Tpwd.texas.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
85% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
42% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.94 s
File size
80.30 kB
Words
1044
Media files
20
Number of links
173 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
The length of the page title is perfect. (312 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
TPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (936 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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-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)
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 encoding (text/html) specified in the HTTP-Equivalent meta element is not correct.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
Keywordstexas parks wildlife hunting fishing outdoors conservation boating
DescriptionTPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
authorCommunications, Sherard Smith
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langen-us
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og:titleTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
og:descriptionTPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1044 words. That's ok.
23.5% 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.
12 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 16.31 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 21 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 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
/images/location-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/freshwater-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/credit-card-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/white-tailed-deer-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/boating-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/gift-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
...res/card--outdoor-annual-website-app.pngOutdoor Annual website and app.
...censes/images/card--lifetime-license.jpgLifetime License Drawing
...es/features/card--father-son-hunting.jpgFather and son hunting
...e_images/features/card--btth-hunting.jpgExotic Safari 2021-22 winner, Wesley Howard III, with the scimitar-horned oryx he harvested at Mason Mountain.
.../features/card--tpwtelevision-e3223r.jpgWater Wardens, Clymer Meadow & Franklin Mountains
...atures/card--tpwmagazine-august-2024.jpgTexas Parks & Wildlife Magazine August | September 2024 cover
...eatures/card--outdoor-annual-web-app.pngOutdoor Annual online and app
...me_images/features/card--red-snapper.jpgRed Snapper
...fish/images/card--where-to-fish-park.jpgfather and child anglers pose on pier
/state-parks/images/card-plan-visit.jpgCouple planning route on map
...s/features/card--magazine-all-access.pngMagazine in print and digital formats
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/tpwf.pngTexas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Logo
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/ogt.pngOperation Game Thief Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Gear up for the hunt, Texas.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Gear up for the hunt, Texas.
H2 Get the free Outdoor Annual.
H2 TPWD News
H2 Hot Topics
H2 Connect
H2 Win a Lifetime License!
H2 Apply Now for Drawn Hunts
H2 Big Time Texas Hunts Entries are on Sale Now!
H2 Water Wardens, Clymer Meadow & Franklin Mountains
H2 Easy Escapes
H2 Get the free Outdoor Annual. Duplicate text
H2 Federal Red Snapper Season
H2 Find a Spot to Fish
H2 State Parks for Beginners
H2 Get all access to TPW magazine for only $2/mo.
H2 Sign Up for Email Updates.
H2 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
There are too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Anchor Skip to Content
https://tpwd.texas.gov/No Text
/state-parks/Parks
/huntwild/hunt/Hunting
/fishboat/fish/Fishing
/fishboat/boat/Boating
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Game Warden
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doActivities
/huntwild/wild/Wildlife
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Land & Water
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Home
/state-parks/Text duplicate Parks
/huntwild/hunt/Text duplicate Hunting
/fishboat/fish/Text duplicate Fishing
/fishboat/boat/Text duplicate Boating
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Text duplicate Game Warden
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doText duplicate Activities
/huntwild/wild/Text duplicate Wildlife
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Text duplicate Land & Water
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Text duplicate Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Text duplicate Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/involved/Work & Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/Calendar of Events
https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/Maps & Data
/business/donations/Donate
/about/accessibility/Accessibility
/business/feedback/webcomment/Contact Us
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Español
/state-parks/Text duplicate Parks
/state-parks/parks-mapFind a Park
/business/park_reservations/Reservations
/state-parks/park-information/...Park Passes
/publications/spdest/Maps & Publications
/calendar/state-park-eventsPark Events
/state-parks/park-information/...Park FAQs
/state-parks/park-information/...Park Rules
/huntwild/hunt/Text duplicate Hunting
/business/licenses/online_sales/Buy a Hunting License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Hunting Regulations
/huntwild/hunt/public/Public Hunting
/education/hunter-educationHunter Education
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Seasons by County
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Season Dates by Animal
/business/permits/Hunting Permits
/fishboat/fish/Text duplicate Fishing
