Symptoms.webmd.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
59% 
Page quality
71% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
0% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.30 s
File size
427.60 kB
Words
452
Media files
8
Number of links
2 internal / 79 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Symptom Checker with Body from WebMD - Check Your Medical Symptoms
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 682 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
WebMD Symptom Checker is designed with a body map to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information you need to help make informed decisions in your life for better health.
The meta description is too long: 1469 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://symptoms.webmd.com/
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)
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionWebMD Symptom Checker is designed with a body map to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information you need to help make informed decisions in your life for better health.
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article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/WebMD
topicid4117
langen
fb:pages1802823663331514
fb:app_id385978254785998
og:titleSymptom Checker with Body from WebMD - Check Your Medical Symptoms
og:descriptionWebMD Symptom Checker is designed with a body map to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information you need to help make informed decisions in your life for better health.
og:imagehttps://img.lb.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/logos/webmd/web/webmd-logo-fb.jpg
og:image:altEmpty
og:urlhttps://symptoms.webmd.com/
og:site_nameWebMD
og:typearticle
og:localeen_US
X-UA-CompatibleIE=Edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 452 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
27.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.22 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)
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
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...81e5/client/img/arrow-right.cddcbeb3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...81e5/client/img/arrow-right.cddcbeb3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...te_images/logos/webmd/web/webmd_logo.svgLogo for WebMDWebMD: Better Information. Better Health.
...rid=07326333-3522-463d-81bf-f00fd7171fffTRUSTeTRUSTe Privacy Certification
.../shared/tag-registered.png?resize=*:60pxTAG Registered SealTAG Registered Seal
...s/oncology/1/footer-images/ad-choice.pngAdchoicesAdchoices
...s/oncology/1/images/webmd-logo-white.svgLogo for WebMDWebMD: Better information. Better health.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Symptom Checker WITH BODY MAP
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Symptom Checker WITH BODY MAP
H3 Conditions
H3 Drugs & Supplements
H3 Well-Being
H3 More
H3 Policies
H3 About
H3 For Advertisers
This page seems to be an entry page, because only very few links were found.
Every linktext is unique.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (79) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://symptoms.webmd.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.webmd.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Logo for WebMD
https://www.webmd.com/External Subdomain Home
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-g...External Subdomain View All
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd...External Subdomain ADD/ADHD
https://www.webmd.com/allergie...External Subdomain Allergies
https://www.webmd.com/arthriti...External Subdomain Arthritis
https://www.webmd.com/heart-di...External Subdomain Atrial fibrillation
https://www.webmd.com/breast-c...External Subdomain Breast Cancer
https://www.webmd.com/cancer/d...External Subdomain Cancer
https://www.webmd.com/ibd-croh...External Subdomain Crohn's Disease
https://www.webmd.com/depressi...External Subdomain Depression
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes...External Subdomain Diabetes
https://www.webmd.com/dvt/defa...External Subdomain DVT
https://www.webmd.com/skin-pro...External Subdomain Eczema
https://www.webmd.com/eye-heal...External Subdomain Eye Health
https://www.webmd.com/heart-di...External Subdomain Heart Disease
https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids...External Subdomain HIV & AIDS
https://www.webmd.com/lung/def...External Subdomain Lung Disease
https://www.webmd.com/lupus/de...External Subdomain Lupus
https://www.webmd.com/mental-h...External Subdomain Mental Health
https://www.webmd.com/multiple...External Subdomain Multiple Sclerosis
https://www.webmd.com/migraine...External Subdomain Migraine
https://www.webmd.com/pain-man...External Subdomain Pain Management
https://www.webmd.com/skin-pro...External Subdomain Psoriasis
https://www.webmd.com/arthriti...External Subdomain Psoriatic Arthritis
https://www.webmd.com/rheumato...External Subdomain Rheumatoid Arthritis
https://www.webmd.com/sexual-c...External Subdomain Sexual Conditions
https://www.webmd.com/skin-pro...External Subdomain Skin Problems
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-di...External Subdomain Sleep Disorders
https://www.webmd.com/ibd-croh...External Subdomain Ulcerative Colitis
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-g...External Subdomain Text duplicate View All
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/...External Subdomain Drugs
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins...External Subdomain Supplements
https://www.webmd.com/pill-ide...External Subdomain Pill Identifier
https://www.webmd.com/interact...External Subdomain Interaction Checker
https://www.webmd.com/healthy-...External Subdomain Aging Well
https://www.webmd.com/parentin...External Subdomain Baby
https://www.webmd.com/sex/birt...External Subdomain Birth Control
https://www.webmd.com/children...External Subdomain Children's Health
https://www.webmd.com/diet/def...External Subdomain Diet & Weight Management
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-...External Subdomain Fitness & Exercise
https://www.webmd.com/food-rec...External Subdomain Food & Recipes
https://www.webmd.com/balance/...External Subdomain Health & Balance
https://www.webmd.com/beauty/d...External Subdomain Healthy Beauty
https://www.webmd.com/men/defa...External Subdomain Men's Health
https://www.webmd.com/parentin...External Subdomain Parenting
https://www.webmd.com/pets/def...External Subdomain Pet Health
https://www.webmd.com/baby/def...External Subdomain Pregnancy
https://www.webmd.com/sex-rela...External Subdomain Sex & Relationships
https://www.webmd.com/teens/de...External Subdomain Teen Health
https://www.webmd.com/women/de...External Subdomain Women's Health
https://symptoms.webmd.com/Subdomain Symptom Checker
https://doctor.webmd.com/External Subdomain Find a Doctor
https://www.webmd.com/news/def...External Subdomain News
https://blogs.webmd.com/defaul...External Subdomain Blogs
https://www.webmd.com/webinar/...External Subdomain Webinars
https://member.webmd.com/subsc...External Subdomain Newsletters
https://www.webmd.com/magazine...External Subdomain WebMD Magazine
https://doctor.webmd.com/choic...External Subdomain Best Hospitals
https://www.webmd.com/facebook...External Subdomain Support Groups
https://member.webmd.com/signi...External Subdomain Log In
https://customercare.webmd.com...External Subdomain Tell Us What You Think
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Cookie Policy
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Editorial Policy
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Advertising Policy
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Correction Policy
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://customercare.webmd.com...External Subdomain Contact Us
https://jobs.jobvite.com/webmdExternal Subdomain Careers
https://member.webmd.com/subsc...External Subdomain Newsletter
https://www.webmd.com/webmdappExternal Subdomain WebMD App
https://www.webmd.com/corporat...External Subdomain Corporate
https://www.webmdhealthservice...External Subdomain WebMD Health Services
https://www.webmd.com/sitemapExternal Subdomain Site Map
https://www.webmd.com/mediakitExternal Subdomain Advertise with Us
https://privacy.truste.com/pri...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT TRUSTe
https://www.internetbrands.com/New window Nofollow External Subdomain Internet Brands
https://www.webmd.com/about-we...External Subdomain See additional information.
https://www.webmd.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Logo for WebMD

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://symptoms.webmd.com/"
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 is excellent with 0.30 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (428 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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x-redisredis_server_2
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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 1,659 referring domains.
This page has 32,768 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,314 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

#   Robots.txt file WebMD
#   Updated: Sep 2024

User-agent: *
Disallow: /search/search_results/

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WebMD Symptom Checker is designed with a body map to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information you need to help make informed decisions in your life for better health.

Most important keywords

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Symptom Checker79%Check
WebMD75%Check
BODY73%Check
SYMPTOMS68%Check
BODY MAP68%Check
medical symptoms63%Check
MAP62%Check
medical56%Check
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