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Report Summary

  • 0

    Performance

  • 65

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 30% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 82

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    44% of websites

zu.ac.ae

Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Page Load Speed

10.6 sec in total

First Response

794 ms

Resources Loaded

9 sec

Page Rendered

831 ms

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About Website

Visit zu.ac.ae now to see the best up-to-date Zu content for United Arab Emirates and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about zu.ac.ae

Zayed University offers globally recognized Bachelors and Masters Degree programs for men and women. Zayed University is renowned for educating the leaders of the future.most rapidly growing universit...

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Key Findings

We analyzed Zu.ac.ae page load time and found that the first response time was 794 ms and then it took 9.8 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 90% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

zu.ac.ae performance score

0

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value10.8 s

0/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value24.5 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value39.7 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value8,480 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.965

2/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value59.0 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

zu.ac.ae

794 ms

index.aspx

196 ms

index.aspx

1023 ms

index

409 ms

bootstrap.min.css

413 ms

Our browser made a total of 96 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 81% of them (78 requests) were addressed to the original Zu.ac.ae, 4% (4 requests) were made to Browsealoud.com and 3% (3 requests) were made to Googletagmanager.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2 sec) relates to the external source Eservices.zu.ac.ae.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 263.3 kB (8%)

Content Size

3.2 MB

After Optimization

3.0 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Zu.ac.ae main page is 3.2 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.7 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-88%

Potential reduce by 171.0 kB

  • Original 193.7 kB
  • After minification 135.3 kB
  • After compression 22.6 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 58.3 kB, which is 30% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 171.0 kB or 88% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 19.4 kB

  • Original 2.7 MB
  • After minification 2.7 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Zu images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-20%

Potential reduce by 42.5 kB

  • Original 215.1 kB
  • After minification 214.6 kB
  • After compression 172.6 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 42.5 kB or 20% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-35%

Potential reduce by 30.3 kB

  • Original 87.5 kB
  • After minification 87.5 kB
  • After compression 57.3 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Zu.ac.ae needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 30.3 kB or 35% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 37 (45%)

Requests Now

83

After Optimization

46

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 83 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Zu. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 26 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 13 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

zu.ac.ae

zu.ac.ae

794 ms

index.aspx

index.aspx

196 ms

index.aspx

index.aspx

1023 ms

index

index

409 ms

bootstrap.min.css

bootstrap.min.css

413 ms

font-awesome.min.css

font-awesome.min.css

586 ms

stylesv18.css

stylesv18.css

615 ms

main_menu.css

main_menu.css

614 ms

main_menu.v22.css

main_menu.v22.css

626 ms

zu_icons.css

zu_icons.css

612 ms

yellow.css

yellow.css

630 ms

grey.css

grey.css

780 ms

contrast.css

contrast.css

821 ms

animate.css

animate.css

824 ms

bootstrap-tour-standalone.css

bootstrap-tour-standalone.css

829 ms

style_icon.css

style_icon.css

831 ms

jquery-1.11.3.min.js

jquery-1.11.3.min.js

1124 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

986 ms

general.v22.js

general.v22.js

1025 ms

jquery.cookie.js

jquery.cookie.js

1023 ms

tourGuide.js

tourGuide.js

1026 ms

owl.carousel.min.css

owl.carousel.min.css

1032 ms

owl.carousel.js

owl.carousel.js

1204 ms

jquery.bxslider.min.js

jquery.bxslider.min.js

1227 ms

ba.js

ba.js

24 ms

footer.v22.js

footer.v22.js

1035 ms

js

js

51 ms

jquery_callers.js

jquery_callers.js

1035 ms

jquery.sidr.min.js

jquery.sidr.min.js

1045 ms

jquery.touchSwipe.min.js

jquery.touchSwipe.min.js

1190 ms

viewportchecker.js

viewportchecker.js

1218 ms

element.js

element.js

46 ms

firebase-app.js

firebase-app.js

1261 ms

firebase-analytics.js

firebase-analytics.js

1261 ms

firebase-messaging.js

firebase-messaging.js

1262 ms

zuLogo-3star.png.png

zuLogo-3star.png.png

225 ms

4-Star-logo.png

4-Star-logo.png

567 ms

apply-now.jpg

apply-now.jpg

373 ms

academics.jpg

academics.jpg

405 ms

life-at-zu.jpg

life-at-zu.jpg

611 ms

about-us.jpg

about-us.jpg

602 ms

research.jpg

research.jpg

412 ms

media-center.jpg

media-center.jpg

572 ms

e-participation.jpg

e-participation.jpg

610 ms

header-Explore-ZU-Programs.jpg

header-Explore-ZU-Programs.jpg

1228 ms

header-promote-sahim.jpg

header-promote-sahim.jpg

983 ms

header-vp-message.jpg

header-vp-message.jpg

961 ms

header-generic-n-01.jpg

header-generic-n-01.jpg

1004 ms

header-mbz-visit.jpg

header-mbz-visit.jpg

1203 ms

MSISM.jpg

MSISM.jpg

1015 ms

MSIT.jpg

MSIT.jpg

1349 ms

MSFIN.jpg

MSFIN.jpg

1198 ms

MAJS.jpg

MAJS.jpg

1208 ms

MAC.jpg

MAC.jpg

1224 ms

MDIA.jpg

MDIA.jpg

1412 ms

MSESS.jpg

MSESS.jpg

1411 ms

MSCP.jpg

MSCP.jpg

1414 ms

CACE.jpg

CACE.jpg

1631 ms

CIS.jpg

CIS.jpg

1434 ms

CCMS.jpg

CCMS.jpg

1551 ms

CNHS.jpg

CNHS.jpg

1620 ms

COB.jpg

COB.jpg

1625 ms

CTI.jpg

CTI.jpg

1617 ms

CHSS.jpg

CHSS.jpg

1638 ms

pro-offer24-HP-L.jpg

pro-offer24-HP-L.jpg

1776 ms

IWD-HP-L.jpg

IWD-HP-L.jpg

1814 ms

version.json

version.json

4 ms

www.zu.ac.ae.js

www.zu.ac.ae.js

33 ms

sri.json

sri.json

9 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

95 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

67 ms

GothamBook.ttf

GothamBook.ttf

1682 ms

browsealoud.js

browsealoud.js

42 ms

collect

collect

110 ms

collect

collect

72 ms

insight.min.js

insight.min.js

161 ms

destination

destination

88 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

84 ms

TitilliumWeb-Regular.ttf

TitilliumWeb-Regular.ttf

1626 ms

404.aspx

404.aspx

1624 ms

zuv22.ttf

zuv22.ttf

1624 ms

GothamMedium.ttf

GothamMedium.ttf

1759 ms

GothamBold.ttf

GothamBold.ttf

1810 ms

collect

collect

103 ms

collect

collect

89 ms

TitilliumWeb-SemiBold.ttf

TitilliumWeb-SemiBold.ttf

1677 ms

insight_tag_errors.gif

insight_tag_errors.gif

42 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

fontawesome-webfont.woff

1835 ms

hackathon24-HP-L.jpg

hackathon24-HP-L.jpg

1655 ms

ohsas.svg

ohsas.svg

1501 ms

ohsas2.svg

ohsas2.svg

1608 ms

MSlogo.jpg

MSlogo.jpg

1650 ms

zuLogo-3star.png

zuLogo-3star.png

1643 ms

speaker_icon.png

speaker_icon.png

1642 ms

404

404

221 ms

CustomerPulse

CustomerPulse

2033 ms

Accessibility Review

zu.ac.ae accessibility score

65

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Lists do not contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

Best Practices

zu.ac.ae best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

zu.ac.ae SEO score

82

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Zu.ac.ae can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Zu.ac.ae main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

zu.ac.ae

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Zu. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: