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Added Session Cookies
Advanced users can now analyze logged-in pages (like Facebook profiles) by specifying cookies.
Added HTTP Authentication support
Page that are protected using an authentication mechanism (eg. Apache’s htpasswd) can now be analyzed using GTmetrix!
New “History” Tab and Waterfall Graph Functionality
This article may be outdated This article may reference outdated material related to the legacy version of GTmetrix. In this latest update, we’ve made some changes to the Breakdown section of the reports page to allow for a more streamlined user experience.
Infographic: How much time is wasted on loading unnecessary data?
We collect a lot of data at GTmetrix – so we were really interested to see how the Top 1,000 sites perform with regards to speed and optimization standards.