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uniballco.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202638 issues · 79 checks
This review found 38 issues worth fixing on uniballco.com, 15 of them high impact, across 79 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
74C- #75,367 of 106,977 reviewed websitesbeats 26%
- #47,277 of 60,372 online storesbeats 18%
- #44,512 of 55,069 Shopify storesbeats 16%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.2 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 | 96 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 97 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 97 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 109 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 110 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 107 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 107 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 112 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
0.9 s
1.4 s
1.8 s
2.3 s
2.8 s
3.2 s
3.7 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
4.3 s · 984 KiBAbout 984 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.3 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.4 s · 1.4 MB36 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.4 MB).
Render-blocking requests
1.2 s32 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.2 s.
Mobile performance score: 43
43/100Your mobile performance score is 43. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.2 s
A phone's processor spends 4.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.1 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and Shopify and others), adding 8.5 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
1.1 MB13 images could be 1.1 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Shopify adds 167 ms
167 msShopify costs a phone 167 ms of main-thread work and 7.4 MB 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 460 ms
460 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 460 ms of main-thread work and 461 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.
1,506 HTML elements
The page has 1,506 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 222 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 65 KiBAbout 65 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.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 48 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 48 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
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
5 KiB5 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 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.
Real-user CLS: 0.28
0.28For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.28 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest Contentful Paint: 21.0 s
21.0 sYour largest element takes 21.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
Time to Interactive: 25.3 s
25.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 25.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 5.7 s
5.7 sThe first text or image appears after 5.7 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.2 s
10.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user TTFB: 840 ms
840 msReal visitors wait 840 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 544 ms
544 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 544 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
17 images without width and height
17 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 16% slower for real visitors
+16%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 96 ms to 112 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-4%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.2 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
4 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors wait 2.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 127 ms
127 msReal visitors wait 127 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 12.6 MB in 331 requests
12.6 MBYour homepage downloads 12.6 MB in 331 requests on a phone: media 6.9 MB (4), images 2.1 MB (69) and scripts 2.1 MB (97). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
9 images below the first screen load straight away
9 images further down the page (545 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
2 images far larger than shown
54 KiB2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 71115_POSCA_Paint_by_Number_5m_8c_Boho_Vibes_Render_front_re at 600 px wide, shown at 163 px. Resized copies would save about 54 KiB.
1 image in older formats
1 image (85 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 3.6 g of CO₂ per visit
3.57 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 3.57 g of CO₂e: 428.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
<html> element must have a lang attribute (1 element)
<html> element must have a lang attribute: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
7 links without text
7 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
No page language
The <html> element has no lang attribute, so screen readers may read the page in the wrong voice and accent.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h6, h3 → h6 and h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
14 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 16 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 14 passed and 2 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
Title is long (69 characters)
Your title is 69 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Innovative Writing Tools | High Quality Pens | uni Brands Corporation”.
Meta description is long (172 characters)
Your meta description is 172 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
16 links crawlers can't follow
16 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
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.
94 internal links, 14 external
The homepage links to 94 pages on uniballco.com and 14 external pages.
5 checks passed
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.unibrands.co/.
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.unibrands.co/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing logo, 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.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.unibrands.co/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.
2 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 (1,008 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 39 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
1 checks passed
Linked pages load
4 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Best practices
35 small tap targets
35 of 82 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 third-party cookies
2 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
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 (“Cookie”).
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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 473 words of copy
The homepage carries about 473 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: “SHOP ALL PENS” and “Learn More”.
36 calls to action
The homepage has 36 calls to action, for example “Shop by Brand”, “Sign up.” and “SHOP ALL PENS”.
12 short forms
12 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: 6 testimonial or review blocks and 6 customer or partner logos.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Meta Pixel.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity and 4 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.
29 cookies set on arrival
29Opening the homepage sets 29 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.
50 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 50 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 uniballco.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
Pagefly Ai Page Builder · Attentive · Eg Auto Add To Cart · Judge Me Reviews · Minmaxify Order Limits · Upcart · chimpstatic.com · snapchat.com · cloudfront.net · shipinsure.io · attn.tv
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
- The footer still says © 2025.
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 2 open roles
- Job board
- careers page
Company
- Headquarters
- Wheaton
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
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