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wildideabuffalo.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202633 issues · 85 checks
This review found 33 issues worth fixing on wildideabuffalo.com, 10 of them high impact, across 85 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
84B- #17,885 of 98,119 reviewed websitesbeats 77%
- #11,241 of 53,524 online storesbeats 73%
- #10,896 of 48,541 Shopify storesbeats 71%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 110 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 98 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 93 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 83 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 80 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 90 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 103 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 99 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 104 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
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
3.2 s · 1.3 MB16 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.3 MB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.6 s · 1.3 MBAbout 1.3 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.6 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.4 s7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.4 s.
Main-thread work: 4.1 s
A phone's processor spends 4.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.5 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, route.com and Shopify and others), adding 2.8 MB and 1.1 s of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
150 ms · 863 KiB11 images could be 863 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.
Mobile performance score: 53
53/100Your mobile performance score is 53. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Duplicated JavaScript
486 KiB486 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
route.com adds 367 ms
367 msroute.com costs a phone 367 ms of main-thread work and 1.1 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 402 ms
402 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 402 ms of main-thread work and 638 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.
2,331 HTML elements
The page has 2,331 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Shopify adds 125 ms
125 msShopify costs a phone 125 ms of main-thread work and 405 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.
8 long tasks on the main thread
8 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 208 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 54 KiBAbout 54 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
55 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 55 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify CSS
9 KiB9 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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.
1 checks passed
Server response: 8 ms
8 msYour server sent the HTML in 8 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 13.5 s
13.5 sYour largest element takes 13.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 23.8 s
23.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 23.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 625 ms
625 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 625 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.
Speed Index: 4.7 s
4.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-9%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 110 ms to 104 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: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 114 ms
114 msReal visitors wait 114 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 795 ms
795 msReal visitors wait 795 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 26% faster for real visitors
-26%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.4 s to 1.8 s 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: 5.2 MB in 405 requests
5.2 MBYour homepage downloads 5.2 MB in 405 requests on a phone: scripts 3.0 MB (212), images 1.2 MB (18) and other files 829 KiB (137). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.5 g of CO₂ per visit
1.47 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.47 g of CO₂e: 176.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
5 text elements with low contrast
5 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
6 images without alt text
6 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (95 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 95 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
1 checks passed
45 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 50 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 5 failed. 1 more 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.
Meta description is long (163 characters)
Your meta description is 163 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
7 links with vague text
7 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
164 internal links, 10 external
The homepage links to 164 pages on wildideabuffalo.com and 10 external pages.
5 checks passed
Title: 53 characters
Your title is a healthy 53 characters: “Wild Idea Buffalo | 100% Grass-Fed & Finished Buffalo”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://wildideabuffalo.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://wildideabuffalo.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.
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 (999 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://wildideabuffalo.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://wildideabuffalo.com/pages/refer has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
1 page without an H1
https://wildideabuffalo.com/pages/subscribe-save has 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 63 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
8 small tap targets
8 of 28 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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 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 768 words of copy
The homepage carries about 768 words of visible text.
7 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Shop All” and “SHOP ALL”.
12 calls to action
The homepage has 12 calls to action, for example “Shop All”, “SHOP” and “Subscribe & Save”.
8 short forms
8 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 16 testimonial or review blocks, a star rating and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 2 phone links and 2 email links.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, 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.
13 cookies set on arrival
13Opening the homepage sets 13 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (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.
28 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 28 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 wildideabuffalo.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 6 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Route Protection Tracking · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Friendbuy Loyalty Referrals · Stack Discounts Pro · rechargecdn.com · fbot.me
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
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 2 open roles
- Job board
- careers page
Company
- Employees
- 12
- Headquarters
- Rapid City
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
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