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cufflinks.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202629 issues · 108 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on cufflinks.com, 7 of them high impact, across 108 checks. The most urgent: main-thread work: 5.6 s. 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
89B- #2,515 of 81,761 reviewed websitesbeats 95%
- #1,156 of 40,557 online storesbeats 95%
- #1,116 of 35,937 Shopify storesbeats 95%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 154 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 147 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 151 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Oct 31, 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
0.9 s
1.9 s
2.8 s
3.7 s
4.7 s
5.6 s
6.5 s
7.5 s
cufflinks.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Main-thread work: 5.6 s
A phone's processor spends 5.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 78
78/100Your mobile performance score is 78. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Shopify, Klaviyo and cloudfront.net and others), adding 1.6 MB and 680 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
750 ms3 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 750 ms.
Reduce unused JavaScript
40 ms · 454 KiBAbout 454 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 40 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
327 KiB5 images could be 327 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
2,717 HTML elements
The page has 2,717 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Shopify adds 201 ms
201 msShopify costs a phone 201 ms of main-thread work and 584 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.
Klaviyo adds 178 ms
178 msKlaviyo costs a phone 178 ms of main-thread work and 332 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.
cloudfront.net adds 166 ms
166 mscloudfront.net costs a phone 166 ms of main-thread work and 389 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.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 57 KiBAbout 57 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 166 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).
Legacy JavaScript
47 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 47 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
30 KiB8 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (30 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.
1 checks passed
Server response: 8 ms
8 msYour server sent the HTML in 8 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 15.7 s
15.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 15.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.5 s
4.5 sYour largest element takes 4.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Speed Index: 5.4 s
5.4 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+6%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 154 ms to 162 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.7 s to 1.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
9 checks passed
Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 171 ms
171 msReal visitors wait 171 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.10
0.10For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.10 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 0.9 s
0.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 0.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 457 ms
457 msReal visitors wait 457 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 155 ms
155 msScripts block the page for only 155 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.1 s
1.1 sThe first text or image appears after 1.1 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.6 MB in 432 requests
3.6 MBYour homepage downloads 3.6 MB in 432 requests on a phone: scripts 1.6 MB (168), other files 1.2 MB (216) and images 516 KiB (24). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
2 images below the first screen load straight away
2 images further down the page (88 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.0 g of CO₂ per visit
1.01 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.01 g of CO₂e: 121.4 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
24 text elements with low contrast
24 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
4 tap targets too small
4 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.
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.
2 links without text
2 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (1 element)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (2 elements).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 141 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
49 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 6 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
466 internal links, 3 external
The homepage links to 466 pages on cufflinks.com and 3 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 148 characters
Your meta description is 148 characters: “Shop the largest selection of designer cufflinks for men, ties, tie bars, stud sets accessories, and more. Enjoy same-d…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Cufflinks.com”.
Title: 53 characters
Your title is a healthy 53 characters: “Cufflinks for Men | Stud Sets, Ties and Gifts for Him”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://cufflinks.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, 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://cufflinks.com/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: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and description; contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,339 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
7 pages share a meta description
/collections/animals, /collections/boating-nautical, /collections/games-toys, /collections/outdoors, /collections/planes-trains-automobiles and /collections/easter and 1 other use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 146 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 15 pages 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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
7 small tap targets
7 of 24 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://d1npnstlfekkfz.cloudfront.net/zipify-oneclickupsell-on-page.4488f1662872f0c6.css' …”.
1 checks passed
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 (cufflinks.com).
Valid certificate (63 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE2 verifies for cufflinks.com and is valid for another 63 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://cufflinks.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 43 links work
All 43 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 3 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
cufflinks.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
cufflinks.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.
2 checks passed
Domain is 28 years old
28 yearscufflinks.com was registered in Jul 1998 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Jul 2027
cufflinks.com is registered until Jul 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 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 analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 344 words of copy
The homepage carries about 344 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
53 calls to action
The homepage has 53 calls to action, for example “SHOP ALL >>”, “Custom Look Book” and “SHOP NOW”.
13 short forms
13 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
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.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 95/100
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.
3 checks passed
DMARC policy: reject
DMARC tells receivers to reject mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:msgfocus.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com inc…”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “k1” and “mandrill”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
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.
19 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 19 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 8 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
Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Upform · Cartbot · Zepto Product Personalizer · Sticky Add To Cart Bar · Zipify Oneclickupsell · Essential Pre Order Presale · wickedreports.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
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 29 issues on cufflinks.com, including 13 speed issues, 1 SEO issue and 4 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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