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Report Summary

  • 27

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    48% of other websites

  • 98

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 95% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    36% of websites

  • 93

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    84% of websites

theglowcompany.co.uk

Solar Garden Lights, Home Lighting, Fairy Lights, Lava Lamps, Sensory and Disco Lights, Glow Sticks & Candles

Page Load Speed

4.7 sec in total

First Response

272 ms

Resources Loaded

3.3 sec

Page Rendered

1.1 sec

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Key Findings

We analyzed Theglowcompany.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 272 ms and then it took 4.4 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

theglowcompany.co.uk performance score

27

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.3 s

18/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value21.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value5.5 s

55/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value2,060 ms

7/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.028

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value10.9 s

21/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

theglowcompany.co.uk

272 ms

www.glow.co.uk

511 ms

stylesheets.css

82 ms

theme.css

161 ms

open-sans.css

235 ms

Our browser made a total of 85 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Theglowcompany.co.uk, 88% (75 requests) were made to Glow.co.uk and 4% (3 requests) were made to Connect.facebook.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (997 ms) relates to the external source Glow.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 334.4 kB (10%)

Content Size

3.3 MB

After Optimization

3.0 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Theglowcompany.co.uk main page is 3.3 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. 80% 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 2.9 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-87%

Potential reduce by 136.0 kB

  • Original 156.8 kB
  • After minification 116.4 kB
  • After compression 20.8 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 40.4 kB, which is 26% 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 136.0 kB or 87% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 169.4 kB

  • Original 2.9 MB
  • After minification 2.7 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. The Glow Company images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 23.3 kB

  • Original 178.4 kB
  • After minification 178.4 kB
  • After compression 155.1 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 23.3 kB or 13% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-10%

Potential reduce by 5.7 kB

  • Original 55.9 kB
  • After minification 55.8 kB
  • After compression 50.2 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. Theglowcompany.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 18 (24%)

Requests Now

75

After Optimization

57

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 75 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Glow Company. 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 from 10 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

theglowcompany.co.uk

theglowcompany.co.uk

272 ms

www.glow.co.uk

www.glow.co.uk

511 ms

stylesheets.css

stylesheets.css

82 ms

theme.css

theme.css

161 ms

open-sans.css

open-sans.css

235 ms

all.min.css

all.min.css

339 ms

sagePaySuite.css

sagePaySuite.css

246 ms

0e84aadcdb6fe77bdb44240d07a2ad24.js

0e84aadcdb6fe77bdb44240d07a2ad24.js

536 ms

style.css

style.css

177 ms

mob.css

mob.css

173 ms

web.css

web.css

240 ms

web1280.css

web1280.css

250 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

143 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

337 ms

print.css

print.css

271 ms

bat.js

bat.js

339 ms

bg-glow-blue-2019.jpg

bg-glow-blue-2019.jpg

258 ms

glow-logo-2019.png

glow-logo-2019.png

255 ms

collection-tableware.jpg

collection-tableware.jpg

329 ms

collection-battery-fairy-lights.jpg

collection-battery-fairy-lights.jpg

328 ms

collection-battery-garden-lighting.jpg

collection-battery-garden-lighting.jpg

185 ms

collection-aromatherapy-fragrance.jpg

collection-aromatherapy-fragrance.jpg

184 ms

collection-unusual-candles.jpg

collection-unusual-candles.jpg

257 ms

collection-mirror-balls-disco-balls.jpg

collection-mirror-balls-disco-balls.jpg

259 ms

collection-soft-toys.jpg

collection-soft-toys.jpg

455 ms

collection-light-up-wands.jpg

collection-light-up-wands.jpg

505 ms

cat-real-flame-candles_2.jpg

cat-real-flame-candles_2.jpg

327 ms

cat-candle-holders_3.jpg

cat-candle-holders_3.jpg

328 ms

cat-led-candles_2.jpg

cat-led-candles_2.jpg

454 ms

cat-home-fragrance_3.jpg

cat-home-fragrance_3.jpg

507 ms

cat-sensory-room-equipment-2.jpg

cat-sensory-room-equipment-2.jpg

503 ms

cat-sensory-lighting-2.jpg

cat-sensory-lighting-2.jpg

506 ms

cat-battery-sensory-lighting.jpg

cat-battery-sensory-lighting.jpg

509 ms

cat-sensory-toys-2.jpg

cat-sensory-toys-2.jpg

509 ms

cat-sensory-glow-and-uv-neon.jpg

cat-sensory-glow-and-uv-neon.jpg

517 ms

glow-gap-banner-seasonal2.jpg

glow-gap-banner-seasonal2.jpg

655 ms

uk-independent-retailer.png

uk-independent-retailer.png

517 ms

glow-banner-fire-pits-and-fire-baskets.jpg

glow-banner-fire-pits-and-fire-baskets.jpg

558 ms

glow-banner-blob-lamps-3_2.jpg

glow-banner-blob-lamps-3_2.jpg

652 ms

glow-banner-flashing-toys-fundrasing.jpg

glow-banner-flashing-toys-fundrasing.jpg

903 ms

glow-banner-fairy-lights-indoor-outdoor.jpg

glow-banner-fairy-lights-indoor-outdoor.jpg

902 ms

glow-banner-led-candles.jpg

glow-banner-led-candles.jpg

652 ms

flickabright-5-melted-edge-candle-1.jpg

flickabright-5-melted-edge-candle-1.jpg

653 ms

atom-led-golf-balls-white-2-pack-ls-5.jpg

atom-led-golf-balls-white-2-pack-ls-5.jpg

874 ms

flicker-bulb-flame-effect-fairy-lights-group-logo.jpg

flicker-bulb-flame-effect-fairy-lights-group-logo.jpg

876 ms

morocstar_2.jpg

morocstar_2.jpg

875 ms

morocc-firepit-fire-and-dine_ps-13b.jpg

morocc-firepit-fire-and-dine_ps-13b.jpg

877 ms

pulse-tube-lithium_800x800_11.jpg

pulse-tube-lithium_800x800_11.jpg

897 ms

vintage-blob-bullseye-lava-lamp_ls-1-logo.jpg

vintage-blob-bullseye-lava-lamp_ls-1-logo.jpg

897 ms

solar-lanterns-2.jpg

solar-lanterns-2.jpg

896 ms

mystical-fire-1_2.jpg

mystical-fire-1_2.jpg

895 ms

identity.js

identity.js

76 ms

2011286749089506

2011286749089506

84 ms

solar-rosalind-floor-lamp-8.jpg

solar-rosalind-floor-lamp-8.jpg

825 ms

medium-folding-garden-wall-bar-1.jpg

medium-folding-garden-wall-bar-1.jpg

821 ms

processional-wax-torch-15.jpg

processional-wax-torch-15.jpg

818 ms

OpenSans-Regular.woff

OpenSans-Regular.woff

752 ms

OpenSans-Bold.woff

OpenSans-Bold.woff

761 ms

fa-light-300.woff

fa-light-300.woff

761 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

997 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

780 ms

OpenSans-Italic.woff

OpenSans-Italic.woff

777 ms

OpenSans-BoldItalic.woff

OpenSans-BoldItalic.woff

776 ms

witches-brew-cauldron-tea-set-2.jpg

witches-brew-cauldron-tea-set-2.jpg

648 ms

solar-birdbath-feeding-station-3.jpg

solar-birdbath-feeding-station-3.jpg

646 ms

big-blob-glitter-lamp-silver-base-clear-liquid_ls-3-logo.jpg

big-blob-glitter-lamp-silver-base-clear-liquid_ls-3-logo.jpg

755 ms

flames-firepit-fire-and-dine_ps-18b.jpg

flames-firepit-fire-and-dine_ps-18b.jpg

750 ms

img_3025.jpeg

img_3025.jpeg

747 ms

10-led-wooden-star-string-lights-warm-white-2.jpg

10-led-wooden-star-string-lights-warm-white-2.jpg

746 ms

warmies-large-13-beige-hedgedog-2.jpg

warmies-large-13-beige-hedgedog-2.jpg

746 ms

img_3014.jpeg

img_3014.jpeg

743 ms

img_2982.jpeg

img_2982.jpeg

737 ms

kawaii-cute-cactus-string-lights-2.jpg

kawaii-cute-cactus-string-lights-2.jpg

738 ms

solar-shard-post-light-1.jpg

solar-shard-post-light-1.jpg

733 ms

js

js

102 ms

vintage-blob-bullseye-lava-lamp_ls-1-logo.jpg

vintage-blob-bullseye-lava-lamp_ls-1-logo.jpg

599 ms

solar-triton-365-stake-light-4pk-lowres-1.jpg

solar-triton-365-stake-light-4pk-lowres-1.jpg

598 ms

starry-night-ocean-wave-colour-projector-night-light-on-white-blue_1.jpg

starry-night-ocean-wave-colour-projector-night-light-on-white-blue_1.jpg

718 ms

halo-multi-effect-sunset-lamp-33.jpg

halo-multi-effect-sunset-lamp-33.jpg

717 ms

fa-brands-400.woff

fa-brands-400.woff

695 ms

optimize.js

optimize.js

229 ms

led-corner-lamp-3.jpg

led-corner-lamp-3.jpg

497 ms

glow-gap-banner-newsletter-5.png

glow-gap-banner-newsletter-5.png

496 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

20 ms

linkid.js

linkid.js

102 ms

Accessibility Review

theglowcompany.co.uk accessibility score

98

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.

Best Practices

theglowcompany.co.uk 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

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

theglowcompany.co.uk SEO score

93

Search Engine Optimization Advices

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

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 Theglowcompany.co.uk 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 Theglowcompany.co.uk 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

theglowcompany.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of The Glow Company. 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: