SEOptimer’s Page Request Checker Tool identifies the number of network requests needed to load a webpage, helping you optimize file retrieval to reduce connection overhead and improve page load times.
When browsers display a modern website, they have to retrieve a wide variety of files including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Images and other media. As a general rule, every file that needs to be retrieved is another network request that needs to be made by the browser to the server, which can each face some connection overhead and add to Page Load Time.
It is a good idea to remove unnecessary files or consolidate smaller files with similar content like styles and scripts where possible to optimize performance.