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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202634 issues · 106 checks

This review found 34 issues worth fixing on qualitythread.com, 7 of them high impact, across 106 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
3.0 s1.9 sMay 16Oct 312.3 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20262.1 s
May 23, 20262.1 s
May 30, 20262.1 s
Jun 6, 20262.0 s
Jun 13, 20262.3 s
Jun 20, 20262.2 s
Jun 27, 20262.1 s
Jul 4, 20262.1 s
Jul 11, 20262.1 s
Jul 18, 20262.1 s
Jul 25, 20262.5 s
Aug 1, 20262.6 s
Aug 8, 20262.8 s
Aug 15, 20262.8 s
Aug 22, 20262.5 s
Aug 29, 20262.6 s
Sep 5, 20262.4 s
Sep 12, 20262.3 s
Sep 19, 20262.3 s
Sep 26, 20262.3 s
Oct 3, 20262.3 s
Oct 10, 20262.5 s
Oct 17, 20262.7 s
Oct 24, 20262.3 s
Oct 31, 20262.3 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
87 ms59 msMay 16Oct 3170 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 202681 ms
May 23, 202684 ms
May 30, 202679 ms
Jun 6, 202678 ms
Jun 13, 202675 ms
Jun 20, 202675 ms
Jun 27, 202671 ms
Jul 4, 202670 ms
Jul 11, 202670 ms
Jul 18, 202677 ms
Jul 25, 202679 ms
Aug 1, 202676 ms
Aug 8, 202676 ms
Aug 15, 202671 ms
Aug 22, 202670 ms
Aug 29, 202670 ms
Sep 5, 202670 ms
Sep 12, 202670 ms
Sep 19, 202671 ms
Sep 26, 202672 ms
Oct 3, 202670 ms
Oct 10, 202665 ms
Oct 17, 202662 ms
Oct 24, 202662 ms
Oct 31, 202670 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 qualitythread.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. qualitythread.com at 0.5 s0.5 s
  2. qualitythread.com at 1.0 s1.0 s
  3. qualitythread.com at 1.5 s1.5 s
  4. qualitythread.com at 1.9 s1.9 s
  5. qualitythread.com at 2.4 s2.4 s
  6. qualitythread.com at 2.9 s2.9 s
  7. qualitythread.com at 3.4 s3.4 s
  8. qualitythread.com at 3.9 s3.9 s

qualitythread.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.

Speed

9 to fix68
  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    1.4 s · 564 KiB

    About 564 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    1.9 s

    10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.9 s.

  • 3,174 HTML elements

    The page has 3,174 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Mobile performance score: 68

    68/100

    Your mobile performance score is 68. 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 (boldcommerce.com, Google Tag Manager and Accessibe Accessibility Overlay and others), adding 777 KiB and 911 ms of main-thread time.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    750 ms · 132 KiB

    7 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (132 KiB).

  • Improve image delivery

    574 KiB

    14 images could be 574 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • boldcommerce.com adds 460 ms

    460 ms

    boldcommerce.com costs a phone 460 ms of main-thread work and 52 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.

  • Main-thread work: 2.8 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.8 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    250 ms · 25 KiB

    About 25 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 250 ms faster on a phone.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    200 ms · 11 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 11 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.

  • 3 long tasks on the main thread

    3 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 168 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.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 20 ms

    20 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 20 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

4 to fix100
  • Largest Contentful Paint: 8.5 s

    8.5 s

    Your largest element takes 8.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Time to Interactive: 15.2 s

    15.2 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 15.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 5.4 s

    5.4 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 5.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.1 s

    2.1 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 10% slower for real visitors

    +10%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.1 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

9 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: 2.2 s

    2.2 s

    Real visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 68 ms

    68 ms

    Real visitors wait 68 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.00

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.3 s

    1.3 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 721 ms

    721 ms

    Real visitors wait 721 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 20% faster for real visitors

    -20%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 81 ms to 70 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Total Blocking Time: 115 ms

    115 ms

    Scripts block the page for only 115 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.027

    0.027

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.027, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

3 to fix68
  • Page weight: 3.4 MB in 213 requests

    3.4 MB

    Your homepage downloads 3.4 MB in 213 requests on a phone: scripts 1.2 MB (55), images 1.2 MB (51) and other files 745 KiB (89). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 2 images far larger than shown

    336 KiB

    2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Mil-Spec_QT_Armor_Scrolling_Banner_01-06-26_copy_x800.jpg at 2,355 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 336 KiB.

