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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
56% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
92% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.13 s
File size
92.20 kB
Words
623
Media files
20
Number of links
63 internal / 77 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
| DC
The page title is too short. (39 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://dc.gov/portalwip
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=no
generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:urlhttps://dc.gov/portalwip
twitter:titleDC
twitter:descriptionWashington, DC
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 623 words. That's ok.
21% 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 21.5 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, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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
...dc/shared_assets/dc_home_logo2_small.pngDC.Gov LogoDC.Gov Logo
...fault/files/dc/shared_assets/search2.pngSearch DC.govSearch DC.gov
/sites/default/files/dc/dcgov_logo.jpgDC.Gov HomeDC.Gov Home
...s/dc/shared_assets/mayor-bowser-logo.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s_SocialMedia_2025_X_1.png?itok=AZYlS5nlNo alt attribute provided
...023-09-Flu-HomepageIMG.png?itok=rpm4EU6wWhat is Influenza?What is Influenza?
...rotator_01DPRYouth2024.jpg?itok=o0ipMj-aDPR programs, field trips, and events for young people!DPR programs, field trips, and events for young people!
...opic_icon_set/emergency-preparedness.pngEmergency Preparedness IconCPR Training Program
..._assets/topic_icon_set/tickets-fines.pngPay a TicketPay a Ticket
...on_set/transportation-motor-vehicles.pngcar iconDrivers Licenses
...et/public-works-sanitation-utilities.pngPublic Works service iconPothole Repair
...raining-professional-certification_0.pngBasic Business License MaintenanceBasic Business License Maintenance
...content/images/zero113.jpg?itok=Gp41MSq1Image for Zero WasteImage for Zero Waste
...ontent/images/311at113.jpg?itok=6FKtp2pqImage of DC311Image of DC311
...les/dc/shared_assets/map_icon_footer.pngDistrict NewsDistrict News
...shared_assets/infoCenter_icon_footer.pngDistrict InitiativesDistrict Initiatives
.../shared_assets/community_icon_footer.pngAbout DCAbout DC
...dc/shared_assets/contact_footer_icon.pngContact UsContact Us
.../files/dc/shared_assets/BOW14_Winner.pngBest of the Web logo 2014
...t/files/dc/shared_assets/BOW13_final.jpgBest of the Web logo 2013

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Washington, DC
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Washington, DC
H2 Search form
H2 Apply Now! Scholarship & Grant Applications Open
H2 What is Influenza?
H2 DPR Youth Development
H2 Featured Services
H2 Highlights
H2 Follow the Mayor
H2 Popular Searches
H3 CPR Training Program
H3 Pay Tickets
H3 Driver Licenses
H3 Request Pothole Repair
H3 Duplicate or Cancel License, Change Billing Address
H3 More Services
H3 More News
H3 Zero Waste DC
H3 Read More
H3 Submit a Service Request
H3 Read More Duplicate text
H3 More About the Mayor
H3 More Searches
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 too many external links (77) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dc.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://dc.gov/IMG-ALT DC.Gov Logo
A-TITLE DC.Gov Home
/page/residents-resource-centerResidents
A-TITLE Residents Resource Center
/page/new-resident-resourcesNew Resident Resources
A-TITLE New Resident Resources
https://dc.gov/page/public-safetyPublic Safety
A-TITLE Public Safety
/page/public-works-sanitation-...Public Works, Sanitation and Utilities
A-TITLE Public Works, Sanitation and Utilities
/page/emergency-preparednessEmergency Preparedness
A-TITLE Emergency Preparedness
http://answersplease.dc.gov/External Subdomain Social Services
A-TITLE Social Services
/page/health-and-human-servicesHealth and Human Services
A-TITLE Health and Human Services
/page/transportation-and-motor...Transportation and Motor Vehicles
A-TITLE Transportation and Motor Vehicles
https://dpr.dc.gov/External Subdomain Parks and Recreation
A-TITLE Parks and Recreation
/page/government-resource-centerGovernment
A-TITLE Government Resource Center
http://cfo.dc.gov/page/budgetExternal Subdomain Budget 2023
A-TITLE Budget 2023
http://directory.dc.gov/External Subdomain District Agencies
A-TITLE District Agencies
/page/grants-and-fundingGrants and Funding
A-TITLE Grants and Funding
/external-link/dc-councilDC Council
A-TITLE DC Council
