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Visit thefulcrum.caWe analyzed Thefulcrum.ca page load time and found that the first response time was 2.2 sec and then it took 9.8 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 85% of websites can load faster.
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Our browser made a total of 106 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 31% of them (33 requests) were addressed to the original Thefulcrum.ca, 14% (15 requests) were made to I0.wp.com and 11% (12 requests) were made to I2.wp.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (6.8 sec) relates to the external source I2.wp.com.
Page size can be reduced by 1.1 MB (29%)
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In fact, the total size of Thefulcrum.ca main page is 4.0 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. Images take 2.5 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.
Potential reduce by 108.0 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 108.0 kB or 85% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 30.1 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. The Fulcrum images are well optimized though.
Potential reduce by 494.0 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 494.0 kB or 67% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 517.8 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. Thefulcrum.ca needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 517.8 kB or 74% of the original size.
Number of requests can be reduced by 45 (45%)
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The browser has sent 99 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Fulcrum. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 30 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 12 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.
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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.
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[aria-*] attributes do not match their roles
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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.
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<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title
Links do not have a discernible name
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Does not use HTTPS
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
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Serves images with low resolution
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Detected JavaScript libraries
Browser errors were logged to the console
Page has valid source maps
Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools
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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/).
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Document uses legible font sizes
Tap targets are not sized appropriately
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Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Thefulcrum.ca 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 Thefulcrum.ca 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.
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Open Graph data is detected on the main page of The Fulcrum. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: