Ncwildlife.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
93% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.34 s
File size
107.80 kB
Words
711
Media files
17
Number of links
133 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home Page | NC Wildlife
The length of the page title is perfect. (224 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ncwildlife.org/
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
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

Test up to 1.000 webpages of ncwildlife.org with our free plan!

Try For Free
No trial. It's just free!

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 711 words. That's ok.
19.3% 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.
6 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 18 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)
12 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=8jt3pLWdhWuxK__gkYktRHiqzAuN9OItHome
...H7tqS9oAoP2Q9TI&h=f7387266&itok=-8v6xW-eThe cover of the 2024-2025 Regulations Digest features a Black Bear looking sideways
...UyHyHfY.bgGKcJB&h=038a9462&itok=gOQJubZKNo alt attribute provided
...Kx9z4749O3WUajv&h=3435bbd6&itok=7BQ8P30cNo alt attribute provided
...tefRWgy2USg2P0s&h=038a9462&itok=huzFrjWRNo alt attribute provided
...o.tKQuoeriFZIuE&h=038a9462&itok=tQWzWSZqNo alt attribute provided
...eaFvDrCGAOtvjtT&h=038a9462&itok=EK4gSOloNo alt attribute provided
...GgBRc4C8o7fWLde&h=99a91cbc&itok=lCI0PU40The two bald biologists sit behind microphones as they broadcast their live podcast.
...w60vCo4cAbfPtmq&h=038a9462&itok=1R8d6BB0No alt attribute provided
....hnqtO6V1eQtJQ6&h=038a9462&itok=WOpBOcilNo alt attribute provided
...SjcVNdPaYDBqRtt&h=038a9462&itok=ik_5tz5JNo alt attribute provided
...YAbk1XUa.9xyTlz&h=038a9462&itok=0bvup-JsNo alt attribute provided
...EOSyZtvx.Rf2p1h&h=cb92f23b&itok=rydiolsbThe cover of the July August Issue of Wildlife in North
...jvuuwDXJGJLZ8UIiRz_NDF4a57&itok=kK20MJ-0No alt attribute provided
...8QRWbND8ryodcoYUaxhZn6AA5h&itok=ZTlPfXJjNo alt attribute provided
...3TyOFovjAsrbcq48MPvypoEi6L&itok=HE1HdEfHNo alt attribute provided
...3703hiXCtlP2JXl2gN2CDsfKn0&itok=RvvKKsdrNew 2024 Hard Card Licenses

