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Meta information
78% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
57% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
77% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.89 s
File size
55.10 kB
Words
510
Media files
25
Number of links
140 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Los Angeles City Planning
The length of the page title is perfect. (305 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)
No canonical link is 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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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 markup is not in the first line of your HTML document. There must be no white spaces before the doctype markup.
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
No paragraphs were detected.
This page contains 510 words. That's ok.
9% 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.
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 10 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

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...ges/features/icons-urbandesignstudio.pngPublic counters
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
City of LA Profile
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 46 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 City of LA Profile
H2 City offices closed Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day
H2 Consumer Price Index (CPI) Fee Adjustments takes affect July 1, 2024
H2 Proposed Draft Housing Element Rezoning Program Ordinances now available
H2 Al Fresco Alcohol Authorization portal now open
H2 Annual Report 2023 available for review
H2 Processes and Procedures Ordinance becomes operative January 22, 2024
H2 CASE SEARCH
H2 ZONING SEARCH
H2 GET INVOLVED
H3 About
H3 Meetings
H3 Stay Connected
H3 Overview
H3 Code
H3 Quick Links
H3 Project Review
H3 Counter Services
H3 Specialized Services
H3 Environmental Review
H3 General Plan Program
H3 Community Plan Program
H3 Land Use Regulations
H3 Policies
H3 Historic Resources
H3 Historic Landmarks
H3 Historic Districts
H3 Urban Design
H3 Reports and Publications
H3 Data Analysis
H3 Online Materials
H3 Quick Links Duplicate text
H3 Contact
H3 Appointments
H3 Media Inquiries
H3 Employment
H5 Community Plan Updates
H5 Proposed Land Use Regulations
H5 Development Services
H5 Appointments Duplicate text
H5 Housing Element Rezoning Program
H5 Historic Resources Duplicate text
H5 Urban Design Studio
H5 Home-Sharing
H6 HELPFUL LINKS
H6 CONTACT US
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 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/about/commissionersCommissioners
/about/calendarEvents Calendar
/about/commissions-boards-hear...Commissions, Boards, & Hearings
/contact/organizational-chartOrganizational Chart
/about/staff-directoryStaff Directory
/about/email-sign-upEmail Sign-up
/zoning/overviewZoning Introduction
/zoning/local-zoning-rulesLocal Zoning Rules
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/zoning/new-codeNew Code
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/zoning/regulations-summaryRegulations Summary
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/plans-policies/initiatives-po...Housing
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/plans-policies/density-bonus-...Density Bonus
/plans-policies/wildlife-pilot...Wildlife Ordinance
/plans-policies/initiatives-po...Sustainability
/plans-policies/initiatives-po...Mobility
/plans-policies/tnpTransit Neighborhood Plans
/plans-policies/initiatives-po...Other Programs
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/preservation-design/historic-...Historic Themes
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/preservation-design/historic-...Historic District Project Review
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/preservation-design/urban-des...Text duplicate Urban Design Project Review
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/resources/housing-reportsHousing Progress Reports
/resources/case-reportsCase Reports
/resources/performance-metricsPerformance Metrics
/resources/data-requestsData Requests
/resources/open-dataOpen Data
/resources/demographicsDemographics
/resources/mapsMaps
/resources/videosVideos
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/resources/glossaryGlossary
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/resources/p4la-covid-19COVID-19
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/contact/locations-hoursLocations & Hours
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/contact/statements-and-releasesPress Releases & Statements
/contact/california-public-rec...California Public Records Act
/contact/employment/job-opport...Job Opportunities
/contact/employment/internshipsInternships
/contact/locations-hoursSubdomain Read more +
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/plans-policies/housing-elemen...Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Read more +
/project-review/alcohol-salesSubdomain Text duplicate Read more +
/odocument/00fde9ec-4f07-4800-...Subdomain Text duplicate Read more +
/project-review/processes-proc...Subdomain Text duplicate Read more +
https://planning.lacity.gov/Anchor Previous
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/resources/latest-newsLatest News
/resources/latest-newsText duplicate Latest News
/search/search-by-categoryAdvanced Search
/about/calendarText duplicate Events Calendar
/about/commissions-boards-hear...Text duplicate Public Hearings
/plans-policies/community-plan...Text duplicate Community Plan Updates
/plans-policies/community-plan...IMG-ALT community plan updates
/plans-policies/community-plan...Text duplicate Community Plan Updates
/plans-policies/proposed-land-...IMG-ALT policy
/plans-policies/proposed-land-...Proposed Land Use Regulations
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/plans-policies/housing-elemen...IMG-ALT communities
/plans-policies/housing-elemen...Text duplicate Housing Element Rezoning Program
/preservation-design/historic-...IMG-ALT Public counters
/preservation-design/historic-...Historic Resources
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/development-services/urban-de...Urban Design Studio
/plans-policies/initiatives-po...IMG-ALT Fee-Calculator
/plans-policies/initiatives-po...Text duplicate Home-Sharing
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https://twitter.com/Planning4LANew window External IMG-ALT twitter x icon
https://www.instagram.com/plan...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT instagram icon
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT youtube icon
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/additional/terms-of-useTerms of Use
/additional/disclaimerDisclaimer
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https://www.lacity.org/your-go...New window Nofollow External Subdomain City Departments, Agencies, and Bureaus
https://census.lacity.org/New window Nofollow External Subdomain 2020 Census
/resources/community-resource-...New window Nofollow Community Resource Guide
/sitemapSite Map
/contact/locations-hoursLocations and Hours
/project-review/planning-servicesText duplicate Appointments
/contact/communicationsMedia Inquiries
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https://www.instagram.com/plan...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT instagram icon
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT youtube icon
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://planning.lacity.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 0.89 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 (55 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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