Barbican.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Meta information
70% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.13 s
File size
165.40 kB
Words
844
Media files
25
Number of links
150 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Barbican | Barbican
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.barbican.org.uk/
There is a valid canonical link 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

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twitter:descriptionA world-class arts and learning centre, the Barbican pushes the boundaries of all major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts.
twitter:site@BarbicanCentre
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 844 words. That's ok.
23% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.6 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 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
/themes/barb22/logo.svgHome
...re_audience.jpg?h=2f48a009&itok=OvhE0mksAudience in Barbican Theatre
...es/170105_barbican_194.jpg?itok=dJhm267lPhoto of the Barbican Frobisher reception
...ges/2022-10/1TF14115_0.jpg?itok=iZVKEDFNDigital installation of portraits of hundreds of people on a pink or purple ton background with the silhouette of a person standing in front of the installation on the right.
... image_v1_0.jpg?h=913ff55e&itok=Edqeea_xMembers of the Ballet Black ensemble pose together, they move fluidly between and around one another.
...ARCHIVESUB2-superJumbo.jpg?itok=ZWLEejvmJames Baldwin, wearing a suit, looks thoughtfully to the side.
...1_TightCrop_WebRes_RGB.jpg?itok=wLfCP5PHThe Sixteen Choir, standing in a room
...Art Gallery.jpg?h=a4e41a23&itok=ifqDdheGunravel install image
...s_1920x1080.jpg?h=2089562c&itok=ze-lO1_8Lise de la Salle looking at the camera, with purple and pink circular lines framing her face
...24-03/Yeonjoon Yoon 2.jpeg?itok=eEc5Lst8Headshot of Yeonjoon Yoon
...Gallery_web.jpg?h=7eac59cb&itok=3U2RPrRp14. Soufiane Ababri installation view, 2024, The Curve © Eva Herzog and Barbican Art Gallery
...atory 2023..jpg?h=1b6c63e2&itok=914Ss82Rsculptures hang from the ceiling of the Conservatory
...1/Photo for web page_0.png?itok=bi3wMYpGFrom the Caribbean to Coventry
...ma_Dion Barrett_2000px.jpg?itok=2JLWCF2tibrahim mahama's purple fabric wraps the facade of our lakeside terrace
...Avskedet_004 web sized.jpg?itok=MuXdkWDgA woman tried to comfort another
...08/DSC_0839.jpg?h=f9afd480&itok=P0RzfL8hPhoto of Barbican Centre Lakeside
...ctives_lead.jpg?h=f4c0d293&itok=WW3ZAH2RBarbican architecture
...public/images/7H0A3972.jpg?itok=ixF4R_DzBarbican Kitchen
...bable selection-0095_0.jpg?itok=KCzUw0D6Flo leans over Rachel's tech desk with a microphone as Wendy turns to the crowd in encouragement.
.../Queer 80s lead - Copy.png?itok=Kb9ATVE-A group of queer people hold each other joyously in the sun.
..._onsale_landscape (2).jpeg?itok=66pe0oijA digital graphic of a cello and a theorbo in the centre of the image, which has a turquoise background and circular shapes around the edges
...ct 2021 (2).jpg?h=a226beda&itok=xEnzXbg9Players of the Academy of Ancient Music standing with their instruments in the Barbican Conservatory
..._IMAGE ONLY, NO COPY_0.jpg?itok=3E0uEakmAdrian Dunbar and Stephanie J block pose beside each other. Behind them, other members of the Kiss Me Kate cast also pose.
/themes/barb/source/images/newsletters.pngExample of Barbican newsletters

