Solihull.gov.uk - SEO Checker

Sign up for free! PDF Export
Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
37% 
Link structure
92% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.07 s
File size
85.00 kB
Words
524
Media files
17
Number of links
78 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | solihull.gov.uk
The length of the page title is perfect. (239 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Providing online services and information about the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for residents, visitors and the business community.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (865 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/
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
descriptionProviding online services and information about the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for residents, visitors and the business community.
keywordssolihull, council, smbc, solihull metropolitan council
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=5, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=yes
langen
charsetutf-8

Automatically check solihull.gov.uk including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 29.75 words is high.
This page contains 524 words. That's ok.
24.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 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, maximum-scale=5, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 127 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"sign up for our free email alert service to help keep you connected to and informed about the services..."
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
...ault/files/2025-04/header-bluebells2.jpgbluebells in a woodland
...ic/2020-09/credit-card.png?itok=SzDnsTXnBank card icon
...400/public/2020-09/tap.png?itok=bRP2AWsPTap icon
...ublic/2020-09/verified.png?itok=XfY37E4FReport icon
...al portrait.jpg?h=63081db7&itok=TgnWZ4tcMayor Shahin Ashraf MBE
...- favourite.jpg?h=6f0d5f13&itok=TO6vL9CRAlt text: The Union Jack flying on Church Hill House
...0028 - Copy.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=mvegXMyqAttendees at the event including Cllr Grinsell, the Mayor of Solihull (centre of front row), Danny Smith (grey hoodie on second row) and members of the men walking and talking group
...0512-WA0014.jpg?h=40fb7835&itok=qQ6M_NxGThe Mayor of Solihull at the opening of the Bentley Heath Park Bug Hotel
...ge-carousel.png?h=c4c76198&itok=RYJKHhe6Graphic of diverse group of people
...tax-xpanded.png?h=f405c703&itok=BjseMtvJLaptop on greenbackground
...Local-offer.png?h=fbf7a813&itok=n7b0-jj4Graphic of people holding hands
...ps-homepage.jpg?h=af3cde7e&itok=_O-sdDD1jobseekers image
...Change-logo.png?h=fbf7a813&itok=n4SqOB9HCourts on Climate Change logo
...utton-promo.jpg?h=70ddc350&itok=d22vY9E0Orange Button scheme icon
...uncillors01.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=6NEyDxI2outside of the Civic Suite at the Council house
...tering-bgrd.jpg?h=def3cf70&itok=0wXjWylIimage of child eating
...ega_bigbluedoor/images/solihull-logo.svgSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Solihull
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 27 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 Welcome to Solihull
H1 Homepage
H2 Header menu
H2 Pay for it
H2 Apply for it
H2 Report it
H2 Family Hubs
H2 Foster for Solihull
H2 Here2Help
H2 Visit Solihull
H2 Work for children and families
H2 Solihull Council Plan 2025-30
H2 Latest news
H2 Discover more
H2 Find my nearest
H2 Safeguarding
H2 My account
H2 Stay Connected
H2 Footer menu
H3 Support for carers
H3 Council tax account
H3 Solihull Local Offer
H3 Support for jobseekers
H3 Climate Change Podcast
H3 Orange Button community scheme
H3 Councillors and committee meetings
H3 Solihull Catering Services
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
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.solihull.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Subdomain solihull.gov.uk
A-TITLE Home
/my-accountsMy accounts
A-TITLE Sign in to My Accounts
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Anchor A to Z
A-TITLE A to Z
/About-SolihullAbout Solihull
A-TITLE Things to do, Solihull area history and local statistics
/About-the-CouncilAbout the Council
/adult-social-careAdult Social Care
A-TITLE Find out how to get help from Adult Social Care
/arts-cultureArts and culture
A-TITLE Solihull has a developing and creative arts and culture scene
/Births-marriages-deaths-and-c...Births marriages deaths and citizenship
A-TITLE Register births and deaths, arrange a marriage or civil partnership and British citizenship ceremonies
/BusinessBusiness
A-TITLE Apply for a taxi licence, get support for your business with Solihull for Success, trading standards advice, pay your business rates and tendering for counci...
/children-and-family-supportChildren and family support
A-TITLE Search our Family Information Service Directory, apply for early education funding, report a child at risk and find out how to become a foster carer
/communitiesCommunities
A-TITLE Communities
/Council-tax-and-benefitsCouncil tax and benefits
A-TITLE Pay your Council Tax, how to apply for benefits and tell us if you're moving.
/councillors-and-democracyCouncillors and democracy
A-TITLE Find your Councillor or MP, how to register to vote, election results and the Mayor of Solihull
/crime-and-safetyCrime and safety
A-TITLE How you can report or find support if you have been affected by crime.
/Environment-and-animalsEnvironment and animals
/health-and-wellbeingHealth and wellbeing
/HousingHousing
A-TITLE Apply for a home with Solihull Community Housing, homelessness and rough sleeping, advice on renting and housing options.
/jobs-and-trainingJobs and training
A-TITLE Work for Solihull Council, help find work and teaching careers
/LibrariesLibraries
/ParkingParking
A-TITLE Parking
/Parks-and-open-spacesParks and open spaces
/Planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/Roads-pavements-and-streetcareRoads pavements and streetcare
/Rubbish-and-recyclingRubbish and recycling
A-TITLE Rubbish and recycling in Solihull
/schools-and-learningSchools and learning
A-TITLE Find schools, apply for school, pay school absence fines and get support for your child at school and outside of school.
/Sports-and-fitnessSports and fitness
A-TITLE Find sport and leisure facilities, keep fit and healthy with Solihull Active and where to walk or cycle in Solihull.
/tell-usTell us
A-TITLE Ways to get in touch
/your-future-solihullYour future Solihull
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/AA
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/BB
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/CC
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/DD
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/EE
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/FF
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/GG
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/HH
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/II
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/JJ
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/KK
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/LL
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/MM
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/NN
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/OO
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/PP
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/QQ
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/RR
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/SS
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/TT
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/UU
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/VV
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/WW
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/a-z/YY
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/ePayPay for it
IMG-ALT Bank card icon
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/applyApply for it
IMG-ALT Tap icon
/reportReport it
IMG-ALT Report icon
/children-and-family-support/f...Family Hubs Activities and support Overlay
https://www.fosterforsolihull....External Subdomain Foster for Solihull Could you foster a child? Overlay
/here2helprgb(250,205,173) Here2Help Services and support Overlay
https://visitsolihull.co.uk/External rgb(250,205,173) Visit Solihull Attractions and places to visit Overlay
https://www.solihullcarejobs.c...External Subdomain Work for children and families See our latest vacancies Overlay
https://yourvoicesolihull.uk.e...External Subdomain Solihull Council Plan 2025-30 Have your say on our draft plan Overlay
/news/au-revoir-one-final-mayo...12 May, 2025 Au Revoir – One Final Mayor’s Musing! The Mayor of Solihull, Cllr Shahin Ashraf MBE, shares her thoughts at the end of her year in office.
IMG-ALT Mayor Shahin Ashraf MBE
/news/solihull-council-joins-b...12 May, 2025 Solihull Council joins BlueSky buzz! We are excited to announce our official launch on BlueSky!
IMG-ALT Alt text: The Union Jack flying on Church Hill House
/news/blue-hearts-light-gate-m...12 May, 2025 Blue hearts light up gate for mental health awareness week The gates at Malvern Park have been covered with heartfelt messages for people strugg...
IMG-ALT Attendees at the event including Cllr Grinsell, the Mayor of Solihull (centre of front row), Danny Smith (grey hoodie on second row) and members of the men w...
/news/grand-opening-bentley-he...12 May, 2025 Grand Opening of the Bentley Heath Park Bug Hotel A new bug hotel, designed and built by the Eco Committee of Bentley Heath Primary School, was ...
IMG-ALT The Mayor of Solihull at the opening of the Bentley Heath Park Bug Hotel
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/newsView all news
/adult-social-care/support-for.../adult-social-care/support-for-carers
/council-tax-and-benefits/coun.../council-tax-and-benefits/council-tax-account
/children-and-family-support/l.../children-and-family-support/localoffer
/jobs-and-training/employment-.../jobs-and-training/employment-and-skills/jobseekers
/climate-change-sustainability.../climate-change-sustainability/climate-change-podcast
/orange-button-scheme/orange-button-scheme
/councillors-and-democracy/councillors-and-democracy
https://solihullcateringservic...External URL anchor text
https://solihullcateringservices.co.uk/
/OnlinemapsFind my nearest
/Report-safeguardingrgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(33,90,109) rgb(250,205,173) Safeguarding Worried someone you know is being harmed or neglected?
/About/customer-accountSubdomain rgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(33,90,109) rgb(250,205,173) My account Instantly connect with us by creating a customer account
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain rgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(33,90,109) rgb(250,205,173) Stay Connected Sign up for our free email alert service to help keep you connected to and i...
https://www.facebook.com/solih...External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://x.com/solihullcouncilExternal X
A-TITLE X
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain Youtube Channel
A-TITLE Youtube Channel
/Tell-us/Contact-usContact
/privacyPrivacy
/SiteInformationAbout our site
/Accessibility-statementAccessibility statement
https://www.solihull.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council logo

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.solihull.gov.uk/"
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 0.07 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (85 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
last-modifiedTue, 13 May 2025 06:52:50 GMT
content-languageen
x-platform-cacheEXPIRED
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
x-platform-clusterrrvitluwmgjbe-main-bvxea6i
x-debug-infoeyJyZXRyaWVzIjowfQ==
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
x-timerS1747119170.314463,VS0,VE3109
x-platform-processorsbbefi4iazavoqgqpsetp74wfa
etag"1747119170"
traceresponse00-183f03a0f710478088c5f39b17817ccc-3ba1b6c3905ad70e-01
x-platform-router7rmjgmnd5wi5wcczmbmfcjediu
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
accept-rangesbytes
age169
dateTue, 13 May 2025 07:32:04 GMT
x-served-bycache-lhr-egll1980092-LHR, cache-lhr-egll1980092-LHR, cache-fra-etou8220154-FRA
x-cacheMISS, HIT, HIT
x-cache-hits0, 2, 0
varyCookie
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31557600
content-length87036
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 295 referring domains.
This page has 3,978 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 191 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

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.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

Similar sites

Search preview

www.solihull.gov.uk
Homepage | solihull.gov.uk
Providing online services and information about the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for residents, visitors and the business community.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
solihull93%Check
Solihull Council75%Check
Solihull Metropolitan Borough64%Check
Council58%Check
gov58%Check
services55%Check
Visit55%Check
Borough Council54%Check
Homepage52%Check
Council tax51%Check
Show more keywords and terms

Automatically check solihull.gov.uk including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

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.

Contact | Privacy

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