Genome.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.32 s
File size
222.60 kB
Words
608
Media files
2
Number of links
95 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Human Genome Research Institute Home | NHGRI
The length of the page title is perfect. (536 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Official website of the National Human Genome Research Institute. The Forefront of Genomics.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (585 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.genome.gov/
There is a valid canonical link 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)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 608 words. That's ok.
27.5% 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.
3 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 20.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 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
...hgri/assets/global/logo-light-nhgri.webpNHGRI Logo
.../nhgri/assets/global/NHGRI_grey_teal.svgNHGRI logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Multidrug-resistant pathogens living on skin spread in nursing homes
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Multidrug-resistant pathogens living on skin spread in nursing homes
H1 Collaboration and teamwork ensure that our genomic advances improve health for all humans.
H1 To accelerate genomics research, we support scientists at public and private institutions around the world.
H1 Expand your genomics knowledge with resources focused on patient care.
H1 Spark scientific curiosity and engage a diverse community of learners.
H1 The more you know, the better decisions you can make about your health.
H2 About the National Human Genome Research Institute
H2 Footer Links
H3 Organization
H3 Careers & Training
H3 Get Updates
H3 Social Media Stream
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to navigation
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to search
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to slider
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to about
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to subscription
https://www.genome.gov/Anchor Skip to footer
https://www.genome.gov/IMG-ALT NHGRI Logo
/about-genomicsAbout Genomics
/About-Genomics/Introduction-t...Introduction to Genomics
/About-Genomics/Educational-Re...Educational Resources
/about-genomics/policy-issuesPolicy Issues in Genomics
/human-genome-projectThe Human Genome Project
/about-genomics/History-of-Gen...History of Genomics Program
/research-fundingResearch Funding
/research-funding/Funding-Oppo...Funding Opportunities
/research-funding/Funded-Progr...Funded Programs & Projects
/research-funding/Division-and...Division and Program Directors
/research-funding/Scientific-P...Scientific Program Analysts
/research-funding/Funding-Oppo...Contacts by Research Area
/research-funding/News-eventsNews & Events
/research-at-nhgriResearch at NHGRI
/research-at-nhgri/AreasResearch Areas
/research-at-nhgri/InvestigatorsResearch Investigators
/research-at-nhgri/staff-clini...Staff Clinicians
/research-at-nhgri/ProjectsResearch Projects
/research-at-nhgri/Clinical-Re...Clinical Research
/research-at-nhgri/Data-Tools-...Data Tools & Resources
/research-at-nhgri/News-and-Ev...Text duplicate News & Events
https://www.genome.gov/healthAbout Health
/health/Genomics-and-MedicineGenomics & Medicine
/health/Family-Health-HistoryFamily Health History
/health/For-Patients-and-FamiliesFor Patients & Families
/health/For-Health-ProfessionalsFor Health Professionals
/careers-trainingCareers & Training
/careers-training/NHGRI-JobsJobs at NHGRI
/careers-training/training-at-...Training at NHGRI
/careers-training/NHGRI-Fundin...Funding for Research Training
/careers-training/Professional...Professional Development Programs
/careers-training/cultureNHGRI Culture
/news-eventsText duplicate News & Events
https://www.genome.gov/newsNews
/event-calendarEvents
/social-mediaSocial Media
/video/broadcast-mediaBroadcast Media
/image-galleryImage Gallery
https://www.genome.gov/videoVideos
/press-resourcesPress Resources
/about-nhgriAbout NHGRI
/about-nhgri/OrganizationOrganization
/about-nhgri/NHGRI-Vision-and-...Mission and Vision
/about-nhgri/Policies-GuidancePolicies and Guidance
/about-nhgri/Budget-Financial-...Budget
/about-nhgri/Institute-AdvisorsInstitute Advisors
https://www.genome.gov/2020SVStrategic Vision
/about-nhgri/Partner-with-NHGRIPartner with NHGRI
https://www.genome.gov/staffStaff Search
/about-nhgri/ContactContact Us
/news/news-release/multidrug-r...Read the News Release
/virtual-exhibits/GeneSweepVirtual Exhibit Gene Sweepstakes (GeneSweep)
/about-nhgri/Director/genomics...The Genomics Landscape NHGRI appoints Erin Ramos as Director of the Division of Genome Sciences
https://www.genome.gov/2020SVAbout NHGRI 2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision
/research-at-nhgri/ProjectsText duplicate Research Projects
/about-nhgri/Division-of-Intra...Research at NHGRI Division of Intramural Research
/research-at-nhgri/InvestigatorsResearch at NHGRI Research Investigators
/news/news-release/nhgri-proje...News Release NHGRI project creates new educational materials for sickle cell disease community
/research-funding/Funding-Oppo...Text duplicate Funding Opportunities
/research-funding/Funding-Oppo...Program Contacts
/research-funding/Funded-Progr...Research Funding Funded Programs and Projects
/research-funding/Division-and...Research Funding Division and Program Directors
/news/news-release/NIH-funded-...News Release NIH-funded startups are fueling the era of genome-completeness
/For-Patients-and-Families/Gen...Genetic Disorders
/For-Health-Professionals/Prov...For Health Professionals Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resources
/Clinical-Research/Current-NHG...Clinical Research Current Clinical Studies
https://www.genome.gov/ISCC-PEGFor Health Professionals Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG)
/About-Genomics/Educational-Re...Resources for Teachers
/dna-day/15-waysOutreach 15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
/about-genomics/teaching-tools...Genomics Teaching Tool Strawberry DNA Extraction
/outreach/nih-display-of-genom...Outreach NIH Display of Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code Exhibition Pieces
/About-Genomics/Introduction-t...Text duplicate Introduction to Genomics
/about-genomics/fact-sheetsEducational Resources Fact Sheets about Genomics
/about-genomics/policy-issuesAbout Genomics Policy Issues in Genomics
/human-genome-projectAbout Genomics The Human Genome Project
/about-nhgri/NHGRI-Vision-and-...Our Mission
/about-nhgri/Budget-Financial-...Budget and Financial Information
/about-nhgri/Organizational-chartOrganizational Structure
/careers-training/NHGRI-JobsJob Opportunities
/careers-training/training-at-...Text duplicate Training at NHGRI
/careers-training/cultureLife at NHGRI
https://twitter.com/genome_govExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/G...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/genom...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nih.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.hhs.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain No Text
/about-nhgri/ContactContact
/about-nhgri/Policies-Guidance...Accessibility
/about-nhgri/Policies-Guidance...Site Map
https://www.genome.gov/staffText duplicate Staff Search
https://www.hhs.gov/web/polici...New window External Subdomain Plug-Ins Used by HHS
A-TITLE Plug-Ins Used by HHS (External Link)
https://www.nih.gov/institutes...New window External Subdomain FOIA
/about-nhgri/Policies-Guidance...Privacy
/about-nhgri/Policies-Guidance...Copyright
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...New window External Subdomain HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
A-TITLE Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (External Link)

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.genome.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 slow (1.32 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 (223 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length41182
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
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content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
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x-xss-protection1
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-drupal-cacheHIT
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x-ah-environmentprod
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 25,879 referring domains.
This page has 1,462,643 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 14,812 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
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User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search*
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
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