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home Page
The H1 heading is too short (9 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home Page
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Popular Topics
H2 Follow Us
H2 Network Menu
H3 Regulations
H3 Hunting & Trapping
H3 Know CWD
H3 Permit Hunts
H3 Maps & Access
H3 Fishing
H3 Podcast: Listen & Subscribe
H3 Living with Wildlife
H3 Accessible Opportunities
H3 Visit 1 of our 10 Ranges
H3 Classes, Workshops & Events
H3 Subscribe Today Wildlife In NC Magazine
H3 Latest News
H3 Public Notices
H3 Enter the 2024-25 Photo Competition!
H3 NC Wildlife Merchandise – Something for Everyone!
H3 Download The App
H3 2024 Hard Cards Now Available
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 (34) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ncwildlife.org/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.nc.gov/donateNew window External Subdomain Donate Now
https://www.ncdps.gov/our-orga...New window External Subdomain Go Now
https://www.ncwildlife.org/Anchor How you know
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Buy a License
https://vessel.gooutdoorsnorth...External Subdomain Renew a Vessel
/hunting-trapping/after-hunt/b...Report a Harvest
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain eStore
https://www.ncwildlife.org/donateDonate
/terms-useTerms Of Use
https://www.ncwildlife.org/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/wildlife-habitatWildlife & Habitat
/wildlife-habitatText duplicate Wildlife & Habitat
/wildlife-habitat/conservation...Conservation & Restoration Programs
/wildlife-habitat/private-land...Private Lands Management
/wildlife-habitat/conservation...Species Conservation Plans
/wildlife-habitat/speciesSpecies
/wildlife-habitat/aquatic-nuis...Aquatic Nuisance Species
/wildlife-habitat/conservation...Restoring Aquatic Species to North Carolina
/wildlife-habitat/habitatsHabitats
/wildlife-habitat/prescribed-firePrescribed Fire
/wildlife-habitat/nongame-wild...Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee
/wildlife-habitat/conservation...Learn/Resources
/wildlife-habitat/ncwrc-resear...NCWRC Research Initiatives
/wildlife-habitat/wildlife-act...Wildlife Action Plan
/hunting-trappingHunting
/hunting-trappingText duplicate Hunting
/hunting/chronic-wasting-disea...Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
/hunting/fishing-hunting-trapp...Regulations
/hunting-trapping/hunting-trap...Hunting & Trapping Licenses
/hunting/trapping-north-carolinaTrapping
/hunting/huntBefore The Hunt
/hunting/where-hunt-shootWhere to Hunt & Shoot
/hunting/what-huntWhat to Hunt
/hunting/after-huntAfter the Hunt
/hunting/hunter-educationHunter Education
/hunting/resources-huntersResources for Hunters
/hunting/harvest-statisticsHarvest Statistics
/hunting/waterfowl-north-carolinaWaterfowl in North Carolina
/fishingFishing
/fishingText duplicate Fishing
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Buy a Fishing License
http://www.eregulations.com/no...External Subdomain Fishing License Information
/fishing/where-fish-north-caro...Where to Fish in North Carolina
/fishing/fishing-programsFishing Programs
/fishing/hatcheries-and-stocki...Hatcheries and Stocking
/fishing/coastal-rivers-fisher...Coastal Rivers Fisheries Reports
/fishing/north-carolina-fishin...North Carolina Fishing Records
/fishing/black-bass-north-caro...Black Bass in North Carolina
/fishing/striped-bass-fishing-...Striped Bass Fishing Information
/fishing/trout-fishing-north-c...Trout Fishing in North Carolina
/wildlife-habitat/aquatic-nuis...Text duplicate Aquatic Nuisance Species
/fishing/fishing-research-reportsFishing Research Reports
/boatingBoating
/boatingText duplicate Boating
/boating/registration-and-titlingRegistration and Titling
/boating/boating-access-areasBoating Access Areas
/boating/laws-safetyLaws & Safety
/boating/boating-access-area-e...Boating Access Area Event Permits
/boating/marina-resourcesMarina Resources
/boating/abandoned-and-derelic...Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Program
/educationEducation
/educationText duplicate Education
/education/classes-workshops-e...Classes, Workshops & Events
/hunting/hunter-educationHunter Education Opportunities
/education/boating-education-c...Boating Education Courses
/education/john-e-pechmann-fis...John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center
/education/national-archery-sc...National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)
/education/youth-hunter-educat...Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament
/wildlife-control-agentsWildlife Control Agents
/education/educator-resources/...Educator Workshops
/education/educator-resources/...Lesson Plans and Activities
/education/ncwrc-science-commu...Understanding our Wild Life Webinar Series
/education/educator-resources/...Video Links
/education/womens-outdoor-skil...Women's Outdoor Skills Academy: Coming Your Way in Late 2025!
/law-enforcementEnforcement
/law-enforcementText duplicate Enforcement
/enforcement/law-enforcement-o...Law Enforcement Officers
/enforcement/law-enforcement-c...Law Enforcement Careers
/enforcement/boating-safety-ca...Boating Safety Campaigns
/enforcement/fallen-wildlife-e...Fallen Wildlife Enforcement
/enforcement/ginseng-regulationGinseng Regulation
/enforcement/ncwrc-swift-water...NCWRC Swift Water Rescue Program
/enforcement/request-accident-...Request an Accident Report
/outdoorsOutdoors
/outdoorsText duplicate Outdoors
/outdoors/shooting-ranges-nort...Shooting Ranges in North Carolina
/outdoors/accessible-opportuni...Accessible Opportunities
https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcma...External Subdomain Interactive Maps
/outdoors/birdwatchingBirdwatching
/geocaching-policy/openGeocaching Policy
/connectConnect
/connectText duplicate Connect
/connect/wildlife-commission-e...Email Sign Up
/connect/contact-usContact Us
/connect/have-wildlife-problemHave a Wildlife Problem?
/connect/two-bald-biologists-p...Two Bald Biologists Podcast
/connect/ncwrc-operations-clos...NCWRC Operations, Closings and Alerts
/connect/latest-newsLatest News
/connect/blogBlog
/connect/volunteerVolunteer
/connect/nc-mobile-appNC Mobile App
