Philip Butler Freelance Website Developer
Unclaimed profileManchester Freelance Website Developer
Manchester Freelance Website Developer - Philip Butler providing web design and website re-design services for Manchester SMEs.
Web health
73/100
measured 23/10/2026
Issues found
36
on their own site
Reviews
0
from clients on Dr Urls
What Dr Urls found on philipbutler.co.uk
From the audit of their public home page on 23/10/2026, worst first. Each links to what it means and how it is fixed.
- highSlow server response time (TTFB > 3s)
Page speed is a confirmed Google ranking factor, and TTFB is the foundational component.
- highTime to First Byte (TTFB) is slow
TTFB directly impacts all subsequent loading metrics.
- highToo many HTTP requests per page
Each HTTP request incurs overhead from DNS lookup, TCP connection, TLS handshake, and server processing.
- mediumCache-Control header missing
Proper caching prevents browsers from re-downloading unchanged resources, dramatically improving repeat visit performance.
- mediumImages missing width and height attributes
Missing image dimensions are the leading cause of Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), a Core Web Vital and ranking factor.
- mediumLink has empty anchor text
Anchor text is one of the strongest signals search engines use to understand the content of the linked page.
- mediumRender-blocking CSS or JavaScript
Render-blocking resources directly impact First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), both Core Web Vitals metrics.
- mediumScripts without async or defer
Synchronous scripts halt HTML parsing while the browser downloads and executes them.
- mediumStylesheets loaded in body
Stylesheets in the body block rendering of subsequent content and can cause visible layout shifts as styles are applied incrementally.
- mediumText resources not compressed
Uncompressed text resources unnecessarily increase page load time and bandwidth consumption.
- mediumToo many external CSS stylesheets
Multiple CSS files multiply HTTP requests and increase the total blocking time before the page can render.
- mediumWeb font uses font-display: block
font-display: block hides text for up to 3 seconds while the web font downloads.
And 13 more. 8 security findings are not listed on this public page; the site's owner sees them in a full audit after claiming it.
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