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vaara.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202632 issues · 79 checks
This review found 32 issues worth fixing on vaara.com, 10 of them high impact, across 79 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. 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
83B- #20,244 of 89,088 reviewed websitesbeats 72%
- #12,450 of 46,435 online storesbeats 67%
- #12,018 of 41,684 Shopify storesbeats 64%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 146 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 155 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 167 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 185 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 187 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 205 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 238 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 261 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 261 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 257 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 281 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 252 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 274 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 263 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 231 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 210 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
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Mobile performance score: 70
70/100Your mobile performance score is 70. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
2,432 HTML elements
The page has 2,432 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 (Google Tag Manager, Shopify and 9gtb.com and others), adding 358 KiB and 166 ms of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 38 KiB8 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (38 KiB).
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 32 KiBAbout 32 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
179 KiB12 images could be 179 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Reduce unused JavaScript
175 KiBAbout 175 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
1 long task on the main thread
1 long task block the main thread while loading, the longest for 87 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
10 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 10 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.
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Main-thread work: 1.4 s
A phone's processor spends 1.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 484 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 10.3 s
10.3 sYour largest element takes 10.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 10.6 s
10.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 10.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Tap response (INP) got 47% slower for real visitors
+47%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 146 ms to 210 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Speed Index: 4.9 s
4.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 1.8 s
1.8 sThe first text or image appears after 1.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.0 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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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: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors wait 2.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
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: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 748 ms
748 msReal visitors wait 748 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Total Blocking Time: 37 ms
37 msScripts block the page for only 37 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 7.6 MB in 214 requests
7.6 MBYour homepage downloads 7.6 MB in 214 requests on a phone: media 3.7 MB (1), images 2.3 MB (46) and other files 787 KiB (87). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
6 images below the first screen load straight away
6 images further down the page (684 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
1 image in older formats
1 image (31 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 2.2 g of CO₂ per visit
2.16 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.16 g of CO₂e: 259.4 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
42 buttons without a name
42 buttons have no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
Invalid ARIA attributes
1 element use ARIA attributes their role does not allow, which confuses screen readers.
18 tap targets too small
18 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
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.
4 images without alt text
4 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (15 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 15 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 (2 elements)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 2 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.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
6 form fields without a label
6 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
5 links without text
5 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3 and h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
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46 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 11 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“VAARA” and “SKINSENSE® 2.0”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (161 characters)
Your meta description is 161 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
204 internal links, 2 external
The homepage links to 204 pages on vaara.com and 2 external pages.
5 checks passed
Title: 40 characters
Your title is a healthy 40 characters: “VAARA | Official Store - Shop Online Now”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://vaara.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://vaara.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
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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 (854 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 52 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
1 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Best practices
61 small tap targets
61 of 123 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: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
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 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 445 words of copy
The homepage carries about 445 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP” and “Contact Us”.
14 calls to action
The homepage has 14 calls to action, for example “SHOP”, “Shop All” and “Contact Us”.
21 short forms
21 short forms (6 fields at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar and TikTok Pixel.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager and Klaviyo (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.
9 cookies set on arrival
9Opening the homepage sets 9 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.
14 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 14 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 vaara.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 5 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Pandectes Gdpr · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Gdpr Cookie Consent · gorgias.chat · 9gtb.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
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Hotjar | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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