Nyc.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
72% 
Page quality
60% 
Page structure
72% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.39 s
File size
62.40 kB
Words
986
Media files
50
Number of links
61 internal / 79 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to NYC.gov | City of New York
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
The meta description is too long: 1187 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 986 words. That's ok.
23.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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 22 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
30 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
/assets/home/images/global/nyc.pngNYC.gov Home
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...mages/press_release/2022/12/pr927-22.jpgMayor Eric Adams and senior leaders of the Adams administration’s public safety team
...mages/press_release/2022/12/pr923-22.jpgPhoto of Mayor Adams
...mages/press_release/2022/12/pr919-22.jpgMayor Adams Kicks off Landmark Study to Reimagine Cross-Bronx Expressway
...ts/home/images/global/blu-arrow-left.pngprevious day
...s/home/images/global/blu-arrow-right.pngnext day
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...e/three-one-one-menu/311-square-logo.svgVisit 311
...e/three-one-one-menu/icons/benefits3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...one-menu/icons/businessandconsumers6.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/courtsandlaw3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/cultureandrecreation.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/education3.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/employment.svgNo alt attribute provided
...hree-one-one-menu/icons/environment8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-menu/icons/governmentandelections2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/health2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-menu/icons/housingandbuildings.svgNo alt attribute provided
...home/three-one-one-menu/icons/noise2.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../home/three-one-one-menu/icons/pets4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/publicsafety1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...me/three-one-one-menu/icons/records1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-menu/icons/sidewalksstreetshighways.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/tax2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-one-menu/icons/transportation4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/garbageandrecycling3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/a-z2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/311app8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ee-one-one-menu/icons/311-mobile-app.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ges/home/three-one-one-menu/cityhall.jpgPhoto of City Hall with Play Icon
...programs/nyc_severe_weather_logo_480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...images/programs/doh_getboostedsquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/flu_vaccine_2021.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/Register-to-Vote.pngNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/images/programs/DPR_Treecycle.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../home/images/programs/hope2023square.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...programs/DOS-emergency-snow-laborers.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/images/programs/HHS_AccessNYC.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/elected-officials/adams_mayor.jpgEric L. Adams
...s/home/elected-officials/brad-lander.jpgBrad Lander
...ome/elected-officials/adrienne-adams.jpgSpeaker, Adrienne Adams
...cted-officials/jwilliams_headshot_bw.jpgJumaane Williams
...ome/elected-officials/vanessa-gibson.jpgVanessa L. Gibson
...me/elected-officials/antonio-reynoso.jpgAntonio Reynoso
...s/home/elected-officials/mark-levine.jpgMark D. Levine
...elected-officials/richards_qboropres.jpgDonovan Richards
...home/elected-officials/vito-fossella.jpgVito Fossella
...sets/home/images/global/[email protected]NYC Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Get the latest on the COVID-19 Vaccine.
H2 Primary Navigation
H2 The official website of NYC
H2 Media Briefing With City Hall Leadership and NYCEM, FDNY, DEP, DSNY, and DOT
H2 Mayor Adams Delivers Public Safety Wins for New Yorkers Over First Year in Office
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Visits NYPD Officer Who Was Shot and Briefs Media
H2 Mayor Adams, Commissioner Vasan Issue Health Guidance Ahead of Holidays
H2 Mayor Adams Kicks off Landmark Study to Reimagine Cross-Bronx Expressway
H2 Mayor Adams, Manhattan Community Board 10, Exonerated Five Unveil "The Gate of the Exonerated" in Central Park
H2 Mayor Adams Moves to Reimagine Fifth Avenue From Bryant Park to Central Park
H2 Mayor Adams Briefs Media with FDNY Commissioner Kavanagh on Critical Injury of Firefighter Moon
H2 311 Resources
H2 NYC Programs & Initiatives
H2 Find Local Events
H2 Your Elected Officials
H2 More on NYC.gov
H2 NYC.gov in Other Languages
H4 Watch Now
H4 NYC Severe Weather
H4 Get Boosted
H4 Get your flu vaccine, NYC!
H4 Register to Vote
H4 Recycle Your Christmas Tree
H4 Register to Volunteer Today!
