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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202644 issues · 86 checks
This review found 44 issues worth fixing on oscilloscope.net, 24 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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
65DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 5.7 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 5.7 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 5.7 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 6.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 5.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 5.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 5.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 5.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 5.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 5.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 5.6 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 6.0 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 6.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 6.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 6.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 5.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 224 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 219 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 232 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 215 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 203 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 183 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 190 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 95 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
0.6 s
1.2 s
1.9 s
2.5 s
3.1 s
3.7 s
4.3 s
4.9 s
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
5.0 s · 77.6 MB271 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (77.6 MB).
Improve image delivery
2.9 s · 67.1 MB244 images could be 67.1 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.9 s faster on a phone.
Avoid multiple page redirects
13.9 sThe page goes through 3 redirects before it starts loading, costing about 13.9 s. Link and advertise the final URL directly.
Reduce unused JavaScript
9.3 s · 1.3 MBAbout 1.3 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 9.3 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.7 s19 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.7 s.
YouTube adds 1.4 s
1.4 sYouTube costs a phone 1.4 s of main-thread work and 1.7 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: 26
26/100Your mobile performance score is 26. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 7.5 s
A phone's processor spends 7.5 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
7,476 HTML elements
The page has 7,476 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (YouTube, Google Tag Manager and Facebook and others), adding 2.1 MB and 1.8 s of main-thread time.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 301 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 104 KiBAbout 104 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.
Document request latency
200 msThe HTML itself could arrive about 200 ms sooner: redirects, a slow server response or missing compression delay everything after it.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 29 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 29 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
7 KiB7 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
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: 195 ms
195 msYour server sent the HTML in 195 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 LCP: 6.6 s
6.6 sReal visitors wait 6.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 5.9 s
5.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 5.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 4.2 s
4.2 sReal visitors wait 4.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 10.6 s
10.6 sThe first text or image appears after 10.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 27.3 s
27.3 sYour largest element takes 27.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
Time to Interactive: 28.7 s
28.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 28.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.6 s
10.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.5 s
1.5 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.5 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.126
0.126The layout shifts by 0.126 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 5.7 s to 5.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
2 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.06
0.06For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.06 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 59% faster for real visitors
-59%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 224 ms to 95 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 81.2 MB in 340 requests
81.2 MBYour homepage downloads 81.2 MB in 340 requests on a phone: images 78.0 MB (254), scripts 2.4 MB (35) and HTML 287 KiB (4). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 23.0 g of CO₂ per visit
23.00 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 23.00 g of CO₂e: 2760.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (5 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
Elements use prohibited ARIA attributes
Elements use prohibited ARIA attributes (1 element).
Frames without titles
1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.
No page language
The <html> element has no lang attribute, so screen readers may read the page in the wrong voice and accent.
1 checks passed
18 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 21 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 18 passed and 3 failed. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
13 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 13 pages on oscilloscope.net and 10 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 73 characters
Your meta description is 73 characters: “Presenting the greatest independent cinema on planet earth... and beyond!”.
Title: 32 characters
Your title is a healthy 32 characters: “Home - Oscilloscope Oscilloscope”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://oscilloscope.net/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, WebPage 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://oscilloscope.net/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://oscilloscope.net/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.
1 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.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to https://oscilloscope.net/news, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
4 pages without a meta description
https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/oscilloscope, https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/distribution, https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/production and https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/the-team have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages without an H1
https://oscilloscope.net/films, https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/oscilloscope, https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/distribution and https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/production have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
3 pages with very little text
https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/oscilloscope, https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/distribution and https://oscilloscope.net/about-us/production 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.
1 page slow to respond
https://oscilloscope.net/films took over 3 s to send its HTML from our server.
6 internal pages checked
We fetched 6 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
4 checks passed
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 5 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
5 third-party cookies
5 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.
1 distorted image
1 image is displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so it looks stretched or squashed.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Mixed content”).
1 low-resolution image
1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.
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.
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.
Only about 24 words
The homepage has only about 24 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.
4 checks passed
4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Subscribe”, “Shop the O-Scope Store” and “Contact Us”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (2 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics and Meta Pixel.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 0 phone links and 1 email link.
Privacy and tracking
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager 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.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies, 4 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.
21 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 21 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 oscilloscope.net, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2008.
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Hosting
- GoDaddy
Company
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- New York
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