Nibbler SEO audit for pay.chicago.gov
Summary
Overall8.6
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.6
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience8.5
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing4.9
How well marketed, and popular the website is.
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Technology9.4
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 1 pages from this website at 06:02 on 18 Apr 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Make sure that all the pages of this website include a meta description. If you don't include one, Google will choose a sample of text from the page to appear in the search engine result. By including a meta description, you can control how your search engine result will appear. (read more)
- Sign up for a Twitter account and make sure it is linked to from your site. (read more)
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text. (read more)
Twitter0.0
This website does not appear to be associated with a Twitter account.
- This website did not contain a link to Twitter.
- Sign up for a Twitter account and make sure it is linked to from your site.
Meta tags2.0
- All pages include at least some metadata, but no pages have a description meta tag. The description meta data is important as it appears on Google's search result pages.
- Make sure that all the pages of this website include a meta description. If you don't include one, Google will choose a sample of text from the page to appear in the search engine result. By including a meta description, you can control how your search engine result will appear.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | description | |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | author |
Internal links7.6
- 2 links have no text describing their destination. Links on a page should describe their destination for the benefit of both screen readers and search engine spiders.
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Empty link text
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Amount of content8.5
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 433 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate.
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
Server behaviour10.0
404 page
Compression
- This website handles missing pages correctly by sending a 404 HTTP status code.
- This website was served with GZIP encoding. This is very good because it reduces the loading time of a web page.
- This test is not applicable as this website appears to be on a subdomain.
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Multiple Analytics Solutions
- Every page in this website is using some form of analytics software. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behaviour.
Analytics Software Found
| Software Name |
| Google Analytics |
Page titles10.0
100% of pages have defined titles
0% of page titles are weak
- All pages were found to use page titles appropriately. Page titles appear in search results and at the top of the browser's window when visiting the site. Appropriate page titles are particularly important for search engine optimisation.
Headings10.0
- All pages were found to use defined headings. This is excellent as it allows visitors and search engines to summarise the content of webpages quickly. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimisation.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | City of ChicagoPayment Portal | H1 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Where we're headed | H2 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Utility Bills (Water, Sewer, Garbage, and Water - Sewer Tax) | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Parking, Red Light Camera, or Automated Speed Enforcement Ticket | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Buildings Certificate of Inspection Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Cable Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Chicago Utility Alert Network Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Cultural Affairs and Special Events Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Dumpster Re-inspection Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Farmers Market Vendor Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Fire Department Inspection Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Fire Department Pyrotechnics Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Fleet and Facility Management Rental and Other Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Health Permit and Other Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Marine Unit Boat Tow and Other Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Planning and Development Tax Credit and Other Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Sign Application Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Special Events Licenses | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Underground Coordination Review Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Other City Fees | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | New Online Payments | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Kiosks in More Neighborhoods | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Many Services, One Place | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Added Features and Improvements | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Easy Customer Support | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Keep Track of News and Updates | H3 |
| pay.chicago.gov/ | Welcome to the | H6 |
Images10.0
0% of images have a clearly defined size
No images are being resized by the browser
- No images have defined sizes.
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
Non Explicitly Sized Images
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
Printability10.0
100% of pages are optimised for printing
- All of this website appears to be optimised for printing (using CSS).
Media specific CSS detected
Freshnessi
- Sorry, we couldn't determine when this website was last updated. This is usually because its web server isn't reporting this information and we couldn't find enough other dates in the content of pages.
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