Gardenrant.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
41% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.94 s
File size
229.70 kB
Words
840
Media files
30
Number of links
141 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
GardenRant - GardenRant
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (239 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
LATEST RANTS “One of my favorites: A blend of gossip, news, crusade and, yes, raw rant, it blows the cobwebs out of gardening’s mustier corners.” - Washington Post gardening editor Adrian Higgins
The meta description is too long: 1232 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://gardenrant.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 840 words. That's ok.
28.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.27 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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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/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mobile-GR.pngGardenRant Logo
...Anne-Wareham-20240813_142909-638x441.jpgCardoon bud at Veddw Garden copyright Anne Wareham
...2024/08/Xeriscape-Lead-Pic-1-700x441.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...content/uploads/2024/08/Ripe-700x441.pngCollage of photos featuring tomatoes
...content/uploads/2024/08/tom1-700x441.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...021/01/GardenRant-Manifesto-3-scaled.jpgGardenRant ManifestoGardenRant Manifesto
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assets.feedblitz.com/images/close.gifClick to hide
assets.feedblitz.com/images/close.gifClick to hide
...ds/2023/10/indoor-gardener-1-550x550.jpgThe Indoor Gardener
...oads/2021/09/shop-gardenrant-600x599.jpgShop GardenRant Gear and Clothing
...-and-marianne-correspondence-550x550.jpgDear Gardener
...tent/uploads/2024/08/airport-700x441.jpgairport
...content/uploads/2024/08/joe1-700x441.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2024/08/Osteospermum2-700x441.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ropped-Susan-profile-current-500x500.jpgSusan Harris
...nt/uploads/2021/01/elizabeth-500x500.jpgElizabeth Licata
...content/uploads/2021/11/alan-500x500.jpgAllen Bush
...uploads/2022/09/image-Copy-2-500x500.jpgScott Beuerlein
...4/02/cropped-Marianne-office-500x500.jpgMarianne Willburn
...2/Anne-Wareham-small-rotated-500x500.jpgAnne Wareham
...ploads/2022/10/cropped-hat-headshot.jpegLorene Edwards Forkner
/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ben.jpgBen Probert
...nt/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1444-rotated.jpegNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1496.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...C222-4667-8AD9-3B4627205A4A-700x441.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...2024/05/View-at-Powis-Castle-700x441.jpgView at Powis Castle
...1/01/Advertise-on-GardenRant-150x150.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/shop2.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
LATEST RANTS
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (12 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 LATEST RANTS
H1 Empty heading
H3 MINISTRY OF CONTROVERSY
H3 RANT’S PLANTS
H3 DESIGN TALK
H3 GUEST RANTS
H4 Grow a Cardoon, a joy for months.
H4 Myth-busting on a type of gardening many don’t understand
H4 Tomato Time, a Love Story
H4 A Native Plants Enthusiast Responds to Marianne Willburn
H4 Air Travel: How The Hell Is This Our New Normal?
H4 Thanks for the Joe Pye Weed!
H4 Give Me Humanity In The Garden
H4 Old garden books provide a fun perspective on ’60s and ’70s-era attitudes
H4 Plant names can overpromise and underdeliver
H4 What happens when you take the “humanness” out of the garden?
H4 Anatomy of a Garden Trip – Wales/Cymru 2023
H4 TOPICS
H4 GARDENRANT VOICES
H4 Archives by Month
H4 Disclosure Policy
H4 Follow Us!
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
9 links don't have an anchor text.
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://gardenrant.com/Anchor Skip to content
https://gardenrant.com/IMG-ALT GardenRant Logo
/ministry_of_controversyMinistry of Controversy
/rants_plantsRant’s Plants
/regular_gardensRegular Gardens
/unusually_clever_peopleUnusually Clever People
/your_gardening_dollarYour Gardening Dollar
/rant-reviewsRant Reviews
https://gardenrant.com/about-usAbout
https://gardenrant.com/about-usAbout GardenRant
/author/susanharrisSubdomain Susan Harris
/author/elizabethlicataSubdomain Elizabeth Licata
/author/allen-bushSubdomain Allen Bush
/author/scottbeuerleinSubdomain Scott Beuerlein
/author/marianneSubdomain Marianne Willburn
/author/anne-warehamSubdomain Anne Wareham
/author/loreneefLorene Edwards Forkner
/author/ben-probertBen Probert
/author-product-recommendationsShop GardenRant Gear & Recommendations
/media-resourcesMedia Resources
/pitch-an-article-idea-to-gard...Guest-Posting Here
/gardening-on-the-planetGardening on the Planet
/garden-designDesign Talk
/real_gardeningReal Gardening
/public-gardensPublic Gardens
/dear-gardener-archiveDear Gardener
https://gardenrant.com/off-topicDefiantly Uncategorical
/white-house-gardensWhite House Gardens
/the-indoor-gardenerThe Indoor Gardener
/guest-rantsGuest Rants
/whos_ranting_about_usWho’s Ranting About Us
https://gardenrant.com/cartNo Text
/author/laura-bowlyLaura Bowly
A-TITLE Posts by Laura Bowly
/2024/08/grow-a-cardoon-otherw...IMG-ALT Cardoon bud at Veddw Garden copyright Anne Wareham
/author/anne-warehamText duplicate Anne Wareham
A-TITLE Posts by Anne Wareham
/2024/08/grow-a-cardoon-otherw...Grow a Cardoon, a joy for months.
