Dci.org - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
25% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
50% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.04 s
File size
441.70 kB
Words
474
Media files
13
Number of links
91 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Drum Corps International: Marching Music`s Major League
The length of the page title is perfect. (524 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Drum Corps International (DCI) is a non profit organization dedicated to the junior drum corps activity. Get tickets, schedule information, and watch your favorite corps live in competition.
The meta description is too long: 1139 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://dci.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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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descriptionDrum Corps International (DCI) is a non profit organization dedicated to the junior drum corps activity. Get tickets, schedule information, and watch your favorite corps live in competition.
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twitter:titleDrum Corps International: Marching Music`s Major League
twitter:descriptionDrum Corps International (DCI) is a non profit organization dedicated to the junior drum corps activity. Get tickets, schedule information, and watch your favorite corps live in competition.
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:titleDrum Corps International: Marching Music`s Major League
og:descriptionDrum Corps International (DCI) is a non profit organization dedicated to the junior drum corps activity. Get tickets, schedule information, and watch your favorite corps live in competition.
og:imagehttps://dci.org/slice/dist/images/logo.jpg
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 474 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 51 words is high.
25.7% 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.
There are no duplicates on the site.
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=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
The amount of tags is very high (16). We recommend using a maximum of 9 tags for this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: corps news and announcements
Some tags are too long. With 78 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"norfolk drumline battle returns to iconic spot aboard uss wisconsin battleship"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
13 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
/slice/dist/images/icons/logo.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/donate_to_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../dist/images/icons/stay_updated_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/search_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/search_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/header-brand.pngNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/header-brand-02.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ce/dist/images/icons/watch_live_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/logo-footer.pngNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/facebook_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/twitter_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/insta_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/slice/dist/images/icons/youtube_icon.svgNo alt attribute provided

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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Corps news and announcements
H2 The "new Phantom Regiment” sets course for 2024 DCI Tour
H2 Next stop for the Columbus Saints: The Harlem Renaissance
H2 Norfolk DrumLine Battle returns to iconic spot aboard USS Wisconsin battleship
H2 5 ensembles enter Open/All-Age Class evaluation portal in 2024
H2 Blue Stars kick off 60th at April camp reunion
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Recent News
H2 Participate
H2 More Events
H2 Our Partners
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.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/drumc...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/dciNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/dcip...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/DCINew window External Subdomain No Text
https://dci.org/newsletter-signupNew window No Text
https://dci.org/No Text
https://dci.org/Drum Corps International
https://www.dci.org/static/donateNew window Subdomain Donate to DCI
https://dci.org/newsletter-signupStay Updated
https://dci.org/Text duplicate Drum Corps International
http://www.drumlinebattle.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://soundsport.com/New window External No Text
/static/about-drum-corps-inter...About
/static/about-drum-corps-inter...Text duplicate About
https://dci.org/contact-usContact us
/static/ethics-and-compliance-...Ethics & Compliance
https://dci.org/static/in-stepDCI DEI: IN STEP
/static/bylaws-policies-proced...Bylaws, Policies, Procedures
/static/scholarshipsScholarship Opportunities
/static/dci-board-of-directorsBoard of Directors
/dci-hall-of-fame-overviewNew window Subdomain DCI Hall of Fame
https://dci.org/static/employmentEmployment
/static/corporatepartnersOur Partners
https://dci.org/eventsSchedule & Tickets
/events?limit=10&viewMode=list...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Schedule & Tickets
https://dci.org/static/groupsNew window Group Tickets
https://dci.org/friendsFriends of DCI Membership
/static/dci-box-office-digital...New window Subdomain Digital Ticketing FAQs
https://dcitickets.showare.com...New window External Subdomain Login to your DCI Ticketing Account
https://book.passkey.com/go/DC...New window External Subdomain Book Indy Hotels for 2024
/static/discounted-dci-world-c...New window Discount Airfares
https://dci.org/scoresScores
https://dci.org/corpsCorps
https://dci.org/auditionsParticipate
https://dci.org/static/performPerform
https://www.dci.org/auditionsNew window Subdomain Audition
/static/futuremusicedNew window Future Music Educators
/static/judge-requirementsJudges
https://dci.org/static/bandtasticBANDtastic!
