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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
87% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
40% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.12 s
File size
263.90 kB
Words
1121
Media files
21
Number of links
84 internal / 36 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Columbus Metropolitan Library
The length of the page title is perfect. (275 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Columbus Metropolitan Library offers helpful services and resources to the Columbus, Ohio community. Browse our library, find information, and access our tools today!
The meta description is too long: 1031 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/
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

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descriptionColumbus Metropolitan Library offers helpful services and resources to the Columbus, Ohio community. Browse our library, find information, and access our tools today!
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theme-color#FFF
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article:modified_time2025-02-28T20:09:56+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@columbuslibrary
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleColumbus Metropolitan Library
og:descriptionColumbus Metropolitan Library offers helpful services and resources to the Columbus, Ohio community. Browse our library, find information, and access our tools today!
og:urlhttps://www.columbuslibrary.org/
og:site_nameColumbus Metropolitan Library
og:imagehttps://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AfterSchoolSpace.png
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1121 words. That's ok.
30.8% 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.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.71 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 following tag is repeated too often: authors
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
15 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 56 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 I'm looking for
H2 Digital Content At Your Fingertips.
H2 23 Locations Serving Franklin County
H2 Get Directions
H2 We've got the latest and greatest.
H3 Find your next great read or binge-worthy show.
H3 Authors at the Library
H3 School Help
H3 We’re here to help you succeed in your job search.
H3 Find the Tools you Need
H3 Local History & Genealogy
H3 We’ll keep you up-to-date on library news.
H3 School Help Centers Open During Spring Break
H3 Free Class for Nonprofits: Getting Grant Ready
H3 Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert: The Music of the Beatles
H3 A New Way to Connect!
H3 Get a Haircut and Read!
H3 Apply for your library card today to unlock a world of knowledge.
H3 Reserve Meeting Rooms and Study Rooms
H3 A Map to Paradise
H3 Saltwater
H3 Bent but Not Broken
H3 Twist
H3 The Antidote
H3 The River Has Roots
H3 Goddess Complex
H3 Stag Dance
H3 The Summer Guests
H3 Glory Daze
H3 Theft
H3 The Haunting of Room 904
H3 STAY CONNECTED
H3 GET THE CML APP
H3 OPEN TO ALL SINCE 1873
H3 QUICK LINKS
H3 library information
H3 JOIN OUR TEAM
H4 Explore
H4 What’s Happening
H4 Kids, Teens & Teachers
H4 Programs & Resources
H4 Research
H4 Explore Your History
H4 News & Updates
H4 Meissner, Susan
H4 Hays, Katy
H4 Monroe, Mary
H4 McCann, Colum
H4 Russell, Karen
H4 El-Mohtar, Amal
H4 Sathian, Sanjena
H4 Peters, Torrey
H4 Gerritsen, Tess
H4 Arceneaux, Danielle
H4 Gurnah, Abdulrazak
H4 Wurth, Erika T.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
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 too many external links (36) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Anchor Skip to content
/frequently-asked-questions/Subdomain FAQ
/library-locations/Subdomain Locations
/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Catalog
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain My Account
/frequently-asked-questions/Subdomain Text duplicate FAQ
/library-locations/Subdomain Text duplicate Locations
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate My Account
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Subdomain IMG-ALT Columbus Metropolitan Library
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Columbus Metropolitan Library
/books/Subdomain Books
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
/econtent/Subdomain eContent
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Programs & Events
https://www.crowdcast.io/@colu...New window External Subdomain Virtual Events (Crowdcast)
/authors-at-the-library/Subdomain Authors at the Library
https://www.columbusbookfestiv...New window External Subdomain Columbus Book Festival
/culture-pass/Subdomain Culture Pass
/ready-for-k/Subdomain Ready for Kindergarten
/school-help/Subdomain School Help
/teens/Subdomain Teens
/teacher-resources/Subdomain Teacher Resources
/school-help/Subdomain LEARN MORE
/job-help/Subdomain Job & Career Help
/adult-education/Subdomain Adult Education
/social-services/Subdomain Social Services
/library-services/Subdomain Library Services
/business-nonprofit-center/Subdomain Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
/resources-by-subject/Subdomain Research
/research-tools/Subdomain Research Tools
/frequently-used-websites/Subdomain Frequently Used Websites
/resources-by-subject/All Resources by Subject
/resources-a-z/Subdomain All Resources A-Z
/history-genealogy/Subdomain Local History & Genealogy
/myhistory/Subdomain My History
/history-genealogy/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/press-room/Subdomain Press Room
/new-buildings/Subdomain New Buildings
/oboc/Subdomain One Book - One Community
/speak-up/Subdomain Speak Up / Speak Out
https://beatthestigma.org/New window External Addiction and Mental Health Resources
/press-room/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/search/Subdomain No Text
/school-help/New window Subdomain School Help Centers Open During Spring Break
https://www.brainfuse.com/high...New window External Subdomain HelpNow
/school-help/New window Subdomain Learn More
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Free Class for Nonprofits: Getting Grant Ready
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Register Here
/rock-and-roll/New window Subdomain Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert: The Music of the Beatles
/rock-and-roll/New window Subdomain See More
/sign-up-text/New window Subdomain A New Way to Connect!
https://events.columbuslibrary...External Subdomain programs & events page
/sign-up-text/New window Subdomain Sign Up
/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ba...New window Subdomain Get a Haircut and Read!
/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ba...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/school-help/Text duplicate Learn More
/authors-at-the-library/check it out
/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wi...New window Subdomain get details
/black-history-month/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/rock-and-roll/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/authors-at-the-library/Text duplicate check it out
/here-to-help/No Text
/here-to-help/No Text
/here-to-help/Check It Out
/econtent/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/apply-library-card/Subdomain APPLY NOW
https://meeting-rooms.columbus...External Subdomain Reserve a Room
https://meeting-rooms.columbus...External Subdomain Manage Reservations
/library-locations/View Locations
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain View More
/foundation/Subdomain Support the Library
/friendsSubdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.facebook.com/colum...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/colu...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://x.com/columbuslibraryNew window External X-twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@columb...New window External Subdomain Tiktok
https://www.youtube.com/columb...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Linkedin
/foundation/Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation
/friendsFriends of the Library
https://itunes.apple.com/us/ap...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Download on the App Store
https://play.google.com/store/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Get it on Google Play
/apply-library-card/Subdomain Apply for a Card
/library-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Library Services
/printing/Subdomain Printing Your Documents
/questions/Subdomain Frequently Asked Questions
/adaptive-services/Subdomain Adaptive Services
/voter-resources/Subdomain Voter Resources
/leadership/Subdomain Leadership
/about/Subdomain About Us
/diversity-equity-inclusion/Subdomain Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
/doing-business/Subdomain Doing Business With Us
/library-materials-review-requ...Subdomain Request Review
/customer-code-of-conduct/Subdomain Code of Conduct
/customer-policies/Subdomain Customer Policies
/careers/Subdomain Careers
/employee-benefits/Subdomain Employee Benefits
/volunteer/Subdomain Volunteer
/sign-up-email/Subdomain SIGN UP FOR EMAILS
/sign-up-text/Subdomain SIGN UP FOR TEXTS
/terms/Subdomain Terms of Use
/privacypolicy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/disclaimer/Subdomain Disclaimer
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Anchor Open chat
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.columbuslibrary.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.12 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (264 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateTue, 25 Mar 2025 15:49:12 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servernginx/1.22.0
link<https://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 314 referring domains.
This page has 6,060 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 286 different ip addresses.

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