Barcouncil.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
72% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.67 s
File size
43.30 kB
Words
671
Media files
12
Number of links
84 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage
The title contains the word Homepage! More content should be covered in the title.
The page title is too short. (100 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council, is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (817 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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
descriptionThe General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council, is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales.
robotsindex,follow
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
og:titleHomepage
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.barcouncil.org.uk/
og:descriptionWelcome to Bar Council

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 671 words. That's ok.
29.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 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 20.27 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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 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
...c00488_4a7c7e45a350/PF24-hp-carousel.pngPhoto of people gathering to talk in a busy exhibition space - a graphic of the Pupillage Fair logo on top
...80ac00488_4a7c7e45a350/laptop-banner.pnglaptop-banner.png
...0/Cyber-Security-at-the-Bar-Carousel.jpgCyber Security at the Bar - Carousel
...350/online-training-pupil-supervisor.pngPhoto of a person at a laptop at a window
.../Home-page-banner-template-manifesto.pngPhoto of the top of the Old Bailey building
...ea84f9c2ba/HP-banner-remote-justice2.jpgA graphic of a laptop on a blue background, the laptop has an image of lady justice on the screen.
...88_4a7c7e45a350/BTB-website-carousel.pngBTB website carousel
...0488_4a7c7e45a350/AI-guidance-report.pngBlue background with light blue graphics of a grid at the bottom.
...00488_4a7c7e45a350/lady-justice-grey.pnglady-justice-grey.png
...-Bar-2024-Website-image-610-x-395-mm.jpgBarrister's back wearing a wig and a gown with
...d06a73c240daa54e0774b8bbc26f0baa/CTA.jpgCTA.jpg
...6a73c240daa54e0774b8bbc26f0baa/Blogs.jpgBlogs.jpg

