Site teardown · Hfsinclair
hfsinclair.com
Site health · August 16, 2026
Prepared by Harvv

What your site is actually doing.

One page: what is working, what is costing you visitors, and what to fix next. A phone-and-desktop teardown of the live site: 4 phone loads + 2 desktop loads. No login, no insider access, no Harvv pixel needed. The full evidence is at the bottom.

August 16, 2026·External scan·4 mobile + 2 desktop loads · no pixel data·Download as PDF

Working

What's already working. These held up across every load.

0.8s

Speed is good.

0

No JavaScript errors on load.

Costing you

Ranked by what hurts conversion most. Full evidence below.

20/25

Tiny buttons are hard to tap on mobile

4

Google Analytics tracking broken

cvr

Page contains unrendered {{ template }} variable

655KB

Page is heavy and slow on mobile data

fix

Page is wider than the phone screen

H1

The page has no main heading

Fixing next
tap targets, page weight and page is wider than.

3 small changes, on the pages people actually land on: Tiny buttons are hard to tap on mobile; Page is heavy and slow on mobile data; Page is wider than the phone screen. We re-measure the same samples after.

4
hours

This is one of several oil refiner sites we tore down the same way. The same friction repeats on Par Pacific, and we pulled the cross-site pattern together in the oil-refiner web benchmark.

01Findings, ranked by what hurts conversion most

SeverityFindingHow we know
HighTiny buttons are hard to tap on mobileMobileAccessibility (WCAG)Conversion
20 of 25 tappable items on this page (80%) measure under 24 pixels on their shorter side, below the WCAG minimum, and well under the 44 pixels Apple and Google recommend for reliable tapping, and the same ones came up small on every test load. When visitors can't hit what they expect to, they get frustrated and many of them leave instead of trying again.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
HighGoogle Analytics tracking brokenBoth
The Google Analytics request failed to complete on every one of the 4 test loads. If real visitors hit the same failure, GA is missing those visits and the dashboard has no way to flag it. Conversion numbers, audience counts, and channel attribution are all undercounting. Worth checking the tag loading order and any consent banner that might be blocking the request.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
HighPage contains unrendered {{ template }} variableBothConversionSEO
Real visitors see this rendered text. It almost always means a template variable, localization string, or third-party widget failed to render. Search the page for the exact pattern and fix the source.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
MediumPage is heavy and slow on mobile dataBothPerformance
Each visit downloads about 2.0 megabytes, roughly 655 KB of images and 1017 KB of JavaScript across 76 separate downloads. On a fast connection that's fine. On a phone with patchy mobile data, that's several seconds of blank screen before the page is readable.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
median across loads
MediumPage is wider than the phone screenMobile
Something on this page extends past the right edge on mobile. The visitor has to drag sideways to see it, which they won't, and anything tappable over there is essentially invisible. Usually a wide image or a fixed-width container that didn't get a max-width.
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MediumThe page has no main headingBoth
There is no <h1>. Search engines and screen readers use the H1 to understand what the page is about. Add exactly one that states the page's purpose.
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Medium1 form field has no labelBothAccessibility (WCAG)ConversionTracking
Screen readers can't announce these fields, and a sighted user who clears the placeholder can't recover the prompt. Wrap each input in <label>…</label> or add aria-label.
The exact elements we found:
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
Medium7 interactive elements have no stable, accessible identityBothAccessibility (WCAG)Tracking
These elements are clicked like buttons but expose no accessible name, or are a plain div/span used as a control with no role. Assistive tech announces only a role (or nothing), and analytics and heatmaps have no human-readable label or stable selector to bind the click to, so the click is both inaccessible and untrackable, and any redesign silently breaks click aggregation. Give each one a real <button>/<a>, an aria-label, and a stable id or data-attribute.
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MediumSome text is low-contrast and hard to readBothAccessibility (WCAG)
Text that does not stand out enough from its background is hard to read for many visitors, and fails accessibility guidelines Google checks.
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LowImages have no width or height set (layout is stable for now)BothPerformanceSEO
11 of 11 images don't declare width and height. Your layout currently stays stable (measured Cumulative Layout Shift is 0, which is fine), most likely because space is reserved another way (CSS), so this is not causing visible jumps today. It is still worth setting explicit dimensions or a CSS aspect-ratio so a slow connection or a future style change cannot reintroduce shift.
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LowNo canonical tag, so duplicate URLs split the page's rankingBoth
When the same content is reachable at multiple URLs (think tracking parameters or session IDs), Google can split your ranking signal across them. A single canonical tag tells Google which version counts.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowLinks to this page will look bare when sharedBoth
The page is missing its Open Graph title and image, so when someone shares it on Facebook, LinkedIn, iMessage, or Slack the preview has no title and image. A flat grey link gets far fewer clicks than one with an image and headline.
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LowNo structured data for rich search resultsBoth
The page has no schema.org markup. Adding the right type (Product, Article, Organization, FAQ) lets Google show rich results like star ratings and prices, which lift click-through for free.
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LowThere is very little text on this pageBoth
The page has about 112 words. Thin pages give Google little to rank on and visitors little to act on. If this is a key landing page, it usually needs more substance.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowThe page loads from a lot of third-party servicesBoth
Around 12 separate outside domains load on this page (analytics, ads, chat widgets, fonts). Each one is a connection that can be slow, fail, or change behavior outside your control.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
median across loads
LowNo advertising pixel detectedBothTracking
Analytics is present but no Meta/Google/TikTok ad pixel was found. If you run paid ads, conversion tracking should be installed before the next campaign so the platforms can optimize toward buyers, not clicks.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowNo email capture or newsletter detectedBothConversion
No email-marketing tag (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, etc.) was found. If capturing visitors is relevant to this site, an email signup builds an owned audience you keep regardless of ad costs. Not every site needs one.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowNo visible contact details (email or phone)BothConversion
The page exposes no email or phone link. For higher-value or trust-sensitive purchases, a clear way to reach a human reduces hesitation. Add an email or phone link in the header or footer.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowUnused JavaScript is being downloadedBothPerformance
Code that never runs on this page still costs download and parse time on every visit. Splitting or removing it speeds up load. Lighthouse measured: Est savings of 536 KiB.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowUnused CSS is being downloadedBothPerformance
Style rules that this page never uses still block rendering while they download. Trimming them frees the paint path. Lighthouse measured: Est savings of 107 KiB.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowImages are missing alt textBothAccessibility (WCAG)SEO
Screen readers skip or read the filename of images without alt text, and search engines lose the context. Describe content images; mark decorative ones alt="".
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowSome links do not describe where they goBothAccessibility (WCAG)Conversion
Links like "click here" or "read more" tell screen-reader users and search engines nothing about the destination. Lighthouse measured: 1 link found.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
LowHeadings skip levelsBothAccessibility (WCAG)
Jumping from an H1 straight to an H4 breaks the document outline that screen readers and search engines rely on.
paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT

