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Meta information
77% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
113.40 kB
Words
337
Media files
21
Number of links
121 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Explore York
The page title is too short. (184 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Explore provides the public library and archives service for the city of York. We run 15 libraries including York Explore – our flagship library and home of the City Archive – 5 Reading Cafes, a mobile library, and a home library service. We employ 80+ people. Explore inspires everyone to challenge their imagination, explore their potential and connect with each other, supporting and enriching our communities.
The meta description is too long: 2515 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://exploreyork.org.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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 charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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descriptionExplore provides the public library and archives service for the city of York. We run 15 libraries including York Explore – our flagship library and home of the City Archive – 5 Reading Cafes, a mobile library, and a home library service. We employ 80+ people. Explore inspires everyone to challenge their imagination, explore their potential and connect with each other, supporting and enriching our communities.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 337 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
18.1% 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" 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 7 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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4 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
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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.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
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...ploads/2024/05/10-Years-Logo-webpage.jpgExplore York Libraries and Archives
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...mes/explore-mix-2.3/images/inst-icon.svgInstagram icon
...hemes/explore-mix-2.3/images/yt-icon.svgYouTube icon
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...s/soliloquy/assets/css/images/holder.gifStudy space
...s/soliloquy/assets/css/images/holder.gifBooksale at Tang Hall
...s/soliloquy/assets/css/images/holder.gifA craft group in a library
...s/soliloquy/assets/css/images/holder.gifSquishy Circuits
...s/soliloquy/assets/css/images/holder.gifStorytime (3)
...18/06/BurnholmeFrontEntrance-400x260.jpgLibraries and Cafes page
...ads/2025/01/Website-Tablet-4-400x260.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/2022/03/IMG_7217-400x260.jpgThe café at York Explore library. A man in the foreground is sitting in a comfortable armchair, reading while he drinks a cup of coffee - he is wearing a lime green jacket and glasses. Behind him are groups of people sitting on sofas and parents with their children looking around the children's library.
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...nt/uploads/2018/12/Duplo-pic-400x260.jpgFamilies and Children Page
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...s/2024/12/AnnReview2324-Tile-400x260.jpgNo alt attribute provided
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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
H3 Libraries and Cafes
H3 E-Library
H3 Here For You
H3 Help with the cost of living
H3 Families and Children
H3 Archives and local history
H3 Support Us
H3 Annual Review 2023-24
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 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://exploreyork.org.uk/Anchor Skip to accessibility
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/what-is-my-login/What is my login
A-TITLE What is my login
/how-to-borrow-renew/How to borrow and renew
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/explore-york-libraries-archives/› Explore York Libraries and Archives
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/performance-figures/› Performance figures
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/community-membership/› Community Membership
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/meet-our-board/› Meet our board
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/policies/› Policies
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/contact-us/Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us
https://exploreyork.org.uk/jobs/Jobs
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https://exploreyork.org.uk/Home
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/libraries/acomb-explore/Acomb Explore
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/libraries/bishopthorpe-library/Bishopthorpe Library
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/libraries/clifton-explore/Clifton Explore
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/libraries/dunnington-library/Dunnington Library
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/libraries/poppleton-library/Poppleton Library
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/libraries/york-explore/York Explore Library and Archive
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/libraries/explore-at-york-sta...York Stadium
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/cafes/clifton-explore-cafe/Clifton Explore Reading Cafe
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A-TITLE Haxby and Wigginton Reading Cafe
/cafes/hungate-york-reading-cafe/Hungate Reading Cafe
A-TITLE Hungate Reading Cafe
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A-TITLE Tang Hall Explore Reading Cafe
/cafes/york-explore-reading-cafe/York Explore Reading Cafe
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/libraries/future-libraries/Future Libraries
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/ebooks-and-eaudiobooks/eBooks and eAudiobooks
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/elibrary/e-magazines/E magazines and newspapers
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/elibrary/online-reference/Online Reference Library
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/elibrary/recommended-websites/Recommended Websites
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/family-and-children/under-5s/Under 5s
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/family-and-children/5-to-10s/5 to 10s
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/family-and-children/11-16s/11 to 16s
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/here-for-you/customer-guide-f...Customer Guide for the Library App
A-TITLE Customer Guide for the Library App
/here-for-you/wi-fi-printers-a...Wi-Fi, Printers and Computers
A-TITLE Wi-Fi, Printers and Computers
/here-for-you/reading-groups/Reading Groups
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/here-for-you/reading-well/Reading Well
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/whats-on/What’s On
A-TITLE What’s On
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A-TITLE Home Library Service
/here-for-you/digital-support/Digital Support
A-TITLE Digital Support
/family-and-children/Families and Children
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/archives/Archives
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/archives/about-our-service/About our service
A-TITLE About our service
/archives/visiting-us/Visiting Us (Archives and Collections)
A-TITLE Visiting Us (Archives and Collections)
/archives/making-an-enquiry/Making an enquiry
A-TITLE Making an enquiry
/archives/getting-started/Getting started
A-TITLE Getting started
/archives/our-collections/Our collections
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/archives/learning-community/Learning and Community Resources
A-TITLE Learning and Community Resources
/archives/depositing-your-arch...Depositing your archive
A-TITLE Depositing your archive
/archives/useful-websites/Useful Websites (Archives)
A-TITLE Useful Websites (Archives)
/archives/projects/Archives Projects
A-TITLE Archives Projects
/archives/setting-the-record-s...Setting the Record Straight
A-TITLE Setting the Record Straight
/archives/york-images/York Images
A-TITLE York Images
https://citymakinghistory.org/External Explore York Archives Blog
A-TITLE Explore York Archives Blog
/community-membership/Join Us
A-TITLE Join Us
/support-us/volunteer/Volunteer
A-TITLE Volunteer
/support-us/shop/Shop
A-TITLE Shop
/support-us/giving/Give now
A-TITLE Give now
/support-us/donate-books/Donate Books
A-TITLE Donate Books
https://card.exploreyork.org.uk/External Subdomain YorkCard
A-TITLE YorkCard
/support-us/thank-you-to-our-s...Sponsorship
A-TITLE Sponsorship
/support-us/be-a-friend/Be a Friend
A-TITLE Be a Friend
/support-us/unity-lottery/Unity Lottery
A-TITLE Unity Lottery
/search/Search
https://catalogue.exploreyork....External Subdomain Search Catalogue »
https://catalogue.exploreyork....External Subdomain Renew Books »
/getting-a-library-card-or-yor...Get Library Card or YorkCard »
/whats-on/What's On »
http://eepurl.com/duPOg1External Signup to Mailing List »
/support-us/giving/Donate now »
https://twitter.com/YorkLibrar...New window External IMG-ALT Twitter icon
https://www.facebook.com/Explo...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook icon
https://www.instagram.com/expl...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram icon
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube icon
/here-for-you/digital-support/IMG-ALT Explore Staff offering IT support
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/here-for-you/IMG-ALT Study space
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/libraries/IMG-ALT Booksale at Tang Hall
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/family-and-children/IMG-ALT Squishy Circuits
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/storytimes/IMG-ALT Storytime (3)
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/libraries/Libraries and Cafes
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/elibrary/A-TITLE E-Library Page
/elibrary/E-Library
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A-TITLE Here For You Page
/here-for-you/Here For You
A-TITLE Here For You Page
/help-with-the-cost-of-living/A-TITLE Help with the cost of living Page
/help-with-the-cost-of-living/Help with the cost of living
A-TITLE Help with the cost of living Page
/family-and-children/IMG-ALT Families and Children Page
A-TITLE Families and Children Page
/family-and-children/Text duplicate Families and Children
A-TITLE Families and Children Page
/archives/IMG-ALT Archives and local history page
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/archives/Archives and local history
A-TITLE Archives and local history Page
/support-us/New window A-TITLE Support Us Page
/support-us/Support Us
A-TITLE Support Us Page
/annual-review/A-TITLE Annual Review 2023-24 Page
/annual-review/Annual Review 2023-24
A-TITLE Annual Review 2023-24 Page
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
https://www.york.gov.uk/External Subdomain IMG-ALT City of York Council logo
/libraries/york-explore/Text duplicate York Explore Library and Archive
/libraries/acomb-explore/Text duplicate Acomb Explore
/libraries/bishopthorpe-library/Text duplicate Bishopthorpe Library
/libraries/clifton-explore/Text duplicate Clifton Explore
/libraries/copmanthorpe-library/Text duplicate Copmanthorpe Library
/libraries/dringhouses-library/Text duplicate Dringhouses Library
/libraries/dunnington-library/Text duplicate Dunnington Library
/libraries/fulford-library/Text duplicate Fulford Library
/libraries/haxby-explore/Text duplicate Haxby and Wigginton Library
/libraries/huntington-library/Text duplicate Huntington Library
/libraries/mobile-library/Text duplicate Mobile Library
/libraries/new-earswick-library/Text duplicate New Earswick Library
/libraries/poppleton-library/Text duplicate Poppleton Library
/libraries/strensall-library/Text duplicate Strensall Library
/libraries/tang-hall-explore/Text duplicate Tang Hall Explore
/explore-york-libraries-archives/About Us
/contact-us/Contact Us
/accessibility/Accessibility
/support-us/giving/Giving
/getting-a-library-card-or-yor...Get a library card or YorkCard
https://yorkmix.com/about/External YorkMix Media

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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://exploreyork.org.uk/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (113 kB).

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exploreyork.org.uk
Home - Explore York
Explore provides the public library and archives service for the city of York. We run 15 libraries including York Explore – our flagship library and home of the City Archive – 5 Reading Cafes, a mobile library, and a home library service. We employ 80+ people. Explore inspires everyone to challenge their imagination, explore their potential and connect with each other, supporting and enriching our communities.

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Explore Reading60%Check
Explore Reading Cafe57%Check
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Archives54%Check
Support54%Check
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