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Meta information
89% 
Page quality
59% 
Page structure
51% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
5.08 s
File size
750.90 kB
Words
1305
Media files
33
Number of links
63 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

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Title
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The Week UK | All you need to know about everything that matters
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 597 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The Week brings you all you need to know about everything that matters. More than a news digest – it's an original take on world news
The length of the meta description is perfect. (829 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://theweek.com/uk
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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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
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An URL is specified multiple times in alternate links.
Language for link pointing to page itself inaccurate
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The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
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The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
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This page contains 1305 words. That's ok.
35.2% of the text are stop words.
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A viewport "width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
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Image SEO
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Social Networks
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All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Headings
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There are 47 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

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H2 Are pig-organ transplants becoming a reality?
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H2 The Week Every day of the week
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H2 Morning Report Duplicate text
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H2 Brazil's war on illicit hot air balloons
H2 Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
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H2 91 things Donald Trump has said about women
H2 Panama Canal politics – and what Trump's threats mean
H2 Are pig-organ transplants becoming a reality? Duplicate text
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H2 Talking Points
H2 Cautious optimism surrounds plans for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant
H2 Carry-On: Taron Egerton's airport thriller is 'unexpectedly watchable'
H2 After each horrific child abuse case, we hear that lessons will be learnt
H2 The Week Recommends
H2 Ranking every MCU movie since 'Avengers: Endgame'
H2 Explore new worlds this winter at these 6 enlightening museum exhibitions
H2 Under the Radar
H2 Florida has a sinking condo problem
H2 Octopuses could be the next big species after humans
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H2 Nordstrom family, investor to take retail chain private
H2 House report on Gaetz finds regular paid sex, drugs
H2 Kremlin seeks to quell Assad divorce reports
H2 Blake Lively accuses rom-com costar of smear job
H2 More From The Week
H2 The best tabloid stories of 2024
H2 The best homes of the year
H2 The pros and cons of the death penalty
H2 What does Reform UK stand for?
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