We have our own Validators and Tester for Real Estate SEO - Usability

1. Website Mobile and Tablet Responsiveness Tester

What it is

A website can be viewed in a wide variety of resolutions and formats, some dictated by the size of a desktop display, and others by the specific dimensions of a phone or tablet model. Device rendering provides a preview of how the site looks on some popular device resolutions to help identify obvious issues. Note, our method will load a website and resize it's portlet to several dimensions, as opposed to loading the site multiple times directly in different devices.

How to fix it

In general a website should be designed and tested to be responsive across a large variety of desktop and mobile device resolutions, as well as being able to transition smoothly (for example when resizing a browser or flipping a tablet from vertical to horizontal).

2. Meta Viewport Tag Checker

What it is

The Viewport is a Meta Tag within the page's HTML which gives the browser instructions for how to control the page's dimensions and scaling. Setting the Viewport is particularly important for mobile and tablet device responsiveness, as without it, the page can appear incorrectly sized and require zooming or scrolling to view content.

How to fix it

Make sure you include one Meta Viewport tag in the Head section of page HTML.

3. Webpage Flash Test Tool

What it is

Flash is an old embedded website technology that was frequently used in heavily animated features such as games and videos. However, Flash is not supported by all mobile devices and is not easily read by search engines. Improvements to HTML and CSS and the increased speed of modern web browsers have made it possible to implement many similar features with standard web technologies.

How to fix it

If Flash is detected on your site, you should carefully consider whether it is necessary due to the several drawbacks.

4. Webpage iFrame Test Tool

What it is

iFrames are a HTML tag that allow you to embed other webpages inside your page in a small frame. They generally represent an older coding practice and are discouraged as they can complicate navigation, particularly in mobile, and are harder for search engines to index.

How to fix it

We recommend removing any iFrames if they don't serve a critical purpose, or could be replaced with more natural navigation. However, some coding libraries like Google Tag Manager may still rely on iFrames as part of their internal functionality to load external pages and code files, so you may need to evaluate your usage of them on a case by case basis.

5. Favicon Checker

What it is

A favicon is a small icon that serves as branding for your website. It's main purpose is to help visitors locate your page easier when they have multiple tabs open. It adds legitimacy to your site and helps boost your online branding as well as trust from potential consumers.

How to fix it

Either use an online Favicon builder tool, or a graphic designer to build your Favicon, and load them into your website or CMS.

6. Font Size and Legibility Checker

What it is

Page text legibility is important from an accessibility perspective, and also to ensure your users can comfortably spend time on your site. In particular it's important to review text legibility on mobile and tablet devices where the text may naturally be smaller or lower lighting could make it more challenging to read.

How to fix it

We recommend reviewing the legibility of your text including less considered items like footer links and text.

7. Webpage Tap Target Size Tester

What it is

Tap Target Sizing refers to the size of buttons, links and other navigational elements on the page. On touch screen devices in particular these elements can't be too small or too close together or they will impede clicking and frustrate users.

How to fix it

We recommend reviewing the Tap Target Sizing of your of all your text to ensure they're easily clickable including less considered items like footer elements.

8. Core Web Vitals Test

Core Web Vitals Test shows how your site performs against Google's Core Web Vitals metrics, using Google's own data.

What it is

Core Web Vitals are UI Metrics designed by Google that measure the overall quality of user experience on your site. They assess things such as the appearance of content, interactivity of the page and visual stability from the moment of page load. Core Web Vitals are gathered from real world usage data of a website (hence some smaller websites that haven't been well sampled may not return an appropriate result). Google has made Core Web Vitals a ranking factor for pages with increasing importance.

How to fix it

To improve your Core Web Vitals scores, you may need to read Google's documentation on the topic and follow the recommendations provided in the Google's PageSpeed Insights assessment.