Website review, no card needed
diffeyewear.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202643 issues · 107 checks
This review found 43 issues worth fixing on diffeyewear.com, 17 of them high impact, across 107 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
69D- #70,522 of 82,532 reviewed websitesbeats 13%
- #37,684 of 41,167 online storesbeats 7%
- #34,051 of 36,535 Shopify storesbeats 6%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
Compare side by sideShow as table
| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.9 s |
Show as table
| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 178 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 178 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 174 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 168 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 173 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 178 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
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
4.3 s · 787 KiBAbout 787 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.3 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.4 s · 691 KiB34 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (691 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 34
34/100Your mobile performance score is 34. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 9.0 s
A phone's processor spends 9.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 5.2 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,238 HTML elements
The page has 3,238 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Shopify and alia-prod.com and others), adding 3.3 MB and 2.6 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
200 ms · 1.6 MB27 images could be 1.6 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 788 ms
788 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 788 ms of main-thread work and 562 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.
Legacy JavaScript
450 ms · 109 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 109 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
500 ms7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 500 ms.
Shopify adds 406 ms
406 msShopify costs a phone 406 ms of main-thread work and 536 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.
alia-prod.com adds 293 ms
293 msalia-prod.com costs a phone 293 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.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 253 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
rebuyengine.com adds 190 ms
190 msrebuyengine.com costs a phone 190 ms of main-thread work and 330 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 · 28 KiBAbout 28 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.
Duplicated JavaScript
17 KiB17 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
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: 15 ms
15 msYour server sent the HTML in 15 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.
Largest Contentful Paint: 33.2 s
33.2 sYour largest element takes 33.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Image”.
Time to Interactive: 33.9 s
33.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 33.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 12.5 s
12.5 sVisually, the page fills in at 12.5 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.5 s
1.5 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.5 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 3.2 s
3.2 sThe first text or image appears after 3.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 2.8 s
2.8 sReal visitors wait 2.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user CLS: 0.11
0.11For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.11 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.1 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
87 images without width and height
87 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
0%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 178 ms to 178 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.8 s to 1.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
3 checks passed
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 TTFB: 712 ms
712 msReal visitors wait 712 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.016
0.016The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.016, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 16.2 MB in 533 requests
16.2 MBYour homepage downloads 16.2 MB in 533 requests on a phone: media 9.4 MB (3), scripts 2.8 MB (153) and images 2.7 MB (145). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image far larger than shown
36 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example jjd-logo.svg at 300 px wide, shown at 64 px. Resized copies would save about 36 KiB.
2 images in older formats
2 images (271 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.
1 image below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (62 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 4.6 g of CO₂ per visit
4.58 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.58 g of CO₂e: 549.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children (1 element)
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
5 tap targets too small
5 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Malformed lists
Some lists contain elements other than list items, which screen readers announce wrongly.
3 images without alt text
3 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (19 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 19 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (3 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 3 elements on the page fail 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. (9 elements).
1 checks passed
52 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: 52 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
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
Meta description is long (211 characters)
Your meta description is 211 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
226 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 226 pages on diffeyewear.com and 10 external pages.
6 checks passed
Title: 60 characters
Your title is a healthy 60 characters: “DIFF Eyewear | Charitable Designer Sunglasses That Give Back”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.diffeyewear.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization.
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.diffeyewear.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
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.
3 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: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,236 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages without a meta description
/pages/charleston-diff-store and /pages/gift-guide have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
3 pages without an H1
/pages/charleston-diff-store, /pages/gift-guide and /collections/christmas-gifts-for-him 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 105 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Linked pages load
6 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
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 6 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.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 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
157 of 166 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
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.
2 links through redirect chains
2 links go through two or more redirects, for example http://nuorder.com/diffeyewear.
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 (diffeyewear.com).
Valid certificate (49 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for diffeyewear.com and is valid for another 49 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://diffeyewear.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 50 links work
All 50 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 10 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
DNSSEC is off
diffeyewear.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.
3 checks passed
Domain is 12 years old
12 yearsdiffeyewear.com was registered in Jul 2014 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only pki.goog, ssl.com, digicert.com and globalsign.com to issue certificates for diffeyewear.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
Registered until Jul 2027
diffeyewear.com is registered until Jul 2027.
Content and conversion
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 12 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
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 836 words of copy
The homepage carries about 836 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! Shop Now” and “Shop All Gifts”.
26 calls to action
The homepage has 26 calls to action, for example “Shop All Gifts”, “Fall Shop” and “Shop All Best Sellers”.
13 short forms
13 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity and PostHog.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be diffeyewear.com is still delivered. Reports are on, so moving to quarantine is the next step.
Email authentication score: 70/100
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.
2 checks passed
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mailgun.org ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”, “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 4 mores (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.
47 cookies set on arrival
47Opening the homepage sets 47 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.
68 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 68 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 19 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
Blockify Fraud Filter · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Microsoft Clarity · Rebuy Personalization Engine · Elevar Conversion Tracking · Reamaze Live Chat Helpdesk · Redo · Fuego Mobile App · Region Restrictions · Applovin Shop Integration · Rivo Loyalty Rewards Referrals · diffeyewear.com · snapchat.com · amazonaws.com · retention.com · rebuyengine.com · juniphq.com · postscript.io · useamp.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
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | PostHog | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Torrance
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 43 issues on diffeyewear.com, including 24 speed issues, 2 SEO issues and 2 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
14-day money-back guarantee: not happy for any reason, email us within 14 days and we refund in full.