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Meta information
70% 
Page quality
97% 
Page structure
37% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.21 s
File size
187.90 kB
Words
1062
Media files
35
Number of links
159 internal / 17 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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1062 words. That's ok.
24.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.29 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 21 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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.
...2025-01/1920x1080px_3.jpeg?itok=YO6AgTVzAn ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
...bsite image.jpg?h=b08f34c2&itok=wMkbLe_7text card reads 'are you listening'
...s/2025-04/IPORB Logo_0.png?itok=9umgT_ffacid house smiley in sky
...80_PINK (1).jpg?h=069f35a7&itok=tOiAEsEtA photo of Mark Elder with pink circular swirls around him
...maBhabha003.jpg?h=ec020f3c&itok=W3CsqM-FA shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
...Moving image display 2.jpg?itok=YKF8YyZqBlack Sound moving image display
...DSC9501 (1).jpg?h=032c1af3&itok=pv3IoDY1Two people sitting at a sofa
...tre, CREDIT Max Colson.jpg?itok=jD0ECRWFPhoto of concrete flytower surrounded by trees and plants in the Barbican Conservatory
...s/2023-04/DSC_2433 (1).jpg?itok=eojb3Y-uConcrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
...mages/2025-02/IMG_1381.JPG?itok=-2Uw1wsLArchitecture Tour
...c/images/Barbican-3064.jpg?itok=LYtOisC-Photo of walkway inside the Barbican Centre
...ic/images/2024-01/BB-6.jpg?itok=2SWK05xdBarbican Kitchen
...arcys_Barbican-118 (2).jpg?itok=2p-cxqr5Barbican Bar & Grill
...n_Cafe_0120.jpg?h=f2c3e9a9&itok=ZCViFLmGBarbican Cinema Cafe & Bar
...loyd 5Sep19.jpg?h=e866867b&itok=xJg7lgoeMatilda Lloyd in a green dress, holding her trumpet. She is stood within the walls of an old stone castle.
...bsite image.jpg?h=b08f34c2&itok=wMkbLe_7text card reads 'are you listening'
...Jeff Veitch.jpg?h=e9efb816&itok=QkRrLY3HDJ Tee broadcast from three-year-old pirate radio station Kiss-FM studio. Photo by Jeff Veitch.
... LOGO AUTOCROP VERSION.jpg?itok=mGH583RUSean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
...s/2025-04/IPORB Logo_0.png?itok=9umgT_ffacid house smiley in sky
...ges/2025-03/TM Krishna.jpg?itok=LB3p_td6Image of TM Krishna on stage
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...-05/Good One still 13.jpeg?itok=p8I02tf7No alt attribute provided
...s the Child.jpg?h=67fc05a7&itok=TY-kxBAAA drawing of a Black child with scratched out eyes
.../When-the-Wind-Blows-1.jpg?itok=NI2oONLpNo alt attribute provided
...winding the airwaves 3.jpg?itok=Hk8ETdTiRewinding the Airwaves
...0-09/Young Soul Rebels.jpg?itok=navVxShVTwo young men
/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 37 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 Summer at the Barbican
H2 Book ahead
H2 On sale now: Classical Music 2025/26
H2 In the Cinemas
H2 Young Barbican tickets from £6
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 Access guides
H4 Barbican Kitchen
H4 Barbican Bar & Grill
H4 Cinema Cafe & Bar
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 17 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
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/whats-on/art-designArt & design
/whats-on/libraryLibrary
/whats-on/cinemaCinema
/whats-on/take-partTake part
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/whats-on/talks-eventsTalks & events
/whats-on/contemporary-musicContemporary music
/whats-on/theatre-danceTheatre & dance
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/whats-onEvent calendar
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/take-part/young-creatives/bar...Young Film Programmers
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/take-part/emerging-practising...Open Lab
/take-part/emerging-practising...Guildhall School
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/take-part/communities-neighbo...Creative Neighbourhoods
/take-part/communities-neighbo...Communities In Residence
/our-story/about-usAbout us
/our-story/about-us/purpose-an...Purpose and Governance
/our-story/about-us/meet-the-teamMeet the team
/our-story/about-us/ceo-recrui...CEO Recruitment
/our-story/about-us/careersCareers
/our-story/about-us/annual-rep...Annual reports
/our-story/about-us/residentsInformation for Residents
/our-story/our-buildingArchitecture
/our-story/architecture/our-bu...Our building
/our-story/architecture/our-ve...Our venues
/our-story/our-archiveArchive
/our-story/our-programmeProgramme
/our-story/programme/musicMusic
/our-story/programme/theatre-d...Text duplicate Theatre & dance
/our-story/programme/visual-artsVisual arts
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/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
/our-story/how-were-changing/b...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/venue-hire/filming-and-p...Filming and Photography
/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...Asian Comics
/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
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Register now
https://tickets.barbican.org.u...External Subdomain Reset password
/exploreExplore our summer season
/whats-on/2025/event/fiddler-o...Fiddler on the roof
/whats-on/2025/event/feel-the-...Feel the sound
/whats-on/2025/event/in-pursui...In pursuit of repetitive beats
/whats-on/2025/event/bbc-symph...Bbc symphony orchestra elder conducts mahler
/whats-on/2025/event/encounter...Encounters giacometti x huma bhabha
/whats-on/2025/event/black-sou...Black sound the story of british black music
/whats-on/2025/event/home-comm...Home community exhibition
/whats-on/2025/event/visit-the...Visit the conservatory
/whats-on/2025/event/concrete-...Concrete and clay archiving the barbican
/whats-on/2025/event/architect...Architecture tours
/your-visit/accessibility/acce...Text duplicate Access guides
IMG-ALT Photo of walkway inside the Barbican Centre
/your-visit/eat-drink/barbican...Text duplicate Barbican Kitchen
IMG-ALT Barbican Kitchen
/your-visit/eat-drink/barbican...Text duplicate Barbican Bar & Grill
IMG-ALT Barbican Bar & Grill
/your-visit/eat-drink/cinema-c...Text duplicate Cinema Cafe & Bar
IMG-ALT Barbican Cinema Cafe & Bar
/whats-on/2025/series/summer-a...Explore the summer programme
/whats-on/2025/series/echo-ris...Echo rising stars at 30 chamber music weekender
/whats-on/2025/event/feel-the-...Text duplicate Feel the sound
/whats-on/2025/series/rebel-radioRebel radio
/whats-on/2025/event/good-nigh...Good night oscar
/whats-on/2025/event/in-pursui...Text duplicate In pursuit of repetitive beats
/whats-on/2025/series/darbar-f...Darbar festival 2025
/whats-on/2025/series/classica...Subdomain Browse the season
/whats-on/2025/event/the-phoen...The phoenician scheme
/whats-on/2025/event/when-the-...When the light breaks
/whats-on/2025/event/mission-i...Mission impossible the final reckoning
/whats-on/2025/event/e-1027-ei...E 1027 eileen gray and the house by the sea
/whats-on/2025/event/good-oneGood one
/whats-on/2025/event/god-bless...God bless the child conversation
/whats-on/2025/event/animation...Animation at war when the wind blows
/whats-on/2025/series/rta-an-a...Rta an archive mixtape of pirate radio and black media
/whats-on/2025/event/young-sou...Young soul rebels screentalk
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.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.21 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (188 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This page has backlinks from 1,786 referring domains.
This page has 12,126 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,424 different ip addresses.

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