Chorley.gov.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
82% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
99% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
49.80 kB
Words
438
Media files
8
Number of links
93 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Chorley Council – Chorley
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (237 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Chorley Council Website
The meta description is too short. (154 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
msapplication-TileColor#6d3465
msapplication-confighttps://chorley.gov.uk/themes/chorley-galaxy/dist/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml?1.8.2
theme-color#d30d0d
revisit-after2 days
robotsindex,follow
authorChorley Council
keywordsChorley Council
descriptionChorley Council Website
google-site-verificationyoNf40XYOy1qPhkmVMjjzalvQ84cl7iCzoOAid0xfgE
dcterms:creatorKatrina Sykes
dcterms:rightsHolderCopyright Chorley Council
dcterms:coverageUK
dcterms:identifierhttps://chorley.gov.uk/
dcterms:publisherChorley Council
dcterms:subjectChorley Council
dcterms:descriptionChorley Council Website
dcterms:titleChorley Council
dcterms:formattext/html
dcterms:languageen
dcterms:created2024-03-11
dcterms:modified1970-01-01
dcterms:valid1970-01-01
langen
og:titleChorley Council – Chorley
og:site_nameChorley
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://chorley.gov.uk/
og:imagehttps://chorley.gov.uk/themes/chorley-galaxy/dist/images/opengraph/opengraph.jpg?1.8.2
og:image:altChorley
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 438 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.67 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Chorley - Home page
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Chorley - Home page
H2 How can we help you today?
H2 Paperless billing
H2 Jobs in Chorley
H2 Check out Chorley
H2 Latest news
H3 Chorley Council performing well as annual report is published
H3 Don’t miss out on Chorley Live 2024!
H3 National Fraud Initiative (NFI)
H3 Historic Brinscall Pool reopens after £600,000 investment
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 22 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://chorley.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://chorley.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to navigation
https://chorley.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Chorley home
https://myaccount.chorley.gov.uk/External Subdomain Log into My Account
https://myaccount.chorley.gov....External Subdomain MyAccount
/chorleymapsMaps
https://chorley.gov.uk/wasteRecycling and Waste
https://chorley.gov.uk/counciltaxCouncil Tax
https://chorley.gov.uk/electionsElections and Voting
/planningandbuildingcontrolPlanning and Building Control
/housingbenefitsBenefits and Support
https://chorley.gov.uk/businessBusiness and Economy
/businessratesBusiness Rates
/council-democracyCouncil and Democracy
https://chorley.gov.uk/streetsStreets and Cleanliness
/communitiesPeople and Communities
/climatechangeClimate Change
https://chorley.gov.uk/housingHousing and Homelessness
/environmentalhealthEnvironmental Health
https://chorley.gov.uk/licensingLicensing
/roads-travel-parkingRoads, Travel and Parking
/leisure-parks-cultureLeisure, Parks and Culture
/births-marriages-deathsBirths, Deaths and Marriages
/footer/accessibility-statementAccessibility
https://chorley.gov.uk/payPay
https://chorley.gov.uk/reportReport
https://chorley.gov.uk/applyApply
/chorleymapsText duplicate Maps
https://chorley.gov.uk/wasteText duplicate Recycling and Waste
/bincollectiondaysBin collection days
https://chorley.gov.uk/missedbinMissed bin collections
/gardenwasteGarden waste
https://chorley.gov.uk/counciltaxText duplicate Council Tax
/paycounciltaxPay Council Tax
https://chorley.gov.uk/movinghomeTell us when you move
/counciltaxdiscountsApply for a discount
/planningandbuildingcontrolText duplicate Planning and Building Control
/viewplanningapplicationView a planning application
/applyplanningpermissionApply for planning permission
/buildingcontrolBuilding control
/housingbenefitsText duplicate Benefits and Support
/housingbenefitclaimMake a Housing Benefit claim
https://chorley.gov.uk/dhpDiscretionary Housing Payment
/changeincircumstancesChange in circumstances
https://chorley.gov.uk/housingText duplicate Housing and Homelessness
/homelessnessHomelessness
/helpwithhousingHousing advice and support
/socialhousingSocial housing
https://chorley.gov.uk/electionsText duplicate Elections and Voting
/registertovoteRegister to vote
https://chorley.gov.uk/postalvoteApply for postal vote
