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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.20 s
File size
158.80 kB
Words
1094
Media files
27
Number of links
115 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Charleston, SC - Official Website | Official Website
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (452 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Official Website For The City of Charleston, South Carolina
The length of the meta description is perfect. (392 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
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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Mayor William Cogswell released the City of Charleston’s newly updated...
This page contains 1094 words. That's ok.
29% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
19 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.36 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 22 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
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23168home page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23034Welcome to Charleston, SCWelcome to Charleston, SC
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23003Go to Site Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=36758Coffee with the Mayor
data:[...] Base64CHS_Logo_Green
data:[...] Base64Mayor William Cogswell
data:[...] Base642B4A1887-1
data:[...] Base64PO Chow
data:[...] Base642B4A1566
data:[...] Base64Max5
data:[...] Base64Picture of kids composting
data:[...] Base64Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston
data:[...] Base64Untitled design (9)
data:[...] Base64Untitled design (10)
data:[...] Base64City Plan Graphic for Featured Story
data:[...] Base64Social Graphics_v71 (1)
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23214Buildings on Broad StreetBuildings on Broad Street
data:[...] Base64Iron gate with pink flowers in bloomIron gate with pink flowers in bloom
data:[...] Base64Iron gate with vinesIron gate with vines
data:[...] Base64Sunrise over CharlestonSunrise over Charleston
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23219Sea Level Rise Strategy SpotlightSea Level Rise Strategy Spotlight
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=23218Mayor Cogswell head shot Mayor Tecklenburg head shot
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23228Affordable HousingAffordable Housing
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23025Charleston SCCharleston SC
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23005Facebook
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23009Twitter
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=23011YouTube

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 33 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 CITIZEN SERVICES DESK
H2 Flooding Strategy Update
H2 Mayor's Welcome
H2 Affordable Housing
H3 June 2024
H3 June 2024 Duplicate text
H3 FAQs
H3 Quick Links
H3 Site Links
H4 COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR IS BACK! JOIN MAYOR COGSWELL ON JOHNS ISLAND JUNE 27
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH
H4 CHARLESTON MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL OUTLINES CITY’S PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON IMPROVES SERVICES AND EFFICIENCY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
H4 MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL ANNOUNCES UNIFIED EFFORT TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS WITH LOWCOUNTRY RAPID HOUSING
H4 MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL ANNOUNCES D.U.I. CHECKPOINTS TO CRACK DOWN ON IMPAIRED DRIVING
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON’S INNOVATIVE RIDE-SHARE PILOT PROGRAM GOES INTO EFFECT MAY 1st
H4 City of Charleston Announces Major Parking System Update with New Technology
H4 City of Charleston and Charleston County Government Expands Composting Program with Six New Drop-off
H4 Free 2-Hour Holiday Parking Voucher
H4 Holiday Magic Events
H4 City of Charleston Debuts New ‘TrashTracker’ Mobile App
H4 The Charleston Peninsula: Our Community, Our Future, Our Plan
H4 Connect with the City of Charleston via text
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE MONDAY, MAY 27 IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH Duplicate text
H4 DALE MORRIS STEPPING DOWN AS HEAD OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
H4 CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CITY OF CHARLESTON PRESENT “CSO AT THE JOE” CONCERT
H4 CHARLESTON MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL OUTLINES CITY’S PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE Duplicate text
H4 CITY OF CHARLESTON IMPROVES SERVICES AND EFFICIENCY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Duplicate text
H4 Wed, Jun 26
H4 Wed, Jun 26 Duplicate text
H4 Wed, Jun 26 Duplicate text
H4 Thu, Jun 27
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.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/MyAccount/ProfileCreateCreate a Website Account
/MyAccountWebsite Sign In
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/IMG-ALT home page
/2140/GovernmentGovernment
/2141/DepartmentsDepartments
/103/ResidentsResidents
/2100/BusinessBusiness
/1021/VisitorsVisitors
/437/Online-ServicesOnline Services
/406/How-Do-IHow Do I...
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Click to edit...
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Go to Site Search
https://sccharlestonweb.myvscl...New window External Subdomain REc Program
/856/Permit-CenterPermitting
/jobs.aspxEmployment
/AgendaCenterAgenda Center
/forms.aspx?FID=65Comment Card
/index.aspx?NID=105Report A Problem
/list.aspxNotify Me
https://gis.charleston-sc.gov/External Subdomain GIS aPPS
/requesttracker.aspxReport a Concern
/1884/Citizen-Services-DeskQuestions?
/FormCenter/General-8-8/Custom...New window Customer Comments
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Featured Stories
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Latest Headlines
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Featured Stories
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1305IMG-ALT Coffee with the Mayor
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1305COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR IS BACK! JOIN MAYOR COGSWELL ON JOHNS ISLAND JUNE 27
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1305Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1304CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1304Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1293IMG-ALT CHS_Logo_Green
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1293CHARLESTON MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL OUTLINES CITY’S PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1293Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289IMG-ALT Mayor William Cogswell
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289CITY OF CHARLESTON IMPROVES SERVICES AND EFFICIENCY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1288IMG-ALT 2B4A1887-1
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1288MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL ANNOUNCES UNIFIED EFFORT TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS WITH LOWCOUNTRY RAPID HOUSING
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1288Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1285IMG-ALT PO Chow
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1285MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL ANNOUNCES D.U.I. CHECKPOINTS TO CRACK DOWN ON IMPAIRED DRIVING
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1285Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1284New window IMG-ALT 2B4A1566
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1284New window CITY OF CHARLESTON’S INNOVATIVE RIDE-SHARE PILOT PROGRAM GOES INTO EFFECT MAY 1st
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1284New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1280IMG-ALT Max5
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1280City of Charleston Announces Major Parking System Update with New Technology
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1280Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1279IMG-ALT Picture of kids composting
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1279City of Charleston and Charleston County Government Expands Composting Program with Six New Drop-off
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1279Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1274IMG-ALT Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1274Free 2-Hour Holiday Parking Voucher
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1274Text duplicate Read on...
http://charlestonarts.org/holi...External IMG-ALT Untitled design (9)
http://charlestonarts.org/holi...External Holiday Magic Events
http://charlestonarts.org/holi...External Additional Info...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1276IMG-ALT Untitled design (10)
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1276City of Charleston Debuts New ‘TrashTracker’ Mobile App
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1276Text duplicate Read on...
https://www.peninsulaplan.org/External Subdomain IMG-ALT City Plan Graphic for Featured Story
https://www.peninsulaplan.org/External Subdomain The Charleston Peninsula: Our Community, Our Future, Our Plan
https://www.peninsulaplan.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Additional Info...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1238IMG-ALT Social Graphics_v71 (1)
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1238Connect with the City of Charleston via text
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1238Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=14View All
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Latest Headlines
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1290CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE MONDAY, MAY 27 IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1290Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1304Text duplicate CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1304Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1301DALE MORRIS STEPPING DOWN AS HEAD OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1301Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1300CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CITY OF CHARLESTON PRESENT “CSO AT THE JOE” CONCERT
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1300Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1293Text duplicate CHARLESTON MAYOR WILLIAM COGSWELL OUTLINES CITY’S PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1293Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289Text duplicate CITY OF CHARLESTON IMPROVES SERVICES AND EFFICIENCY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1289Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=1Text duplicate View All
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Public Meetings
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Events
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Public Meetings
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...26
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...27
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...1
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...3
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9138Special Events Committee Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9138Special Events Committee MeetingRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8552Board of Architectural Review – Large
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8552Board of Architectural Review – LargeRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8689Tourism Commission Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8689Tourism Commission MeetingRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8569Board of Architectural Review - Small
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8569Board of Architectural Review - SmallRead On
/calendar.aspx?CID=14,24,38,31Text duplicate View All
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Events
/calendar.aspx?CID=37,22,23Text duplicate View All
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/slrNew window Learn More
/index.aspx?NID=400Text duplicate Learn More
/240/Housing-HomeownershipText duplicate Learn More
/facebookIMG-ALT Facebook
/twitterIMG-ALT Twitter
/youtubeIMG-ALT YouTube
/Faq.aspx?TID=14FAQs
/Faq.aspx?QID=298How do I obtain a residential garbage container?
/Faq.aspx?QID=299What is the holiday garbage and trash pick-up schedule?
/Faq.aspx?TID=14Text duplicate View All
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=238Quick Links
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/Home
/faq.aspxText duplicate FAQs
/civicalerts.aspxNews
/calendar.aspxCalendar
/FormCenter/ADA-Grievance-Form...Disability Accessibility Grievance Form
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=239Site Links
/translateTranslate Page
/sitemapSite Map
/site/copyrightCopyright Notices
/mobileMobile
/AccessibilityAccessibility
http://www.civicplus.com/referralExternal Subdomain Government Websites by CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.charleston-sc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.20 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (159 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-encodinggzip
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serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
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set-cookie25 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
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dateFri, 21 Jun 2024 15:57:28 GMT
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http_versionHTTP/2

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 3,412 referring domains.
This page has 42,289 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,844 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 5277 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /map.aspx
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Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
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Charleston, SC - Official Website | Official Website
The Official Website For The City of Charleston, South Carolina

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
CHARLESTON73%Check
Site63%Check
Website56%Check
CHARLESTON OFFICES55%Check
Historic Charleston55%Check
Charleston County54%Check
Charleston Peninsula54%Check
CHARLESTON OFFICES CLOSE50%Check
city48%Check
Charleston County Government47%Check
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