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Problem · Google doesn’t show us

Our site is slow. Speed is felt by people first.

Slow pages lose visitors before they read a word. Core Web Vitals measure how fast the main content loads, how quickly the page responds and how stable it is.

Is this you?Signs we usually see
  • Core Web Vitals report shows “Poor” URLs
  • Pages take several seconds to show content on mobile
  • The layout jumps while loading
  • Buttons respond slowly after a tap
Five key website problems and AI mentions and citations. PDF by email within two business days of receiving your website URL, reviewed by a TopClick SEO specialist.
01 / Quick checks

Three checks you can run today

Each takes minutes. Together they tell you whether this page is about your problem.

  1. Open the Core Web Vitals reportIn Search Console, see which page groups fail LCP, INP or CLS.
  2. Test a templateRun a key page through PageSpeed Insights on mobile.
  3. Count third-party scriptsList chat widgets, trackers and tag managers on the page.

Template performance trace

Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.

Decision criteria and limits: Template performance trace
Situation to checkProposed scopeBoundary
Open the Core Web Vitals reportIn Search Console, see which page groups fail LCP, INP or CLS. A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes.One high laboratory score does not establish good field INP or performance for every visitor.
Test a templateRun a key page through PageSpeed Insights on mobile.Keep an unchanged comparison sample so this check can distinguish the proposed cause from unrelated variation.
Heavy images and videoLarge files, wrong formats, no lazy loading.Treat this as a hypothesis until the affected URL or account evidence supports it.
Ready to commission a fixKeep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results.[CONFIRM: access, scope, owner, fee and review date before work begins.]
Illustrative specification

Template performance trace

Illustrative blank specification. This is a diagnostic structure, not a client result.

Affected population
Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.
Decisive observation
A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes.
Alternative explanation
One high laboratory score does not establish good field INP or performance for every visitor.
Acceptance evidence
Keep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results.
Supporting check
List chat widgets, trackers and tag managers on the page.
Approval
[CONFIRM: accountable owner and authorised next step.]

What the first handover should make clear

  • Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.
  • A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes.
  • Keep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results.
  • The original observations, unresolved questions and any client access needed for the next scope.
02 / Likely causes

What usually causes it

In the order we usually check them. Most cases have more than one.

  1. Heavy images and videoLarge files, wrong formats, no lazy loading.
  2. Too many scriptsThird-party tags slowing the main thread (INP).
  3. Slow server responseHosting, caching or database issues.
  4. Layout shiftsImages and ads without reserved space (CLS).
  5. Bloated themes and pluginsCommon on WordPress sites that grew over years.
03 / What we do

How we fix it

Four steps, in order. You see the evidence and the plan before anything changes on your site.

  1. Step 01Measure real usersField data by template, not just lab scores.
  2. Step 02Fix the biggest winsImages, caching, scripts, in order of impact.
  3. Step 03Rebuild where neededTemplates or themes that can’t be fixed.
  4. Step 04GuardPerformance budgets checked before release.
04 / Services

Services that fix it

Starting prices in USD. TopClick is not VAT-registered. Scope and price in writing before work starts.

TopClick is not VAT-registered
Site speed optimization ↗Faster pages for real users, LCP, INP and CLS fixed template by template.From $[X] /projectRequest
Technical SEO ↗The causes behind crawl, rendering and indexation problems, found and fixed.From $[X] /projectRequest
WordPress maintenance ↗Updates, backups, security and small fixes by the team that knows your site.From $[X] /monthRequest
WordPress development ↗Custom WordPress sites built by an SEO team: fast, easy to edit and ready to rank.From $[X] /projectRequest
Related problemsGoogle can’t see our JavaScript site →Traffic grows, but sales don’t →Our website doesn’t bring leads →
05 / Questions

Questions about this problem

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01Will faster pages rank higher?

Page experience is one signal among many; it rarely outweighs relevance. The bigger win is usually more visitors staying and converting.

02Can you fix a WordPress site?

Yes, we develop WordPress in-house, so we can fix themes, plugins and hosting setup directly.

03Where do we start?

With the free snapshot: we check your site for this problem, confirm the likely cause and send a written first scope with a price.

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