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Report Summary

  • 35

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    54% of other websites

  • 74

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 40% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 69

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    28% of websites

kaust.edu.sa

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | KAUST

Page Load Speed

3.5 sec in total

First Response

490 ms

Resources Loaded

2.1 sec

Page Rendered

962 ms

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About Website

Visit kaust.edu.sa now to see the best up-to-date KAUST content for Saudi Arabia and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about kaust.edu.sa

KAUST aspires to be a destination for scientific and technological education and research. By inspiring discoveries to address global challenges, we strive to serve as a beacon of knowledge that bridg...

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Key Findings

We analyzed Kaust.edu.sa page load time and found that the first response time was 490 ms and then it took 3 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 55% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

kaust.edu.sa performance score

35

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.1 s

9/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value6.1 s

12/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.8 s

6/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value600 ms

50/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.015

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value38.9 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.kaust.edu.sa

490 ms

822 ms

jquery-2.2.3.min.js

34 ms

Scripts.js

68 ms

Styles.css

48 ms

Our browser made a total of 83 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 82% of them (68 requests) were addressed to the original Kaust.edu.sa, 8% (7 requests) were made to Google.com and 5% (4 requests) were made to Use.fontawesome.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (822 ms) belongs to the original domain Kaust.edu.sa.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 291.4 kB (2%)

Content Size

11.7 MB

After Optimization

11.4 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Kaust.edu.sa main page is 11.7 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. Only a small number of websites need less resources to load. Images take 10.8 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 87.9 kB

  • Original 102.5 kB
  • After minification 63.6 kB
  • After compression 14.5 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 38.9 kB, which is 38% 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 87.9 kB or 86% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 33.8 kB

  • Original 10.8 MB
  • After minification 10.8 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. KAUST images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-18%

Potential reduce by 119.3 kB

  • Original 676.1 kB
  • After minification 675.6 kB
  • After compression 556.7 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 119.3 kB or 18% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-52%

Potential reduce by 50.4 kB

  • Original 96.5 kB
  • After minification 71.1 kB
  • After compression 46.1 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. Kaust.edu.sa needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 50.4 kB or 52% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 35 (49%)

Requests Now

72

After Optimization

37

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 72 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of KAUST. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 22 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 10 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.kaust.edu.sa

www.kaust.edu.sa

490 ms

822 ms

jquery-2.2.3.min.js

jquery-2.2.3.min.js

34 ms

Scripts.js

Scripts.js

68 ms

Styles.css

Styles.css

48 ms

sf-editor-reset.css

sf-editor-reset.css

50 ms

custom.js

custom.js

49 ms

aos.css

aos.css

49 ms

swiper-bundle.min.css

swiper-bundle.min.css

53 ms

output.css

output.css

52 ms

init.js

init.js

64 ms

js

js

176 ms

e67ee2a2a0.js

e67ee2a2a0.js

149 ms

cse.js

cse.js

146 ms

kaust-logo.svg

kaust-logo.svg

81 ms

kaust-logo-title-en.png

kaust-logo-title-en.png

83 ms

arabic.png

arabic.png

244 ms

e67ee2a2a0.css

e67ee2a2a0.css

63 ms

Raleway-Light.woff

Raleway-Light.woff

57 ms

Raleway-Regular.woff

Raleway-Regular.woff

58 ms

cse.js

cse.js

165 ms

font-awesome-css.min.css

font-awesome-css.min.css

98 ms

hero.jpg

hero.jpg

112 ms

bgDesign.png

bgDesign.png

41 ms

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114 ms

feature-image.jpg

feature-image.jpg

106 ms

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prof.-eddaoudi-photo1679f47d-ad80-49c1-8eb9-1aca5bfb32d6.png

238 ms

pollution_main.jpeg

pollution_main.jpeg

108 ms

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2024-03-07-kcri-development-nursery-grounbreaking-02-tours-069-44-(1).jpg

111 ms

genetic_main.jpg

genetic_main.jpg

109 ms

energy_main.jpg

energy_main.jpg

117 ms

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120 ms

communication_main.jpeg

communication_main.jpeg

113 ms

right-blue-chevron.svg

right-blue-chevron.svg

114 ms

left-blue-chevron.svg

left-blue-chevron.svg

116 ms

Education-admission.jpg

Education-admission.jpg

145 ms

white-right-chevron.svg

white-right-chevron.svg

117 ms

edu-Phd-program_1.jpg

edu-Phd-program_1.jpg

147 ms

edu-master.jpg

edu-master.jpg

149 ms

edu-faculty-directory.jpg

edu-faculty-directory.jpg

230 ms

Education-admission-offices.jpg

Education-admission-offices.jpg

233 ms

bgDesign.png

bgDesign.png

148 ms

reserach-centers.jpeg

reserach-centers.jpeg

225 ms

cd-top-arrow.svg

cd-top-arrow.svg

226 ms

arabic.png

arabic.png

197 ms

Raleway-Medium.otf

Raleway-Medium.otf

198 ms

Raleway-Light.otf

Raleway-Light.otf

200 ms

kaust-icons.woff

kaust-icons.woff

200 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

fontawesome-webfont.woff

63 ms

cse_element__en.js

cse_element__en.js

17 ms

default+en.css

default+en.css

17 ms

default.css

default.css

62 ms

language-selector.min.js

language-selector.min.js

102 ms

detailItemTranslations.js

detailItemTranslations.js

103 ms

language-selector.min.js

language-selector.min.js

103 ms

detailItemTranslations.js

detailItemTranslations.js

99 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

470 ms

swiper-bundle.min.js

swiper-bundle.min.js

102 ms

aos.min.js

aos.min.js

102 ms

lottie.js

lottie.js

102 ms

global.js

global.js

103 ms

newsSwiper.js

newsSwiper.js

104 ms

homeSwipers.js

homeSwipers.js

104 ms

statsSwiper.js

statsSwiper.js

103 ms

_Incapsula_Resource

_Incapsula_Resource

106 ms

Office-of-research-administration.jpg

Office-of-research-administration.jpg

113 ms

research-core-labs.jpeg

research-core-labs.jpeg

110 ms

bgDesign.png

bgDesign.png

104 ms

innovation--Industry-collaboration.jpg

innovation--Industry-collaboration.jpg

113 ms

innovation-Commercialization_2.JPG

innovation-Commercialization_2.JPG

108 ms

innovation-Entrepreneurship.png

innovation-Entrepreneurship.png

105 ms

innocation-Startup-Funding.png

innocation-Startup-Funding.png

106 ms

innovation-Research-Technology-Park.png

innovation-Research-Technology-Park.png

106 ms

life-at-kaust.jpg

life-at-kaust.jpg

110 ms

Raleway-Bold.otf

Raleway-Bold.otf

79 ms

css

css

145 ms

async-ads.js

async-ads.js

110 ms

branding.png

branding.png

105 ms

ajax-loader.gif

ajax-loader.gif

100 ms

black.png

black.png

100 ms

clear.png

clear.png

100 ms

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nav_logo114.png

100 ms

_Incapsula_Resource

_Incapsula_Resource

20 ms

Accessibility Review

kaust.edu.sa accessibility score

74

Accessibility Issues

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

[aria-hidden="true"] elements contain focusable descendents

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

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

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

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

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>).

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

kaust.edu.sa best practices score

58

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

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

kaust.edu.sa SEO score

69

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

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

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Crawling and Indexing

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

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

High

robots.txt is not valid

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

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 Kaust.edu.sa 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 Kaust.edu.sa 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

kaust.edu.sa

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of KAUST. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: