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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 11 November 202636 issues · 84 checks

This review found 36 issues worth fixing on giftpens.com, 13 of them high impact, across 84 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
3.2 s2.6 sMay 23Nov 73.0 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 23, 20262.7 s
May 30, 20262.7 s
Jun 6, 20262.6 s
Jun 13, 20262.9 s
Jun 20, 20263.1 s
Jun 27, 20263.1 s
Jul 4, 20263.1 s
Jul 11, 20263.1 s
Jul 18, 20263.1 s
Jul 25, 20263.1 s
Aug 1, 20263.1 s
Aug 8, 20263.1 s
Aug 15, 20263.0 s
Aug 22, 20263.0 s
Aug 29, 20263.0 s
Sep 5, 20263.0 s
Sep 12, 20263.0 s
Sep 19, 20263.0 s
Sep 26, 20263.0 s
Oct 3, 20262.9 s
Oct 10, 20262.9 s
Oct 17, 20262.9 s
Oct 24, 20262.9 s
Oct 31, 20262.9 s
Nov 7, 20263.0 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
188 ms91 msMay 23Nov 7126 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 23, 2026102 ms
May 30, 2026103 ms
Jun 6, 2026104 ms
Jun 13, 2026144 ms
Jun 20, 2026164 ms
Jun 27, 2026170 ms
Jul 4, 2026177 ms
Jul 11, 2026155 ms
Jul 18, 2026151 ms
Jul 25, 2026151 ms
Aug 1, 2026151 ms
Aug 8, 2026138 ms
Aug 15, 2026141 ms
Aug 22, 2026138 ms
Aug 29, 2026142 ms
Sep 5, 2026160 ms
Sep 12, 2026151 ms
Sep 19, 2026154 ms
Sep 26, 2026148 ms
Oct 3, 2026116 ms
Oct 10, 2026113 ms
Oct 17, 2026112 ms
Oct 24, 2026112 ms
Oct 31, 2026115 ms
Nov 7, 2026126 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 giftpens.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. giftpens.com at 0.5 s0.5 s
  2. giftpens.com at 1.1 s1.1 s
  3. giftpens.com at 1.6 s1.6 s
  4. giftpens.com at 2.1 s2.1 s
  5. giftpens.com at 2.7 s2.7 s
  6. giftpens.com at 3.2 s3.2 s
  7. giftpens.com at 3.7 s3.7 s
  8. giftpens.com at 4.3 s4.3 s

Speed

9 to fix43
  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    3.2 s · 557 KiB

    About 557 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.2 s faster on a phone.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    1.6 s · 399 KiB

    11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (399 KiB).

  • 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: 4.7 s

    A phone's processor spends 4.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 4,591 HTML elements

    The page has 4,591 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 (Klaviyo, Google CDN and loox.io and others), adding 1.2 MB and 678 ms of main-thread time.

  • Render-blocking requests

    650 ms

    5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 650 ms.

  • Klaviyo adds 226 ms

    226 ms

    Klaviyo costs a phone 226 ms of main-thread work and 512 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.

  • Google CDN adds 182 ms

    182 ms

    Google CDN costs a phone 182 ms of main-thread work and 300 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

    290 ms · 61 KiB

    About 61 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 290 ms faster on a phone.

  • 11 long tasks on the main thread

    11 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 199 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Improve image delivery

    171 KiB

    9 images could be 171 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    19 KiB

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

  • Duplicated JavaScript

    9 KiB

    9 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.

  • Minify CSS

    6 KiB

    6 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • 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 JavaScript

    2 KiB

    2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 15 ms

    15 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 15 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

5 to fix100
  • Largest Contentful Paint: 13.9 s

    13.9 s

    Your largest element takes 13.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Time to Interactive: 14.0 s

    14.0 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 14.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 4.8 s

    4.8 s

    The first text or image appears after 4.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 8.6 s

    8.6 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 8.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 571 ms

    571 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 571 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 18% slower for real visitors

    +18%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 102 ms to 126 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Largest content (LCP) got 11% slower for real visitors

    +11%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.7 s to 3.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

5 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 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: 557 ms

    557 ms

    Real visitors wait 557 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix81
  • Page weight: 3.2 MB in 235 requests

    3.2 MB

    Your homepage downloads 3.2 MB in 235 requests on a phone: scripts 1.5 MB (105), other files 763 KiB (85) and images 587 KiB (26). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded

    Autumn_web_banner_1920_x_860.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).

  • About 0.9 g of CO₂ per visit

    0.89 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.89 g of CO₂e: 107.3 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

5 to fixGoogle 9393
  • 3 text elements with low contrast

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

  • Frames without titles

    1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.

  • Scrollable region must have keyboard access (1 element)

    Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (7 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 7 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 60 form fields without a label

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

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 73 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 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

5 to fixGoogle 9279
  • Title is long (67 characters)

    Your title is 67 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Premium Personalized Pens | Custom Engraved Gifts by Dayspring Pens”.

  • Meta description is long (222 characters)

    Your meta description is 222 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.

  • Structured data has 1 problem

    Structured data found (OnlineStore, Organization, WebPage and WebSite) but with 1 problem, for example “Organization: sameAs is an empty list”.

  • No social preview image

    No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.

  • 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.

  • 141 internal links, 4 external

    The homepage links to 141 pages on giftpens.com and 4 external pages.

4 checks passed
  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Dayspring Pens”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.dayspringpens.com/.

  • 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.dayspringpens.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, description and contact details; sameAs (social profiles) would complete it.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (624 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

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

Other pages

4 to fix68
  • 1 page without a title

    https://www.dayspringpens.com/customer_authentication/redirect has no <title>, so Google invents the link text in results.

  • 1 linked page hidden from search

    https://www.dayspringpens.com/customer_authentication/redirect is marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If it is meant to be found, remove the noindex.

  • 1 page without a meta description

    https://www.dayspringpens.com/customer_authentication/redirect has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 page without an H1

    https://www.dayspringpens.com/customer_authentication/redirect has 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 60 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

3 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.

Best practices

2 to fixGoogle 9687
  • 5 small tap targets

    5 of 25 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 “Unexpected token ':'”.

1 checks passed
  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

3 to fix83
  • 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.

  • Thin social proof

    Social proof on the homepage: 10 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • 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.

  • 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 317 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 317 words of visible text.

6 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Learn More” and “SHOP ALL”.

  • 9 calls to action

    The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Shop”, “Shop All” and “How to Buy Personalized Pens in Bulk”.

  • 5 short forms

    5 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 1 email link.

  • Phone number on the homepage

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

  • Risk reducer mentioned

    A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 1 tracker load before any consent

    1

    Before 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.

  • 4 cookies set on arrival

    4

    Opening the homepage sets 4 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.

  • 21 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 21 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 giftpens.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 5 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Gorgias Live Chat Helpdesk · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Upsell Koala Discount · Sidekick · loox.io

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
Tailwind CSS
E-commerce
Shopify
Hosting
Shopify

Hiring

Hiring
1 open role
Job board
careers page

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

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