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theramenbae.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 6 November 202633 issues · 79 checks
This review found 33 issues worth fixing on theramenbae.com, 14 of them high impact, across 79 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused CSS. 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
79C- #46,440 of 102,353 reviewed websitesbeats 49%
- #30,063 of 56,833 online storesbeats 41%
- #28,800 of 51,696 Shopify storesbeats 38%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.4 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 116 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 120 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 126 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 132 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 133 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 134 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 132 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
0.5 s
1.1 s
1.6 s
2.1 s
2.6 s
3.2 s
3.7 s
4.2 s
Speed
Reduce unused CSS
2.9 s · 577 KiBAbout 577 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.9 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 31
31/100Your mobile performance score is 31. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 7.9 s
A phone's processor spends 7.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.2 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
4,781 HTML elements
The page has 4,781 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 (FullStory, POWr and Klaviyo and others), adding 1.8 MB and 871 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
150 ms · 819 KiBAbout 819 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 628 KiB22 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (628 KiB).
Render-blocking requests
700 ms7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 700 ms.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 606 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
445 KiB11 images could be 445 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
FullStory adds 215 ms
215 msFullStory costs a phone 215 ms of main-thread work and 335 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 141 ms
141 msKlaviyo costs a phone 141 ms of main-thread work and 359 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.
Shopify adds 86 ms
86 msShopify costs a phone 86 ms of main-thread work and 615 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.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Legacy JavaScript
29 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 29 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: 15 ms
15 msYour server sent the HTML in 15 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 12.2 s
12.2 sYour largest element takes 12.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “PROTEIN RAMEN + RAMEN TOPPINGS”.
Time to Interactive: 25.8 s
25.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 25.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.677
0.677The layout shifts by 0.677 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Speed Index: 7.7 s
7.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.0 s
3.0 sThe first text or image appears after 3.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 366 ms
366 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 366 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 13% slower for real visitors
+13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 116 ms to 132 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.6 s to 1.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
6 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: 2.0 s
2.0 sReal visitors wait 2.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 129 ms
129 msReal visitors wait 129 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.02
0.02For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.02 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
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.
Real-user TTFB: 672 ms
672 msReal visitors wait 672 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 13.1 MB in 405 requests
13.1 MBYour homepage downloads 13.1 MB in 405 requests on a phone: images 9.1 MB (149), scripts 2.0 MB (106) and other files 1.1 MB (130). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (234 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 3.7 g of CO₂ per visit
3.72 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 3.72 g of CO₂e: 446.1 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Hidden but focusable
10 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.
ARIA commands must have an accessible name (1 element)
ARIA commands must have an accessible name: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
12 images without alt text
12 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
58 form fields without a label
58 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (2 elements).
1 checks passed
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 56 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 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 short (13 characters)
Your title is only 13 characters: “The Ramen Bae”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
Meta description is long (285 characters)
Your meta description is 285 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
115 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 115 pages on theramenbae.com and 7 external pages.
6 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Now You Can Add As Much as You Want”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://theramenbae.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, CollectionPage, ImageObject, Organization and Store.
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://theramenbae.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://theramenbae.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,076 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 67 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
1 checks passed
Linked pages load
2 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Best practices
3 small tap targets
3 of 14 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
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 1,012 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,012 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 PROTEIN RAMEN” and “SHOP TOPPINGS”.
19 calls to action
The homepage has 19 calls to action, for example “Shop All”, “Contact Us” and “Shop”.
66 short forms
66 short forms (4 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 67 testimonial or review blocks, 16 customer or partner logos and “over 300,000+ happy customers”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
LocalBusiness structured data
Your homepage describes the business with LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants can read its address, hours and phone reliably.
Privacy and tracking
8 trackers load before any consent
8Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads FullStory, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo and 3 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.
38 cookies set on arrival
38Opening the homepage sets 38 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.
47 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 47 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 theramenbae.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2025.
Stack
- E-commerce
- 10 Shopify Products;Shopify;Shopify Hong Kong Dollar;Shopify Plus
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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