Noaa.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
45% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
27% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.10 s
File size
50.30 kB
Words
341
Media files
5
Number of links
52 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 737 pixels long. Optimize title
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://www.noaa.gov/
There is a valid canonical link 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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
langen
twitter:urlhttps://www.noaa.gov/
twitter:titleNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
twitter:descriptionU.S. Department of Commerce
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.noaa.gov/
og:titleNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
og:descriptionU.S. Department of Commerce
Content-Typetext/html; charset=utf-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 341 words on this page. Good pages should have about 1,000 words of useful content.
23.5% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This website does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This website loads 8 JavaScriptt files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 7 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
...oaa/images/noaa_logo_circle_bw_72x72.svgNOAA Home
...220-1120x534-landscape.jpg?itok=w5BebuH_NOAA 2020 Business BriefNOAA 2020 Business Brief (NOAA)
...- 1000x534 - Landscape.jpg?itok=nqUA0AREThe Hawaiian Islands seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite on November 13, 2018. GOES-17 is among NOAA's next generation of advanced geostationary weather satellites. The spacecraft provides high-quality data coverage of the Pacific Ocean.The Hawaiian Islands seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite on November 13, 2018. GOES-17 is among NOAA's next generation of advanced geostationary weather satellites. The spacecraft provides high-quality data coverage of the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA)
...ls_2009_oct11_1120x534.jpg?itok=Rc7D0OitAn eruption at Montserrat Volcano on October 11, 2009. An eruption at Montserrat Volcano on October 11, 2009. (NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of the Earth. )
...oaa/images/noaa_logo_circle_bw_72x72.svgNOAA Home

