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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202635 issues · 82 checks

This review found 35 issues worth fixing on riserecords.com, 12 of them high impact, across 82 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. 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
1.9 s1.4 sMay 16Oct 311.4 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20261.8 s
May 23, 20261.7 s
May 30, 20261.7 s
Jun 6, 20261.6 s
Jun 13, 20261.7 s
Jun 20, 20261.7 s
Jun 27, 20261.7 s
Jul 4, 20261.8 s
Jul 11, 20261.8 s
Jul 18, 20261.7 s
Jul 25, 20261.7 s
Aug 1, 20261.7 s
Aug 8, 20261.6 s
Aug 15, 20261.6 s
Aug 22, 20261.7 s
Aug 29, 20261.7 s
Sep 5, 20261.7 s
Sep 12, 20261.7 s
Sep 19, 20261.7 s
Sep 26, 20261.6 s
Oct 3, 20261.5 s
Oct 10, 20261.5 s
Oct 17, 20261.4 s
Oct 24, 20261.5 s
Oct 31, 20261.4 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
128 ms110 msMay 16Oct 31112 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026116 ms
May 23, 2026117 ms
May 30, 2026114 ms
Jun 6, 2026114 ms
Jun 13, 2026119 ms
Jun 20, 2026115 ms
Jun 27, 2026120 ms
Jul 4, 2026122 ms
Jul 11, 2026123 ms
Jul 18, 2026125 ms
Jul 25, 2026126 ms
Aug 1, 2026122 ms
Aug 8, 2026121 ms
Aug 15, 2026121 ms
Aug 22, 2026121 ms
Aug 29, 2026121 ms
Sep 5, 2026121 ms
Sep 12, 2026123 ms
Sep 19, 2026124 ms
Sep 26, 2026121 ms
Oct 3, 2026121 ms
Oct 10, 2026120 ms
Oct 17, 2026116 ms
Oct 24, 2026115 ms
Oct 31, 2026112 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 riserecords.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. riserecords.com at 0.6 s0.6 s
  2. riserecords.com at 1.2 s1.2 s
  3. riserecords.com at 1.8 s1.8 s
  4. riserecords.com at 2.4 s2.4 s
  5. riserecords.com at 3.0 s3.0 s
  6. riserecords.com at 3.6 s3.6 s
  7. riserecords.com at 4.2 s4.2 s
  8. riserecords.com at 4.8 s4.8 s

Speed

8 to fix56
  • Improve image delivery

    117.3 s · 23.6 MB

    24 images could be 23.6 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 117.3 s faster on a phone.

  • Render-blocking requests

    1.4 s

    5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.4 s.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    950 ms · 667 KiB

    15 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (667 KiB).

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    620 ms · 837 KiB

    About 837 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 620 ms faster on a phone.

  • Mobile performance score: 56

    56/100

    Your mobile performance score is 56. 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 (Facebook, TikTok and Klaviyo and others), adding 1.2 MB and 809 ms of main-thread time.

  • Main-thread work: 3.8 s

    A phone's processor spends 3.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • Webkul adds 50 ms

    50 ms

    Webkul costs a phone 50 ms of main-thread work and 341 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.

  • 8 long tasks on the main thread

    8 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 182 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    150 ms · 24 KiB

    About 24 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.

  • Minify JavaScript

    139 KiB

    139 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    54 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 54 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Font display

    50 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Duplicated JavaScript

    8 KiB

    8 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.

  • 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: 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
  • Largest Contentful Paint: 115.5 s

    115.5 s

    Your largest element takes 115.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Speed Index: 25.0 s

    25.0 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 25.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Time to Interactive: 120.8 s

    120.8 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 120.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.6 s

    2.6 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 230 ms

    230 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 230 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) held steady for real visitors

    -3%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 116 ms to 112 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: 2.1 s

    2.1 s

    Real visitors wait 2.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 163 ms

    163 ms

    Real visitors wait 163 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: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 481 ms

    481 ms

    Real visitors wait 481 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 17% faster for real visitors

    -17%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.8 s to 1.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.066

    0.066

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.066, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

4 to fix25
  • Page weight: 28.7 MB in 239 requests

    28.7 MB

    Your homepage downloads 28.7 MB in 239 requests on a phone: images 24.3 MB (48), scripts 3.4 MB (90) and other files 690 KiB (81). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • 8 images over 500 KB

    8 images weigh 23.4 MB together. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.

  • 11 images far larger than shown

    23.3 MB

    11 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Polyphia_BENOTAFRAID_CoverArt_DSP.jpg at 4,096 px wide, shown at 195 px. Resized copies would save about 23.3 MB.

  • 5 images in older formats

    5 images (13.1 MB) 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.

  • 2 images below the first screen load straight away

    2 images further down the page (48 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 8.1 g of CO₂ per visit

    8.14 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 8.14 g of CO₂e: 976.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

Accessibility

6 to fixGoogle 8591
  • 1 button without a name

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

  • Hidden but focusable

    18 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.

  • 12 images without alt text

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

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 9 form fields without a label

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

  • 5 links without text

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

1 checks passed
  • 44 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 48 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 44 passed and 4 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 9284
  • Title is short (12 characters)

    Your title is only 12 characters: “Rise Records”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.

  • No structured data

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

  • Meta description is long (173 characters)

    Your meta description is 173 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.

  • 210 internal links, 34 external

    The homepage links to 210 pages on riserecords.com and 34 external pages.

5 checks passed
  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Rise Records”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://riserecords.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://riserecords.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 (621 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes https://riserecords.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 3 pages without a meta description

    https://riserecords.com/collections/artist-american-nightmare, https://riserecords.com/collections/chuck-ragan and https://riserecords.com/collections/currents have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 page without an H1

    https://riserecords.com/collections 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 91 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.

  • 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

1 to fixGoogle 9693
  • 1 JavaScript error while loading

    1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Uncaught Error: Invalid video id”.

2 checks passed
  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    39 of 40 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

3 to fix71
  • No social proof

    No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.

  • 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.

  • Only about 198 words

    The homepage has only about 198 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.

  • 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.

  • Urgency cues

    The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).

4 checks passed
  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Shop Vinyl”.

  • 16 calls to action

    The homepage has 16 calls to action, for example “Shop Music ➤”, “Shop Apparel ➤” and “Shop Accessories ➤”.

  • 5 short forms

    5 short forms (5 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Meta Pixel and TikTok Pixel.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 3 trackers load before any consent

    3

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Klaviyo, Meta Pixel and TikTok 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.

  • 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.

  • 25 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 25 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 riserecords.com, 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 5 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Sales Motivator Free Gifts · salessquad.co.uk · webkul.com · klaviyo.com · railway.app

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

Company

Founded
1991
Headquarters
Portland

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

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