H4 Emergency Snow Laborers
H4 ACCESS NYC Portal
H4 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
7 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
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
/vaccinecommandcenterGet the latest on the COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.nyc.gov/Anchor Skip Main Navigation
https://www.nyc.gov/IMG-ALT NYC.gov Home
/home/text-size.pageText Size
https://www.nyc.gov/Home
/nyc-resources/categories.pageNYC Resources
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External NYC311
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageOffice of the Mayor
/events/index.htmlEvents
/connect/newsletter-sign-up.pageConnect
/jobs/index.pageJobs
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Anchor Trivial anchor text
MORE
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
/office-of-the-mayor/news/927-...Mayor Adams Delivers Public Safety Wins for New Yorkers Over First Year in Office
/office-of-the-mayor/news/927-...Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/office-of-the-mayor/news/927-...Double-Digit Decreases in Shootings and Homicides in 2022
/office-of-the-mayor/news/927-...Major Crime Down in November for First Time in 16 Months
/office-of-the-mayor/news/927-...November Also Saw Reduction in Subway Crimes
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
/office-of-the-mayor/news/923-...Mayor Adams, Commissioner Vasan Issue Health Guidance Ahead of Holidays
/office-of-the-mayor/news/923-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/office-of-the-mayor/news/923-...With Increasing COVID-19, Flu, and RSV Cases, Officials Remind New Yorkers to Get Vaccinated, Mask Up, Test, and Get Treated if Sick
/office-of-the-mayor/news/923-...50 Test to Treat Units Now Offering Flu, RSV Testing, Tamiflu Prescriptions
/office-of-the-mayor/news/923-...Kids Six Months Through Four Years Old Can Now Receive Updated COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine at All NYC H+H Hospitals
/office-of-the-mayor/news/919-...Mayor Adams Kicks off Landmark Study to Reimagine Cross-Bronx Expressway
/office-of-the-mayor/news/919-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/office-of-the-mayor/news/919-...Currently a Major Source of Noise and Air Pollution, Cross-Bronx Was Built to Divide Largely Black and Latino Working-Class Neighborhoods
/office-of-the-mayor/news/919-...With $2 Million Federal Grant, Community-Driven Plan Will Study Decking Highway and Identify Strategies to Reconnect Communities
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...NYC Logo on green background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/920-...Mayor Adams, Manhattan Community Board 10, Exonerated Five Unveil "The Gate of the Exonerated" in Central Park
/office-of-the-mayor/news/920-...Inspired by Experience of Exonerated Five, Gate of the Exonerated Permanently Commemorates Struggle of Those Wrongfully Convicted and Acquitted
/office-of-the-mayor/news/920-...Gate is First Named Central Park Entrance Since 1862
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Crowds walking down Fifth Avenue
/office-of-the-mayor/news/917-...Mayor Adams Moves to Reimagine Fifth Avenue From Bryant Park to Central Park
/office-of-the-mayor/news/859-...Mayor Adams Unveils Sweeping Plan for Holiday Season Car-Free Open Streets in Midtown Manhattan, Highlights Campaigns to Shop Local
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Visit 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Benefits & Support
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Business & Consumers
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Courts & Law
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Culture & Recreation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Education
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Employment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Environment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Government & Elections
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Health
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Housing & Buildings
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Noise
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Pets, Pests & Wildlife
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Public Safety
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Records
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Sidewalks, Streets, Highways
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Taxes
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Transportation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Trash & Recycling
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/all...External A to Z
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/abo...External About 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/art...External Get The NYC311 App
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/rep...External Report Problems
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/che...External Look Up Service Requests
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/mak...External Make Payments
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External VIEW VIDEOS
/nyc-resources/programs.pageView All
http://www.nyc.gov/severeweatherNo Text
http://www.nyc.gov/severeweatherNo Text
http://www.nyc.gov/severeweatherLearn more information about how severe weather emergencies are affecting New York City.
http://www.nyc.gov/severeweatherText duplicate Learn more information about how severe weather emergencies are affecting New York City.
http://www.nyc.gov/severeweatherText duplicate Learn more information about how severe weather emergencies are affecting New York City.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External A new COVID-19 vaccine booster has been authorized for everyone 12 and older.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Text duplicate A new COVID-19 vaccine booster has been authorized for everyone 12 and older.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Text duplicate A new COVID-19 vaccine booster has been authorized for everyone 12 and older.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External With COVID-19 still around, protect yourself from getting the flu and needing medical care.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Text duplicate With COVID-19 still around, protect yourself from getting the flu and needing medical care.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/...External Text duplicate With COVID-19 still around, protect yourself from getting the flu and needing medical care.
