Cap.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
69% 
Link structure
0% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.81 s
File size
165.10 kB
Words
812
Media files
12
Number of links
118 internal / 56 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | College of American Pathologists
The length of the page title is perfect. (411 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The College of American Pathologists is the world's leading organization of board-certified pathologists.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (636 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cap.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 812 words. That's ok.
23.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.88 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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
12 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the CAP
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the CAP
H2 Meet Your Practice Challenges Head-On
H2 Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity in Health Care
H2 Prepare for Your New Job
H2 Celebrating 75 Years of Proficiency Testing
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Regulatory Updates for CAP Customers
H2 Latest News From the CAP
H3 Access the Latest CAP Cancer Protocols on the Go
H3 It Pays to Be Prepared
H3 How the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Impacts Pathology Practices
H3 Cancer Data Champions
H3 Cybersecurity Protection and Recovery
H3 Defining Key Performance Indicators for Revenue Cycle Management
H3 The College of American Pathologists Names New Vice President of Education and Publications
H3 LifeStrands Genomics Australia: First Laboratory in Australia to Attain CAP Accreditation
H3 Just Released from CAP Press: Optimizing Patient Care Through Continuous Quality Improvement
H3 CAP President Issues Statement Regarding LDT Final Rule
H3 "The Rise of Colon Cancer" Live Stream
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.
10 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (56) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cap.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
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https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain ELSS Main Page
https://apps.cap.org/caporg-or...External Subdomain Anchor Organization Profile
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Result Form Data Entry
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Evaluation Reports
https://elss.cap.org/lap-repor...External Subdomain Anchor Checklists
https://www.medialab.com/compe...New window External Subdomain Competency Assessment Hub
/member-resources/membershipSubdomain Join the CAP
https://estore.cap.org/OA_HTML...External Subdomain Shop
/sso/authenticateLogin
https://www.cap.org/Subdomain No Text
/member-resourcesSubdomain Member Resources
/member-resourcesSubdomain Member Resources Main Page
/member-resources/membershipSubdomain Join / Renew
/member-resources/membership/r...Subdomain Residents
/member-resources/membership/m...Subdomain Medical Students
/member-resources/new-in-practiceSubdomain New in Practice
/member-resources/house-of-del...Subdomain House of Delegates
/member-resources/practice-man...Subdomain Practice Management
/member-resources/pathology-ca...Subdomain Pathology Careers
/member-resources/councils-com...Subdomain Councils and Committees
https://www.cap.org/advocacySubdomain Advocacy
https://www.cap.org/advocacySubdomain Advocacy Main Page
/advocacy/payments-for-patholo...Subdomain Payments for Pathology Services
/advocacy/lobbying-and-politic...Subdomain Lobbying and Political Action
/advocacy/quality-payment-prog...Subdomain Quality Payment Program for Pathologists
/advocacy/pathologists-quality...Subdomain Pathologists Quality Registry
/advocacy/laboratory-oversight...Subdomain Laboratory Oversight and Regulation
/advocacy/latest-news-and-prac...Subdomain Latest News and Practice Data
/laboratory-improvementSubdomain Laboratory Improvement
/laboratory-improvementSubdomain Laboratory Improvement Main Page
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain Accreditation
/laboratory-improvement/profic...Subdomain Proficiency Testing
/laboratory-improvement/labora...Subdomain Laboratories Outside the USA
/laboratory-improvement/catalo...Subdomain Catalog and Ordering Information
/laboratory-improvement/news-a...Subdomain News and Updates
https://education.cap.org/External Subdomain Education
https://education.cap.org/External Subdomain Education Main Page
https://education.cap.org/cour...External Subdomain Search Education Catalog
https://education.cap.org/my/a...External Subdomain Activities in Progress
https://education.cap.org/my/a...External Subdomain Transcript
/protocols-and-guidelinesSubdomain Protocols and Guidelines
/protocols-and-guidelinesSubdomain Protocols and Guidelines Main Page
/protocols-and-guidelines/canc...Subdomain Cancer Reporting Tools
/protocols-and-guidelines/canc...Subdomain Cancer Protocols