Accessibility findings are automated checks against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and 2.2. They flag potential barriers and legal risk, not a certification or a determination of compliance with the ADA, Section 508, or EN 301 549. Automated testing catches only a subset of issues; a full conformance review needs manual and assistive-technology testing by a qualified reviewer.

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"How we know": unlabeled = a deterministic fact, identical on every load (e.g. element sizes). Most findings are this kind, so we only mark the exceptions: median across loads = a noisy lab metric, reported as a median. real-user field data = Google CrUX, actual Chrome visitors.

01bTake the whole report to your AI

Every finding above in one payload, with the reasoning behind each one. The prompt is written to be pasted into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT. The JSON is for piping into your own tooling.

Includes the site context, what is already working (so your assistant does not "fix" it), and every finding with its severity, evidence, and why it matters.
Audit of https://hfsinclair.com, run August 16, 2026. 23 issues were found. I want them fixed.

## Context
- Site: https://hfsinclair.com
- Mobile LCP (lab median): 828 ms
- Desktop LCP (lab median): 804 ms
- Page weight (median): 2.0 MB
- Tap targets under 44px: 80% (20 of 25)
- Evidence base: 4 mobile + 2 desktop loads

## Already working, do not change these
- Speed is good: The main content paints in about 0.8s in our test loads, inside Google's 2.5s "good" threshold. Real networks are slower, but the page itself is not heavy.
- No JavaScript errors on load: Nothing threw a script error across the test loads, so buttons and tracking are not silently breaking mid-session.

