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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
68% 
Page structure
50% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.12 s
File size
95.70 kB
Words
614
Media files
6
Number of links
101 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Mass.gov
The page title is too short. (88 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The length of the meta description is perfect. (345 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.mass.gov/
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)
The alternate link to the page itself is missing.
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
descriptionOfficial website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
mg_site_sloganOfficial website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
mg_titleHome
mg_urlhttps://www.mass.gov/
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:descriptionOfficial website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
twitter:site@massgov
twitter:titleMass.gov
twitter:site:id16264003
twitter:urlhttps://www.mass.gov
og:site_nameMass.gov
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.mass.gov
og:titleMass.gov
og:descriptionOfficial website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: We are testing UserWay, a tool that will let you change color contrast...
  • Duplicate 2: If you'd like to share your feedback on this specific feature and help...
This page contains 614 words. That's ok.
26.4% of the text are stop words.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 12 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
...tifacts/assets/images/logo/stateseal.pngMassachusetts State Seal
...tifacts/assets/images/logo/stateseal.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tifacts/assets/images/logo/stateseal.pngNo alt attribute provided
...2024-03/healey-pardons.jpg?itok=UZ8aCltcGov. Healey at a podium, with the Lt. Gov and a crowd of people
...mages/2024-02/taxforms.jpg?itok=N6QtGVfPA pile of tax forms
...mages/2024-03/kidspark.jpg?itok=rB2-5mVlKids running in a sunny park

