Codot.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
44% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
64% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.00 s
File size
50.80 kB
Words
296
Media files
31
Number of links
82 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage — Colorado Department of Transportation
The length of the page title is perfect. (480 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)
https://www.codot.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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
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theme-color#ffffff
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DC.date.created2020-03-26T16:54:28-06:00
DC.date.modified2024-08-19T13:21:30-06:00
DC.typePage
DC.formattext/html
DC.languageen-us
DC.date.valid_range2020/03/26 -
generatorPlone - http://plone.com
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary
og:site_nameColorado Department of Transportation
og:titleHomepage
og:typewebsite
og:descriptionEmpty
og:urlhttps://www.codot.gov
og:imagehttps://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
og:image:typeimage/png
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 296 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
These Typos were found:
  • transporation => transportation
9.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 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
/assets/sitelogomobile.pngMobile CDOT Logo
https://www.codot.gov/assets/sitelogo.pngCDOT Logo
...e/img/sections/RoundIcons_FreeSet-15.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e/img/sections/RoundIcons_FreeSet-55.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e/img/sections/RoundIcons_FreeSet-58.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e/img/sections/RoundIcons_FreeSet-43.svgNo alt attribute provided
...me++cdot-theme/img/sections/business.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e/img/sections/RoundIcons_FreeSet-31.svgNo alt attribute provided
...bfb5d348-6fd3-4033-aa66-525a7d41da70.pngCDOT alerts information on the moveCDOT alerts information on the move
...0a9d646f-c9b7-463d-8df3-ff5165b58df3.pngYour Transportation Plan - Connection. Choice. Colorado for all.Your Transportation Plan
...bacb1d34-202f-429a-a2f9-56adaecb6aff.pngCOtrip logoCOtrip logo
...me/img/travel_modes/expressLanesLogo.pngBicycle Program
...me++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/bike.svgBicycle Program
...eme++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/bus.svgTransit and Rail
...e++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/plane.svgAeronautics
...e++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/train.svgTransit and Rail
...eme++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/car.svgAutomotive
...eme++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/ped.svgPedestrian Program
...e++cdot-theme/img/travel_modes/truck.svgCommercial Vehicles
...eme/img/contact/contact_speechbubble.svgContact Us
...cdot-theme/img/contact/contact_phone.svgPhone Icon
...++cdot-theme/img/contact/contact_511.svg511 Icon
...heme++cdot-theme/img/social/facebook.svgFacebook
/++theme++cdot-theme/img/social/twitter.svgTwitter
/assets/instagram_logo.svgInstagraminstagram_logo.svg
/++theme++cdot-theme/img/social/tiktok.svgTikTok icon
/++theme++cdot-theme/img/social/youtube.svgYouTube
...heme++cdot-theme/img/social/linkedin.svgLinkedIn
...e++cdot-theme/img/social/govdelivery.svgEmail List Signup
/++theme++cdot-theme/img/social/flickr.svgFlickr
/assets/cogov_c_logo-white.svgColorado Portal Logocogov_C_logo-white.svg

