Nibbler SEO audit for www.kau.edu.sa
Summary
Overall8.2
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility7.9
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Experience7.4
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Marketing8.6
How well marketed, and popular the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Technology6.7
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 10:30 on 3 May 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Ensure your web server returns a 404 HTTP status code for error pages. (read more)
- 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. (read more)
- Consider URL rewriting as an effective and transparent means of creating appropriate URLs. URLs using unusual characters (such as semi-colons or underscores), long numerals or complex phrasing are very difficult for real people to use or exchange. They also tend to be less favoured by search engines. Wherever possible ensure web addresses are 'human readable' - i.e. they should be easy to read, remember and type. In particular, avoid the use of obscure characters (including the underscore, which is not widely understood by non-technical users, or particularly memorable) and long numerals, e.g. example.com/23857984325. (read more)
Server behaviour2.4
404 page
Compression
- This website does not return a 404 error HTTP status code for missing pages. This is bad because search engines like Google might mistake this for a real page of content.
- Ensure your web server returns a 404 HTTP status code for error pages.
- 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 uses a temporary (HTTP 302) redirect from http://kau.edu.sa to http://www.kau.edu.sa. This is OK, but a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect is considered best practice.
- If possible, change the temporary redirect to a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect.
URL format3.6
5 URLs are less than ideal
- 4 URLs are particularly hard to type or remember.
- Consider URL rewriting as an effective and transparent means of creating appropriate URLs. URLs using unusual characters (such as semi-colons or underscores), long numerals or complex phrasing are very difficult for real people to use or exchange. They also tend to be less favoured by search engines. Wherever possible ensure web addresses are 'human readable' - i.e. they should be easy to read, remember and type. In particular, avoid the use of obscure characters (including the underscore, which is not widely understood by non-technical users, or particularly memorable) and long numerals, e.g. example.com/23857984325.
- 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.
- 1 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.
Headings5.0
- 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.
- 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
Amount of content7.6
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 237 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.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | 2256 | 306 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | 1434 | 177 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | 1579 | 214 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | 2102 | 277 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | 1803 | 211 |
Printability8.0
80% of pages are optimised 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 optimised pages
Page Print www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar Not detected www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 Optimised www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 Optimised www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 Optimised www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 Optimised
- 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
Internal links8.5
- One link uses text that is too long. Links should describe what they link to briefly. Linking a long block of text usually indicates an attempt to trick search engines into ranking those keywords highly (a strategy which does not work). Long linked blocks of text are also harder for people to scan.
- Consider shortening long anchor text.
Overly long link text
Link URL Link text Page URL mpc.kau.edu.sa/Pages-University-usa.aspx أ.د. برويير من جامعة كورنيل الأمريكية تشيد بجهود جامعة "المؤسس" في توفير البيئة التعليمية لذوي الإعاقة وحصولها على جائزة الزيرو بروجكت العالمية www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar
- Consider shortening long anchor text.
- 48 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.
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 optimised pages
Page Mobile Tablet Viewport www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar Not detected Not detected Detected www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 Detected Detected Detected www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 Detected Detected Detected www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 Detected Detected Detected www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 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
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Google Analytics
- Every page in this website is using Google Analytics. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behaviour.
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.
Images10.0
1% of images have a clearly defined size
2 images are being resized by the browser
- Most images (99.0%) 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 more quickly.
- 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.
- 2 images are 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
- 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.
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
جامعة الملك عبد العزيز | جدة | المملكة ...
www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar
تم انشاء جامعه الملك عبد العزيز عام 1387 هـ 1967 م و تعتبر من أكبر جامعات المملكه العربيه ...
- 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.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | keywords | جامعه الملك عبد العزيز , المملكه العربيه السعوديه- جدة,,2/15/2012 5:39:00 PM |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | description | تم انشاء جامعه الملك عبد العزيز عام 1387 هـ 1967 م و تعتبر من أكبر جامعات المملكه العربيه السعوديه , تحتوى على أكثر من 22 كليه و اكثر من 4000 عضو هيئه تدريس كما ان الجامعه حاصله على العديد من الا |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | alexa | 100 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.format | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.subject | جامعه الملك عبد العزيز , المملكه العربيه السعوديه- جدة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.description | تم انشاء جامعه الملك عبد العزيز عام 1387 هـ 1967 م و تعتبر من أكبر جامعات المملكه العربيه السعوديه , تحتوى على أكثر من 22 كليه و اكثر من 4000 عضو هيئه تدريس كما ان الجامعه حاصله على العديد من الاعتمادات الاكادميه العالميه فى مجالات عديدة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.identifier | https://www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.language | ar |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.created | 2012-02-15 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Home.aspx?lng=ar | dc.type | Text |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | keywords | القبول,القبول,10/9/2022 9:50:47 PM |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | description | القبول,القبول |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | alexa | 100 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.title | القبول |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.creator | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.format | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.subject | القبول |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.description | القبول |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.publisher | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.identifier | https://www.kau.edu.sa/Content.aspx?Site_ID=0&lng=AR&cid=285332 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.language | AR |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.created | 2022-10-09 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285332 | dc.type | Text |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | keywords | الاعتماد المؤسسي - الجامعة,الجامعة,8/17/2021 2:07:52 PM |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | description | الاعتماد المؤسسي - الجامعة,الجامعة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | alexa | 100 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.title | الجامعة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.creator | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.format | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.subject | الاعتماد المؤسسي - الجامعة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.description | الاعتماد المؤسسي - الجامعة |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.publisher | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.identifier | https://www.kau.edu.sa/Content.aspx?Site_ID=0&lng=AR&cid=282186 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.language | AR |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.created | 2021-08-17 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-282186 | dc.type | Text |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | keywords | البحث والابتكار,البحث والابتكار,10/9/2022 9:57:40 PM |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | description | البحث والابتكار,البحث والابتكار |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | alexa | 100 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.title | البحث والابتكار |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.creator | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.format | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.subject | البحث والابتكار |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.description | البحث والابتكار |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.publisher | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.identifier | https://www.kau.edu.sa/Content.aspx?Site_ID=0&lng=AR&cid=285333 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.language | AR |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.created | 2022-10-09 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285333 | dc.type | Text |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | keywords | الأكاديمية,الأكاديمية,10/9/2022 8:21:45 PM |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | description | الأكاديمية,الأكاديمية |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | alexa | 100 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.title | الأكاديمية |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.creator | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.format | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.subject | الأكاديمية |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.description | الأكاديمية |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.publisher | جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.identifier | https://www.kau.edu.sa/Content.aspx?Site_ID=0&lng=AR&cid=285329 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.language | AR |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.created | 2022-10-09 |
| www.kau.edu.sa/Content-0-AR-285329 | dc.type | Text |
Freshness10.0
Last updated May 2, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Thursday, 2 May 2024. 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
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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