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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
64% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
52% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.11 s
File size
104.00 kB
Words
594
Media files
33
Number of links
141 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (472 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Boing Boing is the Web's favorite site devoted to technology, entertainment, and culture. Launched in 1989 as a print 'zine and still...
The length of the meta description is perfect. (808 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://boingboing.net/
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
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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
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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
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 594 words. That's ok.
23.4% of the text are stop words.
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 16 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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)
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

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...assets/images/logo-boingboing-176x27.pngBoingBoing
...=300,264&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175The Game of Jaws 50th anniversary edition (via)"The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary
...=300,145&quality=55&ssl=1&resize=300,175Concerning. Image via Ed Howard Models for TeslaElon Musk to open Tesla-themed restaurant
...=300,225&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175Haskell Free Library and Opera House Image: Cynthia Gauthier/shutterstock.comReading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video)
...=300,169&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135No alt attribute providedFox News' Brian Kilmeade just shrugged at the Constitution and said due process is optional now (video)
...=300,300&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135No alt attribute providedWhite House turns Easter Egg Roll into ad space for corporations
...=300,232&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,13523andme23andMe files for bankruptcy
...=300,200&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Aldergrove, Canada - January 15, 2019: cars going through the Canada–US border control (oksana.perkins/shutterstock.com)Crossing U.S. border with your devices may be unsafe
...=300,169&quality=55&ssl=1&resize=200,135Minecraft Minecraft's "Vibrant Visuals" update brings new polish to game's old look
...=300,256&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Cover art from Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier. Americans are frightened of this so they pretend it never happened.European gaming history often ignored in US-centric retrospectives
...=300,169&quality=55&ssl=1&resize=200,135HomeworldThe amazing art techniques of 1999's Homeworld
...=300,202&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.comAmid intense controversy, Kanye releases album to relatively modest fanfare
...=300,169&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Definitely the cutest way to play Final Fantasy. Image via GingerOfOzBuilding an adorable, fully functional "Playstacean"
...=300,168&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Tough customer. Image via Jacob KnowlesMaine lobster fisherman goes viral for his "claw spa"
...=300,169&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135No alt attribute providedFree music in They Might Be Giants' refurbished "Dial-A-Song" app
...=300,169&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Control (screenshot)"Control" follow-up sees you taking on sentient sticky notes with friends
...=300,225&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Magalie St-Hilaire poulin/ShutterstockDoes the adorable American woodcock "peent" or "meep"?
...=300,179&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Male proboscis monkey. Screengrab via YouTubeMale proboscis monkeys show off their "large fleshy noses"
...=300,146&quality=55&ssl=1&resize=200,135Blobfish. Illo: Gb89.2, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsUnfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year
...=300,200&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135James Andrews1 / Shutterstock.comBernie Sanders and AOC rally tens of thousands in Denver for progressive agenda (video)
...=300,225&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135Haskell Free Library and Opera House Image: Cynthia Gauthier/shutterstock.comReading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video)
...=300,200&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135molotov cocktail Image: Anelo/shutterstock.comRep. Crockett drags AG Bondi, questions her intellect
...=300,225&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135No alt attribute providedDebunking AI-generated culinary myths on social media (video)
...=300,171&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=200,135No alt attribute providedSpell Bound: New book explores how occult paperbacks found their way to grocery store checkouts in 1970s
...=300,145&quality=55&ssl=1&resize=300,175Concerning. Image via Ed Howard Models for TeslaElon Musk to open Tesla-themed restaurant
...=300,264&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175The Game of Jaws 50th anniversary edition (via)"The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary
...=300,203&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175Pet that cat butt! Screenshot : CNETPet a giant cat butt in this arcade game
...=300,178&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175Joseph's Machines / YouTubeA real-life Mario Kart course made with Lego cars
...=300,204&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175No alt attribute providedWatch: zooming through the microscopic world of a drop of water
...=300,171&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175The smallest goat. Screenshot: Guinness World RecordsMeet Karumbi, the world's shortest goat
...=300,405&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175(public domain)Early 20th-century photos show fishermen from the fishes' perspective
...=300,182&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175Screenshot: BBC / YouTubeWatch a giant water lily open its "vicious" flower
...=300,192&quality=60&ssl=1&resize=300,175Tyler, most certainly not creating. Image via Tyler, the CreatorMusic videos with no music are hilarious

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
There are no headings specified on the page. Headings are important for search engine optimization and help to structure your content.