/author/anne-warehamText duplicate Anne Wareham
A-TITLE Posts by Anne Wareham
/rants_plantsRant's Plants
/real_gardeningText duplicate Real Gardening
/2024/08/grow-a-cardoon-otherw...Anchor 8 Comments
/2024/08/grow-a-cardoon-otherw...[...]
/2024/08/myth-busting-on-a-typ...No Text
/author/heather-tuckmanHeather Tuckman
A-TITLE Posts by Heather Tuckman
/2024/08/myth-busting-on-a-typ...Myth-busting on a type of gardening many don’t understand
/author/heather-tuckmanText duplicate Heather Tuckman
A-TITLE Posts by Heather Tuckman
/garden-designText duplicate Design Talk
/guest-rantsText duplicate Guest Rants
/2024/08/myth-busting-on-a-typ...Anchor 16 Comments
/2024/08/myth-busting-on-a-typ...Text duplicate [...]
/2024/08/growing-tomatoes-in-t...IMG-ALT Collage of photos featuring tomatoes
/author/loreneefText duplicate Lorene Edwards Forkner
A-TITLE Posts by Lorene Edwards Forkner
/2024/08/growing-tomatoes-in-t...Tomato Time, a Love Story
/author/loreneefText duplicate Lorene Edwards Forkner
A-TITLE Posts by Lorene Edwards Forkner
/real_gardeningText duplicate Real Gardening
/2024/08/growing-tomatoes-in-t...Anchor 6 Comments
/2024/08/growing-tomatoes-in-t...Text duplicate [...]
/2024/08/a-native-plants-enthu...No Text
/author/thomas-christopherThomas Christopher, Ranter Emeritus
A-TITLE Posts by Thomas Christopher, Ranter Emeritus
/2024/08/a-native-plants-enthu...A Native Plants Enthusiast Responds to Marianne Willburn
/author/thomas-christopherText duplicate Thomas Christopher, Ranter Emeritus
A-TITLE Posts by Thomas Christopher, Ranter Emeritus
/gardening-on-the-planetText duplicate Gardening on the Planet
/ministry_of_controversyText duplicate Ministry of Controversy
/2024/08/a-native-plants-enthu...Anchor 39 Comments
/2024/08/a-native-plants-enthu...Text duplicate [...]
/the-indoor-gardenerText duplicate IMG-ALT The Indoor Gardener
/author-product-recommendationsIMG-ALT Shop GardenRant Gear and Clothing
/dear-gardener-archiveText duplicate IMG-ALT Dear Gardener
/ministry_of_controversySubdomain MINISTRY OF CONTROVERSY
/2024/08/air-travel-how-the-he...IMG-ALT airport
/author/marianneText duplicate Marianne Willburn
A-TITLE Posts by Marianne Willburn
/2024/08/air-travel-how-the-he...Air Travel: How The Hell Is This Our New Normal?
/author/marianneText duplicate Marianne Willburn
A-TITLE Posts by Marianne Willburn
/2024/08/air-travel-how-the-he...Anchor 37 Comments
/2024/08/air-travel-how-the-he...Text duplicate [...]
/rants_plantsSubdomain RANT’S PLANTS
/2024/08/thanks-for-the-joe-py...No Text
/author/susanharrisText duplicate Susan Harris
A-TITLE Posts by Susan Harris
/2024/08/thanks-for-the-joe-py...Thanks for the Joe Pye Weed!
/author/susanharrisText duplicate Susan Harris
A-TITLE Posts by Susan Harris
/2024/08/thanks-for-the-joe-py...Anchor 10 Comments
/2024/08/thanks-for-the-joe-py...Text duplicate [...]
/garden-designDESIGN TALK
/2024/08/give-me-humanity-in-t...No Text
/author/ben-probertText duplicate Ben Probert
A-TITLE Posts by Ben Probert
/2024/08/give-me-humanity-in-t...Give Me Humanity In The Garden
/author/ben-probertText duplicate Ben Probert
A-TITLE Posts by Ben Probert
/2024/08/give-me-humanity-in-t...Anchor Text duplicate 39 Comments
/2024/08/give-me-humanity-in-t...Text duplicate [...]
