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lazaruslab.net: before and after.

LazarusLab is the art shop of Remote Mend’s founder, not an external client. Read-only audit on 7 October 2026, re-audit on 11 October 2026, same checks both times.

Designed and built by Remote Mend — the same team that creates new websites and renews existing ones for clients.

At a glance

lazaruslab.net product page on a phone, 7 October 2026, before the work
Before · 3,522 KiB
The same product page on 11 October 2026, after the work: it looks the same
After · 475 KiB

Top of the mobile product page in the Lighthouse runs of 7 and 11 October 2026: nothing visible changed, the page got 7× lighter.

Product page weight (mobile)

Before3,522 KiB
After475 KiB

Lighthouse performance (mobile product page)

Before40/100
After82/100

Lighthouse lab data, not real-user data.

One of 9 thin product texts rewritten: Bipolar Horse

BeforeA surreal portrait of inner contradiction. Vibrant colour and distorted form explore the push and pull of the mind.
After (live)A surreal portrait of inner contradiction: one horse, two forces pulling in opposite directions, in colour that refuses to calm down.

The site we designed and built

lazaruslab.net home page on desktop: hero banner reading “Art that refuses to behave” with a Shop limited editions button
Bipolar Horse product page on desktop: the print on the left; title, edition badge, short description and format options on the right
lazaruslab.net home page on a phone: the 3D sculptures slide, “Objects that own the room”
Bipolar Horse product page on a phone: the colourful horse print with its title below

The live site: home and the Bipolar Horse product page at 1440 and 390 px.

Before vs after

Lighthouse lab data, 7 → 11 October 2026.

Mobile product page

Lighthouse performance

4082/100
Before → After

LCP, mobile product page

Largest Contentful Paint

14.2 s3.7 s
Before → After

Product page weight

Mobile, transferred

3,522 KiB475 KiB
Before → After

Mobile homepage

Lighthouse performance

6792/100
Before → After

Accessibility

Lighthouse, home / shop / product

93 / 97 / 97100 / 100 / 100
Before → After

axe-core issues

Elements flagged on 9 pages

550
Before → After

Third-party cookies before consent

Product page, no banner interaction

60
Before → After

Google Analytics (GA4)

After consent

BlockedWorking
Before → After

What was fixed

13 of 18 issues from the 7 October audit resolved; 3 partial, 2 pending.

The fixes were made by Remote Mend.

  • Express-payment scripts (Stripe buttons, Amazon Pay, hCaptcha) no longer load on product pages; payment stays at checkout.
  • No third-party cookies before a choice; analytics only after “Accept”.
  • Security policy (CSP) fixed so Google Analytics works again.
  • Public staging copy removed from DNS.
  • Buy-button script error on print pages fixed (56 of 56 pages work).
  • Legal texts aligned: legal notice, returns, withdrawal form, privacy and cookies.
  • Accessibility fixes: contrast, link styles, labels, menus.
  • Homepage GIFs replaced by short videos; images converted to WebP.
  • Spanish sitemap with 64 URLs and hreflang.
  • Domain renewed, CAA record added, DMARC published (p=none), product URL typo given a 301.

Still open

  • A real checkout test order
  • Theme update
  • Stricter DMARC policy (p=quarantine)
  • The blog

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