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kingdomboards.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202623 issues · 71 checks
This review found 23 issues worth fixing on kingdomboards.com, 6 of them high impact, across 71 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. 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
81B- #34,271 of 100,929 reviewed websitesbeats 60%
- #22,309 of 55,676 online storesbeats 53%
- #21,495 of 50,585 Shopify storesbeats 51%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 927 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 900 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.0 s |
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
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Speed
Mobile performance score: 63
63/100Your mobile performance score is 63. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
480 ms · 82 KiBAbout 82 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 480 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
300 ms · 65 KiBAbout 65 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 2.0 s
A phone's processor spends 2.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 873 ms of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Shopify adds 70 ms
70 msShopify costs a phone 70 ms of main-thread work and 375 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.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (loox.io, Klaviyo and Shopify and others), adding 816 KiB and 325 ms of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
150 ms · 79 KiB5 images could be 79 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 61 KiB12 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (61 KiB).
Render-blocking requests
150 ms3 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 150 ms.
Legacy JavaScript
50 ms · 19 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 19 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 50 ms faster on a phone.
1 long task on the main thread
1 long task block the main thread while loading, the longest for 63 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
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: 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.
Largest Contentful Paint: 10.7 s
10.7 sYour largest element takes 10.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Kingdom Boards”.
Time to Interactive: 10.7 s
10.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 10.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.2 s
3.2 sThe first text or image appears after 3.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest content (LCP) got 41% slower for real visitors
+41%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.5 s to 2.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user TTFB: 963 ms
963 msReal visitors wait 963 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Speed Index: 5.7 s
5.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
5 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors wait 1.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (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.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.076
0.076The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.076, good is under 0.1).
Total Blocking Time: 0 ms
0 msScripts block the page for only 0 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.7 MB in 388 requests
2.7 MBYour homepage downloads 2.7 MB in 388 requests on a phone: other files 1.1 MB (198), scripts 655 KiB (121) and images 583 KiB (33). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (71 KiB) is 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 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.77 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.77 g of CO₂e: 93.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
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
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.
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 67 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
53 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: 53 passed and 1 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (73 characters)
Your title is 73 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Kingdom Boards - Surfskate boards and Custom Longboards – Kingdom Boards®”.
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“” and “Take your surfing to the streets.”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (224 characters)
Your meta description is 224 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
129 internal links, 8 external
The homepage links to 129 pages on kingdomboards.com and 8 external pages.
5 checks passed
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.kingdomboards.com/.
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://www.kingdomboards.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.kingdomboards.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, 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 (2,365 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to https://www.kingdomboards.com/collections/decks, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 36 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 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 8 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 8 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://d38dvuoodjuw9x.cloudfront.net/ml-flag.css' from origin 'https://www.kingdomboards.…”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
16 of 17 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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.
Only about 213 words
The homepage has only about 213 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
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.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP OUR SKATEBOARDS”.
7 calls to action
The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “Shop Boards”, “Shop All” and “SHOP OUR SKATEBOARDS”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 419 testimonial or review blocks, 40 customer or partner logos and a star rating.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel (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.
12 cookies set on arrival
12Opening the homepage sets 12 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.
26 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 26 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 kingdomboards.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 6 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Inbox · Mlv Multi Country Pricing · Mlv Auto Currency Switcher · loox.io · stationmade.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
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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