Nibbler SEO audit for www.bl.uk
Summary
Overall9.4
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.9
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience9.0
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Marketing9.6
How well marketed and popular the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Technology9.2
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 2:32 PM on Apr 2, 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- 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. (read more)
- 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. (read more)
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization. (read more)
Printability0.0
0% of pages are optimized for printing
- 5 pages of this website do 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.bl.uk/ Not detected www.bl.uk/research/ Not detected www.bl.uk/whats-on/ Not detected www.bl.uk/bipc/ Not detected www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ Not detected
- 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
Images8.3
100% of images have a clearly defined size
27 images are being resized by the browser
- All images 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.
- 27 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
- 5 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 optimization.
Weak link text
Link URL Link text Page URL www.bl.uk/more More www.bl.uk/ www.bl.uk/more More www.bl.uk/research/ www.bl.uk/more More www.bl.uk/whats-on/ www.bl.uk/more More www.bl.uk/bipc/ www.bl.uk/more More www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization.
Amount of content9.2
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 1,301 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.bl.uk/ | 3995 | 675 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | 24198 | 3987 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | 3846 | 598 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | 2758 | 450 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | 4730 | 797 |
Headings9.9
- 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.
- Some headings (2.0%) were found to be empty, or incorrectly defined. Empty or invalid headings are of no value to search engines and make a website less accessible.
- Make sure all headings have content which is relevant to the page of content.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| www.bl.uk/ | British Library | H1 |
| www.bl.uk/ | We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/ | I want to... | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/ | News | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Support our work | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Consult the collection | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Use the Library | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Visit our buildings | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Attend an event | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Find schools information | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Get business support | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Learning lessons from the cyber-attack – 8 March 2024 | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Learning lessons from the cyber-attack – 8 March 2024 | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music – on sale now | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music – on sale now | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Last Word community hub | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/ | Last Word community hub | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Using the Library | H1 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Consult the collection | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | What would you like to do? | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Frequently asked questions | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Other services | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Get your Reader Pass | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Study in our Reading Rooms | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Access our collection | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Use our online resources | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Speak to one of our team | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Reader registration | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How do I become a Reader? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | My Reader Pass has expired, how can I renew it? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | I have pre-registered as a Reader but haven't completed my registration, what do I do? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | What ID do I need to bring to register as a Reader? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Reading Rooms and our collection | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Are the Reading Rooms open? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | When will more services be restored? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How can I find out what's currently available? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | What's in the online catalogue? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How do I order collection items in your St Pancras Reading Rooms? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How can I find out if a collection item is available before I visit? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How quickly will my orders be delivered to the Reading Room? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I order collection items to your Boston Spa Reading Room? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access special collections such as archives and manuscripts? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access your sound and vision collection? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How up to date is the online catalogue? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Is this version of the online catalogue just an interim solution? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | How many items can I order? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I increase my daily order limit? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I order the collection items I require in advance of coming to the Reading Rooms? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I reserve my items to view again? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I extend the reservation period? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I consult material on the shelves in the Reading Room? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access your digital collection? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access online services in the Reading Rooms? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Why do I have to show both my temporary Reader Pass and photo ID in specialist Reading Rooms? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Why do I have to surrender my Reader Pass in the specialist Reading Rooms when collection items are issued to me? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | What time do I need to return the special collection items I'm consulting? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Will I be able to take photographs from special collection items? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access the Print Room? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I access UK doctoral theses? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Are the Eccles Centre Fellowships going ahead in 2024? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | British Library On Demand | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | I have an outstanding request, when will this be fulfilled? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Should I still send my items back? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I renew my items? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Can I request an interlibrary loan? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Access digitised content | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Other available resources | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Our blogs | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | March | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | April–July | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Out-of-copyright material | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Google Books | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Images | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Newspapers | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Research Repository | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | English Short Title Catalogue | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Open University | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Journal articles | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Artstor digital library | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Endangered Archive Programme | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | Our website content | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | MARC and ISIL assignment service | H5 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Events and exhibitions | H1 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Exhibition opening times | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Our full events programme | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Members get more | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Treasures of the British Library | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Talks, readings and performances | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Talks, readings and performances | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Member benefits include: | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | More events and tours | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Tours | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Family events | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | School events | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Business events | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | Living Knowledge Network events | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | British Library events online | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | Business & IP Centre | H1 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | Where to find us | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | Services available at the BIPC | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | BIPC Reading Room opening times | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | Core services | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | National Network | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | London Network | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | Get Ready for Business Growth | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | Cyber incident update | H1 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | Frequently asked questions | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | Contact us | H2 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | Can you tell me what, of my personal data, has been breached? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | How do I change my password when your website is down? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | How long will it take for all your systems to be back up and running? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | I want to visit, will I be able to access what I need? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | My Reader Pass has expired. What do I do? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | Can I see collection items if I come on site? | H3 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | I'm a former member of staff and worried about my personal data - what should I do? | H3 |
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
Server behavior10.0
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, but each page has a canonical tag to denote the correct version. This is ideal, as search engines will know which version to index.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://bl.uk to http://www.bl.uk. This is ideal.
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 behavior.
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.
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
British Library website updates | The British Library
www.bl.uk/
We are the national library of the UK
- Nearly every page was found to include the 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 |
| www.bl.uk/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.bl.uk/ | description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage, but our buildings are open, and events are running as normal. |
| www.bl.uk/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.bl.uk/ | keywords | |
| www.bl.uk/ | og:title | British Library website updates |
| www.bl.uk/ | og:description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage, but our buildings are open, and events are running as normal. |
| www.bl.uk/ | og:image | /more/more-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/ | twitter:title | British Library website updates |
| www.bl.uk/ | twitter:description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage, but our buildings are open, and events are running as normal. |
| www.bl.uk/ | twitter:image | /home/home-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/ | next-head-count | 25 |
| www.bl.uk/ | application-name | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/ | apple-mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/ | apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style | default |
| www.bl.uk/ | apple-mobile-web-app-title | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/ | description | We are the national library of the UK |
| www.bl.uk/ | format-detection | telephone=no |
| www.bl.uk/ | mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/ | msapplication-config | /icons/browserconfig.xml |
| www.bl.uk/ | msapplication-tilecolor | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/ | msapplication-tap-highlight | no |
| www.bl.uk/ | theme-color | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | description | How to use the British Library, and which resources are currently available in our Reading Rooms and our online. |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | keywords | |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | og:title | Research resources currently available |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | og:description | How to use the British Library, and which resources are currently available in our Reading Rooms and our online. |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | og:image | /research/research-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | twitter:title | Research resources currently available |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | twitter:description | How to use the British Library, and which resources are currently available in our Reading Rooms and our online. |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | twitter:image | /research/research-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | next-head-count | 25 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | application-name | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | apple-mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style | default |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | apple-mobile-web-app-title | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | description | We are the national library of the UK |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | format-detection | telephone=no |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | msapplication-config | /icons/browserconfig.xml |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | msapplication-tilecolor | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | msapplication-tap-highlight | no |
| www.bl.uk/research/ | theme-color | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | description | Join us for transporting exhibitions, events with a host of world-class speakers and inspiring workshops for families. |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | keywords | |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | og:title | Events and exhibitions |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | og:description | Join us for transporting exhibitions, events with a host of world-class speakers and inspiring workshops for families. |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | og:image | /events-exhibitions/events-exhibitions-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | twitter:title | Events and exhibitions |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | twitter:description | Join us for transporting exhibitions, events with a host of world-class speakers and inspiring workshops for families. |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | twitter:image | /events-exhibitions/events-exhibitions-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | next-head-count | 25 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | application-name | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | apple-mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style | default |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | apple-mobile-web-app-title | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | description | We are the national library of the UK |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | format-detection | telephone=no |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | msapplication-config | /icons/browserconfig.xml |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | msapplication-tilecolor | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | msapplication-tap-highlight | no |
| www.bl.uk/whats-on/ | theme-color | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | description | We support small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone with a business idea. Our Business & IP Centre is open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | keywords | |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | og:title | Business & IP Centre (BIPC) open as usual |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | og:description | We support small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone with a business idea. Our Business & IP Centre is open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | og:image | /business/business-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | twitter:title | Business & IP Centre (BIPC) open as usual |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | twitter:description | We support small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone with a business idea. Our Business & IP Centre is open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | twitter:image | /business/business-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | next-head-count | 25 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | application-name | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | apple-mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style | default |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | apple-mobile-web-app-title | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | description | We are the national library of the UK |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | format-detection | telephone=no |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | msapplication-config | /icons/browserconfig.xml |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | msapplication-tilecolor | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | msapplication-tap-highlight | no |
| www.bl.uk/bipc/ | theme-color | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | robots | index,follow |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack, however our buildings are open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | keywords | |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | og:title | Cyber incident update |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | og:description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack, however our buildings are open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | og:image | /placeholder-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | twitter:title | Cyber incident update |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | twitter:description | We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack, however our buildings are open as usual. |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | twitter:image | /placeholder-meta-min.jpg |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | next-head-count | 24 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | application-name | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | apple-mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style | default |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | apple-mobile-web-app-title | British Library |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | description | We are the national library of the UK |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | format-detection | telephone=no |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | mobile-web-app-capable | yes |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | msapplication-config | /icons/browserconfig.xml |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | msapplication-tilecolor | #d62724 |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | msapplication-tap-highlight | no |
| www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/ | theme-color | #d62724 |
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 March 8, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Friday, March 8, 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.
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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Nibbler tested the following pages
- https://www.bl.uk/
- https://www.bl.uk/research/
- https://www.bl.uk/whats-on/
- https://www.bl.uk/bipc/
- https://www.bl.uk/cyber-incident/