Noaa.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
48% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
95% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.21 s
File size
44.20 kB
Words
303
Media files
8
Number of links
59 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The length of the page title is perfect. (443 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
U.S. Department of Commerce
The meta description is too short. (193 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.noaa.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
descriptionU.S. Department of Commerce
robotsmax-image-preview:standard
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
twitter:descriptionU.S. Department of Commerce
twitter:urlhttps://www.noaa.gov/
twitter:image:altA satellite image of Tropical Storm Francine moving Northeastward across the western Gulf of Mexico taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 2:21 PM (CDT) on Sept. 10, 2024. (Credit: NOAA)
twitter:imagehttps://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2024-09/IMAGE-Tropical-Storm-Francis-Satellite-1911Z-091024-NOAA-Homepage-20242541911_GOES16-ABI-CONUS-GEOCOLOR-5000x300.jpg
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og:urlhttps://www.noaa.gov/
og:titleNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
og:descriptionU.S. Department of Commerce
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og:image:secure_urlhttps://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2024-09/IMAGE-Tropical-Storm-Francis-Satellite-1911Z-091024-NOAA-Homepage-20242541911_GOES16-ABI-CONUS-GEOCOLOR-5000x300.jpg
og:image:altA satellite image of Tropical Storm Francine moving Northeastward across the western Gulf of Mexico taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 2:21 PM (CDT) on Sept. 10, 2024. (Credit: NOAA)
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 303 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 6.14 words is low.
22.4% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 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
...oaa_guswds/dist/images/us_flag_small.pngU.S. flag
...noaa_guswds/dist/images/icon-dot-gov.svgDot gov
...m/noaa_guswds/dist/images/icon-https.svgHTTPS
.../noaa_guswds/images/noaa_logo_mobile.svgNOAA mobile logo
...noaa_guswds/images/noaa_digital_logo.svgHome
...ridacurrent.png?h=9d5b44ff&itok=NTqDyC2MNasa visualization of ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, with the Florida Current highlighted.Nasa visualization of ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, with the Florida Current highlighted. (Image credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. Modified by: NOAA AOML)
...leLeafsSnow.jpg?h=6ffb8a2e&itok=HIx7Itz5Red and yellow maple leaves with a light covering of snow.Red and yellow maple leaves with a light covering of snow. (Image credit: Getty Images)
...Podcast-Ep8.png?h=619f4bc1&itok=MHlMZvzZDivers maintain an open water net pen below the surface.Divers maintain an open water net pen below the surface. (Image credit: Sea Grant)

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
#Francine makes landfall as Cat. 2 hurricane in southern La.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 #Francine makes landfall as Cat. 2 hurricane in southern La.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
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.noaa.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.noaa.gov/Home
https://www.noaa.gov/weatherWeather
https://www.noaa.gov/climateClimate
https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-coastsOcean & Coasts
https://www.noaa.gov/fisheriesFisheries
https://www.noaa.gov/satellitesSatellites
https://www.noaa.gov/researchResearch
/marine-aviationMarine & Aviation
https://www.noaa.gov/chartingCharting
https://www.noaa.gov/sanctuariesSanctuaries
https://www.noaa.gov/educationEducation
/news-featuresNews and features
/tools-and-resourcesTools & resources
/about-our-agencyAbout our agency
/news-featuresNews
/tools-and-resourcesTools
/about-our-agencyAbout
https://www.noaa.gov/IMG-ALT NOAA mobile logo
A-TITLE Home
https://www.noaa.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.noaa.gov/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A-TITLE Home
https://www.commerce.gov/External Subdomain U.S. Department of Commerce
/stories/get-latest-on-tropica...#Francine makes landfall as Cat. 2 hurricane in southern La.
/stories/get-latest-on-tropica...Heavy rains and hurricane-force winds spreading inland
https://www.noaa.gov/francine#Francine resources: The latest storm forecasts, maps, imagery and more
/news/us-sweltered-through-its...U.S. sweltered through its 4th-hottest summer on record
/news/its-not-just-hot-air-imp...It's not just hot air: Improved air quality model aids forecasters in the field
/news-release/noaa-reaches-key...NOAA reaches key milestone in designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
/news/noaa-shares-first-data-f...First data shared from NOAA's newest satellite
/news-featuresMore NOAA news and features
https://www.noaa.gov/researchText duplicate Research
/news/new-insights-show-stabil...IMG-ALT Nasa visualization of ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, with the Florida Current highlighted.
/news/new-insights-show-stabil...New insights show stability of the Florida Current
https://www.noaa.gov/weatherText duplicate Weather
/news/fall-safety-prepare-for-...IMG-ALT Red and yellow maple leaves with a light covering of snow.
/news/fall-safety-prepare-for-...Fall safety: Prepare for wildfires and pending winter weather
/podcasts/planet-noaa-from-sun...IMG-ALT Divers maintain an open water net pen below the surface.
/podcasts/planet-noaa-from-sun...Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 8: SEA-stainability
/podcasts/planet-noaa-from-sun...Episode 8: How NOAA's aquaculture efforts make the way we live, work and eat more sustainable
https://www.noaa.gov/NOAA Home
/news-featuresText duplicate News
/tools-and-resourcesText duplicate Tools
/about-our-agencyText duplicate About
/legislative-and-intergovernme...Resources for Tribal & Indigenous Communities
/infrastructure-lawBipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
/inflation-reduction-actInflation Reduction Act (IRA)
/protecting-your-privacyProtecting Your Privacy
/information-technology/foiaFOIA
/organization/information-tech...Information Quality
/accessibilityAccessibility
https://www.noaa.gov/guidanceGuidance
/budget-finance-performanceBudget & Performance
https://www.noaa.gov/disclaimerDisclaimer
/inclusion-and-civil-rightsEEO
/organization/inclusion-and-ci...No-Fear Act
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov
https://www.ready.gov/External Subdomain Ready.gov
/organization/information-tech...Employee Check-In
https://nsd.rdc.noaa.gov/External Subdomain Staff Directory
https://www.noaa.gov/contact-usContact Us
https://www.noaa.gov/need-helpNeed Help?
https://sites.google.com/noaa....New window External Subdomain COVID-19 hub for NOAA personnel offsite link
/stay-connectedStay connected to NOAA
https://twitter.com/NOAANew window External NOAA on Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/NOAANew window External Subdomain NOAA on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/noaaExternal Subdomain NOAA on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/usnoaagovNew window External Subdomain NOAA on YouTube
https://www.noaa.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.noaa.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 (44 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length45295
dateWed, 11 Sep 2024 23:50:01 GMT
serverApache
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
cache-controlmax-age=900, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedWed, 11 Sep 2024 23:49:09 GMT
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age73
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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 40,006 referring domains.
This page has 7,269,722 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 25,382 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# 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.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/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
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# 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
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

# Do not follow facets links
Disallow: /*?f[*]=*
Disallow: /*?f%5B*%5D=*
# Do not follow image download links
Disallow: /media/image_download/*
Disallow: /media/ngdl/download-photo/*

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