Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize aswebsites.co.uk
Render-blocking resources delay First Contentful Paint by 2.35 seconds, severely impacting user experience.
Defer the large nicepage.js file (134KB) using async or defer attributes. Inline critical CSS for above-the-fold content. Use WordPress plugins like WP Rocket or Autoptimize to automatically defer non-critical resources.
A score of 74 falls in the "Needs Improvement" range (50-89). While it is better than poor (0-49), you should aim for 90+ to provide an optimal user experience and maximize SEO benefits.
This site is slower than approximately 35% of similar sites. The main issues affecting performance are image optimization, JavaScript execution time, and layout stability.
Addressing these issues could improve your conversion rate by 15-20% and boost your search engine rankings.
Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
Interaction to Next Paint
Good: < 200ms
Measures how quickly the page responds to user interactions
Cumulative Layout Shift
Good: < 0.1
Measures visual stability - how much content shifts during page load
This WordPress site has moderate performance issues with a score of 74/100. The biggest problem is render-blocking JavaScript and CSS files that are delaying the page from displaying content, particularly a large 134KB nicepage.js file that's blocking rendering for 2.35 seconds and wasting 450ms of load time with unused code. The site also suffers from slow image loading and poor caching, with images taking over 5 seconds to fully appear (Largest Contentful Paint). Optimizing or deferring the nicepage plugin files, compressing images to modern formats like WebP, and implementing better caching could improve the performance score by 15-20 points and significantly enhance user experience.
Why It Matters:
Large PNG images are delaying LCP by 950ms and consuming 320KB of unnecessary bandwidth.
How to Fix:
Convert the hero background image to WebP format to save 193KB. Use responsive image sizes for the logo image (currently oversized by 64KB). Install a WordPress plugin like ShortPixel or EWWW Image Optimizer to automatically convert and compress images.
Why It Matters:
96% of your CSS (80KB) and 72% of JavaScript (94KB) is unused, wasting 544ms of load time.
How to Fix:
Use Asset CleanUp or Perfmatters plugin to remove unused nicepage plugin resources on pages that don't need them. Audit your WordPress theme and consider switching to a lighter alternative. Enable tree-shaking in your build process if using custom JavaScript.
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More WordPress Speed Tests
96% of your CSS (80KB) and 72% of JavaScript (94KB) is unused, wasting 544ms of load time.
Large PNG images are delaying LCP by 950ms and consuming 320KB of unnecessary bandwidth.
Web fonts are causing 60ms delays in text rendering and creating layout shifts during font swap.
Critical CSS files are blocking first paint by 3,880ms, severely delaying when users see content.