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Massachusetts
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Massachusetts
H2 Popular searches
H2 Featured
H2 News & updates
H5 Marijuana possession pardons
H5 Tax season information
H5 DCR April vacation week activities
H5 Follow Us on Social Media:
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 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.mass.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
/forms/help-us-test-the-contra...Subdomain fill out this short survey
/info-details/massachusetts-st...State Organizations
https://sso.hhs.state.ma.us/vg...External Subdomain Virtual Gateway
https://uionline.detma.org/Cla...External Subdomain Unemployment Online
https://ecse.cse.state.ma.us/E...External Subdomain Child Support Services
https://www.mass.gov/Mass.gov
A-TITLE Mass.gov home page
/topics/health-social-servicesHealth & Social Services
/topics/families-childrenFamilies & Children
/topics/housing-propertyHousing & Property
/topics/transportationTransportation
/topics/legal-justiceLegal & Justice
/topics/public-safetyPublic Safety
/topics/energyEnergy
/topics/environmentEnvironment
https://www.mass.gov/topics/taxesTaxes
/topics/unclaimed-propertyUnclaimed Property
/topics/vital-public-recordsVital & Public Records
/topics/votingVoting
/topics/business-resourcesBusiness Resources
/topics/professional-licenses-...Professional Licenses & Permits
/topics/unemploymentUnemployment
/topics/finding-a-jobFinding a Job
https://www.mass.gov/topics/taxesText duplicate Taxes
/topics/workers-rights-safetyWorkers' Rights & Safety
/topics/industry-regulationsIndustry Regulations
/topics/state-employee-resourcesFor State Employees
/topics/early-childhood-educat...Early Childhood Education & Care
/topics/elementary-secondary-s...Elementary & Secondary Schools
/topics/higher-educationHigher Education
/topics/continuing-educationContinuing Education
/topics/for-educators-administ...For Educators & Administrators
/topics/parks-recreationParks & Recreation
/topics/fishing-huntingFishing & Hunting
/topics/historic-sitesHistoric Sites
https://www.mass.gov/topics/artsArts
/topics/family-funFamily Fun
/topics/travel-optionsTravel Options
/topics/seasonal-activitiesSeasonal Activities
/topics/executive-branchExecutive
/topics/constitutionals-indepe...Constitutionals & Independents
/topics/legislative-branchLegislative
/topics/judicial-branchJudicial
/topics/cities-townsCities & Towns
/info-details/massachusetts-st...Subdomain State Offices & Courts A-Z
/forms/help-us-test-the-contra...Subdomain Text duplicate fill out this short survey
/info-details/massachusetts-st...Text duplicate State Organizations
https://sso.hhs.state.ma.us/vg...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual Gateway
https://uionline.detma.org/Cla...External Subdomain Text duplicate Unemployment Online
https://ecse.cse.state.ma.us/E...External Subdomain Text duplicate Child Support Services
https://www.mass.gov/Text duplicate Mass.gov
A-TITLE Mass.gov home page
/topics/health-social-servicesText duplicate Health & Social Services
/topics/families-childrenText duplicate Families & Children
/topics/housing-propertyText duplicate Housing & Property
/topics/transportationText duplicate Transportation
/topics/legal-justiceText duplicate Legal & Justice
/topics/public-safetyText duplicate Public Safety
/topics/energyText duplicate Energy
/topics/environmentText duplicate Environment
https://www.mass.gov/topics/taxesText duplicate Taxes
/topics/unclaimed-propertyText duplicate Unclaimed Property
/topics/vital-public-recordsText duplicate Vital & Public Records
/topics/votingText duplicate Voting
/topics/business-resourcesText duplicate Business Resources
/topics/professional-licenses-...Text duplicate Professional Licenses & Permits
/topics/unemploymentText duplicate Unemployment
/topics/finding-a-jobText duplicate Finding a Job
https://www.mass.gov/topics/taxesText duplicate Taxes
/topics/workers-rights-safetyText duplicate Workers' Rights & Safety
/topics/industry-regulationsText duplicate Industry Regulations
/topics/state-employee-resourcesText duplicate For State Employees
/topics/early-childhood-educat...Text duplicate Early Childhood Education & Care
/topics/elementary-secondary-s...Text duplicate Elementary & Secondary Schools
/topics/higher-educationText duplicate Higher Education
/topics/continuing-educationText duplicate Continuing Education
/topics/for-educators-administ...Text duplicate For Educators & Administrators
/topics/parks-recreationText duplicate Parks & Recreation
/topics/fishing-huntingText duplicate Fishing & Hunting
/topics/historic-sitesText duplicate Historic Sites
https://www.mass.gov/topics/artsText duplicate Arts
/topics/family-funText duplicate Family Fun
/topics/travel-optionsText duplicate Travel Options
/topics/seasonal-activitiesText duplicate Seasonal Activities
/topics/executive-branchText duplicate Executive
/topics/constitutionals-indepe...Text duplicate Constitutionals & Independents
/topics/legislative-branchText duplicate Legislative
/topics/judicial-branchText duplicate Judicial
/topics/cities-townsText duplicate Cities & Towns
/info-details/massachusetts-st...Subdomain Text duplicate State Offices & Courts A-Z
/how-to/apply-for-unemployment...Apply for unemployment benefits
/how-to/renew-your-drivers-lic...Renew your driver's license
/buy-fishing-or-hunting-licensesBuy Fishing or Hunting Licenses
/search-court-dockets-calendar...Search court dockets, calendars, and cases
/snap-into-babystepsSNAP into BabySteps
/masshealth-ma-login-accountsLogin to your MassHealth account
/orgs/office-of-jury-commissionerOffice of Jury Commissioner
https://www.mass.gov/ezdrivemaEZDriveMA
/topics/finding-a-jobText duplicate Finding a Job
/snap-benefits-formerly-food-s...SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps)
/orgs/child-support-services-d...Text duplicate Child Support Services
/personal-income-taxPersonal Income Tax
/topics/paid-family-and-medica...Paid Family and Medical Leave
https://data.mass.gov/External Subdomain Massachusetts Data Hub
/orgs/governor-maura-healey-an...Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
/marijuana-pardonsMarijuana possession pardons
/info-details/current-tax-fili...Tax season information
/info-details/april-school-vac...DCR April vacation week activities
/press-releases/recentRecent Press Releases
https://www.facebook.com/massgovExternal Subdomain Follow Mass.gov on Facebook
https://twitter.com/massgovExternal Follow Mass.gov on X, formerly Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Follow Mass.gov on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/m...External Subdomain Follow Mass.gov on Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/mass...External Subdomain Follow Mass.gov on Instagram
https://www.threads.net/@massgovExternal Subdomain Follow Mass.gov on Threads

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.mass.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.12 seconds.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (96 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length18707
link<https://www.mass.gov/home>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="x-default"
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
last-modifiedTue, 16 Apr 2024 02:08:59 GMT
etag"1713233339"
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
content-encodinggzip
x-request-idv-49d82e1e-fb96-11ee-8b83-77a3b7b799a5
x-cache-hits9
x-age1318
accept-rangesbytes
cache-controlpublic, max-age=1800
expiresTue, 16 Apr 2024 03:13:47 GMT
dateTue, 16 Apr 2024 02:43:47 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 56,758 referring domains.
This page has 12,737,792 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 31,577 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 48190 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html
#
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /
#
User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips/
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
Disallow: /media/*
Disallow: /taxonomy/term/*
Disallow: /node/*
Disallow: /doc/courts-dwnld-*
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips/
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/
Disallow: /index.php/media/*
Disallow: /*?auHash=

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Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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