Apps.irs.gov - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
41% 
Page structure
51% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
92% 
External factors
8% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.56 s
File size
64.30 kB
Words
428
Media files
4
Number of links
98 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
403 | Internal Revenue Service
The length of the page title is perfect. (280 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
403
The meta description is too short. (25 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
The meta description contains only one word.
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
Language defined in HTTP-Equiv meta tag: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The alternate link to the page itself is missing.
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
title403 | Internal Revenue Service
robotsindex, follow
description403
abstract403
rightsUnited States Internal Revenue Services
GeneratorDrupal 8 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
uniqueID19776
isHistoricalyes
historical-date2017-09-07
changed1504841826
langen
content-languageen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 428 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
16.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
/themes/custom/pup_base/logo.svgHome
/pub/image/Sized_Refunds_image.pngClose-up of moneyClose-up of money
.../custom/pup_base/images/irs_horiz-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ustom/pup_base/images/irs_horiz_logo.svgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Forbidden.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (10 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Forbidden.
H2 Information Menu
H2 Help Menu Mobile
H2 Main navigation
H2 Information Menu Duplicate text
H2 Main navigation Duplicate text
H2 Info Menu Mobile
H2 Information For...
H2 Filing For Individuals
H2 Popular
H2 Pay By
H2 Popular Duplicate text
H2 Empty heading
H2 Information For... Duplicate text
H2 Popular Duplicate text
H2 Forms and Instructions
H2 Empty heading
H2 Popular For Tax Pros
H2 Error 403.
H2 Our Agency
H2 Know Your Rights
H2 Resolve an issue
H2 Other Languages
H2 Related Sites
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 23 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/static_assets/error/403errorP...Anchor Skip to main content
https://apps.irs.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/help/telephone-assistanceHelp
A-TITLE Help
https://apps.irs.gov/newsroomNews
https://www.irs.gov/External Subdomain English
https://www.irs.gov/es/spanishExternal Subdomain Spanish
https://www.irs.gov/zh-hant/ch...External Subdomain Chinese
https://www.irs.gov/ko/koreanExternal Subdomain Korean
https://www.irs.gov/ru/russianExternal Subdomain Russian
https://www.irs.gov/vi/vietnameseExternal Subdomain Vietnamese
/charities-non-profitsCharities & Nonprofits
/tax-professionalsTax Pros
/help/telephone-assistanceText duplicate Help
https://apps.irs.gov/filingFile
https://apps.irs.gov/paymentsPay
https://apps.irs.gov/refundsRefunds
/credits-deductions-for-indivi...Credits & Deductions
/forms-instructionsForms & Instructions
/help/telephone-assistanceText duplicate Help
A-TITLE Help
https://apps.irs.gov/newsroomText duplicate News
https://www.irs.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate English
https://www.irs.gov/es/spanishExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Spanish
https://www.irs.gov/zh-hant/ch...External Subdomain Text duplicate Chinese
https://www.irs.gov/ko/koreanExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Korean
https://www.irs.gov/ru/russianExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Russian
https://www.irs.gov/vi/vietnameseExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Vietnamese
/charities-non-profitsText duplicate Charities & Nonprofits
/tax-professionalsText duplicate Tax Pros
https://apps.irs.gov/filingText duplicate File
https://apps.irs.gov/paymentsText duplicate Pay
https://apps.irs.gov/refundsText duplicate Refunds
/credits-deductions-for-indivi...Text duplicate Credits & Deductions
/forms-instructionsText duplicate Forms & Instructions
/help/telephone-assistanceText duplicate Help
A-TITLE Help
https://apps.irs.gov/newsroomText duplicate News
A-TITLE News
https://apps.irs.gov/Text duplicate English
A-TITLE English
https://apps.irs.gov/es/spanishText duplicate Spanish
A-TITLE Spanish
https://apps.irs.gov/node/10Text duplicate Chinese
A-TITLE Chinese
https://apps.irs.gov/node/15Text duplicate Korean
A-TITLE Korean
https://apps.irs.gov/node/13Text duplicate Russian
A-TITLE Russian
https://apps.irs.gov/node/19606Text duplicate Vietnamese
A-TITLE Vietnamese
/charities-non-profitsText duplicate Charities & Nonprofits
A-TITLE Charities & Nonprofits
/tax-professionalsText duplicate Tax Pros
A-TITLE Tax Pros
https://apps.irs.gov/filingIndividuals
/individuals/international-tax...International Taxpayers
