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Performance check

Load time

Measures how long the HTML took to arrive from Semhack’s server, redirects included. Images, scripts and rendering aren’t part of this number.

Category
Performance
Importance
High importance
Check id
load-time

How the result is decided

  • Pass1.5 seconds or less.
  • WarningUp to 3 seconds.
  • FailMore than 3 seconds.

Why it matters

Nothing on the page can start until the HTML arrives, so a slow server response delays everything else.

How to fix it

One measurement can be unlucky, so run the audit again before acting. If it stays slow: cache pages (or put a CDN in front), remove redirect hops, and look for slow database queries or plugins.

After the fix, open the page’s report and choose Run again to confirm it passes.

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About audits

  • How the audit score worksThe 0–100 score is a weighted average of the checks: importance sets the weight, the result sets the credit.
  • Running a page auditWhat Semhack fetches when it audits a URL, what the report shows and the limits that apply.
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Performance checks

  • Text compression
  • Load time
  • Page size
  • HTTP requests
  • Image format
  • Render-blocking JavaScript
  • DOM size
  • Doctype