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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 24 October 202639 issues · 111 checks

This review found 39 issues worth fixing on fgci.com, 16 of them high impact, across 111 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. 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
2.7 s1.6 sMay 2Oct 172.1 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 2, 20262.6 s
May 9, 20262.5 s
May 16, 20262.3 s
May 23, 20261.9 s
May 30, 20261.8 s
Jun 6, 20261.8 s
Jun 13, 20261.8 s
Jun 20, 20261.9 s
Jun 27, 20262.0 s
Jul 4, 20262.0 s
Jul 11, 20262.0 s
Jul 18, 20262.0 s
Jul 25, 20261.9 s
Aug 1, 20261.9 s
Aug 8, 20261.9 s
Aug 15, 20262.0 s
Aug 22, 20262.0 s
Aug 29, 20262.2 s
Sep 5, 20262.2 s
Sep 12, 20262.1 s
Sep 19, 20262.1 s
Sep 26, 20262.0 s
Oct 3, 20262.0 s
Oct 10, 20262.1 s
Oct 17, 20262.1 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
98 ms82 msMay 2Oct 1796 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 2, 202686 ms
May 9, 202685 ms
May 16, 202689 ms
May 23, 202687 ms
May 30, 202687 ms
Jun 6, 202687 ms
Jun 13, 202688 ms
Jun 20, 202695 ms
Jun 27, 202696 ms
Jul 4, 202696 ms
Jul 11, 202692 ms
Jul 18, 202687 ms
Jul 25, 202684 ms
Aug 1, 202687 ms
Aug 8, 202688 ms
Aug 15, 202687 ms
Aug 22, 202688 ms
Aug 29, 202688 ms
Sep 5, 202687 ms
Sep 12, 202691 ms
Sep 19, 202695 ms
Sep 26, 202694 ms
Oct 3, 202696 ms
Oct 10, 202696 ms
Oct 17, 202696 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

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Speed

7 to fix59
  • Improve image delivery

    4.0 s · 12.0 MB

    17 images could be 12.0 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.0 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    2.4 s

    43 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.4 s.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google CDN, jQuery CDN and Other Google APIs/SDKs and others), adding 2.4 MB and 849 ms of main-thread time.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    1.0 MB

    About 1.0 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • Mobile performance score: 59

    59/100

    Your mobile performance score is 59 (desktop: 68). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Google CDN adds 577 ms

    577 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 577 ms of main-thread work and 1.8 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.

  • Main-thread work: 2.8 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.5 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    150 ms · 46 KiB

    About 46 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.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    141 KiB

    4 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (141 KiB).

  • 10 long tasks on the main thread

    10 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 89 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Font display

    50 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Legacy JavaScript

    19 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 19 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Minify JavaScript

    8 KiB

    8 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.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 4 ms

    4 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 4 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

7 to fix100
  • 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: 41.1 s

    41.1 s

    Your largest element takes 41.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.

  • Time to Interactive: 53.6 s

    53.6 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 53.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 11.4 s

    11.4 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 11.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 3.0 s

    3.0 s

    The first text or image appears after 3.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 1.0 s

    1.0 s

    Real visitors wait 1.0 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • 15 images without width and height

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

  • Tap response (INP) got 12% slower for real visitors

    +12%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 86 ms to 96 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

7 checks passed
  • Real-user LCP: 2.0 s

    2.0 s

    Real visitors wait 2.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 116 ms

    116 ms

    Real visitors wait 116 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • 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: 1.5 s

    1.5 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 18% faster for real visitors

    -18%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.6 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Total Blocking Time: 128 ms

    128 ms

    Scripts block the page for only 128 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.021

    0.021

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.021, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

5 to fix18
  • Page weight: 16.7 MB in 154 requests

    16.7 MB

    Your homepage downloads 16.7 MB in 154 requests on a phone: images 12.9 MB (29), scripts 2.4 MB (58) and other files 713 KiB (11). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 5 images over 500 KB

    5 images weigh 10.4 MB together. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.

