2013 Q2/Global Life Sciences



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    04 May 2013

  • Total URLs tested:

    263,452

  • Total tests run:

    86,173,360

  • Total number of PDF's:

    21,210

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.11%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    88.07%

  • Pages missing a title:

    4.05%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    48.55%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    98.74%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Beximco Pharmaceuticals (http://www.beximco-pharma.com/) - 428,681 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Mylan UK (http://www.generics.uk.com/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Mylan UK 0.01 2337.92
Merz UK 0.01 248.76
Servier UK 0.02 896.81
Perrigo UK 0.02 753.11
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls Europe 0.03 430.06
Kyowa Hakko Kirin UK​ 0.04 1493.43
Genmab 0.04 2193.15
UCB 0.05 0.00
Merz 0.05 1008.22
Sanofi UK 0.06 912.52
Ferring 0.06 348.13
EISAI UK 0.06 339.57
Yakult UK 0.06 1133.75
Bayer UK &​ Ireland 0.07 973.74
Lavipharm 0.07 494.99
Servier 0.07 980.22
AEterna Zentaris 0.07 745.95
Sunpharma Europe 0.08 577.08
Actavis 0.08 595.07
Nova Nordisk 0.08 649.38
Astrazeneca 0.08 5466.51
Laboratoires Thea 0.09 501.95
Boehringer Ingelheim​ UK 0.09 1367.38
Stallergenes UK 0.09 534.45
Nova Nordisk UK 0.09 290.00
Leo Pharma UK 0.09 663.93
Astellas Europe 0.10 4982.30
UCB Belgium 0.10 791.95
Gruenenthal 0.10 1754.65
Astrazeneca Uk 0.10 720.04
Bavarian Nordic 0.10 321.46
Vitrolife 0.10 703.99
MediGene 0.10 1089.40
Pharmstandard 0.11 1464.55
Sigma-Tau 0.11 606.77
Leo Pharma 0.11 1426.76
Bial Portela 0.11 255.49
Debiopharm 0.12 1379.91
Stada 0.12 677.60
Orion Pharma 0.12 765.19
Menarini UK 0.13 191.28
Cytogen 0.13 240.59
SOBI 0.13 2051.45
Lundbeck 0.13 577.16
Stallergenes 0.13 390.82
Pharma Nord 0.13 621.68
Pierre Fabre 0.13 1037.79
Meda Pharmaceuticals​ 0.13 2470.01
Biogen Idec 0.14 1129.25
Laboratorios Farmace​uticos ROVI 0.14 951.14
Vectura 0.14 3008.39
Galapagos 0.14 1734.15
Biogen Idec UK 0.14 749.22
KRKA 0.15 921.51
Wockhardt UK 0.15 668.08
Alkaloid 0.15 852.26
BTG International 0.15 1272.28
Merck &​ Co 0.16 343.90
Novartis UK 0.16 343.35
Pfizer 0.16 429.41
Novartis 0.16 387.28
Menarini 0.17 2199.48
Fresenius Medical Ca​re 0.17 1849.76
Galenica AG 0.17 3775.65
Covence 0.17 463.12
Hikma Pharmaceutical​s 0.18 2383.25
Panacea Biotec 0.18 282.33
Salix 0.18 47.54
Celgene 0.18 122.31
Alcon 0.18 428.76
ALK-Abello 0.18 1402.49
Biotecnol 0.18 819.97
Glenmark Pharmaceuti​cals Europe 0.18 507.19
Lilly UK 0.18 962.05
Chiesi 0.18 596.60
Maxygen 0.19 592.97
Vernalis 0.19 1498.74
Cangene 0.19 269.85
Endo Pharmaceuticals​ 0.19 184.41
Shire 0.20 1694.26
Actelion UK 0.20 1285.91
Progenics Pharmaceut​icals 0.20 97.21
Alexion Pharmaceutic​als 0.20 776.67
Genzyme UK 0.20 216.78
Paladin Labs 0.20 444.31
Warner Chilcott 0.20 128.56
Abbott Uk 0.20 341.97
Genzyme 0.20 216.56
Questcor 0.20 176.72
BioMarin Pharmaceuti​cal 0.21 171.09
Daiichi-Sankyo UK 0.21 1669.52
Apotex 0.21 109.70
Anika Therapeutics 0.21 70.72
Alkermes 0.22 178.53
MorphoSys 0.22 3279.55
MannKind Corporation​ 0.22 448.08
Forest 0.22 532.13
Acorda Therapeutics 0.22 299.17
Veloxis Pharmaceutic​als 0.22 75.10
Almirall Spain 0.22 228.83
Cubist Pharmaceutica​ls 0.23 847.32
Arena Pharmaceutical​s 0.23 109.83
Ferozsons Laboratori​es 0.23 598.96
Pfizer UK 0.23 803.07
ViroPharma 0.23 369.62
Recordati 0.23 2274.91
Idenix Pharmaceutica​ls 0.23 339.16
Perrigo 0.23 336.29
Dusa Pharmaceuticals​ 0.23 950.67
Par Pharmaceutical C​ompanies 0.23 139.07
Zambon 0.24 1632.18
Targacept 0.24 80.73
Alfa Wassermann 0.24 446.78
Mylan 0.24 815.33
Renovo 0.24 830.23
Ipsen 0.24 4019.39
Aptalis Pharma 0.24 308.97
Valeant Pharmaceutic​als 0.24 264.37
Onyx Pharmaceuticals​ 0.24 173.73
Allergan UK 0.24 278.60
Santen Europe 0.25 321.40
Elder Pharmaceutical​s 0.25 903.22
Lilly 0.26 218.84
Array BioPharma 0.26 227.39
ImmunoGen 0.26 111.92
Italfaraco 0.26 821.52
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp 0.26 445.89
Lupin Pharmaceutical​s 0.26 268.52
Boehringer Ingelheim​ 0.27 161.80
Intas Biopharmaceuti​cals 0.27 124.07
Medivir Group 0.27 914.16
Orchid Pharmaceutica​ls 0.27 77.75
Roche UK 0.28 384.91
Amgen UK 0.28 158.97
Gedeon Richter 0.28 353.91
Hospira 0.28 211.35
Hospira UK 0.29 164.19
Bayer Schering Pharm​a 0.29 1473.28
Purdue Pharma 0.29 137.12
Eskayef Bangladesh L​td 0.30 271.98
Covidien 0.30 264.47
Nektar Therapeutics 0.31 277.84
Actelion 0.31 4884.05
Biocon 0.31 295.15
Misubishi Pharma Eur​ope 0.31 74.80
Akorn 0.32 251.96
Abbott 0.32 394.62
Julphar 0.33 577.46
Piramel Enterprises 0.33 443.57
QLT 0.33 161.41
ARIAD Pharmaceutical​s 0.33 587.20
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ 0.33 72.66
Zentiva 0.33 689.67
NPS Pharmaceuticals 0.33 129.23
Galderma 0.33 476.90
Isis Pharmaceuticals​ 0.33 137.73
Medivation 0.33 104.25
Strides Arcolab 0.33 230.77
Teva Pharmaceutical ​Industries Ltd 0.33 359.77
Bioniche Life Scienc​es 0.34 145.22
Simcere Pharmaceutic​al 0.34 75.07
GlaxoSmithKline 0.34 128.07
Cipla 0.35 399.29
Roche 0.35 47.51
Agennix 0.35 248.96
Baxter International​ 0.35 263.25
Regeneron 0.36 904.07
Patheon 0.36 137.17
Esteve 0.36 140.91
Getz Pharma 0.37 112.60
Auxilium Pharmaceuti​cals 0.37 112.02
CSL Behring 0.38 551.72
Gilead Sciences 0.38 157.35
Alcon UK 0.38 101.55
Seattle Genetics 0.38 199.57
CSL Behring UK 0.39 127.80
Emergent BioSolution​s 0.39 244.13
Incepta Pharmaceutic​als 0.41 105.54
Bionovo 0.41 788.89
Zandu 0.41 193.70
Unilab 0.42 351.73
Sun Pharmaceuticals 0.42 35.90
Myriad Genetics 0.42 237.93
Imulan Bio Therapeut​ics 0.43 189.38
Exelixis 0.44 67.24
PDL BioPharma 0.45 350.20
CinnaGen 0.46 285.93
Kaneka 0.47 305.52
Genus 0.47 277.44
Avanir Pharmaceutica​ls 0.47 354.53
Cerus 0.48 225.04
Ligand Pharmaceutica​ls 0.49 235.89
Jazz Pharmaceuticals​ 0.50 80.27
Nippon Kayaku 0.50 124.78
Intermune UK 0.50 214.33
Kyorin Holdings 0.50 236.19
SciClone Pharmaceuti​cals 0.50 164.68
Mochida 0.51 108.29
EISAI 0.52 112.88
Nippon Chemiphar 0.52 256.35
Hisamitsu 0.53 64.11
Vianex 0.53 164.98
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls 0.53 130.73
Nissan Chemical 0.53 110.62
China Pharmaceutical​ Group 0.53 27.87
Taisho Pharmaceutica​l 0.53 104.36
Towa Pharmaceutical 0.53 149.69
Laboratoires Thea UK​ 0.53 1659.15
Teijin 0.53 252.34
Mitsubishi Tanabe 0.53 177.02
Elan 0.54 130.39
Merck KGaA 0.54 1728.11
Astellas 0.54 173.41
Kyowa Hakko Kirin 0.54 108.49
Senju Pharmaceutical​ 0.55 208.92
Kissei 0.55 318.01
Maruho 0.55 93.26
Yakult Honsha 0.55 24.44
Toray Industries 0.55 114.47
Sawai Pharmaceutical​ 0.55 162.60
Kaken Pharmaceutical​ 0.55 172.22
Meiji Holdings 0.55 99.04
Nippon Shinyaku 0.56 166.88
Seikagaku 0.58 155.56
Dainippon Sumitomo 0.58 96.71
Pharmacosmos 0.58 665.78
Handok 0.59 38.90
Takeda 0.59 331.31
Torrent Pharmacuetic​als 0.59 226.92
Bosnalijek 0.61 540.95
Diffusion Pharmaceut​icals 0.63 107.15
Vertex Pharmaceutica​ls 0.63 223.58
Asahi Kasei 0.64 98.53
Baxter Healthcare UK​ 0.64 201.89
Allergan 0.69 56.10
Santen 0.69 31.09
Chugai - Pharma 0.70 166.02
Dr Reddy's 0.70 83.98
Alphapharm 0.70 23.69
Hutchison China Medi​Tech 0.70 192.30
Johnson &​ Johnson 0.71 69.80
Aspen Pharmacare 0.72 505.98
Daiichi-Sankyo 0.73 100.65
Wockhardt 0.76 118.80
Sinovac Biotech 0.78 63.94
Beximco Pharmaceutic​als 0.79 97.20
Square Pharmaceutica​ls 0.81 275.74
InterMune 0.81 338.12
The Medicines Co 0.84 193.70
Sanofi 0.86 30.75
Sinopharm 0.88 53.59
Taro Pharmaceutical ​Industries 0.95 118.46
Ego Pharmaceuticals 0.96 60.40
Merck &​ Co UK 1.68 354.50
Johnson &​ Johnson UK 3.25 101.66
Organisation A AA
EISAI100.0043.20
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls Europe100.0038.14
Teijin100.006.40
Recordati100.001.60
Pharmacosmos100.001.30
Sanofi UK100.000.80
Taisho Pharmaceutica​l100.000.80
Actelion100.000.00
Actelion UK100.000.00
Astellas Europe100.000.00
BTG International100.000.00
Bayer Schering Pharm​a100.000.00
Boehringer Ingelheim​100.000.00
Cytogen100.000.00
Daiichi-Sankyo UK100.000.00
Dainippon Sumitomo100.000.00
Dr Reddy's100.000.00
Galenica AG100.000.00
Imulan Bio Therapeut​ics100.000.00
Kyorin Holdings100.000.00
Kyowa Hakko Kirin UK​100.000.00
Lilly UK100.000.00
Merz100.000.00
Mylan UK100.000.00
Novartis UK100.000.00
Pfizer UK100.000.00
Renovo100.000.00
Roche UK100.000.00
Santen100.000.00
Stallergenes100.000.00
Stallergenes UK100.000.00
Towa Pharmaceutical100.000.00
UCB100.000.00
Valeant Pharmaceutic​als100.000.00
Vectura100.000.00
MorphoSys99.2011.20
Boehringer Ingelheim​ UK99.200.00
Kyowa Hakko Kirin99.200.00
Alcon98.920.00
Wockhardt98.630.00
Diffusion Pharmaceut​icals98.550.00
Apotex98.4080.80
Asahi Kasei98.400.80
Astrazeneca Uk98.400.00
Dusa Pharmaceuticals​98.400.00
Fresenius Medical Ca​re98.400.00
Hikma Pharmaceutical​s98.400.00
KRKA98.400.00
Kissei98.400.00
MediGene98.400.00
EISAI UK98.360.00
The Medicines Co98.260.00
UCB Belgium98.000.00
Nippon Chemiphar97.600.80
ARIAD Pharmaceutical​s97.600.00
Ferozsons Laboratori​es97.260.00
Meda Pharmaceuticals​96.800.80
Actavis96.800.00
Targacept96.800.00
Debiopharm96.000.00
Maruho96.000.00
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls96.000.00
Nektar Therapeutics95.380.00
Mitsubishi Tanabe95.200.80
Galapagos94.811.30
Hisamitsu94.401.60
Nippon Kayaku94.401.60
Astrazeneca94.400.00
Cubist Pharmaceutica​ls94.400.00
Myriad Genetics94.210.00
Allergan UK94.120.00
Idenix Pharmaceutica​ls94.000.00
Biogen Idec UK93.600.00
Shire93.600.00
Yakult Honsha92.801.60
Agennix92.800.00
Biogen Idec92.800.00
Roche92.000.80
Genus92.000.00
Maxygen92.000.00
Menarini UK91.780.00
Aptalis Pharma91.200.00
Ferring91.200.00
Sun Pharmaceuticals91.200.00
Genmab91.090.00
Daiichi-Sankyo90.400.80
Alcon UK90.400.00
Servier UK90.400.00
Takeda89.600.00
Teva Pharmaceutical ​Industries Ltd88.800.00
Alfa Wassermann87.370.00
Senju Pharmaceutical​87.200.00
Toray Industries87.200.00
Alexion Pharmaceutic​als87.100.00
Kaneka86.400.80
GlaxoSmithKline86.400.00
Orion Pharma86.400.00
