Nibbler SEO audit for www.usf.edu
Summary
Overall9.4
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.5
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Experience8.9
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Marketing9.7
How well marketed and popular the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Technology8.4
How well designed and built the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 8:19 AM on Sep 18, 2023 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Enable GZIP compression on your web server or in your application. (read more)
- Avoid use of file extensions wherever possible. File extensions appear at the end of web addresses, and have several negative effects. They make the address harder to remember or type (particularly for non-technical users), and can reveal the underlying technology of the website making it very slightly more vulnerable to hackers. They also tie the implementation of the website to a specific technology, which can make subsequent migration of URLs difficult. Consider URL rewriting as an effective and transparent means of creating appropriate URLs. (read more)
- 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. (read more)
URL format5.2
4 URLs are less than ideal
- 4 URLs include a file extension.
- Avoid use of file extensions wherever possible. File extensions appear at the end of web addresses, and have several negative effects. They make the address harder to remember or type (particularly for non-technical users), and can reveal the underlying technology of the website making it very slightly more vulnerable to hackers. They also tie the implementation of the website to a specific technology, which can make subsequent migration of URLs difficult. Consider URL rewriting as an effective and transparent means of creating appropriate URLs.
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.
Duplicate pages
- 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://usf.edu to http://www.usf.edu. This is ideal.
Amount of content8.9
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 614 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| www.usf.edu/ | 4907 | 670 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | 3508 | 435 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | 1864 | 249 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | 6781 | 910 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | 6504 | 808 |
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
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 behavior.
Analytics Software Found
| Software Name |
| Google Analytics |
| Google Tag Manager |
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 optimization.
Page titles
Headings10.0
- All pages were found to use defined headings. This is excellent as it allows visitors and search engines to summarize the content of webpages quickly. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimization.
Page headings detail
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.
Internal links10.0
- Every link tested appears to be well defined. This is good because well defined links help SEO and aid accessibility.
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
Welcome to the University of South Florida | Tampa, St. Petersburg ...
www.usf.edu/
The University of South Florida (USF) is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success serving Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee.
- All pages were found to include a meta description. This is good because search engines (like Google) show this text in search result pages.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.usf.edu/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.usf.edu/ | description | The University of South Florida (USF) is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success serving Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. |
| www.usf.edu/ | keywords | USF, University of South Florida, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Manatee, USF Health, USF Athletics, USF News, events, calendar, apply, admissions, about, academics, research, myusf, careers, campus life, campus resources, Florida universities, Florida colleges |
| www.usf.edu/ | author | University of South Florida |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | description | USF’s mission is to deliver competitive undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, generate knowledge, foster intellectual development and ensure student success in a global environment. |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | keywords | University of South Florida, USF, mission, vision, about usf, goals |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | author | University of South Florida |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | description | The first independent state university conceived, planned and built in the 20th century, USF is a young university, yet traditions already abound. |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | keywords | University of South Florida, USF, Tampa Bay, celebrations, history, traditions, research university, Herd of Thunder, bull market |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | author | University of South Florida |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | description | Founded in 1956, USF is a young and vibrant university located in Tampa, Florida. Learn about history, careers, facts, traditions, visiting campus and more. |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | keywords | University of South Florida, USF, global research university, public university, Tampa, Sarasota-Manatee, St. Petersburg, Bulls, undergraduate degree, graduate degrees, specialty degrees, doctoral degrees, history |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | author | University of South Florida |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | description | The USF student consumer information page includes a variety of policies and procedures, contacts, statistics and safety reports to help inform our community. |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | keywords | USF, tampa, Sarasota-manatee, st. petersburg, accreditation, articulation agreements, student records privacy, textbook information, voter registration, campus life, student activities, student diversity, career placement, job placement, career center, graduate placement, copyright policy, copyright guidance, appropriate use policy, acceptable use guidance, dmca compliance, health-related prevention, vaccination, immunization, instructional programs, facilities, faculty, eada report, security and fire safety report, financial aid policies, refund policy, drug law violations, retention rate, graduation rate, transfer-out rate, athletics compliance |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | author | University of South Florida |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.usf.edu/ | Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| www.usf.edu/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/mission-vision.aspx | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/history-traditions.aspx | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/index.aspx | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| www.usf.edu/about-usf/student-consumer-information.aspx | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
Printability10.0
100% of pages are optimized for printing
- All pages of this website appear to be optimized for printing (using CSS).
Media specific CSS detected
Popularity10.0
848191Estimated monthly organic visitors
- This website appears to have a high number of monthly website visits each month
Source: Ahrefs
Freshness10.0
Last updated September 14, 2023
- It looks like this website was last updated on Thursday, September 14, 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 |
| 6/1/23 | www.usf.edu/.../about-aau-400x400.jpg | Last modified header |
| 2/15/23 | www.usf.edu/.../medium-bull-statue.jpg | Last modified header |
| 10/14/13 | www.usf.edu/_resources/.../loading.jpg | Last modified header |
| 6/16/23 | www.usf.edu/.../20230509-iae-internship-growth-listing.jpg | Last modified header |
| 9/13/23 | www.usf.edu/images/.../listing-image.jpg | Last modified header |
| 9/14/23 | www.usf.edu/images/.../listing-final.jpg | Last modified header |
| 9/8/23 | www.usf.edu/.../stadium-listing.jpg | Last modified header |
| 9/7/23 | www.usf.edu/images/.../490x490.jpg | Last modified header |
| 8/7/23 | www.usf.edu/.../aau-highlight-section.jpg | Last modified header |
| 1/8/19 | www.usf.edu/.../research-dropdown.jpg | Last modified header |
| 1/13/19 | www.usf.edu/.../campus-life-fans.jpg | Last modified header |
| 6/30/20 | www.usf.edu/.../locations-oneusf-drop-down.jpg | Last modified header |
| 3/12/20 | www.usf.edu/.../apply-now-300x200.jpg | Last modified header |
| 1/11/23 | www.usf.edu/.../about-usf-drop-down-preem2.jpg | 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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