Gpmetro.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
78% 
Page structure
54% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.18 s
File size
132.20 kB
Words
703
Media files
16
Number of links
73 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Greater Portland Transit, ME | Official Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (413 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
category0Home
theme-color#343434
descriptionEmpty
keywordsHome
langen
Content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 703 words. That's ok.
22.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 10.04 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 amount of tags is very high (17). We recommend using a maximum of 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)
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
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1395Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1374Home Page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1754webslider for Service Changes--REVwebslider for Service Changes--REV
data:[...] Base64web slider - track your bus. (1)web slider - track your bus. (1)
data:[...] Base64Ten Ride PassTen Ride Pass
data:[...] Base64websliderwebslider
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1368IMG_6121
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1417View of cell phone with DiriGO App
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1466LiveEditHoverControl.pngLiveEditHoverControl.png
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1413Policies list
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=1393Home page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1389Facebook
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1390Instagram
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1391Twitter
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1392YouTube

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Location
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Location
H3 Routes and System Status
H3 Quick Links
H3 Alerts
H3 Calendar
H3 June 2024
H3 Downtown Transit Hub
H3 Helpful Links
H3 Regional Transit
H3 Loading
H4 Service Changes Effective June 16, 2024
H4 Plan your trip and track your bus
H4 The Ultimate Rideshare
H4 Learn How to Ride Metro
H4 Creative Bus Shelters
H4 Update: Detours continue tonight (6.4.24); Congress St. is expected to reopen tomorrow evening.
H4 Metro Seeks New Executive Director
H4 Metro updating DBE Program and Goal. Public Comment Period open.
H4 Go Cashless. Go DiriGo Pass.
H4 Tue, Jun. 11
H4 Wed, Jun. 12
H4 Wed, Jun. 19
H4 METRO Passenger Policies
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 18 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://gpmetro.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/MyAccount/ProfileCreateCreate a Website Account
https://gpmetro.org/MyAccountWebsite Sign In
/AlertCenter.aspxAlerts
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Search
https://gpmetro.org/IMG-ALT Home Page
https://gpmetro.org/directoryContact Us
/27/Rider-InformationRider Information
/101/Services-ProgramsServices & Programs
/31/Inside-MetroInside Metro
/35/Routes-and-SchedulesRoutes and Schedules
https://gpmetro.org/9/Contact-UsText duplicate Contact Us
https://gpmetro.org/327/HomeHome
/1423/Schedule-and-Service-Cha...New window Service Changes Effective June 16, 2024 Improved Service for the Summertime
IMG-ALT webslider for Service Changes--REV
/257/TRANSIT-TRACKER--REAL-TIM...New window Plan your trip and track your bus Check out these mobile apps
IMG-ALT web slider - track your bus. (1)
/154/Fare-InformationNew window The Ultimate Rideshare Affordable and Convenient.
IMG-ALT Ten Ride Pass
/1651/How-to-Ride-GuideNew window Learn How to Ride Metro Want to take the bus but not sure how?
IMG-ALT webslider
/188/Transit-Guide-MapNew window Subdomain SYSTEMWIDE
/269/Route-1---Congress-StreetNew window Route 1
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 2
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 3
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 4
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 5
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 7
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 8
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Route 9A/9B
/313/METRO-BREEZNew window Subdomain BREEZ
/318/Husky-LineNew window Subdomain Husky Line
https://gpmetro.org/list.aspxNotify Me®Want to get the latest unplanned alerts and/or weekly updates about upcoming planned reroutes, work and events affecting service?
/175/ADA-Complementary-Paratra...ADA/ParatransitIf you live in Portland, South Portland, Falmouth, or Westbrook, but cannot use the METRO because of a functional inability to do so...
/176/title-vi-notification-pro...Title VIEvery three years, transit agencies are required to update and submit their Title VI Program to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
/264/Working-at-METROEmploymentMETRO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability...
/1625/Performance-StatisticsData DashboardSee ridership data, on-time performance, and other performance metrics!
/1631/Trip-PlannerTrip PlannerPlan your Portland trip transit routes.
/35/Routes-and-SchedulesSchedules & Maps
/187/Background-HistoryAbout Us
/AlertCenter.aspxText duplicate Alerts
/154/Fare-InformationFare Info
/257/TRANSIT-TRACKER--REAL-TIM...Track your Bus
/281/Multi-Modal--Regional-Tra...Regional Transit
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=89New window IMG-ALT IMG_6121
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=89New window Creative Bus Shelters
