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vktry.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202636 issues · 85 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on vktry.com, 15 of them high impact, across 85 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
84B- #16,461 of 91,488 reviewed websitesbeats 77%
- #10,080 of 48,322 online storesbeats 73%
- #9,754 of 43,523 Shopify storesbeats 71%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 171 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 171 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 174 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 165 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 137 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 152 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
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.5 s · 674 KiBAbout 674 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.5 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.8 s · 499 KiB36 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (499 KiB).
Render-blocking requests
1.4 s15 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.4 s.
Mobile performance score: 49
49/100Your mobile performance score is 49. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 9.6 s
A phone's processor spends 9.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
4,130 HTML elements
The page has 4,130 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, TikTok and truevaultcdn.com and others), adding 1.2 MB and 1.4 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
150 ms · 766 KiB22 images could be 766 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 631 ms
631 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 631 ms of main-thread work and 361 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.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 211 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 56 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 56 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
10 KiBAbout 10 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.
1 checks passed
Server response: 27 ms
27 msYour server sent the HTML in 27 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.
Largest Contentful Paint: 18.7 s
18.7 sYour largest element takes 18.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 23.6 s
23.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 23.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
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: 3.8 s
3.8 sThe first text or image appears after 3.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 816 ms
816 msReal visitors wait 816 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
51 images without width and height
51 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Total Blocking Time: 446 ms
446 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 446 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-9%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.6 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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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: 139 ms
139 msReal visitors wait 139 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: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Tap response (INP) got 11% faster for real visitors
-11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 171 ms to 152 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.8 MB in 318 requests
4.8 MBYour homepage downloads 4.8 MB in 318 requests on a phone: scripts 2.0 MB (114), images 1.8 MB (61) and other files 735 KiB (121). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image over 500 KB
5d1d51efbf14402995391f19fcc47d80.thumbnail.0000000000_1200x. weighs 522 KiB. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
November_Sale_1_Mb_-_2026.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
17 images below the first screen load straight away
17 images further down the page (880 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
6 images far larger than shown
193 KiB6 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example usabs_r_1_58c0a358-1548-4017-84db-9692599f6e64.webp at 800 px wide, shown at 90 px. Resized copies would save about 193 KiB.
1 image in older formats
1 image (165 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 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.35 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.35 g of CO₂e: 161.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (2 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 39 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 48 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 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
80 internal links, 0 external
The homepage links to 80 pages on vktry.com and 0 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 158 characters
Your meta description is 158 characters: “100% aerospace-grade carbon fiber performance insoles for shock absorption, energy return, and helping to protect again…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Save $50!”.
Title: 45 characters
Your title is a healthy 45 characters: “VKTRY Carbon Fiber Sports Performance Insoles”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://vktry.com/.
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://vktry.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Parts of the site are closed to 6 AI crawlers
Your robots.txt lets ChatGPT search (OAI-SearchBot), ChatGPT (ChatGPT-User), Claude search (Claude-SearchBot), Claude (Claude-User), Perplexity (PerplexityBot) and Perplexity (Perplexity-User) read the homepage but closes other sections to them, so answers about those pages can't cite you.
3 checks passed
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 (3,415 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
2 pages share a title
/products/vktry-insoles-gold and /products/gift-bundle-v2 all use the title “VKTRY Gold VK Shock-Absorbing Performance Orthotic Insoles”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
5 pages without a meta description
/collections/recovery-footwear, /collections/bundle-save, /pages/quiz, /collections/gear and /collections/best-seller have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
2 pages share a meta description
/products/vktry-insoles-gold and /products/gift-bundle-v2 use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
4 pages without an H1
/products/vktry-insoles-gold, /products/gift-bundle-v2, /products/vktry-insoles-silver and /products/custom-orthotics-platinum 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 49 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 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.
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
2 broken images
2 images failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=11042346&Ver=2&mid=6107e7c9-74d4-481b-8547-a6a6da47b65a&bo=3&sid=1daa5180d8de11f1a1cef1c088f60403&vid=1daa82f0d8de11f18020f90d7d690a18&vids=0&msclkid=N&pi=918639831&lg.
32 small tap targets
32 of 41 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
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_SOCKET_NOT_CONNECTED”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
1 checks passed
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.
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.
A 8-field form
Your longest form asks for 8 fields (5 required). Every extra field lowers completion.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
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.
About 1,549 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,549 words of visible text.
Urgency cues
The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).
5 checks passed
13 calls to action
The homepage has 13 calls to action, for example “Learn More”, “Help & Contact” and “Contact Us”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 22 testimonial or review blocks and 29 customer or partner logos.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Microsoft Ads 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.
49 cookies set on arrival
49Opening the homepage sets 49 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.
80 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 80 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 vktry.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 14 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Intelligems A B Testing · Jurni Ai Personalized Funnels · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · P7p97d442 Opensend · Aimerce First Party Pixel · Postscript Sms Marketing · Patrol · Microsoft Clarity · Okendo · Cartz Social Group Buying · Accessibly App · Test Sms · 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 Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Milford
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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