Nibbler SEO audit for www.house.mi.gov
Summary
Overall7.3
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility8.0
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience8.4
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing7.6
How well marketed and popular the website is.
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Technology7.3
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 8:57 AM on May 25, 2023 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Consider a leading website analytics solution, such as WebTrends or Google Analytics. (read more)
- Define meaningful headings for all webpages. This is likely to help this website's search engine placement and assist visitors in navigating content. (read more)
- 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)
Analytics0.0
0% of pages use analytics
No Analytics Solution
- None of this website is using any recognised analytics software. It is still possible to gather a great deal of information from webserver logs, however complete visitor analysis requires client-side Javascript or an image not found here.
- Consider a leading website analytics solution, such as WebTrends or Google Analytics.
- Note that this test can only detect recognised analytics solutions. If an analytics solution is new, obscure or used in a non-standard way (e.g. it has been customised) it may not be detected.
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.
Pages with no meta description
- 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 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | notranslate | |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | notranslate | |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | notranslate | |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | notranslate |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.house.mi.gov/VideoPlayer?data=3 | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
Headings3.0
- A significant amount (20.0%) of pages do not use defined headings. This means that users and search engines may find it harder to determine the content of this website's pages. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimization.
- Define meaningful headings for all webpages. This is likely to help this website's search engine placement and assist visitors in navigating content.
- Some pages did not define headings correctly. The H1 tag should be used for the most top-level heading, with H2 being used for sub-headings and H3 for further sub-headings and so-on. Not conforming to this convention may confuse visitors.
- Ensure that headings are defined in a semantically correct way, i.e. always start with a H1 tag. This is used to summarise the page content. Further tags (H2, H3, H4 etc) are meant to summarise and partition sections within the content.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Caucus Websites | H2 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Non-Partisan | H2 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Committee | H2 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Broadcast Schedule | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Welcome to the Michigan House of Representatives | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Find Your State Representative | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Your Representative's Information | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Democrats | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Republicans | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Clerk's Office | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Business Office | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House TV Schedule | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Archived House TV Video | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | About Us | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Quick Links | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Quick Contacts | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Google Map | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Session | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Committee 1 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Committee 2 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Committee 3 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | House Committee 4 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Message From Joe Tate | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Email House TV | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | View Webcast Schedule | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Sign up for House TV Subscription | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Follow @MIHouseTV on Twitter | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 12:00 PM House Session | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 09:00 AM Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health 10:30 AM Health Policy | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 09:00 AM Insurance and Financial Services | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 10:30 AM Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 09:00 AM Labor | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | No Broadcast Events Scheduled | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Schedule: | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Schedule: | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Schedule: | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Schedule: | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | Today's Schedule: | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Today's Broadcast Schedule | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Democrats | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Republicans | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Office of the Clerk | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | About Us | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Quick Links | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Quick Contacts | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Google Map | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | House Session | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | House Committee 1 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | House Committee 2 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | House Committee 3 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | House Committee 4 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Joe Tate | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Laurie Pohutsky | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Abraham Aiyash | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Matt Hall | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Bryan Posthumus | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Rich Brown | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | Scott Starr | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 12:00 PM House Session | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 09:00 AM Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health 10:30 AM Health Policy | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 09:00 AM Insurance and Financial Services | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 10:30 AM Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 09:00 AM Labor | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Today's Broadcast Schedule | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Criminal Justice | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Economic Development and Small Business | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Education | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Elections | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Regulatory Reform | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Military, Veterans and Homeland Security | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Session | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Energy, Communications, and Technology | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Judiciary | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Government Operations | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Session | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Insurance and Financial Services | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Labor | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Ethics and Oversight Stream Not Available | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Health Policy | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Session | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | About Us | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Quick Links | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Quick Contacts | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Google Map | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Session | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Committee 1 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Committee 2 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Committee 3 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | House Committee 4 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Mackinac Room Calendar | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 12:00 PM House Session | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 09:00 AM Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health 10:30 AM Health Policy | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 09:00 AM Insurance and Financial Services | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 10:30 AM Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 09:00 AM Labor | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | Today's Broadcast Schedule | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | About Us | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | Quick Links | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | Quick Contacts | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | Google Map | H3 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House Session | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House Committee 1 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House Committee 2 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House Committee 3 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House Committee 4 | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | House of Representatives COVID-19 Protocol | H4 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 12:00 PM House Session | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 09:00 AM Health Policy Subcommittee on Behavioral Health 10:30 AM Health Policy | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 09:00 AM Insurance and Financial Services | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 10:30 AM Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | H5 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 09:00 AM Labor | H5 |
Server behavior5.4
404 page
Compression
- This website handles missing pages correctly by sending a 404 HTTP status code.
- This website was not served using GZIP encoding. GZIP compression is widely supported and reduces the load time of a web page.
- Enable GZIP compression on your web server or in your application.
- This website returns page content with or without a trailing slash on the URLs. Search engines might see these as separate pages with duplicate content which they could penalise for.
- Use a 301 redirect or a canonical meta tag to force search engines to see the correct version.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://house.mi.gov to http://www.house.mi.gov. This is ideal.
Amount of content6.9
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 531 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.
- One page of this website has very little content (20 words or less).
