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Resource Summary is an overview of everything a page loads, including scripts, stylesheets, images, fonts, and other assets, along with their sizes and impact. It helps you spot bloat and prioritize what to optimize first. Tracking these totals over time catches performance regressions early.

Resource Summary

A resource summary is the complete inventory of every file your page requests — JavaScript bundles, CSS stylesheets, images, fonts, videos, third-party scripts, and everything else. It shows the count, size, and type of each resource, giving you a bird's-eye view of what your page actually loads. Without this overview, performance problems hide in plain sight. With it, you can see exactly where the weight is and where to start cutting.

Why It Matters

It reveals where the bloat is. A resource summary instantly shows whether your page weight is dominated by images, JavaScript, fonts, or something else entirely. Knowing the breakdown lets you focus your optimization effort where it will have the most impact.
It catches unexpected growth. Pages gain weight over time as new features, analytics scripts, and third-party widgets are added. A resource summary lets you track these totals and catch regressions before they become serious performance problems.
It exposes hidden requests. Third-party scripts often load additional resources of their own — tracking pixels, font files, additional scripts. The summary reveals the full chain of requests, including ones you did not directly add to your page.
It guides prioritization. With limited time, you need to know which optimizations will have the biggest payoff. The resource summary tells you whether to focus on compressing images, reducing JavaScript, or eliminating unnecessary font files.

How to Use It

Check total page weight. Look at the total size of all resources combined. A general guideline is to keep total page weight under a couple of megabytes. If you are well over that, the summary will show you which category is responsible.
Count the number of requests. Each request has overhead regardless of file size. A page making 100+ requests is paying a performance tax in network overhead alone. Look for opportunities to combine or eliminate requests.
Review by resource type. Group resources by type — scripts, styles, images, fonts — and compare their sizes. If images account for 80% of your page weight, that is where optimization will have the greatest effect.
Identify third-party resource costs. Separate first-party resources from third-party ones. You may discover that a single analytics or ad script is responsible for a disproportionate share of your page weight and request count.
Track changes over time. Record your resource summary periodically. Comparing snapshots reveals when new resources were added, whether optimization efforts are working, and if page weight is trending in the right direction.

Common Mistakes

Never looking at the summary. Many developers optimize individual files without ever checking the overall picture. A resource summary gives you the context to know whether your efforts are moving the needle.
Ignoring third-party scripts. It is easy to focus only on your own code and overlook the impact of external scripts. Third-party resources often account for a large portion of total page weight and request count.
Optimizing the wrong category. Spending hours optimizing a 20KB stylesheet while ignoring 3MB of uncompressed images is wasted effort. Let the resource summary guide you to the biggest opportunities first.
Not tracking over time. A one-time review is useful, but the real value comes from tracking your resource summary regularly. Performance regressions are gradual — each new feature adds a few kilobytes until the page is suddenly twice as heavy.

Bottom Line: Review your resource summary to understand what your page actually loads, focus your optimization on the heaviest categories, watch out for third-party bloat, and track totals over time to catch regressions early.

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Synonyms: Asset Inventory, Page Resources

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