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Report Summary

  • 82

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    87% of other websites

  • 81

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 51% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 66

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    26% of websites

scalemodelplans.com

Scale Plans and Buildings for Model Railroads

Page Load Speed

3.1 sec in total

First Response

74 ms

Resources Loaded

1.3 sec

Page Rendered

1.7 sec

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About Website

Visit scalemodelplans.com now to see the best up-to-date Scale Model Plans content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about scalemodelplans.com

Scale Plans for Model Railroads and Dioramas, cardstock model railroad buildings in N Scale, Z Scale, HO Scale, OO Scale, O Scale

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Key Findings

We analyzed Scalemodelplans.com page load time and found that the first response time was 74 ms and then it took 3 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 55% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

scalemodelplans.com performance score

82

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.9 s

52/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.5 s

64/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value2.9 s

95/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value30 ms

100/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.103

89/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value5.1 s

76/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

scalemodelplans.com

74 ms

scalemodelbuildings.co

131 ms

smp_main.css

72 ms

header.css

72 ms

slide.css

71 ms

Our browser made a total of 74 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Scalemodelplans.com, 89% (66 requests) were made to Scalemodelbuildings.co and 3% (2 requests) were made to Cdnjs.cloudflare.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (630 ms) relates to the external source Scalemodelbuildings.co.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 106.4 kB (4%)

Content Size

2.4 MB

After Optimization

2.3 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Scalemodelplans.com main page is 2.4 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. 35% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.1 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-74%

Potential reduce by 20.4 kB

  • Original 27.7 kB
  • After minification 26.7 kB
  • After compression 7.3 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. 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 20.4 kB or 74% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 24.4 kB

  • Original 2.1 MB
  • After minification 2.1 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. Scale Model Plans images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-24%

Potential reduce by 60.3 kB

  • Original 249.4 kB
  • After minification 249.1 kB
  • After compression 189.1 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 60.3 kB or 24% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-27%

Potential reduce by 1.2 kB

  • Original 4.4 kB
  • After minification 4.4 kB
  • After compression 3.2 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. Scalemodelplans.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 1.2 kB or 27% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 15 (21%)

Requests Now

72

After Optimization

57

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 72 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Scale Model Plans. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 12 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

scalemodelplans.com

scalemodelplans.com

74 ms

scalemodelbuildings.co

scalemodelbuildings.co

131 ms

smp_main.css

smp_main.css

72 ms

header.css

header.css

72 ms

slide.css

slide.css

71 ms

cookieconsent.min.js

cookieconsent.min.js

51 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

84 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

149 ms

rollover.js

rollover.js

77 ms

element.js

element.js

72 ms

date.js

date.js

73 ms

wowslider.js

wowslider.js

211 ms

script.js

script.js

213 ms

getSeal

getSeal

473 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

187 ms

bprint3.gif

bprint3.gif

258 ms

760.gif

760.gif

222 ms

facebook.png

facebook.png

202 ms

twitter.png

twitter.png

202 ms

pinterest.png

pinterest.png

221 ms

search_image.png

search_image.png

235 ms

100_plans.png

100_plans.png

255 ms

scale-plans.jpg

scale-plans.jpg

263 ms

traceable-scale-model-templates.jpg

traceable-scale-model-templates.jpg

281 ms

using-styrene-ho-scale-windows.jpg

using-styrene-ho-scale-windows.jpg

283 ms

scratchbuilding-with-basswood.jpg

scratchbuilding-with-basswood.jpg

296 ms

HO-scale-school.jpg

HO-scale-school.jpg

309 ms

HO-scale-Pettigrew-School.jpg

HO-scale-Pettigrew-School.jpg

318 ms

store_HO.png

store_HO.png

391 ms

coal_tower.png

coal_tower.png

443 ms

control_tower.jpg

control_tower.jpg

344 ms

grain_elevator1-Copy.jpg

grain_elevator1-Copy.jpg

357 ms

gas_station_lft.jpg

gas_station_lft.jpg

392 ms

N_scale_refinery.png

N_scale_refinery.png

451 ms

GTP_station_2.jpg

GTP_station_2.jpg

447 ms

bullet.png

bullet.png

413 ms

HO_Scale_store2.png

HO_Scale_store2.png

461 ms

coal_tower.png

coal_tower.png

461 ms

control_tower.jpg

control_tower.jpg

466 ms

grain_elevator1.jpg

grain_elevator1.jpg

496 ms

gas_station_lft.png

gas_station_lft.png

527 ms

N_scale_refinery_sm.png

N_scale_refinery_sm.png

533 ms

GTP_station_2.png

GTP_station_2.png

528 ms

printable-cardstock-kit.png

printable-cardstock-kit.png

548 ms

HO-scale-cardstock-railroad_station.png

HO-scale-cardstock-railroad_station.png

552 ms

ready-to-assemble-cardstock-kit.png

ready-to-assemble-cardstock-kit.png

586 ms

central-ontario-train-station.png

central-ontario-train-station.png

630 ms

Central-Ontarion-railroad-depot.png

Central-Ontarion-railroad-depot.png

615 ms

nmra_partnership.jpg

nmra_partnership.jpg

589 ms

paypal_logo.jpg

paypal_logo.jpg

573 ms

slides5.html

slides5.html

464 ms

HO-Scale-model-garage.jpg

HO-Scale-model-garage.jpg

450 ms

model-railroad-control-tower.jpg

model-railroad-control-tower.jpg

453 ms

CN-CP-model-railroad-truss-bridge.jpg

CN-CP-model-railroad-truss-bridge.jpg

448 ms

gas-station-HO-scale-railway.jpg

gas-station-HO-scale-railway.jpg

459 ms

scratchbuilt-N-scale-oil-refinery.jpg

scratchbuilt-N-scale-oil-refinery.jpg

453 ms

HO-scale-victorian-house.jpg

HO-scale-victorian-house.jpg

446 ms

Christmas-Village.png

Christmas-Village.png

473 ms

scale-plans-for-model-trains.png

scale-plans-for-model-trains.png

461 ms

arrow.gif

arrow.gif

441 ms

arrows.png

arrows.png

450 ms

siteseal_gd_3_h_l_m.gif

siteseal_gd_3_h_l_m.gif

59 ms

slides5.css

slides5.css

129 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

165 ms

wowslider.js

wowslider.js

180 ms

script.js

script.js

181 ms

1200.jpg

1200.jpg

70 ms

n_scale_house.jpg

n_scale_house.jpg

72 ms

013.jpg

013.jpg

73 ms

821.jpg

821.jpg

75 ms

sisters_cafe.jpg

sisters_cafe.jpg

75 ms

bullet.png

bullet.png

62 ms

arrows.png

arrows.png

82 ms

dark-top.css

dark-top.css

14 ms

Accessibility Review

scalemodelplans.com accessibility score

81

Accessibility Issues

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

Document doesn't have a <title> element

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

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

Best Practices

scalemodelplans.com 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

scalemodelplans.com SEO score

66

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

Document doesn't have a <title> element

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

robots.txt is not valid

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 Scalemodelplans.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 Scalemodelplans.com 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

scalemodelplans.com

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