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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
82% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.21 s
File size
92.80 kB
Words
720
Media files
9
Number of links
104 internal / 30 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 626 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (960 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ncdhhs.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)
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
descriptionThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 720 words. That's ok.
25.8% 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.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.92 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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
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)
3 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...rsionId=Dhyqssg3vNb6LxP0hZJT3qqbhvnGtNwCHome
...cp95A3JUh88H_HCU.BhNk1zHx5&itok=jf2s0uAFNo alt attribute provided
...ZGA3C2sxgzNDmp3_4Uw4_DHfwu&itok=xUZMLzT2No alt attribute provided
...7Ah4mIqIV7LoTL2iptmXAi1EfP&itok=KdFE61ooA group of people with their hands together.
...v1vG9THJGJbLNzb2ckMacR7Kst&itok=6MuBN52VA variety of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
...QsZjZNtLtUscltV.OI_jy02yAS&itok=Oz1xZhh6No alt attribute provided
...dMAmnMTK3mVdfI3eVCjyfrmj4.&itok=xSSaoA2WDiverse group of children being read to.
...FLGtpMPS1jlzC_lyDOEYz4dNF7&itok=kCv0KRe9Eye glasses on eye chart.
...MXMINi1LoabkM8VqwgH_VEOVkz&itok=8dDHfaazMan in Wheelchair with basketball

