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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202634 issues · 86 checks

This review found 34 issues worth fixing on theinkeylist.com, 9 of them high impact, across 86 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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
2.5 s2.2 sMay 16Oct 312.3 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20262.3 s
May 23, 20262.3 s
May 30, 20262.4 s
Jun 6, 20262.4 s
Jun 13, 20262.4 s
Jun 20, 20262.5 s
Jun 27, 20262.5 s
Jul 4, 20262.5 s
Jul 11, 20262.5 s
Jul 18, 20262.5 s
Jul 25, 20262.5 s
Aug 1, 20262.5 s
Aug 8, 20262.5 s
Aug 15, 20262.4 s
Aug 22, 20262.4 s
Aug 29, 20262.4 s
Sep 5, 20262.4 s
Sep 12, 20262.4 s
Sep 19, 20262.4 s
Sep 26, 20262.3 s
Oct 3, 20262.3 s
Oct 10, 20262.3 s
Oct 17, 20262.3 s
Oct 24, 20262.3 s
Oct 31, 20262.3 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
385 ms239 msMay 16Oct 31319 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026256 ms
May 23, 2026260 ms
May 30, 2026259 ms
Jun 6, 2026262 ms
Jun 13, 2026267 ms
Jun 20, 2026271 ms
Jun 27, 2026272 ms
Jul 4, 2026277 ms
Jul 11, 2026279 ms
Jul 18, 2026282 ms
Jul 25, 2026281 ms
Aug 1, 2026285 ms
Aug 8, 2026296 ms
Aug 15, 2026307 ms
Aug 22, 2026329 ms
Aug 29, 2026346 ms
Sep 5, 2026352 ms
Sep 12, 2026355 ms
Sep 19, 2026368 ms
Sep 26, 2026366 ms
Oct 3, 2026362 ms
Oct 10, 2026356 ms
Oct 17, 2026330 ms
Oct 24, 2026319 ms
Oct 31, 2026319 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 theinkeylist.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. theinkeylist.com at 0.9 s0.9 s
  2. theinkeylist.com at 1.8 s1.8 s
  3. theinkeylist.com at 2.6 s2.6 s
  4. theinkeylist.com at 3.5 s3.5 s
  5. theinkeylist.com at 4.4 s4.4 s
  6. theinkeylist.com at 5.3 s5.3 s
  7. theinkeylist.com at 6.1 s6.1 s
  8. theinkeylist.com at 7.0 s7.0 s

Speed

11 to fix53
  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    1.2 s · 1.6 MB

    41 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.6 MB).

  • Render-blocking requests

    2.5 s

    9 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.5 s.

  • Main-thread work: 5.6 s

    A phone's processor spends 5.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.8 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    150 ms · 1.1 MB

    About 1.1 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Clarity and Wunderkind and others), adding 1.7 MB and 1.1 s of main-thread time.

  • Mobile performance score: 53

    53/100

    Your mobile performance score is 53. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Improve image delivery

    150 ms · 673 KiB

    16 images could be 673 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    450 ms · 130 KiB

    About 130 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.

  • 12 long tasks on the main thread

    12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 359 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 284 ms

    284 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 284 ms of main-thread work and 490 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.

  • 2,314 HTML elements

    The page has 2,314 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Font display

    100 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).

  • Legacy JavaScript

    70 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 70 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • Minify CSS

    13 KiB

    13 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

  • Duplicated JavaScript

    11 KiB

    11 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.

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  • Server response: 9 ms

    9 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 9 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

9 to fix67
  • 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: 33.7 s

    33.7 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 33.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 7.9 s

    7.9 s

    Your largest element takes 7.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Speed Index: 12.0 s

    12.0 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 12.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Real-user INP: 253 ms

    253 ms

    Real visitors wait 253 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 24% slower for real visitors

    +24%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 256 ms to 319 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.7 s

    2.7 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 382 ms

    382 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 382 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • 27 images without width and height

    27 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    -3%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.3 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Real-user LCP: 2.2 s

    2.2 s

    Real visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.03

    0.03

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.4 s

    1.4 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 352 ms

    352 ms

    Real visitors wait 352 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.001

    0.001

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.001, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

2 to fix69
  • Page weight: 6.7 MB in 448 requests

    6.7 MB

    Your homepage downloads 6.7 MB in 448 requests on a phone: scripts 2.9 MB (130), images 1.6 MB (73) and other files 1.1 MB (205). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded

    inkey-insiders-nav-module-background-1x.webp is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).

  • 3 images in older formats

    3 images (121 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.

  • 4 images below the first screen load straight away

    4 images further down the page (184 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 1.9 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.89 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.89 g of CO₂e: 226.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

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  • Images are sized for phones

    No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.

Accessibility

4 to fixGoogle 10096
  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (83 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 83 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Document should not have more than one banner landmark (1 element)

    Document should not have more than one banner landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 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.

  • 6 form fields without a label

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

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

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  • Every image has alt text

    All 118 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 45 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: 45 passed and 3 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

1 to fixGoogle 10096
  • Structured data has 3 problems

    Structured data found ((untyped), Organization and WebSite) but with 3 problems, for example “Organization: logo is not an absolute URL ("//uk.theinkeylist.com/cdn/shop/t/1406/assets/logo-on-wh…”.

  • 206 internal links, 20 external

    The homepage links to 206 pages on theinkeylist.com and 20 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 117 characters

    Your meta description is 117 characters: “INKEY delivers knowledge-powered skincare for every concern. Order today & get free delivery when you spend over £30.”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “Love a deal? Great! Let's start with what your skin needs.”.

  • Title: 42 characters

    Your title is a healthy 42 characters: “The INKEY List | Free UK Delivery over £30”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://uk.theinkeylist.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://uk.theinkeylist.com/sitemap.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: 5 of 6 facts

    Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and contact details; description would complete it.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,757 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

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

Other pages

1 to fix98
  • 2 pages share a meta description

    https://uk.theinkeylist.com/collections/skin and https://uk.theinkeylist.com/collections/black-friday use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 113 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

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  • 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.

  • Every page has a meta description

    All 6 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 6 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

4 to fixGoogle 5474
  • 1 broken image

    1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=27030423&Ver=2&mid=5f0711d7-2c2d-4f15-b05b-419f48f76dc5&bo=1&sid=f827f2d0d95b11f1b2163522a408791a&vid=f82825c0d95b11f1ba07176127c621c6&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=918639831&lg.

  • Deprecated browser APIs

    The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“The `disableRemotePlayback` attribute should be used in order to disable the default Cast integrati…”).

  • 1 third-party cookie

    1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.

  • 4 JavaScript errors while loading

    4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.

  • Browser-reported issues

    Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).

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  • Tap targets are thumb-sized

    77 of 94 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.

  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

1 to fix92
  • 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 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 1,251 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 1,251 words of visible text.

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  • Clear next step on the first screen

    On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Sign up/Log in” and “Shop the Collection”.

  • 28 calls to action

    The homepage has 28 calls to action, for example “Shop All Skincare”, “Shop Bestsellers” and “Sign up/Log in”.

  • 5 short forms

    5 short forms (2 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 14 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 12 trackers load before any consent

    12

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Meta Pixel and 7 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.

  • 33 cookies set on arrival

    33

    Opening the homepage sets 33 cookies (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.

  • 77 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 77 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 theinkeylist.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 11 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Attentive · Dynamic Yield By Mastercard · Gorgias Live Chat Helpdesk · Helium Customer Fields · Free Contact Form · Discount In Cart · rise-ai.com · wheelio-app.com · attn.tv · duel.me · amazonaws.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

Framework
Tailwind CSS
E-commerce
Shopify
Analytics
Google Tag Manager
Hosting
Shopify

Company

Employees
160
Headquarters
London

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

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