## Issues, most damaging first

### 1. [HIGH] Tiny buttons are hard to tap on mobile
Affects: mobile only
Category: Accessibility (WCAG), Conversion
Why it matters: 20 of 25 tappable items on this page (80%) measure under 24 pixels on their shorter side, below the WCAG minimum, and well under the 44 pixels Apple and Google recommend for reliable tapping, and the same ones came up small on every test load. When visitors can't hit what they expect to, they get frustrated and many of them leave instead of trying again.
Exact elements found: a 85x22 "Homepage", a 62x23 "93.67", a 225x22 (no visible label), a 225x22 (no visible label), a 225x22 (no visible label), a 225x22 (no visible label), a 225x22 (no visible label), a 29x22 (no visible label)

### 2. [HIGH] Google Analytics tracking broken
Why it matters: The Google Analytics request failed to complete on every one of the 4 test loads. If real visitors hit the same failure, GA is missing those visits and the dashboard has no way to flag it. Conversion numbers, audience counts, and channel attribution are all undercounting. Worth checking the tag loading order and any consent banner that might be blocking the request.

### 3. [HIGH] Page contains unrendered {{ template }} variable
Category: Conversion, SEO
Why it matters: Real visitors see this rendered text. It almost always means a template variable, localization string, or third-party widget failed to render. Search the page for the exact pattern and fix the source.

### 4. [MEDIUM] Page is heavy and slow on mobile data
Category: Performance
Why it matters: Each visit downloads about 2.0 megabytes, roughly 655 KB of images and 1017 KB of JavaScript across 76 separate downloads. On a fast connection that's fine. On a phone with patchy mobile data, that's several seconds of blank screen before the page is readable.
How we know: median across loads

### 5. [MEDIUM] Page is wider than the phone screen
Affects: mobile only
Why it matters: Something on this page extends past the right edge on mobile. The visitor has to drag sideways to see it, which they won't, and anything tappable over there is essentially invisible. Usually a wide image or a fixed-width container that didn't get a max-width.

### 6. [MEDIUM] The page has no main heading
Why it matters: There is no <h1>. Search engines and screen readers use the H1 to understand what the page is about. Add exactly one that states the page's purpose.

### 7. [MEDIUM] 1 form field has no label
Category: Accessibility (WCAG), Conversion, Tracking
Why it matters: Screen readers can't announce these fields, and a sighted user who clears the placeholder can't recover the prompt. Wrap each input in <label>…</label> or add aria-label.
Exact elements found: name="_ctrl0$ctl24$txtsearchinput" (input)

### 8. [MEDIUM] 7 interactive elements have no stable, accessible identity
Category: Accessibility (WCAG), Tracking
Why it matters: These elements are clicked like buttons but expose no accessible name, or are a plain div/span used as a control with no role. Assistive tech announces only a role (or nothing), and analytics and heatmaps have no human-readable label or stable selector to bind the click to, so the click is both inaccessible and untrackable, and any redesign silently breaks click aggregation. Give each one a real <button>/<a>, an aria-label, and a stable id or data-attribute.
Exact elements found: (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name), (a) (no accessible name)

### 9. [MEDIUM] Some text is low-contrast and hard to read
Category: Accessibility (WCAG)
Why it matters: Text that does not stand out enough from its background is hard to read for many visitors, and fails accessibility guidelines Google checks.

### 10. [LOW] Images have no width or height set (layout is stable for now)
Category: Performance, SEO
Why it matters: 11 of 11 images don't declare width and height. Your layout currently stays stable (measured Cumulative Layout Shift is 0, which is fine), most likely because space is reserved another way (CSS), so this is not causing visible jumps today. It is still worth setting explicit dimensions or a CSS aspect-ratio so a slow connection or a future style change cannot reintroduce shift.
Exact elements found: search_icon.png "search", logo.png "Homepage", Logo_Mobile.png, Logo_Mobile.png, CheyenneRefinery.jpg, SinclairStation.jpg

### 11. [LOW] No canonical tag, so duplicate URLs split the page's ranking
Why it matters: When the same content is reachable at multiple URLs (think tracking parameters or session IDs), Google can split your ranking signal across them. A single canonical tag tells Google which version counts.

### 12. [LOW] Links to this page will look bare when shared
Why it matters: The page is missing its Open Graph title and image, so when someone shares it on Facebook, LinkedIn, iMessage, or Slack the preview has no title and image. A flat grey link gets far fewer clicks than one with an image and headline.

### 13. [LOW] No structured data for rich search results
Why it matters: The page has no schema.org markup. Adding the right type (Product, Article, Organization, FAQ) lets Google show rich results like star ratings and prices, which lift click-through for free.

### 14. [LOW] There is very little text on this page
Why it matters: The page has about 112 words. Thin pages give Google little to rank on and visitors little to act on. If this is a key landing page, it usually needs more substance.

### 15. [LOW] The page loads from a lot of third-party services
Why it matters: Around 12 separate outside domains load on this page (analytics, ads, chat widgets, fonts). Each one is a connection that can be slow, fail, or change behavior outside your control.
How we know: median across loads

### 16. [LOW] No advertising pixel detected
Category: Tracking
Why it matters: Analytics is present but no Meta/Google/TikTok ad pixel was found. If you run paid ads, conversion tracking should be installed before the next campaign so the platforms can optimize toward buyers, not clicks.

### 17. [LOW] No email capture or newsletter detected
Category: Conversion
Why it matters: No email-marketing tag (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, etc.) was found. If capturing visitors is relevant to this site, an email signup builds an owned audience you keep regardless of ad costs. Not every site needs one.

### 18. [LOW] No visible contact details (email or phone)
Category: Conversion
Why it matters: The page exposes no email or phone link. For higher-value or trust-sensitive purchases, a clear way to reach a human reduces hesitation. Add an email or phone link in the header or footer.

### 19. [LOW] Unused JavaScript is being downloaded
Category: Performance
Why it matters: Code that never runs on this page still costs download and parse time on every visit. Splitting or removing it speeds up load. Lighthouse measured: Est savings of 536 KiB.

### 20. [LOW] Unused CSS is being downloaded
Category: Performance
Why it matters: Style rules that this page never uses still block rendering while they download. Trimming them frees the paint path. Lighthouse measured: Est savings of 107 KiB.

### 21. [LOW] Images are missing alt text
Category: Accessibility (WCAG), SEO
Why it matters: Screen readers skip or read the filename of images without alt text, and search engines lose the context. Describe content images; mark decorative ones alt="".

### 22. [LOW] Some links do not describe where they go
Category: Accessibility (WCAG), Conversion
Why it matters: Links like "click here" or "read more" tell screen-reader users and search engines nothing about the destination. Lighthouse measured: 1 link found.

### 23. [LOW] Headings skip levels
Category: Accessibility (WCAG)
Why it matters: Jumping from an H1 straight to an H4 breaks the document outline that screen readers and search engines rely on.

## How to respond
Work through the issues in order. For each one give me the specific change that fixes it: real code or real copy, not advice. Keep changes minimal and match the existing style of the site.
Where several issues share one root cause, say so and fix it once rather than patching each symptom.
If an issue cannot be fixed without seeing more of the code, say exactly which file or selector you need instead of guessing.
23 findings, ready to paste

02Performance: phone, desktop, and real visitors

MetricMobileDesktopRead
TTFB (lab median)109 ms95 msLab
FCP (lab median)768 ms692 msLab
LCP (lab median)828 ms804 msGood
Page weight (median)2.0 MB2.6 MBWatch

Google Lighthouse (lab): Performance 54 mobile / 62 desktop, SEO 83, Accessibility 68, Best Practices 92.

Lab numbers are from a headless mobile browser on an unthrottled connection: treat them as a floor, not a typical experience. Add a Google API key to light up real-user field data (CrUX) and Lighthouse scores.

03Tiny buttons are hard to tap on mobile

20 of 25 tappable items on this page come in below 44×44 pixels, the size Apple and Google both recommend for reliable tapping on a phone. The same ones came up small on every one of the 4 test loads, so this is the page itself, not a fluke.

When customers can't tap what they expect to, they get frustrated and many of them leave. They don't file a bug. They don't try again. They just leave. A desktop dashboard can't see this because it's the difference between a thumb and a cursor.

The buttons measuring below the minimum on this scan:

  • a 85x22 "Homepage"
  • a 62x23 "93.67"
  • a 225x22 (no visible label)
  • a 225x22 (no visible label)
  • a 225x22 (no visible label)
  • a 225x22 (no visible label)
  • a 225x22 (no visible label)
  • a 29x22 (no visible label)

The fix is CSS-only on most sites: add padding around the icon (don't just change the icon size) so the actual tap area is at least 44×44 pixels. No redesign, no new assets.

04Technical SEO & structured data

CheckResult
TitleHF Sinclair Corporation | Home (30 chars)
Meta description460 chars
H10 on page
CanonicalMissing
Structured data (JSON-LD)None
Open GraphIncomplete

05The fix checklist

Everything to fix, priority first, each tagged with the screen it affects and a rough effort. Work top to bottom.

  1. Tiny buttons are hard to tap on mobileMobileCSS only
  2. Page is heavy and slow on mobile dataBothSmall
  3. Images have no width or height set (layout is stable for now)BothCSS only
  4. Unused JavaScript is being downloadedBothVaries
  5. Unused CSS is being downloadedBothVaries
  6. The page loads from a lot of third-party servicesBothDev afternoon
  7. 1 form field has no labelBothVaries
  8. No email capture or newsletter detectedBothVaries
  9. No visible contact details (email or phone)BothVaries
  10. No advertising pixel detectedBothDev afternoon
  11. Google Analytics tracking brokenBothDev afternoon
  12. Page contains unrendered {{ template }} variableBothVaries
  13. Page is wider than the phone screenMobileCSS only
  14. The page has no main headingBothVaries
  15. No canonical tag, so duplicate URLs split the page's rankingBoth1 line
  16. Links to this page will look bare when sharedBoth1 line
  17. No structured data for rich search resultsBothVaries
  18. There is very little text on this pageBothVaries
  19. 7 interactive elements have no stable, accessible identityBothDev afternoon
  20. Some text is low-contrast and hard to readBothVaries
  21. Images are missing alt textBothVaries
  22. Some links do not describe where they goBothVaries
  23. Headings skip levelsBothVaries

Effort is a rough read from the outside: "CSS only" means no new assets or backend work, "1 line" means a single tag, "Dev afternoon" means a developer needs to touch tracking or scripts.

06What this report cannot tell you

Everything above is from the outside, looking at the page on a simulated phone and desktop. The questions that actually decide revenue need real visitors. Install the Harvv pixel (one script tag, 16 KB, zero personal data, no engineering project) and within about 72 hours you'd know which buttons real customers tapped and missed, how often Google Analytics is missing visits, and exactly where mobile shoppers stalled and left. This report shows you where to look. The pixel shows you how often it happens, and to whom.

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07How we did this, and what it can't prove

  • 4 mobile + 2 desktop loads of one URL from headless Chrome (iPhone viewport at 390px, desktop at 1366px), August 16, 2026. Enough loads to separate real defects from random noise, not a full-site crawl.
  • Lab numbers, not real-user numbers (no field data was available for this run). Real devices on real networks run slower.
  • Friction is inferred, not counted. We can prove a button is small. We can't, from the outside, count how often it causes a missed tap. That requires the pixel on a live page.
  • This page rotates its content load to load, which is on its own a reason a single-shot scan can't be the last word on it.

About Harvv, the source of this teardown

Harvv is a behavioral UX analytics platform (harvv.com). A lightweight JavaScript pixel captures how real visitors behave on a site (dead clicks, rage clicks, scroll depth, Core Web Vitals, JavaScript errors, and 50+ other signals) and the engine turns them into prioritized, plain-English findings. This teardown is the outside-in version of that: the same detectors run against a public page, with no pixel installed.

How to read it. Every finding here is a reproducible, automated measurement, not an opinion: element sizes, contrast ratios, load metrics, and structured-data checks that anyone can re-run against the same URL. The method is stated in full above. Automated testing catches a subset of issues, so this is a starting point, not a certification.

Full disclosure. Harvv makes the pixel that would measure the friction these findings imply, so we have a commercial interest. That is exactly why the findings are kept to things a reader can verify independently, and why nothing here is inflated: an unreproducible claim would undermine the tool it is meant to demonstrate.

Prepared by Harvv (harvv.com), a behavioral UX analytics platform. Last updated August 16, 2026.

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