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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 1 November 202638 issues · 99 checks

This review found 38 issues worth fixing on b5plusgroup.com, 12 of them high impact, across 99 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
5.8 s4.1 sMay 9Oct 245.6 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 9, 20264.3 s
May 16, 20264.4 s
May 23, 20264.6 s
May 30, 20264.3 s
Jun 6, 20264.3 s
Jun 13, 20264.3 s
Jun 20, 20264.3 s
Jun 27, 20264.4 s
Jul 4, 20264.4 s
Jul 11, 20264.6 s
Jul 18, 20264.8 s
Jul 25, 20264.9 s
Aug 1, 20265.2 s
Aug 8, 20265.1 s
Aug 15, 20265.0 s
Aug 22, 20265.3 s
Aug 29, 20265.0 s
Sep 5, 20264.9 s
Sep 12, 20265.1 s
Sep 19, 20264.8 s
Sep 26, 20264.9 s
Oct 3, 20265.1 s
Oct 10, 20265.1 s
Oct 17, 20265.4 s
Oct 24, 20265.6 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
144 ms120 msMay 9Oct 24141 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 9, 2026130 ms
May 16, 2026129 ms
May 23, 2026133 ms
May 30, 2026128 ms
Jun 6, 2026127 ms
Jun 13, 2026130 ms
Jun 20, 2026131 ms
Jun 27, 2026130 ms
Jul 4, 2026129 ms
Jul 11, 2026124 ms
Jul 18, 2026123 ms
Jul 25, 2026130 ms
Aug 1, 2026129 ms
Aug 8, 2026134 ms
Aug 15, 2026126 ms
Aug 22, 2026123 ms
Aug 29, 2026126 ms
Sep 5, 2026125 ms
Sep 12, 2026132 ms
Sep 19, 2026139 ms
Sep 26, 2026139 ms
Oct 3, 2026138 ms
Oct 10, 2026134 ms
Oct 17, 2026137 ms
Oct 24, 2026141 ms

Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.

One score from every part of this review. How it works

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Speed

8 to fix57
  • Improve image delivery

    1.2 s · 2.9 MB

    13 images could be 2.9 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.2 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    3.0 s

    46 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 3.0 s.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    720 ms · 672 KiB

    About 672 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 720 ms faster on a phone.

  • Mobile performance score: 57

    57/100

    Your mobile performance score is 57. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • 7 third-party services on the page

    7 third-party services load with your homepage (Google CDN, Google Tag Manager and Other Google APIs/SDKs and others), adding 1.6 MB and 768 ms of main-thread time.

  • Google CDN adds 580 ms

    580 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 580 ms of main-thread work and 1.1 MB 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.

  • Main-thread work: 2.9 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.5 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 1,507 HTML elements

    The page has 1,507 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    200 ms · 38 KiB

    About 38 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.

  • 10 long tasks on the main thread

    10 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 148 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    8 KiB

    3 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (8 KiB).

  • 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.

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  • Server response: 90 ms

    90 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 90 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

11 to fix67
  • Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors

    Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.

  • Real-user LCP: 6.4 s

    6.4 s

    Real visitors wait 6.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user FCP: 4.8 s

    4.8 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 4.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 11.2 s

    11.2 s

    Your largest element takes 11.2 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: 18.5 s

    18.5 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 18.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 7.4 s

    7.4 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 7.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 26% slower for real visitors

    +26%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.3 s to 5.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Real-user TTFB: 1.6 s

    1.6 s

    Real visitors wait 1.6 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Total Blocking Time: 346 ms

    346 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 346 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • 17 images without width and height

    17 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.0 s

    2.0 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors

    +7%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 130 ms to 141 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user INP: 137 ms

    137 ms

    Real visitors wait 137 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.03

    0.03

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.073

    0.073

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.073, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix60
  • Page weight: 7.5 MB in 141 requests

    7.5 MB

    Your homepage downloads 7.5 MB in 141 requests on a phone: images 5.3 MB (40), scripts 1.4 MB (42) and other files 352 KiB (2). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 8 images in older formats

    8 images (534 KiB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.

