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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.08 s
File size
761.90 kB
Words
717
Media files
19
Number of links
106 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Gothamist: New York City Local News, Food, Arts & Events
The length of the page title is perfect. (531 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Gothamist is a non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (383 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://gothamist.com/
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)
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 6 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: A teacher observed the boy was unconscious after what police said was ...
  • Duplicate 2: The direct-admissions program will begin with students from New York C...
  • Duplicate 3: Public Transport Magazine returns on Saturday with an issue launch par...
This page contains 717 words. That's ok.
32.1% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.93 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
The file size of the HTML document is very large (761.9 kB).
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 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
18 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)
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

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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.
34 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 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/arts-entertainment/Culture
/tags/health-and-science/Health and Science
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/news/bronx-boy-11-dies-during...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsNews
/news/bronx-boy-11-dies-during...Bronx boy, 11, dies during after-school program, NYPD says
/staff/charles-laneCharles Lane
/news/bronx-boy-11-dies-during...No Text
/news/bronx-boy-11-dies-during...No Text
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/news/ny-high-school-students-...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/ny-high-school-students-...NY high school students in top 10% of class to be automatically accepted to SUNY
/staff/jessica-gouldNo Text
/staff/jessica-gouldJessica Gould
https://gothamist.com/Latest
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...No Text
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...No Text
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...Brooklyn baseball coach indicted for alleged sexual abuse of teen players, DA says
/staff/giulia-heywardGiulia Heyward
/news/125th-street-library-reo...No Text
/news/125th-street-library-reo...No Text
/news/125th-street-library-reo...125th Street library reopens in East Harlem after years of renovations
/staff/giulia-heywardText duplicate Giulia Heyward
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...No Text
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...No Text
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...NJ town withdraws legal challenge to state's affordable housing requirements
/staff/mike-hayesMike Hayes
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...No Text
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...No Text
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...Lin-Manuel Miranda's new album on ‘The Warriors’ brings salsa, hip-hop to the NYC film
/staff/alison-stewartAlison Stewart
/staff/jordan-laufJordan Lauf
https://www.wnyc.org/terms/New window External Subdomain Terms
/news/nyc-handed-out-65-millio...No Text
/news/nyc-handed-out-65-millio...No Text
/news/nyc-handed-out-65-millio...NYC handed out $6.5 million in tax breaks to ineligible homeowners, comptroller says
/staff/david-brandNo Text
/staff/david-brandDavid Brand
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...No Text
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...No Text
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...A comedy zine with a catch: It's hidden on your subway commute.
/staff/ryan-kailathRyan Kailath
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...No Text
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...No Text
/arts-entertainmentArts & Entertainment
/arts-entertainment/a-comedy-z...Text duplicate A comedy zine with a catch: It's hidden on your subway commute.
/staff/ryan-kailathText duplicate Ryan Kailath
/news/nyc-employee-health-plan...NYC employee health plan nixes coverage for weight-loss drugs. It was paying for them ‘in error.’
/staff/caroline-lewisCaroline Lewis
/arts-entertainment/for-nyc-ta...For NYC taxidermy enthusiasts, Thursday’s showcase is the best night of the year
/staff/hannah-frishbergHannah Frishberg
/news/these-nyc-ballot-questio...These NYC ballot questions would change the City Charter in big ways. Here’s how.
/staff/michelle-bocanegraMichelle Bocanegra
/tags/manhattanManhattan
/tags/brooklynBrooklyn
/tags/the-bronxThe Bronx
/tags/staten-islandStaten Island
https://gothamist.com/tags/queensQueens
/tags/new-jerseyNew Jersey
https://pledge.wnyc.org/suppor...New window External Subdomain Support our local coverage
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...No Text
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/brooklyn-baseball-coach-...Text duplicate Brooklyn baseball coach indicted for alleged sexual abuse of teen players, DA says
/staff/giulia-heywardText duplicate Giulia Heyward
/news/125th-street-library-reo...No Text
/news/125th-street-library-reo...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/125th-street-library-reo...Text duplicate 125th Street library reopens in East Harlem after years of renovations
/staff/giulia-heywardText duplicate Giulia Heyward
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...No Text
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/nj-town-withdraws-legal-...Text duplicate NJ town withdraws legal challenge to state's affordable housing requirements
/staff/mike-hayesText duplicate Mike Hayes
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...No Text
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...No Text
/arts-entertainmentText duplicate Arts & Entertainment
/arts-entertainment/lin-manuel...Text duplicate Lin-Manuel Miranda's new album on ‘The Warriors’ brings salsa, hip-hop to the NYC film
/staff/alison-stewartText duplicate Alison Stewart
/staff/jordan-laufText duplicate Jordan Lauf
/news/extra-extra-the-real-rea...No Text
/news/extra-extra-the-real-rea...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/extra-extra-the-real-rea...Extra Extra: The real reason that Bronx barbershop Trump visited had a $15K electric bill
/staff/emily-nadalEmily Nadal
/news/ny-high-school-students-...No Text
/news/ny-high-school-students-...No Text
https://gothamist.com/newsText duplicate News
/news/ny-high-school-students-...Text duplicate NY high school students in top 10% of class to be automatically accepted to SUNY
/staff/jessica-gouldText duplicate Jessica Gould
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https://gothamist.com/contact/Contact Us
https://gothamist.com/our-team/Our Team
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https://nypublicradio.org/care...New window External Careers
https://gothamist.com/No Text
https://sponsorship.wnyc.org/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Advertising
https://gothamist.com/contact/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://gothamist.com/our-team/Text duplicate Our Team
https://gothamist.com/feedNew window Text duplicate RSS Feed
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https://nypublicradio.org/care...New window External Text duplicate Careers
https://www.facebook.com/gotha...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
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https://www.instagram.com/goth...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
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https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
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https://www.wnyc.org/termsNew window External Subdomain Terms Of Use
https://www.wnyc.org/privacyNew window External Subdomain Privacy Policy
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://gothamist.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The file size of the HTML document is very large (762 kB).
The page response time is excellent with 0.08 seconds.

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 28,000 referring domains.
This page has 1,836,820 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 16,866 different ip addresses.

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