Lancaster.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
92% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.29 s
File size
49.40 kB
Words
747
Media files
7
Number of links
112 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Lancaster City Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (276 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Lancaster City Council
The meta description is too short. (141 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=2.0, user-scalable=yes
urlhttps://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
application-nameLancaster City Council website
msapplication-TileColor#FFFFFF
msapplication-TileImage/graphics/favicons/mstile-144x144.png
msapplication-square70x70logo/graphics/favicons/mstile-70x70.png
msapplication-square150x150logo/graphics/favicons/mstile-150x150.png
msapplication-wide310x150logo/graphics/favicons/mstile-310x150.png
msapplication-square310x310logo/graphics/favicons/mstile-310x310.png
descriptionLancaster City Council
keywordsLancaster City Council
DC.descriptionLancaster City Council
DC.identifierhttps://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
DC.sourcehttps://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
DC.publisherLancaster City Council
DC.titleHome
DC.languageeng
DC.rights.copyrightCopyright 2021 Lancaster City Council
DC.coverageLancaster, Lancashire, North West, England, United Kingdom
DC.subjectLancaster City Council
google-site-verificationl0YvSpn1wYClKtwzr6MOeo4W0KmSB2-Ma6ZkWG3j9dc
GeneratorWeb Labs Bridge (https://www.web-labs.co.uk/products/bridge)
wl:pagetypeHome
langen
twitter:imagehttps://www.lancaster.gov.uk/graphics/lancasterLogo.png
og:imagehttps://www.lancaster.gov.uk/graphics/lancasterLogo.png
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how...
This page contains 747 words. That's ok.
27.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.64 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=2.0, user-scalable=yes" 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 15 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
/graphics/lancaster-city-council-logo.pngLancaster City Council Logo
...slides/slide/12540/Newsletter banner.jpgSign up for our newsletter
...omepageslides/slide/12964/Web banner.jpgGarden Waste Subscriptions for 2024/25
...omepageslides/slide/13224/Web Banner.jpgCost of Living One Stop Shop for Support
/graphics/social/facebook.pngFacebook
/graphics/social/twitter.pngTwitter
/graphics/lancasterLogo.pngLancaster City Council logogram

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Lancaster City Council News
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Lancaster City Council News
H1 Cookies policy
H1 Review your privacy settings
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
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.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Privacy settings
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to Content
A-TITLE Skip to Content, accesskey S
/accessibilityAccessibility Options Page
A-TITLE Accessibility Options Page, accesskey 0
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Home Page
A-TITLE Home Page, accesskey 1
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to navigation
A-TITLE Skip to navigation, accesskey 2
/searchpostSearch
A-TITLE Search, accesskey 4
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to Base of page
A-TITLE Skip to Base of page, accesskey 5
/terms-and-conditionsTerms and conditions
A-TITLE Terms and conditions, accesskey 8
/contactContact us
A-TITLE Contact us, accesskey 9
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/lancaster.gov.uk the website for Lancaster City Council
IMG-ALT Lancaster City Council Logo
https://lancastercc-self.achie...External Subdomain My Account
/a-to-zSubdomain A to Z of Services
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor All Services
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Search
/benefits-and-supportBenefits & support
/benefits-and-support/housing-...Housing benefit
/benefits-and-support/council-...Council tax support
http://www.entitledto.co.uk/be...External Subdomain Benefit calculator
/benefits-and-support/discreti...Discretionary housing payments
/bins-recyclingBins & recycling
/bins-recycling/garden-waste-c...Garden waste service
/bins-recycling/bulky-househol...Bulky item collection
https://lancastercc-self.achie...External Subdomain Collection dates
/bins-recycling/missed-binsReport a missed bin
/bins-recycling/recyclingWhat can I recycle?
/businessBusiness
/sites/business/licences-and-p...Apply for a licence
/business/business-sites-and-p...Sites and premises
/sites/business/business-ratesBusiness rates
/sites/business/contracts-and-...Contracts and tendering
/environmental-health/food-saf...Register food business
/the-council-and-democracyCouncil & democracy
/the-council-and-democracy/abo...About the council
/the-council-and-democracy/bud...Budgets and spending
/the-council-and-democracy/cou...Find your councillor
/the-council-and-democracy/vot...Register to vote
/the-council-and-democracy/voi...Have your say
/the-council-and-democracy/mee...Meeting dates
/council-taxCouncil tax
/council-tax/pay-your-council-taxPay it
/council-tax/council-tax-bandsBands
/council-tax/council-tax-e-bil...Bills by email
/council-tax/view-your-account...Self-service account
/council-tax/council-tax-reduc...Sole occupier discount
/council-tax/council-tax-reduc...Reductions
/benefits-and-support/council-...Support
/environmental-healthEnvironmental health
/environmental-health/pest-con...Pest control
/environmental-health/dog-ward...Dogs and fouling
/environmental-health/environm...Noise
/environmental-health/environm...Air quality
/environmental-health/health-a...Health and safety
/environmental-health/food-safetyFood hygiene and safety
/housingHousing
https://www.idealchoicehomes.c...External Subdomain Find a home
/housing/council-housingCouncil housing
/housing/private-rented-accomm...Housing standards
/housing/private-rented-accomm...Advice for renters
/sites/home-improvement-agencyHome improvement services
/informationInformation
/information/contactText duplicate Contact us
/news-and-eventsNews & events
http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/newsSubdomain Latest news
/sport-and-leisure/what-s-onWhat's on
/news-and-events/media-relationsMedia relations
/sites/the-storeySubdomain The Storey events
/parkingParking
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/r...External Subdomain Pay a PCN (fine)
/parking/car-parksCar parks
/parking/parking-permitsParking permits
/parking/residents-parking-sch...Residents parking schemes
/parking/cashless-parking-ringgoCashless parking (RingGo)
/planningPlanning
/planning/view-applications-an...View applications
/planning/comment-on-planning-...Comment on an application
/planning/planning-policyLocal plan
/planning/planning-adviceAdvice
/planning/building-controlBuilding regulations
/planning/planning-advice/do-i...Permission
/sport-and-leisureSport & leisure
/salt-ayre-leisure-centreSalt Ayre Leisure Centre
/salt-ayre-leisure-centre/swim...Salt Ayre swimming pool
/parks-and-open-spacesParks and open spaces
/sites/marketsMarkets
/sport-and-leisure/museumsMuseums
/bins-recyclingBins and recycling
/environmental-problems/report...Report a problem
/council-taxText duplicate Council tax
/planningPlanning applications and advice
/sites/recruitmentJob vacancies
/information/online-paymentsSubdomain Pay
/parkingText duplicate Parking
/salt-ayre-leisure-centreText duplicate Salt Ayre Leisure Centre
/newsletterSubdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/bins-recycling/garden-waste-c...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/sites/cost-of-livingText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/2024/sep/city-council-pu...City council publishes peer review action plan Lancaster City Council has published an action plan of how it will implement the recommendation..
/news/2024/sep/lancaster-city-...Securing the Future of Council Housing Report Lancaster City Council will join more than 100 other council landlords at an event held in Westminster today to...
/news/2024/sep/crowds-celebrat...Crowds celebrate the 20th Century at Morecambe’s Vintage by the Sea With record crowds on Saturday, an estimated 45,000 people visited Morecambe this weekend...
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/newsMore news
/information/contactText duplicate Contact us
/information/accessibilityAccessibility
/a-to-zSubdomain A-Z of services
/sites/recruitmentText duplicate Job vacancies
/information/terms-and-conditionsText duplicate Terms and conditions
/sites/the-storeyThe Storey
/sites/the-platformThe Platform
/sites/williamson-parkWilliamson Park
/parks-and-open-spaces/happy-m...Happy Mount Park
/salt-ayre-leisure-centre/tran...Tranquil Spa & Beauty
/salt-ayre-leisure-centreSubdomain Text duplicate Salt Ayre Leisure Centre
/sport-and-leisure/museumsLancaster City Museums
https://www.facebook.com/lanca...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/lancasterccExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.web-labs.co.uk/External Subdomain CMS by web-labs
https://www.web-labs.co.uk/sol...External Subdomain Design by web labs design
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Review your privacy settings
/privacySubdomain see our privacy statement
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Show necessary cookies
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Show Marketing cookies
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Anchor Show Statistics cookies

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.29 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (49 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
access-control-allow-origin*
access-control-allow-methods*
access-control-allow-headers*
dateFri, 20 Sep 2024 04:11:44 GMT
content-length50578
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,583 referring domains.
This page has 38,466 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,009 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /images
Disallow: /graphics

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Lancaster City Council website69%Check
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