Elca.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
70% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
80% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.69 s
File size
67.20 kB
Words
726
Media files
20
Number of links
150 internal / 35 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Home
The length of the page title is perfect. (429 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Nearly 4 Million Members — We are a church that belongs to Christ. There is a place for you here. Learn More. News And Events. Charitable Giving. Resources For Ministry. Types: Donate, Find a Congregation, Good Gifts, ELCA Blogs
The meta description is too long: 1451 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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The character encoding is not specified.
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
Doctype
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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 726 words. That's ok.
25.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
8 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 20.45 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
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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19 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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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.

Page structure

H1 heading
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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 Learn more about the ELCA
H2 I'm a Lutheran
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (35) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.elca.org/No Text
https://www.elca.org/No Text
https://www.elca.org/aboutAbout the ELCA
/about/what-we-believeWhat We Believe
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/about/what-we-believe/attendi...Attending Church
/about/what-we-believe/elca-fa...ELCA Faith Tradition
/about/what-we-believe/who-is-...Who is Welcome?
/about/what-we-believe/pain-an...Pain and Loss
/about/what-we-believe/getting...Getting Connected
/about/vision-and-purposeVision and Purpose
/about/historyHistory
/about/history/archivesArchives
/about/history/former-presidin...Former Presiding Bishops
/about/congregationsCongregations
/about/congregations/annual-co...Annual Congregation Report
https://www.elca.org/about/synodsSynods
/about/synods/directors-for-ev...Directors for Evangelical Mission
/about/leadershipELCA Leadership
/about/leadership/conference-o...Conference of Bishops
/about/leadership/church-councilChurch Council
/about/leadership/rosteredRostered Ministers of the ELCA
/about/leadership/churchwide-a...Churchwide Assembly
/about/leadership/churchwideChurchwide Officers
/about/financialFinancial
/about/financial/elca-churchwi...ELCA Churchwide Budget
/about/financial/finance-for-c...Finance for Congregations
/about/financial/finance-for-s...Finance for Synods
/about/churchwideChurchwide Organization
/about/churchwide/office-of-th...Office of the Presiding Bishop
/about/churchwide/office-of-th...Office of the Secretary
/about/churchwide/office-of-th...Office of the Treasurer
/about/careersCareers
/about/careers/u-s-employee-be...U.S. Employee Benefits
/about/leadership-circleLeadership Circle
/about/leadership-circle/eventsEvents
/about/leadership-circle/congr...Text duplicate Congregations
https://www.elca.org/faithFaith
/faith/elca-teachingELCA Teaching
/faith/elca-teaching/scripture...Scriptures, Creeds, Confessions
/faith/elca-teaching/theologic...Theological Conversations
/faith/elca-teaching/luther-an...Luther and Lutheranism
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Full Communion Partners
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Bilateral Conversations
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Conciliar
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Formation
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...LEIRN Network
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Inter-Lutheran
/faith/ecumenical-and-inter-re...Inter-Religious Relations
/faith/journal-of-lutheran-ethicsJournal of Lutheran Ethics
/faith/daily-bible-readingDaily Bible Reading
/faith/faith-and-societyFaith and Society
/faith/faith-and-society/socia...Social Messages
/faith/faith-and-society/socia...Social Statements
/faith/faith-and-society/addre...Addressing Social Concerns
/faith/faith-and-society/curre...Current Social Writing Projects
/faith/faith-and-society/moral...Moral Deliberation
/faith/faith-and-society/socia...Social Policy Resolutions
/directory/congregationsFind a Congregation
https://resources.elca.org/New window External Subdomain Resources
https://www.elca.org/newsNews
/news-and-events/elca-factsELCA Facts
https://blogs.elca.org/New window External Subdomain ELCA Blogs
https://resources.elca.org/?_c...New window External Subdomain Statements from the Presiding Bishop
https://elca.org/gatheringNew window Youth Gathering
https://www.elca.org/our-workOur Work
/our-work/related-ministriesRelated Ministries
/our-work/related-ministries/m...Mission Builders
/our-work/related-ministries/o...Outdoor Ministry
/our-work/related-ministries/c...Campus Ministry
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Congregations and Synods
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Book of Faith
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Children's Ministry
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Congregational Communication Tools
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Congregation and Synod Data
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Disability Ministry
/our-work/congregations-and-sy..."God's work. Our hands." Sunday
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Education Program Planners
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...ELCA New Congregations
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Faith Practices – Living Our Baptism
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Renewing Congregations
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Resourceful Servants
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Schools
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Seeds Monthly
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Stewardship
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Worship
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Young Adult Ministry
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Youth Ministry
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Evangelism
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Congregations Lead Initiative
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...The Innovation Lab
/our-work/leadershipBecome a Leader
/our-work/leadership/formationCandidacy Leadership Development
/our-work/leadership/colleges-...Colleges and Universities
/our-work/leadership/elca-fund...ELCA Fund for Leaders
/our-work/leadership/federal-c...Federal Chaplaincy Ministries
/our-work/leadership/lay-schoo...Lay Schools for Ministry
/our-work/leadership/lutheran-...Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta
/our-work/leadership/quality-o...Quality of Call Initiative