/connect/wildlife-north-caroli...Wildlife In North Carolina Magazine
https://www.ncwildlife.org/aboutAbout
https://www.ncwildlife.org/aboutText duplicate About
/about/commissionersCommissioners
/about/meetingsMeetings
/about/awards-and-recognitionsAwards and Recognitions
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Text duplicate Buy a License
https://vessel.gooutdoorsnorth...External Subdomain Text duplicate Renew a Vessel
/hunting-trapping/after-hunt/b...Text duplicate Report a Harvest
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Text duplicate eStore
https://www.ncwildlife.org/donateText duplicate Donate
/terms-useText duplicate Terms Of Use
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Text duplicate Buy a License
https://vessel.gooutdoorsnorth...External Subdomain Text duplicate Renew a Vessel
/hunting/after-hunt/big-game-h...Subdomain Report a Big Game Harvest
/hunting/fishing-hunting-trapp...Text duplicate Regulations
/outdoors/accessible-opportuni...Text duplicate Accessible Opportunities
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain Take a Class
/hunting/fishing-hunting-trapp...Text duplicate Regulations
IMG-ALT The cover of the 2024-2025 Regulations Digest features a Black Bear looking sideways
/hunting-trappingHunting & Trapping
/connect/have-wildlife-problem...Know CWD
/hunting/hunting-trapping-lice...Permit Hunts
https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcma...External Subdomain Maps & Access
/fishingText duplicate Fishing
/connect/two-bald-biologists-p...Podcast: Listen & Subscribe
IMG-ALT The two bald biologists sit behind microphones as they broadcast their live podcast.
/connect/have-wildlife-problemLiving with Wildlife
/outdoors/accessible-opportuni...Text duplicate Accessible Opportunities
/outdoors/shooting-ranges-nort...Visit 1 of our 10 Ranges
/education/classes-workshops-e...Text duplicate Classes, Workshops & Events
/connect/wildlife-north-caroli...Subscribe Today Wildlife In NC Magazine
IMG-ALT The cover of the July August Issue of Wildlife in North
/news/press-releases/2024/11/1...Dates Announced for State’s Annual Winter Small Impoundment Trout Stockings
/news/press-releases/2024/10/3...Armstrong State Fish Hatchery Severely Impacted by Hurricane Helene
/news/press-releases/2024/10/1...Wildlife Commission Partners with City of Eden for new Boating Access Area in the Dan River
/news/press-releases/2024/11/1...Public Notice of December 5, 2024 Commission Meeting
/news/press-releases/2024/11/1...Public Notice of December 3, 2024 Executive Committee Meeting
/news/press-releases/2024/11/1...Public Notice of December 4, 2024 Committee Meetings
/connect/wildlife-north-caroli...Enter the 2024-25 Photo Competition! Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine is proud to announce the 20th annual installment of our popular and successful photo...
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain NC Wildlife Merchandise – Something for Everyone!
/connect/nc-mobile-appDownload The App The new Go Outdoors North Carolina mobile app helps you have a better day on the water and in the field.
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...External Subdomain 2024 Hard Cards Now Available Upgrade to a collectible, credit-card style license for only $6. It’s durable, waterproof, and built for your lifestyle on the ...
IMG-ALT New 2024 Hard Card Licenses
https://www.ncwildlife.org/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...New window External Subdomain Wildlife Service Agent Locator
A-TITLE Wildlife Service Agent Locator (opens up in a new window)
/hunting/regulations/proposed-...Proposed Regulations
A-TITLE Proposed Regulations
/about/meetingsCommission Meetings
A-TITLE Meetings
https://license.gooutdoorsnort...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate eStore
A-TITLE eStore (opens up in a new window)
https://www.governmentjobs.com...New window External Subdomain Work With Us
A-TITLE NC Government Jobs (opens up in new window)
/enforcement/law-enforcement-c...Text duplicate Law Enforcement Careers
A-TITLE Law Enforcement Careers
/connect/volunteerText duplicate Volunteer
A-TITLE Volunteer
https://maps.google.com/maps?f...External Subdomain Headquarters Location
/enforcement/nc-wildtip-turn-p...Turn In Poachers
A-TITLE NC WILDTIP-Turn In Poachers Reward Program
https://www.facebook.com/ncwil...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/ncwildlifeExternal No Text
https://instagram.com/ncwildlife/External No Text
https://www.threads.net/@ncwil...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
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
/report-website-issue-support-...Report a Website Issue with NCWildlife.org
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ncwildlife.org/"
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 slow (1.34 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 (108 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
dateThu, 14 Nov 2024 17:42:54 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-modifiedThu, 14 Nov 2024 17:40:37 GMT
etag"1731606037"
strict-transport-securitymax-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
content-security-policyupgrade-insecure-requests
varyCookie
x-cacheMiss from cloudfront
via1.1 284574e4f15389d93bfcb84d196a92f0.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
x-amz-cf-popFRA60-P8
x-amz-cf-idnU6OjLg5WRS4N_0G6cbwN2VcZUkinvuvnyhhfqoptvoONY7G7eqUhg==
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,350 referring domains.
This page has 122,783 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,824 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# 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.ncwildlife.org/sitemap.xml

Search preview

www.ncwildlife.org
Home Page | NC Wildlife

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Wildlife70%Check
NC Wildlife68%Check
Page63%Check
Wildlife Control53%Check
Wildlife Habitat53%Check
Wildlife Service53%Check
Wildlife North Carolina Magazine46%Check
Hunt44%Check
Access44%Check
App44%Check

Test up to 1.000 webpages of ncwildlife.org with our free plan!

Try For Free
No trial. It's just free!

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions