Charlottesville.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
64% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.53 s
File size
121.50 kB
Words
839
Media files
26
Number of links
112 internal / 2 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Charlottesville, VA | Official Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (319 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
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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theme-colorrgb(23, 62, 100)
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Content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 839 words. That's ok.
26.1% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
18 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 10.17 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 17 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=10798Charlottesville Virginia Homepage
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10809Facebook
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10810Instagram
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10819X
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10820YouTube
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10807Zoom
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10808Streaming
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=10972Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=11108Welcome to Charlottesville Header
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=11644City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64News Release CPD
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64News Release CPD
data:[...] Base64Kellie Bethke Headshot (1 of 6)
data:[...] Base64Scam Alert! The Charlottesville Police Department will NEVER call you and demand personal info
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64Rivanna Waste logo
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64Board and Commission Application Announcement
data:[...] Base64News Release CPD
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64City Seal Blue BG
data:[...] Base64Now Hiring Firefighters and EMTs
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=10821Charlottesville Virginia Homepage

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 32 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 Spotlight on Charlottesville
H2 News & Events
H3 Contact Us
H3 Popular Links
H3 Site Links
H4 Cole McNair Sentenced to 24 Months
H4 CPD Responds to Four Shots Fired Calls
H4 City Parking Pass Reminder
H4 The TJPDC Announces the Rivanna River Basin Commission's Ninth Annual Conference
H4 CPD Seeks Assistance Locating Missing Juvenile, Wyatt Bullion
H4 Kellie Brown Joins the City Today as Director of Neighborhood Development Services
H4 PSA: CPD will NEVER Call and Ask for Money or Personal Information
H4 Historic Resources Committee Develops Downtown Walking Tour Map
H4 Fall 2024 Household Hazardous Waste and Special Collection Events
H4 City Attorney to Retire Effective September 3, 2024
H4 Accepting Applications for Boards and Commissions Until October 30!
H4 CPD Seeks Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile Gianella Arostegui
H4 Labor Day Trash & Recycling Schedule
H4 Vibrant Community Fund FY25 Orientation Information
H4 James Robert Allen Sentenced to 30 Years
H4 CFD Now Hiring Deputy Fire Chief
H4 Stribling Avenue Sidewalk Meeting Postponed to July 30th
H4 Roundabout Work in Charlottesville to Create Detour
H4 TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Saturday Main Street Closure
H4 TRAFFIC ALERT: Gravel Lot Next to Belmont Bridge Now Closed
H4 City Council Meeting
H4 Board of Architectural Review Meeting
H4 City Council Joint Meeting with Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
H4 Housing Advisory Committee Meeting
H4 Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
H4 Neighborhood Community Walk: Venable
H4 Veterans Day (City Offices Closed)
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 2 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/MyAccount/ProfileCreateCreate a Website Account
/MyAccountWebsite Sign In
https://www.charlottesville.gov/IMG-ALT Charlottesville Virginia Homepage
/27/GovernmentGovernment
/31/Living-VisitingLiving & Visiting
/35/Doing-BusinessDoing Business
/9/How-Do-IHow Do I...
/facebookIMG-ALT Facebook
/instagramIMG-ALT Instagram
/twitterIMG-ALT X
/youtubeIMG-ALT YouTube
/944IMG-ALT Zoom
/196IMG-ALT Streaming
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Search
https://gisweb.charlottesville...External Subdomain GIS Data
/470/TransitTransit
/156/Parks-RecreationParks & Recreation
/753/PayPay Bills Online
/695/Employment-with-the-City-...Employment
/666/Service-RequestReport or Request
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1926New window IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1926New window Cole McNair Sentenced to 24 Months
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1926New window Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1924IMG-ALT News Release CPD
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1924CPD Responds to Four Shots Fired Calls
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1924Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1923Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1923City Parking Pass Reminder
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1923Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1922New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1922New window The TJPDC Announces the Rivanna River Basin Commission's Ninth Annual Conference
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1922New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1921Text duplicate IMG-ALT News Release CPD
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1921CPD Seeks Assistance Locating Missing Juvenile, Wyatt Bullion
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1921Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1920New window IMG-ALT Kellie Bethke Headshot (1 of 6)
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1920New window Kellie Brown Joins the City Today as Director of Neighborhood Development Services
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1920New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1919IMG-ALT Scam Alert! The Charlottesville Police Department will NEVER call you and demand personal info
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1919PSA: CPD will NEVER Call and Ask for Money or Personal Information
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1919Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1917New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1917New window Historic Resources Committee Develops Downtown Walking Tour Map
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1917New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1916IMG-ALT Rivanna Waste logo
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1916Fall 2024 Household Hazardous Waste and Special Collection Events
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1916Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1915New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1915New window City Attorney to Retire Effective September 3, 2024
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1915New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1914IMG-ALT Board and Commission Application Announcement
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1914Accepting Applications for Boards and Commissions Until October 30!
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1914Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1913Text duplicate IMG-ALT News Release CPD
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1913CPD Seeks Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile Gianella Arostegui
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1913Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1912Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1912Labor Day Trash & Recycling Schedule
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1912Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1911New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1911New window Vibrant Community Fund FY25 Orientation Information
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1911New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1910New window Text duplicate IMG-ALT City Seal Blue BG
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1910New window James Robert Allen Sentenced to 30 Years
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1910New window Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1909IMG-ALT Now Hiring Firefighters and EMTs
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1909CFD Now Hiring Deputy Fire Chief
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1909Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1869Stribling Avenue Sidewalk Meeting Postponed to July 30th
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1869Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1845Roundabout Work in Charlottesville to Create Detour
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1845Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1824TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Saturday Main Street Closure
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1824Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1802TRAFFIC ALERT: Gravel Lot Next to Belmont Bridge Now Closed
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1802Text duplicate Read on...
/1584/NewsSubdomain View All News
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Anchor Meetings
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Anchor Events
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Meetings
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2561City Council Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2561City Council MeetingRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2537Board of Architectural Review Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2537Board of Architectural Review MeetingRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2774City Council Joint Meeting with Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2774City Council Joint Meeting with Albemarle County Board of SupervisorsRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2512Housing Advisory Committee Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2512Housing Advisory Committee MeetingRead On
/calendar.aspx?CID=14,24View All Events
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Events
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2736Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2736Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee MeetingRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2805Neighborhood Community Walk: Venable
/Calendar.aspx?EID=2805Neighborhood Community Walk: VenableRead On
/Calendar.aspx?EID=138Veterans Day (City Offices Closed)
/Calendar.aspx?EID=138Veterans Day (City Offices Closed)Read On
/calendar.aspx?CID=14,22Text duplicate View All Events
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Charlottesville Virginia Homepage
/directory.aspxContact Info Directory
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=12Popular Links
/207/Animal-ControlAnimal Control
/557/Parking-TicketsParking Tickets
/569/Pay-Your-TaxesPay Your Taxes
/572/Trash-Recycling-Leaf-Coll...Trash, Recycling & Leaf Collection
/239/Parking-InformationParking Information
/396/Voter-Registration-ElectionsVoter Registration & Elections
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=13Site Links
https://www.charlottesville.gov/Home
/sitemapSite Map
/accessibilityAccessibility
/copyrightCopyright Notices
/privacyPrivacy Policy
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.charlottesville.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 very slow (1.53 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 (122 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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set-cookie25 Characters
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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,662 referring domains.
This page has 35,802 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 984 different ip addresses.

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Charlottesville Police53%Check
Site50%Check
Charlottesville Police Department48%Check
Website46%Check
City44%Check
CPD44%Check
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