Cambridge.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
46% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
71% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.10 s
File size
59.30 kB
Words
397
Media files
23
Number of links
109 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Cambridge City Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (286 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Cambridge City Council
The meta description is too short. (148 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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=1.0
descriptionCambridge City Council
google-site-verification-J7NTwwVJVNMh6xWegNVC6op9fTQJ4FJLNpIR5ZmA3o
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:site@camcitco
og:site_nameCambridge City Council
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://cambridge.gov.uk/
og:titleHome
og:localeen_GB
og:descriptionCambridge City Council
og:imagecambridge.gov.uk/media/6830/ccc-logo-600.png
og:image:altHome
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 397 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
26.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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 17 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 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
/img/layout/ccc-logo.svgCambridge City Council logo
/media/552jcip1/summer-events-promo.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/media/lojpvm3y/icon_bin.svg/media/lojpvm3y/icon_bin.svg
/media/a52jatgm/icon_counciltax.svg/media/a52jatgm/icon_counciltax.svg
/media/r3mcg0rr/icon_parking.svg/media/r3mcg0rr/icon_parking.svg
/media/cgbdm20f/icon_report.svg/media/cgbdm20f/icon_report.svg
/media/hidoonmn/icon_pay.svg/media/hidoonmn/icon_pay.svg
/media/wbsd3a1f/icon_planning.svg/media/wbsd3a1f/icon_planning.svg
/media/lojpvm3y/icon_bin.svgIcon Bin
/media/r3mcg0rr/icon_parking.svgIcon Parking
/media/a52jatgm/icon_counciltax.svgIcon Counciltax
/media/wbsd3a1f/icon_planning.svgIcon Planning
/media/cy4ngqfi/icon_housing.svgIcon Housing
/media/u45d2b0l/icon_community.svgIcon Community
...future-of-local-government-600-x-400.jpgFuture Of Local Government 600 X 400
...ject-funding-social-media-lr-cropped.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/media/10065/a25_2449.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...e-is-no-place-for-hate-image-resized.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../cxjlbccj/pollingstation2023bcropped.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/media/c1facwjf/statement-resized.pngNo alt attribute provided
...campaign-poster-to-not-bin-batteries.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/media/vgzglzpm/litter-600-x-400.jpgLitter 600 X 400
/img/layout/ccc-logo.svgCambridge City Council logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Cambridge City Council
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Cambridge City Council
H1 Cambridge City
H2 Services A to Z
H2 Alerts
H2 Connect with us
H2 Find out more
H3 Future of local government for Cambridge
H3 Latest news
H3 Bin it to win it
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 8 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://cambridge.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://cambridge.gov.uk/alertsAlerts
/consultationsConsultations
https://cambridge.gov.uk/newsNews
/residentsResidents
https://cambridge.gov.uk/visitorsVisitors
https://cambridge.gov.uk/businessBusiness
https://cambridge.gov.uk/councilCouncil
/online-accountsOnline accounts
/services-a-to-zServices A to Z
/residentsText duplicate Residents
https://cambridge.gov.uk/visitorsText duplicate Visitors
https://cambridge.gov.uk/businessText duplicate Business
https://cambridge.gov.uk/councilText duplicate Council
/online-accountsText duplicate Online accounts
/services-a-to-zText duplicate Services A to Z
https://cambridge.gov.uk/alertsText duplicate Alerts
/consultationsText duplicate Consultations
https://cambridge.gov.uk/newsText duplicate News
/residentsText duplicate Residents
https://cambridge.gov.uk/visitorsText duplicate Visitors
https://cambridge.gov.uk/businessText duplicate Business
https://cambridge.gov.uk/councilText duplicate Council
/summer-eventsSummer events Join us at a variety of free events and activities this summer, including music, sports and more.
/check-when-your-bin-will-be-e...Bin collection calendar
IMG-ALT /media/lojpvm3y/icon_bin.svg
/manage-your-council-tax-accou...Council Tax account and bill
IMG-ALT /media/a52jatgm/icon_counciltax.svg
https://cambridge.gov.uk/parkingParking
IMG-ALT /media/r3mcg0rr/icon_parking.svg
/report-itReport it
IMG-ALT /media/cgbdm20f/icon_report.svg
https://ip.e-paycapita.com/AIP...External Subdomain Pay
IMG-ALT /media/hidoonmn/icon_pay.svg
https://applications.greaterca...External Subdomain Check planning applications
IMG-ALT /media/wbsd3a1f/icon_planning.svg
/services-a-to-z?letter=AA
/services-a-to-z?letter=BB
/services-a-to-z?letter=CC
/services-a-to-z?letter=DD
/services-a-to-z?letter=EE
/services-a-to-z?letter=FF
/services-a-to-z?letter=GG
/services-a-to-z?letter=HH
/services-a-to-z?letter=II
/services-a-to-z?letter=JJ
/services-a-to-z?letter=KK
/services-a-to-z?letter=LL
/services-a-to-z?letter=MM
/services-a-to-z?letter=NN
/services-a-to-z?letter=OO
/services-a-to-z?letter=PP
/services-a-to-z?letter=QQ
/services-a-to-z?letter=RR
/services-a-to-z?letter=SS
/services-a-to-z?letter=TT
/services-a-to-z?letter=UU
/services-a-to-z?letter=VV
/services-a-to-z?letter=WW
/services-a-to-z?letter=XX
/services-a-to-z?letter=YY
/services-a-to-z?letter=ZZ
/bins-recycling-and-rubbishBins, recycling and rubbish
IMG-ALT Icon Bin
/check-when-your-bin-will-be-e...Text duplicate Bin collection calendar
/what-goes-in-which-binWhat goes in which bin
/bulky-waste-collectionsBulky waste collections
/request-a-binNew bins
/bins-recycling-and-rubbishView all
https://cambridge.gov.uk/parkingText duplicate Parking
IMG-ALT Icon Parking
/grand-arcade-car-parkGrand Arcade car park
/grafton-east-car-parkGrafton East car park
/queen-anne-terrace-car-parkQueen Anne Terrace car park
/available-spaces-in-our-multi...Available spaces in our car parks
https://cambridge.gov.uk/parkingText duplicate View all
/council-taxCouncil Tax
IMG-ALT Icon Counciltax
/manage-your-council-tax-accou...Your Council Tax account
/paying-your-council-taxPaying your Council Tax
/council-tax-bands-and-chargesCouncil Tax bands and charges
/get-money-off-your-council-ta...Council Tax discounts
/council-taxText duplicate View all
https://cambridge.gov.uk/planningPlanning
IMG-ALT Icon Planning
/planning-applicationsPlanning applications
/local-plan-2018Local Plan 2018
/check-for-constraints-on-deve...Constraints on development
/development-plan-for-cambridgeDevelopment plan for Cambridge
https://cambridge.gov.uk/planningText duplicate View all
https://cambridge.gov.uk/housingHousing
IMG-ALT Icon Housing
/applying-for-council-housingApplying for council housing
/paying-your-housing-rentPaying your housing rent
/reducing-damp-in-your-homeReducing damp in your home
/council-home-repairsCouncil home repairs
https://cambridge.gov.uk/housingText duplicate View all
/communities-and-peopleCommunities and people
IMG-ALT Icon Community
/clay-farm-centreClay Farm Centre
/meadows-community-centreMeadows Community Centre
/summer-eventsSummer events
/cost-of-living-helpCost of living help
/communities-and-peopleText duplicate View all
https://engage.cambridge.gov.u...External Subdomain Read more Future of local government for Cambridge
https://cambridge.gov.uk/newsView all news
/news/2024/08/23/government-fu...23 August 2024 Government funding for ‘Planning Supersquad’ awarded to Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
/news/2024/08/15/council-calls...15 August 2024 Council calls on Prime Minister to support Climate and Nature Bill
/news/2024/08/12/cambridge-is-...12 August 2024 Cambridge is no place for hate
/news/2024/08/07/city-council-...7 August 2024 City council by-election in Romsey ward - register to vote and don't forget photo ID
/news/2024/08/07/police-encour...7 August 2024 Police encourage people to be cautious about what they read on social media
/news/2024/08/06/residents-urg...6 August 2024 Residents urged to never bin batteries or electrical goods after seven fires in refuse lorries in 2024
https://cambridge.gov.uk/newsText duplicate View all news
https://cambridge.gov.uk/alertsView all alerts
/updates/2024/08/16/hoist-in-g...16 August 2024 Hoist in Grand Arcade car park Changing Places toilet out of service
/litterlotto-bin-your-litter-t...Read more Bin it to win it
https://www.facebook.com/camcitcoExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/camc...External Subdomain Instagram
https://uk.linkedin.com/compan...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://twitter.com/camcitcoExternal Text duplicate X
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...External Subdomain YouTube
/accessibilityAccessibility
https://cambridge.gov.uk/careersCareers
/contact-usContact us
/subscribe-for-email-alertsSubscribe to email alerts
https://cambridge.gov.uk/cookiesCookies
/data-protection-and-freedom-o...Data protection
/privacy-noticePrivacy notice
/terms-of-useTerms of use

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://cambridge.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.10 seconds.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (59 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
dateFri, 23 Aug 2024 21:23:43 GMT
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
content-encodinggzip
set-cookie123 Characters
transfer-encodingchunked
varyAccept-Encoding
strict-transport-securitymax-age=5184000; includeSubDomains; preload
request-contextappId=cid-v1:5edc44e9-8fc5-448f-87e5-d4bd0de4154f
x-powered-byASP.NET
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,329 referring domains.
This page has 1,811,137 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,745 different ip addresses.

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Allow: /
Disallow: /umbraco/

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