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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202631 issues · 87 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on vipextensions.com, 13 of them high impact, across 87 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
80B- #38,168 of 96,315 reviewed websitesbeats 55%
- #24,322 of 52,154 online storesbeats 47%
- #23,332 of 47,241 Shopify storesbeats 44%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 163 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 170 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 173 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 187 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 202 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 198 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 153 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
0.6 s
1.2 s
1.8 s
2.5 s
3.1 s
3.7 s
4.3 s
4.9 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.3 s · 610 KiBAbout 610 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.3 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 44
44/100Your mobile performance score is 44. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 8.0 s
A phone's processor spends 8.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.1 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
5,917 HTML elements
The page has 5,917 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 (loox.io, Shopify and Google CDN and others), adding 1.7 MB and 2.0 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
700 ms · 353 KiB8 images could be 353 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 700 ms faster on a phone.
Shopify adds 662 ms
662 msShopify costs a phone 662 ms of main-thread work and 920 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.
loox.io adds 669 ms
669 msloox.io costs a phone 669 ms of main-thread work and 75 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.
Render-blocking requests
450 ms7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 450 ms.
Google CDN adds 281 ms
281 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 281 ms of main-thread work and 308 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.
azurefd.net adds 126 ms
126 msazurefd.net costs a phone 126 ms of main-thread work and 321 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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 106 KiB25 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (106 KiB).
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 218 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
27 KiBAbout 27 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
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
3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 10 ms
10 msYour server sent the HTML in 10 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 12.3 s
12.3 sYour largest element takes 12.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 17.2 s
17.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 17.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 6.9 s
6.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.4 s
3.4 sThe first text or image appears after 3.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 715 ms
715 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 715 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
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 163 ms to 153 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
8 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: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 154 ms
154 msReal visitors wait 154 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.04
0.04For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.04 (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: 658 ms
658 msReal visitors wait 658 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 11% faster for real visitors
-11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.1 s to 1.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.002
0.002The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.002, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.9 MB in 477 requests
3.9 MBYour homepage downloads 3.9 MB in 477 requests on a phone: scripts 1.6 MB (166), other files 1.2 MB (235) and images 631 KiB (24). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (75 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.
1 image below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (23 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.09 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.09 g of CO₂e: 131.1 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
20 text elements with low contrast
20 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Frames without titles
1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.
Scrollable region must have keyboard access (1 element)
Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Headings should not be empty (3 elements)
Headings should not be empty: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 25 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 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: 52 passed and 5 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is short (14 characters)
Your title is only 14 characters: “VIP Extensions”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
Meta description is long (317 characters)
Your meta description is 317 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
146 internal links, 14 external
The homepage links to 146 pages on vipextensions.com and 14 external pages.
5 checks passed
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.vipextensions.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: LocalBusiness, WebPage 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.vipextensions.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.vipextensions.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: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,342 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages without an H1
https://www.vipextensions.com/collections/all and https://www.vipextensions.com/collections/tape-in-extensions have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 66 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
2 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 2 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 2 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Invalid regular expression: missing /”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
19 of 23 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 2 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
Phone number is not tap-to-call
Your phone number appears as text but isn't a tel: link, so phone visitors can't tap to call.
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 430 words of copy
The homepage carries about 430 words of visible text.
6 checks passed
3 calls to action
The homepage has 3 calls to action, for example “SHOP BY BRAND”, “Join our Community” and “Contact information”.
8 short forms
8 short forms (4 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Opening hours shown
Your opening hours are on the homepage.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
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 Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Ads 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.
26 cookies set on arrival
26Opening the homepage sets 26 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.
43 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 43 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 vipextensions.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 15 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Blockify Fraud Filter · Okas Live Search Filter · Inbox · Microsoft Clarity · Google Youtube · Also Bought · Mida Fraud Ip Blocker · Shopclimb Trust Badges · Managed Markets · Region Restrictions · Forms · loox.io · trafficmanager.net · chimpstatic.com · okasconcepts.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
- Bootstrap
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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