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zeppastudios.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202627 issues · 79 checks
This review found 27 issues worth fixing on zeppastudios.com, 6 of them high impact, across 79 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- #16,854 of 93,215 reviewed websitesbeats 77%
- #10,398 of 49,731 online storesbeats 73%
- #10,067 of 44,890 Shopify storesbeats 71%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 991 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1.3 s |
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
1.3 s · 138 KiB9 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (138 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 68
68/100Your mobile performance score is 68. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Improve image delivery
300 ms · 585 KiB10 images could be 585 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
750 ms · 135 KiBAbout 135 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.
Legacy JavaScript
400 ms · 40 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 40 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 400 ms faster on a phone.
7 third-party services on the page
7 third-party services load with your homepage (Clarity, Klaviyo and cloudfront.net and others), adding 439 KiB and 241 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 30 KiBAbout 30 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.
1 long task on the main thread
1 long task block the main thread while loading, the longest for 62 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
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.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.1 s
A phone's processor spends 1.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 564 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: 11.4 s
11.4 sYour largest element takes 11.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “Pawsitively Adorable Dog Breed Note Cards on a Wooden Desk”.
Time to Interactive: 11.5 s
11.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 11.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 5.3 s
5.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.5 s
2.5 sThe first text or image appears after 2.5 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.3 s to 1.3 s 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: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 138 ms
138 msReal visitors wait 138 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: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.0 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 516 ms
516 msReal visitors wait 516 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: 12 ms
12 msScripts block the page for only 12 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.7 MB in 192 requests
2.7 MBYour homepage downloads 2.7 MB in 192 requests on a phone: images 1.1 MB (14), other files 798 KiB (107) and scripts 561 KiB (58). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (406 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
1 image far larger than shown
57 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example about_the_art_2x_99a6e3ee-d8eb-488b-97ca-850b836e9a30_1364x. at 1,364 px wide, shown at 356 px. Resized copies would save about 57 KiB.
1 image in older formats
1 image (208 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 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.76 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.76 g of CO₂e: 91.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
Hidden but focusable
3 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
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.
6 links without text
6 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (4 elements)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
43 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: 43 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (84 characters)
Your title is 84 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Artfully created breed specific note cards and gifts for pet lovers. – Zeppa Studios”.
Structured data has 2 problems
Structured data found (Organization, WebPage and WebSite) but with 2 problems, for example “Organization: logo is not an absolute URL ("//zeppastudios.com/cdn/shop/files/logo_primary_color.jp…”.
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.
304 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 304 pages on zeppastudios.com and 7 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 116 characters
Your meta description is 116 characters: “Zeppa Studios designs and produces hand painted and other unique breed specific gifts for dog, cat and horse lovers.”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Zeppa Studios”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://zeppastudios.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://zeppastudios.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 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 (1,172 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://zeppastudios.com/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 91 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 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.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
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
3 small tap targets
3 of 12 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
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.
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 311 words of copy
The homepage carries about 311 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
21 calls to action
The homepage has 21 calls to action, for example “Shop By Breed”, “Shop Dog Breeds” and “Shop Horses”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 18 testimonial or review blocks and a star rating.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 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.
14 cookies set on arrival
14Opening the homepage sets 14 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.
23 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 23 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 zeppastudios.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 4 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Judge Me Reviews · Microsoft Clarity · cloudfront.net
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
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Pearisburg
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
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