Eu.indystar.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
87% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
98% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.04 s
File size
161.80 kB
Words
302
Media files
17
Number of links
31 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Indianapolis Star
The page title is too short. (193 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Indianapolis Star
The meta description is too short. (193 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.indystar.com/
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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
viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1
HandheldFriendlyTrue
MobileOptimized320
apple-itunes-appapp-id=331907339
google-play-appapp-id=com.gannett.local.library.news.indystar
descriptionThe Indianapolis Star
og:descriptionThe Indianapolis Star
langen
og:site_nameThe Indianapolis Star
cleartypeon
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 302 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
30.8% of the text are stop words.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 23 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 usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...24-am-01084176.JPG?crop=4275,2406,x0,y73Purdue hoops evolving as practice ramps up: 'Treat it like a class.'
...p=4324,2433,x0,y234&quality=50&width=270HS football rankings: It'll be No. 1 vs. 2 in 6A this week
...p=7928,4461,x0,y412&quality=50&width=270'Run through somebody's face': Inside Colts' goal-line stand vs. Bears
...p=3037,3037,x880,y0&quality=50&width=135Kelly Krauskopf leaves Pacers to return to role as Fever president
...p=3648,3648,x911,y0&quality=50&width=135How to get your hands on challenged books during Banned Books Week
...p=3393,3393,x755,y0&quality=50&width=135IndyCar announces charter system; no guaranteed Indy 500 entries
...p=2137,2135,x431,y0&quality=50&width=135Why property taxes became an election issue, and what's at stake
...p=1608,1599,x359,y0&quality=50&width=135OPINION: Immigration is the only hope for Indiana's dying small towns
...=5500,5499,x1296,y0&quality=50&width=135A 100-year-old marketing scheme still pays off for this Indiana town
...=4211,4211,x1157,y0&quality=50&width=135Laiatu Latu's first sack a glimpse of what Colts drafted him to do
...p=1600,1600,x399,y0&quality=50&width=135New deal makes Dolson IU's first $1 million AD, but still near bottom of B1G
...p=1419,1413,x359,y0&quality=50&width=135What to know about deer hunting season in Indiana
...0_G8BAT2RBT.2-0.jpg?quality=50&width=135Your guide to Taylor Swift in Indianapolis for Eras Tour shows
...p=3207,3207,x0,y388&quality=50&width=135Scrub Hub: Where can I find wild pawpaws in Indiana?
...eb/universal/icons/icon-instagram_24.pnginstagram logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
There are no headings specified on the page. Headings are important for search engine optimization and help to structure your content.

Heading structure

No headings were found.
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 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://eu.indystar.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://eu.indystar.com/IMG-ALT The Indianapolis Star
https://eu.indystar.com/Home
https://eu.indystar.com/news/News
/news/hamilton/North
https://eu.indystar.com/sports/Sports
https://eu.indystar.com/opinion/Opinion
/things-to-do/Things To Do
https://www.indystar.com/obitu...External Subdomain Obituaries
https://www.indystar.com/enews...External Subdomain eNewspaper
http://www.indystarmedia.com/External Subdomain Advertise with Us
https://indystar.newspapers.com/External Subdomain Archives
http://puzzles.usatoday.com/External Subdomain Crosswords
https://www.usatoday.com/comics/External Subdomain Comics
https://profile.indystar.com/n...External Subdomain Newsletters
https://connect.indystar.com/External Subdomain Connect With Us
/for-subscribers/For Subscribers
/contributor-content/Contributor Content
/news/israel-war-hamas/Israel War
/lifestyle/home-garden-ideas/Home & Garden Ideas
https://eu.indystar.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Indianapolis Star
/story/sports/college/purdue/2...Purdue hoops evolving as practice ramps up: 'Treat it like a class.'
IMG-ALT Purdue hoops evolving as practice ramps up: 'Treat it like a class.'
