Apexnc.org - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
48% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.23 s
File size
140.30 kB
Words
401
Media files
16
Number of links
97 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Apex, NC - Official Website | Official Website
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (400 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
category0Home
theme-color#516645
descriptionEmpty
keywordsHome
langen
Content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 401 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
12.7% of the text are stop words.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (9). We recommend using a maximum of 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=31475Home Page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=31492Icon
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=49286saunders square
data:[...] Base64Water Disinfection Annual Switchover
data:[...] Base64Homepage Square
data:[...] Base64homepage square
data:[...] Base64Take the
data:[...] Base64Electric Customer Satisfaction survey
data:[...] Base64MSU square
data:[...] Base64CommUniversity 2025 evergreen
data:[...] Base64Homepage Square
data:[...] Base64Peak City Pig Fest
data:[...] Base64Neighborhood Registry
data:[...] Base64Learning Lunch Series (350 x 350 px)
data:[...] Base642024-2025 Sculpture Walk
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=33961Apex_logo_vertical_colorApex_logo_vertical_color

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 30 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H3 Resident Services
H3 Latest Town Highlights
H3 Community Happenings
H3 March 2025
H3 Apex Town News
H3 Contact Us
H3 Quick Links
H3 Connect With Us
H4 Saunders Lot Reconstruction Project
H4 Annual Water Disinfection Switch
H4 Women's History Month
H4 Town Manager, Randy Vosburg Speaks at B^4 Lunch Series
H4 Apex Fire Department Survey
H4 Electric Customer Satisfaction Survey
H4 Meter System Upgrade Project is Underway
H4 CommUniversity
H4 Apex Holi Celebration
H4 Peak City Pig Fest
H4 Apply Today: Neighborhood Registry Program
H4 Learning Lunch Series
H4 Apex Sculpture Walk
H4 Mon, Mar. 17
H4 Tue, Mar. 18
H4 Tue, Mar. 18 Duplicate text
H4 Wed, Mar. 19
H4 Wed, Mar. 19 Duplicate text
H4 Thu, Mar. 20
H4 Thu, Mar. 20 Duplicate text
H4 Thu, Mar. 20 Duplicate text
H4 Railroad Repairs to Cause Delays in Apex
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://apexnc.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://apexnc.org/IMG-ALT Home Page
https://apexnc.org/27/GovernmentGovernment
https://apexnc.org/101/ServicesServices
/35/Doing-BusinessDoing Business
/31/Our-CommunityOur Community
https://apexnc.org/9/How-Do-IHow Do I...
https://apexnc.org/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Icon
/239/Utility-Account-Access-Pa...Utility Service & PaymentsEasily Pay Your Bills Online
/223/Parks-Recreation-Cultural...Parks, Rec & Cultural ResourcesFind Programs, Classes, & More
/183/Building-Inspections-PermitsBuilding Inspections & PermitsComplete Necessary Documents
/277/Garbage-Recycling-Yard-WasteGarbage & RecyclingGuidelines & Schedules
/428/Special-Events-FestivalsSpecial Events & FestivalsFind Activities & Join Us
/161/Human-Resources-JobsHuman Resources & JobsView Current Job Listings
https://experience.arcgis.com/...External Subdomain Interactive Development MapExplore the Opportunities
/139/Report-Concerns-KudosReport a ConcernLet Us Know
/435/Downtown-WebcamDowntown WebcamWatch Local Activity
/838/Agendas-MinutesCouncil Agendas & MinutesFollow Local Board Meetings
/788/Economic-DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentBusiness Resources & Assistance
http://thehalle.org/External Halle Cultural Arts CenterTheater, Studio & Galleries
/1867/Saunders-Parking-LotIMG-ALT saunders square
/1867/Saunders-Parking-LotSaunders Lot Reconstruction Project
/1867/Saunders-Parking-LotAdditional Info...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=974New window IMG-ALT Water Disinfection Annual Switchover
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=974New window Annual Water Disinfection Switch
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=974New window Read on...
https://apexnc.org/whmNew window IMG-ALT Homepage Square
https://apexnc.org/whmNew window Women's History Month
https://apexnc.org/whmNew window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://apexnc.org/b4New window IMG-ALT homepage square
https://apexnc.org/b4New window Town Manager, Randy Vosburg Speaks at B^4 Lunch Series
https://apexnc.org/b4New window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://forms.office.com/pages...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Take the
https://forms.office.com/pages...New window External Subdomain Apex Fire Department Survey
https://forms.office.com/pages...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Additional Info...
/1315/Electric-Customer-Satisf...New window IMG-ALT Electric Customer Satisfaction survey
/1315/Electric-Customer-Satisf...New window Electric Customer Satisfaction Survey
/1315/Electric-Customer-Satisf...New window Text duplicate Additional Info...
/1975/Meter-System-UpgradeIMG-ALT MSU square
/1975/Meter-System-UpgradeMeter System Upgrade Project is Underway
/1975/Meter-System-UpgradeLearn more...
https://apexnc.org/CommEngageNew window IMG-ALT CommUniversity 2025 evergreen
https://apexnc.org/CommEngageNew window CommUniversity
https://apexnc.org/CommEngageNew window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://apexnc.org/holiNew window Text duplicate IMG-ALT Homepage Square
https://apexnc.org/holiNew window Apex Holi Celebration
https://apexnc.org/holiNew window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://apexnc.org/1691New window IMG-ALT Peak City Pig Fest
https://apexnc.org/1691New window Text duplicate Peak City Pig Fest
https://apexnc.org/1691New window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://apexnc.org/2016/New window IMG-ALT Neighborhood Registry
https://apexnc.org/2016/New window Apply Today: Neighborhood Registry Program
https://apexnc.org/2016/New window Text duplicate Additional Info...
https://apexnc.org/1976New window IMG-ALT Learning Lunch Series (350 x 350 px)
https://apexnc.org/1976New window Learning Lunch Series
https://apexnc.org/1976New window Text duplicate Additional Info...
/1558/Apex-Sculpture-WalkNew window IMG-ALT 2024-2025 Sculpture Walk
/1558/Apex-Sculpture-WalkNew window Apex Sculpture Walk
/1558/Apex-Sculpture-WalkNew window Text duplicate Additional Info...
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...17
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...18
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...19
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...20
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...21
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...22
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...23
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...25
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...26
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...27
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...30
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...31
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...2
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...5
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4209Public Art Committee Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4137Town Council Work Session
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4185Board of Adjustment Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4285Wednesday Morning Movie
https://apexnc.org/1976New window Learning Lunch: Women in Politics
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4155Planning Committee Meeting
https://apexnc.org/2015/New window Brown Bags to Building Bridges (B4) Lunch Series with Randy Vosburg
/Calendar.aspx?EID=4221Environmental Advisory Board Meeting
/calendar.aspx?CID=30,14,23,34...View All Dates
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=13Apex Town News
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=981Railroad Repairs to Cause Delays in Apex
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=981Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=13View All News
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=144Quick Links
/690/Town-OperationsTown Departments
/784/Office-of-the-Town-ClerkPublic Records Request
https://apexnc.org/468/Open-GymOpen Gym
https://apexncorg.sharepoint.c...External Subdomain Employee Intranet
/423/Youth-AthleticsYouth Athletics
/795/Apex-Community-ParkApex Community Park
https://apexnc.org/facebookFacebook
https://apexnc.org/twitterX (Twitter)
https://apexnc.org/youtubeYouTube
https://apexnc.org/instagramInstagram
https://apexnc.org/nextdoorNextDoor
https://apexnc.org/Home
https://apexnc.org/accessibilityAccessibility
https://apexnc.org/copyrightCopyright Notices
https://apexnc.org/directory.aspxContact Us
/MyAccount?from&url&anchor&val...Subdomain Staff Sign In
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://apexnc.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.23 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (140 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate, s-maxage=600,no-transform
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
p3pCP="IDC DSP COR ADM DEVi TAIi PSA PSD IVAi IVDi CONi HIS OUR IND CNT"
set-cookie25 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' https://*.granicus.com https://platform.civicplus.com https://account.civicplus.com https://analytics.civicplus.com; img-src * data: blob:; worker-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline'; script-src * about: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src * 'unsafe-inline'; media-src * blob:; font-src * data:; default-src *
dateFri, 14 Mar 2025 04:53:32 GMT
content-length37154
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,905 referring domains.
This page has 25,205 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 975 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Apex70%Check
Apex Town58%Check
NC 2750255%Check
Lunch49%Check
Series49%Check
Lunch Series49%Check
Learning Lunch48%Check
Town47%Check
Wed47%Check
Learning45%Check
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