/page/laws-regulations-and-courtsLaws, Regulations and Courts
A-TITLE Laws, Regulations and Courts
http://open.dc.gov/External Subdomain Open Government
A-TITLE Open Government
/page/official-documents-and-r...Official Documents and Records
A-TITLE Official Documents and Records
/page/tickets-and-finesTickets and Fines
A-TITLE Tickets and Fines
/page/visitors-resource-centerVisitors
A-TITLE Visitors Resource Center
/page/arts-and-cultureArts and Culture
A-TITLE Arts and Culture
/page/media-and-communicationsMedia and Communications
A-TITLE Media and Communications
/page/transportation-and-motor...Getting Around the District
A-TITLE Getting Around the District
/page/sports-parks-and-recreationSports, Parks and Recreation
A-TITLE Sports, Parks and Recreation
/page/history-and-tourismHistory and Tourism
A-TITLE History and Tourism
/external-link/destination-dcTours, Travel and Accommodation
A-TITLE Tours, Travel and Accommodation
/page/education-resource-centerEducation
A-TITLE Education Resource Center
http://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-s...External Subdomain District Public Charter Schools
A-TITLE District Public Charter Schools
https://dme.dc.gov/External Subdomain Deputy Mayor for Education
A-TITLE Deputy Mayor for Education
https://dcps.dc.gov/External Subdomain DC Public Schools
A-TITLE DC Public Schools
http://www.dcpcsb.org/External Subdomain District Public Charter School Board
A-TITLE District Public Charter School Board
http://dcps.dc.gov/newsroom?fi...External Subdomain District School Closures
A-TITLE DC Public School Closures
http://osse.dc.gov/service/pos...External Subdomain Higher Education
A-TITLE Higher Education
http://dcps.dc.gov/page/dcps-c...External Subdomain District School Calendars
A-TITLE District School Calendars
https://sboe.dc.gov/External Subdomain State Board of Education
A-TITLE State Board of Education
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/External Subdomain District School Profiles
A-TITLE District School Profiles
https://osse.dc.gov/External Subdomain State Superintendent of Education
A-TITLE State Superintendent of Education
/page/jobs-resource-centerJobs
A-TITLE Jobs and employment
http://does.dc.gov/service/ame...External Subdomain American Job Center
A-TITLE American Job Center
https://dc.gov/trainingTraining and Professional Certification
A-TITLE Training and Professional Certification
http://dchr.dc.gov/page/appoin...External Subdomain Appointed Positions
A-TITLE Appointed Positions
https://does.dc.gov/service/st...External Subdomain Unemployment Compensation
A-TITLE Unemployment Compensation
http://dchr.dc.gov/page/careersExternal Subdomain District Government Jobs
A-TITLE District Government Jobs
http://dcoa.dc.gov/service/dc-...External Subdomain Seniors Employment Service
A-TITLE Seniors Employment Service
https://does.dc.gov/page/job-s...External Subdomain Job Seeker Resources
A-TITLE Job Seeker Resources
http://does.dc.gov/service/you...External Subdomain Youth Services
A-TITLE Youth Services
https://dc.gov/online-servicesOnline Services
A-TITLE Online Services
http://311.dc.gov/External Subdomain 311 Service Request Online
A-TITLE 311 Service Request Online
https://dc.gov/feedbackFeedback, Complaints and Appeals
A-TITLE Feedback, Complaints and Appeals
/page/data-demographics-and-mapsData, Demographics and Maps
A-TITLE Data, Demographics and Maps
/page/media-and-communicationsText duplicate Media and Communications
A-TITLE Media and Communications
http://mayor.dc.gov/External Subdomain Mayor
A-TITLE Mayor
https://dc.gov/IMG-ALT DC.Gov Home
A-TITLE DC.Gov Home
http://mayor.dc.gov/External Subdomain Mayor Muriel Bowser
A-TITLE Mayor Muriel Bowser
http://mayor.dc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Mayor Muriel Bowser
http://mayor.dc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Mayor Muriel Bowser
A-TITLE Mayor Muriel Bowser
https://fedsupport.dc.gov/External Subdomain fedsupport.dc.gov
A-TITLE fedsupport.dc.gov
https://app-na.readspeaker.com...Nofollow External Subdomain Listen
A-TITLE Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker webReader
https://mayor.dc.gov/page/scho...External Subdomain Apply Now! Scholarship & Grant Applications Open College scholarship and grant opportunities available. Be sure to apply by Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
https://dchealth.dc.gov/fluExternal Subdomain What is Influenza? Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is most prevalent in the Fall and Winter so it’s important to know what to do so you don’t get the f...
IMG-ALT What is Influenza?
https://dpryouth.splashthat.com/External Subdomain DPR Youth Development DPR programs, field trips, and events for young people!
IMG-ALT DPR programs, field trips, and events for young people!
/service/cpr-training-programIMG-ALT Emergency Preparedness Icon
A-TITLE CPR Training Program
/service/cpr-training-programCPR Training Program
A-TITLE CPR Training Program
https://dmv.dc.gov/service/pay...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Pay a Ticket
A-TITLE Pay Tickets
https://dmv.dc.gov/service/pay...External Subdomain Pay Tickets
A-TITLE Pay Tickets
https://dmv.dc.gov/service/dri...External Subdomain IMG-ALT car icon
A-TITLE Driver Licenses
https://dmv.dc.gov/service/dri...External Subdomain Driver Licenses
A-TITLE Driver Licenses
https://ddot.dc.gov/service/po...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Public Works service icon
A-TITLE Request Pothole Repair
https://ddot.dc.gov/service/po...External Subdomain Request Pothole Repair
A-TITLE Request Pothole Repair
/service/basic-business-licens...IMG-ALT Basic Business License Maintenance
A-TITLE Duplicate or Cancel License, Change Billing Address
/service/basic-business-licens...Duplicate or Cancel License, Change Billing Address
A-TITLE Duplicate or Cancel License, Change Billing Address
https://dc.gov/servicesMore Services
/portalwip?subject=Green Build...District News
/portalwip?subject=Green Build...Events
/release/modified-district-gov...Modified District Government Services for DC Emancipation Day
/release/mayor-bowser-launches...Mayor Bowser Launches MOST-DC Portal to Help Families Find Out of School Time Programs
/release/mayor-bowser-announce...Mayor Bowser Announces First-Ever Open Streets Event on Capitol Hill
/release/dpr-spring-program-re...DPR Spring Program Registration Opens on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12
/release/scissors-and-spice-hi...Scissors and Spice in Historic Anacostia: Mayor Celebrates New Black-Owned Businesses in Ward 8
https://dc.gov/newsroomMore News
https://zerowaste.dc.gov/External Subdomain Zero Waste DC
A-TITLE https://zerowaste.dc.gov
https://zerowaste.dc.gov/External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://311.dc.gov/citizen/s/External Subdomain Submit a Service Request
A-TITLE https://311.dc.gov/citizen/s/
https://311.dc.gov/citizen/s/External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://twitter.com/MayorBowserExternal Follow
http://mayor.dc.gov/External Subdomain More About the Mayor
/service/check-your-tax-refund...where's my refund?