  • 8 images far larger than shown

    9.2 MB

    8 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example POLYESTER-RESIN-GROUPED-838X658.png at 3,476 px wide, shown at 330 px. Resized copies would save about 9.2 MB.

  • 10 images below the first screen load straight away

    10 images further down the page (11.5 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • 5 images in older formats

    5 images (4.4 MB) 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 4.7 g of CO₂ per visit

    4.72 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.72 g of CO₂e: 566.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

9 to fixGoogle 7788
  • 2 buttons without a name

    2 buttons have no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.

  • Positive tabindex

    7 elements have a tabindex above 0, which scrambles the keyboard order.

  • 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.

  • ARIA progressbar nodes must have an accessible name (1 element)

    ARIA progressbar nodes must have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • Links look like plain text

    1 link inside paragraphs relies on colour alone to stand out.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (5 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 11 links without text

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

  • 2 form fields without a label

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

  • Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored (2 elements)

    Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.

  • Headings skip levels

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

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 27 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 48 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 9 failed. 7 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

4 to fixGoogle 8578
  • No meta description

    No meta description, so Google writes its own snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • Title is short (11 characters)

    Your title is only 11 characters: “Home - FGCI”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.

  • No social preview image

    No Open Graph image (also missing: og:description), so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.

  • 3 links with vague text

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

  • 104 internal links, 9 external

    The homepage links to 104 pages on fgci.com and 9 external pages.

5 checks passed
  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Marine COMPOSITES & COATINGS”.

  • Canonical URL set

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

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.

  • 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://fgci.com/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

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

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 12 pages without a meta description

    /locations, /shop, /about-us, /contact-us, /returns and /shipping and 6 others have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 2 pages without an H1

    /returns and /shipping 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 17 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 to fixGoogle 9693
  • 1 JavaScript error while loading

    1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.

2 checks passed
  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    46 of 54 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

3 to fix79
  • 1 broken external link

    1 link to other sites is dead, for example https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/6ac46d5b-eb63-40f9-92de-f7f0082b2bad/Fiberglass-Coatings-Inc (404).

  • 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 clickjacking protection

    Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.

  • No X-Content-Type-Options

    X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.

  • 1 link through redirect chains

    1 link go through two or more redirects, for example http://www.facebook.com/fiberglasscoatings.

  • 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.

4 checks passed
  • Served over HTTPS

    The homepage is served over HTTPS (fgci.com).

  • Valid certificate (76 days left)

    The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for fgci.com and is valid for another 76 days.

  • http:// redirects to https

    http://fgci.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.

Domain and trust

  • No CAA record

    fgci.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

    fgci.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 29 years old

    29 years

    fgci.com was registered in Feb 1997 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.

  • Registered until Feb 2027

    fgci.com is registered until Feb 2027.

Content and conversion

1 to fix94
  • 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 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 630 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 630 words of visible text.

7 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “LEARN MORE”.

  • 11 calls to action

    The homepage has 11 calls to action, for example “Shop”, “Contact Us” and “Sign up for the FGCI Newsletter!”.

  • 3 short forms

    3 short forms (2 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 36 testimonial or review blocks, a star rating and 1 trust badge.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 3 phone links and 0 email links.

  • Phone number on the homepage

    Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.

Email authentication

90
  • Email authentication score: 90/100

    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: quarantine

    DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.

  • SPF with a strict ending (-all)

    An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.

  • DKIM signing found

    A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1” and “k2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.

Privacy and tracking

  • 1 tracker load before any consent

    1

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Tag Manager (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (CookieYes) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.

  • 4 cookies set on arrival

    4

    Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • 13 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 13 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

1 checks passed
  • Consent tool: CookieYes

    A consent management tool (CookieYes) loads with the page.

Upkeep, stack and company

No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.

Stack

CMS
WordPress 7.1.3
Framework
jQuery
E-commerce
WooCommerce
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager

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