/protocols-and-guidelines/upco...Subdomain Upcoming CAP Guidelines
/protocols-and-guidelines/curr...Subdomain Current CAP Guidelines
https://www.cap.org/publicationsSubdomain Publications
https://www.cap.org/publicationsSubdomain Publications Main Page
/publications/cap-todaySubdomain CAP Today
/publications/archives-of-path...Subdomain Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
/publications/books-from-cap-p...Subdomain Books from CAP Publications
https://www.cap.org/Subdomain No Text
/sso/authenticateText duplicate Login
/member-resourcesSubdomain Text duplicate Member Resources
/member-resourcesSubdomain Text duplicate Member Resources Main Page
/member-resources/membershipSubdomain Text duplicate Join / Renew
/member-resources/membership/r...Subdomain Text duplicate Residents
/member-resources/membership/m...Subdomain Text duplicate Medical Students
/member-resources/new-in-practiceSubdomain Text duplicate New in Practice
/member-resources/house-of-del...Subdomain Text duplicate House of Delegates
/member-resources/practice-man...Subdomain Text duplicate Practice Management
/member-resources/pathology-ca...Subdomain Text duplicate Pathology Careers
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/advocacy/lobbying-and-politic...Subdomain Text duplicate Lobbying and Political Action
/advocacy/quality-payment-prog...Subdomain Text duplicate Quality Payment Program for Pathologists
/advocacy/pathologists-quality...Subdomain Text duplicate Pathologists Quality Registry
/advocacy/laboratory-oversight...Subdomain Text duplicate Laboratory Oversight and Regulation
/advocacy/latest-news-and-prac...Subdomain Text duplicate Latest News and Practice Data
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/laboratory-improvementSubdomain Text duplicate Laboratory Improvement Main Page
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
/laboratory-improvement/profic...Subdomain Text duplicate Proficiency Testing
/laboratory-improvement/labora...Subdomain Text duplicate Laboratories Outside the USA
/laboratory-improvement/catalo...Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog and Ordering Information
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https://education.cap.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Education
https://education.cap.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Education Main Page
https://education.cap.org/cour...External Subdomain Text duplicate Search Education Catalog
https://education.cap.org/my/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Activities in Progress
https://education.cap.org/my/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transcript
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/protocols-and-guidelinesSubdomain Text duplicate Protocols and Guidelines Main Page
/protocols-and-guidelines/canc...Subdomain Text duplicate Cancer Reporting Tools
/protocols-and-guidelines/canc...Subdomain Text duplicate Cancer Protocols
/protocols-and-guidelines/upco...Subdomain Text duplicate Upcoming CAP Guidelines
/protocols-and-guidelines/curr...Subdomain Text duplicate Current CAP Guidelines
https://www.cap.org/publicationsSubdomain Text duplicate Publications
https://www.cap.org/publicationsSubdomain Text duplicate Publications Main Page
/publications/cap-todaySubdomain Text duplicate CAP Today
/publications/archives-of-path...Subdomain Text duplicate Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
/publications/books-from-cap-p...Subdomain Text duplicate Books from CAP Publications
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Text duplicate Access e-LAB Solutions Suite
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Text duplicate ELSS Main Page
https://apps.cap.org/caporg-or...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Organization Profile
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Text duplicate Result Form Data Entry
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Text duplicate Evaluation Reports
https://elss.cap.org/lap-repor...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Checklists
https://www.medialab.com/compe...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Competency Assessment Hub
/member-resources/membershipSubdomain Text duplicate Join the CAP
https://estore.cap.org/OA_HTML...External Subdomain Text duplicate Shop
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Update My Profile
https://community.cap.org/High...New window External Subdomain Access My Committees
https://estore.cap.org/OA_HTML...External Subdomain View My Order History
https://education.cap.org/my/a...External Subdomain Access My Transcript
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain Change Password
https://www.cap.org/sso/logoutLogout
https://elss.cap.org/elss/face...External Subdomain View, enter, or submit PT results
https://elss.cap.org/apmailing...External Subdomain Anchor Claim CME/CE credit for faxed AP results
/protocols-and-guidelines/canc...Subdomain Access the Cancer Protocols
https://education.cap.org/cour...External Subdomain Search our Learning courses
/member-resources/membershipSubdomain Renew your membership or join the CAP