Heading structure

No headings were found.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
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 21 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://boingboing.net/IMG-ALT BoingBoing
https://premium.boingboing.net...External Subdomain SUBSCRIBE
https://store.boingboing.net/External Subdomain STORE
https://boingboing.net/searchSEARCH
https://store.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Text duplicate STORE
https://boingboing.net/blogBlog
https://bbs.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Forums
https://bbs.boingboing.net/faqExternal Subdomain rules
https://store.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Store
https://bit.ly/boingboingdeals...External (Contact Support)
https://boingboing.net/signupNewsletter
https://boingboing.net/aboutAbout Us
https://boingboing.net/contactContact Us
https://ads.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Advertise
https://boingboing.net/privacyPrivacy Policy
https://boingboing.net/tosTOS
/features/getthumbsThumbnails
/2025/03/23/the-game-of-jaws-c...IMG-ALT The Game of Jaws 50th anniversary edition (via)
/tag/los-angeleslos angeles
/2025/03/23/the-game-of-jaws-c..."The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary
/author/jennifersandlinJennifer Sandlin
/2025/03/23/elon-musk-to-open-...IMG-ALT Concerning. Image via Ed Howard Models for Tesla
/tag/politicspolitics
/2025/03/23/elon-musk-to-open-...Elon Musk to open Tesla-themed restaurant
/author/gstclairGrant St. Clair
/2025/03/23/reading-between-th...IMG-ALT Haskell Free Library and Opera House Image: Cynthia Gauthier/shutterstock.com
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/23/reading-between-th...Reading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video)
/author/jasonJason Weisberger
/2025/03/24/fox-news-brian-kil...No Text
/tag/fox-newsfox news
/2025/03/24/fox-news-brian-kil...Fox News' Brian Kilmeade just shrugged at the Constitution and said due process is optional now (video)
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/24/white-house-turns-...No Text
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/24/white-house-turns-...White House turns Easter Egg Roll into ad space for corporations
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/24/23andme-files-for-...IMG-ALT 23andme
/tag/businessBusiness
/2025/03/24/23andme-files-for-...23andMe files for bankruptcy
/author/rob_beschizzaRob Beschizza
/2025/03/24/crossing-u-s-borde...IMG-ALT Aldergrove, Canada - January 15, 2019: cars going through the Canada–US border control (oksana.perkins/shutterstock.com)
/tag/gadgets-2gadgets
/2025/03/24/crossing-u-s-borde...Crossing U.S. border with your devices may be unsafe
/author/rob_beschizzaText duplicate Rob Beschizza
/2025/03/24/minecrafts-vibrant...IMG-ALT Minecraft
https://boingboing.net/tag/gamesGames
/2025/03/24/minecrafts-vibrant...Minecraft's "Vibrant Visuals" update brings new polish to game's old look
/author/rob_beschizzaText duplicate Rob Beschizza
/2025/03/24/european-gaming-hi...IMG-ALT Cover art from Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier. Americans are frightened of this so they pretend it never happened.
https://boingboing.net/tag/gamesText duplicate Games
/2025/03/24/european-gaming-hi...European gaming history often ignored in US-centric retrospectives
/author/rob_beschizzaText duplicate Rob Beschizza
/2025/03/24/the-amazing-art-te...IMG-ALT Homeworld
https://boingboing.net/tag/gamesText duplicate Games
/2025/03/24/the-amazing-art-te...The amazing art techniques of 1999's Homeworld
/author/rob_beschizzaText duplicate Rob Beschizza
/2025/03/24/amid-intense-contr...IMG-ALT Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/24/amid-intense-contr...Amid intense controversy, Kanye releases album to relatively modest fanfare
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
/2025/03/24/building-an-adorab...IMG-ALT Definitely the cutest way to play Final Fantasy. Image via GingerOfOz
/tag/video-gamesvideo games
/2025/03/24/building-an-adorab...Building an adorable, fully functional "Playstacean"
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
/2025/03/24/maine-lobster-fish...IMG-ALT Tough customer. Image via Jacob Knowles
/tag/youtubeyoutube
/2025/03/24/maine-lobster-fish...Maine lobster fisherman goes viral for his "claw spa"
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
/2025/03/24/they-might-be-gian...No Text
/tag/happy-mutantshappy mutants
/2025/03/24/they-might-be-gian...Free music in They Might Be Giants' refurbished "Dial-A-Song" app
/author/jennifersandlinText duplicate Jennifer Sandlin
/2025/03/24/control-follow-up-...IMG-ALT Control (screenshot)
/tag/science_fictionscience fiction
/2025/03/24/control-follow-up-..."Control" follow-up sees you taking on sentient sticky notes with friends
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
/2025/03/24/does-the-adorable-...IMG-ALT Magalie St-Hilaire poulin/Shutterstock
/tag/adorable-animalsadorable animals
/2025/03/24/does-the-adorable-...Does the adorable American woodcock "peent" or "meep"?
/author/jennifersandlinText duplicate Jennifer Sandlin
/2025/03/24/male-proboscis-mon...IMG-ALT Male proboscis monkey. Screengrab via YouTube
/tag/scienceScience
/2025/03/24/male-proboscis-mon...Male proboscis monkeys show off their "large fleshy noses"
/author/jennifersandlinText duplicate Jennifer Sandlin
/2025/03/24/unfairly-maligned-...IMG-ALT Blobfish. Illo: Gb89.2, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
/tag/scienceText duplicate Science
/2025/03/24/unfairly-maligned-...Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year
/author/gail-shermanGail Sherman
/2025/03/23/bernie-sanders-and...IMG-ALT James Andrews1 / Shutterstock.com
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/23/bernie-sanders-and...Bernie Sanders and AOC rally tens of thousands in Denver for progressive agenda (video)
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/23/reading-between-th...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Haskell Free Library and Opera House Image: Cynthia Gauthier/shutterstock.com
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/23/reading-between-th...Text duplicate Reading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video)
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/23/rep-crockett-drags...IMG-ALT molotov cocktail Image: Anelo/shutterstock.com
/2025/03/23/rep-crockett-drags...Rep. Crockett drags AG Bondi, questions her intellect
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/23/debunking-ai-gener...No Text
https://boingboing.net/tag/ai-2AI
/2025/03/23/debunking-ai-gener...Debunking AI-generated culinary myths on social media (video)
/author/jasonText duplicate Jason Weisberger
/2025/03/23/spell-bound-new-bo...No Text
/2025/03/23/spell-bound-new-bo...Spell Bound: New book explores how occult paperbacks found their way to grocery store checkouts in 1970s
/author/ellsworthtooheyEllsworth Toohey
/2025/03/23/elon-musk-to-open-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Concerning. Image via Ed Howard Models for Tesla
/tag/politicsText duplicate politics
/2025/03/23/elon-musk-to-open-...Text duplicate Elon Musk to open Tesla-themed restaurant
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
/2025/03/23/the-game-of-jaws-c...Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Game of Jaws 50th anniversary edition (via)
/tag/los-angelesText duplicate los angeles
/2025/03/23/the-game-of-jaws-c...Text duplicate "The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary
/author/jennifersandlinText duplicate Jennifer Sandlin
/2025/03/23/pet-a-giant-cat-bu...IMG-ALT Pet that cat butt! Screenshot : CNET
/tag/video-gamesText duplicate video games
/2025/03/23/pet-a-giant-cat-bu...Pet a giant cat butt in this arcade game
/author/gail-shermanText duplicate Gail Sherman
/2025/03/23/a-real-life-mario-...IMG-ALT Joseph's Machines / YouTube
https://boingboing.net/tag/mariomario
/2025/03/23/a-real-life-mario-...A real-life Mario Kart course made with Lego cars
/author/popkinPopkin
/2025/03/23/watch-zooming-thro...No Text
/tag/video-2video
/2025/03/23/watch-zooming-thro...Watch: zooming through the microscopic world of a drop of water
/author/popkinText duplicate Popkin
/2025/03/23/meet-karumbi-the-w...IMG-ALT The smallest goat. Screenshot: Guinness World Records
https://boingboing.net/tag/goatsgoats
/2025/03/23/meet-karumbi-the-w...Meet Karumbi, the world's shortest goat
/author/popkinText duplicate Popkin
/2025/03/23/early-20th-century...IMG-ALT (public domain)
/tag/photographyphotography
/2025/03/23/early-20th-century...Early 20th-century photos show fishermen from the fishes' perspective
/author/popkinText duplicate Popkin
/2025/03/23/watch-a-giant-wate...IMG-ALT Screenshot: BBC / YouTube
https://boingboing.net/tag/natureNature
/2025/03/23/watch-a-giant-wate...Watch a giant water lily open its "vicious" flower
/author/popkinText duplicate Popkin
/2025/03/22/music-videos-with-...IMG-ALT Tyler, most certainly not creating. Image via Tyler, the Creator
https://boingboing.net/tag/musicmusic
/2025/03/22/music-videos-with-...Music videos with no music are hilarious
/author/gstclairText duplicate Grant St. Clair
https://boingboing.net/page/2Next
https://boingboing.net/tosTerms of Service
https://boingboing.net/privacyText duplicate Privacy Policy
https://bbs.boingboing.net/faqExternal Subdomain Community Guidelines
https://creativecommons.org/li...External a Creative Commons license
https://twitter.com/frauenfelderExternal Mark Frauenfelder
https://twitter.com/pescoExternal David Pescovitz
https://twitter.com/beschizzaExternal Text duplicate Rob Beschizza
https://twitter.com/carla_sinc...External Carla Sinclair
https://twitter.com/jlwExternal Text duplicate Jason Weisberger
https://twitter.com/orenwolfExternal Ken Snider
https://boingboing.net/aboutText duplicate About Us
https://premium.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Text duplicate Newsletter
https://boingboing.net/contactText duplicate Contact Us
https://boingboing.net/advertiseText duplicate Advertise
https://bbs.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Text duplicate Forums
https://store.boingboing.net/External Subdomain Shop
https://www.stacksocial.com/co...External Subdomain Shop Support
https://premium.boingboing.net...External Subdomain Subscribe now!

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The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
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The page response time is excellent with 0.11 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (104 kB).

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