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wellpeople.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202640 issues · 83 checks
This review found 40 issues worth fixing on wellpeople.com, 12 of them high impact, across 83 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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- #41,635 of 104,983 reviewed websitesbeats 55%
- #27,398 of 58,889 online storesbeats 47%
- #26,348 of 53,648 Shopify storesbeats 44%
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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 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.5 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 | 162 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 160 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 187 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 193 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 191 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 186 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
1.1 s
2.2 s
3.3 s
4.4 s
5.6 s
6.7 s
7.8 s
8.9 s
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.6 s · 2.6 MB43 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (2.6 MB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.6 s · 607 KiBAbout 607 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.6 s faster on a phone.
Signyfyd adds 1.2 s
1.2 sSignyfyd costs a phone 1.2 s of main-thread work and 265 KiB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Mobile performance score: 42
42/100Your mobile performance score is 42. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 7.2 s
A phone's processor spends 7.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.0 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 (Signyfyd, Google Tag Manager and Shopify and others), adding 4.5 MB and 2.5 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
984 KiB16 images could be 984 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
14 long tasks on the main thread
14 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 798 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Google Tag Manager adds 563 ms
563 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 563 ms of main-thread work and 685 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.
Legacy JavaScript
550 ms · 42 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 42 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 550 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
450 ms · 100 KiB100 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Reduce unused CSS
410 ms · 97 KiBAbout 97 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 410 ms faster on a phone.
vidjet.io adds 153 ms
153 msvidjet.io costs a phone 153 ms of main-thread work and 2.4 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.
Render-blocking requests
300 ms10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 300 ms.
Shopify adds 215 ms
215 msShopify costs a phone 215 ms of main-thread work and 808 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.
2,329 HTML elements
The page has 2,329 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
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 CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
1 checks passed
Server response: 25 ms
25 msYour server sent the HTML in 25 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 13.9 s
13.9 sYour largest element takes 13.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 24.8 s
24.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 24.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 11.8 s
11.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 11.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 851 ms
851 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 851 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.6 s
2.6 sThe first text or image appears after 2.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
26 images without width and height
26 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
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 162 ms to 186 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 13% slower for real visitors
+13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.2 s to 1.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 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: 1.7 s
1.7 sReal visitors wait 1.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 157 ms
157 msReal visitors wait 157 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: 505 ms
505 msReal visitors wait 505 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.001
0.001The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.001, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 8.9 MB in 329 requests
8.9 MBYour homepage downloads 8.9 MB in 329 requests on a phone: media 3.6 MB (4), scripts 2.0 MB (115) and images 1.7 MB (66). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
3 images in older formats
3 images (827 KiB) are 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 far larger than shown
113 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example kustomer-icon-wp_1.gif at 390 px wide, shown at 49 px. Resized copies would save about 113 KiB.
About 2.5 g of CO₂ per visit
2.53 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.53 g of CO₂e: 304.1 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
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.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
14 links without text
14 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
31 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 32 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 31 passed and 1 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 long (75 characters)
Your title is 75 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Well People: Clean Beauty, Award Winning Makeup and Skin Care | Well People”.
4 H1 headlines
There are 4 <h1> headlines (“Well People”, “Enter a Gleamstate” and “Lash Expression,”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
1 link crawlers can't follow
1 link has no real href, so search engines can't follow it.
161 internal links, 20 external
The homepage links to 161 pages on wellpeople.com and 20 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 156 characters
Your meta description is 156 characters: “Well People is EWG certified, cruelty free and vegan makeup and skincare for all skin types. Try our Award-winning clea…”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.wellpeople.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, 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.wellpeople.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing sameAs (social profiles), 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.
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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,444 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.wellpeople.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 page without a meta description
https://www.wellpeople.com/blogs/articles has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages without an H1
https://www.wellpeople.com/products/gleamstate-brightening-serum-concealer, https://www.wellpeople.com/blogs/articles, https://www.wellpeople.com/pages/about-us and https://www.wellpeople.com/pages/find-your-shade 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 58 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 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.
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 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
10 small tap targets
10 of 37 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were 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
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 36 trust badges. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 448 words of copy
The homepage carries about 448 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Shop Now” and “SHOP NOW”.
12 calls to action
The homepage has 12 calls to action, for example “Shop Now”, “Shop” and “Shop All”.
11 short forms
11 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel (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.
37 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 37 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 wellpeople.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- 10 Shopify Products;Demandware;Salesforce Commerce Cloud;Shopify;Shopify Plus
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