/business/licenses/online_sales/Buy a Fishing License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/fi...Fishing Regulations
/fishboat/fish/recreational/wh...Where to Fish
/fishboat/fish/recreational/fi...Fishing Reports
/fishboat/fish/programs/Fishing Programs
/faq/fishboat/Fishing FAQs
/business/permits/Fishing Permits
/fishboat/boat/Text duplicate Boating
/fishboat/boat/owner/titles_an...Title, Registration & Tax
/regulations/outdoor-annual/bo...Online Tools and Forms
/about/office-locationsOffice Locations
/education/boater-educationBoater Education
/fishboat/boat/laws/Boating Laws
/faq/fishboat/Boating FAQs
/business/permits/Boating Permits
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Text duplicate Game Warden
/warden/connect/notesField Notes
/warden/recruiting-careers/careerCareer Opportunities
/warden/connect/officesLaw Enforcement Offices
/warden/connect/ogtOperation Game Thief
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doText duplicate Activities
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Camping & Lodging
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Hiking & Nature Walks
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Swimming
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Boating & Paddling
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doAll Activities
/huntwild/wild/Text duplicate Wildlife
/huntwild/wild/species/Wildlife Fact Sheets
/faq/huntwild/Wildlife FAQs
/huntwild/wild/wildlife_divers...Endangered Species
/huntwild/wild/game_management/Game Management
/huntwild/hunt/wma/Wildlife Management Areas
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Text duplicate Land & Water
/fishboat/fish/recreational/la...Lake Finder
/landwater/water/habitats/rivers/River Guide
/landwater/land/private/Private Lands
/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/Invasive Species
/landwater/land/technical_guid...Landowner Assistance
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Text duplicate Education
/education/resources/Classroom Resources
/education/hunter-educationText duplicate Hunter Education
/education/boater-educationText duplicate Boater Education
/education/angler-educationAngler Education
/education/water-educationWater Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Text duplicate Media
/newsmedia/releases/News
https://www.tpwmagazine.com/External Subdomain TPW Magazine
/newsmedia/videos/Video
/socialmedia/Social Media
/newsmedia/tv/Television Show
https://tpwd.texas.gov/involved/Text duplicate Work & Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/Jobs & Careers
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
/jobs/internship.phtmlInternships
/calendar/recruitingRecruiting Events
/spdest/friends_groups/Friends Groups
https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar of Events
https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/Text duplicate Maps & Data
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign Up for Email
/business/feedback/webcomment/Text duplicate Contact Us
/business/donations/Text duplicate Donate
/about/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Text duplicate Español
/state-parks/parks-mapText duplicate Find a Park
/fishboat/fish/recreational/fi...Text duplicate Fishing Reports
/business/licenses/online_salesBuy a License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Hunting Seasons
https://apps.tpwd.state.tx.us/...External Subdomain Register a Boat
/business/donations/Text duplicate Donate
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Text duplicate Español
/business/licenses/online_salesPurchase a hunting license
/education/hunter-educationHunter education courses
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Seasons by Animal & Category
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Hunting regulations
/regulations/outdoor-annual/app/IMG-ALT Outdoor Annual website and app.
A-TITLE Download the Outdoor Annual mobile app
/regulations/outdoor-annual/app/Get the free Outdoor Annual.
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20240...Texas Game Wardens See Decline in Fatalities, Rise in Boating Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20240...Teal Season Begins in Texas Sept. 14
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20240...Texas Game Wardens Urge Boaters to Prioritize Safety During Labor Day Weekend
/newsmedia/releases/Read all news
/landwater/water/habitats/priv...Grass Carp Permitting Information
/publications/executive_orders/Chronic Wasting Disease Executive Order
/business/permits/land/wildlif...MLDP Registration Information
/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/Chronic Wasting Disease
https://www.facebook.com/texas...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Facebook
https://x.com/TPWDnewsExternal A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife Department News on X
https://instagram.com/texaspar...External A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Youtube
/socialmedia/All Social Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Anchor Sign Up for Email Updates
/about/office-locationsText duplicate Office Locations
/business/feedback/webcomment/Questions & Comments
/business/licenses/lifetime_li...Win a Lifetime License! The Lifetime License Drawing is your chance to win a Lifetime Super Combo License ($1,800 value) that lets you hunt and fish in Texas...
IMG-ALT Lifetime License Drawing
/huntwild/hunt/public/public_h...Apply Now for Drawn Hunts Enter online to win any of the Drawn Hunts in the 2024-2025 season. Choose from more than 9,500 hunts, including some new ones. Eac...
IMG-ALT Father and son hunting
/huntwild/hunt/public/btth/Big Time Texas Hunts Entries are on Sale Now! Take a chance and enter to win any of 10 premium hunting packages on some of the best private ranches and TPWD ...
IMG-ALT Exotic Safari 2021-22 winner, Wesley Howard III, with the scimitar-horned oryx he harvested at Mason Mountain.
