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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
68% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
28% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.77 s
File size
55.60 kB
Words
955
Media files
27
Number of links
57 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Digital.gov — Guidance on building better digital services in government
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 643 pixels long. Optimize title
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Guidance on building better digital services in government
The length of the meta description is perfect. (355 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://digital.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
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robotsindex, follow
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
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theme-color#656bd7
msvalidate.01A662823C2F59EB4F55F752CC752AC299
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/digitalgov
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:descriptionGuidance on building better digital services in government
twitter:site@Digital_Gov
twitter:titleDigital.gov
twitter:creator@Digital_Gov
twitter:imagehttps://digital.gov/themes/custom/digital_gov/static/digitalgov/img/meta/digitalgov-2022-card-v3.png
fb:admins100000569454928
og:site_nameDigital.gov
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://digital.gov
og:titleDigital.gov
og:descriptionGuidance on building better digital services in government
og:imagehttps://digital.gov/themes/custom/digital_gov/static/digitalgov/img/meta/digitalgov-2022-card-v3.png
og:image:altEmpty
og:localeen_US
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 955 words. That's ok.
27.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
18 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 14.08 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 19 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
20 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
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...al_gov/static/uswds/img/icon-dot-gov.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ital_gov/static/uswds/img/icon-https.svgNo alt attribute provided
/themes/custom/digital_gov/logo.svgNo alt attribute provided
...gov/static/uswds/img/usa-icons/close.svgclose
...uswds/img/usa-icons-bg/search--white.svgSearch
...l_gov/static/digitalgov/img/digit-50.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...l_gov/static/digitalgov/img/digit-50.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...ov/static/digitalgov/img/digit-light.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...etty-images-1414107897.png?itok=KXlCU0Q4No alt attribute provided
...p/public/gsa-logo.png.webp?itok=shhAqJ5gGeneral Services Administration logo
...p/public/gsa-logo.png.webp?itok=shhAqJ5gGeneral Services Administration logo
https://github.com/juliaelman.png?size=50No alt attribute provided
https://github.com/Danielle-Lee.png?size=50No alt attribute provided
github.com/mitchellhenke.png?size=50No alt attribute provided
https://github.com/nickttng.png?size=50No alt attribute provided
...p/public/18f-logo.png.webp?itok=n2CFN4fB18F logo
...p/public/18f-logo.png.webp?itok=n2CFN4fB18F logo
/s3/files/2025-03/gsa-logo-w100.pngGSA logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Better websites. Better government.
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Better websites. Better government.
H1 Digital.gov Communities of Practice
H2 How to implement 21st Century IDEA
H2 Communicators
H2 Contact Center
H2 Multilingual
H2 Plain Language
H2 Social Media
H2 User Experience
H2 Web Analytics
H2 Web Managers
H2 News and Events
H2 USWDS Monthly Call - January 2025
H2 USWDS Monthly Call - December 2024
H3 Rebuilding CDC.gov
H3 Reduce, remove, remediate: PDFs and government websites
H3 Designing a multilingual future: A conversation with Laura Godfrey
H3 FY 24 Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment
H3 Making government text messaging more effective with Notify.gov
H3 Approaching language translations to provide a better user experience: A Login.gov case study
H3 How we measure the success of coaching engagements
H3 18F project defaults
H4 Learn
H4 Grow
H4 Connect
H4 Social
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 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://digital.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://digital.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Skip to main content
https://digital.gov/A-TITLE Digital.gov Home
https://digital.gov/newsBlogs
https://digital.gov/eventsEvents
https://digital.gov/resourcesResources
https://digital.gov/communitiesCommunities
https://digital.gov/guidesGuides
https://digital.gov/job-boardJob board
https://digital.gov/subscribeSubscribe to our newsletter
https://digital.gov/eventsView Events
A-TITLE View Events
https://digital.gov/communitiesJoin Communities
A-TITLE Join Communities
/resources/delivering-digital-...Requirements for delivering a digital-first public experience
A-TITLE Requirements for delivering a digital-first public experience
https://digital.gov/guides/dapUnderstanding the Digital Analytics Program
A-TITLE Understanding the Digital Analytics Program
/resources/an-introduction-to-...An introduction to domain management
A-TITLE An introduction to domain management
/resources/introduction-to-fed...An introduction to federal website standards
A-TITLE An introduction to federal website standards
/resources/an-introduction-to-...An introduction to digital governance
A-TITLE An introduction to digital governance
