Sideorders
sideorders.co.uk
Side Orders is a London and Munich-based micropublisher specializing in limited edition zines and books. The store releases weekly curated publications alongside merchandise such as tote bags, serving an audience interested in independent and collectible print media.
Products
73
Collections
8
Pages
3
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
45/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#4 / 273
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+9 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
3.9s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#7 in Books & Stationery
Top 2% of stores
97% below average
73 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 69/100
No BNPL options
60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
97% below average
avg
91% below average
avg
85% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Sideorders compares to other books & stationery stores
12%
of Books & Stationery stores use this theme
Insights
- 60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
low
Basic content (3 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Sideorders
Sideorders is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in US. The store currently offers 73 products organized across 8 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Sideorders uses the Debut theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 12% of books & stationery stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Sideorders achieves a performance score of 69/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 100/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Sideorders has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other books & stationery stores, 60% of books & stationery stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Sideorders ranks #7 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