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 Frequently accessed tools & resources
H2 November and 2020 year to date rank 2nd hottest on record for globe
H2 Frequently accessed tools & resources Duplicate text
H2 Stay connected
H2 How are we doing?
H5 AROUND NOAA //
H5 AROUND NOAA // Duplicate text
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The amount of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links don't have dynamic parameters.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.noaa.gov/Anchor Jump to Content
https://www.noaa.gov/weatherWeather
https://www.noaa.gov/climateClimate
/oceans-coastsOceans & Coasts
https://www.noaa.gov/fisheriesFisheries
https://www.noaa.gov/satellitesSatellites
https://www.noaa.gov/researchResearch
/marine-aviationMarine & Aviation
https://www.noaa.gov/chartingCharting
https://www.noaa.gov/sanctuariesSanctuaries
https://www.noaa.gov/educationEducation
/about-our-agencyAbout our agency
/news-featuresNews and features
/noaa-50th-homeNOAA 50th
https://www.noaa.gov/IMG-ALT NOAA Home
https://www.noaa.gov/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://www.commerce.gov/External U.S. Department of Commerce
/stories/noaa-s-2020-business-...NOAA's 2020 Business Brief
IMG-ALT NOAA 2020 Business Brief
/stories/3-ways-satellites-con...3 ways satellites connect scientists with ocean life
IMG-ALT The Hawaiian Islands seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite on November 13, 2018. GOES-17 is among NOAA's next generation of advanced geostationary weather satel...
https://www.climate.gov/news-f...External Can volcanic eruptions cause El Niño?
IMG-ALT An eruption at Montserrat Volcano on October 11, 2009.
/noaa-50th-homeText duplicate IMG-ALT NOAA Home
https://www.noaa.gov/Text duplicate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://www.commerce.gov/External Text duplicate U.S. Department of Commerce
/weather-and-climate-resourcesWeather and Climate information tools and resources
/satellite-imagery-reports-lau...Satellite imagery, reports, launch information
/fisheries-regulations-permits...Fisheries regulations, permits, data reporting and restoration projects
/ocean-and-coastal-tools-sanct...Oceans and coastal tools, sanctuary permits, charts and images
/budget-grants-and-corporate-s...Budgets, grants and Corporate Services
/educational-resourcesEducational resources
/news/november-and-2020-year-t...November and 2020 year to date rank 2nd hottest on record for globe
/media-release/sea-ice-loss-an...Sea ice loss and extreme wildfires mark another year of Arctic change
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news...External Subdomain What are your chances for a white Christmas this year?
/news/us-just-had-its-4th-hott...U.S. just had its 4th-hottest November and year to date on record
https://sites.google.com/noaa....External Subdomain For NOAA employees and contractors: Latest COVID-19 information and guidanceoffsite link
https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru...External Coronavirus/COVID-19 information from the CDC
/weather-and-climate-resourcesText duplicate Weather and Climate information tools and resources
/satellite-imagery-reports-lau...Text duplicate Satellite imagery, reports, launch information
/fisheries-regulations-permits...Text duplicate Fisheries regulations, permits, data reporting and restoration projects
/ocean-and-coastal-tools-sanct...Text duplicate Oceans and coastal tools, sanctuary permits, charts and images
/budget-grants-and-corporate-s...Text duplicate Budgets, grants and Corporate Services
/educational-resourcesText duplicate Educational resources
/media-release/sea-ice-loss-an...Text duplicate Sea ice loss and extreme wildfires mark another year of Arctic change
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news...External Subdomain Text duplicate What are your chances for a white Christmas this year?
/news/us-just-had-its-4th-hott...Text duplicate U.S. just had its 4th-hottest November and year to date on record
https://sites.google.com/noaa....External Subdomain Text duplicate For NOAA employees and contractors: Latest COVID-19 information and guidanceoffsite link
https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru...External Text duplicate Coronavirus/COVID-19 information from the CDC
/about-our-agencyText duplicate About our agency
/news-featuresText duplicate News and features
/noaa-50th-homeText duplicate NOAA 50th
/stay-connectedStay connected
https://twitter.com/NOAAExternal Share to Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/NOAANew window External Share to Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook - opens in new window
https://www.instagram.com/noaaExternal NOAA on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/usnoaagovExternal NOAA on YouTube
https://www.noaa.gov/Text duplicate NOAA Home
https://docs.google.com/forms/...New window External Subdomain Feedbackopens in new window
A-TITLE opens in new window
/protecting-your-privacyProtecting Your Privacy
/organization/information-tech...FOIA
http://www.cio.noaa.gov/servic...External Subdomain Information Quality
/accessibilityAccessibility
https://www.noaa.gov/guidanceGuidance
/organization/budget-finance-p...Budget & Performance
https://www.noaa.gov/disclaimerDisclaimer
/sites/default/files/atoms/fil...EEO
/organization/inclusion-and-ci...No-Fear Act
https://www.usa.gov/External USA.gov
http://www.ready.gov/External Ready.gov
http://www.homelandsecurity.no...External Subdomain Employee Check-In
https://nsd.rdc.noaa.gov/External Staff Directory
https://www.noaa.gov/contact-usContact us
https://www.noaa.gov/need-helpNeed help?

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This website redirects to "https://www.noaa.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The used PHP version is outdated and may be a security risk.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This website uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This website loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This website loads 8 JavaScriptt files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.10 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (50 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
serverApache
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-powered-byPHP/5.5.38
x-drupal-cacheHIT
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
link<https://www.noaa.gov/>; rel="canonical",<https://www.noaa.gov/>; rel="shortlink"
last-modifiedSat, 26 Dec 2020 11:57:14 GMT
content-encodinggzip
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
dateSat, 26 Dec 2020 12:55:51 GMT
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
etag"1608983834-1"
cache-controlpublic, max-age=900
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-cacheHit from cloudfront
via1.1 87df42a5b068c9b504dcaa62529e2dfa.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
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statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Critically important)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
Shallalist classifies this website as Government. This classification is fine.
This website is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This website has backlinks from 182,334 referring domains.
This website has 118,529,610 backlinks.
This website has backlinks from 105,299 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
This website has social activity like shares, comments or likes on facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

Facebook popularity

Shares / Likes / Comments
7,923

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
NOAA60%Check
NOAA weather51%Check
ocean50%Check
Oceanic and Atmospheric49%Check
Tools and Resources48%Check
gov48%Check
National Oceanic46%Check
Atmospheric Administration46%Check
Department45%Check
Commerce45%Check
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