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Homepage
The H1 heading contains the words Homepage! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Homepage
H2 Travel
H2 Programs
H2 Safety
H2 Performance
H2 Business Center
H2 Projects
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 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.codot.gov/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.codot.gov/IMG-ALT Mobile CDOT Logo
A-TITLE Mobile Logo Homepage Link
https://www.codot.gov/Subdomain Home
https://www.codot.gov/travelSubdomain Travel
https://www.codot.gov/newsSubdomain News
https://www.codot.gov/safetySubdomain Safety
https://www.codot.gov/performanceSubdomain Performance
https://www.codot.gov/businessSubdomain Business
https://www.codot.gov/programsSubdomain Programs
https://www.codot.gov/projectsSubdomain Projects
https://www.codot.gov/aboutSubdomain About CDOT
https://www.codot.gov/az_pageSite Directory
https://www-codot-gov.translat...New window External Subdomain Spanish
https://www-codot-gov.translat...New window External Subdomain Chinese (Simplified)
https://www-codot-gov.translat...New window External Subdomain Vietnamese
https://www.codot.gov/Subdomain IMG-ALT CDOT Logo
https://www.codot.gov/travelSubdomain Text duplicate Travel
https://www.cotrip.org/list/ca...New window External Subdomain Traffic Cameras
https://www.cotrip.org/list/ev...New window External Subdomain Travel Alerts
https://www.cotrip.org/list/ev...New window External Subdomain Road Work
/travel/potholerepairsNew window Report a Pothole
/travel/scenic-bywaysNew window Scenic Byways
/programs/bikeped/information-...Bicycle Maps
/programs/expresslanesExpress Lanes
/travel/eisenhower-tunnelEisenhower Tunnel
http://www.ridebustang.com/External Subdomain Bustang
/travel/winter-drivingWinter Driving
http://dtdapps.coloradodot.inf...New window External Subdomain Traffic Data
https://www.codot.gov/programsText duplicate Programs
/programs/aeronauticsAeronautics
/programs/bridge/Bridge & Structures
/programs/remote-towerColorado Remote Tower
/programs/ctioColorado Transportation Investment Office
/programs/environmentalEnvironmental
/programs/expresslanesText duplicate Express Lanes
/programs/gisGeographic Information Systems (GIS)
/programs/innovativemobilityInnovative Mobility
/programs/intelligent-transpor...Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) & Network Services
/programs/dmoMaintenance & Operations
/programs/planningPlanning
/programs/research/libraryResearch & CDOT Library
/programs/rucRoad Usage Charge
/programs/revitalizingmainstreetsRevitalizing Main Streets
/programs/your-transportation-...Statewide Transportation Plan & Priorities
/programs/planningStatewide Planning
/programs/programs/signs/logos...Logo & TODS Sign Program
/programs/transitandrailTransit and Rail
https://www.codot.gov/safetySubdomain Text duplicate Safety
/safety/carseatsCar Seats
/safety/distracteddrivingDistracted Driving
/safety/alcohol-and-impaired-d...Impaired Driving
/safety/motorcycleMotorcycle Safety
/business/grants/safetygrantsSafety Grants
/safety/seatbeltsSeat Belts
/safety/traffic-safety-pulseShift into Safe News
https://www.codot.gov/performanceSubdomain Text duplicate Performance
http://apps.coloradodot.info/t...New window External Subdomain CDOT Financials
/performance/performance-planCDOT Performance Plan
/topcontent/coraColorado Open Records Act (CORA)
/performance/fast-act-dataFAST Act Performance Data
/performance/fast-act-dataNational Performance Measures
/performance/policy-directive-14Policy Directive 14
/programs/your-transportation-...Project Accountability
/performance/revenue-expendituresRevenue & Expenditures
/programs/your-transportation-...Statewide Plan Goals & Objectives
https://www.codot.gov/businessSubdomain Business Center
/business/alternativedeliveryAlternative Delivery
/business/biddingConstruction Bidding
/business/civilrightsCivil Rights
/topcontent/employmentCareers with CDOT
/business/consultantsConsultants
/business/designsupportDesign & Construction
https://www.codot.gov/about/formsForms
/business/permitsPermits
https://sites.google.com/state...New window External Subdomain Process Improvement
/business/procurement-and-cont...Procurement & Contract Services
/business/rulesRules
https://www.codot.gov/projectsText duplicate Projects
https://www.codot.gov/projectsActive Construction Projects
/projects/fasterFASTER
https://www.codot.gov/about/formsText duplicate Forms
/projects/studiesStudies & Assessments
/projects/north-i-25I-25 North Express Lanes
https://i25gap.codot.gov/External Subdomain I-25 South Gap
/projects/i70eastCentral 70 (I-70 East)
/projects/i70floydhillI-70 Floyd Hill to Veterans Memorial Tunnels
/projects/i-70mountaincorridorI-70 Mountain Corridor
/projects/militaryaccesssafety...Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project (El Paso County)
/projects/us-50-little-blue-cr...US 50 Little Blue Creek Canyon (Gunnison County)
/projects/us550-us160-connecti...US 550–US 160 Connection South Project (La Plata County)
http://subscription.cotrip.org/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT CDOT alerts information on the move
A-TITLE http://subscription.cotrip.org/
/programs/yourtransportationpr...Subdomain IMG-ALT Your Transportation Plan - Connection. Choice. Colorado for all.
https://www.cotrip.org/homeNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT COtrip logo
A-TITLE https://www.cotrip.org/home
/topcontent/contact-cdotContact Us
IMG-ALT Contact Us
/topcontent/accessibilityNew window Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.colorado.gov/priva...New window External Subdomain Privacy Statement
https://www.colorado.gov/secur...New window External Subdomain Security Statement
https://data.colorado.gov/stor...New window External Subdomain Transparency Online
https://www.colorado.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Colorado Portal Logo
A-TITLE Colorado Portal

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.codot.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 1.00 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (51 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateFri, 30 Aug 2024 02:13:31 GMT
content-typetext/html;charset=utf-8
content-languageen-us
expiresTue, 02 Sep 2014 00:12:15 GMT
varyX-Anonymous,Accept-Encoding
viawaitress
x-cache-operationplone.app.caching.moderateCaching
x-cache-ruleplone.content.itemView
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-powered-byZope (www.zope.org), Python (www.python.org)
x-cacheableYES
x-varnish3544579 2790318
age7276
grace
x-cacheHIT
cache-controlmax-age=0, s-maxage=0, must-revalidate
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
servercloudflare
cf-ray8bb143157c0ca043-FRA
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 6,359 referring domains.
This page has 432,739 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,899 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://www.codot.gov/sitemap.xml.gz

# Define access-restrictions for robots/spiders
# http://www.robotstxt.org/wc/norobots.html



# By default we allow robots to access all areas of our site
# already accessible to anonymous users

User-agent: *
Disallow:



# Add Googlebot-specific syntax extension to exclude forms
# that are repeated for each piece of content in the site
# the wildcard is only supported by Googlebot
# http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=40367&ctx=sibling

User-Agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /*?
Disallow: /*atct_album_view$
Disallow: /*folder_factories$
Disallow: /*folder_summary_view$
Disallow: /*login_form$
Disallow: /*mail_password_form$
Disallow: /@@search
Disallow: /@@csesearch
Disallow: /*search_rss$
Disallow: /*sendto_form$
Disallow: /*summary_view$
Disallow: /*thumbnail_view$
Disallow: /*/view$

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Homepage62%Check
Transportation51%Check
Colorado48%Check
Transportation Plan45%Check
Transportation Systems42%Check
CDOT40%Check
Business40%Check
Plan40%Check
Travel40%Check
Alerts40%Check
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