Whatsthehost.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
58% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.41 s
File size
287.30 kB
Words
5052
Media files
22
Number of links
187 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Best Web Hosting Comparison Table August 2024 - Plans, Pricing & Stats
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 661 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Looking to compare the best web hosts in the world? We've gathered them all right here! Compare stats, pricing, customer service, user reviews and more to choose the best one for you! Choose the best shared, cloud, WordPress, VPS, and dedicated hosting for your site.
The meta description is too long: 1673 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.whatsthehost.com/
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionLooking to compare the best web hosts in the world? We've gathered them all right here! Compare stats, pricing, customer service, user reviews and more to choose the best one for you! Choose the best shared, cloud, WordPress, VPS, and dedicated hosting for your site.
google-site-verificationRIOEjdydSZQtkRa58lY4PDnyG2EHb0wj6a8KqVmBkFI
generatorElementor 3.21.1; features: e_optimized_assets_loading, additional_custom_breakpoints; settings: css_print_method-external, google_font-enabled, font_display-auto
article:modified_time2024-07-24T22:26:53+00:00
langen-us
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleBest Web Hosting Comparison Table August 2024 - Plans, Pricing & Stats
og:descriptionLooking to compare the best web hosts in the world? We've gathered them all right here! Compare stats, pricing, customer service, user reviews and more to choose the best one for you! Choose the best shared, cloud, WordPress, VPS, and dedicated hosting for your site.
og:urlhttps://www.whatsthehost.com/
og:site_nameWhatsTheHost - Best Hosting Reviews by Real People
og:imagehttps://www.whatsthehost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WTH-Home-page-banner.png
og:image:width1680
og:image:height945
og:image:typeimage/png
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The content of this page is too large (5052 words). Maybe the content could be divided into several pages.
These Typos were found:
  • bandwith => bandwidth
32.5% 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.
72 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 14.49 words is good.
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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: read full review
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
21 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
...ploads/2020/07/whats-the-host-logo-1.pngNo alt attribute provided
...024/01/WTH-Home-page-banner-1024x576.pngtop 25 web hosts banner
...Features_Top-10-Web-Hosting-708x1024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2019/02/siteground-home.pngNo alt attribute provided
...-02-14-at-11.10.25-AM-e1676401884889.pngNo alt attribute provided
...9/03/3-wp-engine-home-e1554060773282.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...-02-14-at-11.13.11-AM-e1676402019724.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2019/03/4-bluehost-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/2019/03/5-hostgator-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...nt/uploads/2019/03/7-liquid-web-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2019/03/8-flywheel-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ntent/uploads/2019/03/9-godaddy-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...nt/uploads/2019/03/10-namecheap-home.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2018/06/speed-time-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2018/06/friendly-support-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ds/2018/06/easy-function-control-img.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dollor-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...uploads/2018/06/security-backup-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2018/06/guarantees-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...nt/uploads/2018/06/cloud-computing-1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...content/uploads/2018/06/cloud-girl-1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2020/07/whats-the-host-logo-1.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Best Web Hosting Comparison & Top 25 Mega-Table for 2024
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 47 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 Best Web Hosting Comparison & Top 25 Mega-Table for 2024
H1 All Hosting Companies Comparison Table (Our Research)
H1 How should you compare web hosts?
H2 Shared Hosting Comparison
H2 Cheap VPS Hosting
H2 7 Best Cheap VPS Hosting Companies
H2 Best Managed Cloud Hosting Comparison
H2 Top 14 Best Cloud Hosting Providers & Services
H2 Best Enterprise, Scalable Cloud Hosting Comparison
H2 Top Enterprise Cloud Hosting Providers & Services
H2 1) Compare web hosts on value not price
H2 2) Customer service for hosting is king
H2 3) Check the uptime percentages
H2 Other hosting features to compare
H2 Web Hosting Buyer's Checklist
H2 The top 10 things to think about on the hosting checklist:
H2 Looking for the best web hosting? Here are our top 10:
H2 Top Beginner Guides for Web Hosting Setup, Implementation, Migration and More & Why You Might Trust Me
H2 Top Hosting Roundup Lists: Best Hosting by Type and Situation
H2 Categories
H2 About
H2 Top Posts
H2 be sharp
H2 Get 50% off hosting before black friday
H3 #1. SiteGround – The Best Host for Most People
H3 #2. A2 Hosting – Super Fast Shared Hosting
H3 #3. WP Engine – Best Value Premium WordPress Hosting
H3 #4. Kinsta – Best WordPress Host for Startups
H3 #5. Bluehost – Popular & Cheap Shared Hosting
H3 #6. HostGator – Fully-Featured Shared Hosting
H3 #7. Liquid Web – Best WooCommerce Hosting
H3 #8. Flywheel – Best WordPress Hosting for Creatives
H3 #9. GoDaddy – The Most Popular Web Host in the World
H3 #10. Namecheap – Almost Free Hosting
H3 Top Features of the best Web Hosts
H3 What is a Web Host?
