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https://higheredtoday.org· First analyzed 21 May 2026· Updated 21 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Google Cloud Platform
cloud.google.com

IP Address

35.230.96.85

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 The Dalles, United States

ASN

AS396982

Organization

Google Cloud (us-west1)

Server

Nginx

CDN

CDN

Nameservers

ns78.worldnic.com.ns77.worldnic.com.

Performance

85

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
1.8 s10%
Speed Index
2.3 s10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
857 KB
25 requests

Image Optimization

Responsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPress
cms
higher-education-todayCustom

Technology Stack

8 Technologies Detected

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4

Plugins

2
Delightful Downloads
Yoast SEO

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

A86/100
25
5
0
Meta Tags15/15
Content8/12
Headings8/8
Technical24/25
E-E-A-T3/7
Images3/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile4/4
Indexability3/3
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higheredtoday.orghigheredtoday.org

A Higher Education Blog by the American Council on Education

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Title Length60 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~359px / 580px)

Description Length130 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    5 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    11 URLs

    11 sub-sitemaps

    robots.txt

    4 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Allows all crawlers

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    10/100
    Poor
    3 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

    D56/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    13/25
    Schema Data
    4/25
    Citation
    19/25

    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
    navheader/footer
    Text ratio:5%
    Words:488
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Sections/1K:12.3
    Depth:2/5

    Structured Data

    3 JSON-LD
    WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary35w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 3.8w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card1/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (8)
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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.
    A+
    91/100
    15
    Passed
    0
    Critical
    0
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    20/20
    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
    15/15
    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.

    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.
    66/100
    B
    87 mg
    CO₂e / view
    856.8 KB
    Page Weight
    80%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    99 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    49 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    10.4 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    4 mg
    Network
    25 mg
    Device
    57 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    30.8 KB
    Images
    252.4 KB
    CSS
    560.3 KB
    HTML
    13.2 KB
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    Google Cloud
    GWF Verified
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    B

    Security Score

    71%Good
    Static / Informational

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    76d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Let's Encrypt

    Key Algorithm

    RSA (2048 bit)

    Signature

    SHA-256 with RSA

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2

    Valid From

    08.05.2026

    Valid Until

    06.08.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (1)

    www.higheredtoday.org

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    9A:DF:2B:CD:5C:85:04:91:BE:88:1F:A7:68:28:A2:03:5D:70:0F:3C...

    Recommendations

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🟡 600s(max-age=600, must-revalidate)
    content-encoding
    ⚡ Brotli(br)
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    date
    Thu, 21 May 2026 18:39:12 GMT
    link
    <https://www.higheredtoday.org/>; rel=shortlink
    server
    nginx
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Custom Mail Server

    Score

    0

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    Domain Information

    higheredtoday.org

    Domain Age
    12y 9m

    Created

    31.07.2013

    Expires

    31.07.2027

    Last Updated

    12.05.2024

    Registrar

    Network Solutions, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Privacy policy page linked

    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.
    B
    76/100
    Mobile Friendly4 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
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    Typography & Readability

    Oswald + Open Sans

    WCAG AA
    70/100
    Readability
    /30
    24/30

    17px · LH 1.76

    Hierarchy
    /20
    18/20

    2.71x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    15/25

    6.69:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    13/25

    2 fonts · 5 req

    Heading Font

    Oswald

    Display46px

    Body Font

    Open Sans

    Sans17px

    Contrast Ratio

    6.69:1

    WCAG AA (≥4.5:1)

    Reading Comfort

    ~36 CPL

    Narrow lines
    46px
    h1
    35px
    h2
    30px
    h3
    22px
    h4
    17px
    p

    ✅ Excellent readability: 17px body text is ideal for all devices.

    ⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 31/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

    ✅ WCAG AA contrast: All text meets 4.5:1 ratio (min 6.7:1).

    ✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.7x larger than body text.

    ❌ Pure vw font sizes: Viewport units alone break browser zoom (WCAG 1.4.4 fail). Use clamp(rem, vw, rem).

    Buy on MyFontsFlesch 31

    Color Palette

    11 unique colors
    2.02:1 Fail Light
    #ffffff
    Background· 65.10000000000001%
    #b8b5bd
    Other· 2.7%
    #212647
    Primary· 5.5%
    #4266a2
    Secondary· 4.8%
    #7699de
    Accent· 3.5%
    #5d83ca
    Accent· 3.5%
    #a79694
    Secondary· 3.4%
    #dadee3
    Secondary· 3.2%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    2 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    Google Tag ManagerFree
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    2

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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    Scripts & Styles

    10 Resources

    5
    Scripts
    5
    Styles
    2
    Async
    1
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    higheredtoday.org(3)googletagmanager.com(2)

    Website Identity

    A Higher Education Blog by the American Council on Education

    A Blog by ACE

    www.higheredtoday.org/
    12 years old
    Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
    Network Solutions, LLCen-US

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    Last analyzed: 21 May 2026 at 18:39

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