/topics/digital-service-deliveryDeliver better digital services
/communities/communicatorsConnect with Communicators
/communities/contact-centerConnect with Contact Center
/communities/multilingualConnect with Multilingual
/communities/plain-languageConnect with Plain Language
/communities/social-mediaConnect with Social Media
/communities/user-experienceConnect with User Experience
/communities/web-analytics-and...Connect with Web Analytics
/communities/web-content-managersConnect with Web Managers
https://digital.gov/joinWrite for us
/event/2025/01/16/uswds-monthl...USWDS Monthly Call - January 2025
A-TITLE USWDS Monthly Call - January 2025
/2025/01/02/rebuilding-cdc-govRebuilding CDC.gov
/authors/stacey-thalkenStacey Thalken
A-TITLE Posts by Stacey Thalken
/2025/01/02/rebuilding-cdc-govText duplicate A-TITLE Rebuilding CDC.gov
/2024/12/31/reduce-remove-reme...Reduce, remove, remediate: PDFs and government websites
/authors/annette-superAnnette Super
A-TITLE Posts by Annette Super
/authors/dmccleskeyDawn Pointer McCleskey
A-TITLE Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey
/2024/12/31/reduce-remove-reme...Text duplicate A-TITLE Reduce, remove, remediate: PDFs and government websites
/2024/12/23/designing-a-multil...Designing a multilingual future: A conversation with Laura Godfrey
/authors/bonnie-cameronBonnie Cameron
A-TITLE Posts by Bonnie Cameron
/2024/12/23/designing-a-multil...Text duplicate A-TITLE Designing a multilingual future: A conversation with Laura Godfrey
https://www.section508.gov/man...External Subdomain FY 24 Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment
https://www.section508.gov/man...External Subdomain General Services Administration
A-TITLE Read at General Services Administration
/event/2024/12/19/uswds-monthl...USWDS Monthly Call - December 2024
A-TITLE USWDS Monthly Call - December 2024
https://www.gsa.gov/blog/2024/...External Subdomain Making government text messaging more effective with Notify.gov
https://www.gsa.gov/blog/2024/...External Subdomain Text duplicate General Services Administration
A-TITLE Read at General Services Administration
/2024/12/17/approaching-langua...Approaching language translations to provide a better user experience: A Login.gov case study
/authors/julia-solorzanoJulia Solórzano
A-TITLE Posts by Julia Solórzano
/authors/danielle-leeDanielle Lee
A-TITLE Posts by Danielle Lee
/authors/mitchell-henkeMitchell Henke
A-TITLE Posts by Mitchell Henke
/authors/nick-ngNick Ng
A-TITLE Posts by Nick Ng
https://18f.gsa.gov/2024/12/10...External Subdomain How we measure the success of coaching engagements
https://18f.gsa.gov/2024/12/10...External Subdomain 18F
A-TITLE Read at 18F
https://18f.gsa.gov/2024/12/05...External Subdomain 18F project defaults
https://18f.gsa.gov/2024/12/05...External Subdomain Text duplicate 18F
A-TITLE Read at 18F
https://digital.gov/newsSee all News
https://digital.gov/newsText duplicate Blogs
https://digital.gov/eventsText duplicate Events
https://digital.gov/resourcesText duplicate Resources
https://digital.gov/communitiesText duplicate Communities
https://digital.gov/guidesText duplicate Guides
https://digital.gov/job-boardText duplicate Job board
/about/contributeText duplicate Write for us
/about/contributeHost an event
https://github.com/GSA/digital...External Submit GitHub issue
https://digital.gov/aboutAbout Us
https://digital.gov/policiesSite Policies
https://digital.gov/about/contactContact Us
/about/manage-contentContent schedule
https://twitter.com/digital_govExternal X (Formerly Twitter)
https://www.facebook.com/digit...External Subdomain Facebook
https://youtube.com/@DigitalGovExternal YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.gsa.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT GSA logo
https://www.gsa.gov/External Subdomain U.S. General Services Administration
http://www.gsa.gov/aboutExternal Subdomain About GSA
https://www.gsa.gov/website-in...External Subdomain Accessibility statement
https://www.gsa.gov/reference/...External Subdomain FOIA requests
https://www.gsa.gov/reference/...External Subdomain No FEAR Act data
https://www.gsaig.gov/External Subdomain Office of the Inspector General
https://www.gsa.gov/reference/...External Subdomain Performance reports
https://www.gsa.gov/website-in...External Subdomain Privacy policy
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain Visit USA.gov

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://digital.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.77 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 (56 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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content-length56976
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x-frame-optionsDENY
accept-rangesbytes
cache-controlmax-age=60
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last-modifiedMon, 19 May 2025 01:28:45 GMT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains preload
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x-xss-protection1; mode=block
varyAccept-Encoding
x-cacheMiss from cloudfront
via1.1 df3b3b9f4fa0f79195c56a91cf242364.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 366 referring domains.
This page has 171,676 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 303 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10

# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /*.css$
Allow: /*.js$
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
Allow: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
Allow: /themes/*.svg
Allow: /themes/*.webp

# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /themes/
Sitemap: https://digital.gov/sitemap.xml

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