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pdhsports.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202634 issues · 92 checks
This review found 34 issues worth fixing on pdhsports.com, 9 of them high impact, across 92 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
80B- #36,794 of 93,449 reviewed websitesbeats 55%
- #23,185 of 49,933 online storesbeats 47%
- #22,210 of 45,087 Shopify storesbeats 44%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 126 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 126 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 132 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 141 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 141 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 143 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
Main-thread work: 8.1 s
A phone's processor spends 8.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.5 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
5,757 HTML elements
The page has 5,757 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 (Shopify, Yotpo and Clarity and others), adding 1.1 MB and 1.5 s of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 57
57/100Your mobile performance score is 57. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Shopify adds 805 ms
805 msShopify costs a phone 805 ms of main-thread work and 499 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.
Render-blocking requests
450 ms2 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 450 ms.
19 long tasks on the main thread
19 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 304 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Yotpo adds 271 ms
271 msYotpo costs a phone 271 ms of main-thread work and 264 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.
Improve image delivery
182 KiB9 images could be 182 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Reduce unused JavaScript
160 KiBAbout 160 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
87 KiB9 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (87 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
31 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 31 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Reduce unused CSS
11 KiBAbout 11 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
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: 44 ms
44 msYour server sent the HTML in 44 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: 12.6 s
12.6 sYour largest element takes 12.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Nox 27 range just landed”.
Time to Interactive: 18.4 s
18.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 18.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 7.2 s
7.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user INP: 243 ms
243 msReal visitors wait 243 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 449 ms
449 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 449 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) got 13% slower for real visitors
+13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 126 ms to 143 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.7 s
1.7 sReal visitors wait 1.7 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: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 470 ms
470 msReal visitors wait 470 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 12% faster for real visitors
-12%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.3 s to 1.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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: 4.7 MB in 476 requests
4.7 MBYour homepage downloads 4.7 MB in 476 requests on a phone: images 2.7 MB (128), scripts 1.1 MB (107) and other files 799 KiB (201). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
2027_-_AGUSTIN_TAPIA_-_GENIUS_12K_ALUM_XTREM_-1.jpg 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).
5 images below the first screen load straight away
5 images further down the page (460 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
1 image far larger than shown
47 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example 12SLA12023_01syngutnatural.png at 390 px wide, shown at 40 px. Resized copies would save about 47 KiB.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.34 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.34 g of CO₂e: 160.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
31 images without alt text
31 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (3 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
58 form fields without a label
58 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (44 elements)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 44 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 links without text
2 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings should not be empty (5 elements)
Headings should not be empty: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3 and h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (3 elements).
1 checks passed
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 58 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 6 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
6 H1 headlines
There are 6 <h1> headlines (“Nox 27 range just landed”, “Shop the new 27 Bullpadel range” and “The Viper Lebron 3.1 has arrived”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (162 characters)
Your meta description is 162 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 1 problem
Structured data found (Organization and WebSite) but with 1 problem, for example “Organization: sameAs is not an absolute URL ("q")”.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
547 internal links, 11 external
The homepage links to 547 pages on pdhsports.com and 11 external pages.
5 checks passed
Title: 57 characters
Your title is a healthy 57 characters: “PDH - The UK's Best Online Racket Sports Shop – PDHSports”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://pdhsports.com/.
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://pdhsports.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 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: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and contact details; description would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,881 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://pdhsports.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 linked pages hidden from search
https://pdhsports.com/collections/babolat-lebron-27-collection and https://pdhsports.com/collections/bullpadel-2027-collection are marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If they are meant to be found, remove the noindex.
7 pages without a meta description
https://pdhsports.com/collections/babolat-lebron-27-collection, https://pdhsports.com/pages/lacoste, https://pdhsports.com/collections/bullpadel-2027-collection, https://pdhsports.com/collections/k-swiss-indoor-shoes, https://pdhsports.com/pages/nox and https://pdhsports.com/collections/sale and 1 other have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages slow to respond
https://pdhsports.com/collections/padel-rackets, https://pdhsports.com/collections/padel-bags, https://pdhsports.com/collections/padel-balls and https://pdhsports.com/collections/padel-shoes took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 177 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 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.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=97278270&Ver=2&mid=c98fdf15-590d-4d44-bdcf-6ff5c7781757&bo=1&sid=4abc1490d80411f1a0251b5c03aa870a&vid=4abc41e0d80411f18261c37696702370&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=918639831&lg.
1 distorted image
1 image is displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so it looks stretched or squashed.
3 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Tap targets are thumb-sized
282 of 339 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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 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 2,049 words of copy
The homepage carries about 2,049 words of visible text.
Urgency cues
The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).
7 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Shop now” and “Shop all”.
63 calls to action
The homepage has 63 calls to action, for example “Shop now”, “Shop all” and “Back to Shop by Brand”.
4 short forms
4 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: a star rating and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 1 email link.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (Cookiebot) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
25 cookies set on arrival
25Opening the homepage sets 25 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
33 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 33 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: Cookiebot
A consent management tool (Cookiebot) loads with the page.
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 pdhsports.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
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