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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 29 October 202627 issues · 80 checks
This review found 27 issues worth fixing on tcpsoftware.com, 3 of them high impact, across 80 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
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- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
79CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 204 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 202 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 203 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 203 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 203 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 208 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 211 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 211 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 209 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 207 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 205 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 208 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 213 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 210 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 214 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 219 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 232 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 247 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 250 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 253 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 239 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
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.1 MB23 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.1 MB).
Mobile performance score: 74
74/100Your mobile performance score is 74. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
12 long tasks on the main thread
12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 412 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Main-thread work: 4.0 s
A phone's processor spends 4.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.2 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Reduce unused JavaScript
350 KiBAbout 350 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
1,916 HTML elements
The page has 1,916 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 (Facebook, Clarity and DemandBase and others), adding 409 KiB and 395 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 35 KiBAbout 35 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.
Improve image delivery
181 KiB12 images could be 181 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Legacy JavaScript
35 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 35 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
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: 23 ms
23 msYour server sent the HTML in 23 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: 16.4 s
16.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 16.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user INP: 230 ms
230 msReal visitors wait 230 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.12
0.12For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.12 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 21% slower for real visitors
+21%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 204 ms to 239 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 497 ms
497 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 497 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
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 text “Make scheduling and time tracking easier for your frontline…”.
Speed Index: 4.2 s
4.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.3 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
4 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 FCP: 1.4 s
1.4 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 1.7 s
1.7 sThe first text or image appears after 1.7 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.007
0.007The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.007, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.1 MB in 153 requests
2.1 MBYour homepage downloads 2.1 MB in 153 requests on a phone: scripts 1.2 MB (42), fonts 331 KiB (4) and images 239 KiB (38). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (40 KiB) is 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 0.6 g of CO₂ per visit
0.59 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.59 g of CO₂e: 70.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
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
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
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.
35 links without text
35 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 45 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
46 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: 46 passed and 2 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
9 links with vague text
9 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
3 links crawlers can't follow
3 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
121 internal links, 12 external
The homepage links to 121 pages on tcpsoftware.com and 12 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 157 characters
Your meta description is 157 characters: “TCP Software's employee scheduling, time, and attendance solutions help organizations control labor costs, stay complia…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Make scheduling and time tracking easier for your frontline teams”.
Title: 61 characters
Your title is a healthy 61 characters: “Employee Scheduling and Time Tracking Software | TCP Software”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://tcpsoftware.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Article, ImageObject, Organization, Person and WebPage.
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://tcpsoftware.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (2 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing url, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.
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 (995 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://tcpsoftware.com/llms.txt (79 KiB, 318 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
8 pages slow to respond
https://tcpsoftware.com/products/time-clocks, https://tcpsoftware.com/products/integrations, https://tcpsoftware.com/solutions/k-12-education, https://tcpsoftware.com/solutions/higher-education, https://tcpsoftware.com/solutions/government and https://tcpsoftware.com/solutions/public-safety and 2 others took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 37 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
13 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 13 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 13 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=25069486&tm=gtm002&Ver=2&mid=1cc36870-6c0d-4cfc-be1d-77a16ebc500f&bo=1&sid=91ddf2d0d39c11f1a22eb766427d6caa&vid=91de08e0d39c11f1b1bc9577246ba470&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Content security policy”).
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
6 of 7 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 514 words of copy
The homepage carries about 514 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Get a demo”.
24 calls to action
The homepage has 24 calls to action, for example “Learn more”, “Discover Humanity Schedule” and “Contact us”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (0 fields at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 3 trust badges and “over 37,000 companies”.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 0 email links.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Ads and 2 mores (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.
21 cookies set on arrival
21Opening the homepage sets 21 cookies, 3 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.
37 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 37 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 tcpsoftware.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Hosting
- Cloudflare
Company
- Employees
- 398
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