Nibbler SEO audit for www.publichealth.va.gov
Summary
Overall9.1
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.5
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience8.3
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing9.4
How well marketed and popular the website is.
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Technology7.7
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 11:12 PM on Apr 10, 2024 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Ensure your web server returns a 404 HTTP status code for error pages. (read more)
- 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. (read more)
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate. (read more)
Server behavior2.8
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://publichealth.va.gov to http://www.publichealth.va.gov. 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 format5.2
4 URLs are less than ideal
- 4 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.
Amount of content8.6
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 478 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.publichealth.va.gov/ | 4038 | 544 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | 4251 | 532 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | 4141 | 555 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | 3103 | 420 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | 2678 | 339 |
Images9.3
34% of images have a clearly defined size
56 images are being resized by the browser
- Most images (66.0%) 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 faster.
- 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.
- 56 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.
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
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 |
| Google Tag Manager |
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
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:
Public Health Home
www.publichealth.va.gov/
Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.
- 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.publichealth.va.gov/ | author | Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Patient Care Services |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | dcterms.subject | Links to VA's public health realated topics, programs, and resources to promote and protect the health of Veterans and staff |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | keywords | public, health, hazards, exposures, research, vet health, veterans health, veteran health, public health, occupational health, population health, post-deployment health |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | description | Public health related topics, programs, and resources within VA's Office of Patient Care Services to promote and protect the health of Veterans and staff. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | dcterms.created | 20130815 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | dcterms.dateaccepted | 20240314 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | dcterms.type | Program Homepage |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | twitter:title | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | twitter:card | Summary |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | twitter:site | @DeptVetAffairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | twitter:description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | twitter:image | https://www.va.gov/img/design/logo/va-og-twitter-image.png |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | author | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | dcterms.subject | Chemical, radiation, physical and environmental hazards during military service, possible health problems, and related VA programs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | keywords | exposure, hazard, environmental, chemical, radiation, military, exposures, vietnam, gulf war, agent orange |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | description | Information for Veterans, the public and health care providers about chemical, radiation, physical and environmental hazards during military service, possible health problems, and related VA programs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | dcterms.created | 12/02/2013 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | dcterms.dateaccepted | 20240314 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | dcterms.type | General Information |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | twitter:title | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | twitter:card | Summary |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | twitter:site | @DeptVetAffairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | twitter:description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | twitter:image | https://www.va.gov/img/design/logo/va-og-twitter-image.png |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | author | |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | dcterms.subject | Health concerns related to military exposures |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | keywords | health, exposure, problem, concern, disease, condition |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | description | Links to information on health concerns related to military exposures |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | dcterms.created | 20120405 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | dcterms.dateaccepted | 20150604 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | dcterms.type | General Information |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | twitter:title | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | twitter:card | Summary |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | twitter:site | @DeptVetAffairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | twitter:description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | twitter:image | https://www.va.gov/img/design/logo/va-og-twitter-image.png |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | author | |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | dcterms.subject | Military exposures by wars and operations |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | keywords | exposure, military, war, operation |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | description | Find possible military exposures by war or operation |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | dcterms.created | 20130819 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | dcterms.dateaccepted | 20230421 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | dcterms.type | General Information |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:title | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:card | Summary |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:site | @DeptVetAffairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:image | https://www.va.gov/img/design/logo/va-og-twitter-image.png |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | language | en |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | author | |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | subject | Military exposures in categories by hazard type |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | keywords | exposure, military, hazard, category |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | description | Specific information about possible military exposures by hazard types |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | datecreated | 20130819 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | datereviewed | 20150317 |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | type | General Information |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:title | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:card | Summary |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:site | @DeptVetAffairs |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | description | Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | twitter:image | https://www.va.gov/img/design/logo/va-og-twitter-image.png |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/ | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge |
| www.publichealth.va.gov/.../index.asp | content-type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
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
Freshness10.0
Last updated March 14, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Thursday, March 14, 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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Nibbler tested the following pages
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/health-concerns.asp
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/wars-operations/index.asp
- https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/categories/index.asp