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thelonghairs.us website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 9 November 202632 issues · 87 checks
This review found 32 issues worth fixing on thelonghairs.us, 6 of them high impact, across 87 checks. The most urgent: main-thread work: 10.1 s. 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
86B- #10,790 of 108,938 reviewed websitesbeats 86%
- #6,650 of 61,775 online storesbeats 85%
- #6,456 of 56,370 Shopify storesbeats 84%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 176 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 172 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 166 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 168 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 167 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 168 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 163 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
1.0 s
1.9 s
2.9 s
3.8 s
4.8 s
5.7 s
6.7 s
7.7 s
Speed
Main-thread work: 10.1 s
A phone's processor spends 10.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
3,992 HTML elements
The page has 3,992 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 (Klaviyo, rebuyengine.com and Shopify and others), adding 2.5 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 61
61/100Your mobile performance score is 61. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Render-blocking requests
950 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 950 ms.
Improve image delivery
449 KiB19 images could be 449 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
rebuyengine.com adds 360 ms
360 msrebuyengine.com costs a phone 360 ms of main-thread work and 837 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 371 ms
371 msKlaviyo costs a phone 371 ms of main-thread work and 634 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.
Reduce unused JavaScript
378 KiBAbout 378 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Shopify adds 271 ms
271 msShopify costs a phone 271 ms of main-thread work and 626 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.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 82 KiBAbout 82 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.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 216 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
89 KiB14 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (89 KiB).
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Legacy JavaScript
48 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 48 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
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.
Minify JavaScript
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 17 ms
17 msYour server sent the HTML in 17 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 20.1 s
20.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 20.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 983 ms
983 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 983 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.2 s
4.2 sYour largest element takes 4.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Three men with long hair, in a composition based on portrai…”.
Speed Index: 4.7 s
4.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
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
-5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 176 ms to 163 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
9 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: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 179 ms
179 msReal visitors wait 179 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (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: 380 ms
380 msReal visitors wait 380 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.4 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
First Contentful Paint: 1.4 s
1.4 sThe first text or image appears after 1.4 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.001
0.001The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.001, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.4 MB in 431 requests
4.4 MBYour homepage downloads 4.4 MB in 431 requests on a phone: scripts 1.8 MB (219), other files 946 KiB (133) and images 849 KiB (24). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
2 images in older formats
2 images (107 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 below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (61 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.2 g of CO₂ per visit
1.24 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.24 g of CO₂e: 148.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
All page content should be contained by landmarks (6 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 6 elements on the page fail 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.
39 links without text
39 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings should not be empty (1 element)
Headings should not be empty: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 192 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 50 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 4 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (76 characters)
Your title is 76 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Men's Long Hair Products | Hair Products for Men's Long Hair – The Longhairs”.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
7 links with vague text
7 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
133 internal links, 15 external
The homepage links to 133 pages on thelonghairs.us and 15 external pages.
5 checks passed
Meta description: 158 characters
Your meta description is 158 characters: “Are you a guy with long hair or growing your mane for the first time? We make men's long hair products, including hair …”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://thelonghairs.us/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
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://thelonghairs.us/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Some text only appears after JavaScript runs
58%The HTML your server sends has 937 of the 1,624 words a browser shows. AI crawlers don't run JavaScript, so they miss the rest.
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.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://thelonghairs.us/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
5 pages without a meta description
https://thelonghairs.us/pages/program-details, https://thelonghairs.us/collections/hair-ties, https://thelonghairs.us/products/hair-care-bundle-booster, https://thelonghairs.us/collections/accessories and https://thelonghairs.us/collections/brushes have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 58 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 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 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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
27 small tap targets
27 of 123 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 “Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://cdn-static.okendo.io/reviews-widget-plus/css/okendo-reviews-styles.ffe4027a.css' f…”.
1 checks passed
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.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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.
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 1,624 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,624 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: “LEARN MORE”.
24 calls to action
The homepage has 24 calls to action, for example “Our Pricing”, “Learn more” and “Quick buy”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 19 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel 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.
23 cookies set on arrival
23Opening the homepage sets 23 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.
41 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 41 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 thelonghairs.us, 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
Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Rebuy Personalization Engine · Redo · Triplewhale · Okendo · Inbox · Back In Stock · printful.com · gorgias.chat · 9gtb.com · useamp.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
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Chula Vista
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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