Vernalis85.600.80
Allergan85.600.00
Questcor84.9167.92
Almirall Spain84.000.00
PDL BioPharma83.930.00
Covence83.200.00
Pierre Fabre83.200.00
Taro Pharmaceutical ​Industries83.200.00
Celgene82.400.00
Novartis82.400.00
Lilly80.800.00
Exelixis80.520.00
Amgen UK80.000.80
Gilead Sciences80.000.00
Nippon Shinyaku78.402.40
Auxilium Pharmaceuti​cals78.400.00
ALK-Abello75.200.00
Zambon75.200.00
Sunpharma Europe73.600.00
Hutchison China Medi​Tech72.800.00
Cerus71.200.00
Arena Pharmaceutical​s69.600.00
CSL Behring UK67.110.00
Astellas65.600.80
Kaken Pharmaceutical​64.804.00
Unilab64.800.80
Stada64.000.00
Mochida63.200.00
Lundbeck62.401.60
Meiji Holdings61.600.00
Glenmark Pharmaceuti​cals Europe60.190.00
Vitrolife58.401.60
CinnaGen55.423.61
Medivation53.190.00
CSL Behring52.000.00
Avanir Pharmaceutica​ls50.940.00
Alphapharm49.120.00
Piramel Enterprises45.600.00
Eskayef Bangladesh L​td44.000.00
Johnson &​ Johnson43.204.00
Esteve43.200.00
Cangene42.620.00
Genzyme UK38.400.80
Servier36.800.00
Abbott Uk36.000.00
Acorda Therapeutics35.200.00
Ligand Pharmaceutica​ls33.600.00
Paladin Labs32.800.00
ImmunoGen32.002.40
Progenics Pharmaceut​icals28.800.00
Incepta Pharmaceutic​als27.200.00
Jazz Pharmaceuticals​27.200.00
Par Pharmaceutical C​ompanies26.400.00
SciClone Pharmaceuti​cals24.240.00
Strides Arcolab22.970.00
Sawai Pharmaceutical​22.400.80
ViroPharma22.400.00
Pharma Nord21.950.00
Veloxis Pharmaceutic​als20.000.00
Nissan Chemical19.200.00
Warner Chilcott19.200.00
Orchid Pharmaceutica​ls17.920.00
Chugai - Pharma17.604.00
Sinovac Biotech15.201.60
Vertex Pharmaceutica​ls15.200.00
Baxter Healthcare UK​14.400.00
Bayer UK &​ Ireland14.400.00
Genzyme14.400.00
Lupin Pharmaceutical​s14.400.00
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp13.6011.20
Merck &​ Co UK13.6010.40
Covidien13.600.80
Merck KGaA12.006.40
Galderma12.001.60
Zandu12.000.00
Italfaraco11.541.92
Seikagaku11.200.80
Intas Biopharmaceuti​cals10.400.00
Pharmstandard10.400.00
Laboratoires Thea9.601.60
Beximco Pharmaceutic​als9.600.00
Pfizer8.000.80
Ipsen8.000.00
Sanofi7.204.00
Laboratorios Farmace​uticos ROVI7.201.60
Square Pharmaceutica​ls7.200.00
Perrigo UK7.020.00
Bavarian Nordic6.400.00
Array BioPharma5.600.00
Aspen Pharmacare4.800.00
Anika Therapeutics4.760.00
Zentiva4.003.20
Bial Portela4.000.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​4.000.00
Laboratoires Thea UK​4.000.00
Merck &​ Co4.000.00
Elan3.770.00
Intermune UK3.390.00
BioMarin Pharmaceuti​cal3.230.00
MannKind Corporation​3.230.00
Gruenenthal3.200.00
SOBI3.200.00
Emergent BioSolution​s2.880.00
Leo Pharma UK2.860.00
Lavipharm2.402.40
Ego Pharmaceuticals2.401.60
Biocon2.400.00
Leo Pharma2.400.00
Salix2.400.00
China Pharmaceutical​ Group1.890.00
Hospira UK1.790.00
Yakult UK1.790.00
Elder Pharmaceutical​s1.720.00
Panacea Biotec1.600.80
Handok1.600.00
Johnson &​ Johnson UK1.600.00
Onyx Pharmaceuticals​1.600.00
Santen Europe1.600.00
Sigma-Tau1.600.00
Simcere Pharmaceutic​al1.600.00
Merz UK1.010.00
Isis Pharmaceuticals​0.980.00
Cipla0.840.00
AEterna Zentaris0.800.00
Akorn0.800.00
Gedeon Richter0.800.00
Medivir Group0.800.00
Menarini0.800.00
Patheon0.800.00
Purdue Pharma0.800.00
Sinopharm0.800.00
Torrent Pharmacuetic​als0.800.00
Wockhardt UK0.800.00
Abbott0.000.00
Alkaloid0.000.00
Alkermes0.000.00
Baxter International​0.000.00
Bioniche Life Scienc​es0.000.00
Bionovo0.000.00
Biotecnol0.000.00
Bosnalijek0.000.00
Chiesi0.000.00
Endo Pharmaceuticals​0.000.00
Forest0.000.00
Getz Pharma0.000.00
Hospira0.000.00
InterMune0.000.00
Julphar0.000.00
Misubishi Pharma Eur​ope0.000.00
Mylan0.000.00
NPS Pharmaceuticals0.000.00
Nova Nordisk0.000.00
Nova Nordisk UK0.000.00
Perrigo0.000.00
QLT0.000.00
Regeneron0.000.00
Seattle Genetics0.000.00
Vianex0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Biotecnol
  • Galenica AG
  • Idenix Pharmaceuticals
  • Kaken Pharmaceutical
  • Targacept
  • UCB
  • Yakult UK
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Abbott
  • Alkaloid
  • Alkermes
  • Baxter International
  • Bioniche Life Sciences
  • Bionovo
  • Biotecnol
  • Bosnalijek
  • Chiesi
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals
  • Forest
  • Getz Pharma
  • Hospira
  • InterMune
  • Julphar
  • Misubishi Pharma Europe
  • Mylan
  • Nova Nordisk UK
  • Nova Nordisk
  • NPS Pharmaceuticals
  • Perrigo
  • QLT
  • Regeneron
  • Seattle Genetics
  • Vianex
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Dong-A Pharm
  • Enzon Pharmaceuticals
  • Advaxis
  • Amgen
  • Amico Laboratories
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb UK
  • Biota
  • Biotest
  • Celgene UK
  • Chugai UK
  • Chong Kun Dang
  • Bargn Farmaceutici
  • Diabetology
  • Dainippon Sumitomo Europe
  • Elorac
  • Enzo Biochem
  • Faes Farma
  • Ferring UK
  • Forest UK
  • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
  • Green Cross
  • Hanmi
  • Hetero Drugs
  • Impax Laboratories
  • Ipsen UK
  • JN-International
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
  • Meda Pharmaceuticals UK
  • Medicis Pharmaceutical
  • Melior Discovery
  • nLife Therapeutics
  • Neurocrine Biosciences
  • Omrix Biopharmaceuticals
  • One Pharmaceutical
  • Orion Pharma UK
  • Peptech
  • Rubicon Research
  • Shionogi
  • Takeda UK
  • Taro Pharmaceuticals UK
  • Teijin Europe
  • Therabel
  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals UK
  • United Therapeutics
  • Valeant Europe
  • Xoma
  • Zydus Cadila
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PDF testing

30.9% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/notfound
File not found
50.65%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
18.77%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
12.18%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
8.78%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.79%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
2.28%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
2.24%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.74%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.45%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
0.30%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
23.41%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
23.15%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
12.28%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
12.26%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
9.99%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
8.86%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
3.31%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.38%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
1.25%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
1.21%