  • 7 images below the first screen load straight away

    7 images further down the page (522 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • 2 images in older formats

    2 images (187 KiB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.

  • About 1.0 g of CO₂ per visit

    0.96 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.96 g of CO₂e: 115.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

7 to fixGoogle 8292
  • 1 button without a name

    1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.

  • 1 text element with low contrast

    1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (4 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Zoom is disabled

    The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.

  • 21 links without text

    21 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.

  • 3 form fields without a label

    3 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

  • Headings should not be empty (4 elements)

    Headings should not be empty: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 66 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 45 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: 45 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

2 to fixGoogle 9294
  • No structured data

    No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.

  • 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.

  • 297 internal links, 29 external

    The homepage links to 297 pages on qualitythread.com and 29 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 149 characters

    Your meta description is 149 characters: “Quality Thread is your leading supplier of Polyester Sewing Thread, Industrial and Commercial Sewing Thread, Zippers, H…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “QT ARMOR MIL-SPEC BERRY COMPLIANT THREAD - A QTN BRAND”.

  • Title: 50 characters

    Your title is a healthy 50 characters: “Commercial Sewing Thread Supplier | Quality Thread”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.qualitythread.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://www.qualitythread.com/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

1 to fix88
  • 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.

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.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (3,387 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes /llms.txt (5 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

1 to fix95
  • 1 link to non-canonical URLs

    Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /products/solarfix%C2%AE-bold-4100-ptfe-thread, whose canonical is /products/solarfix%c2%ae-bold-4100-ptfe-thread. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 164 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

6 checks passed
  • Linked pages load

    All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.

  • 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

2 to fixGoogle 9287
  • 3 small tap targets

    3 of 12 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • 4 JavaScript errors while loading

    4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Failed to execute 'observe' on 'MutationObserver': parameter 1 is not of type 'Node'.”.

  • 3 low-resolution images

    3 images are served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.

1 checks passed
  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Security and trust

100
  • Short HSTS lifetime

    HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.

  • 4 links through redirect chains

    4 links go through two or more redirects, for example https://quality-thread-notions.myshopify.com/collections/qtn-brands/products/quick-sew.

  • No Referrer-Policy

    No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.

  • No Permissions-Policy

    No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.

  • Deprecated X-XSS-Protection

    X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.

  • No security.txt

    There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.

7 checks passed
  • Served over HTTPS

    The homepage is served over HTTPS (qualitythread.com).

  • Valid certificate (38 days left)

    The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for qualitythread.com and is valid for another 38 days.

  • Protected from clickjacking

    X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.

  • Content-Security-Policy set

    A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.

  • http:// redirects to https

    http://qualitythread.com redirects to the secure version.

  • HTTP/2 and HTTP/3

    The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.

  • All 58 links work

    All 58 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 18 external) answered without errors.

Domain and trust

  • No CAA record

    qualitythread.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.

  • DNSSEC is off

    qualitythread.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.

2 checks passed
  • Domain is 28 years old

    28 years

    qualitythread.com was registered in May 1998 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.

  • Registered until May 2027

    qualitythread.com is registered until May 2027.

Content and conversion

3 to fix83
  • 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.

  • Thin social proof

    Social proof on the homepage: 23 customer or partner logos. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.

  • 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.

  • About 330 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 330 words of visible text.

6 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP NOW”.

  • 7 calls to action

    The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “CONTACT US”, “SHOP NOW” and “Shop Now”.

  • 12 short forms

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

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.

  • Phone number on the homepage

    Your phone number is on the homepage.

  • Risk reducer mentioned

    A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.

Email authentication

1 to fix75
  • DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)

    DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be qualitythread.com is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.

  • Email authentication score: 75/100

    Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.

2 checks passed
  • SPF with a strict ending (-all)

    An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:50160443.spf08.hubspotemail.net include:mailgun.org include:shops.sho…”.

  • DKIM signing found

    A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 4 trackers load before any consent

    4

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo (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.

  • 13 cookies set on arrival

    13

    Opening the homepage sets 13 cookies, 1 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.

  • 29 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 29 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

Apps on your store

Your storefront loads 2 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

None of the apps your storefront loads is on the list of apps with a known security problem.

Apps your storefront loads

Hulk Form Builder · hulkapps.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

  • It loads jQuery 3.4.1, older than 3.5 (which fixed known security holes).

Stack

Framework
jQuery
E-commerce
Shopify
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
Hosting
Shopify

Hiring

Hiring
1 open role
Job board
careers page

Company

Headquarters
Solon

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

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