https://chorley.gov.uk/howtovoteHow and where to vote
https://chorley.gov.uk/businessText duplicate Business and Economy
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Business advice and support
/businessratesBusiness rates
https://chorleybusinesssupport...External Choose Chorley for business
https://chorley.gov.uk/streetsText duplicate Streets and Cleanliness
/streetsweepingStreet cleaning and sweeping
https://chorley.gov.uk/weedsWeeds and invasive species
https://chorley.gov.uk/litterLitter and litter bins
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Text duplicate Council and Democracy
/yourcouncillorsYour councillors
https://democracy.chorley.gov....External Subdomain Meetings and agendas
/transparencyTransparency
http://chorley.gov.uk/communitiesText duplicate People and Communities
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Cost of living support
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Chorley Together
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Community groups
/climatechangeText duplicate Climate Change
/climatechangestrategyClimate Change strategy
https://chorley.gov.uk/airqualityAir quality
/climatechangegrantsGrants and funding
/environmentalhealthText duplicate Environmental Health
https://chorley.gov.uk/pestsPest control
/foodbusinessesFood businesses
/noise-nuisance-environmental-...Noise, nuisance and environmental complaints
http://chorley.gov.uk/licensingText duplicate Licensing
/taxiandprivatehireTaxi and private hire
/alcohollicensingAlcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment
/gamblingactGambling Act 2005
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Roads, Parking and Travel
https://chorley.gov.uk/parkingParking in Chorley
https://chorley.gov.uk/potholesPotholes
/consessionarytravelConcessionary travel
/leisure-parks-cultureText duplicate Leisure, Parks and Culture
https://forms.chorleysouthribb...External Subdomain Astley Hall
https://chorleyleisure.com/External Chorley Leisure
/homepage/56/parks-and-recreat...Parks and recreational grounds
/births-marriages-deathsText duplicate Births, Deaths and Marriages
https://chorley.gov.uk/tellusonceTell Us Once service
https://chorley.gov.uk/cemeteriesChorley cemeteries
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/...External Subdomain Register a birth
https://chorley.gov.uk/Anchor Show more
/council-tax/ebillingPaperless billing
https://jobs.chorleysouthribbl...External Subdomain Jobs in Chorley
https://checkoutchorley.com/External Check out Chorley
/news/article/28/chorley-counc...Chorley Council performing well as annual report is published
/news/article/31/don-t-miss-ou...Don’t miss out on Chorley Live 2024!
/news/article/30/national-frau...National Fraud Initiative (NFI)
/news/article/29/historic-brin...Historic Brinscall Pool reopens after £600,000 investment
https://www.facebook.com/chorl...External Subdomain Facebook
http://x.com/chorleycouncilExternal X
https://www.instagram.com/chor...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...External Subdomain YouTube
https://chorley.gov.uk/privacyPrivacy Notice
/accessibilityText duplicate Accessibility
https://chorley.gov.uk/GDPRGDPR
https://chorley.gov.uk/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://chorley.gov.uk/cookiesCookies
https://chorley.gov.uk/contactContact Us
https://chorley.gov.uk/copyrightCopyright
https://yoursay.citizenspace.c...External Subdomain Consultations
http://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Jadu
https://chorley.gov.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Chorley home

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://chorley.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (50 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 28 Sep 2024 13:26:29 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length7840
serverWeb Server
cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresSat, 28 Sep 2024 13:26:29 GMT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
nodejadu-web-1
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,410 referring domains.
This page has 11,027 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 606 different ip addresses.

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chorley.gov.uk
Chorley Council – Chorley
Chorley Council Website

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Chorley90%Check
Chorley Council75%Check
Council63%Check
page54%Check
Council Tax49%Check
site48%Check
Paperless42%Check
Site Search41%Check
billing40%Check
Report38%Check

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