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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
44% 
Page structure
61% 
Link structure
17% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.90 s
File size
475.10 kB
Words
689
Media files
7
Number of links
164 internal / 36 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The length of the page title is perfect. (519 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Information and resources from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The length of the meta description is perfect. (828 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.nccih.nih.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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
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The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: We conduct and support research and provide information about compleme...
The average number of words per sentence of 61 words is high.
This page contains 689 words. That's ok.
22.8% 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.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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HTTPS
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All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
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What does NCCIH do?
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 What does NCCIH do?
H1 What does NCCIH do? Duplicate text
H2 Health Information
H2 Health Information Duplicate text
H2 Highlights
H2 Research
H2 News
H3 Grants We Fund—Around the Country
H3 Research We Conduct—Bethesda, MD
H3 Director’s Page
H3 In the News
H3 Research Blog
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (36) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.nccih.nih.gov/Skip to main content
https://www.hhs.gov/External Subdomain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nih.gov/External Subdomain National Institutes of Health
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https://www.nccih.nih.gov/No Text
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/health/painPain
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/health/know-scienceKnow the Science
/health/safetySafety Information
/health/providersResources for Health Care Professionals
/health/tipsTips on Complementary Health
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/researchResearch Home
/research/research-resultsResearch Results by Date
/research/blogNCCIH Research Blog
/research/extramuralDivision of Extramural Research Sponsored by NCCIH
/research/intramuralDivision of Intramural Research Conducted at NCCIH
/research/resourcesResources for Researchers
/research/clinicaltrialsClinical Trials
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/grants/overview-what-nccih-fundsOverview
/grants/funding-opportunitiesFunding Opportunities
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/grants/toolboxClinical Research Toolbox
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/grants/sbir-sttrSmall Business Research Grant Program (SBIR)
/grants/types-of-nccih-grant-a...General Award Mechanisms
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/training/videolecturesOnline Continuing Education Series
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/news/alertsAlerts & Advisories
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/about/naccihAdvisory Council
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/about/jobsJob Opportunities
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/health/atozHealth Topics A-Z
/health/decisionsNo Text
/health/be-an-informed-consumerBe an Informed Consumer
/health/providersNo Text
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/research/research-results/new...No Text
/research/research-results/new...New Survey Shows U.S. Veterans’ Use of Natural Products for Chronic Pain
/research/research-results/add...No Text
/research/research-results/add...Adding Online Group Mindfulness Sessions to Medication Treatment Reduces Opioid Craving in People With Opioid Use Disorder
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https://twitter.com/NIH_NCCIHExternal No Text
https://twitter.com/NIH_NCCIHExternal X
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https://instagram.com/nih_nccihExternal Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/NIH_...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/NIH_...External Subdomain YouTube
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https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Email Updates
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/NCCIH Home
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/tools/privacyPrivacy and Policies
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https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...External Subdomain Vulnerability Disclosure
/health/espanolen Español
/site-mapSite Map
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https://twitter.com/NIH_NCCIHExternal No Text
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https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
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The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
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The page response time is very slow (1.90 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 (475 kB).

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