Once you've entered your URL, it provides a nicely presented set of information on your speed test, based on its server in Canada. GTmetrix provides an excellent website speed checker that's easy to use through its clean user interface. This is a great free tool for providing a general overview, but it's aimed more at web developers than webmasters, so the casual user shouldn't expect to be able to understand all of the information provided. There are also two main helpful sections such as Opportunities that offer ways to easily improve page speed loading times, and Diagnostics which provide more specific details on areas for improvement. Curiously, though, note that the webpage may provide a different score that accessing Lighthouse either through Chrome or Google Analytics.Įven still, there are helping indicators aside from overall scoring, such as how fast the first text and images appear, as well as how long it takes for the page to become interactive.

Simply enter your target URL in the box provided, and it will provide a report on key areas to look out for, as well as suggestions for improvement. The standalone PageSpeed Insights webpage, though, is one of the most accessible ways to get more of the information you need on helping to improve your website speed.

PageSpeed Insights is a developer tool provider by Google and powered by their Lighthouse platform, which is also available through the Chrome browser as well as in Google Analytics (User Behavior > Site Speed).

Slightly inaccurate results when re-analyzing a URL

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