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=89New window Read on...
/AlertCenter.aspx?CID=10,17,5,...Text duplicate Alerts
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=565Update: Detours continue tonight (6.4.24); Congress St. is expected to reopen tomorrow evening.
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=565Update: Detours continue tonight (6.4.24); Congress St. is expected to reopen tomorrow evening.Read On...
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=563Metro Seeks New Executive Director
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=563Metro Seeks New Executive DirectorRead On...
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=561Metro updating DBE Program and Goal. Public Comment Period open.
/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=561Metro updating DBE Program and Goal. Public Comment Period open. Read On...
/AlertCenter.aspx?CID=10,17,5,...View All Alerts
https://gpmetro.org/list.aspxNotify Me®
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT View of cell phone with DiriGO App
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Go Cashless. Go DiriGo Pass.
https://me-gptransit.civicplus...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Read on...
/calendar.aspx?CID=28,14,25,24Calendar
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...11
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...12
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...19
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...27
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...3
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...4
/Calendar.aspx?EID=674GP Metro Finance Committee
/Calendar.aspx?EID=675GP Metro Executive Committee
/Calendar.aspx?EID=644Juneteenth -- Regular Metro bus service -- Metro offices closed
/calendar.aspx?CID=28,14,25,24View All Events
/164/METROS-PASSENGER-POLICIESNew window IMG-ALT Policies list
/164/METROS-PASSENGER-POLICIESNew window METRO Passenger Policies
/164/METROS-PASSENGER-POLICIESNew window Text duplicate Read on...
https://gpmetro.org/IMG-ALT Home page
https://gpmetro.org/facebookIMG-ALT Facebook
https://gpmetro.org/instagramIMG-ALT Instagram
https://gpmetro.org/twitterIMG-ALT Twitter
https://gpmetro.org/youtubeIMG-ALT YouTube
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=11Helpful Links
/246/Board-of-DirectorsBoard of Directors
/FormCenter/Contact-Forms-4/Cu...Customer Contact Form
/176/Title-VI-Notification-Pro...Title VI Program
/173/ADA-AccessibilityMETRO ADA Policies
http://smttracker.com/External Transit Tracker
/175/Regional-Transportation-P...Regional Planning
/184/Advertising-on-METRO-BusesAdvertising
https://gpmetro.org/1633New window Employee Portal
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=23Text duplicate Regional Transit
http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/External Subdomain Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
http://www.concordcoachlines.com/External Subdomain Concord Coach
https://www.southportland.gov/...External Subdomain South Portland City Bus
http://www.cascobaylines.com/External Subdomain Casco Bay Lines
http://www.rtprides.org/External Subdomain Regional Transportation Program (RTP)
https://bsoobtransit.org/New window External Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit (BSOOB)
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://gpmetro.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.18 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 (132 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate, s-maxage=600,no-transform
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
etag" "
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
p3pCP="IDC DSP COR ADM DEVi TAIi PSA PSD IVAi IVDi CONi HIS OUR IND CNT"
set-cookie25 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' https://*.granicus.com https://platform.civicplus.com https://account.civicplus.com https://analytics.civicplus.com; img-src * data: blob:; worker-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline'; script-src * about: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src * 'unsafe-inline'; media-src * blob:; font-src * data:; default-src *
dateTue, 04 Jun 2024 19:32:46 GMT
content-length37178
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 196 referring domains.
This page has 865 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 164 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Robots.txt

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Disallow: /
User-agent: Yandex
Disallow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /activedit
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /common/admin/
Disallow: /OJA
Disallow: /support
Disallow: /currenteventsview.asp
Disallow: /search.asp
Disallow: /currenteventsview.aspx
Disallow: /search.aspx
Disallow: /currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /Support
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.asp
Disallow: /Search.asp
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.aspx
Disallow: /Search.aspx
Disallow: /Search
Disallow: /CurrentEvents.aspx
Disallow: /Currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /map.aspx
Disallow: /map.asp
Disallow: /Map.aspx
Disallow: /Map.asp
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
Disallow: /RSS.aspx
User-agent: Siteimprove
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot-crawler
Crawl-delay: 20

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Metro59%Check
GP Metro57%Check
Notify Me56%Check
transit54%Check
Portland Metro54%Check
Portland Transit52%Check
bus51%Check
Greater Portland Transit50%Check
Bus Service50%Check
Regional Transit48%Check

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