The LoadForge Score provides a comprehensive assessment of your website’s performance across multiple dimensions. This unified scoring system helps you quickly understand your site’s overall health and identify areas for improvement.

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How It Works

The LoadForge Score combines data from multiple performance metrics to generate a single, easy-to-understand letter grade (A-F) that represents your site’s overall performance.

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Weighted Scoring Components

LoadForge Score Components

LoadForge Score Components

Your overall score is calculated based on a weighted average of three key performance areas:
  • 40% Core Web Vitals - Real user experience metrics from CrUX data:
    • Time to First Byte (TTFB)
    • First Contentful Paint (FCP)
    • Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
    • Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
    • Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
  • 30% Response Time - Server performance metrics:
    • Average response time
    • Response time consistency
    • Uptime percentage
  • 30% Lighthouse Performance - Technical performance metrics:
    • Overall performance score
    • Accessibility score
    • Best practices score
    • SEO score

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Rating Scale

A

90-100%: Excellent performance across all metrics

B

80-89%: Good performance with minor improvements needed

C

70-79%: Fair performance with several areas for improvement

D

60-69%: Poor performance requiring significant optimization

F

0-59%: Very poor performance requiring urgent attention
If your site has insufficient data in any category, you’ll see a gray “N/A” badge. Continue monitoring to generate enough data for a complete score.

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Why It Matters

The LoadForge Score is more than just a number—it directly correlates with user experience and business metrics:
  • User Retention: Sites with A or B scores typically have 25% higher user retention rates
  • Conversion Rates: Each letter grade improvement correlates with a 7-12% increase in conversion rates
  • SEO Rankings: Higher scores often translate to better search engine visibility
  • Bounce Rate: Lower-scoring sites experience bounce rates up to 40% higher than high-scoring sites

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Improving Your Score

To improve your LoadForge Score, focus on the specific components where your site is underperforming:

Core Web Vitals

Optimize real user experience metrics

Response Times

Improve server response and reliability

Lighthouse

Enhance technical performance aspects