H3 How Does Web Hosting Work?
H3 ©2024 All rights reserved - Whats The Host
H3 Made with ❤ by Whats The Host in California
H4 SPEED AND UP-TIME RELIABILITY
H4 FRIENDLY & 24/7 SUPPORT
H4 EASY & FUNCTIONAL CONTROL PANEL
H4 REASONABLE PRICE
H4 SECURITY BACKUP FACILITIES
H4 GUARANTEES
H4 Dynamic title for modals
H4 Are you sure?
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.
9 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.whatsthehost.com/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.whatsthehost.com/Subdomain No Text
/?s=buildSubdomain 1. Build
/?s=businessBusiness
/category/business-leaders/Subdomain Business Leaders
/category/business-models/Subdomain Business Models
/category/business-software/Subdomain Business Software
/category/business-workflows/Subdomain Business Workflows
/category/design/Subdomain Design
/category/web-design/Subdomain Web Design
/category/saas/Subdomain SaaS
/category/website-builders/Subdomain Website Builders
https://www.whatsthehost.com/?sSubdomain 2. Host
/category/cloud/Subdomain Cloud
/category/cybersecurity/Subdomain Cybersecurity
/category/data-centers/Subdomain Data Centers
/category/web-hosting/Subdomain Web Hosting
/web-hosting-recommender/Subdomain Host Matching Tool
/reviews/Subdomain Reviews
/category/web-host-how-to/Subdomain Web Host How-To
/?s=scaleSubdomain 3. Scale
/category/automation/Subdomain Automation
/category/marketing/Subdomain Marketing
/category/markeview/agency-ope...Subdomain Agency Operations
/category/markeview/market-res...Subdomain Market Research Tools
/category/markeview/Subdomain Markeview
/category/markeview/marketing-...Subdomain Marketing Automation
/category/sales/Subdomain Sales
/?s=protectSubdomain 4. Protect
/category/cybersecurity/Subdomain Text duplicate Cybersecurity
/category/site-security/Subdomain Site Security
/category/ai/Subdomain 5. AI
/?s=buildSubdomain Text duplicate 1. Build
/?s=businessText duplicate Business
/category/business-leaders/Subdomain Text duplicate Business Leaders
/category/business-models/Subdomain Text duplicate Business Models
/category/business-software/Subdomain Text duplicate Business Software
/category/business-workflows/Subdomain Text duplicate Business Workflows
/category/design/Subdomain Text duplicate Design
/category/web-design/Subdomain Text duplicate Web Design
/category/saas/Subdomain Text duplicate SaaS
/category/website-builders/Subdomain Text duplicate Website Builders
https://www.whatsthehost.com/?sSubdomain Text duplicate 2. Host
/category/cloud/Subdomain Text duplicate Cloud
/category/cybersecurity/Subdomain Text duplicate Cybersecurity
/category/data-centers/Subdomain Text duplicate Data Centers
/category/web-hosting/Subdomain Text duplicate Web Hosting
/web-hosting-recommender/Subdomain Text duplicate Host Matching Tool
/reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Reviews
/category/web-host-how-to/Subdomain Text duplicate Web Host How-To
/?s=scaleSubdomain Text duplicate 3. Scale
/category/automation/Subdomain Text duplicate Automation
/category/marketing/Subdomain Text duplicate Marketing
/category/markeview/agency-ope...Subdomain Text duplicate Agency Operations
/category/markeview/market-res...Subdomain Text duplicate Market Research Tools
/category/markeview/Subdomain Text duplicate Markeview
/category/markeview/marketing-...Subdomain Text duplicate Marketing Automation
/category/sales/Subdomain Text duplicate Sales
/?s=protectSubdomain Text duplicate 4. Protect
/category/cybersecurity/Subdomain Text duplicate Cybersecurity
/category/site-security/Subdomain Text duplicate Site Security
/category/ai/Subdomain Text duplicate 5. AI
/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WT...Subdomain IMG-ALT top 25 web hosts banner
/go/siteground-reviewSubdomain SiteGround
/go/a2hostingSubdomain A2 Hosting
/go/wpengineNew window Subdomain WP Engine
/go/kinsta-homeNew window Subdomain Kinsta