- Ensure all pages have a sufficient amount of content.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| www.house.mi.gov/ | 3857 | 461 |
| www.house.mi.gov/VideoPlayer?data=3 | 2 | 1 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Leadership | 2468 | 263 |
| www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | 12239 | 1613 |
| www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol | 3108 | 315 |
Printability8.0
80% of pages are optimized for printing
- One page of this website does not appear to be optimised for printing (using CSS).
- Add printable stylesheets for all pages, wherever possible. In most cases, websites can share printable stylesheets over many or all pages, as with screen-based stylesheets.
Print optimized pages
Page Print www.house.mi.gov/ Optimized www.house.mi.gov/VideoPlayer?data=3 Not detected www.house.mi.gov/Leadership Optimized www.house.mi.gov/Calendar Optimized www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol Optimized
- Add printable stylesheets for all pages, wherever possible. In most cases, websites can share printable stylesheets over many or all pages, as with screen-based stylesheets.
Media specific CSS detected
Mobile8.6
- Most pages (80.0%) of this website appear to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or tablet (using CSS media queries). It is important to make sure your content is optimised for a wide range of devices as a growing percentage of web browsing is done on phones and tablets.
- Check how the website looks using a mobile and consider adding mobile and tablet styling using media queries. Some websites employ other techniques for mobile visitors which we cannot currently detect.
Device optimized pages
Page Mobile Tablet Viewport www.house.mi.gov/ Detected Detected Detected www.house.mi.gov/VideoPlayer?data=3 Not detected Not detected Not detected www.house.mi.gov/Leadership Detected Detected Detected www.house.mi.gov/Calendar Detected Detected Detected www.house.mi.gov/CovidProtocol Detected Detected Detected
- Check how the website looks using a mobile and consider adding mobile and tablet styling using media queries. Some websites employ other techniques for mobile visitors which we cannot currently detect.
Media specific CSS detected
URL format8.8
1 URLs are less than ideal
- 1 URLs are 'dirty'. 'Dirty' URLs include one or more parameters after a question mark (e.g. www.example.com/?pagename=news), instead of a clean URL (e.g. www.example.com/news). Dirty URLs should generally be avoided wherever possible - they are almost impossible for human beings to remember, may expose the technology of the website to hackers and can confuse search engines among other problems. Their use is sometimes necessary for specific applications, and acceptable in small amounts.
- Remove or reduce the number of query parameters in URLs. Consider URL rewriting as an effective and transparent means of creating appropriate URLs.
Internal links8.9
- 24 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.
Page titles9.0
100% of pages have defined titles
20% of page titles are weak
- All pages were found to specify page titles, but one page has a relatively weak title which could be improved. 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.
- Make sure that all pages have a descriptive title. Do not include the address of the page in the title, try not to use excessive punctuation and avoid common words like 'page'.
Page titles
| Page title | Notes |
| Michigan House - Home Page | It is unnecessary to end the page title with "page" |
| Michigan House TV | OK |
| Michigan House - Leadership | OK |
| Michigan House - Calendar | OK |
| Michigan House - House COVID-19 Protocol | OK |
Incoming links10.0
90,084 pages link to this website
3,582 domains link to this website
- There are 90,084 pages on 3,582 domains linking to this website. The volume and quality of incoming links is known to influence a website's search engine ranking.
- To appear higher in search engine results, consider link building activity as a way to build your search ranking. Be careful though, because incoming links which are obviously artificial are likely to be detected by search engines and could have an adverse effect.
Source: Ahrefs
Images10.0
2% of images have a clearly defined size
1 image is being resized by the browser
- Most images (98.0%) don't have defined sizes using width and height attributes in the HTML. These attributes are optional, but strongly recommended as they help the browser arrange the page faster.
- 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.
- 1 image is being stretched in the browser.
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Stretched Images
Image URL Format Page URL www.house.mi.gov/media/Tate-speaker.jpg?v=Zcomt81-xPEw89isruW3BeRjqYsqS1sE8lYusczDHS4 jpg www.house.mi.gov/
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Popularity10.0
9398Estimated monthly organic visitors
- This website appears to have a high number of monthly website visits each month
Source: Ahrefs
Freshness10.0
Last updated May 22, 2023
- It looks like this website was last updated on Monday, May 22, 2023. This is good because visitors perceive up-to-date websites as more credible. Websites that are updated regularly are also spidered by search engines more often.
- To find this information we used the last modified dates reported by this website's server in addition to looking for dates written on each page.
All dates found
| Date | File | Source |
| 5/22/23 | www.house.mi.gov/Calendar | Body text |
| 11/23/21 | www.house.mi.gov/.../HouseSession.jpg | Last modified header |
| 11/23/21 | www.house.mi.gov/media/.../Logo.png | Last modified header |
| 1/13/22 | www.house.mi.gov/.../bootstrap.min.css | Last modified header |
| 1/18/22 | www.house.mi.gov/Vendor/.../plugins.css | Last modified header |
| 1/13/22 | www.house.mi.gov/.../cubeportfolio.min.css | Last modified header |
| 1/13/22 | www.house.mi.gov/.../smart-forms.css | Last modified header |
| 1/13/22 | www.house.mi.gov/.../owl-carousel.css | Last modified header |
Twitteri
This website does not appear to be associated with a Twitter account.
- There was a problem checking the Twitter accounts associated with this website.
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