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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 November 202639 issues · 88 checks

This review found 39 issues worth fixing on fableandmane.com, 11 of them high impact, across 88 checks. The most urgent: page weight: 71.5 MB in 398 requests. 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
2.5 s1.3 sMay 23Nov 71.5 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 23, 20261.4 s
May 30, 20261.4 s
Jun 6, 20261.5 s
Jun 13, 20261.5 s
Jun 20, 20261.5 s
Jun 27, 20261.5 s
Jul 4, 20261.6 s
Jul 11, 20261.6 s
Jul 18, 20262.1 s
Jul 25, 20262.3 s
Aug 1, 20262.3 s
Aug 8, 20262.3 s
Aug 15, 20262.1 s
Aug 22, 20261.7 s
Aug 29, 20261.7 s
Sep 5, 20261.7 s
Sep 12, 20261.7 s
Sep 19, 20261.7 s
Sep 26, 20261.7 s
Oct 3, 20261.7 s
Oct 10, 20261.7 s
Oct 17, 20261.7 s
Oct 24, 20261.6 s
Oct 31, 20261.5 s
Nov 7, 20261.5 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
217 ms133 msMay 23Nov 7186 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 23, 2026144 ms
May 30, 2026146 ms
Jun 6, 2026143 ms
Jun 13, 2026145 ms
Jun 20, 2026160 ms
Jun 27, 2026167 ms
Jul 4, 2026179 ms
Jul 11, 2026191 ms
Jul 18, 2026195 ms
Jul 25, 2026191 ms
Aug 1, 2026188 ms
Aug 8, 2026187 ms
Aug 15, 2026180 ms
Aug 22, 2026182 ms
Aug 29, 2026181 ms
Sep 5, 2026187 ms
Sep 12, 2026187 ms
Sep 19, 2026189 ms
Sep 26, 2026194 ms
Oct 3, 2026197 ms
Oct 10, 2026207 ms
Oct 17, 2026204 ms
Oct 24, 2026198 ms
Oct 31, 2026188 ms
Nov 7, 2026186 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 fableandmane.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. fableandmane.com at 1.0 s1.0 s
  2. fableandmane.com at 2.1 s2.1 s
  3. fableandmane.com at 3.1 s3.1 s
  4. fableandmane.com at 4.2 s4.2 s
  5. fableandmane.com at 5.2 s5.2 s
  6. fableandmane.com at 6.2 s6.2 s
  7. fableandmane.com at 7.3 s7.3 s
  8. fableandmane.com at 8.3 s8.3 s

Speed

13 to fix43
  • Render-blocking requests

    1.1 s

    7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.

  • Mobile performance score: 43

    43/100

    Your mobile performance score is 43. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • Main-thread work: 8.4 s

    A phone's processor spends 8.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.5 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 (Google Tag Manager, ZenDesk and Facebook and others), adding 40.4 MB and 1.8 s of main-thread time.

  • videowise.com adds 120 ms

    120 ms

    videowise.com costs a phone 120 ms of main-thread work and 38.3 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.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    150 ms · 3.1 MB

    46 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (3.1 MB).

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    1.2 MB

    About 1.2 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 625 ms

    625 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 625 ms of main-thread work and 614 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.

  • ZenDesk adds 321 ms

    321 ms

    ZenDesk costs a phone 321 ms of main-thread work and 394 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.

  • Facebook adds 309 ms

    309 ms

    Facebook costs a phone 309 ms of main-thread work and 223 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.

  • 17 long tasks on the main thread

    17 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 315 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • 2,453 HTML elements

    The page has 2,453 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Shopify adds 140 ms

    140 ms

    Shopify costs a phone 140 ms of main-thread work and 571 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 · 18 KiB

    About 18 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.

  • Improve image delivery

    105 KiB

    5 images could be 105 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    41 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 41 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Minify JavaScript

    6 KiB

    6 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • 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.

  • Minify CSS

    2 KiB

    2 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

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  • Server response: 16 ms

    16 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 16 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

7 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.

  • Time to Interactive: 26.8 s

    26.8 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 26.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 10.2 s

    10.2 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 10.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 6.3 s

    6.3 s

    Your largest element takes 6.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Total Blocking Time: 1.3 s

    1.3 s

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 1.3 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user INP: 248 ms

    248 ms

    Real visitors wait 248 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 29% slower for real visitors

    +29%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 144 ms to 186 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 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.4 s to 1.5 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user LCP: 1.7 s

    1.7 s

    Real visitors wait 1.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.00

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 570 ms

    570 ms

    Real visitors wait 570 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • First Contentful Paint: 1.4 s

    1.4 s

    The first text or image appears after 1.4 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.015

    0.015

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.015, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix64
  • Page weight: 71.5 MB in 398 requests

    71.5 MB

    Your homepage downloads 71.5 MB in 398 requests on a phone: media 65.9 MB (5), scripts 2.7 MB (125) and images 1.5 MB (71). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded

    popup_6c1e7d39-49e5-4a46-b794-460904b86cd5_700x.png 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).

  • About 20.3 g of CO₂ per visit

    20.26 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 20.26 g of CO₂e: 2431.0 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 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

6 to fixGoogle 8993
  • 4 text elements with low contrast

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

  • 1 image without alt text

    1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (2 elements)

    Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Heading levels should only increase by one (1 element)

    Heading levels should only increase by one: 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.

  • 4 links without text

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

1 checks passed
  • 50 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: 50 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 9289
  • Meta description is long (171 characters)

    Your meta description is 171 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.

  • Structured data has 1 problem

    Structured data found (ItemList, Organization and WebSite) but with 1 problem, for example “Organization: logo is not an absolute URL ("//fableandmane.com/cdn/shop/files/logo.png?v=1628207874…”.

  • 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.

  • 72 internal links, 14 external

    The homepage links to 72 pages on fableandmane.com and 14 external pages.

6 checks passed
  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “The Gift of the Hair Oiling Ritual”.

  • Title: 58 characters

    Your title is a healthy 58 characters: “Fable & Mane | Indian Rituals For Healthier, Stronger Hair”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://fableandmane.com/.

  • 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://fableandmane.com/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

100
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 (613 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes https://fableandmane.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 5 pages without a meta description

    https://fableandmane.com/pages/bundle-builder, https://fableandmane.com/pages/quiz, https://fableandmane.com/pages/tyb, https://fableandmane.com/pages/our-story and https://fableandmane.com/blogs/mane-monocle have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 2 pages without an H1

    https://fableandmane.com/pages/bundle-builder and https://fableandmane.com/pages/our-impact 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 36 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.

  • 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

2 to fixGoogle 9687
  • 7 small tap targets

    7 of 23 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • 4 JavaScript errors while loading

    4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()”.

1 checks passed
  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

3 to fix81
  • 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.

  • 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 279 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 279 words of visible text.

5 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP THE SET” and “SHOP”.

  • 10 calls to action

    The homepage has 10 calls to action, for example “Shop”, “Shop All” and “shop the set”.

  • 19 short forms

    19 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 13 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Analytics, Meta Pixel and Hotjar.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 8 trackers load before any consent

    8

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Klaviyo and 3 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.

  • 30 cookies set on arrival

    30

    Opening the homepage sets 30 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (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.

  • 54 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 54 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 fableandmane.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 15 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Okendo · Triplewhale · Searchpie Seo Speed · Attentive · Videowise Video Commerce · Selleasy · Forms · Gift Box Builder · Free Gift · rechargecdn.com · cloudfront.net · rakutenadvertising.io · attn.tv · octaneai.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

Stack

Framework
Bootstrap
E-commerce
Shopify
Analytics
Google Analytics | Hotjar
Hosting
Shopify

Company

Headquarters
London

Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info

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