/go/flywheelNew window Subdomain Flywheel
/go/inmotion-hostingNew window Subdomain InMotion Hosting
/go/bluehost-mainNew window Subdomain Bluehost
/go/a2hostingSubdomain Text duplicate A2 Hosting
/go/ipage-reviewsSubdomain iPage
/go/dreamhost-reviewsSubdomain Dreamhost
/go/hostwindsSubdomain Hostwinds
https://www.ionos.com/servers/vpsExternal Subdomain Anchor 1and1 IONOS
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/External Subdomain AWS Cloud
https://www.alibabacloud.com/External Subdomain Alibaba Cloud ECS
/cheap-vps-hosting/Subdomain View more on cheap VPS hosting here ->
/go/cloudwaysSubdomain Cloudways
/go/liquid-web-managed-cloudSubdomain Liquid Web
/go/a2hostingSubdomain Text duplicate A2 Hosting
/go/siteground-reviewSubdomain Text duplicate SiteGround
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/go/hostgatorSubdomain HostGator
/go/dreamhost-reviewsSubdomain DreamHost
/go/bluehost-mainSubdomain Text duplicate Bluehost
/go/1and1-ionosSubdomain Text duplicate 1and1 IONOS
/go/wpengineSubdomain Text duplicate WP Engine
/go/kinsta-homeSubdomain Text duplicate Kinsta
https://www.digitalocean.com/p...External Subdomain DigitalOcean
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/External Subdomain Text duplicate AWS Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/External Subdomain Google Cloud
/go/cloudwaysSubdomain Text duplicate Cloudways
/go/liquid-web-managed-cloudSubdomain Text duplicate Liquid Web
/go/kinsta-homeSubdomain Text duplicate Kinsta
https://www.digitalocean.com/p...External Subdomain Text duplicate DigitalOcean
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/External Subdomain Text duplicate AWS Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Google Cloud
/go/wpengineNew window Subdomain wpengine.com
/go/a2hostingNew window Subdomain a2hosting.com
/go/siteground-reviewSubdomain siteground.com
/go/bluehost-mainNew window Subdomain bluehost.com
/go/dreamhost-plansNew window Subdomain dreamhost.com
/go/godaddyNew window Subdomain godaddy.com
/go/hostgatorNew window Subdomain hostgator.com
/go/inmotion-hostingNew window Subdomain inmotionhosting.com
/go/media-templeNew window Subdomain mediatemple.net
/go/ipage-reviewsNew window Subdomain ipage.com
/go/hostpapaNew window Subdomain hostpapa.com
/go/greengreeksNew window Subdomain greengeeks.com
/go/ixwebhostingNew window Subdomain ixwebhosting.com
/go/justhostNew window Subdomain justhost.com
/go/lunarpagesNew window Subdomain lunarpages.com
/go/fatcowNew window Subdomain fatcow.com
/go/myhostingNew window Subdomain myhosting.com
/go/networksolutionsNew window Subdomain networksolutions.com
https://www.one.com/en/New window External Subdomain one.com
/go/eukhostNew window Subdomain eukhost.com
/go/web-comNew window Subdomain web.com
/go/web-hosting-hubNew window Subdomain webhostinghub.com
/go/webhostingpadNew window Subdomain webhostingpad.com
/go/arvixeNew window Subdomain arvixe.com
/go/1and1New window Subdomain 1and1.com
/6-best-hosts-for-site-owners-...Subdomain hosts with the best customer service
/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/To...Subdomain No Text
/7-fastest-web-hosting-companies/Subdomain fastest web hosting
/reviews/siteground-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate SiteGround
/best-small-business-hosting/Subdomain Small business
/best-ecommerce-platforms/Subdomain ecommerce site
/go/siteground-reviewNew window Nofollow Subdomain SiteGround – The Best Host for Most People
/go/siteground-reviewNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/siteground-reviews/Subdomain Read full review
/go/siteground-reviewSubdomain Go to SiteGround
/go/a2hostingNew window Nofollow Subdomain A2 Hosting – Super Fast Shared Hosting
/reviews/a2-hosting-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/a2hostingSubdomain Go to A2 Hosting
/go/wpengineNew window Nofollow Subdomain WP Engine – Best Value Premium WordPress Hosting
