Report for www.fcc.gov
Summary
Overall9.6
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility10.0
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Experience9.9
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing9.6
How well marketed and popular the website is.
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Technology9.7
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 5:07 PM on Jan 13, 2021 (GMT).
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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)
- 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)
- To appear higher in search engine results, consider link building activity as a way to build your search ranking. Be careful though, because incoming links which are obviously artificial are likely to be detected by search engines and could have an adverse effect. (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 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | generator | Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) |
| www.fcc.gov/ | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.fcc.gov/ | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.fcc.gov/ | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | description | Learn more about what the FCC is doing to keep Americans connected during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | generator | Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | twitter:image | https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/keep-americans-connected-twitter-2x1.png |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | twitter:image:alt | Keep Americans Connected Logo |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | generator | Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | description | The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the commission is the United States' primary authority for communications law, regulation and technological |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | generator | Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | description | Most FCC rules are adopted by a process known as "notice and comment" rulemaking. Under that process, the FCC gives the public notice that it is considering adopting or modifying rules on a particular subject and seeks the public's comment. The Commission considers the comments received in developing final rules. This summary of the rulemaking process is based in part on a |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | generator | Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | viewport | width=device-width |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.fcc.gov/ | cleartype | on |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | cleartype | on |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | cleartype | on |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | cleartype | on |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | cleartype | on |
Images8.6
69% of images have a clearly defined size
11 images are being resized by the browser
- Some images (31.0%) 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.
- 11 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.
Amount of content9.0
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 1,819 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.fcc.gov/ | 2710 | 352 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | 25017 | 3976 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | 2849 | 354 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | 3573 | 477 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | 24979 | 3935 |
Popularity9.7
12,882 Most popular website in the world
This website recently saw a slight increase in popularity.
- This is the 12,882 most popular website in the world.
- Over the past 3 months, this website has experienced a slight increase in popularity.
- This website accounts for 57.1% of the Internet traffic to fcc.gov and its subdomains.
Source: Alexa
Twitter10.0
This website is linked with the Twitter account @fcc
This website's Twitter account has
707,695 followers
- This website was found to link the Twitter account The FCC (@fcc).
- This website's Twitter account has made 18,041 tweets to 707,695 followers.
Source: Twitter
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 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://fcc.gov to http://www.fcc.gov. This is ideal.
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 |
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.
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
| URL | Heading | Level |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Federal Communications Commission | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Spectrum for Rural Tribes | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Headlines | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Access Now | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Events | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | January 13, 2021 | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Leadership | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Blog | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | H2 | |
| www.fcc.gov/ | FCC Reviews Accomplishments of WTB, IB, OET, and OEA Teams | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Deletion Notice of items for January 13, 2021 Open Meeting | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Chairman Pai Remarks on Closing the Digital Divide | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | What They're Saying: FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | PSIX-ESIX | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | ECFS | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | EDOCS | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | ULS | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | FRN | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Auctions | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | File a Consumer Complaint | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | File a Public Comment | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | File a Public Safety Report | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | January 2021 Open Commission Meeting | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Technological Advisory Council Meeting - January 14, 2021 | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | A Road Map to Tech Jobs - Virtual Summit | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Ajit Pai | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Brendan Carr | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Jessica Rosenworcel | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Geoffrey Starks | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Nathan Simington | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | The Grand Finale | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | To Safe and Secure Holidays... and Networks | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/ | Celebrating 100 Years of Commercial Radio | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | Federal Communications Commission | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | Coronavirus | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | You are here | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | About Coronavirus | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | What the FCC is Doing | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/coronavirus | Related Materials | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Federal Communications Commission | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | About the FCC | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | You are here | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | About the FCC | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | The FCC's Mission | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Advisory Committees | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Leadership | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Ajit Pai | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Brendan Carr | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Jessica Rosenworcel | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Geoffrey Starks | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Nathan Simington | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Closing the Digital Divide | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Promoting Innovation | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Protecting Consumers & Public Safety | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about/overview | Reforming the FCC's Processes | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | Federal Communications Commission | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | What We Do | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | You are here | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | About the FCC | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | Leadership | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | Organization | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | Rules and Rulemakings | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/what-we-do | Advisory Committees | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | Federal Communications Commission | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | Rulemaking Process | H1 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | You are here | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | About the FCC | H2 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is rulemaking? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is a rule? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is the agency's authority to issue legislative rules? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | How does the agency identify the need for a rulemaking? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | How does an agency initially determine the best solution to a problem? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What are the requirements for the rulemaking process? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | May an agency supplement the APA rulemaking requirements? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | How do I submit comments to the FCC on proposed rules? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | How do I get access to NPRMs, final rules, or comments filed by others? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | How do I prepare effective comments? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is the role of the Office of Management and Budget, the Small Business Administration, and other executive branch agencies in the rulemaking process? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is the role of Congress in the rulemaking process? | H3 |
| www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/rulemaking-process | What is the role of the courts in the rulemaking process? | H3 |
Incoming links10.0
32,856,504 pages link to this website
98,387 domains link to this website
- There are 32,856,504 pages on 98,387 domains linking to this website. The volume and quality of incoming links is known to influence a website's search engine ranking.
- To appear higher in search engine results, consider link building activity as a way to build your search ranking. Be careful though, because incoming links which are obviously artificial are likely to be detected by search engines and could have an adverse effect.
Source: Ahrefs
Internal links10.0
- Every link tested appears to be well defined. This is good because well defined links help SEO and aid accessibility.
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
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 January 13, 2021
- It looks like this website was last updated on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. 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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