Nibbler SEO audit for www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Summary
Overall8.5
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility10.0
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience8.6
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing5.2
How well marketed, and popular the website is.
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Technology9.5
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 13:34 on 19 Apr 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Consider a leading website analytics solution, such as WebTrends or Google Analytics. (read more)
- Sign up for a Twitter account and make sure it is linked to from your site. (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)
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.
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.
Server behaviour8.4
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 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://west-dunbarton.gov.uk to http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk. This is ideal.
Images8.9
4% of images have a clearly defined size
No images are being resized by the browser
- Most images (96.0%) 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.
- One image is not in a web-friendly format.
- Make sure all images on this website are JPEG, PNG, SVG or GIF format.
Non Web-Format Images
Image URL Format Page URL www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../cost-of-living.webp...&rnd=133226594705100000 unknown
- Make sure all images on this website are JPEG, PNG, SVG or GIF format.
Amount of content8.9
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 971 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.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | 3155 | 450 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | 5239 | 833 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | 2730 | 365 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | 2687 | 366 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | 16934 | 2841 |
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
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
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:
Homepage | West Dunbartonshire Council
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/
Information from West Dunbartonshire Council. Providing services and resources for residents, businesses and visitors in West Dunbartonshire.
- 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.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | silktide-cms | eyJlZGl0b3JVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53ZXN0LWR1bmJhcnRvbi5nb3YudWsvdW1icmFjbyMvY29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L2VkaXQvMTE1Nj9tY3VsdHVyZT1lbi1HQiJ9 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | description | Information from West Dunbartonshire Council. Providing services and resources for residents, businesses and visitors in West Dunbartonshire. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | keywords | west dunbartonshire council, west dunbartonshire, council services, jobs, recycling, planning, parking, housing, library, libraries, council tax, schools, rubbish, bins, councilors, council, transport, museums, events, leisure. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | silktide-cms | eyJlZGl0b3JVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53ZXN0LWR1bmJhcnRvbi5nb3YudWsvdW1icmFjbyMvY29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L2VkaXQvMjMxMzU/bWN1bHR1cmU9ZW4tR0IifQ== |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | description | We use cookies to improve your customer experience. No personal information is collected about you or about your computer |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | keywords | west dunbartonshire council, west dunbartonshire, council services, jobs, recycling, planning, parking, housing, library, libraries, council tax, schools, rubbish, bins, councilors, council, transport, museums, events, leisure. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | silktide-cms | eyJlZGl0b3JVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53ZXN0LWR1bmJhcnRvbi5nb3YudWsvdW1icmFjbyMvY29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L2VkaXQvNDMwNzI/bWN1bHR1cmU9ZW4tR0IifQ== |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | description | Information about business & trade in West Dunbartonshire Council: Find out about business grants & funding. Access business support & advice services. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | keywords | west dunbartonshire council, west dunbartonshire, council services, jobs, recycling, planning, parking, housing, library, libraries, council tax, schools, rubbish, bins, councilors, council, transport, museums, events, leisure. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | silktide-cms | eyJlZGl0b3JVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53ZXN0LWR1bmJhcnRvbi5nb3YudWsvdW1icmFjbyMvY29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L2VkaXQvNDEzODk/bWN1bHR1cmU9ZW4tR0IifQ== |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | description | Find out how the council works, who your local councillors are & access West Dunbartonshire Council Committee Meeting Minutes. How and when to vote. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | keywords | west dunbartonshire council, council tax, council tax bands, council tax benefit, pay council tax, local councillors, minutes, agenda, reports, council departments, west dunbartonshire council tax, pay your council tax online, west dunbartonshire councillors |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | silktide-cms | eyJlZGl0b3JVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53ZXN0LWR1bmJhcnRvbi5nb3YudWsvYmVuZWZpdHMtYW5kLWdyYW50cy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83MTk4MT9tY3VsdHVyZT1lbi1HQiJ9 |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | description | Advice and information on benefits and grants managed by the council. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | keywords | west dunbartonshire council, west dunbartonshire, council services, jobs, recycling, planning, parking, housing, library, libraries, council tax, schools, rubbish, bins, councilors, council, transport, museums, events, leisure. |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | robots | index,follow |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge; |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cookies/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge; |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge; |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge; |
| www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/.../ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge; |
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 19, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Friday, 19 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
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