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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202638 issues · 92 checks

This review found 38 issues worth fixing on innovatools.ca, 15 of them high impact, across 92 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
1.5 s1.3 sMay 23Nov 71.4 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 23, 20261.5 s
May 30, 20261.5 s
Jun 6, 20261.4 s
Jun 13, 20261.3 s
Jun 20, 20261.4 s
Jun 27, 20261.4 s
Jul 4, 20261.4 s
Jul 11, 20261.5 s
Jul 18, 20261.4 s
Jul 25, 20261.4 s
Aug 1, 20261.4 s
Aug 8, 20261.3 s
Aug 15, 20261.4 s
Aug 22, 20261.5 s
Aug 29, 20261.5 s
Sep 5, 20261.5 s
Sep 12, 20261.5 s
Sep 19, 20261.5 s
Sep 26, 20261.4 s
Oct 3, 20261.4 s
Oct 10, 20261.3 s
Oct 17, 20261.4 s
Oct 24, 20261.4 s
Oct 31, 20261.4 s
Nov 7, 20261.4 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
222 ms135 msMay 23Nov 7180 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 23, 2026145 ms
May 30, 2026146 ms
Jun 6, 2026150 ms
Jun 13, 2026155 ms
Jun 20, 2026158 ms
Jun 27, 2026170 ms
Jul 4, 2026164 ms
Jul 11, 2026164 ms
Jul 18, 2026170 ms
Jul 25, 2026162 ms
Aug 1, 2026162 ms
Aug 8, 2026170 ms
Aug 15, 2026180 ms
Aug 22, 2026196 ms
Aug 29, 2026212 ms
Sep 5, 2026201 ms
Sep 12, 2026196 ms
Sep 19, 2026198 ms
Sep 26, 2026203 ms
Oct 3, 2026212 ms
Oct 10, 2026203 ms
Oct 17, 2026195 ms
Oct 24, 2026189 ms
Oct 31, 2026180 ms
Nov 7, 2026180 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 innovatools.ca (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. innovatools.ca at 1.2 s1.2 s
  2. innovatools.ca at 2.4 s2.4 s
  3. innovatools.ca at 3.6 s3.6 s
  4. innovatools.ca at 4.7 s4.7 s
  5. innovatools.ca at 5.9 s5.9 s
  6. innovatools.ca at 7.1 s7.1 s
  7. innovatools.ca at 8.3 s8.3 s
  8. innovatools.ca at 9.5 s9.5 s

Speed

13 to fix43
  • Improve image delivery

    2.4 s · 869 KiB

    11 images could be 869 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.4 s faster on a phone.

  • mediadelivery.net adds 1.3 s

    1.3 s

    mediadelivery.net costs a phone 1.3 s of main-thread work and 6.9 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • 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: 8.7 s

    A phone's processor spends 8.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.7 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 3,814 HTML elements

    The page has 3,814 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    6.8 MB

    About 6.8 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (mediadelivery.net, Google Tag Manager and Shopify and others), adding 9.7 MB and 2.6 s of main-thread time.

  • Minify JavaScript

    1.3 MB

    1.3 MB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • Render-blocking requests

    850 ms

    10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 850 ms.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 581 ms

    581 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 581 ms of main-thread work and 665 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.

  • Shopify adds 236 ms

    236 ms

    Shopify costs a phone 236 ms of main-thread work and 930 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.

  • catalogace.com adds 161 ms

    161 ms

    catalogace.com costs a phone 161 ms of main-thread work and 374 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.

  • rebuyengine.com adds 105 ms

    105 ms

    rebuyengine.com costs a phone 105 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.

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 206 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    75 KiB

    About 75 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    65 KiB

    18 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (65 KiB).

  • Font display

    50 ms

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

  • Legacy JavaScript

    49 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 49 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Duplicated JavaScript

    17 KiB

    17 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.

  • Minify CSS

    3 KiB

    3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

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  • Server response: 10 ms

    10 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 10 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

7 to fix100
  • Largest Contentful Paint: 10.8 s

    10.8 s

    Your largest element takes 10.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Contractor using Innovatools portable siding bending brake …”.

  • Speed Index: 16.7 s

    16.7 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 16.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Time to Interactive: 103.8 s

    103.8 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 103.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 873 ms

    873 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 873 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 24% slower for real visitors

    +24%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 145 ms to 180 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.0 s

    2.0 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • 2 images without width and height

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

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    -8%

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

7 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 LCP: 1.4 s

    1.4 s

    Real visitors wait 1.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 180 ms

    180 ms

    Real visitors wait 180 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.01

    0.01

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.1 s

    1.1 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.1 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 490 ms

    490 ms

    Real visitors wait 490 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.004

    0.004

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.004, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix60
  • Page weight: 24.9 MB in 591 requests

    24.9 MB

    Your homepage downloads 24.9 MB in 591 requests on a phone: other files 12.7 MB (143), scripts 9.1 MB (283) and images 1.8 MB (28). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 6 images in older formats

    6 images (1.4 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 7.1 g of CO₂ per visit

    7.05 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 7.05 g of CO₂e: 846.4 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 load when needed

    Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.

  • Images are sized for phones

    No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.

Accessibility

8 to fixGoogle 8188
  • Frames without titles

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

  • Summary elements must have discernible text (1 element)

    Summary elements must have discernible text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • 1 tap target too small

    1 tap target is too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.

  • 6 images without alt text

    6 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • Zoom is disabled

    The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (8 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 8 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 9 form fields without a label

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

  • 1 link without text

    1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

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  • 48 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 54 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 6 failed. 5 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 7789
  • Title is long (88 characters)

    Your title is 88 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Canadian Manufactured Modular Aluminum Bending Brakes - Innovatools – Innovatools Canada”.

  • 6 links crawlers can't follow

    6 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.

  • 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.

  • 116 internal links, 18 external

    The homepage links to 116 pages on innovatools.ca and 18 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 143 characters

    Your meta description is 143 characters: “Innovatools engineers and manufactures portable, modular bending brakes in Canada. Professional-grade contractor equipm…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Portable Aluminum Bending Brakes Built for Modern Contractors”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://innovatools.ca/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: 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://innovatools.ca/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: 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 (1,807 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

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

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 1 page without a meta description

    https://innovatools.ca/pages/verified-reviews-and-customer-ratings has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 2 pages without an H1

    https://innovatools.ca/products/innovatools-modular-aluminum-brake and https://innovatools.ca/pages/innovatools-two-year-warranty-policy 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 29 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 7791
  • Deprecated browser APIs

    The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).

  • 1 JavaScript error while loading

    1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Cannot read properties of null (reading 'addEventListener')”.

2 checks passed
  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    30 of 30 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

100
  • 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 921 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 921 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: “Shop now” and “PRICE & ORDER BENDING BRAKES”.

  • 15 calls to action

    The homepage has 15 calls to action, for example “Buy Now”, “Contact” and “Price & Order Bending Brakes”.

  • 2 short forms

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

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: a star rating, 2 trust badges and “500+ Reviews”.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 20 phone links and 15 email links.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 6 trackers load before any consent

    6

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Ads and 1 more (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.

  • 23 cookies set on arrival

    23

    Opening the homepage sets 23 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.

  • 39 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 39 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 innovatools.ca, 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 12 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Currency Converter · Gg Product Gallery · Optimonk Popup Cro A B Test · Rebuy Personalization Engine · Pagefly Ai Page Builder · Wishlist By Square · Judge Me Reviews · Pmslider Rb · Orbe Geolocation · gtranslate.io · trafficmanager.net · rebuyengine.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

E-commerce
Shopify
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
Hosting
Shopify

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

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