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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202628 issues · 82 checks
This review found 28 issues worth fixing on zhats.com, 9 of them high impact, across 82 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
81BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.5 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 90 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 90 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 86 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 86 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 86 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 90 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 89 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
Use efficient cache lifetimes
3.0 s · 1.4 MB79 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.4 MB).
Render-blocking requests
1.7 s21 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.7 s.
Mobile performance score: 72
72/100Your mobile performance score is 72. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused JavaScript
450 ms · 361 KiBAbout 361 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
200 ms · 561 KiB7 images could be 561 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
350 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 350 ms).
Google Tag Manager adds 256 ms
256 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 256 ms of main-thread work and 533 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.
7 third-party services on the page
7 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Clarity and GoDaddy and others), adding 595 KiB and 347 ms of main-thread time.
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 75 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
11 KiBAbout 11 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.
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Main-thread work: 1.4 s
A phone's processor spends 1.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 696 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 48 ms
48 msYour server sent the HTML in 48 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.
Real-user TTFB: 2.4 s
2.4 sReal visitors wait 2.4 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Speed Index: 12.9 s
12.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 12.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 5.0 s
5.0 sYour largest element takes 5.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Individual style. Universal comfort. CUSTOMIZE YOURS 750K+ …”. Most of its time is resource load delay (7.9 s).
Time to Interactive: 7.6 s
7.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 7.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.0 s
3.0 sReal visitors wait 3.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 2.7 s
2.7 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.7 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 90 ms to 89 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user INP: 95 ms
95 msReal visitors wait 95 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.
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 2.8 s to 2.5 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
First Contentful Paint: 1.4 s
1.4 sThe first text or image appears after 1.4 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Total Blocking Time: 66 ms
66 msScripts block the page for only 66 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.0 MB in 106 requests
2.0 MBYour homepage downloads 2.0 MB in 106 requests on a phone: images 1,021 KiB (36), scripts 909 KiB (30) and stylesheets 42 KiB (18). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 0.6 g of CO₂ per visit
0.57 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.57 g of CO₂e: 68.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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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
13 text elements with low contrast
13 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (23 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 23 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.
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text (1 element)
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 57 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
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 (72 characters)
Your title is 72 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Zephyr Hats | Trendsetting Custom Hats, Caps And Beanies For Every Style”.
Meta description is long (175 characters)
Your meta description is 175 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 2 problems
Structured data found (Article, ClothingStore, ImageObject and Organization) but with 2 problems, for example “Organization: url points at a different host (https://blue84apparel.com/zhats)”.
34 internal links, 12 external
The homepage links to 34 pages on zhats.com and 12 external pages.
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One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Individual style. Universal comfort.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://zhats.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://zhats.com/sitemap_index.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.
No llms.txt
There is no https://zhats.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.
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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 (265 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages without an H1
https://zhats.com/hat-wall and https://zhats.com/privacy-policy have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
2 pages with very little text
https://zhats.com/resort and https://zhats.com/hat-wall have under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
9 pages slow to respond
https://zhats.com/why-zephyr, https://zhats.com/our-process, https://zhats.com/our-hats, https://zhats.com/college, https://zhats.com/resort and https://zhats.com/contact and 3 others took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.
10 internal pages checked
We fetched 10 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 10 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 10 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 10 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Access to font at 'https://blue84apparel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/Gotham-Bold.woff2' from origin 'https:…”.
1 low-resolution image
1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
10 of 11 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.
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 form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
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 286 words of copy
The homepage carries about 286 words of visible text.
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4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Contact” and “Shop Amazon”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 1 customer or partner logo and “750K+ Happy customers”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 1 email link.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity (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.
10 cookies set on arrival
10Opening the homepage sets 10 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.
12 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 12 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 zhats.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- GoDaddy
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