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Meta information
62% 
Page quality
53% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.77 s
File size
97.00 kB
Words
544
Media files
9
Number of links
145 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Oxford CT |
The page title is too short. (105 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
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.oxford-ct.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 43.5 words is high.
This page contains 544 words. That's ok.
13.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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.
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 11 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
...tom/sites/oxfordct/vts_oxfordct/logo.pngOxford CT
...ring_fair_event_logo_2.png?itok=dHmAjVnZSpring Fair Oxford Town HallSpring Fair Oxford Town Hall
...lic/slide/image/vote_0.jpg?itok=2KBcg4TaClick here for informationClick here for information
...lic/bulletins/img_3483.jpg?itok=Aq-nftohhttps://www.oxford-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/uploads/chestnut_tree_hill_road_reconstruction_project_0.pdfhttps://www.oxford-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/uploads/chestnut_tree_hill_road_reconstruction_project_0.pdf
...896895267739009690_n_1.jpg?itok=Asqs5u7nOxford Main Street Project Click hereOxford Main Street Project Click here
...l_2024_flyer_-_english.png?itok=iCYPeyh0Hazardous Waste & Paint Collection Hazardous Waste & Paint Collections
...es/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/imce/codered.jpgSign up for Code Red
...es/vyhlif3646/f/imce/george-r-temple.jpgGeorge Temple
/sites/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/imce/seal.pngSeal

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Town Calendar
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Citizen Action Center
H2 TOWN HALL PUBLIC HOURS
H3 Town Wide volunteeer cleanup month April 1- April 30 »
H3 Chestnut Tree Hill Road Reconstruction Project »
H3 PRESS RELEASE: Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection April 27, 2024 Ansonia »
H3 April
H4 Departments
H4 Boards & Committees
H4 Town Government
H4 Public Safety
H4 Apply / Register / Submit
H4 View
H4 View Duplicate text
H4 Welcome Message
H4 Oxford Town Hall Seal
Anchor text is an URL
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.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
/home/webforms/contact-usContact Us
/home/pages/staff-directory-to...Staff Directory
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Subdomain IMG-ALT Oxford CT
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Subdomain Home
/town-informationOur Community
/community-resourcesCommunity Resources
/town-information/pages/histor...History of Oxford, CT
/town-information/pages/photo-...Photo Albums
/town-information/pages/town-mapTown Map
/town-information/links/town-p...New window Town Profile
/home/pages/governmentGovernment
/building-departmentSubdomain Building Department
/economic-developmentSubdomain Economic Development
/educationSubdomain Education
/parks-recreationSubdomain Parks & Recreation
/public-worksSubdomain Public Works
/recycling-centerSubdomain Recycling Center
/senior-centerSubdomain Senior Center
/town-clerkSubdomain Town Clerk
/departmentsSubdomain All Departments ...
/conservation-commissioninland...Subdomain Conservation Commission
/economic-development-commissionSubdomain Economic Development Commission
/elderly-commissionSubdomain Elderly Commission
/planning-zoning-commissionSubdomain Planning & Zoning Commission
/water-pollution-control-autho...Subdomain Water Pollution Control Authority
/zoning-board-of-appealsSubdomain Zoning Board of Appeals
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/boardsSubdomain All Boards
/selectmens-office/pages/first...Subdomain First Selectman's Welcome
/selectmans-officeSubdomain Selectman's Office
/board-of-selectmenSubdomain Board of Selectmen
/online-services/pages/code-of...Subdomain Code of Ordinances
/town-government/pages/town-ch...Subdomain Town Charter
/ambulanceSubdomain Ambulance
https://public.coderedweb.com/...New window External Subdomain Emergency Notification
/fire-departmentSubdomain Fire Department
/police-departmentSubdomain Police Department
/pomperaug-healthSubdomain Pomperaug Health
/online-servicesOnline Services
/online-services/pages/code-of...Text duplicate Code of Ordinances
/online-services/links/codered...CodeRED Enrollment
/online-services/links/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/online-services/pages/land-re...Land Records
/online-services/links/oxford-...Oxford GIS Mapping
/online-services/links/parks-r...Parks & Recreation Online Registration
/online-services/pages/pay-taxesPay Taxes
/online-services/links/public-...Public Notice Registry
/online-services/pages/registe...Register to Vote
/online-services/links/subscri...Subscribe To News
/online-services/links/town-ch...Text duplicate Town Charter
/whats-happeningWhat's Happening!
