Nibbler SEO audit for nsidc.org
Summary
Overall9.3
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.9
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience9.3
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing8.9
How well marketed, and popular the website is.
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Technology8.9
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 07:43 on 6 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)
- Enable GZIP compression on your web server or in your application. (read more)
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimisation. (read more)
Meta tags6.8
- All pages include at least some metadata, but only 60.0% of 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 |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:card | summary |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:site | @NSIDC |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:title | Homepage |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:url | https://nsidc.org/home |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:image:height | 100 |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:image | https://nsidc.org,/themes/custom/nsidc/images/logos/nsidc-logo.png |
| nsidc.org/home | twitter:image:width | 100 |
| nsidc.org/home | generator | Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) |
| nsidc.org/home | mobileoptimized | width |
| nsidc.org/home | handheldfriendly | true |
| nsidc.org/home | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | description | As Earth’s frozen regions change rapidly, NSIDC is committed to growing its research and open access data to better understand these changes. |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:card | summary |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:description | As Earth’s frozen regions change rapidly, NSIDC is committed to growing its research and open access data to better understand these changes. |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:site | @NSIDC |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:title | News & Stories |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:url | https://nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:image:height | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:image | https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/images/reindeer.jpg |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | twitter:image:width | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | generator | Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | mobileoptimized | width |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | handheldfriendly | true |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:card | summary |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:site | @NSIDC |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:title | News & Analyses |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:url | https://nsidc.org/news-analyses |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:image:height | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:image | https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/images/sea%20ice-banner-graphic.jpg |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | twitter:image:width | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | generator | Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | mobileoptimized | width |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | handheldfriendly | true |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | description | Explore Earth's frozen places in various collections of photographs and images from the NSIDC archives. |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:card | summary |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:description | Explore Earth's frozen places in various collections of photographs and images from the NSIDC archives. |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:site | @NSIDC |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:title | Multimedia |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:url | https://nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:image:height | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:image | https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/images/canada-sled-dogs.jpg |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | twitter:image:width | 100 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | generator | Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | mobileoptimized | width |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | handheldfriendly | true |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no |
| nsidc.org/data | description | Open access data to inform researchers, policymakers, and othersNSIDC’s data management programs focus on preserving and providing access to cryospheric data and related geophysical data. |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:card | summary |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:description | Open access data to inform researchers, policymakers, and othersNSIDC’s data management programs focus on preserving and providing access to cryospheric data and related geophysical data. |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:site | @NSIDC |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:title | Data |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:url | https://nsidc.org/data |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:image:height | 100 |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:image | https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/images/USGS-glaciers-Landsat.jpg |
| nsidc.org/data | twitter:image:width | 100 |
| nsidc.org/data | generator | Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) |
| nsidc.org/data | mobileoptimized | width |
| nsidc.org/data | handheldfriendly | true |
| nsidc.org/data | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| nsidc.org/home | x-ua-compatible | ie=edge |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | x-ua-compatible | ie=edge |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | x-ua-compatible | ie=edge |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | x-ua-compatible | ie=edge |
| nsidc.org/data | x-ua-compatible | ie=edge |
Server behaviour7.0
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 follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect between URLs with/without trailing slashes. This is ideal.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://www.nsidc.org to http://nsidc.org. This is ideal.
Amount of content8.8
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 688 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 |
| nsidc.org/home | 10671 | 1588 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | 4571 | 681 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | 1812 | 255 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | 2126 | 281 |
| nsidc.org/data | 4374 | 633 |
Images9.2
40% of images have a clearly defined size
31 images are being resized by the browser
- Most images (60.0%) 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.
- 31 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.
Internal links9.2
- 26 links are weakly described. Common weak links include 'click here' and 'read more'. These links fail to describe the content the link points to.
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimisation.
Weak link text
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimisation.
- 5 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.
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
Google Tag Manager
- Every page in this website is using Google Tag Manager. 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.
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 |
| nsidc.org/home | Welcome to the National Snow and Ice Data Center | H1 |
| nsidc.org/home | Stay current with our expert analyses | H2 |
| nsidc.org/home | Featured news & stories | H2 |
| nsidc.org/home | Data, research & analysis updates | H2 |
| nsidc.org/home | Data management programs at NSIDC | H2 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related research projects | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related research projects | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related research projects | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related research projects | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related research projects | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Browse related data collections | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA) | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Ice Sheets Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Snow Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | New data set release: IceBridge ATM Waveform Derived Snow Effective Grain Radius, Version 1 | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | New data set release: MODIS/Terra Global Annual 0.01Deg CMG Snow Cover Climatology, Version 1 | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Data set retirement: V2 ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height and Change | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | New data set release: SnowEx20-21 Cameron Pass Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities from Ground Penetrating Radar, Version 1 | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | New data sets release: SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.25M Snow Depth and Canopy Height and Raw Scans, Version 1 | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Data set update: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A ATL03, ATL04, Versions 6 and derived data sets | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at NSIDC | H3 |
| nsidc.org/home | Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA): Data Curation for Indigenous Communities | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | News & Stories | H1 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | Quick Links | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | News and stories | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | Quick Links | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | News & Analyses | H1 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | How do Earth's rapidly-changing frozen regions affect our planet? Explore our scientific analyses and news | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA) | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | Ice Sheets Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | Snow Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | News and Stories | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses | Photo and Video Galleries | H3 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | Multimedia | H1 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | Multimedia | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | About NSIDC video | H2 |
| nsidc.org/news-analyses/multimedia | Use and credits of photographs and satellite images | H2 |
| nsidc.org/data | Data | H1 |
| nsidc.org/data | Open access data to inform researchers, policymakers, and others | H2 |
| nsidc.org/data | Explore data & resources | H2 |
| nsidc.org/data | Data programs | H2 |
| nsidc.org/data | You might be interested in our scientific analyses | H2 |
| nsidc.org/data | Explore Data | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Visualize Data | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Submit Data | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Data Announcements | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Help Center | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Data Tools | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Technical Document Library | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at NSIDC | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA): Data Curation for Indigenous Communities | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA) | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Ice Sheets Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Snow Today | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | News and Stories | H3 |
| nsidc.org/data | Photo and Video Galleries | H3 |
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
URL format10.0
Every URL is well written
- This website uses appropriate web addresses (URLs) throughout. This is excellent and will help search engine placement, usability and the marketability of this website.
Freshness10.0
Last updated April 3, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Wednesday, 3 April 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
| Date | File | Source |
| 03/04/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 02/04/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 01/04/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 27/03/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 14/03/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 01/03/2024 | nsidc.org/home | Body text |
| 14/03/2024 | nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | Body text |
| 20/02/2024 | nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | Body text |
| 15/02/2024 | nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories | Body text |
| 15/01/2021 | nsidc.org/sites/.../Nasalogo_footer.png | Last modified header |
| 15/01/2021 | nsidc.org/.../UniversityofCO_logo.png | Last modified header |
| 15/01/2021 | nsidc.org/sites/.../Cires_Logo.png | Last modified header |
| 21/01/2021 | nsidc.org/sites/.../WorldDataSystem.png | Last modified header |
| 11/10/2023 | nsidc.org/.../nsidc-logo-footer.png | Last modified header |
| 11/10/2023 | nsidc.org/themes/.../logo.svg | 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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