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 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 The Pupillage Fair
H2 Bar Council elections
H2 Cyber security at the Bar training
H2 Pupil supervisor on-demand training
H2 Manifesto for justice
H2 A lens on justice: The move to remote justice 2020 – 2024
H2 Back the Bar
H2 Guidance on generative AI for the Bar
H2 Chambers Management Panel
H2 Russia sanctions
H2 In the press
H2 In the press Duplicate text
H2 Training and events
H2 BarTalk
H2 Our login portals
H4 View our statement from 25 February 2022
H4 Bar Council comments on Sentencing Review announcement
H4 Employed Bar Awards 2024 winners announced including first Lifetime Achievement Award
H4 New model employment policy templates for chambers
H4 BSB regulatory proposals muddy the waters
H4 Support the Bar Council
H4 Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
H4 Fair recruitment and selection
H4 Foundation mediation training
H4 Advanced employee (and pupil barrister) management in chambers
H5 Bar Council online support services
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/No Text
https://www.mybar.org.uk/login...New window External Subdomain MyBar
A-TITLE My Bar
/useful-information/contact-us...New window Subdomain Contact
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/Anchor Accessibility
/about.htmlSubdomain About us and the Bar
/about/about-us.htmlSubdomain About us
/about/about-the-bar.htmlSubdomain About the Bar
/about/bar-council-governance....Subdomain Bar Council governance
/about/the-bar-council-team.htmlSubdomain The Bar Council team
/about/the-barristers-foundati...Subdomain The Barristers' Foundation
/about/bar-representation-fee....Subdomain Bar Representation Fee (BRF)
/find-a-barrister.htmlSubdomain Find a barrister
/becoming-a-barrister.htmlSubdomain Becoming a barrister
/becoming-a-barrister/school-s...Subdomain School and college students
/becoming-a-barrister/students...Subdomain University students and graduates
/becoming-a-barrister/pupil-ba...Subdomain Pupil barristers
/support-for-barristers.htmlSubdomain Support for barristers
/support-for-barristers/ethics...Subdomain Ethics guidance
/support-for-barristers/equali...Subdomain Equality, diversity and inclusion
/support-for-barristers/bullyi...Subdomain Bullying and harassment
/support-for-barristers/wellbe...Subdomain Wellbeing and career support
/support-for-barristers/intern...Subdomain International
/support-for-barristers/employ...Subdomain Employed Bar
/support-for-barristers/young-...Subdomain Young Bar
/support-for-barristers/suppor...Subdomain Support in disputes
/support-for-barristers/barris...Subdomain Barristers' Working Lives
/support-for-barristers/it-and...Subdomain IT and GDPR support
/bar-council-services.htmlSubdomain Bar Council services
/bar-council-services/for-barr...Subdomain For barristers
/bar-council-services/for-cham...Subdomain For chambers and AETOs
/bar-council-services/for-the-...Subdomain For the public
/training-events.htmlSubdomain Training and events
/training-events/training-and-...Subdomain Training and workshops
/training-events/conferences-a...Subdomain Conferences and seminars
/training-events/bespoke-train...Subdomain Bespoke training
/training-events/calendar.htmlSubdomain Calendar
/training-events/on-demand-tra...Subdomain On-demand training courses
/policy-representation.htmlSubdomain Policy & representation
/policy-representation/policy-...Subdomain Policy issues
/policy-representation/consult...Subdomain Consultations
/policy-representation/work-in...Subdomain Work in Parliament
/policy-representation/dashboa...Subdomain Dashboards
/media-campaigns.htmlSubdomain Media & campaigns
/media-campaigns/campaigns.htmlSubdomain Campaigns
/media-campaigns/press-release...Subdomain Press releases
/media-campaigns/blogs.htmlSubdomain Blogs
/media-campaigns/newsletters.htmlSubdomain Newsletters
/media-campaigns/counsel-magaz...Subdomain Counsel magazine
/media-campaigns/speeches.htmlSubdomain Speeches
/media-campaigns/publications....Subdomain Publications
/media-campaigns/contributing-...Subdomain Contributing writers
https://www.mybar.org.uk/login...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MyBar
A-TITLE My Bar
/useful-information/contact-us...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Contact
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Accessibility
/training-events/conferences-a...New window Subdomain Pupillage resources for students and pupils
/about/bar-council-governance/...Subdomain Find out who's standing and how to vote
/training-events/on-demand-tra...New window Subdomain Book the course
/training-events/on-demand-tra...Subdomain Book now
/resource/bar-council-manifest...Subdomain View manifesto
/resource/remote-justice-repor...Subdomain Find out more
/about/bar-representation-fee....New window Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
A-TITLE #BacktheBar - support our vital work in representing the profession, promoting the Bar, and championing fair access to justice in England and Wales.
/resource/new-guidance-on-gene...Subdomain Read the guidance
/bar-council-services/for-cham...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
http://www.barcouncilethics.co...External Subdomain Text duplicate Ethics guidance
A-TITLE Ethics and practice hub
http://www.wellbeingatthebar.o...External Subdomain Wellbeing support
A-TITLE Wellbeing at the Bar
http://www.directaccessportal....New window External Subdomain Direct Access Portal
A-TITLE Direct Access Portal
/useful-information/russia-san...Subdomain View our statement from 25 February
/resource/bar-council-comments...Subdomain Bar Council comments on Sentencing Review announcement
/resource/employed-bar-awards-...Subdomain Employed Bar Awards 2024 winners announced including first Lifetime Achievement Award
/resource/new-model-employment...Subdomain New model employment policy templates for chambers
/resource/bsb-regulatory-propo...Subdomain BSB regulatory proposals muddy the waters
/media-campaigns/press-release...New window Subdomain See all news
/about/bar-representation-fee....New window Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
/training-events/calendar/aml-...Subdomain Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
/training-events/calendar/fair...Subdomain Fair recruitment and selection
/training-events/calendar/foun...Subdomain Foundation mediation training
/training-events/calendar/adva...Subdomain Advanced employee (and pupil barrister) management in chambers
/training-events/calendar.htmlSubdomain See all events
/media-campaigns/newsletters/b...Subdomain Sign Up
/login-portals.htmlSubdomain View page
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/No Text
/useful-information/help.htmlSubdomain Help
/useful-information/site-infor...Subdomain Site information
/useful-information/terms-cond...Subdomain Terms & conditions
/useful-information/cookies.htmlSubdomain Cookies
/useful-information/privacy-st...New window Subdomain Privacy Statement
A-TITLE Privacy Statement
/useful-information/contact-us...New window Subdomain Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/resource/complaints-policy.htmlNew window Subdomain Complaints
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Accessibility
https://twitter.com/thebarcouncilExternal No Text
https://www.facebook.com/theba...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
http://pixl8.co.uk/New window External Design & Development by Pixl8

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.barcouncil.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 of 0.67 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 (43 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has backlinks from 1,932 referring domains.
This page has 141,641 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,266 different ip addresses.

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The General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council, is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales.

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Bar Council64%Check
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page48%Check
Employed Bar48%Check
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