gcu.ac.uk

https://gcu.ac.uk· First analyzed 28 Apr 2026· Updated 28 Apr 2026

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gcu.ac.uk

Mobile

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Hosting Provider

Squiz hosting

IP Address

43.245.41.60

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

Server Location

🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia

ASN

AS55532

Organization

Squiz hosting

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns4.ja.net.jamba.gcal.ac.uk.phoenix.gcal.ac.uk.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

868 ms10%

Speed Index

1.1 s10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

12.5 MB

52 requests

Image Optimization

Responsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

Technology Stack

16 Technologies Detected

Advertising

Snapchat Pixel Criteo Taboola Outbrain

Analytics

Payments

Frameworks

CSS Frameworks

Tag Managers

Social

Comments

CDN

Plugins

SEO Analysis

B77/100

Meta Tags14/15

Content10/12

Headings3/8

Technical17/21

E-E-A-T3/7

Images5/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social5/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

gcu.ac.ukgcu.ac.uk

Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK

A vibrant environment for learning, teaching and research. More than 22,000 students study here gaining high-quality education and valuable employability.

Title Length44 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~260px / 580px)

Description Length154 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1

7 issues found

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Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

13/100

Poor

5 13 1

This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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AI & LLM Readiness

F35/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

1/25

Schema Data

2/25

Citation

12/25

AI Bot Access

14/14 accessible

AI Search

OAI-SearchBot

PerplexityBot

Claude-SearchBot

Gemini-Deep-Research

DuckAssistBot

Training

GPTBot

ClaudeBot

Google-Extended

Meta-ExternalAgent

Bytespiderinfo

Amazonbot

Applebot-Extended

CCBotinfo

Fetch

ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txt

llms-full.txt

Semantic HTML

Heading Hierarchy

Text ratio:17%

Words:118,023

Token eff.:Excessive

Structured Data

1 JSON-LD

WebSite

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary920w

Descriptive Headings

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card3/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (10)

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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.

73/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

20/20

Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Semantic Structure

6/20

Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.

Forms & Inputs

15/15

Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.

Color & Contrast

15/15

Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.

Keyboard & Focus

11/15

Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).

ARIA & Roles

6/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.

15/100

1.58 g

CO₂e / view

12.5 MB

Page Weight

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

1.81 g

Returning (cached)

906 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

190.2 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

354 mg

Network

380 mg

Device

851 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

93.5 KB

Images

5.8 MB

CSS

6.6 MB

HTML

11.5 KB

Green Hosting Not Verified

Squiz hosting

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Security Score

25%Critical

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

WAF

36d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-384

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

05.03.2026

Valid Until

03.06.2026

Subject Alternative Names (1)

www.gcu.ac.uk

SHA-256 Fingerprint

46:78:12:8B:63:6D:06:28:98:16:5F:90:43:B2:C0:45:02:47:A9:B1...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

age

3256

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cache-control

🟡 0s(private, max-age=0)

cf-cache-status

HIT

cf-ray🇮🇹 Milan

9f3544e5e86d97e8-MXP

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Custom Mail Server

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (4)

uk.mx2.mx25.net

uk.mx3.mailanyone.net

uk.mx4.mx25.net

uk.mx1.mailanyone.net

Domain Information

gcu.ac.uk

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookiebot

Cookie Consent Banner

Cookiebot

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

CMP: Cookiebot

Data Protection Officer mentioned

Legitimate interest basis mentioned

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.

72/100

Mobile Friendly25 breakpoints

Viewport Meta

The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.

Responsive Design

Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.

Touch Icons

Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.

Readable Font Size

Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.

Relative Units

Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.

No H-Scroll Risk

No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.

Tap Targets OK

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.

No Fixed Widths

No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.

Viewport

width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover

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Typography & Readability

Oswald + Gilroy

WCAG Partial

63/100

Readability

/30

23/30

16px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

8/20

WCAG

/25

16/25

1:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

16/25

2 fonts · 8 req

Heading Font

Oswald

Display

Body Font

Gilroy

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

1:1

19 issues

Reading Comfort

~39 CPL

Narrow lines

110px

25px

20px

16px

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 21/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 19 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

❌ Missing H1: Every page should have exactly one H1 element for SEO and accessibility.

✅ Lean font stack: 2 font families keeps load times fast.

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 21

Color Palette

7 unique colors

2.13:1 Fail Light

#ffffff

Background· 41.300000000000004%

#b0b2b5

Other· 11.4%

#003da6

Primary· 0%

#123575

Accent· 24.899999999999995%

#00276a

Accent· 13.6%

#7f93a1

Secondary· 6.1%

#355582

Secondary· 1.7%

#0d1f47

Accent· 1.2%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Privacy & Cookies

CookiebotMid-Market

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

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Scripts & Styles

9 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

consent.cookiebot.com(3)googletagmanager.com(3)gcu.ac.uk(2)

Website Identity

Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK

A vibrant environment for learning, teaching and research. More than 22,000 students study here gaining high-quality education and valuable employability.

www.gcu.ac.uk

Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

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Last analyzed: 28 Apr 2026 at 10:09

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