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Visit thestar.co.zaWe analyzed Thestar.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 871 ms and then it took 68 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is an excellent result, as only a small number of websites can load faster. Unfortunately, there were 2 request timeouts, which can generally increase the web page load time, as the browser stays idle while waiting for website response.
thestar.co.za performance score
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Our browser made a total of 108 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Thestar.co.za, 13% (14 requests) were made to Iol.co.za and 8% (9 requests) were made to Ads.chargeads.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (19.8 sec) relates to the external source Image.iol.co.za.
Page size can be reduced by 1.2 MB (51%)
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In fact, the total size of Thestar.co.za main page is 2.3 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. Javascripts take 1.2 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.
Potential reduce by 209.9 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 209.9 kB or 83% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 45.2 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. The Star images are well optimized though.
Potential reduce by 784.9 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 784.9 kB or 68% of the original size.
Potential reduce by 146.1 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. Thestar.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 146.1 kB or 84% of the original size.
Number of requests can be reduced by 55 (55%)
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The browser has sent 100 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of The Star. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 35 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 5 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.
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thestar.co.za 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
Image elements do not have [alt] attributes
Contrast
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Impact
Issue
Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.
Navigation
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Impact
Issue
[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique
Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order
thestar.co.za best practices score
Trust and Safety
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Does not use HTTPS
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
General
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Detected JavaScript libraries
Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript
thestar.co.za SEO score
Content Best Practices
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Impact
Issue
Links do not have descriptive text
Image elements do not have [alt] attributes
Crawling and Indexing
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
Impact
Issue
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
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 Thestar.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 Thestar.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.
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