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iolla.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202638 issues · 85 checks
This review found 38 issues worth fixing on iolla.com, 11 of them high impact, across 85 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. 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
80B- #40,804 of 102,963 reviewed websitesbeats 55%
- #26,648 of 57,283 online storesbeats 47%
- #25,612 of 52,120 Shopify storesbeats 44%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 121 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 114 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 114 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 109 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 117 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 121 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
Speed
Improve image delivery
13.8 s · 6.7 MB5 images could be 6.7 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 13.8 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.8 s · 898 KiB55 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (898 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 782 KiBAbout 782 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.6 s11 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.6 s.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, dixa.io and Optanon and others), adding 1.5 MB and 1.1 s of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 51
51/100Your mobile performance score is 51. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Legacy JavaScript
500 ms · 104 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 104 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 500 ms faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 3.9 s
A phone's processor spends 3.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.8 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Google Tag Manager adds 282 ms
282 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 282 ms of main-thread work and 325 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.
dixa.io adds 257 ms
257 msdixa.io costs a phone 257 ms of main-thread work and 489 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.
Font display
300 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 300 ms).
12 long tasks on the main thread
12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 265 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 81 KiBAbout 81 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.
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: 105 ms
105 msYour server sent the HTML in 105 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 23.8 s
23.8 sYour largest element takes 23.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Smiling couple wearing IOLLA prescription glasses beside a …”.
Time to Interactive: 29.0 s
29.0 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 29.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 7.0 s
7.0 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 532 ms
532 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 532 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.6 s
2.6 sThe first text or image appears after 2.6 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.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 121 ms to 121 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
8 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: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors wait 1.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 96 ms
96 msReal visitors wait 96 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.1 s
1.1 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.1 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 427 ms
427 msReal visitors wait 427 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 13% faster for real visitors
-13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.3 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.021
0.021The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.021, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 9.5 MB in 144 requests
9.5 MBYour homepage downloads 9.5 MB in 144 requests on a phone: images 7.2 MB (10), scripts 1.8 MB (71) and fonts 278 KiB (11). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
3 images over 500 KB
3 images weigh 6.5 MB together. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.
4 images far larger than shown
2.0 MB4 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Ferguson Williams couple IMG_1911.jpg at 1,360 px wide, shown at 434 px. Resized copies would save about 2.0 MB.
4 images in older formats
4 images (6.9 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 2.7 g of CO₂ per visit
2.68 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.68 g of CO₂e: 321.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
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.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (19 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 19 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
2 form fields without a label
2 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 16 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
46 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 49 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 3 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is short (5 characters)
Your title is only 5 characters: “IOLLA”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
Meta description is long (163 characters)
Your meta description is 163 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 1 problem
Structured data found ((untyped), Organization and WebPage) but with 1 problem, for example “block has no @type”.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
4 links with vague text
4 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
No X (Twitter) card tag
No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is incomplete here.
66 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 66 pages on iolla.com and 10 external pages.
4 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Premium eyewear at £85 all in.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://iolla.com/.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://iolla.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://iolla.com/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, sameAs (social profiles) and description; logo and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (547 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages share a title
https://iolla.com/sunglasses and https://iolla.com/collections/sunglasses all use the title “Sunglasses”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
5 pages without a meta description
https://iolla.com/festive-gift-card-2026, https://iolla.com/ps25-every-extra-pair, https://iolla.com/collections/accessoriesandgifts, https://iolla.com/happiness-guarantee and https://iolla.com/pricing have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
2 pages share a meta description
https://iolla.com/sunglasses and https://iolla.com/collections/sunglasses use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example https://iolla.com/sunglasses, whose canonical is https://iolla.com/collections/sunglasses. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
1 page without an H1
https://iolla.com/favourites has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
1 page with very little text
https://iolla.com/favourites has under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 40 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.
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
5 small tap targets
5 of 20 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Invalid or unexpected token”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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.
About 566 words of copy
The homepage carries about 566 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 GLASSES” and “SHOP NOW”.
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “LEARN MORE”, “Shop glasses” and “See full pricing”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: a star rating and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Hotjar.
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
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Microsoft Clarity (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
27 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 27 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.
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 iolla.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- Drupal
- Framework
- Bootstrap
- E-commerce
- Shopify;Shopify Plus
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager | Hotjar | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- AWS
Company
- Headquarters
- Glasgow
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