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apxpcs.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202638 issues · 95 checks
This review found 38 issues worth fixing on apxpcs.com, 12 of them high impact, across 95 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
76C- #51,758 of 85,742 reviewed websitesbeats 35%
- #30,203 of 43,755 online storesbeats 26%
- #28,288 of 39,082 Shopify storesbeats 23%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
Compare side by sideOne score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.2 s
1.6 s
2.0 s
2.4 s
2.8 s
3.2 s
apxpcs.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s9 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Reduce unused JavaScript
900 ms · 188 KiBAbout 188 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 900 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 61
61/100Your mobile performance score is 61. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 43 KiBAbout 43 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Shopify adds 187 ms
187 msShopify costs a phone 187 ms of main-thread work and 554 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Shopify, Google CDN and JSDelivr CDN and others), adding 685 KiB and 277 ms of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
200 ms · 34 KiB11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (34 KiB).
Improve image delivery
181 KiB1 image could be 181 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
3 long tasks on the main thread
3 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 112 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Duplicated JavaScript
3 KiB3 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
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Main-thread work: 1.4 s
A phone's processor spends 1.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 549 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 10 ms
10 msYour server sent the HTML in 10 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 16.6 s
16.6 sYour largest element takes 16.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
Time to Interactive: 16.9 s
16.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 16.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.1 s
9.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.9 s
2.9 sThe first text or image appears after 2.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
25 images without width and height
25 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Not enough real-visitor data yet
Chrome's UX Report (opens in a new tab) has too little real-visitor traffic for this site, so the figures here are lab measurements from Google's test phone on a throttled 4G connection.
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Total Blocking Time: 73 ms
73 msScripts block the page for only 73 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.6 MB in 201 requests
4.6 MBYour homepage downloads 4.6 MB in 201 requests on a phone: images 2.9 MB (38), other files 811 KiB (86) and scripts 701 KiB (58). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
4 images far larger than shown
592 KiB4 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Untitleddesign_90_copy_4a266b9b-4c10-42c9-b2c2-cd6ddd36bd55. at 2,000 px wide, shown at 350 px. Resized copies would save about 592 KiB.
9 images below the first screen load straight away
9 images further down the page (1.1 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.31 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.31 g of CO₂e: 157.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
ARIA attributes must conform to valid values (1 element)
ARIA attributes must conform to valid values: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
8 text elements with low contrast
8 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name (1 element)
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name (1 element)
ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
25 images without alt text
25 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
4 links without text
4 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings should not be empty (1 element)
Headings should not be empty: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored (1 element)
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
1 checks passed
47 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 56 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 47 passed and 9 failed. 5 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is short (28 characters)
Your title is only 28 characters: “Gaming PCs | Apex Gaming PCs”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
Canonical points to another host
Your canonical URL points to apexgamingpcs.com, not apxpcs.com, so Google may credit that host instead.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“Apex Gaming PCs” and “”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (193 characters)
Your meta description is 193 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
60 internal links, 48 external
The homepage links to 60 pages on apxpcs.com and 48 external pages.
2 checks passed
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://apxpcs.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no /llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (796 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
4 pages without a meta description
/collections/custom-gaming-pcs, /pages/partners, /collections/same-day-ship and /collections/gaming-laptops have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
6 pages without an H1
/collections/custom-gaming-pcs, /pages/partners, /collections/flight-sim, /collections/same-day-ship, /collections/gaming-laptops and /pages/givingback have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 28 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
8 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 8 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
4 JavaScript errors while loading
4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
10 of 12 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (apxpcs.com).
Valid certificate (57 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for apxpcs.com and is valid for another 57 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
http:// redirects to https
http://apxpcs.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 52 links work
All 52 links checked from your homepage (32 internal, 20 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
apxpcs.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
DNSSEC is off
apxpcs.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
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Domain is 4 years old
4 yearsapxpcs.com was registered in Sep 2022 through Tucows Domains Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Sep 2027
apxpcs.com is registered until Sep 2027.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 583 words of copy
The homepage carries about 583 words of visible text.
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20 calls to action
The homepage has 20 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Order Status” and “Cancel Order”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 9 testimonial or review blocks and 8 customer or partner logos.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Fathom and TikTok Pixel.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be apxpcs.com is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.
No DKIM key on the usual selectors
We found no DKIM key on the selectors the big email providers use. If you send through one of them, turning on DKIM signing improves delivery.
Email authentication score: 60/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
1 checks passed
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_spf.hostedemail.com ~all”.
Privacy and tracking
1 tracker load before any consent
1Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Klaviyo (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
5 cookies set on arrival
5Opening the homepage sets 5 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
16 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 16 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 11 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
None of the apps your storefront loads is on the list of apps with a known security problem.
Apps your storefront loads
Pandectes Gdpr · Ta Banner Pop Up · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Uppromote Affiliate · Powerful Form Builder · Gempages Builder · Seowill Redirects · Gdpr Cookie Consent · Affliate By Secomapp · loox.io · shopclimb.com
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
- It loads jQuery 3.3.1, older than 3.5 (which fixed known security holes).
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Hotjar | Fathom
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 38 issues on apxpcs.com, including 10 speed issues, 7 SEO issues and 2 conversion gaps. That is the website alone. The full Growth Playbook pairs these findings with what your customers say in public reviews and communities and what your closest competitors do better, then turns everything into at least 20 prioritised ideas, each with the evidence behind it, a step-by-step playbook, a metric and an owner.
- 28 research agents read your site, reviews, competitors, communities and public filings
- Customer review mining (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and more) and voice-of-pain analysis in your buyers’ own words
- Competitor intelligence with battlecards for your closest rivals
- Ideal customer profile, buyer segments and buying-stage funnel
- Ranked channels, outreach sequences and content angles
- Live Reddit threads where buyers ask for what you sell, with draft replies
- Earned media and PR openings
- At least 20 ideas with evidence, a step-by-step playbook, metric, owner, effort and impact, grouped into this week, this quarter, big bets and wildcards, plus a 30/60/90-day roadmap
- PDF, Markdown, CSV, Notion and Linear exports, and a shareable page your team can track progress on
- Refresh the playbook later to see what changed
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