https://tpwmagazine.com/archiv...External August | September 2024
https://tpwmagazine.com/archiv...External Easy Escapes Take it outside. Microadventures provide exploration and discovery in bite-size pieces. What Is a Microadventure? Microadventures are shorter, s...
IMG-ALT Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine August | September 2024 cover
/regulations/outdoor-annual/Get the free Outdoor Annual. Visit outdoorannual.com or get the free app for everything you need to know before you go. The app shows location-based info on ...
IMG-ALT Outdoor Annual online and app
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20240...Federal Red Snapper Season The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters closed September 6. Anglers may continue to harvest up to 4 r...
IMG-ALT Red Snapper
/fishboat/fish/recreational/wh...Find a Spot to Fish Fishing is a fun, affordable way for families and friends to spend time together outdoors. Try fishing for free (without a fishing licens...
IMG-ALT father and child anglers pose on pier
/state-parks/state-parks-for-b...State Parks for Beginners The great outdoors awaits you in Texas State Parks. Choose from over 80 parks, natural areas, historic sites and visitor centers. F...
IMG-ALT Couple planning route on map
https://ssl.drgnetwork.com/fle...External Subdomain Get all access to TPW magazine for only $2/mo. Enjoy the best of the Texas outdoors with our award-winning photos, writing and more. Your adventure starts he...
IMG-ALT Magazine in print and digital formats
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Anchor Manage My Subscriptions
/publications/newsletters/enew...E-Newsletter Archive
https://subscriberhelp.granicu...External Subdomain privacy policy
A-TITLE Email Subscriber Privacy Policy
https://subscriberhelp.granicu...External Subdomain cookie statement
A-TITLE Email Subscriber Cookie Statement
https://www.facebook.com/texas...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Facebook
https://x.com/TPWDnewsExternal Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife Department News on X
https://instagram.com/texaspar...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Youtube
https://tpwd.texas.gov/aboutSubdomain General Information
/about/office-locationsSubdomain Text duplicate Office Locations
/site/compact/Subdomain Compact with Texans
https://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs & Careers
/publications/Subdomain Publications
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Subdomain Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/about/advisory-committeesSubdomain Advisory Committees
https://tpwd.texas.gov/faq/Subdomain General FAQs
/publications/pwdforms/Subdomain Agency Forms
/business/permits/Subdomain Permits
/business/grants/Subdomain Grants & Assistance
/business/bidops/Subdomain Bids & Vendor Opportunities
/business/surplus/Subdomain Surplus Property
/business/bidops/contracts/Subdomain Contract Reports
/about/tpw-commissionersSubdomain Commission Members
/business/feedback/meetings/Subdomain Commission Meetings
/business/feedback/public_comm...Subdomain Public Comment
/site/policies/privacy-and-sec...Subdomain Privacy & Security
/site/policies/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility Policy
/site/policies/linking-policySubdomain Linking Policy
/site/policies/copyright-policySubdomain Copyright Policy
/site/policies/disclaimerSubdomain Disclaimer
/site/policies/Subdomain All Site Policies
https://wildnet.tpwd.state.tx.us/External Subdomain Intranet
https://www.texas.gov/External Subdomain Texas.gov
https://gov.texas.gov/organiza...External Subdomain Homeland Security
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/trail/External Subdomain TRAIL Archives
https://comptroller.texas.gov/...External Subdomain Texas Transparency
https://www.traveltexas.com/External Subdomain Texas Tourism
https://veterans.portal.texas....External Subdomain Texas Veterans Portal
/socialmedia/Subdomain Text duplicate Social Media
/business/feedback/webcomment/Subdomain Text duplicate Questions & Comments
/site/openrecordsSubdomain Open Records
/business/feedback/complaints/Subdomain Complaint Process
/site/fraud/Subdomain Report Fraud
https://tpwd.texas.gov/No Text
https://tpwf.org/External IMG-ALT Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Logo
/warden/connect/ogtIMG-ALT Operation Game Thief Logo
/warden/connect/ogtText duplicate Operation Game Thief
/site/policies/tpwd-nondiscrim...Subdomain See the TPWD Nondiscrimination Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://tpwd.texas.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 0.94 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.
This page loads 11 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (80 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 08 Sep 2024 18:39:56 GMT
serverApache
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length19612
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
connectionclose
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 17,754 referring domains.
This page has 559,884 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 10,258 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

#Link to sitemap
Sitemap: http://tpwd.texas.gov/sitemap.xml

#Don't crawl the tours folder, they are listed in the park pages.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /tours/
Disallow: /files/
Disallow: /API/
Disallow: /@@API/
Disallow: /8415465
Disallow: /state-parks/find-a-park-redirect.phtml
Disallow: /state-parks/park-reservation-information/cec-pass
Disallow: /s$
Disallow: /s?
Disallow: /s/

User-agent: Yahoo-MMCrawler
Disallow: /

# This user agent caused a slowdown and brief outage, see
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User-agent: 008
Disallow: /

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