/go/wpengineNew window Subdomain No Text
/go/wpengineSubdomain with discount
/reviews/wp-engine-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/wpengineSubdomain Go to WP Engine
/go/kinsta-homeNew window Nofollow Subdomain Kinsta – Best WordPress Host for Startups
/reviews/kinsta-reviews/Subdomain Read Kinsta review
/go/kinsta-homeSubdomain Go to Kinsta
/go/bluehost-34New window Nofollow Subdomain Bluehost – Popular & Cheap Shared Hosting
/go/bluehost-34New window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/bluehost-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/bluehost-mainSubdomain Go to Bluehost
/go/hostgatorNew window Nofollow Subdomain HostGator – Fully-Featured Shared Hosting
/go/hostgatorNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/hostgator-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/hostgatorSubdomain Text duplicate Go to WP Engine
/go/liquid-web-reviewNofollow Subdomain Liquid Web – Best WooCommerce Hosting
/go/liquid-web-reviewNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/liquidweb-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/liquid-web-reviewSubdomain Go to Liquid Web
/go/flywheelNew window Nofollow Subdomain Flywheel – Best WordPress Hosting for Creatives
/go/flywheelNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/flywheel-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/flywheelSubdomain Go to Flywheel
/go/godaddyNew window Nofollow Subdomain GoDaddy – The Most Popular Web Host in the World
/go/godaddyNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/godaddy-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/godaddySubdomain Go to GoDaddy
/go/namecheap-hostingNew window Nofollow Subdomain Namecheap – Almost Free Hosting
/go/namecheap-hostingNew window Subdomain No Text
/reviews/namecheap-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Read full review
/go/namecheap-hostingSubdomain Go to Namecheap
/7-fastest-web-hosting-companies/Subdomain speediest web hosting
/6-best-hosts-for-site-owners-...Subdomain customer support here
/a2-vs-siteground/Subdomain SiteGround and A2 Hosting
/best-ssl-certificates/Subdomain SSL installed
/cybersecurity-hacking-statist...Subdomain prevent hacking
/host-reviews/Subdomain See all reviews
/change-website-hosting/Subdomain How To Change Your Web Hosting Without A Fuss – 10 Step Process (With Bonus Checklist)
/6-best-hosts-for-site-owners-...Subdomain 7 Best Web Hosting Support & Customer Service Hosting Companies
/best-small-business-hosting/Subdomain Best Web Hosts for Small Businesses
http://xn--7 best cheap vps ho...External Best Cheap VPS Hosting
/best-cloud-hosting/Subdomain Best Managed Cloud Hosting
/reviews/cloudways-reviews/Subdomain Text duplicate Cloudways
/reviews/google-cloud-hosting-...Subdomain Text duplicate Google Cloud
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https://twitter.com/whatsthehostNew window External Twitter
/reviews/Subdomain All Reviews
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/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
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/7-fastest-web-hosting-companies/Subdomain 7 Fastest Web Hosts
/web-hosting-recommender/Subdomain Web Hosting Recommendation Tool
/best-small-business-hosting/Subdomain Small Business Hosting
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.whatsthehost.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 very slow (2.41 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (287 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
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External factors

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This page has backlinks from 226 referring domains.
This page has 1,310 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 202 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/

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