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Oatopia UK

Oatopia UK

Full Shopify performance and UX audit for Oatopia: Liquid refactor, lazy loading, mobile navigation redesign, and measurable conversion gains.

PageSpeed Liquid refactor
Category
Shopify · Optimization
Client
Oatopia UK
Year
2024

See it live

From slow and clunky to 80+ mobile PageSpeed and real conversions.

80+Mobile PageSpeed (+27 pts)
+29%Mobile conversion (First month)
-31%Bounce rate (Mobile sessions)
-42%LCP (Hero assets)

Project visuals

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Oatopia UK homepage

The challenge

Oatopia's store was losing mobile shoppers to slow load times, heavy theme code, and awkward navigation. High bounce rates pointed to UX and performance issues that a surface-level tweak would not fix.

Slow mobile loads

Theme bloat and unoptimized assets hurt PageSpeed and patience.

Clunky navigation

Mobile menu did not match how customers actually browse.

Lost conversions

Traffic arrived but did not stick long enough to buy.

How we approached it

  1. Theme audit. Reviewed Liquid codebase, identified bloat, and prioritized fixes with the highest user impact.
  2. Performance refactor. Removed unnecessary code, implemented lazy loading, and optimized critical rendering paths.
  3. Mobile UX. Redesigned mobile navigation for thumb-scrolling and tested across real devices.

Key deliverables

Performance work

  • Liquid refactor
  • Lazy loading
  • Asset optimization

Mobile UX

  • Navigation redesign
  • Touch-friendly patterns
  • PageSpeed validation

Outcomes

80+ mobile scorePageSpeed Insights mobile score crossed the 80 threshold.
Lower bounceFaster loads and better nav keep shoppers on site.
Conversion liftMeasurable mobile conversion increase within the first month.
Maintainable themeLeaner codebase is easier to extend without reintroducing bloat.

Stack and tools

Shopify LiquidPageSpeedLazy loadingMobile UXTheme audit