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rapidonline.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 20 October 202628 issues · 82 checks
This review found 28 issues worth fixing on rapidonline.com, 7 of them high impact, across 82 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
89BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 92 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 91 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 90 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 89 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 90 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 93 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 98 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 103 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 99 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 88 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
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.5 s14 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.5 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
900 ms · 1,007 KiB51 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1,007 KiB).
Improve image delivery
450 ms · 657 KiB18 images could be 657 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 80
80/100Your mobile performance score is 80 (desktop: 61). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Google Tag Manager adds 419 ms
419 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 419 ms of main-thread work and 364 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.
5 third-party services on the page
5 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Trust Pilot and Plausible and others), adding 410 KiB and 449 ms of main-thread time.
5 long tasks on the main thread
5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 242 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused JavaScript
207 KiBAbout 207 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Reduce unused CSS
17 KiBAbout 17 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Minify JavaScript
6 KiB6 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.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.3 s
A phone's processor spends 1.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 622 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 98 ms
98 msYour server sent the HTML in 98 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 8.4 s
8.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 8.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 3.7 s
3.7 sYour largest element takes 3.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Enclosure in an industrial setting”.
First Contentful Paint: 2.2 s
2.2 sThe first text or image appears after 2.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 293 ms
293 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 293 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
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) held steady for real visitors
-1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 92 ms to 88 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.2 s to 1.1 s 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: 1.1 s
1.1 sReal visitors wait 1.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 103 ms
103 msReal visitors wait 103 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
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: 0.9 s
0.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 0.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 304 ms
304 msReal visitors wait 304 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Speed Index: 2.7 s
2.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 2.7 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.037
0.037The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.037, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
9 images in older formats
9 images (556 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.
1 image far larger than shown
50 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example s33-7132p01wl.jpg at 600 px wide, shown at 100 px. Resized copies would save about 50 KiB.
5 images below the first screen load straight away
5 images further down the page (191 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 0.5 g of CO₂ per visit
0.49 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.49 g of CO₂e: 58.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Page weight: 1.7 MB in 84 requests
1.7 MBYour homepage downloads 1.7 MB in 84 requests on a phone: images 1,020 KiB (49), scripts 578 KiB (12) and fonts 95 KiB (4). That is a lean page.
Accessibility
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children (1 element)
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
4 tap targets too small
4 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Links look like plain text
2 links inside paragraphs rely on colour alone to stand out.
2 images without alt text
2 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (2 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 2 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.
5 form fields without a label
5 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
4 links without text
4 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
48 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 54 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 6 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
106 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 106 pages on rapidonline.com and 10 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 160 characters
Your meta description is 160 characters: “Order electronic components, parts, cables, connectors and tools today from Rapid, leading UK supplier of electronic pa…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Bespoke solutions helping you become better”.
Title: 56 characters
Your title is a healthy 56 characters: “UK electronic components distributor | Rapid Electronics”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.rapidonline.com/.
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://static.rapidonline.com/sitemap-index.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: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (492 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.rapidonline.com/llms.txt (10 KiB, 4 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 linked pages hidden from search
https://www.rapidonline.com/newproducts and https://www.rapidonline.com/specialoffers are marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If they are meant to be found, remove the noindex.
2 pages without a meta description
https://www.rapidonline.com/newproducts and https://www.rapidonline.com/specialoffers have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
1 page without an H1
https://www.rapidonline.com/specialoffers has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 79 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 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 a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
13 small tap targets
13 of 39 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “_menu is not defined”.
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.
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 form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
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 435 words of copy
The homepage carries about 435 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Contact us”, “Register” and “Contact”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 2 customer or partner logos and 4 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 0 email links.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, 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 rapidonline.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Vue.js
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Company
- Founded
- 1979
- Headquarters
- Colchester
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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