https://www.medialab.com/compe...New window External Subdomain Access your Competency Assessment Hub
https://events.cap.org/event/e...External Subdomain No Text
https://events.cap.org/event/e...New window External Subdomain Register Now
/advocacy/latest-news-and-prac...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain No Text
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain Learn about our program
https://education.cap.org/node...External Subdomain No Text
https://education.cap.org/node...External Subdomain Breast pathology diagnosis webinar
/member-resources/membership/g...Subdomain No Text
/member-resources/membership/g...Subdomain Learn about the advantages
/laboratory-improvement/profic...Subdomain No Text
/laboratory-improvement/profic...Subdomain Switch to direct transmission today
/member-resources/mycap-mobile...Subdomain No Text
/member-resources/mycap-mobile...Subdomain Save your most visited to My Cancer Protocols
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain No Text
/laboratory-improvement/accred...Subdomain Become CAP accredited
/publications/cap-todaySubdomain No Text
/publications/cap-todaySubdomain View the Latest Issue
/publications/archives-of-path...Subdomain No Text
/publications/archives-of-path...Subdomain View the Latest Articles
/laboratory-improvement/catalo...Subdomain No Text
/laboratory-improvement/catalo...Subdomain Order Products
/publications/books-from-cap-p...Subdomain No Text
/publications/books-from-cap-p...Subdomain Order Books
/calendar/events/job-prep-boot...Subdomain Text duplicate Register Now
/calendar/events/job-prep-boot...Subdomain No Text
https://www.cap.org/calendarSubdomain View All Events
/calendar/council-committeesSubdomain View Council and Committee Meetings
/calendar/events/how-the-ftcs-...Subdomain How the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Impacts Pathology Practices
/calendar/webinars/cancer-data...Subdomain Cancer Data Champions
/calendar/events/cybersecurity...Subdomain Cybersecurity Protection and Recovery
/calendar/events/defining-key-...Subdomain Defining Key Performance Indicators for Revenue Cycle Management
/laboratory-improvement/regula...Subdomain View Updates
https://newsroom.cap.org/lates...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://newsroom.cap.org/lates...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://newsroom.cap.org/lates...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://newsroom.cap.org/lates...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://newsroom.cap.org/lates...New window External Subdomain Watch the discussion
https://www.cap.org/about-the-capSubdomain About the CAP
https://www.cap.org/calendarSubdomain Calendar
/careers-at-the-capSubdomain Careers at the CAP
/contact-and-supportSubdomain Contact & Support
https://www.cap.org/sitemapSubdomain Sitemap
/browser-and-operating-system-...Subdomain Browser and Operating System Requirements
/terms-and-conditionsSubdomain Terms & Conditions
/privacy-policySubdomain Privacy Policy
https://foundation.cap.org/New window External Subdomain CAP Foundation
https://capannualmeeting.org/New window External Annual Meeting
https://newsroom.cap.org/New window External Subdomain CAP Newsroom
https://www.yourpathologist.org/New window External Subdomain Pathology and Patient Care
https://brandmerchandise.cap.org/New window External Subdomain CAP Merchandise
https://www.captodayonline.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate CAP Today
https://www.archivesofpatholog...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
https://twitter.com/PathologistsNew window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/capat...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/cap_...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...New window External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cap.org/"
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 0.81 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 (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 3,319 referring domains.
This page has 513,519 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,072 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Robots.txt

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# live - don't allow web crawlers to index cpresources/ or vendor/

User-agent: *
Disallow: /cpresources/
Disallow: /vendor/
Disallow: /.env
Disallow: /cache/

# Prevent indexing and allow search via swiftype
User-agent: Swiftbot
Disallow:

# Allow Dead Link Checker to search
User-agent: www.deadlinkchecker.com
Disallow:

Search preview

www.cap.org
Homepage | College of American Pathologists
The College of American Pathologists is the world's leading organization of board-certified pathologists.

Most important keywords

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

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American62%Check
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CAP accreditation49%Check
CAP Guidelines47%Check
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