

408 ms

02d.png

02d.png

319 ms

04n.png

04n.png

320 ms

Accessibility Review

sawx.co.za accessibility score

86

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.

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

sawx.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

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

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

sawx.co.za SEO score

92

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

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

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 Sawx.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 Sawx.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

sawx.co.za

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of SA Wx. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: