Watford.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
50% 
Page structure
83% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
44.30 kB
Words
422
Media files
22
Number of links
64 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Watford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
The length of the page title is perfect. (428 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
test
The meta description is too short. (24 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
The meta description contains only one word.
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)
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
msapplication-TileColor#6d3465
msapplication-config/site/dist/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml?2.13.0
theme-color#ffffff
revisit-after2 days
robotsindex,follow
authorWatford Council
keywordsEmpty
descriptiontest
dcterms:creatorAdmin
dcterms:rightsHolderWatford Council
dcterms:coverageUK
dcterms:identifierhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
dcterms:publisherWatford Council
dcterms:subjectEmpty
dcterms:descriptiontest
dcterms:titleWatford Borough Council
dcterms:formattext/html
dcterms:languageen
dcterms:created2021-09-08
dcterms:modified2021-09-08
dcterms:valid1970-01-01
langen
og:titleWatford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
og:site_namewww.watford.gov.uk
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
og:imagehttps://www.watford.gov.uk/site/dist/images/opengraph/opengraph.jpg?2.13.0
og:image:altwww.watford.gov.uk
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 422 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
27.5% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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 10.5 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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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
/site/dist/images/site-logo.png?2.13.0www.watford.gov.uk home
/images/shopperbus.pngShopper Bus driver
/images/watfordlottery.pngPeople walking in Watford High Street
/images/Splash_pools.pngA girl enjoying a splash pool in Cassiobury park
/images/Cassiobury_Explorers.pngCassiobury Explorers
/images/Art_at_Cheslyn_1.pngArt at Cheslyn
/images/bandstand.pngBig Bandstand
/images/WatfordFringe_4.pngWatford Fringe
/images/MarketLates_6.pngMarket Lates
/images/HappyCamps_1.pngHappy Camps
/images/Big_Beach__2_.jpgDiscover summer fun at Big Beach: Your sandy escape from 16-30 August
...oad_with_Mayor_and_Cllr_Stotesbury_2.jpgImprovements underway for Whippendell Road Parade
/images/Chairwoman.JPGChairwoman to host fundraising walk in support of nominated charities
...es/Friends_of_Oxhey_Park_NCIL___Copy.jpgDefibrillator installed in Oxhey Park thanks to council grant
/images/WBP_Mayor_and_LEP.jpgFour new businesses join ‘Inspire’ at Watford Business Park
/images/Garston_Park_Works_SJ_024.jpgCouncil statement on unauthorised encampment in Garston Park
/images/taylormayor.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/Council_chambers.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/meetingagenda.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/ballotBox_1_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../dist/images/site-footer-logo.png?2.13.0www.watford.gov.uk home
...veys2.govmetric.com/imgs/triggers/rh.svgFeedback button

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 33 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 www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
H2 Built on progress.
H2 Explore Watford
H2 What's On
H2 News from the council
H2 Your Council
H2 Stay connected
H3 United by care
H3 Make a payment
H3 Bin collection day
H3 Resident parking permit
H3 Report a street cleaning or parks issue
H3 Get help with cost of living
H3 In your area
H3 Shopper Bus Service
H3 Watford Community Lottery
H3 Cassiobury paddling pools
H3 Cassiobury Explorers
H3 Art at Cheslyn
H3 Big Bandstand
H3 Watford Fringe
H3 Market Lates
H3 Happy Camps
H3 Discover summer fun at Big Beach: Your sandy escape from 16-30 August
H3 Improvements underway for Whippendell Road Parade
H3 Chairwoman to host fundraising walk in support of nominated charities
H3 Defibrillator installed in Oxhey Park thanks to council grant
H3 Four new businesses join ‘Inspire’ at Watford Business Park
H3 Council statement on unauthorised encampment in Garston Park
H3 Elected Mayor
H3 Contact your councillor
H3 Council meetings and committees
H3 Elections and voting
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://www.watford.gov.uk/IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
/your-community/watford-boroug...Subdomain Resident updates newsletter
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain My watford
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Council Services
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Search
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close menu
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close Services Menu
/council-taxSubdomain Council Tax
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Rubbish and recycling
/parkingSubdomain Parking
/planning-building-controlSubdomain Planning and building control
/housingSubdomain Housing
/benefitsSubdomain Benefits
/council-13Subdomain The council
/parks-sports-leisureSubdomain Parks, sports and leisure
/environmentSubdomain Your environment
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning issue
/licensing-3Subdomain Licensing
/businessSubdomain Business
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision-making
/cost-living-supportSubdomain Cost of living support
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your Councillor
/communitySubdomain Your community
/sustainable-watfordSubdomain Sustainable Watford
/elections-votingSubdomain Elections and voting
/council-13/payMake a payment
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain Bin collection day
/parking-permits-watford-1/res...Resident parking permit
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning or parks issue
/cost-living-supportGet help with cost of living
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/council-taxSubdomain Council tax
/planning-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/parkingSubdomain Text duplicate Parking
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Text duplicate Rubbish and recycling
/parks-sports-leisureText duplicate Parks, sports and leisure
/housingText duplicate Housing
/council-13Subdomain Text duplicate The council
/benefitsSubdomain Text duplicate Benefits
/businessSubdomain Text duplicate Business
/environmentText duplicate Your environment
/licensing-3Text duplicate Licensing
/your-communitySubdomain Text duplicate Your community
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision making
/homepage/55/sustainable-watfordSubdomain Text duplicate Sustainable Watford
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your councillor
https://www.communities1st.org...External Subdomain Shopper Bus Service Easy, accessible shopping trips for those who need extra support
IMG-ALT Shopper Bus driver
https://www.watfordcommunitylo...External Subdomain Watford Community Lottery 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Watford
IMG-ALT People walking in Watford High Street
/cassiobury-park-3/cassiobury-...Subdomain Cassiobury paddling pools Our paddling pools - open between April and September - are free for all
IMG-ALT A girl enjoying a splash pool in Cassiobury park
https://www.watfordevents.com/...External Subdomain More events
/cassiobury-park-3/learning-ac...Subdomain Cassiobury Explorers Wednesdays at 10am to 11:30am (term time only) Cassiobury Park
IMG-ALT Cassiobury Explorers
https://www.watfordevents.com/...External Subdomain Art at Cheslyn May to October 2024 Cheslyn House
IMG-ALT Art at Cheslyn
https://www.watfordevents.com/...External Subdomain Big Bandstand June to September 2024 Cassiobury Park
IMG-ALT Big Bandstand
https://watfringe.co.uk/events/External Watford Fringe 1 July to 4 August 2024 Various events in Watford
IMG-ALT Watford Fringe
https://www.watfordmarket.co.u...External Subdomain Market Lates 2nd August 2024 Watford Market
IMG-ALT Market Lates
https://sportinherts.org.uk/ha...External Happy Camps July - September 2024 Various events in Herts
IMG-ALT Happy Camps
/news/article/625/discover-sum...19 Jul 2024 Discover summer fun at Big Beach: Your sandy escape from 16-30 August
IMG-ALT Discover summer fun at Big Beach: Your sandy escape from 16-30 August
/news/article/636/improvements...2 Aug 2024 Improvements underway for Whippendell Road Parade
IMG-ALT Improvements underway for Whippendell Road Parade
https://www.watford.gov.uk/newsMore news
/news/article/635/chairwoman-t...31 Jul 2024 Chairwoman to host fundraising walk in support of nominated charities
IMG-ALT Chairwoman to host fundraising walk in support of nominated charities
/news/article/633/defibrillato...29 Jul 2024 Defibrillator installed in Oxhey Park thanks to council grant
IMG-ALT Defibrillator installed in Oxhey Park thanks to council grant
/news/article/632/four-new-bus...29 Jul 2024 Four new businesses join ‘Inspire’ at Watford Business Park
IMG-ALT Four new businesses join ‘Inspire’ at Watford Business Park
/news/article/634/council-stat...26 Jul 2024 Council statement on unauthorised encampment in Garston Park
IMG-ALT Council statement on unauthorised encampment in Garston Park
/elected-mayor/mayor-cabinetSubdomain Elected Mayor
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Text duplicate Contact your councillor
/decisions-made/council-meetingsCouncil meetings and committees
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/councillors-decision-makingMore about your council
https://www.facebook.com/watfo...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/WatfordCou...External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/c/Watf...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/watf...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
http://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Jadu
A-TITLE Visit the Jadu website
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Terms and disclaimer
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Privacy and cookies
/council-13/contact-numbers/1Subdomain Contact us
/council-13/accessibility-stat...Subdomain Accessibility statement
https://websurveys2.govmetric....Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Feedback button

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.watford.gov.uk/"
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 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (44 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 04 Aug 2024 21:22:40 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length9437
serverWeb Server
cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresSun, 04 Aug 2024 21:22:40 GMT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
nodejadu-web-1
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 1,603 referring domains.
This page has 52,254 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 719 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

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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www65%Check
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Bus51%Check
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Council Tax48%Check
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