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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202649 issues · 116 checks

This review found 49 issues worth fixing on cmhof.org, 19 of them high impact, across 116 checks. The most urgent: spotifycdn.com adds 4.5 s. 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
3.5 s2.2 sMay 16Oct 313.3 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20263.1 s
May 23, 20263.1 s
May 30, 20263.0 s
Jun 6, 20262.8 s
Jun 13, 20262.7 s
Jun 20, 20262.7 s
Jun 27, 20262.4 s
Jul 4, 20262.5 s
Jul 11, 20262.5 s
Jul 18, 20262.4 s
Jul 25, 20262.9 s
Aug 1, 20263.0 s
Aug 8, 20263.1 s
Aug 15, 20263.1 s
Aug 22, 20263.0 s
Aug 29, 20262.7 s
Sep 5, 20262.7 s
Sep 12, 20262.8 s
Sep 19, 20262.8 s
Sep 26, 20263.1 s
Oct 3, 20263.1 s
Oct 10, 20263.3 s
Oct 17, 20263.1 s
Oct 24, 20263.1 s
Oct 31, 20263.3 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
111 ms76 msMay 16Oct 3180 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 202699 ms
May 23, 2026101 ms
May 30, 2026103 ms
Jun 6, 202696 ms
Jun 13, 202694 ms
Jun 20, 202694 ms
Jun 27, 202690 ms
Jul 4, 202690 ms
Jul 11, 202693 ms
Jul 18, 202695 ms
Jul 25, 2026103 ms
Aug 1, 2026107 ms
Aug 8, 2026107 ms
Aug 15, 2026104 ms
Aug 22, 202699 ms
Aug 29, 202692 ms
Sep 5, 202693 ms
Sep 12, 202695 ms
Sep 19, 202697 ms
Sep 26, 202695 ms
Oct 3, 202696 ms
Oct 10, 202688 ms
Oct 17, 202685 ms
Oct 24, 202684 ms
Oct 31, 202680 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

Full-page screenshot of cmhof.org (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. cmhof.org at 1.7 s1.7 s
  2. cmhof.org at 3.4 s3.4 s
  3. cmhof.org at 5.2 s5.2 s
  4. cmhof.org at 6.9 s6.9 s
  5. cmhof.org at 8.6 s8.6 s
  6. cmhof.org at 10.3 s10.3 s
  7. cmhof.org at 12.1 s12.1 s
  8. cmhof.org at 13.8 s13.8 s

cmhof.org does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.

Speed

16 to fix29
  • spotifycdn.com adds 4.5 s

    4.5 s

    spotifycdn.com costs a phone 4.5 s of main-thread work and 4.9 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Render-blocking requests

    3.0 s

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

  • Main-thread work: 16.9 s

    A phone's processor spends 16.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 9.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • Improve image delivery

    1.0 s · 329 KiB

    6 images could be 329 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.0 s faster on a phone.

  • Mobile performance score: 29

    29/100

    Your mobile performance score is 29. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (spotifycdn.com, Google CDN and lglforms.com and others), adding 9.7 MB and 7.3 s of main-thread time.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    4.2 MB

    About 4.2 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    2.8 MB

    16 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (2.8 MB).

  • Reduce unused CSS

    900 ms · 310 KiB

    About 310 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 900 ms faster on a phone.

  • Minify JavaScript

    958 KiB

    958 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • lglforms.com adds 638 ms

    638 ms

    lglforms.com costs a phone 638 ms of main-thread work and 2.9 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.

  • Google CDN adds 767 ms

    767 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 767 ms of main-thread work and 770 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 574 ms

    574 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 574 ms of main-thread work and 324 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.

  • clym-sdk.net adds 509 ms

    509 ms

    clym-sdk.net costs a phone 509 ms of main-thread work and 102 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.

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 506 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • 2,887 HTML elements

    The page has 2,887 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Minify CSS

    150 ms · 14 KiB

    14 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • Font display

    100 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).

  • Legacy JavaScript

    16 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 16 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • 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: 6 ms

    6 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

10 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 FCP: 3.3 s

    3.3 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 3.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 2.5 s

    2.5 s

    Real visitors wait 2.5 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Speed Index: 17.4 s

    17.4 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 17.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Time to Interactive: 66.0 s

    66.0 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 66.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 9.3 s

    9.3 s

    Your largest element takes 9.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Discover COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES MUSIC NEWS”.

