Storycorps.org - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
56% 
Page structure
62% 
Link structure
32% 
Server
85% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.54 s
File size
94.10 kB
Words
464
Media files
18
Number of links
66 internal / 48 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
StoryCorps - Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
The length of the page title is perfect. (566 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://storycorps.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
googleEmpty
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
article:publisherhttp://facebook.com/storycorps
article:modified_time2023-02-01T18:07:00+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:site@StoryCorps
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleStoryCorps
og:urlhttps://storycorps.org/
og:site_nameStoryCorps
og:descriptionStories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
og:imagehttps://storycorps.org/wp-content/themes/storycorps-twentysixteen/assets/images/og-placeholder.png
og:image:width250
og:image:height250

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 464 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
25% of the text are stop words.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 14 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...c-player/assets/images/sc-logo-white.pngStoryCorps Logo
...go-black-65e9d5f4afeb7-65e9d5f4afeba.pngCPB logo
...-6405c3a5a635b-6405c3a5a635c-636x208.pngNPR Logo
...e1daa3-1-6405c3c9028bb-6405c3c9028bd.pngLibrary of Congress
...8e7c44-1-6405c3e6230e0-6405c3e6230e1.pngActon Family Giving
...095aa2-1-6405c402a71ac-6405c402a71ae.pngThe Kaplen Brothers Fund
...ooter-v2-64e61a820e685-64e61a820e688.pngNo alt attribute provided
...bbf325-1-6405c438964e0-6405c438964e1.pngDignity Memorial
...onsor-8L-6405c4b80609b-6405c4b80609d.pngNo alt attribute provided
Audio URL
...s/Bigley-680a647eb82fb-680a647eb82fc.mp3
...17947255&e=1263953537&t=podcast&p=510200
...ds/Welch-6801620b58260-6801620b58261.mp3
...Clemmons-67eed7e73d767-67eed7e73d769.mp3
...13116901&e=1263953521&t=podcast&p=510200

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 StoryCorps Classics
H2 Get to Know StoryCorps
H2 Explore Our Programs
H3 Going Up
H3 John and Joe
H3 Q & A
H3 Miss Devine
H3 Mobile Tour
H3 Military Voices Initiative
H3 One Small Step
H3 Brightness in Black
H3 Who we are
H3 What we do
H3 How to support us
H3 Where to learn more
H3 Major Supporters and partners
H4 Share this interview
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Share this interview Duplicate text
H4 Watch the magic of StoryCorps conversations come to life through some of our all-time favorite animated shorts—beloved stories shared over the years.
H4 Build connections and encourage compassion through the power of conversation.
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.
13 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (48) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://storycorps.org/?sNo Text
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Donate
https://storycorps.org/No Text
https://storycorps.org/stories/Stories
https://storycorps.org/discover/Programs
/participate/Participate
/storycorps-studios/StoryCorps Studios
https://storycorps.org/about/About
https://storycorps.org/contact/Contact
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...External Subdomain Podcast
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://storycorps.org/?sSearch
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://facebook.com/storycorpsExternal Facebook
https://twitter.com/StoryCorpsExternal Twitter
https://instagram.com/storycorps/External Instagram
https://storycorps.org/contactEmail
/stories/survived-bear-attack/“I didn't think I was gonna be able to have love, or have marriage.”
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/podcast/oklahoma-city-after-t...Oklahoma City: After the Bombing
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/remembering-oklahoma-..."She'll always be 23 to me."
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/stories/francois-clemmons-and...“I discovered a friend for life.”
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/animation/a-gem-of-a-guy/No Text
/animation/a-gem-of-a-guy/No Text
/animation/a-gem-of-a-guy/A Gem of a Guy
/podcast/not-my-type/Not My Type
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Share
https://twitter.com/share/?url...New window External Text duplicate Tweet
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/5...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Support
/animation/going-up/No Text
/animation/going-up/Going Up
/animation/going-up/Text duplicate Going Up
/animation/john-and-joe/No Text
/animation/john-and-joe/John and Joe
/animation/john-and-joe/Text duplicate John and Joe
/animation/q-and-a/No Text
/animation/q-and-a/Q & A
/animation/q-and-a/Text duplicate Q & A
/animation/miss-devine/No Text
/animation/miss-devine/Miss Devine
/animation/miss-devine/Text duplicate Miss Devine
https://donate.storycorps.org/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/animation/an-introduction-to-...No Text
/animation/an-introduction-to-...An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
/heartwarming/No Text
/heartwarming/Stories to Lift Your Spirit
/email-sign-up/New window Sign Up
/mobile-tour/No Text
/mobile-tour/Mobile Tour
/mobile-tour/Mobile Tour Recording the stories of everyday Americans across the country.
/discover/military-voices/No Text
/discover/military-voices/Military Voices Initiative
/discover/military-voices/Military Voices Initiative Preserving stories of veterans, service members, and military families.
/discover/onesmallstep/No Text
/discover/onesmallstep/One Small Step
/discover/onesmallstep/One Small Step Helping bridge our political divides—one conversation at a time.
/discover/brightness-in-black/No Text
/discover/brightness-in-black/Brightness in Black
/discover/brightness-in-black/Brightness in Black Sharing joyous and bold Black stories, and countering harmful narratives.
https://storycorps.org/about/Mission & History
/leadership/Our Leadership
/performance-impact/Our Performance & Impact
https://storycorps.org/jobs/Work at StoryCorps
https://archive.storycorps.org...External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://archive.storycorps.org...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
/discover/archive/The StoryCorps Archive
/mobile-tour/Text duplicate Mobile Tour
/discover/onesmallstep/Text duplicate One Small Step
/discover/military-voices/Text duplicate Military Voices Initiative
/participate/Ways to Participate
/participate/storycorps-diy/StoryCorps DIY
/storycorps-studios/StoryCorps Studios | Brand Studio
https://donate.storycorps.org/...External Subdomain Make a Donation
/ways-to-support/Ways to Give
https://storycorps.org/sponsor/Corporate Partnerships
https://storycorps.org/events/Special Events
https://www.storycorpsstore.com/External Subdomain StoryStore
https://support.storycorps.me/...External Subdomain Help Center
/about/press-room-news/Press Room & News
https://storycorps.org/blog/StoryCorps Blog
/email-sign-up/Get our Email
https://storycorps.org/contact/Contact Us
https://facebook.com/storycorpsNew window External Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/StoryCorpsNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://instagram.com/storycorps/New window External Text duplicate Instagram
/email-sign-upEmail Sign-up
https://tiktok.com/@storycorpsExternal Tiktok
https://youtube.com/@storycorpsExternal youtube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://storycorps.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.54 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 (94 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 8,977 referring domains.
This page has 727,428 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 4,623 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

Crawl-delay: 10
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://storycorps.org/sitemap_index.xml
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Crawl-delay: 600

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KeywordResultRecheck
StoryCorps70%Check
Stories50%Check
Share43%Check
Support43%Check
conversation43%Check
interview43%Check
one conversation42%Check
Black40%Check
Donate39%Check
one38%Check
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