https://apps.irs.gov/businessesBusiness & Self Employed
/government-entitiesFederal, State & Local Government
/filing/individuals/how-to-fileHow to File
/filing/individuals/when-to-fileWhen to File
/filing/where-to-file-tax-retu...Where to File
/filing/individual/update-my-i...Update My Information
/filing/free-file-do-your-fede...Free File
/forms-pubs/extension-of-time-...Extension to File
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040x-0Fix/Correct a Return
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040Form 1040
/individuals/get-transcriptGet Your Tax Record
/businesses/small-businesses-s...Employer Identification Number (EIN)
/payments/direct-payBank Account
/payments/pay-taxes-by-credit-...Credit or Debit Card
/payments/payment-plans-instal...Payment Plan
/payments/eftps-the-electronic...Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)
/payments/view-your-tax-accountCheck Your Balance
/businesses/small-businesses-s...Estimated Taxes
/newsroom/eight-facts-on-late-...Penalties
https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/...New window External Subdomain Where's My Refund?
/refunds/what-to-expect-for-re...What to Expect
/refunds/get-your-refund-faste...Direct Deposit
/newsroom/tax-refund-offsets-p...Reduced Refunds
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040x-0Text duplicate Fix/Correct a Return
/credits-deductions-for-indivi...Text duplicate Individuals
/credits-deductions/businessesText duplicate Business & Self Employed
/credits-deductions/individual...Earned Income Credit (EITC)
/credits-deductions/individual...Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
/credits-deductions/individual...Standard Deduction
/credits-deductions/individual...Health Coverage
/credits-deductions/individual...Retirement Savings
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040Text duplicate Form 1040
/forms-pubs/about-form-w9Form W-9
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040ezForm 1040-EZ
/forms-pubs/about-form-w4Form W-4
/forms-pubs/about-form-4506tForm 4506-T
/forms-pubs/about-form-941Form 941
/forms-pubs/about-form-9465Form 9465
/forms-pubs/about-form-w2Form W-2
/forms-pubs/about-form-1040x-0Form 1040X
/forms-pubs/about-form-2848Form 2848
/forms-pubs/about-form-w7Form W-7
/pub/irs-pdf/pcir230.pdfCircular 230
/wheres-my-refund-its-quick-ea...Where's My Refund
/individuals/get-transcriptGet Transcript
/individuals/irs-withholding-c...Withholding Calculator
https://www.irs.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/i...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/IRSnewsExternal No Text
http://internalrevenueservice....External Subdomain No Text
https://www.irs.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://apps.irs.gov/about-irsAbout IRS
https://jobs.irs.gov/External Subdomain Work at IRS
/help/telephone-assistanceText duplicate Help
/help/contact-your-local-irs-o...Contact Your Local Office
https://apps.irs.gov/statisticsTax Stats, Facts & Figures
/taxpayer-bill-of-rightsTaxpayer Bill of Rights
/taxpayer-advocateTaxpayer Advocate Service
/help/irsgov-accessibilityAccessibility
/about-irs/your-civil-rights-a...Civil Rights
/privacy-disclosure/irs-freedo...Freedom of Information Act
https://www.treasury.gov/No-Fe...External Subdomain No Fear Act
/privacy-disclosure/irs-privac...Privacy Policy
/individuals/understanding-you...Respond to a Notice
/compliance/appealsOffice of Appeals
/identity-theft-fraud-scams/id...Identity Theft
/privacy-disclosure/report-phi...Report Phishing
/compliance/criminal-investiga...Tax Fraud & Abuse
https://apps.irs.gov/es/spanishEspañol
https://apps.irs.gov/node/10中文
https://apps.irs.gov/node/15한국어
https://apps.irs.gov/node/13Pусский
https://apps.irs.gov/node/19606TiếngViệt
https://www.treasury.gov/Pages...External Subdomain U.S. Treasury
https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/External Subdomain Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://apps.irs.gov/static_assets/error/403errorPage.html"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.56 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (64 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
last-modifiedFri, 26 Aug 2022 12:08:15 GMT
etag"10166-5e723c4ca09c0"
accept-rangesbytes
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length11930
dateThu, 19 Sep 2024 00:46:50 GMT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
set-cookie557 Characters
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 1 referring domains.
This page only has 1 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 1 different ip addresses.
This page is referenced by wikipedia.

Search preview

apps.irs.gov › static_assets › error › 403errorPage.html
403 | Internal Revenue Service
403

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Service46%Check
Form43%Check
Information43%Check
Menu43%Check
Popular43%Check
main43%Check
Mobile43%Check
navigation43%Check
Menu Mobile43%Check
IRS42%Check

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