  • Total Blocking Time: 3.2 s

    3.2 s

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 3.2 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • First Contentful Paint: 3.7 s

    3.7 s

    The first text or image appears after 3.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user LCP: 3.3 s

    3.3 s

    Real visitors wait 3.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • 24 images without width and height

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

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    +3%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.1 s to 3.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user INP: 80 ms

    80 ms

    Real visitors wait 80 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.01

    0.01

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Tap response (INP) got 18% faster for real visitors

    -18%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 99 ms to 80 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.004

    0.004

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.004, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

1 to fix70
  • Page weight: 12.0 MB in 390 requests

    12.0 MB

    Your homepage downloads 12.0 MB in 390 requests on a phone: scripts 8.1 MB (187), images 1.5 MB (29) and fonts 949 KiB (20). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 2 images in older formats

    2 images (166 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.

  • About 3.4 g of CO₂ per visit

    3.41 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 3.41 g of CO₂e: 408.7 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 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

7 to fixGoogle 8091
  • 1 button without a name

    1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.

  • 3 text elements with low contrast

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

  • 10 images without alt text

    10 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (16 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 16 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • No main landmark

    The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.

  • 12 links without text

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

  • 7 form fields without a label

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

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h1 → h3, h2 → h4 and h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

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  • 48 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: 48 passed and 8 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

1 to fixGoogle 8598
  • 11 links with vague text

    11 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.

  • 86 internal links, 6 external

    The homepage links to 86 pages on cmhof.org and 6 external pages.

8 checks passed
  • Meta description: 141 characters

    Your meta description is 141 characters: “Discover everything you want to know about Colorado's most notable musicians at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame! Come s…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Discover Colorado Music Hall of Fame”.

  • Title: 59 characters

    Your title is a healthy 59 characters: “Colorado Music Hall Of Fame | Music Exhibits & Museum in CO”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://cmhof.org/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, 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://cmhof.org/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

1 to fix88
  • Organization data is thin (2 of 6 facts)

    Your Organization JSON-LD is missing logo, 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.

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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 (3,061 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes /llms.txt (78 KiB, 232 links, though it should open with a “# Title” line), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix93
  • 1 page without a meta description

    /music-news has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 2 pages share a meta description

    /from-our-collection and /upcoming-events use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.

  • 9 pages slow to respond

    /the-hall, /induction-classes, /colorados-music-scene/colorados-music-moments, /colorado-convention-center, /red-rocks-trading-post and /from-our-collection and 3 others took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 32 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

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  • 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.

  • 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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

1 to fixGoogle 7397
  • Deprecated browser APIs

    The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).

  • 2 low-resolution images

    2 images are served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.

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  • No console errors

    No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.

  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    22 of 26 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

2 to fix88
  • 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 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 Permissions-Policy

    No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.

  • 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 (cmhof.org).

  • Valid certificate (72 days left)

    The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR1 verifies for cmhof.org and is valid for another 72 days.

  • Protected from clickjacking

    X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.

  • http:// redirects to https

    http://cmhof.org redirects to the secure version.

  • HTTP/2

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

  • All 36 links work

    All 36 links checked from your homepage (33 internal, 3 external) answered without errors; 6 did not answer within 5 s.

Domain and trust

  • No CAA record

    cmhof.org 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

    cmhof.org'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 13 years old

    13 years

    cmhof.org was registered in Jan 2013 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.

  • Registered until Jan 2029

    cmhof.org is registered until Jan 2029.

Content and conversion

6 to fix50
  • 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 social proof

    No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.

  • 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 phone number on the homepage

    A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.

  • A 28-field form

    Your longest form asks for 28 fields (24 required). Every extra field lowers completion.

  • 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 opening hours

    The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.

  • No map or directions link

    There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.

  • 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 685 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 685 words of visible text.

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  • 3 calls to action

    The homepage has 3 calls to action, for example “Contact”.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.

Email authentication

1 to fix75
  • DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)

    DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be cmhof.org is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.

  • Email authentication score: 75/100

    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:secureserver.net -all”.

  • DKIM signing found

    A DKIM key is published (selector “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 3 trackers load before any consent

    3

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, 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.

  • 8 cookies set on arrival

    8

    Opening the homepage sets 8 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.

  • 25 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 25 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

Upkeep, stack and company

  • 1 plugin is behind its latest release.woocommerce 11.0.1 → 11.2.2

Stack

CMS
WordPress
Framework
jQuery
E-commerce
WooCommerce
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager

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