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koodoo.co.za website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202627 issues · 76 checks
This review found 27 issues worth fixing on koodoo.co.za, 10 of them high impact, across 76 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
82B- #29,826 of 105,073 reviewed websitesbeats 66%
- #19,704 of 58,944 online storesbeats 60%
- #19,048 of 53,701 Shopify storesbeats 58%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 252 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 266 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 278 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 270 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 252 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 265 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 272 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 287 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 298 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 309 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 327 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 319 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 325 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 325 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 333 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 339 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 317 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 307 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 303 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 301 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 301 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 296 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 304 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 314 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 312 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
8,286 HTML elements
The page has 8,286 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Main-thread work: 4.1 s
A phone's processor spends 4.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 75
75/100Your mobile performance score is 75. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, loox.io and TikTok and others), adding 1.1 MB and 802 ms of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
500 ms · 161 KiB6 images could be 161 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 500 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
150 ms · 385 KiBAbout 385 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
350 ms3 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 350 ms.
Google Tag Manager adds 227 ms
227 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 227 ms of main-thread work and 329 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
150 ms · 42 KiBAbout 42 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.
7 long tasks on the main thread
7 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 166 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
133 KiB13 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (133 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
44 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 44 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
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: 16 ms
16 msYour server sent the HTML in 16 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 INP: 523 ms
523 msReal visitors wait 523 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Time to Interactive: 14.9 s
14.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 14.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.3 s
4.3 sYour largest element takes 4.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5) - Code in Box - KOODOO”.
Speed Index: 6.1 s
6.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Tap response (INP) got 21% slower for real visitors
+21%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 252 ms to 312 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Total Blocking Time: 262 ms
262 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 262 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+4%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.7 s to 1.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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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 CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 383 ms
383 msReal visitors wait 383 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.2 s
1.2 sThe first text or image appears after 1.2 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.0 MB in 234 requests
3.0 MBYour homepage downloads 3.0 MB in 234 requests on a phone: scripts 1.3 MB (85), other files 749 KiB (98) and images 660 KiB (30). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.85 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.85 g of CO₂e: 102.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
Inline text spacing must be adjustable with custom stylesheets (1 element)
Inline text spacing must be adjustable with custom stylesheets: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
2 images without alt text
2 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Hidden but focusable
14 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
12 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 14 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 12 passed and 2 failed. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“KOODOO KOODOO” and “Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5) - Code in Box”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
513 internal links, 8 external
The homepage links to 513 pages on koodoo.co.za and 8 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 156 characters
Your meta description is 156 characters: “Visit Koodoo.co.za For The Latest & Greatest Deals On Playstation 4 & 5 Games & Consoles. Browse now and discover more …”.
Title: 53 characters
Your title is a healthy 53 characters: “KOODOO | PlayStation 4 & 5 Consoles | PS & Xbox Games”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://koodoo.co.za/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization, Product 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://koodoo.co.za/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
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: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://koodoo.co.za/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 195 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 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.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
4 JavaScript errors while loading
4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Cannot read properties of null (reading 'innerHTML')”.
Requests the notification permission on page load
Requests the notification permission on page load.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
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.
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.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
Only about 25 words
The homepage has only about 25 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
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.
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.
5 checks passed
22 calls to action
The homepage has 22 calls to action, for example “Shop All”, “PS5 Pre-Order” and “PS4 Pre-Order”.
85 short forms
85 short forms (3 fields at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 2 testimonial or review blocks and 2 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 0 phone links and 2 email links.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel 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.
25 cookies set on arrival
25Opening the homepage sets 25 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.
25 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 25 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 koodoo.co.za, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
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