/story/sports/high-school/2024...HS football rankings: It'll be No. 1 vs. 2 in 6A this week
IMG-ALT HS football rankings: It'll be No. 1 vs. 2 in 6A this week
/story/sports/nfl/colts/2024/0...'Run through somebody's face': Inside Colts' goal-line stand vs. Bears
IMG-ALT 'Run through somebody's face': Inside Colts' goal-line stand vs. Bears
/story/sports/college/purdue/2...Gene Keady suffers stroke, 'expected to make full recovery' Purdue
/story/news/crime/2024/09/23/i...IMPD's zero-tolerance stance on street takeovers led to busy weekend Public Safety
/story/sports/college/indiana/...Woodson has gone where talent is. In 2025 class, that’s here at home. IU
/story/sports/college/indiana/...Sisley scouting report: What ex-Heritage Hills star will bring to IU. IU
/story/sports/basketball/wnba/...Kelly Krauskopf leaves Pacers to return to role as Fever president Fever
IMG-ALT Kelly Krauskopf leaves Pacers to return to role as Fever president
/story/entertainment/2024/09/2...How to get your hands on challenged books during Banned Books Week Things To Do
IMG-ALT How to get your hands on challenged books during Banned Books Week
/story/sports/motor/2024/09/23...IndyCar announces charter system; no guaranteed Indy 500 entries Motor Sports
IMG-ALT IndyCar announces charter system; no guaranteed Indy 500 entries
/story/news/politics/elections...Why property taxes became an election issue, and what's at stake Elections
IMG-ALT Why property taxes became an election issue, and what's at stake
/story/opinion/columnists/2024...OPINION: Immigration is the only hope for Indiana's dying small towns columnists
IMG-ALT OPINION: Immigration is the only hope for Indiana's dying small towns
/story/entertainment/arts/2024...A 100-year-old marketing scheme still pays off for this Indiana town Arts
IMG-ALT A 100-year-old marketing scheme still pays off for this Indiana town
/story/sports/nfl/colts/2024/0...Laiatu Latu's first sack a glimpse of what Colts drafted him to do Colts
IMG-ALT Laiatu Latu's first sack a glimpse of what Colts drafted him to do
/story/sports/college/indiana/...New deal makes Dolson IU's first $1 million AD, but still near bottom of B1G IU
IMG-ALT New deal makes Dolson IU's first $1 million AD, but still near bottom of B1G
/story/news/2024/09/20/when-de...What to know about deer hunting season in Indiana News
IMG-ALT What to know about deer hunting season in Indiana
/story/entertainment/music/202...Your guide to Taylor Swift in Indianapolis for Eras Tour shows Music & Nightlife
IMG-ALT Your guide to Taylor Swift in Indianapolis for Eras Tour shows
/story/news/2023/08/07/scrub-h...Scrub Hub: Where can I find wild pawpaws in Indiana? News
IMG-ALT Scrub Hub: Where can I find wild pawpaws in Indiana?
https://help.indystar.com/External Subdomain Help
https://cm.indystar.com/terms/External Subdomain Terms of Service
https://cm.indystar.com/about-...External Subdomain Subscription Terms & Conditions
https://cm.indystar.com/privacy/External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.indystar.com/sitemap/External Subdomain Site Map
http://cm.indystar.com/accessi...External Subdomain Accessibility
http://cm.indystar.com/ethical...External Subdomain Our Ethical Principles
https://www.gannett.com/respon...External Subdomain Responsible Disclosure
http://cm.indystar.com/your-pr...External Subdomain Your Privacy Choices
https://www.facebook.com/india...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/indystarExternal No Text
http://instagram.com/indystar/External IMG-ALT instagram logo
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...External Subdomain No Text
http://www.pinterest.com/indys...External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://eu.indystar.com/"
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 is excellent with 0.04 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (162 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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set-cookie66 Characters
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,358 referring domains.
This page has 53,953 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,651 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Indianapolis59%Check
Indy48%Check
Colts38%Check
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