http://elcaseminaries.org/New window External Seminaries
/our-work/leadership/specializ...Specialized Pastoral Care
/our-work/leadership/vocation-...Called to Lead – Become a Leader in the ELCA
/our-work/relief-and-developmentRelief and Development
/our-work/relief-and-developme...ELCA World Hunger
/our-work/relief-and-developme...HIV and AIDS Ministry
/our-work/relief-and-developme...Lutheran Disaster Response
/our-work/relief-and-developme...Social Ministry Organizations
/our-work/global-missionGlobal Mission
/our-work/relief-and-developme...How We Work
/our-work/global-mission/globa...Global Service
/our-work/global-mission/young...Young Adults in Global Mission
/our-work/global-mission/inter...International Leaders Program
/our-work/global-mission/where...Where We Work
/our-work/global-mission/ways-...Ways to Serve
/our-work/global-mission/ways-...Ways to Give
/our-work/publicly-engaged-churchPublicly Engaged Church
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Advocacy
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Creation Care Network
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...AMMPARO Migrant Ministry
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Corporate Social Responsibility
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...ELCAvotes
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Faith, Science and Technology
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Lutheran Office for World Community
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Gender Justice and Women's Empowerment
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Justice Portal
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Organizing for Mission
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Sumud
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Racial Justice Ministries
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Social Issues
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Volunteer Opportunities
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Crisis Holy Land
/our-work/publicly-engaged-chu...Resources for the LGBTQIA+ Community
/our-work/grantsGrants
/our-work/grants/impact-church...Impact Church Ministry
/our-work/grants/scholarshipsELCA Scholarships
/our-work/grants/community-and...Community Resilience, Support, and Justice Grants
/our-work/grants/register-and-...Register and Apply
https://goodgifts.elca.org/New window External Subdomain ELCA GOOD GIFTS
https://community.elca.org/giv...New window External Subdomain GIVE
https://www.elca.org/aboutLearn more about the ELCA Learn more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Woven Together: A Post-Election Message Following the 2024 Election, Bishop Eaton reminds us that no matter who is elected president, our call to be Christ i...
https://lovemadereal.elca.org/New window External Subdomain God’s Love Made Real God’s Love Made Real is about creating a world where all people and creation experience the difference God’s grace and love in Christ ma...
https://goodgifts.elca.org/New window External Subdomain ELCA Good Gifts We believe that God's love in Jesus is a gift. ELCA Good Gifts is just one way you can share that love with others. Learn more
https://resources.elca.org/?_c...New window External Subdomain New Advent Resources New resources are available from ELCA World Hunger to enrich the life of your congregation during Advent. Centered on the theme “Humming...
IMG-ALT Advent Resources Banner
/crisis-holy-landNew window Subdomain Resources for the Crisis in the Holy Land Find resources for a deeper understanding of the context of the violence in and around Gaza, the humanitarian crise...
/our-work/congregations-and-sy...Upcoming events: Truth and Healing Movement The ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement is an opportunity for this church to increase our understanding of our colo...
/directory/congregationsText duplicate Find a Congregation
https://www.livinglutheran.org/New window External Subdomain Read Living Lutheran
https://resources.elca.org/External Subdomain ELCA Resource Center
https://blogs.elca.org/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate ELCA Blogs
/about/leadership/churchwide-a...Text duplicate Churchwide Assembly
/our-work/relief-and-developme...50 Years of ELCA World Hunger
https://www.livinglutheran.org...New window External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://www.facebook.com/Luthe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@elcaNew window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/elca/New window External Subdomain No Text
/directory/congregationsText duplicate Find a Congregation
/directory/rostered-ministersFind a Person
https://www.elca.church/directoryNew window External Subdomain ELCA Directory
/about/careersText duplicate Careers
https://community.elca.org/giv...New window External Subdomain Give
https://www.elca.org/contact-usContact us
https://www.augsburgfortress.org/New window External Subdomain Augsburg Fortress
https://faithfulteaching.org/New window External Christian Education Network of the ELCA
https://deaconesscommunity.org/New window External Deaconess Community
https://www.elcafcu.org/New window External Subdomain ELCA Federal Credit Union
https://foundation.elca.org/New window External Subdomain ELCA Foundation
https://elcaschools.org/New window External Evangelical Lutheran Education Association
https://lifeoffaith.info/New window External Life of Faith
https://www.lutheranmeninmissi...New window External Subdomain Lutheran Men in Mission
https://www.mif.elca.org/New window External Subdomain Mission Investment Fund
https://porticobenefits.org/New window External Portico Benefit Services
https://www.womenoftheelca.org/New window External Subdomain Women of the ELCA
https://www.livinglutheran.org/New window External Subdomain Living Lutheran
/about/leadership/churchwide-a...Text duplicate Churchwide Assembly
https://www.elca.church/gatheringNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youth Gathering
https://www.elca.church/directoryNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate ELCA Directory
https://www.elca.org/call-processCall Process
https://community.elca.org/loginNew window External Subdomain ELCA Community Login
https://community.elca.org/elc...New window External Subdomain Subscribe
/about/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/about/terms-and-conditionsTerms of Use
/about/trademark-guidelinesTrademark Guidelines

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.elca.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.69 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 (67 kB).

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 7,227 referring domains.
This page has 6,701,627 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,143 different ip addresses.

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www.elca.org
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Home
Nearly 4 Million Members — We are a church that belongs to Christ. There is a place for you here. Learn More. News And Events. Charitable Giving. Resources For Ministry. Types: Donate, Find a Congregation, Good Gifts, ELCA Blogs

Most important keywords

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