  • 2 images below the first screen load straight away

    2 images further down the page (156 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 2.1 g of CO₂ per visit

    2.13 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.13 g of CO₂e: 256.1 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 are sized for phones

    No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.

Accessibility

5 to fixGoogle 9094
  • 7 text elements with low contrast

    7 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • 2 tap targets too small

    2 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.

  • Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)

    Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 4 form fields without a label

    4 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

  • 4 links without text

    4 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h1 → h6, h3 → h6 and h3 → h6), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

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  • Every image has alt text

    All 27 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 53 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 58 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 53 passed and 5 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

Google 100100
  • 95 internal links, 11 external

    The homepage links to 95 pages on b5plusgroup.com and 11 external pages.

8 checks passed
  • Meta description: 140 characters

    Your meta description is 140 characters: “B5 Plus Group, headquartered in Ghana, is a leading iron and steel manufacturing company in West Africa, with various p…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “The Well-established Iron And Steel Company”.

  • Title: 56 characters

    Your title is a healthy 56 characters: “Steel & Iron Rod Manufacturer in Ghana | B5 Plus Limited”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.b5plusgroup.com/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.

  • Open Graph tags complete

    Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.

  • 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://www.b5plusgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

1 to fix88
  • Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)

    Your Organization JSON-LD is missing sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.

  • 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 (1,132 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

Other pages

3 to fix85
  • 1 page without a meta description

    /%f0%9f%8c%8d%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%9f%b1-%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%b9%f0%9d%98%82%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%b4%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%b9 has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 link to non-canonical URLs

    Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /%f0%9f%8c%8d%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%9f%b1-%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%b9%f0%9d%98%82%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%b4%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%b9, whose canonical is /%F0%9F%8C%8D%F0%9D%97%95%F0%9D%9F%B1-%F0%9D%97%A3%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%95%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%9B%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%B9. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.

  • 1 page without an H1

    /mining has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.

  • 2 pages slow to respond

    /steel-about-us and /gra-commends-b5-plus-one-billion-cedis-taxes took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 19 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

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  • Linked pages load

    12 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).

  • 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 12 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

1 to fixGoogle 9293
  • 1 JavaScript error while loading

    1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.

  • 1 low-resolution image

    1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.

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  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    10 of 11 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

3 to fix79
  • 1 broken external link

    1 link to other sites is dead, for example https://www.linkedin.com/in/b5plusgroup?originalSubdomain=gh (999).

  • No HSTS header

    No Strict-Transport-Security header, so browsers may still try plain http first on a return visit.

  • No Content-Security-Policy

    No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.

  • No clickjacking protection

    Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.

  • No X-Content-Type-Options

    X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.

  • No Referrer-Policy

    No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.

  • No security.txt

    There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.

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  • Served over HTTPS

    The homepage is served over HTTPS (b5plusgroup.com).

  • Valid certificate (76 days left)

    The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR2 verifies for b5plusgroup.com and is valid for another 76 days.

  • http:// redirects to https

    http://b5plusgroup.com redirects to the secure version.

  • HTTP/2

    The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.

Domain and trust

  • No CAA record

    b5plusgroup.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

    b5plusgroup.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 6 years old

    6 years

    b5plusgroup.com was registered in Nov 2019 through Wild West Domains, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.

  • Registered until Nov 2029

    b5plusgroup.com is registered until Nov 2029.

Content and conversion

1 to fix93
  • Thin social proof

    Social proof on the homepage: 8 trust badges. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • About 654 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 654 words of visible text.

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  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “GET A QUOTE” and “DOWNLOAD BROCHURE”.

  • 17 calls to action

    The homepage has 17 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Get A Quote” and “download brochure”.

  • 4 short forms

    4 short forms (6 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Analytics.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 6 phone links and 6 email links.

  • Risk reducer mentioned

    A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.

Email authentication

2 to fix40
  • No DMARC policy

    b5plusgroup.com has no DMARC record, so nothing tells receivers what to do with mail that fails SPF or DKIM. Gmail and Yahoo require DMARC from bulk senders.

  • 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: 40/100

    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.

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  • SPF with a strict ending (-all)

    An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 2 trackers load before any consent

    2

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (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.

  • 2 cookies set on arrival

    2

    Opening the homepage sets 2 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.

  • 8 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 8 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

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