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deskboardbuddy.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202633 issues · 78 checks
This review found 33 issues worth fixing on deskboardbuddy.com, 9 of them high impact, across 78 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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
83B- #25,148 of 108,881 reviewed websitesbeats 72%
- #16,603 of 61,767 online storesbeats 67%
- #16,113 of 56,365 Shopify storesbeats 65%
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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 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 121 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 124 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 135 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
0.5 s
1.0 s
1.5 s
2.0 s
2.5 s
3.0 s
3.5 s
4.0 s
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.0 s · 303 KiB17 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (303 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 239 KiBAbout 239 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 53
53/100Your mobile performance score is 53. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Improve image delivery
300 ms · 409 KiB15 images could be 409 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (alia-prod.com, loox.io and Shopify and others), adding 1.0 MB and 584 ms of main-thread time.
Legacy JavaScript
500 ms · 33 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 33 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 500 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
400 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 400 ms.
Main-thread work: 3.4 s
A phone's processor spends 3.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
1,906 HTML elements
The page has 1,906 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Shopify adds 92 ms
92 msShopify costs a phone 92 ms of main-thread work and 430 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 · 41 KiBAbout 41 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.
5 long tasks on the main thread
5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 98 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
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
Largest Contentful Paint: 16.9 s
16.9 sYour largest element takes 16.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 17.0 s
17.0 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 17.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 5.2 s
5.2 sThe first text or image appears after 5.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 7.2 s
7.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.135
0.135The layout shifts by 0.135 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
20 images without width and height
20 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 18% slower for real visitors
+18%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 121 ms to 135 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-4%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).
7 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: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 103 ms
103 msReal visitors wait 103 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.07
0.07For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.07 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.4 s
1.4 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 451 ms
451 msReal visitors wait 451 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 76 ms
76 msScripts block the page for only 76 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.5 MB in 251 requests
3.5 MBYour homepage downloads 3.5 MB in 251 requests on a phone: images 1,020 KiB (21), scripts 998 KiB (96) and other files 813 KiB (108). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
1_7c7d4039-d33d-4b21-8a07-f16fdcae9976.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
2 images far larger than shown
150 KiB2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 1_7c7d4039-d33d-4b21-8a07-f16fdcae9976.jpg at 390 px wide, shown at 63 px. Resized copies would save about 150 KiB.
About 1.0 g of CO₂ per visit
1.00 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.00 g of CO₂e: 119.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
4 images without alt text
4 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
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.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (4 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
1 checks passed
51 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 54 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 51 passed and 3 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (70 characters)
Your title is 70 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “DeskBoard Buddy Desktop Whiteboard – The Smarter Alternative to Sticky”.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
78 internal links, 12 external
The homepage links to 78 pages on deskboardbuddy.com and 12 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 145 characters
Your meta description is 145 characters: “Replace sticky notes with a sleek desktop whiteboard. Keep your desk clean, your tasks visible, and your workflow organ…”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://deskboardbuddy.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: 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://deskboardbuddy.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: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (917 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://deskboardbuddy.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 pages without a meta description
https://deskboardbuddy.com/pages/shipping-info and https://deskboardbuddy.com/pages/track-your-order-page have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
3 pages without an H1
https://deskboardbuddy.com/pages/about-us, https://deskboardbuddy.com/pages/shipping-info and https://deskboardbuddy.com/pages/track-your-order-page 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 26 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 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.
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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
15 of 16 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 365 words of copy
The homepage carries about 365 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP NOW”.
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Track Your Order”, “Contact Us” and “SHOP NOW”.
7 short forms
7 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
1 tracker load before any consent
1Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads 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.
10 cookies set on arrival
10Opening the homepage sets 10 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.
26 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 26 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
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 deskboardbuddy.com, 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 17 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
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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