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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
43% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
64% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.99 s
File size
92.40 kB
Words
422
Media files
16
Number of links
104 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
The length of the page title is perfect. (484 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Visit the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for county government news, meetings, upcoming events, contact information and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (836 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.capecod.gov/
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionVisit the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for county government news, meetings, upcoming events, contact information and more.
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tec-api-versionv1
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article:modified_time2024-06-21T15:40:58+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome | Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
og:descriptionVisit the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for county government news, meetings, upcoming events, contact information and more.
og:urlhttps://www.capecod.gov/
og:site_nameBarnstable County
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 422 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
14.5% 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 19 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" 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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
11 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
...ads/2022/01/barnstable-county-logo-1.pngBarnstable County
...ads/2022/04/barnstable-county-logo-1.pngBarnstable County
...ntent/uploads/2022/05/seal-300x300-2.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ed-BC-Official-Seal-2021_-Small_72-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...4/06/Barnstable-County-Web-Banner-1c.jpgBarnstable County Lighthouse at Sunset
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/icon-bids.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2022/01/icon-press-releases.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ontent/uploads/2024/02/icon-finances.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/icon-jobs.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/loan.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/drop.pngNo alt attribute provided
...t/uploads/2022/04/HS-News-5-1024x576.pngNo alt attribute provided
...2/man-using-ipad-landscape-1024x683.webpNo alt attribute provided
...ads/2022/05/Upcoming-Events-1024x576.pngUpcoming Events
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/footer-logo.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/2024/07/digital-counties.pngDigital Counties Award Logo

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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 How Do I?
H3 Meeting Center
H3 Featured News
H3 Upcoming Events
H4 Departments
H4 News & Resources
H4 Quick Links
H4 Resources
H4 BIDS
H4 Meeting Center Duplicate text
H4 Open Finance
H4 PFAS Mitigation
H4 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
H4 AquiFund
H4 County Government
H4 Departments Duplicate text
H4 Support
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.capecod.gov/Anchor Skip to content
/2024/10/17/2024-barnstable-co...Subdomain Click here for details
/public-record-guidelines/Public Records Guidelines
/human-resources/notice-of-non...Non-Discrimination Guidelines
/county-government/commissione...Employee Resources
/communications-office/subscri...Sign Up for Alerts
https://www.capecod.gov/Subdomain IMG-ALT Barnstable County
/county-government/meeting-cen...Meeting Center
/contact/employee-search/Employee Search
/communications-office/social-...Social Media
https://www.capecod.gov/Subdomain A-TITLE Link to homepage
/county-government/about-the-c...Subdomain County Government
/county-government/about-the-c...Subdomain About the County
/county-government/meeting-cen...Subdomain Text duplicate Meeting Center
/county-government/assembly-of...Subdomain Assembly of Delegates
/county-government/commissioners/Subdomain Board of Regional Commissioners
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain County Administration
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain Communications
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain Human Resources
/county-government/boards-comm...Subdomain Committees
https://www.capecodcommission....New window External Subdomain Cape Cod Commission
/county-government/town-websites/Subdomain Town Websites
/county-government/courts/Subdomain Courts
https://www.barnstabledeeds.org/New window External Subdomain Anchor Barnstable County Registry of Deeds
/mercy-otis-warren-cape-cod-wo...Subdomain Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of the Year Award
/departments/americorps/AmeriCorps Cape Cod
/departments/cooperative-exten...Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
https://www.childrenscove.org/New window External Subdomain Children’s Cove
/county-government/commissione...Text duplicate County Administration
/departments/dredge-program/Dredge Program
/department/regional-emergency...Emergency Planning
/departments/facilities/Facilities
/department-of-finance-treasurer/Finance/Treasurer
/departments/health-environment/Health & Environment
/departments/human-rights-advi...Human Rights Advisory Commission
/departments/human-services/Human Services
/departments/it/Information Technology Department
/department/public-safety-trai...Public Safety
/purchasing/Purchasing
/news-resources/news/Subdomain News & Resources
/arpa-recovery-resource-center/Subdomain ARPA Resource Center
/departments/health-environmen...Subdomain Cape Cod AquiFund
/county-chatter/Subdomain County Chatter
/news-resources/county-events/Subdomain County Events Calendar
/news-resources/county-news-ro...Subdomain County News Round Up Newsletter
/news-resources/vistors-page/Subdomain For Visitors
/news-resources/news/Subdomain News
/pfas-mitigation/Subdomain PFAS Mitigation
/category/barnstable-county/pr...Subdomain Press Releases
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain Employment
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain Employment Opportunities
https://barnstablecountyretire...New window External Anchor Barnstable County Retirement
/department-of-finance-treasur...Subdomain Online Payment Center
https://www.capecod.gov/contact/Subdomain Contact
https://www.capecod.gov/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
/contact/employee-search/Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Search
/contact/social-media/Subdomain Text duplicate Social Media
/county-government/meeting-cen...Text duplicate Meeting Center
/contact/employee-search/Text duplicate Employee Search
/communications-office/social-...Text duplicate Social Media
/public-record-guidelines/Text duplicate Public Records Guidelines
/human-resources/notice-of-non...Text duplicate Non-Discrimination Guidelines
/county-government/commissione...Text duplicate Employee Resources
/communications-office/subscri...Text duplicate Sign Up for Alerts
/county-government/commissione...Subdomain Current Employment Opportunities
/county-government/meeting-cen...Subdomain Watch a Commissioners’ Meeting
/departments/cooperative-exten...Subdomain Soil Testing
/departments/health-environmen...Subdomain COVID-19 Data for Barnstable County
/departments/cooperative-exten...Subdomain Tick Testing
/departments/cooperative-exten...Subdomain Find a Household Hazardous Waste Collection
/purchasing/bids-and-proposals/Subdomain BIDS
/county-government/meeting-cen...Subdomain Text duplicate Meeting Center
https://capecod-of.finance.soc...External Subdomain Open Finance
/news-resources/pfas-mitigation/Subdomain Text duplicate PFAS Mitigation
/barnstable-county-federal-ame...Subdomain American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
/departments/health-environmen...Subdomain AquiFund
/county-government/meeting-cen...Subdomain View Meeting Center
/news-resources/news/Subdomain View All News
/news-resources/general-calendar/Subdomain View Events Calendar
https://www.facebook.com/barns...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/CapeCodGovNew window Nofollow External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window Nofollow External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/barn...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window Nofollow External Subdomain LinkedIn
/2024/07/17/celebrating-barnst...Subdomain IMG-ALT Digital Counties Award Logo
/county-government/about-the-c...Text duplicate About the County
/county-government/meeting-cen...Text duplicate Meeting Center
/county-government/assembly-of...Text duplicate Assembly of Delegates
/county-government/commissioners/Text duplicate Board of Regional Commissioners
/county-government/boards-comm...Text duplicate Committees
https://www.capecodcommission....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Cape Cod Commission
/county-government/town-websites/Text duplicate Town Websites
/county-government/courts/Text duplicate Courts
https://www.barnstabledeeds.org/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Barnstable County Registry of Deeds
http://www.bsheriff.net/New window External Subdomain Barnstable County Sheriff's Office
/mercy-otis-warren-cape-cod-wo...Mercy Otis Warren ‘Cape Cod Woman of the Year Award’
/departments/americorps/Text duplicate AmeriCorps Cape Cod
/departments/cooperative-exten...Text duplicate Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
https://www.childrenscove.org/New window External Subdomain Children's Cove
/county-government/commissione...Text duplicate County Administration
/departments/dredge-program/Text duplicate Dredge Program
/department/regional-emergency...Text duplicate Emergency Planning
/departments/facilities/Text duplicate Facilities
/department-of-finance-treasurer/Text duplicate Finance/Treasurer
/departments/health-environment/Text duplicate Health & Environment
/departments/human-rights-advi...Text duplicate Human Rights Advisory Commission
/departments/human-services/Text duplicate Human Services
/departments/it/Text duplicate Information Technology Department
/department/public-safety-trai...Text duplicate Public Safety
/purchasing/Text duplicate Purchasing
/public-record-guidelines/Text duplicate Public Records Guidelines
/human-resources/notice-of-non...Text duplicate Non-Discrimination Guidelines
/accessibility-statement/Accessibility Statement
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/news-resources/Text duplicate News & Resources
/human-resources/employment/Text duplicate Employment
https://www.capecod.gov/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/county-government/commissione...Text duplicate Employee Resources
https://tomo360.com/New window External Tomo360
https://www.wpadacompliance.com/External Subdomain The owner of this website has made a commitment to accessibility and inclusion, please report any problems that you encounter using the contact form on this ...
A-TITLE Click this link to learn more about the WP ADA Compliance plugin.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.capecod.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.99 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 (92 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 16 Nov 2024 00:30:05 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byWP Engine
link<https://www.capecod.gov/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
x-tec-api-versionv1
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x-tec-api-originhttps://www.capecod.gov
x-cacheablebot
cache-controlmax-age=10800, must-revalidate
x-cacheHIT: 33
x-cache-groupbot
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
servercloudflare
cf-ray8e335ecf4fa992b7-FRA
content-encodinggzip
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statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 762 referring domains.
This page has 4,855 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 532 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Home | Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Visit the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for county government news, meetings, upcoming events, contact information and more.

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Cod71%Check
Cape Cod71%Check
County65%Check
Barnstable County63%Check
County News62%Check
Barnstable61%Check
County Government58%Check
Cod Website58%Check
Cape Cod Commission58%Check
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