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
/nyc-resources/programs.pageText duplicate View All
http://www.nycgovparks.org/hig...External No Text
http://www.nycgovparks.org/hig...External No Text
http://www.nycgovparks.org/hig...External Bring your tree to MulchFest, 12/26 - 1/8, to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/hig...External Text duplicate Bring your tree to MulchFest, 12/26 - 1/8, to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/hig...External Text duplicate Bring your tree to MulchFest, 12/26 - 1/8, to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings.
https://a071-dhsmobile.nyc.gov...External Anchor No Text
https://a071-dhsmobile.nyc.gov...External Anchor No Text
https://a071-dhsmobile.nyc.gov...External Anchor Help survey NYC’s street homeless. HOPE 2023 will take place January 24, 2023
https://a071-dhsmobile.nyc.gov...External Anchor Text duplicate Help survey NYC’s street homeless. HOPE 2023 will take place January 24, 2023
https://a071-dhsmobile.nyc.gov...External Anchor Text duplicate Help survey NYC’s street homeless. HOPE 2023 will take place January 24, 2023
/assets/dsny/site/services/sno...No Text
/assets/dsny/site/services/sno...No Text
/assets/dsny/site/services/sno...Help keep the city moving after heavy snowfalls. Schedule a registration appointment online.
/assets/dsny/site/services/sno...Text duplicate Help keep the city moving after heavy snowfalls. Schedule a registration appointment online.
/assets/dsny/site/services/sno...Text duplicate Help keep the city moving after heavy snowfalls. Schedule a registration appointment online.
https://access.nyc.gov/External No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
/events/events-filter.htmlSee All Events
/events/events-filter.htmlText duplicate View All
/connect/mobile-applications.page. Download mobile apps
A-TITLE Download mobile apps
/connect/social-media.page.Find social channels
A-TITLE Find social channels
/connect/newsletter-sign-up.page.Stay in Touch
A-TITLE Stay in Touch
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageIMG-ALT Eric L. Adams
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageMAYOR
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Brad Lander
A-TITLE Brad Lander
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/External Comptroller
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://council.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Speaker, Adrienne Adams
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://council.nyc.gov/External City Council, 51 Members
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Jumaane Williams
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Public Advocate
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Vanessa L. Gibson
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Borough President, Bronx
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/External IMG-ALT Antonio Reynoso
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/External Borough President, Brooklyn
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External IMG-ALT Mark D. Levine
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Borough President, Manhattan
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.queensbp.org/External IMG-ALT Donovan Richards
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.queensbp.org/External Borough President, Queens
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External IMG-ALT Vito Fossella
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Borough President, Staten Island
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
/nyc-resources/agencies.pageDirectory of City Agencies
/home/contact-us.pageContact NYC Government
https://a127-ess.nyc.gov/External City Employees
https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov...External Notify NYC
https://a856-citystore.nyc.gov/External City Store
/connect/social-media.pageStay Connected
/connect/applications.pageNYC Mobile Apps
/nyc-resources/nyc-maps.pageMaps
/nyc-resources/resident-toolki...Residents Toolkit
http://www.nyc.gov/IMG-ALT NYC Logo
https://www1.nyc.gov/home/priv...External Privacy Policy.
https://www1.nyc.gov/home/term...External Terms of Use.
http://www.nyc.gov/digitalaccessLearn more about Digital Accessibility from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.nyc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.39 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlmax-age=240 public
varyAccept-Encoding
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dateSat, 24 Dec 2022 17:36:23 GMT
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connectionkeep-alive
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This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 91,460 referring domains.
This page has 21,047,695 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 54,432 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 1247 shares, comments and likes on Facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
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This website is listed on Webwiki.

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Robots.txt

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