/whats-happening/links/dog-lic...Dog License Renewal
/whats-happening/veterans-info...Veterans Information & News
/whats-happening/veterans-info...Information of the Oxford Center School Monument
/whats-happening/veterans-info...Patriots' Landing Temporary Housing Program
/business-directory/by-alphaBusiness Directory
/business-directory/by-alphaNEW - Sort by Title
/business-directory/by-categoryNEW - Sort by Category
/home/webforms/submit-your-bus...NEW - Submit Your Business
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/whereFind It Fast
/assessor/files/change-of-addressNew window Subdomain Change of Address
/home/webforms/contact-usSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://public.coderedweb.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Emergency Notification
https://www.mytaxbill.org/inet...New window External Subdomain Pay Taxes Online
https://oxfordct.myrec.com/inf...New window External Subdomain Recreation Online Registration
/purchasingSubdomain Request for Bid
/subscribeSubdomain Subscribe to News
/registrar-of-voters/pages/vot...Subdomain Voter Registration
/building-departmentSubdomain Building Permits
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/faqsSubdomain FAQs
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/filesSubdomain Forms & Documents
/town-clerk/files/code-of-ethicsNew window Subdomain Code of Ethics
/home/pages/job-opportunitiesSubdomain Job Opportunities
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/librarySubdomain Library
/calendarSubdomain Meeting Calendar
/minutes-and-agendasSubdomain Meeting Minutes & Agendas
/planning-zoning/pages/regulat...Subdomain Planning & Zoning Regulations
/parks-recreation/pages/recrea...Subdomain Recreation Areas
http://www.oxfordrec.com/info/...New window External Subdomain Recreation Facilities
/educationSubdomain Schools
/senior-centerSubdomain Text duplicate Senior Center
/assessor/pages/tax-relief-pro...Subdomain Tax Relief Programs
/town-government/pages/town-ch...Subdomain Text duplicate Town Charter
/town-information/pages/town-mapSubdomain Text duplicate Town Map
/home/urgent-alerts/important-...Important Dates: Board of Finance Budget Public Hearing April 22, 2024
/home/urgent-alerts/important-...Read more »
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Anchor Bulletins
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Anchor News
https://www.oxford-ct.gov/Anchor Calendars
/home/bulletins/cutural-arts-c...IMG-ALT Spring Fair Oxford Town Hall
/home/bulletins/presidential-p...IMG-ALT Click here for information
/sites/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/up...Subdomain URL anchor text
IMG-ALT https://www.oxford-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3646/f/uploads/chestnut_tree_hill_road_reconstruction_project_0.pdf
/home/bulletins/oxford-main-st...IMG-ALT Oxford Main Street Project Click here
/home/bulletins/oxford-main-st...More »
/home/news/town-wide-volunteee...Town Wide volunteeer cleanup month April 1- April 30 »
/home/files/town-wide-voluntee...Subdomain Pledge Form
/home/news/chestnut-tree-hill-...Chestnut Tree Hill Road Reconstruction Project »
/home/files/chestnut-tree-hill...Subdomain Click here for slide...