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Barbican
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 33 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the Barbican
H2 Main navigation
H2 Saved events
H2 This week
H2 The Barbican was designed to be different
H2 Book ahead
H2 Young Barbican tickets from £5
H2 Please consider donating
H2 Subscribe to our newsletters
H2 Footer
H3 Find events
H3 General info
H3 During your visit
H3 Eat & drink
H3 Accessibility
H3 Membership
H3 Young Barbican
H3 Support us
H3 Schools & colleges
H3 Young Creatives
H3 Emerging & Practising Artists
H3 Communities & Neighbourhoods
H3 About us
H3 Architecture
H3 Programme
H3 How we're changing
H3 Venue Hire
H3 Exhibition hire (Barbican Immersive)
H3 Empty heading
H4 Venue Hire Duplicate text
H4 What we offer
H4 Barbican Immersive Exhibitions
H4 Lakeside Terrace
H4 Barbican Kitchen
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 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.barbican.org.uk/IMG-ALT Home
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain No Text
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain My account
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Videos & Livestreams
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Membership
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Orders & Tickets
/whats-onFind events
/whats-on/art-designArt & design
/whats-on/talks-eventsTalks & events
/whats-on/cinemaCinema
/whats-on/theatre-danceTheatre & dance
/whats-on/classical-musicClassical music
/whats-on/tours-public-spacesTours & public spaces
/whats-on/contemporary-musicContemporary music
/whats-on/libraryLibrary
/whats-onEvent calendar
/your-visit/general-informationGeneral info
/your-visit/general-info/box-o...Box office & ticketing info
/latest-onsalesSubdomain New on sale
/your-visit/general-info/openi...Opening hours
/your-visit/general-info/map-d...Map & directions
/your-visit/general-info/car-p...Car parking
/your-visit/general-info/familiesFamilies
/your-visit/general-info/cloak...Cloakrooms
/your-visit/general-info/toiletsToilets
/your-visit/general-info/safet...Safety & Security
/your-visit/general-info/zero-...Zero Tolerance
/your-visit/general-info/conta...Contact us
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/your-visit/during-your-visit/...Shops
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/your-visit/accessibility/acce...Accessible events
/your-visit/accessibility/acce...Access guides
/your-visit/accessibility/acce...Accessible facilities
/your-visit/accessibility/acce...Accessible parking
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/join-support/membership/membe...Members' Lounge
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/join-support/young-barbicanYoung Barbican
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/join-support/support-us/trust...Trusts & grantmakers
/join-support/support-us/barbi...Barbican Centre Trust
/join-support/support-us/barbi...Subdomain Anchor Current supporters
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/take-part/schools-colleges/as...Associate Schools
/take-part/schools-colleges/ba...Barbican Box
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/take-part/young-creatives/you...Young Changemakers
/take-part/young-creatives/you...Young Poets
/take-part/young-creatives/you...Young Film Programmers
/take-part/young-creatives/you...Young Visual Arts Group
/whats-on/series/creative-careersCreative Careers
/take-part/young-creatives/nat...National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO)
/take-part/emerging-practising...Emerging & Practising Artists
/take-part/emerging-practising...Open Lab
/take-part/emerging-practising...Guildhall School
/take-part/communities-neighbo...Communities & Neighbourhoods
/take-part/communities-neighbo...Creative Neighbourhoods
/take-part/communities-neighbo...Communities In Residence
/our-story/about-usAbout us
/our-story/about-us/meet-the-teamMeet the team
/our-story/about-us/careersCareers
/our-story/our-programme/annua...Annual reports
/our-story/about-us/residentsInformation for Residents
/our-story/our-buildingArchitecture
/our-story/architecture/our-bu...Our building
/our-story/our-building/our-ve...Our venues
/our-story/our-archiveArchive
/our-story/our-programmeProgramme
/our-story/programme/what-we-doWhat we do
/our-story/programme/musicMusic
/our-story/programme/theatre-d...Text duplicate Theatre & dance
/our-story/programme/visual-artsVisual arts
/our-story/programme/cinemaText duplicate Cinema
/our-story/programme/creative-...Creative Collaborations
/our-story/our-programme/commu...Communities and Neighbourhoods
/our-story/our-programme/inter...International work
/our-story/how-were-changingHow we're changing
https://sites.barbican.org.uk/...External Subdomain Barbican Renewal
/our-story/how-were-changing/e...Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan
/our-story/how-were-changing/a...Anti-Racism Action Plan
/our-story/how-were-changing/e...Equity, Diversity and Inclusion updates
/our-story/our-building/sustai...Sustainability
/hire/venue-hireVenue Hire
/hire/venue-hireSubdomain Anchor Venues
/hire/venue-hire/what-we-offerWhat we offer
/hire/venue-hire/rates-packagesRates & packages
/hire/venue-hire/weddingsWeddings
/hire/barbican-immersive-exhib...Exhibition hire (Barbican Immersive)
/hire/exhibition-hire-barbican...Virtual Realms
/hire/exhibition-hire-barbican...AI: More Than Human
/hire/exhibition-hire-barbican...Our Time on Earth
/hire/exhibition-hire-barbican...Mangasia
/hire/exhibition-hire-barbican...Game On
/hire/exhibition-hire-bie/past...Past Exhibitions
/hire/venue-hireVenue Hire Hire a Barbican venue
IMG-ALT Audience in Barbican Theatre
/hire/venue-hire/what-we-offerWhat we offer Business services
IMG-ALT Photo of the Barbican Frobisher reception
/hire/barbican-immersive-exhib...Barbican Immersive Exhibitions Touring exhibitions
IMG-ALT Digital installation of portraits of hundreds of people on a pink or purple ton background with the silhouette of a person standing in front of the installat...
/read-watch-listenRead, watch & listen
https://shop.barbican.org.uk/External Subdomain Shop
/your-visit/general-info/box-o...More information
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Reset password
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Register now
/whats-on/2024/event/ballet-bl...Ballet black heroes
/whats-on/2024/series/the-devi...The devil finds work james baldwin through film
/whats-on/2024/event/the-sixte...The sixteen monteverdi vespers
/whats-on/2024/event/unravel-t...Unravel the power and politics of textiles in art
/whats-on/2024/event/bbc-symph...Bbc symphony orchestrarakitina rachmaninovs rhapsody
/whats-on/2024/event/um-sproutingUm sprouting
/whats-on/2024/event/soufiane-...Soufiane ababri
/whats-on/2024/event/the-conse...The conservatory x ranjani shettar
/whats-on/2024/event/from-the-...From the caribbean to coventry plotting the rise of 2tone
/whats-on/2024/event/ibrahim-m...Ibrahim mahama purple hibiscus
/whats-on/2024/event/senior-co...Senior community screening the farewell introduction
/your-visit/lakeside-terraceLakeside Terrace
IMG-ALT Photo of Barbican Centre Lakeside
/whats-on/2024/event/architect...Architecture tours
/your-visit/eat-drink/barbican...Text duplicate Barbican Kitchen
IMG-ALT Barbican Kitchen
/whats-on/series/designed-to-b...Subdomain See for yourself
/whats-on/2024/event/zoo-coimp...Zoo coimprobable perfect show for rachel
/whats-on/2024/series/queer-80sQueer 80s
/classicalmusic2324Classicalmusic2324
/whats-on/2024/series/baroque-...Baroque at the barbican
/whats-on/2024/event/kiss-me-kateKiss me kate
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Join now
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Donate £3
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Donate £5
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Donate £10
/sign-up-to-newslettersSubdomain Subscribe
/accessibility-statement-for-o...Text duplicate Accessibility statement
/our-story/about-us/careersText duplicate Careers
/your-visit/general-info/conta...Text duplicate Contact us
/our-story/press-roomPress room
/privacyPrivacy
/terms-conditionsTerms and conditions
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/New window External Subdomain The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre
https://www.tiktok.com/@barbic...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Barbican Centre TikTok
https://www.facebook.com/Barbi...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Barbican Centre Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/barb...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Barbican Centre Instagram

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.barbican.org.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.13 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (165 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 11,196 referring domains.
This page has 461,628 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 6,799 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 14029 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

# Custom paths
Disallow: /taxonomy/

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Barbican81%Check
Welcome62%Check
Young Barbican62%Check
Barbican Immersive62%Check
Barbican Centre60%Check
Cafe Bar59%Check
Bar Grill59%Check
Kiss me54%Check
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events43%Check
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