BugSense Research

Research & Findings

We scan real stores and publish what we find. No fluff, just bugs.

55 bugs found across 10 stores doing $1M+ in revenue

7 out of 10 stores had broken content on at least one device

1 store's cookie banner was blocking the entire shopping cart

Shopify Fix GuideSeptember 30, 20268 min read

Shopify Checkout Not Working? 9 Causes and How to Fix Each One

From "Checkout isn't available" to a checkout button that does nothing: how to rule out Shopify outages, plan and payment settings, theme code, apps, and mobile overlays in order.

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Shopify Fix GuideSeptember 30, 20267 min read

Shopify Add to Cart Not Working? 8 Causes and Fixes

Sold out, greyed out, or doing nothing when tapped? Match the symptom to the cause (product settings, theme code, app conflicts, or overlays) and fix it in minutes.

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How-To GuideSeptember 30, 20268 min read

Why Does My Website Look Different on Mobile?

Zoomed out, cut off, or not matching your design? The 8 most common causes, from a missing viewport tag to website builders' separate mobile layouts, and how to fix each.

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How-To GuideSeptember 30, 20268 min read

Images Not Loading on Your Website? 9 Causes and Fixes

Broken for you or for everyone? How to tell the difference, then fix wrong paths, missing files, mixed content, unsupported formats, and lazy loading that never fires.

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How-To GuideSeptember 30, 20268 min read

Website Not Working on Safari? How to Fix It

Works in Chrome but not on iPhone or Mac? Quick fixes for visitors, plus the 7 code issues that break sites in Safari and how to test without a Mac.

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Tool RoundupSeptember 30, 20267 min read

7 Screaming Frog Alternatives (Free and Paid)

Sitebulb, LibreCrawl, Ahrefs Webmaster Tools, and more, compared honestly by price, platform, and what each is best for.

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ExplainerMay 28, 20267 min read

Visual Regression Testing vs. Website Bug Scanning: What's the Difference?

Applitools, BackstopJS, Percy, and Chromatic compare screenshots against stored baselines inside CI/CD pipelines. BugSense scans live websites for bugs real visitors are hitting right now. They solve completely different problems.

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ExplainerMay 28, 20265 min read

Website Bug Scanner vs. Security Scanner: What's the Difference?

Security scanners (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite) find vulnerabilities attackers can exploit. Visual bug scanners (BugSense) find broken images, layout failures, and form errors customers see. Two completely different tools for two completely different problems.

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Tool ComparisonMay 28, 20267 min read

BugSense vs Sitebulb: What's the Difference?

Sitebulb crawls for technical SEO issues: redirect chains, canonical tags, crawl maps. BugSense renders pages and finds visual bugs customers actually see. Most sites benefit from both.

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How-To GuideMay 28, 20268 min read

How to Find Bugs on Your Website

A practical guide to finding all four types of website bug (visual, functional, performance, and SEO) with the right tool and manual testing checklist for each.

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Tool ComparisonMay 28, 20266 min read

BugSense vs Screaming Frog: What's the Difference?

Screaming Frog reads HTML and audits SEO signals. BugSense renders pages in a real browser and finds visual bugs customers actually see. Most sites benefit from both.

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Tool RoundupMay 27, 20267 min read

Best Website Bug Detection Tools in 2026

A practical comparison of 8 tools (visual bug scanners, SEO crawlers, and performance checkers) organized by what each one finds.

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Tool ComparisonMay 27, 20265 min read

BugSense vs Nibbler: What's the Difference?

Nibbler checks SEO and accessibility signals. BugSense finds visual bugs, broken images, and form failures that customers actually see. This guide explains how to choose.

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ExplainerMay 27, 20265 min read

What Is a Visual Website Bug Scanner?

A visual website bug scanner renders your pages like a real browser and checks for broken images, layout failures, and form errors — things SEO and performance tools miss.

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ResearchMarch 5, 20266 min read

We scanned 10 Shopify stores doing $1M+ in revenue and found 55 bugs.

Every store on this list is successful: real brands, real customers, products that sell. When we ran each one through a scan across mobile, tablet, and desktop, we found 55 bugs that real customers are hitting right now.

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