/author/susanharrisSubdomain Text duplicate Susan Harris
/author/susanharrisText duplicate IMG-ALT Susan Harris
/author/elizabethlicataSubdomain Text duplicate Elizabeth Licata
/author/elizabethlicataText duplicate IMG-ALT Elizabeth Licata
/author/allen-bushSubdomain Text duplicate Allen Bush
/author/allen-bushText duplicate IMG-ALT Allen Bush
/author/scottbeuerleinSubdomain Text duplicate Scott Beuerlein
/author/scottbeuerleinText duplicate IMG-ALT Scott Beuerlein
/author/marianneSubdomain Text duplicate Marianne Willburn
/author/marianneText duplicate IMG-ALT Marianne Willburn
/author/anne-warehamSubdomain Text duplicate Anne Wareham
/author/anne-warehamText duplicate IMG-ALT Anne Wareham
/author/loreneefText duplicate Lorene Edwards Forkner
/author/loreneefText duplicate IMG-ALT Lorene Edwards Forkner
/author/ben-probertText duplicate Ben Probert
/author/ben-probertText duplicate IMG-ALT Ben Probert
/guest-rantsSubdomain GUEST RANTS
/author/gardenrant-guestSubdomain Find out more here.
/2024/07/old-garden-books-prov...No Text
/author/bbrowneBarbara Browne
A-TITLE Posts by Barbara Browne
/2024/07/old-garden-books-prov...Old garden books provide a fun perspective on ’60s and ’70s-era attitudes
/author/bbrowneText duplicate Barbara Browne
A-TITLE Posts by Barbara Browne
/2024/06/plant-names-can-overp...No Text
/author/bbrowneText duplicate Barbara Browne
A-TITLE Posts by Barbara Browne
/2024/06/plant-names-can-overp...Plant names can overpromise and underdeliver
/author/bbrowneText duplicate Barbara Browne
A-TITLE Posts by Barbara Browne
/2024/05/what-happens-when-you...No Text
/author/gardenrant-guestGardenRant Guest
A-TITLE Posts by GardenRant Guest
/2024/05/what-happens-when-you...What happens when you take the “humanness” out of the garden?
/author/gardenrant-guestText duplicate GardenRant Guest
A-TITLE Posts by GardenRant Guest
/2024/05/anatomy-of-a-garden-t...IMG-ALT View at Powis Castle
/author/layanee-demerchantLayanee Demerchant
A-TITLE Posts by Layanee Demerchant
/2024/05/anatomy-of-a-garden-t...Anatomy of a Garden Trip – Wales/Cymru 2023
/author/layanee-demerchantText duplicate Layanee Demerchant
A-TITLE Posts by Layanee Demerchant
/ministry_of_controversySubdomain Text duplicate MINISTRY OF CONTROVERSY
/rants_plantsSubdomain Text duplicate RANT’S PLANTS
/regular_gardensSubdomain REGULAR GARDENS
/garden-designGARDEN DESIGN
/unusually_clever_peopleSubdomain UNUSUALLY CLEVER PEOPLE
/your_gardening_dollarSubdomain YOUR GARDENING DOLLAR
/rant-reviewsSubdomain RANT REVIEWS
/guest-rantsSubdomain Text duplicate GUEST RANTS
/real_gardeningSubdomain REAL GARDENING
/whos_ranting_about_usSubdomain WHO’S RANTING ABOUT US
/dear-gardener-archiveDEAR GARDENER
/public-gardensSubdomain PUBLIC GARDENS
/gardening-on-the-planetSubdomain GARDENING ON THE PLANET
https://gardenrant.com/off-topicDEFIANTLY UNCATEGORICAL
/white-house-gardensWHITE HOUSE GARDENS
/the-indoor-gardenerTHE INDOOR GARDENER
https://gardenrant.com/about-usREAD MORE ABOUT GARDENRANT
https://sales.mediavine.com/ga...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/Garde...External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/gardenrantExternal A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/Gard...External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://forms.feedblitz.com/75uExternal Subdomain A-TITLE Rss
http://gardenrant.com/shopNo Text
https://laurabowly.com/New window External Laura Bowly Design
/privacy-policySubdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.facebook.com/Garde...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/gardenrantNew window External X
A-TITLE X
https://www.instagram.com/Gard...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://gardenrant.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 very slow (1.94 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (230 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,112 referring domains.
This page has 205,621 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 773 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-Agent: *
Disallow:

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LATEST RANTS “One of my favorites: A blend of gossip, news, crusade and, yes, raw rant, it blows the cobwebs out of gardening’s mustier corners.” - Washington Post gardening editor Adrian Higgins

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Rant95%Check
raw rant72%Check
GardenRant68%Check
Rants66%Check
Rant Reviews66%Check
LATEST RANTS65%Check
LATEST62%Check
Garden Design62%Check
Guest Rants54%Check
GardenRant Voices53%Check
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