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sidas.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 9 November 202636 issues · 88 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on sidas.com, 11 of them high impact, across 88 checks. The most urgent: mobile performance score: 47. 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
78C- #45,978 of 91,270 reviewed websitesbeats 44%
- #28,212 of 48,149 online storesbeats 36%
- #26,782 of 43,354 Shopify storesbeats 33%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 207 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 230 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 232 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 234 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 232 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 234 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 235 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 235 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 235 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 214 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 201 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 186 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 185 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 186 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 185 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 193 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 195 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 194 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 192 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 186 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 188 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
Mobile performance score: 47
47/100Your mobile performance score is 47. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 8.4 s
A phone's processor spends 8.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.8 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,783 HTML elements
The page has 3,783 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 (Google Tag Manager, ZenDesk and Klaviyo and others), adding 2.3 MB and 2.1 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
841 KiBAbout 841 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Google Tag Manager adds 735 ms
735 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 735 ms of main-thread work and 537 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
500 ms · 278 KiB12 images could be 278 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 500 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
750 ms6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 750 ms.
ZenDesk adds 507 ms
507 msZenDesk costs a phone 507 ms of main-thread work and 472 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.
Klaviyo adds 354 ms
354 msKlaviyo costs a phone 354 ms of main-thread work and 584 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.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 333 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Facebook adds 282 ms
282 msFacebook costs a phone 282 ms of main-thread work and 225 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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
277 KiB11 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (277 KiB).
Shopify adds 90 ms
90 msShopify costs a phone 90 ms of main-thread work and 327 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.
Legacy JavaScript
53 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 53 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Reduce unused CSS
26 KiBAbout 26 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Minify CSS
6 KiB6 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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: 40 ms
40 msYour server sent the HTML in 40 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.
Time to Interactive: 21.2 s
21.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 21.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 6.0 s
6.0 sYour largest element takes 6.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “SKI MERINO”.
Total Blocking Time: 1.3 s
1.3 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.3 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 6.6 s
6.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user INP: 222 ms
222 msReal visitors wait 222 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.7 s to 1.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors wait 1.5 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: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 503 ms
503 msReal visitors wait 503 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 207 ms to 188 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
First Contentful Paint: 1.3 s
1.3 sThe first text or image appears after 1.3 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: 4.9 MB in 411 requests
4.9 MBYour homepage downloads 4.9 MB in 411 requests on a phone: scripts 2.2 MB (112), other files 1.3 MB (222) and images 1.1 MB (33). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.4 g of CO₂ per visit
1.40 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.40 g of CO₂e: 167.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
27 text elements with low contrast
27 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (16 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 16 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (7 elements)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 7 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 164 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
48 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (74 characters)
Your title is 74 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Sidas - Expert in Foot Comfort: Insoles, Socks and Protectors. – Sidas.com”.
Meta description is long (191 characters)
Your meta description is 191 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
5 links crawlers can't follow
5 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
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.
284 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 284 pages on sidas.com and 7 external pages.
6 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Sidas - Expert in Foot Comfort: Insoles, Socks and Protectors.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.sidas.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://www.sidas.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: 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 (1,979 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to /collections/56-hiking, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
12 pages without an H1
/pages/delivery-and-tracking, /pages/contact, /collections/ski-insoles, /collections/159-ski-snowboard-insoles, /collections/160-cross-country-skiing-insoles and /collections/168-heated-insoles and 6 others have 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 134 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 12 pages that loaded have a meta description.
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 12 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).
3 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Tap targets are thumb-sized
16 of 18 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.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 2 trust badges. 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 731 words of copy
The homepage carries about 731 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”.
4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Shop now” and “Try our Finder”.
5 short forms
5 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
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.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta 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.
28 cookies set on arrival
28Opening the homepage sets 28 cookies, 16 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.
24 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 24 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 sidas.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 10 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Geo Pro Geolocation · Eg Auto Add To Cart · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Easy Tag Gtm Data Layer · Loyoly · Easylocation · Revenuehunt · cloudfront.net · dpd.fr · nfcube.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
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Seattle
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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