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hidesign.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202648 issues · 110 checks
This review found 48 issues worth fixing on hidesign.com, 19 of them high impact, across 110 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
68D- #77,663 of 88,477 reviewed websitesbeats 10%
- #42,797 of 45,959 online storesbeats 6%
- #38,920 of 41,234 Shopify storesbeats 4%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3.0 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 234 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 225 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 209 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 209 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 214 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 218 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 216 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 225 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 216 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 218 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 219 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 212 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
1.6 s
3.2 s
4.9 s
6.5 s
8.1 s
9.7 s
11.3 s
13.0 s
hidesign.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.0 s · 2.7 MBAbout 2.7 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.0 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.3 s22 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.3 s.
Mobile performance score: 43
43/100Your mobile performance score is 43. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.9 s
A phone's processor spends 4.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,346 HTML elements
The page has 3,346 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, pickrr.com and Shopify and others), adding 10.0 MB and 1.3 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
950 ms · 719 KiB14 images could be 719 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 950 ms faster on a phone.
Shopify adds 294 ms
294 msShopify costs a phone 294 ms of main-thread work and 7.0 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.
Reduce unused CSS
750 ms · 226 KiBAbout 226 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 406 ms
406 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 406 ms of main-thread work and 997 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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
350 ms · 146 KiB16 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (146 KiB).
pickrr.com adds 303 ms
303 mspickrr.com costs a phone 303 ms of main-thread work and 1.4 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.
12 long tasks on the main thread
12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 257 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Judge.me adds 130 ms
130 msJudge.me costs a phone 130 ms of main-thread work and 362 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
150 ms · 36 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 36 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
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
3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Minify CSS
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
1 checks passed
Server response: 14 ms
14 msYour server sent the HTML in 14 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.
Real-user FCP: 3.7 s
3.7 sReal visitors see the first content after 3.7 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 22.2 s
22.2 sYour largest element takes 22.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 30.6 s
30.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 30.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 14.0 s
14.0 sVisually, the page fills in at 14.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.7 s
3.7 sThe first text or image appears after 3.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.7 s
3.7 sReal visitors wait 3.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 220 ms
220 msReal visitors wait 220 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 583 ms
583 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 583 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 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) held steady for real visitors
-6%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 234 ms to 212 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
4 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user TTFB: 593 ms
593 msReal visitors wait 593 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 19% faster for real visitors
-19%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.9 s to 3.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 15.4 MB in 378 requests
15.4 MBYour homepage downloads 15.4 MB in 378 requests on a phone: media 7.2 MB (1), scripts 3.1 MB (96) and images 2.9 MB (67). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
2026_01_AFTER_HOURS_BANNERS_MOB_BANNER_copy_c5f00cf7-b0de-47 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).
3 images far larger than shown
51 KiB3 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Sustainability.jpg at 719 px wide, shown at 214 px. Resized copies would save about 51 KiB.
4 images in older formats
4 images (296 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.
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (248 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 4.4 g of CO₂ per visit
4.36 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 4.36 g of CO₂e: 523.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
3 tap targets too small
3 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Links look like plain text
1 link inside paragraphs relies on colour alone to stand out.
4 images without alt text
4 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (3 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
7 links without text
7 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.
Headings should not be empty (1 element)
Headings should not be empty: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
1 checks passed
48 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: 48 passed and 7 failed. 6 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
15 links crawlers can't follow
15 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
180 internal links, 12 external
The homepage links to 180 pages on hidesign.com and 12 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 159 characters
Your meta description is 159 characters: “Discover handcrafted leather bags, wallets and accessories for men & women online. Experience luxury fashion in sustain…”.
Title: 59 characters
Your title is a healthy 59 characters: “Hidesign - Elegantly Handcrafted Leather Accessories Online”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://hidesign.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Corporation, 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://hidesign.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: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and contact details; description would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,449 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to /wizzy-shopify-app/templates/shopify/wizzy-search-filters/extensions/wizzy-search-filters/snippets/wizzy_search_modal, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
5 pages without an H1
/collections/the-travel-companion, /pages/loyalty, /pages/corporate-gifting, /collections/icons and /collections/east-india 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 82 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 5 pages that loaded have a meta description.
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 5 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
3 broken images
3 images failed to load on a phone, for example https://public-images.judge.me/judgeme/medals-v2-2025-rebranding/ver_rev/diamond.svg?auto=format.
15 small tap targets
15 of 45 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
3 third-party cookies
3 third-party cookies are 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 “Unexpected identifier 'https'”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
1 broken link to your own pages
1 link from your homepage to your own site is broken, for example https://hidesign.com/wizzy-shopify-app/templates/shopify/wizzy-search-filters/extensions/wizzy-search-filters/snippets/wizzy_search_modal (404).
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
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.
6 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (hidesign.com).
Valid certificate (50 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE2 verifies for hidesign.com and is valid for another 50 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://hidesign.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
hidesign.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
hidesign.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 28 years old
28 yearshidesign.com was registered in Feb 1998 through Network Solutions, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Feb 2031
hidesign.com is registered until Feb 2031.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
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 939 words of copy
The homepage carries about 939 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
8 calls to action
The homepage has 8 calls to action, for example “The Icon Book”, “Track Order” and “My Order”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (3 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 138 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar and Amplitude.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be hidesign.com is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.
Email authentication score: 75/100
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 with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 ip4:103.241.181.243 include:_spf-app.us.sendclean.net include:mailgun.org include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”, “selector2” and “s1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Amplitude, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Hotjar and 2 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.
22 cookies set on arrival
22Opening the homepage sets 22 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.
60 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 60 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 20 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
- Hulk Product Options · problem reported Oct 2026attackers planted code in its settings that sent shoppers who pressed Checkout to a fake checkout page taking card details. What to do: update the app, check its settings for code or HTML you didn't add, and test checkout in a private window.
Your store uses an app that was used in an attack. That is not a sign you were hit: check the app as described.
Apps your storefront loads
Swatch King · Wizzy Search Filters · Judge Me Reviews · Sc Easy Redirects · Social Login · Bm Country Blocker Ip Blocker · Variant Image Swatch · Boostymark Regionblock · Store Locator · Cartbite · Eu Cookie Bar · Shiprocket Smart Cart · covet.pics · webmarked.net · amplitude.com · product-image-zoom.com · roseperl.com · nitrocommerce.ai · wigzopush.com · Hulk Product Options
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
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- Vue.js
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Hotjar | Amplitude | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 4 open roles
- Job board
- careers page
- Careers page
- hidesign.com/pages/careers (opens in a new tab)
Company
- Founded
- 1978
- Headquarters
- Pondicherry
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 48 issues on hidesign.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
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