/home/news/press-release-house...IMG-ALT Hazardous Waste & Paint Collection
/home/news/press-release-house...PRESS RELEASE: Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection April 27, 2024 Ansonia »
/home/files/acceptable-itemsSubdomain Acceptable Items
/node/111/newsView all
/calendar/month/2024-04Subdomain April
A-TITLE View full page month
/home?month=2024-03Nofollow Subdomain «
A-TITLE Navigate to previous month
/home?month=2024-05Nofollow Subdomain »
A-TITLE Navigate to next month
/calendar/day/2024-04-01Subdomain 1
/parks-recreation-commission/e...Park & Recreation Commission
/calendar/day/2024-04-02Subdomain 2
/home/events/80131Text duplicate Planning & Zoning Commission
/calendar/day/2024-04-03Subdomain 3
/home/events/80226Board of Finance Budget
/calendar/day/2024-04-04Subdomain 4
/home/events/80231Text duplicate Board of Finance Budget
/calendar/day/2024-04-09Subdomain 9
/elderly-commission/events/78911Text duplicate Elderly Commission
/board-of-finance/events/80251Text duplicate Board of Finance Budget
/conservation-commissioninland...Conservation/Inland Wetlands Commission
/calendar/day/2024-04-10Subdomain 10
/fire-department-chiefs/events...Board of FIre Chief
/calendar/day/2024-04-11Subdomain 11
/board-of-finance/events/80256Text duplicate Board of Finance Budget
/cultural-arts-commission/even...Cultural Arts Commission
/calendar/day/2024-04-16Subdomain 16
/home/events/76441Text duplicate Economic Development
/planning-zoning-commission/ev...Text duplicate Planning & Zoning Commission
/calendar/day/2024-04-17Subdomain 17
/home/events/79776Text duplicate Board of Selectmen
/calendar/day/2024-04-18Subdomain 18
/great-oak-middle-school-evalu...Great Oak Middle School Evaluation and Improvement Committee
/calendar/day/2024-04-22Subdomain 22
/board-of-finance/events/78971Board of Fnance
/calendar/day/2024-04-23Subdomain 23
/conservation-commissioninland...Conservation/Inland Wetland Commission
/calendar/month/2024-04All upcoming events
/town-clerk/links/meeting-sche...New window Subdomain Meeting Schedule
http://www.oxfordrec.com/info/...New window External Subdomain Recreation
/senior-center/pages/newslette...Subdomain Senior Calendar
http://www.eventkeeper.com/mar...New window External Subdomain Oxford Public Library
/board-of-finance/events/80256Text duplicate Board of Finance Budget
/cultural-arts-commission/even...Text duplicate Cultural Arts Commission
/home/events/76441Text duplicate Economic Development
/planning-zoning-commission/ev...Text duplicate Planning & Zoning Commission
/home/events/79776Text duplicate Board of Selectmen
/calendar/monthText duplicate All upcoming events
https://www.mytaxbill.org/inet...New window External Subdomain Online Payments
http://oxford.mapxpress.net/New window External Subdomain GIS Maps
/subscribeSubscribe
A-TITLE Organic Group - Subscriber Form.
/minutes-and-agendasMinutes & Agendas
/online-services/pages/code-of...Ordinance
/town-government/pages/town-ch...Charter
/purchasingBids / RFPs
http://www.oxfordrec.com/New window External Subdomain Parks & Rec
https://public.coderedweb.com/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Sign up for Code Red
/selectmens-office/pages/first...Subdomain More >
/website-disclaimer-and-privac...Subdomain Disclaimer
https://www.civicplus.com/New window External Subdomain Government Websites by CivicPlus ®
/user/login?current=node/111Login

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.oxford-ct.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.77 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (97 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 295 referring domains.
This page has 4,506 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 236 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
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Crawl-delay: 10
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Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
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Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
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Allow: /modules/*.js?
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Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
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Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
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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/
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Disallow: /?q=admin/
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Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

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Oxford CT71%Check
Oxford68%Check
Town46%Check
Town Hall46%Check
April44%Check
Public44%Check
View43%Check
Public Safety43%Check
Project42%Check
Road42%Check
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