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Homepage
The H1 heading contains the words Homepage! Use important keywords instead.
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)
There are 33 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Homepage
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Popular Topics
H2 What We Do
H2 Local Social Services Office
H2 Assistance
H2 Contact Information
H2 Follow Us
H2 Network Menu
H3 NCDHHS Strategic Priorities
H3 More People Can Now Get Health Coverage Through NC Medicaid
H3 Find Out More
H3 Community and Partner Engagement
H3 Inclusion Connects
H3 Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers
H3 Child Care Provider Search
H3 Medical Eye Care Program
H3 Independent Living for People with Disabilities
H3 Children's Services
H3 Deaf-Blind Services
H3 Disability Services
H3 Hearing Loss
H3 Low-Income Services
H3 Medicaid
H3 Mental Health and Substance Use
H3 Reproductive Health Services
H3 Refugee Services
H3 Division of Aging
H3 Guardianship
H3 Veteran's Services
H3 Vision Loss
H3 Vital Records
H3 Stay Updated
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 too many external links (30) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor How you know
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain NCDHHS COVID-19
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain NC.GOV
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain AGENCIES
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain JOBS
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistanceAssistance
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistanceText duplicate Assistance
/assistance/ada-and-civil-righ...ADA and Civil Rights Grievance Procedure
/assistance/division-agingDivision of Aging
/divisions/vocational-rehabili...Subdomain Assistive Technology
/assistance/childrens-servicesChildren's Services
/divisions/dsb/deaf-blind-serv...Subdomain Deaf-Blind Services
/assistance/disability-servicesDisability Services
/assistance/disaster-preparati...Disaster Preparation And Recovery
/assistance/guardianshipGuardianship
/assistance/hearing-lossHearing Loss
/assistance/low-income-servicesLow-Income Services
/assistance/medicaidMedicaid
/assistance/mental-health-and-...Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders
/assistance/notice-informing-i...Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements
/assistance/north-carolina-rep...North Carolina Reproductive Health Services
/assistance/unemployment-servicesUnemployment Services
/assistance/veterans-servicesVeteran's Services
/divisions/services-blind/visi...Subdomain Vision Loss
/assistance/vital-recordsVital Records
/divisions-and-programmatic-of...Divisions
/divisions-and-programmatic-of...Text duplicate Divisions
/divisions/division-agingAging
/divisions/division-child-and-...Child and Family Well-Being
https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Child Development And Early Education
/divisions/disability-determin...Disability Determination Services
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/eipdEmployment and Independence for People with Disabilities
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Health Benefits (NC Medicaid)
/divisions/health-service-regu...Health Service Regulation
/divisions/mhddsusMental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services
/divisions/office-economic-opp...Office of Economic Opportunity
/divisions/office-health-equityOffice of Health Equity
/divisions/orhOffice of Rural Health
/divisions/public-healthPublic Health
/divisions/services-blindServices for the Blind
/divisions/services-deaf-and-h...Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (DSDHH)
/divisions/social-servicesSocial Services
/divisions/state-operated-heal...State Operated Healthcare Facilities
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/providersProviders
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/providersText duplicate Providers
/providers/licensureLicensure
/providers/provider-infoProvider Information
/providers/lme-mco-directoryLME-MCO Directory
/providers/dhhs-policies-manua...Policies, Manuals and Forms
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsNews
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsText duplicate News
/press-releasesPress Releases
/news/office-communicationsMedia Contacts
/upcoming-eventsEvents
/news/newsletter-articlesNewsletter Articles
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about-dhhsAbout
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about-dhhsText duplicate About
/about/administrative-division...Administrative Offices
/about/data-dashboards-action-...Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers
/about/department-initiativesDepartment Initiatives
/about/administrative-offices/...Subdomain Directives
/about/grant-opportunitiesGrant Opportunities
/about/leadershipLeadership
/about/overviewOverview
/about/dhhs-mission-vision-val...DHHS Mission, Vision, Values and Goals
/about/priority-goalsPriority Goals
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/contactContact
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
/contact/division-contactsDivision Contacts
/contact/hotlinesHotlines
/contact/report-fraudReport Fraud
/contact/vendor-resourcesVendor Resources
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NCDHHS COVID-19
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NC.GOV
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate AGENCIES
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate JOBS
/divisions/child-and-family-we...Food Stamps (FNS)
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Medicaid
https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/or...External Subdomain Birth Certificates
/divisions/child-and-family-we...Apply for WIC
/divisions/social-services/chi...Child Support
/divisions/social-services/chi...Adoption
/about/department-initiatives/...Subdomain NCDHHS Strategic Priorities NCDHHS is focusing on three priorities through 2024: Investing in behavioral health and resilience, supporting child and family w...
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/no...External Subdomain More People Can Now Get Health Coverage Through NC Medicaid North Carolina has expanded health care coverage to more people. Medicaid pays for doctor visits,...
/about/department-initiativesText duplicate Department Initiatives
https://ncconnect.sharepoint.c...External Subdomain DHHS Intranet (NCID required)
https://openwindow.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain DHHS Open Window
https://policies.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain DHHS Policies, Manuals and Forms
/contact/hotlinesText duplicate Hotlines
/providers/lme-mco-directoryText duplicate LME-MCO Directory
https://us4.list-manage.com/su...External Subdomain Sign Up For NCDHHS Newsletter
/divisions/social-services/cou...Social Services County Information
/about/administrative-offices/...Work for DHHS
/about/department-initiatives/...Subdomain Community and Partner Engagement NCDHHS has launched a Community and Engagement Plan and website to ensure the voices of North Carolina communities and famil...
IMG-ALT A group of people with their hands together.
/about/department-initiatives/...Inclusion Connects Inclusion Connects is an NCDHHS initiative to connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with more choices and access...
IMG-ALT A variety of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
/about/data-dashboards-action-...Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers A central hub where you can view the current NCDHHS Data Dashboards and Action Plans/White Papers.
/about/overviewLearn More About the Department
/divisions/social-services/loc...Local County Offices
/assistance/childrens-services...Child Care Provider Search
IMG-ALT Diverse group of children being read to.
/assistance/vision-loss/medica...Medical Eye Care Program
IMG-ALT Eye glasses on eye chart.
/assistance/disability-service...Independent Living for People with Disabilities
IMG-ALT Man in Wheelchair with basketball
/assistance/childrens-servicesSVG Children's Services
/divisions/dsb/deaf-blind-serv...Text duplicate Deaf-Blind Services
/assistance/disability-servicesText duplicate Disability Services
/assistance/hearing-lossText duplicate Hearing Loss
/assistance/low-income-servicesText duplicate Low-Income Services
/assistance/medicaidText duplicate Medicaid
/assistance/mental-health-subs...Mental Health and Substance Use
/assistance/pregnancy-servicesReproductive Health Services
/assistance/refugee-servicesRefugee Services
/assistance/adult-servicesText duplicate Division of Aging
/assistance/state-guardianshipText duplicate Guardianship
/assistance/veterans-servicesText duplicate Veteran's Services
/assistance/vision-lossText duplicate Vision Loss
/assistance/vital-recordsText duplicate Vital Records
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsSVG Stay Updated Sign up to receive our latest press releases and newsletters on our News webpage
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top
https://relaync.com/tty/External RelayNC
https://www.facebook.com/ncdhhs/External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/ncdhhsExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/ncdhhs/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
/employee-directoryEmployee Directory
https://nc.gov/External nc.gov
A-TITLE The State of North Carolina
/webform/user_feedback?source_...Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website User Feedback Form
https://www.nc.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility of State of North Carolina Websites
https://www.nc.gov/disclaimer-...External Subdomain Disclaimer & Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Privacy Policy
https://www.nc.gov/government/...External Subdomain Open Budget
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Open Budget
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ncdhhs.gov/"
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 0.21 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (93 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
dateTue, 23 Jul 2024 02:41:44 GMT
serverApache
cache-controlmax-age=300, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedMon, 22 Jul 2024 20:46:11 GMT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
content-security-policyupgrade-insecure-requests
etag"1721681171"
varyCookie
x-cacheHit from cloudfront
via1.1 50c53efe331c3da25a4faf191817af8c.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
x-amz-cf-popFRA56-P2
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age44
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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 8,271 referring domains.
This page has 310,398 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,473 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

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.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/
# 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/
# DS Additions
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/login
Sitemap: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/sitemap.xml

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www.ncdhhs.gov
NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
DHHS75%Check
NC DHHS75%Check
Services69%Check
Health69%Check
Human Services68%Check
Health Services68%Check
Department62%Check
Carolina Department60%Check
North Carolina Department59%Check
Reproductive Health Services59%Check
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