https://mytax.dc.gov/_/External Subdomain taxes
https://dmv.dc.gov/External Subdomain dmv
A-TITLE unemployment
https://mytax.dc.gov/_/?Link=P...External Subdomain property tax
https://careers.dc.gov/psc/ere...External Subdomain jobs
https://dmv.dc.gov/service/pay...External Subdomain pay tickets
https://dchr.dc.gov/page/navig...External Subdomain peoplesoft
A-TITLE parking
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/tes...External Subdomain covid testing
A-TITLE pay a ticket
https://dchr.dc.gov/External Subdomain human resources
https://dlcp.dc.gov/External Subdomain dlcp
https://dc.gov/top-searchesMore Searches
https://dc.gov/twitterFollow Us on X
A-TITLE Follow Us on X
https://dc.gov/facebookFacebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://dc.gov/page/mobile-appsMobile
A-TITLE Mobile
https://octo.dc.gov/page/onlin...External Subdomain Maps
A-TITLE Maps
https://dc.gov/webcastsWebcasts
A-TITLE Webcasts
https://dc.gov/rssRSS
A-TITLE RSS
http://opendata.dc.gov/External Subdomain Data
A-TITLE Data
https://dc.gov/subscribeSubscribe
A-TITLE Subscribe
https://dc.gov/district-resourcesMore Resources
https://dc.gov/district-resourcesResources
A-TITLE Resources
https://mayor.dc.gov/newsroomExternal Subdomain Mayor's Public Schedule
A-TITLE Mayors Public Schedule
https://newsroom.dc.gov/External Subdomain Citywide News
A-TITLE Citywide News
https://calendar.dc.gov/eventsExternal Subdomain Citywide Calendar
A-TITLE Citywide Calendar
https://service.govdelivery.co...New window External Subdomain Subscribe to Receive Emails
A-TITLE Subscribe to Emails
https://textalert.ema.dc.gov/i...External Subdomain Subscribe to Text Alerts
A-TITLE Subscribe to Text Alerts
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Subscribe to Newsletters
A-TITLE Subscribe to Newsletters
https://green.dc.gov/External Subdomain Green DC
A-TITLE Green DC
https://agefriendly.dc.gov/External Subdomain Age-Friendly DC
A-TITLE Age-Friendly DC
https://sustainable.dc.gov/External Subdomain Sustainable DC
A-TITLE Sustainable DC
https://connect.dc.gov/External Subdomain Connect DC
A-TITLE Connect DC
https://greatstreets.dc.gov/External Subdomain Great Streets
A-TITLE Great Streets
https://ready.dc.gov/External Subdomain Ready DC
A-TITLE Ready DC
https://ogag.dc.gov/External Subdomain Open DC
A-TITLE Open DC
https://cfo.dc.gov/budgetExternal Subdomain Budget
A-TITLE Budget
https://emancipation.dc.gov/External Subdomain Emancipation
A-TITLE Emancipation
https://oag.dc.gov/consumer-pr...External Subdomain Consumer Protection
A-TITLE Consumer Protection
https://dc.gov/contractsContracts
A-TITLE Contracts
https://propertyquest.dc.gov/External Subdomain Property Quest
A-TITLE Property Quest
https://dc.gov/directoryAgency Directory
A-TITLE Agency Directory
https://311.dc.gov/External Subdomain Call 311
A-TITLE Call 311
https://mayor.dc.gov/ask-the-m...External Subdomain Contact the Mayor
A-TITLE Contact the Mayor
/page/contact-agency-directorsContact Agency Directors
A-TITLE Contact Agency Directors
/page/freedom-information-act-...FOIA Requests
A-TITLE Make FOIA Requests
/page/dcgovernmentwebsiteReport Website Problems
A-TITLE Report Website Problems
https://311.dc.gov/External Subdomain Service Request Center
A-TITLE Service Request Center
/page/dcgov-accessibility-policyAccessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility
/page/privacy-and-securityPrivacy and Security
A-TITLE Privacy and Security
/page/terms-and-conditions-useTerms and Conditions
A-TITLE Terms and Conditions
/page/google-translate-disclaimerGoogle Translate Disclaimer
A-TITLE Google Translate Disclaimer
/page/about-district-governmen...About DC.Gov
A-TITLE About DC.Gov
https://www.govtech.com/cdg/go...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Best of the Web logo 2014
A-TITLE Best of the Web 2014
https://www.govtech.com/cdg/go...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Best of the Web logo 2013

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.13 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (92 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-languageen
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x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
link<https://dc.gov/portalwip>; rel="canonical",<https://dc.gov/portalwip>; rel="shortlink"
cache-controlpublic, max-age=21600
last-modifiedTue, 29 Apr 2025 16:35:53 GMT
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
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cf-cache-statusHIT
set-cookie272 Characters
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servercloudflare
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,517 referring domains.
This page has 209,869 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 847 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
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Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
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Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
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Allow: /themes/*.css?
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Disallow: /user
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Disallow: /user/register/
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Disallow: /?q=admin/
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Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
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