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bauerfeind.co.uk website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 November 202637 issues · 92 checks
This review found 37 issues worth fixing on bauerfeind.co.uk, 14 of them high impact, across 92 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
79C- #49,558 of 109,350 reviewed websitesbeats 49%
- #32,677 of 61,859 online storesbeats 41%
- #31,350 of 56,401 Shopify storesbeats 38%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 3.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 163 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 162 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
How it loaded on a phone
0.8 s
1.7 s
2.5 s
3.4 s
4.2 s
5.1 s
5.9 s
6.8 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
5.0 s · 1,015 KiBAbout 1,015 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 5.0 s faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 4.8 s
A phone's processor spends 4.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (zapier.com, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo and others), adding 3.4 MB and 1.1 s of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 52
52/100Your mobile performance score is 52. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Render-blocking requests
900 ms10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 900 ms.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
550 ms · 126 KiB11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (126 KiB).
Reduce unused CSS
470 ms · 174 KiBAbout 174 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 470 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
400 ms · 208 KiB7 images could be 208 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 400 ms faster on a phone.
zapier.com adds 448 ms
448 mszapier.com costs a phone 448 ms of main-thread work and 1.4 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.
Legacy JavaScript
350 ms · 40 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 40 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 350 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
310 ms · 51 KiB51 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
2,969 HTML elements
The page has 2,969 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Klaviyo adds 197 ms
197 msKlaviyo costs a phone 197 ms of main-thread work and 653 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 208 ms
208 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 208 ms of main-thread work and 514 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.
Shopify adds 53 ms
53 msShopify costs a phone 53 ms of main-thread work and 426 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.
12 long tasks on the main thread
12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 181 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).
Duplicated JavaScript
11 KiB11 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
Minify CSS
6 KiB6 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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.
1 checks passed
Server response: 9 ms
9 msYour server sent the HTML in 9 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
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: 4.8 s
4.8 sReal visitors wait 4.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 4.9 s
4.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 4.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 27.3 s
27.3 sYour largest element takes 27.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 28.7 s
28.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 28.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 11.0 s
11.0 sVisually, the page fills in at 11.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.8 s
3.8 sThe first text or image appears after 3.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 303 ms
303 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 303 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 163 ms to 162 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
5 checks passed
Real-user INP: 158 ms
158 msReal visitors wait 158 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user TTFB: 649 ms
649 msReal visitors wait 649 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.5 s to 3.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 5.7 MB in 368 requests
5.7 MBYour homepage downloads 5.7 MB in 368 requests on a phone: scripts 3.2 MB (141), other files 1.1 MB (173) and images 859 KiB (28). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.6 g of CO₂ per visit
1.62 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.62 g of CO₂e: 195.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
10 text elements with low contrast
10 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Frames without titles
1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.
Links must have discernible text (1 element)
Links must have discernible text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
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.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 33 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 5 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Meta description is long (315 characters)
Your meta description is 315 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
1 link crawlers can't follow
1 link has no real href, so search engines can't follow it.
161 internal links, 8 external
The homepage links to 161 pages on bauerfeind.co.uk and 8 external pages.
7 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Bauerfeind United Kingdom”.
Title: 56 characters
Your title is a healthy 56 characters: “Bauerfeind | Braces & Supports | Quality Made in Germany”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://bauerfeind.co.uk/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, FAQPage, Organization 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://bauerfeind.co.uk/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
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.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and description; sameAs (social profiles) and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,587 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://bauerfeind.co.uk/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 58 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 1 page that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 1 page that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
9 small tap targets
9 of 44 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 third-party cookies
2 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
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.
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
Phone number is not tap-to-call
Your phone number appears as text but isn't a tel: link, so phone visitors can't tap to call.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
About 947 words of copy
The homepage carries about 947 words of visible text.
6 checks passed
16 calls to action
The homepage has 16 calls to action, for example “Shop All”, “Shop by Condition” and “Shop by Body Part”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 11 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (CookieYes) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
27 cookies set on arrival
27Opening the homepage sets 27 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
46 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 46 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: CookieYes
A consent management tool (CookieYes) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at bauerfeind.co.uk, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 10 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
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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
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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