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lpadesignstudios.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 26 October 202631 issues · 84 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on lpadesignstudios.com, 10 of them high impact, across 84 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. 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
80BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 78 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 79 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 80 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 84 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 83 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 79 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 78 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 72 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 77 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 81 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 83 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 85 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 83 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 82 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 79 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 78 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 71 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 72 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 72 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 72 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 80 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
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.2 s
1.7 s
2.1 s
2.5 s
2.9 s
3.3 s
Speed
Render-blocking requests
2.5 s2 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.5 s.
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.6 s · 301 KiBAbout 301 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.6 s faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
750 ms · 780 KiB5 images could be 780 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 55
55/100Your mobile performance score is 55 (desktop: 91). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
4 third-party services on the page
4 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, JSDelivr CDN and imgix and others), adding 1.2 MB and 322 ms of main-thread time.
Google Tag Manager adds 319 ms
319 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 319 ms of main-thread work and 285 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.
imgix adds 0 ms
0 msimgix costs a phone 0 ms of main-thread work and 979 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.
7 long tasks on the main thread
7 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 180 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 15 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 15 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
130 KiBAbout 130 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Duplicated JavaScript
31 KiB31 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
Phones get a much slower page than desktops
Desktop scores 91 but mobile only 55. A gap that wide usually means heavy scripts and images that hit phones hardest.
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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
3 KiB9 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (3 KiB).
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Main-thread work: 1.4 s
A phone's processor spends 1.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 688 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 80 ms
80 msYour server sent the HTML in 80 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: 7.2 s
7.2 sYour largest element takes 7.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experi…”.
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.
Speed Index: 6.2 s
6.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Time to Interactive: 7.2 s
7.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 7.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 413 ms
413 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 413 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
1 image without width and height
1 image 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 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 78 ms to 80 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-4%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.2 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors wait 2.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
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: 612 ms
612 msReal visitors wait 612 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
About 0.5 g of CO₂ per visit
0.47 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.47 g of CO₂e: 56.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Page weight: 1.7 MB in 26 requests
1.7 MBYour homepage downloads 1.7 MB in 26 requests on a phone: images 1,000 KiB (13), scripts 551 KiB (5) and stylesheets 138 KiB (3). That is a lean page.
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
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
1 button without a name
1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
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.
18 images without alt text
18 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (18 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 18 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (2 elements).
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47 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 51 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 47 passed and 4 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
7 H1 headlines
There are 7 <h1> headlines (“Unveiling the Hospital of the Future in Irvine”, “2025 Firm Award” and “Teaching Outside the Box: The Cardinal Child Deve…”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
No XML sitemap
No XML sitemap at https://lpadesignstudios.com/sitemap.xml, so Google discovers your pages only by following links.
15 links with vague text
15 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
No robots.txt
There is no robots.txt at lpadesignstudios.com/robots.txt, the first file search crawlers ask for.
41 internal links, 3 external
The homepage links to 41 pages on lpadesignstudios.com and 3 external pages.
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Meta description: 151 characters
Your meta description is 151 characters: “An integrated design firm with seven offices across California and Texas, providing sustainable design for educational,…”.
Title: 57 characters
Your title is a healthy 57 characters: “Sustainable Design Architecture Firm - LPA Design Studios”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://lpadesignstudios.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Corporation, Place and Website.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://lpadesignstudios.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.
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AI answer engines may read the site
There is no robots.txt, so nothing stops the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity from reading the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details; logo would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (284 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
6 pages share a meta description
https://lpadesignstudios.com/sustainability, https://lpadesignstudios.com/expertise, https://lpadesignstudios.com/playlists, https://lpadesignstudios.com/projects, https://lpadesignstudios.com/insights-main and https://lpadesignstudios.com/insights-catalyst use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
4 pages with very little text
https://lpadesignstudios.com/expertise, https://lpadesignstudios.com/playlists, https://lpadesignstudios.com/projects and https://lpadesignstudios.com/about-team have 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 31 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.
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
7 small tap targets
7 of 31 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://cloud.typography.com/7680236/6063992/css/fonts.css' from origin 'https://lpadesign…”.
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Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
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.
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 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.
About 358 words of copy
The homepage carries about 358 words of visible text.
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Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “LEARN MORE”.
5 calls to action
The homepage has 5 calls to action, for example “Contact US”, “Go to contact page” and “Learn More”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Privacy and tracking
2 trackers load before any consent
2Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (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.
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.
5 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 5 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 lpadesignstudios.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Hurricane
Hiring
- Hiring
- 44 open roles
- Teams
- Engineering (20), Architecture (14), Firmwide (7), Interior Design (3)
- Job board
- ashby
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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