Dncr.nc.gov - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
73% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
41% 
Link structure
72% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.34 s
File size
75.80 kB
Words
559
Media files
5
Number of links
64 internal / 38 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | NC DNCR
The length of the page title is perfect. (208 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
http://www.ncdcr.gov/
The canonical link points to a different domain.
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 559 words. That's ok.
22.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 22.42 words is good.
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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
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...gJxI3PGRYL5BnYBpWqXty.ARMX&itok=YNADVXziWild and Wonder carousel
...KX3mh6WfW4MX51kbL3Zh8K.7.f&itok=vG8BmixBNo alt attribute provided
...WLOBXA19q2Fnig4koY4uxmLmFO&itok=k_NlQOJBNo alt attribute provided
...rsionId=c4PYio8DrTo6bokLRLrmudXys7wQpZOIConcrete building with plants in front of it.

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)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Homepage
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Wild & Wonder
H2 America 250 NC
H2 Apply for Field Trip Funding!
H2 Welcome
H2 Plan Your Visit
H2 Popular Resources
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Contact Information
H2 Support
H2 Follow Us
H2 Network Menu
H3 Find a Field Trip
H3 Employee Directory
H3 Find a DNCR Location
H3 Careers and Jobs
H3 Periodic Review – Classifications
H3 NC Historic Preservation Office
H3 Find a Park
H3 GIS Maps & Data
H3 This Day in NC History
H3 Digital Collections
H3 Events and Programs
H3 Contact Us
H3 What is DNCR?
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (38) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/Anchor How you know
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
http://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain NC.GOV
https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-k...External Subdomain BLOGS
https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/wo...External Subdomain CAREERS
https://www.ncdcr.gov/about-us...External Subdomain PRESSROOM
https://www.ncdcr.gov/publicme...External Subdomain PUBLIC MEETINGS
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/visitVisit
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/visitText duplicate Visit
/things-to-do/place-finderPlace Finder
/visit/events-and-programsEvents and Programs
/visit/season-discoverySeason of Discovery
/visit/trip-ideasTrip Ideas
/visit/north-carolina-trails-g...North Carolina Trails Guide
/things-to-do/archivesArchives
/visit/aquariumsAquariums
/visit/state-historic-sitesHistory
/visit/librariesLibraries
/visit/museums-north-carolinaMuseums
/visit/state-parksState Parks
/visit/north-carolina-symphonyNorth Carolina Symphony
/things-do/north-carolina-zooZoo
/visit/state-historic-sitesState Historic Sites
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/exploreExplore
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/exploreText duplicate Explore
/explore/arts-musicArts & Music
/explore/history-cultureHistory & Culture
/explore/nature-scienceNature & Science
/explore/collections-archivesCollections & Archives
/explore/seasons-storiesSeasons & Stories
/programs-services/grants-oppo...Grants Opportunities
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/nclearnLearn
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/nclearnText duplicate Learn
/learn/arts-and-music-educationArts and Music Education
/learn/history-and-archives-ed...History and Archives Education
/learn/library-and-family-reco...Library and Family Records Education
/learning-happens-here/feature...Featured Programs
/learn/nature-and-science-educ...Nature and Science Education
/learn/podcastsPodcasts
/learninghappensherelandingLearning Happens Here
/NCKidsExplorationJournalNC Kids' Exploration Journals
/learn/ncculture-kids-videosNCCulture Kids Videos
/learn/online-exhibitsOnline Exhibits
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/about-usAbout Us
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/about-usText duplicate About Us
/about-us/leadershipLeadership
/about-us/north-carolina-awardsNorth Carolina Awards
/about-us/work-dncrEmployment
/about-us/librariesText duplicate Libraries
/about-us/office-cultural-enga...Office of Cultural Engagement
/about/support-usSupport Us
/about-us/periodic-review-post...Periodic Review Posting - 07 NCAC 01
/about-us/periodic-review-clas...Periodic Review – Classifications
/contact-usContact Us
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/employee-directoryEmployee Directory
/contact-us/division-and-site-...Division and Site Directory
/contact/secretary-scheduling-...Secretary Scheduling Request
http://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NC.GOV
https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-k...External Subdomain Text duplicate BLOGS
https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/wo...External Subdomain Text duplicate CAREERS
https://www.ncdcr.gov/about-us...External Subdomain Text duplicate PRESSROOM
https://www.ncdcr.gov/publicme...External Subdomain Text duplicate PUBLIC MEETINGS
https://www.facebook.com/North...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nccu...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/nccultureExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/NCDe...External Subdomain No Text
/visit/trip-ideas/wild-wonder-...Subdomain Start exploring
https://www.america250.nc.gov/External Subdomain Join us
/learn/learning-happens-here/l...Subdomain Learning Happens Here Field Trip Fund
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/visitSubdomain Plan Your Visit
/school-field-tripsSubdomain Find a Field Trip
https://www.ncdcr.gov/employee...External Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Directory
https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-t...External Subdomain Find a DNCR Location
https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/em...External Subdomain Careers and Jobs
/about-us/periodic-review-clas...Subdomain Text duplicate Periodic Review – Classifications
https://www.hpo.nc.gov/External Subdomain NC Historic Preservation Office
https://www.ncparks.gov/find-a...External Subdomain Find a Park
https://www.hpo.nc.gov/gis-map...External Subdomain GIS Maps & Data
https://www.ncdcr.gov/day-nort...External Subdomain This Day in NC History
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/External Subdomain Digital Collections
https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-d...External Subdomain Text duplicate Events and Programs
https://www.ncdcr.gov/contact-usExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://youtu.be/xXaR8LyHzvYExternal Learn More About Us!
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top
/general-contact-formNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/things-to-do/place-finderNew window Subdomain Location Directory
https://www.facebook.com/North...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/nccultureExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nccu...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/NCDe...External Subdomain No Text
/employee-directoryText duplicate Employee Directory
https://nc.gov/External nc.gov
A-TITLE The State of North Carolina
/webform/user_feedback?source_...Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website User Feedback Form
https://www.nc.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility of State of North Carolina Websites
https://www.nc.gov/disclaimer-...External Subdomain Disclaimer & Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Privacy Policy
https://www.nc.gov/government/...External Subdomain Open Budget
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Open Budget
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dncr.nc.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 is excellent with 0.34 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (76 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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serverApache
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,787 referring domains.
This page has 200,460 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 595 different ip addresses.

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: *
# CSS, JS, Images
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: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/
# DS Additions
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/login
Sitemap: https://www.dncr.nc.gov/sitemap.xml

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www.dncr.nc.gov
Homepage | NC DNCR

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
DNCR68%Check
NC DNCR68%Check
Homepage62%Check
America 250 NC50%Check
GOV48%Check
Resources43%Check
Trip43%Check
Field43%Check
Menu43%Check
Find43%Check

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