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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202625 issues · 72 checks

This review found 25 issues worth fixing on pcl.gg, 4 of them high impact, across 72 checks. The most urgent: 17 text elements with low contrast. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
3.1 s1.3 sMay 16Oct 311.5 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20262.0 s
May 23, 20262.1 s
May 30, 20262.5 s
Jun 6, 20262.5 s
Jun 13, 20262.6 s
Jun 20, 20262.8 s
Jun 27, 20262.9 s
Jul 4, 20262.9 s
Jul 11, 20262.4 s
Jul 18, 20262.2 s
Jul 25, 20262.3 s
Aug 1, 20262.2 s
Aug 8, 20262.1 s
Aug 15, 20262.3 s
Aug 22, 20262.2 s
Aug 29, 20262.3 s
Sep 5, 20262.2 s
Sep 12, 20262.0 s
Sep 19, 20261.9 s
Sep 26, 20261.7 s
Oct 3, 20261.7 s
Oct 10, 20261.6 s
Oct 17, 20261.5 s
Oct 24, 20261.5 s
Oct 31, 20261.5 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
234 ms110 msMay 16Oct 31140 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026124 ms
May 23, 2026128 ms
May 30, 2026194 ms
Jun 6, 2026175 ms
Jun 20, 2026220 ms
Aug 8, 2026128 ms
Aug 15, 2026139 ms
Aug 22, 2026153 ms
Aug 29, 2026151 ms
Sep 5, 2026137 ms
Sep 12, 2026137 ms
Sep 19, 2026139 ms
Sep 26, 2026138 ms
Oct 3, 2026141 ms
Oct 10, 2026142 ms
Oct 17, 2026138 ms
Oct 24, 2026137 ms
Oct 31, 2026140 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

Full-page screenshot of pcl.gg (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. pcl.gg at 0.4 s0.4 s
  2. pcl.gg at 0.8 s0.8 s
  3. pcl.gg at 1.3 s1.3 s
  4. pcl.gg at 1.7 s1.7 s
  5. pcl.gg at 2.1 s2.1 s
  6. pcl.gg at 2.5 s2.5 s
  7. pcl.gg at 3.0 s3.0 s
  8. pcl.gg at 3.4 s3.4 s

Speed

5 to fix77
  • Mobile performance score: 77

    77/100

    Your mobile performance score is 77. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Render-blocking requests

    700 ms

    5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 700 ms.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    150 ms · 263 KiB

    About 263 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.

  • 2,571 HTML elements

    The page has 2,571 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Main-thread work: 2.1 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 658 ms of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (thetaedgecloud.com, Google Tag Manager and Shopify and others), adding 704 KiB and 454 ms of main-thread time.

  • Improve image delivery

    238 KiB

    9 images could be 238 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    150 ms · 39 KiB

    About 39 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.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    158 KiB

    8 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (158 KiB).

  • 5 long tasks on the main thread

    5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 147 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Font display

    100 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).

  • 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.

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  • Server response: 7 ms

    7 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 7 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

6 to fix100
  • Time to Interactive: 9.9 s

    9.9 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 9.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 4.2 s

    4.2 s

    Your largest element takes 4.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Speed Index: 4.1 s

    4.1 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 4.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.11

    0.11

    The layout shifts by 0.11 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.

  • First Contentful Paint: 1.8 s

    1.8 s

    The first text or image appears after 1.8 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) got 10% slower for real visitors

    +10%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 124 ms to 140 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: 1.4 s

    1.4 s

    Real visitors wait 1.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 150 ms

    150 ms

    Real visitors wait 150 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.02

    0.02

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.02 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 0.9 s

    0.9 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 0.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 374 ms

    374 ms

    Real visitors wait 374 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 27% faster for real visitors

    -27%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.0 s to 1.5 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Total Blocking Time: 166 ms

    166 ms

    Scripts block the page for only 166 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.

Images and page weight

2 to fix81
  • Page weight: 2.3 MB in 188 requests

    2.3 MB

    Your homepage downloads 2.3 MB in 188 requests on a phone: other files 704 KiB (70), scripts 666 KiB (52) and images 603 KiB (23). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded

    PUBG_CollegeRoyal_Annoucement_1080x1350_16565238-4c43-4778-9 is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).

  • About 0.6 g of CO₂ per visit

    0.65 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.65 g of CO₂e: 77.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

2 checks passed
  • Images use modern formats

    Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.

  • Images are sized for phones

    No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.

Accessibility

3 to fixGoogle 9195
  • 17 text elements with low contrast

    17 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • 20 images without alt text

    20 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • 1 form field without a label

    1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

1 checks passed
  • 45 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 47 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 2 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

4 to fixGoogle 8581
  • Title is short (21 characters)

    Your title is only 21 characters: “PlayVS College League”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.

  • 2 H1 headlines

    There are 2 <h1> headlines (“” and “PCL Members”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.

  • Meta description is long (291 characters)

    Your meta description is 291 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.

  • 2 links with vague text

    2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.

  • 63 internal links, 31 external

    The homepage links to 63 pages on pcl.gg and 31 external pages.

5 checks passed
  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://pcl.gg/.

  • 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://pcl.gg/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

100
  • No llms.txt

    There is no https://pcl.gg/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 (1,329 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

Other pages

100
  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 25 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

1 checks passed
  • Linked pages load

    6 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).

Best practices

1 to fixGoogle 9693
  • 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 ()”.

2 checks passed
  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    24 of 24 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

3 to fix81
  • 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 analytics detected

    No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.

  • 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 382 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 382 words of visible text.

5 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Learn More” and “Register Now”.

  • 10 calls to action

    The homepage has 10 calls to action, for example “Join Now”, “Learn More” and “Register Now”.

  • 3 short forms

    3 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 4 customer or partner logos and 1 trust badge.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 0 phone links and 2 email links.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 5 trackers load before any consent

    5

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Amazon Ads, 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.

  • 12 cookies set on arrival

    12

    Opening 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.

  • 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.

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 pcl.gg, 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 2 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Onelive Theme App · chimpstatic.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

Framework
jQuery
E-commerce
Shopify
Hosting
Shopify

Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info

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