Fife.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
92% 
Page structure
1% 
Link structure
96% 
Server
74% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.27 s
File size
49.00 kB
Words
685
Media files
7
Number of links
80 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Fife Council
The page title is too short. (176 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Offering a wide range of information and services to residents and businesses within the Kingdom of Fife.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (645 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=0.86, user-scalable=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0, minimum-scale=0.86
dcterms.titleHome
dcterms.creatorFife Council
dcterms.created2023-06-29T12:04:17+01:00
dcterms.modified2025-04-01T08:27:41+01:00
dcterms.issued2025-04-01T08:27:39+01:00
dcterms.formatHTML
dcterms.identifierhttps://www.fife.gov.uk/homepage
google-site-verificationSkHDTQT0ylj0hdMESvFub6ALZ8QVOd7RJA0dl7Jz5Xo
enable.alert.boxfalse
alert.box.headerEmpty
alert.box.message<p></p>
alert.box.linkEmpty
blocked.cookies.message<h2>We've had some trouble signing you in.</h2><p>Sometimes this happens because of a timing issue and might be okay if you try again.</p><p>You might need to use a different device (for example if you're using your phone, try a tablet or a computer if you can).</p><p>You could try using a different browser (if you're using Google Chrome, try Microsoft Edge).</p><p>You can also try using a "private browsing" mode - Incognito in Chrome, or InPrivate in Edge. Both of these are available in the "three dots" option at the top right of your browser.</p><p>Otherwise it might be because of settings on your computer. If you are using a cookie blocker you will need to allow functional cookies for both <strong>www.fife.gov.uk</strong> and <strong>myaccount.signin.mygovscot.org</strong></p>
popup.terms.visible1
popup.terms.titleThis website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. To learn more, visit our Cookies
popup.terms.content<p>To use the website, read and accept our <a href="/home/terms-and-conditions">Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.</a></p>
popup.terms.agree.button.textI Agree the Terms
popup.terms.button.not.agree.link3442
popup.terms.button.not.agree.textI do not agree for Terms and Conditions
thankyou.popup.titleYou Accept Terms and Conditions
thankyou.popup.contentThank You
HighlightEmergencyBannerhighlight
descriptionOffering a wide range of information and services to residents and businesses within the Kingdom of Fife.
keywordsEmpty
tagsEmpty
emergency.road.gritting.showEmpty
emergency.road.closures.showEmpty
func.solutionid82
func.alertfalse
func.featuredfalse
func.tags.namesEmpty
categoryEmpty
subcategoryEmpty
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:site@fifecouncil
twitter:titleHome
og:imagehttps://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/image/0021/3828/Fife_Council_logo.png
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 685 words. That's ok.
31.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
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 17.47 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=0.86, user-scalable=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0, minimum-scale=0.86" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...ts/image/0021/3828/Fife_Council_logo.pngFife Council logo consisting of people holding hands in the shape of the Forth rail bridgeFife_Council_logo.png
...e/0031/664870/varieties/featured_big.jpgAn aerial view of Anstruther's harbour area on a sunny day, taken from above the sea looking inland towards the town with the countryside stretching out into the distance.
.../0013/11119/varieties/featured_small.jpgPhotograph of Cllr. James Calder
...0027/666252/varieties/featured_small.jpgSpring into Action
...ets/image/0028/619750/logo-blue-Tiny.pngX icon
.../assets/image/0017/612008/FIONA-icon.pngFIONA - Fife's Online Assistant

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 44 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 Home
H1 Latest News
H2 Our use of cookies
H2 Services
H2 Make a payment, report an issue or apply for something
H2 Get involved and have your say
H2 Anstruther's new lifeboat station update
H2 News from City of Dunfermline Area Committee
H2 Fife Council supports 'Spring into Action' event
H2 Council meetings and decisions
H2 Footer Navigation
H3 Necessary cookies
H3 Analytics cookies
H3 Social Media / Embedded Media cookies
H3 Advertising cookies
H3 Bins & Recycling
H3 Education
H3 Council Tax
H3 Benefits & Money Advice
H3 All Services
H3 Make a Payment
H3 Report Something
H3 Apply for Something
H3 About Your Council
H3 Business
H3 Community Life
H3 Council & Democracy
H3 Ready Fife
H3 Employee Information
H3 Environment
H3 Get involved
H3 Health and Social Care
H3 Housing
H3 Jobs & Training
H3 Planning & Building
H3 Roads, Travel & Parking
H3 Births, deaths and marriages
H3 Current Consultations
H3 Latest Planning Applications
H3 What's on in Fife
H3 Committee Livestreams
H3 Find your local councillor
H3 Committees
H3 Follow Us
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 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to navigation
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to search
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to footer
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Subdomain IMG-ALT Fife Council logo consisting of people holding hands in the shape of the Forth rail bridge
https://www.fife.gov.uk/searchSubdomain Toggle Search
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Subdomain Toggle Menu
https://www.fife.gov.uk/kbSubdomain All Services
/facilitiesSubdomain Facilities
https://www.fife.gov.uk/newsSubdomain News Centre
/home/cookiesSubdomain Cookies page
https://www.fife.gov.uk/Subdomain Home
/kb/docs/articles/bins-and-rec...Subdomain Bins & Recycling
/services/bin-calendarSubdomain Bin calendar
/services/bulky-uplift-service2Subdomain Bulky Uplift Service
/kb/docs/articles/bins-and-rec...Subdomain Household waste recycling centres
/kb/docs/articles/education2Subdomain Education
/closures/school-holidays,-ter...Subdomain School Holidays, Term, and Closure Dates
/services/apply-for-it-online/...Subdomain Apply for a school place
/kb/docs/articles/education2/s...Subdomain Free school meals and school clothing grants
/kb/docs/articles/housing/coun...Subdomain Council Tax
/kb/docs/articles/housing/coun...Subdomain Council tax reduction
/kb/docs/articles/housing/coun...Subdomain Council tax discounts and exemptions
/kb/docs/articles/housing/coun...Subdomain Revenues and Benefits - Contact us online
/kb/docs/articles/benefits-and...Subdomain Benefits & Money Advice
/kb/docs/articles/benefits-and...Subdomain Cost of living support
/kb/docs/articles/benefits-and...Subdomain Scottish Welfare Fund
/kb/docs/articles/benefits-and...Subdomain Access to free period products
https://www.fife.gov.uk/kbSubdomain Text duplicate All Services
A-TITLE All Services
/services/pay-it-onlineSubdomain Make a Payment
/kb/docs/articles/housing/coun...Subdomain Council tax payment (including arrears)
/kb/docs/articles/roads,-trave...Subdomain Parking fines
/kb/docs/articles/business2/li...Subdomain Licences and permits
/services/pay-it-onlineSubdomain All Payment Options
/services/report-it-onlineSubdomain Report Something
/kb/docs/articles/housing/alte...Subdomain Housing repairs
/kb/docs/articles/bins-and-rec...Subdomain Missed bin
/kb/docs/articles/community-li...Subdomain Births, deaths and marriages
/services/report-it-onlineSubdomain All Reporting Forms
/services/apply-for-it-onlineSubdomain Apply for Something
/services/form-pages/request-a...Subdomain Request a replacement card / make a change to your MyFife card
/services/form-pages/apply-for...Subdomain Apply for a Council tax discount / exemption for an empty property
/services/form-pages/apply-to-...Subdomain Apply to join Fife Housing Register
/services/apply-for-it-onlineSubdomain All Applications
https://www.fife.gov.uk/closuresSubdomain Emergency closures, disruptions and severe weather
/kb/about-your-councilSubdomain About Your Council
/kb/businessSubdomain Business
/kb/community-lifeSubdomain Community Life
/kb/council-and-democracySubdomain Council & Democracy
/kb/readyfifeSubdomain Ready Fife
/kb/employee-informationSubdomain Employee Information
/kb/environmentSubdomain Environment
/kb/get-involvedSubdomain Get involved
/kb/social-careSubdomain Health and Social Care
/kb/housingSubdomain Housing
/kb/jobs-and-trainingSubdomain Jobs & Training
/kb/planning-and-buildingSubdomain Planning & Building
/kb/road,-travel-and-parkingSubdomain Roads, Travel & Parking
/kb/docs/articles/community-li...Subdomain Text duplicate Births, deaths and marriages
/resources/redirects/have-your...Subdomain Current Consultations
/kb/docs/articles/planning-and...Subdomain Latest Planning Applications
https://www.fife.gov.uk/whats-onSubdomain What's on in Fife
/news/2025/anstruthers-new-lif...Subdomain IMG-ALT An aerial view of Anstruther's harbour area on a sunny day, taken from above the sea looking inland towards the town with the countryside stretching out into...
/news/2025/anstruthers-new-lif...Subdomain Anstruther's new lifeboat station update
/news/2025/news-from-city-of-d...Subdomain IMG-ALT Photograph of Cllr. James Calder
/news/2025/news-from-city-of-d...Subdomain News from City of Dunfermline Area Committee
/news/2025/fife-council-suppor...Subdomain IMG-ALT Spring into Action
/news/2025/fife-council-suppor...Subdomain Fife Council supports 'Spring into Action' event
https://www.fife.gov.uk/newsSubdomain All News
/kb/docs/articles/about-your-c...Subdomain Committee Livestreams
/kb/docs/articles/about-your-c...Subdomain Find your local councillor
/kb/docs/articles/about-your-c...Subdomain Committees
/contact-usSubdomain Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us
/kb/docs/articles/have-your-sa...Subdomain Make a complaint
A-TITLE Make a complaint
/kb/docs/articles/site-mapSubdomain Site map
A-TITLE Site map
/home/social-media-accountsSubdomain Social Media
/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
/home/cookiesSubdomain Cookies Policy
https://www.facebook.com/FifeC...External Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/fifecouncilExternal X
IMG-ALT X icon
https://www.instagram.com/fife...External Subdomain Instagram
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0...External WhatsApp
/home/privacy-policySubdomain Privacy Policy
/home/terms-and-conditionsSubdomain Terms & Conditions
http://www.squiz.net/External Subdomain Squiz
http://www.verint.com/External Subdomain Verint

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.fife.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.27 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (49 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
serveropenresty
dateWed, 02 Apr 2025 05:40:22 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
set-cookie147 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
pragmacache
cache-controlmax-age=3600, s-maxage=3600, public
expiresWed, 02 Apr 2025 06:40:22 GMT
content-encodinggzip
x-cacheMISS from fife-web01
x-cache-lookupMISS from fife-web01:3128
via1.1 fife-web01 (squid/3.5.20)
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 4,723 referring domains.
This page has 331,210 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,281 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /services/bulky_uplifts
Disallow: /services/triage/
Disallow: /kb/docs/articles/privacy-notices/
Disallow: /kb/docs/articles/site-map
Disallow: /resources/last-edited
Disallow: /resources/forms/
Disallow: /resources/last-edited2/
Disallow: /resources/last-edited
Disallow: /resources/forms
Disallow: /consultations/
Disallow: /sandbox/
Disallow: /page-no-longer-exists
Disallow: /_usr
Disallow: /kb/docs/noindex/
Disallow: /kb/docs/articles/roads,-travel-and-parking/fife-bus/fife-bus-by-town/towns

# Global exclusions
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#Allow: /_design/search/
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Disallow: /resources/last-edited2/
Disallow: /resources/last-edited
Disallow: /resources/forms
Disallow: /services/triage/
Disallow: /account/details
Disallow: /page-no-longer-exists
Disallow: /kb/docs/noindex/
Disallow: /consultations/
Disallow: /_usr
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /services/bulky_uplifts
Disallow: /kb/docs/articles/roads,-travel-and-parking/fife-bus/fife-bus-by-town/towns

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Fife83%Check
Fife Council72%Check
Council60%Check
Services54%Check
Fife Housing Register53%Check
Council Tax51%Check
information50%Check
cookies allow us48%Check
cookies47%Check
Social47%Check
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