/static/hosting-a-dci-corpsNew window Subdomain Host a Corps
http://bit.ly/2KBaHVBNew window External Safety
/static/ethics-and-compliance-...Ethics & Compliance Reporting
/static/dci-code-of-conduct-et...New window DCI Community Code of Conduct & Ethics Guidelines
https://dci.org/newsNews
https://dci.org/newsLatest Headlines
https://dci.org/mediaPhoto Galleries
https://store.dci.org/New window External Subdomain Shop
https://store.dci.org/New window External Subdomain Merchandise
http://www.marchingmusicdownlo...New window External Subdomain Digital Downloads
http://www.bandgroupphotograph...New window External Subdomain Group & Action Photos
https://www.dci.org/static/donateNew window Subdomain Donate
https://dci.org/contact-usContact Us
/static/tickets_terms_conditionsTerms & Conditions
/static/corporatepartnersPartners
/static/privacy_policyPrivacy Policy
/static/partnershipsOnline Advertising
/news/corps-news-and-announcem...Corps news and announcements
/news/corps-news-and-announcem...See more
/news/the-new-phantom-regiment...The "new Phantom Regiment” sets course for 2024 DCI Tour
/news/the-new-phantom-regiment...Text duplicate See more
/news/next-stop-for-the-columb...Next stop for the Columbus Saints: The Harlem Renaissance
/news/next-stop-for-the-columb...Text duplicate See more
/news/norfolk-drumline-battle-...Norfolk DrumLine Battle returns to iconic spot aboard USS Wisconsin battleship
/news/norfolk-drumline-battle-...Text duplicate See more
/news/5-ensembles-enter-openal...5 ensembles enter Open/All-Age Class evaluation portal in 2024
/news/5-ensembles-enter-openal...Text duplicate See more
/news/blue-stars-kick-off-60th...Blue Stars kick off 60th at April camp reunion
/news/blue-stars-kick-off-60th...Text duplicate See more
/news/corps-news-and-announcem...Corps news and announcementsSee more
/news/the-new-phantom-regiment...The "new Phantom Regiment” sets course for 2024 DCI TourSee more
/news/next-stop-for-the-columb...Next stop for the Columbus Saints: The Harlem RenaissanceSee more
/news/norfolk-drumline-battle-...Norfolk DrumLine Battle returns to iconic spot aboard USS Wisconsin battleshipSee more
/news/5-ensembles-enter-openal...5 ensembles enter Open/All-Age Class evaluation portal in 2024See more
/news/blue-stars-kick-off-60th...Blue Stars kick off 60th at April camp reunion See more
https://flosports.link/3ThCL6CNew window External Watch live
https://dci.org/eventsView Full Schedule
https://dci.org/Anchor No Text
https://dci.org/Anchor No Text
https://dci.org/eventsText duplicate View Full Schedule
https://dci.org/newsView all news
/news/corps-news-and-announcem...Text duplicate Corps news and announcements
/news/corps-news-and-announcem...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/michael-duffy-inducted-a...Michael Duffy, inducted as part of the most recent DCI Hall of Fame Class of 2024, dies at 79
/news/michael-duffy-inducted-a...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/next-stop-for-the-columb...Text duplicate Next stop for the Columbus Saints: The Harlem Renaissance
/news/next-stop-for-the-columb...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/corps?sort=name&type=Corps, W...World Class Corps
/corps?sort=name&type=Corps, O...Open Class Corps
/corps?sort=name&type=Corps, A...All Age Class Corps
http://soundsport.com/New window External SoundSport
http://www.drumlinebattle.com/New window External Subdomain DrumLine Battle
https://dci.org/static/performText duplicate Perform
/static/judge-requirementsText duplicate Judges
/static/partnershipsCorporate Partnerships
https://dci.org/eventsText duplicate View Full Schedule
https://dci.org/?page=0No Text
https://dci.org/?page=2No Text
/static/about-drum-corps-inter...About DCI
https://dci.org/auditionsText duplicate Participate
/static/ethics-and-compliance-...Text duplicate Ethics & Compliance
https://dci.org/contact-usCONTACT US
/static/corporatepartnersPARTNERS
/static/partnershipsONLINE ADVERTISING
/static/tickets_terms_conditionsTERMS & CONDITIONS
/static/privacy_policyPRIVACY POLICY
https://dci.org/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/drumc...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/dciNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/dcip...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/DCINew window External Subdomain No Text
https://dci.org/newsletter-signupNo Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dci.org/"
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 is slow (1.04 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 (442 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateSat, 11 May 2024 19:44:55 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
x-powered-byExpress
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varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,374 referring domains.
This page has 352,982 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,243 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Drum Corps International: Marching Music`s Major League
Drum Corps International (DCI) is a non profit organization dedicated to the junior drum corps activity. Get tickets, schedule information, and watch your favorite corps live in competition.

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DCI66%Check
Drum66%Check
Drum Corps66%Check
Drum Corps International63%Check
International58%Check
Corps news58%Check
2024 DCI58%Check
Class Corps55%Check
DCI Hall53%Check
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