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SEO Score72/100
Average SEO score of top 100 sites: 75%
Your site scored 72/100, below the 75 average for top sites. We found 13 issues to fix, and clearing them is how you move up.
13 Failed
5 Warnings
37 Passed
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Common SEO issues
Score:78
Failed:2
Warnings:3
Passed:14
Meta Title Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is using a title tag with a length of 79 characters. While there's no target number of characters, titles should be descriptive and concise. We recommend using a title with a length between 20 - 60 characters in order to fit Google Search results that have a 600-pixel limit.
Meta Description Test
97% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is using a meta description tag.
Desktop version
https://www.dkit.ie
Mobile version
https://www.dkit.ie
There is likely no optimal keyword density (search engine algorithms have evolved beyond keyword density metrics as a significant ranking factor). It can be useful, however, to note which keywords appear most often on your page and if they reflect the intended topic of your page. More importantly, the keywords on your page should appear within natural sounding and grammatically correct copy.
Keywords Usage Test
81% of top 100 sites passed
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The most common keywords of this webpage are distributed well across the important HTML tags. This helps search engines to properly identify the topic of this webpage.
academic
advice
apply
apprenticeship
available
business
calendar
campus
career
case
centres
connected
course
courses
credit
current
days
dconnect
departments
details
discover
dkit
documents
download
dundalk
email
engineering
entry
erasmus
event
events
excellence
fees
flexible
forms
foundation
frontiers
funding
gateway
giggin
groups
have
health
home
image
information
innovation
institute
international
ireland
latest
library
life
link
links
linktext
management
meet
need
news
north
number
online
opportunities
places
policies
policy
portal
postgraduate
postgraduates
procedures
professional
programmes
prospective
prospectus
registration
requirements
research
schools
sector
services
springboard
staff
stories
strategy
student
students
studies
study
support
supports
team
technology
thrive
time
title
undergraduate
view
visa
wellbeing
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Robots.txt Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
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This website is using a robots.txt file.
Sitemap Test
75% of top 100 sites passed
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This website has a sitemap file.
Image Alt Test
71% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is using "img" tags with empty or missing "alt" attribute!
Responsive Image Test
38% of top 100 sites passed
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Not all images in this webpage are properly sized! This webpage is serving images that are larger than needed for the size of the user's viewport.
Image Aspect Ratio Test
72% of top 100 sites passed
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All image display dimensions match the natural aspect ratio.
Google Analytics Test
69% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is using Google Analytics.
Favicon Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
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This website appears to have a favicon.
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JS Error Test
74% of top 100 sites passed
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We've found JavaScript errors on this webpage!
Console Errors Test
33% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage has some warnings caught by the Chrome DevTools Console!
Charset Declaration Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage has a character encoding declaration.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Speed optimizations
Score:64
Failed:8
Warnings:1
Passed:9
HTML Page Size Test
34% of top 100 sites passed
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The size of this webpage's HTML is 13.61 Kb and is under the average webpage's HTML size of 33 Kb. Faster loading websites result in a better user experience, higher conversion rates, and generally better search engine rankings.
DOM Size Test
17% of top 100 sites passed
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The Document Object Model (DOM) of this webpage has 5,092 nodes which is greater than the recommended value of 1,500 nodes! A large DOM size negatively affects site performance and increases the page load time.
HTML Compression/GZIP Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is successfully compressed using gzip compression on your code. The HTML code is compressed from 73.19 Kb to 13.61 Kb (81% size savings). This helps ensure a faster loading webpage and improved user experience.
Site Loading Speed Test
68% of top 100 sites passed
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The loading time of this webpage (measured from N. Virginia, US) is around 3.9 seconds and this is under the average loading speed which is 5 seconds.
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JS Execution Time Test
79% of top 100 sites passed
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The JavaScript code used by this webpage is executed in less than 2 seconds.
Page Objects Test
This webpage is using more than 20 http requests, which can slow down page loading and negatively impact user experience!
Content size by content type
Content type
Percent
Size
image
50.1 %
2.45 Mb
javascript
35.5 %
1.74 Mb
css
10.7 %
536.52 Kb
font
2.1 %
104.98 Kb
html
0.9 %
44.75 Kb
other
0.7 %
34.11 Kb
TOTAL
100%
4.89 Mb
Requests by content type
Content type
Percent
Requests
image
47.4 %
54
javascript
28.9 %
33
other
12.3 %
14
css
4.4 %
5
html
3.5 %
4
font
3.5 %
4
TOTAL
100%
114
Content size by domain
Domain
Percent
Size
dkit.ie
67.2 %
3.28 Mb
youtube.com
15.9 %
794.95 Kb
googletagmanager.com
4.8 %
240.04 Kb
connect.facebook.net
2.6 %
131.25 Kb
fonts.gstatic.com
2.1 %
104.98 Kb
i.ytimg.com
1.5 %
77.29 Kb
script.hotjar.com
1.3 %
65.17 Kb
google-analytics.com
1.2 %
60.72 Kb
cdnjs.cloudflare.com
0.6 %
31.08 Kb
jnn-pa.googleapis.com
0.6 %
30.00 Kb
Other
2.1 %
106.63 Kb
TOTAL
100%
4.89 Mb
Requests by domain
Domain
Percent
Requests
dkit.ie
46.5 %
53
youtube.com
7.9 %
9
googletagmanager.com
3.5 %
4
fonts.gstatic.com
3.5 %
4
google-analytics.com
3.5 %
4
cdnjs.cloudflare.com
2.6 %
3
digitalfeedback.euro.confirmit.com
2.6 %
3
google.com
2.6 %
3
connect.facebook.net
2.6 %
3
fonts.googleapis.com
1.8 %
2
Other
22.8 %
26
TOTAL
100%
114
CDN Usage Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not serving all resources (images, javascript and css) from CDNs!
Modern Image Format Test
32% of top 100 sites passed
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Image Metadata Test
This webpage is using images with large metadata (more than 16% of the image size)! Stripping out unnecessary metadata tags can improve not only the loading time but also the security and privacy of a webpage.
Image Caching Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
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This website is not using cache headers for images. Setting cache headers can help speed up the serving of a webpage for returning users. Learn more about how to add expires headers to your images.
JavaScript Caching Test
98% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not using cache headers for JavaScript resources! Setting cache headers can help to speed up the webpage for returning users.
CSS Caching Test
98% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not using cache headers for CSS resources! Setting cache headers can help to speed up the webpage for returning users.
JavaScript Minification Test
93% of top 100 sites passed
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All JavaScript files used by this webpage are minified.
CSS Minification Test
97% of top 100 sites passed
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All CSS resources used by this webpage are minified.
Render Blocking Resources Test
29% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is using render blocking resources! Eliminating render-blocking resources can help this webpage to load significantly faster and will improve the website experience for your visitors.
URL Redirects Test
96% of top 100 sites passed
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This URL doesn't have any redirects (which could potentially cause site indexation issues and site loading delays).
Largest Contentful Paint Test
The Largest Contentful Paint duration of this webpage is 2.34 seconds. To provide a good user experience, sites should strive to have Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less.
2.34 s
2.5 s
4 s
Largest Contentful Paint element within the viewport:
<img src="assets/uploads/Part_Time_Prospectus_500x500.jpg">
Cumulative Layout Shift Test
The CLS score of this webpage is 0.001. To provide a good user experience, sites should strive to have a CLS score of 0.1 or less.
0.0008
0.1
0.25
DOM element which contributes the most to CLS score:
Text: We have a number of Undergraduate Courses available for September 2022 entry — v...
Html: <a href="availableplaces" class="c-hero__carousel-title">
Score: 0.0007
Server and security
Score:76
Failed:2
Warnings:0
Passed:4
URL Canonicalization Test
92% of top 100 sites passed
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https://www.dkit.ie and https://dkit.ie resolve to the same URL.
SSL Checker and HTTPS Test
100% of top 100 sites passed
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This website is successfully using HTTPS, a secure communication protocol over the Internet.
The certificate is not used before the activation date.
The certificate has not expired.
The hostname "www.dkit.ie" is correctly listed in the certificate.
The certificate should be trusted by all major web browsers.
The certificate was not revoked.
The certificate was signed with a secure hash.
Certificate Chain:
Server certificate
Common Name
*.dkit.ie
Organization
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Location
Louth, IE
Subject Alternative Names
*.dkit.ie, dkit.ie
Not Valid Before
Wed, June 8, 2022 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Thu, June 8, 2023 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha384WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
GEANT OV RSA CA 4
Intermediate certificate
Common Name
GEANT OV RSA CA 4
Organization
GEANT Vereniging
Location
NL
Not Valid Before
Tue, February 18, 2020 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Sun, May 1, 2033 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha384WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Root certificate
Common Name
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Organization
The USERTRUST Network
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Not Valid Before
Mon, February 1, 2010 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Not Valid After
Mon, January 18, 2038 at 11:59:59 PM UTC
Signature Algorithm
sha384WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Mixed Content Test (HTTP over HTTPS)
100% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage does not use mixed content - both the initial HTML and all other resources are loaded over HTTPS.
HTTP2 Test
92% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not using the HTTP/2 protocol!
Plaintext Emails Test
93% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
We've found 1 email addresses in your page code! We advise you to protect email links in a way that hides them from the spam harvesters.
Unsafe Cross-Origin Links Test
59% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not using target="_blank" links without rel="noopener" or rel="noreferrer" attribute.
Mobile usability
Score:100
Failed:0
Warnings:0
Passed:3
Meta Viewport Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
This webpage is using a viewport meta tag.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,viewport-fit=cover" />Media Query Responsive Test
99% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
This webpage is using CSS media queries, which is the base for responsive design functionalities.
Advanced SEO
Score:67
Failed:1
Warnings:1
Passed:7
Structured Data Test
59% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
This webpage doesn't take the advantages of HTML Microdata or JSON-LD specifications in order to use structured data! View Google's guide for getting started with structured data.
Custom 404 Error Page Test
75% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
This website is using a custom 404 error page. We recommend to have a custom 404 error page in order to improve the website's user experience by letting users know that only a specific page is missing/broken (and not the entire site), providing them helpful links, the opportunity to report bugs, and potentially track the source of broken links.
Meta Refresh Test
95% of top 100 sites passed
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This webpage is not using a meta refresh tag.
SPF Records Test
94% of top 100 sites passed
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This DNS server is using an SPF record.
v=spf1 mx a ip4:193.120.142.176 ip4:193.120.143.70 ip4:193.120.143.134 ip4:193.120.143.138 ip4:52.31.29.196 ip4:52.213.53.209 ip4:54.229.16.46 a:mailrelay.ancheim.ie mx:lgcsb.ie a:relay.lgcsb.ie a:Exch-Cas-2013.dkit.ie" " include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:eu.transmail.net -all
Ads.txt Validation Test
80% of top 100 sites passed
This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months). Failing a test that a high percentage of top websites are passing may indicate an industry best practice that you should be fixing.
This website doesn't use an ads.txt file! Ads.txt is a text file that contains a list of Authorized Digital Sellers. The purpose of ads.txt files is to give advertisers and advertising networks the ability to verify who is allowed to sell advertising on your website.
