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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.

  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
1.7 s932 msMay 2Oct 171.1 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 2, 20261.2 s
May 9, 20261.1 s
May 16, 20261.1 s
May 23, 20261.1 s
May 30, 20261.1 s
Jun 6, 20261.1 s
Jun 13, 20261.1 s
Jun 20, 20261.1 s
Jun 27, 20261.1 s
Jul 4, 20261.0 s
Jul 11, 20261.0 s
Jul 18, 20261.0 s
Jul 25, 20261.0 s
Aug 1, 20261.1 s
Aug 8, 20261.1 s
Aug 15, 20261.2 s
Aug 22, 20261.2 s
Aug 29, 20261.2 s
Sep 5, 20261.3 s
Sep 12, 20261.5 s
Sep 19, 20261.6 s
Sep 26, 20261.6 s
Oct 3, 20261.5 s
Oct 10, 20261.3 s
Oct 17, 20261.1 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
105 ms85 msMay 2Oct 1788 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 2, 202692 ms
May 9, 202691 ms
May 16, 202690 ms
May 23, 202689 ms
May 30, 202688 ms
Jun 6, 202689 ms
Jun 13, 202689 ms
Jun 20, 202690 ms
Jun 27, 202688 ms
Jul 4, 202687 ms
Jul 11, 202687 ms
Jul 18, 202687 ms
Jul 25, 202688 ms
Aug 1, 202694 ms
Aug 8, 202694 ms
Aug 15, 202694 ms
Aug 22, 202695 ms
Aug 29, 202691 ms
Sep 5, 202693 ms
Sep 12, 202698 ms
Sep 19, 2026103 ms
Sep 26, 2026102 ms
Oct 3, 202699 ms
Oct 10, 202694 ms
Oct 17, 202688 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 rapidonline.com (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. rapidonline.com at 0.4 s0.4 s
  2. rapidonline.com at 0.8 s0.8 s
  3. rapidonline.com at 1.1 s1.1 s
  4. rapidonline.com at 1.5 s1.5 s
  5. rapidonline.com at 1.9 s1.9 s
  6. rapidonline.com at 2.3 s2.3 s
  7. rapidonline.com at 2.6 s2.6 s
  8. rapidonline.com at 3.0 s3.0 s

Speed

5 to fix80
  • Render-blocking requests

    1.5 s

    14 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 KiB

    51 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1,007 KiB).

  • Improve image delivery

    450 ms · 657 KiB

    18 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

    80/100

    Your 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 ms

    Google 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 KiB

    About 207 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    17 KiB

    About 17 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.

  • Minify JavaScript

    6 KiB

    6 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 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 98 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

5 to fix100
  • Time to Interactive: 8.4 s

    8.4 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 8.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 3.7 s

    3.7 s

    Your 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 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 293 ms

    293 ms

    Scripts 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 s

    Real 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 ms

    Real visitors wait 103 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.00

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (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: 304 ms

    304 ms

    Real visitors wait 304 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Speed Index: 2.7 s

    2.7 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 2.7 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.037

    0.037

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.037, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix80
  • 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 KiB

    1 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 g

    By 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 MB

    Your 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

8 to fixGoogle 8089
  • 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

Google 92100
  • 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

100
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

3 to fix83
  • 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

2 to fixGoogle 10087
  • 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

2 to fix79
  • 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

1 to fix
  • 3 trackers load before any consent

    3

    Before 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

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Upkeep, stack and company

Stack

Framework
Vue.js
Analytics
Google Tag Manager

Company

Founded
1979
Headquarters
Colchester

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