Cancerresearchuk.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
98% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
88.00 kB
Words
792
Media files
13
Number of links
148 internal / 27 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Cancer Research UK
The page title is too short. (193 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
We are the world’s leading independent cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research, influence and information.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (766 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
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)
Language for link pointing to page itself inaccurate
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 792 words. That's ok.
30.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.4 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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...custom/cruk_integrated_campaign/logo.svgCancer Research UK Homepage
...lic/image.get-involved.png?itok=XsQ-aMzPmarathon runners
...lic/image.about-cancer.png?itok=sV2AxPUVwoman waiting at doctors
...ic/image.cancer-chat_1.png?itok=w3l_s_1ocancer chat man on laptop
...race_for_life_runner_2.png?itok=lGf_f8x6race for life runner
...and_michelle_mitchell2.png?itok=f9KfvJlxking charles and michelle mitchell
...ancer_covid_smalltile3.png?itok=CyYLpQ4Ascientists in lab
...uk/images/social_icons/facebook_icon.svgLike Cancer Research UK on Facebook
...ruk/images/social_icons/twitter_icon.svgFollow Cancer Research UK on Twitter
...k/images/social_icons/instagram_icon.svgFollow Cancer Research UK on Instagram
...uk/images/social_icons/linkedin_icon.svgConnect with Cancer Research UK on LinkedIn
...ruk/images/social_icons/youtube_icon.svgSubscribe to Cancer Research UK on YouTube
...l/themes/custom/cruk/images/fund-reg.svgRegistered with Fundraising Regulator (logo)

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Cancer Research UK
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Cancer Research UK
H2 Donate to help us beat cancer
H2 Fundraise. Pledge. Volunteer. Donate.
H2 Get involved and make a difference
H2 About Cancer
H2 Cancer Chat
H2 Race for Life 2025
H2 King Charles III announced as our new patron
H2 Cancer symptoms and COVID-19
H2 Speak to a nurse
H2 Quick links
H2 Follow us
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (27) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/IMG-ALT Cancer Research UK Homepage
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/about-cancer/prostate-cancerSubdomain Prostate cancer
/about-cancer/typeSubdomain More...
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/about-cancer/screeningSubdomain Screening
/about-cancer/tests-and-scansSubdomain Tests
/about-cancer/treatmentSubdomain Treatment
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/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer...Subdomain Diet
/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer...Subdomain Obesity
/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer...Subdomain Sun and UV
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/about-cancer/coping-with-canc...Subdomain Money and travel
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/get-involved/donateSubdomain Text duplicate More...
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/get-involved/find-an-eventSubdomain Text duplicate More...
/get-involved/volunteerSubdomain Volunteer
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/get-involved/volunteerSubdomain Text duplicate More...
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/get-involved/do-your-own-fund...Subdomain Fundraising ideas
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/get-involved/do-your-own-fund...Subdomain Text duplicate More...
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/our-research/our-research-by-...Subdomain Cancer drugs
/our-research/our-research-by-...Subdomain All cancer subjects
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/funding-for-researchers/apply...Subdomain Applying for funding
/funding-for-researchers/apply...Subdomain Start your application online
/funding-for-researchers/apply...Subdomain How to make a successful application
/funding-for-researchers/apply...Subdomain Funding committees
/funding-for-researchers/apply...Subdomain Successful applicant case studies
/funding-for-researchers/how-w...Subdomain How we deliver research
/funding-for-researchers/our-r...Subdomain Text duplicate Our research strategy
/funding-for-researchers/our-r...Subdomain Our research infrastructure
/funding-for-researchers/resea...Subdomain Events and conferences
/funding-for-researchers/how-w...Subdomain Our research partnerships
/funding-for-researchers/facts...Subdomain Facts & figures about our funding
/funding-for-researchers/patie...Subdomain Patient involvement toolkit for researchers
/funding-for-researchers/resea...Subdomain Develop your research career
/funding-for-researchers/how-w...Subdomain Recently funded awards
/funding-for-researchers/manag...Subdomain Manage your research grant
/home/funding-for-researchers/...Subdomain Notify us of new publications
/get-involved/ways-to-shopSubdomain Shop
/get-involved/find-a-shopSubdomain Find a shop
/get-involved/volunteer/volunt...Subdomain Volunteer in a shop
/get-involved/donate/donate-goodsSubdomain Donate goods to a shop
/get-involved/ways-to-shop/sup...Subdomain Our superstores
https://shop.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Shop online
https://shop.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Text duplicate Race for Life
https://shop.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Wedding favours
https://shop.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Cancer Care
https://flowershop.cancerresea...External Subdomain Flower Shop
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ukc...External Subdomain Our eBay store
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ukc...External Subdomain Dresses
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ukc...External Subdomain Shoes and boots
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/ukc...External Subdomain Bags and purses
/about-us/Subdomain About us
/about-usSubdomain What we do
/our-researchSubdomain We beat cancer
/get-involved/how-your-support...Subdomain We fundraise
/about-us/we-develop-policySubdomain We develop policy
/global-roleSubdomain Our global role
/about-us/our-organisationSubdomain Our organisation
/about-us/our-organisation/bea...Subdomain Our strategy
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/about-us/how-we-are-run/chief...Subdomain CEO and Executive Board
/about-us/our-organisation/how...Subdomain How we spend your money
/about-us/careersSubdomain Careers
/about-us/careers/early-in-car...Subdomain Early careers
/about-us/careers/teamsSubdomain Our teams
/about-us/careers/benefitsSubdomain Benefits
https://news.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Cancer news
https://news.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Cancer News
https://news.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain For Researchers
https://news.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain For Supporters
/about-us/contact-usSubdomain Contact us
/about-us/press-officeSubdomain Press office
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/about-us/contact-us/opt-in-formSubdomain Update your contact preferences
/get-involvedSubdomain Get involved now
/about-cancerSubdomain Get information about cancer
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https://raceforlife.cancerrese...External Subdomain Enter now
https://news.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/about-cancer/cancer-in-genera...Subdomain How to contact your GP during COVID-19
/about-us/contact-us/talk-to-o...Subdomain email us
/get-involved/find-a-shopFind local shops
https://shop.cancerresearchuk....External Subdomain Text duplicate Shop online
/about-us/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/about-us/charity-jobsJobs
https://www.facebook.com/cance...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Like Cancer Research UK on Facebook
https://twitter.com/CR_UKExternal IMG-ALT Follow Cancer Research UK on Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/cr_uk/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow Cancer Research UK on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Connect with Cancer Research UK on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Subscribe to Cancer Research UK on YouTube
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/about-us/utilities/terms-and-...Terms and conditions
/about-us/utilities/privacy-st...Privacy
/modern-slavery-transparency-s...Modern Slavery Statement
/about-us/utilities/cookies-po...Cookies
/about-us/utilities/accessibilityAccessibility
/sitemapSitemap
https://www.fundraisingregulat...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Registered with Fundraising Regulator (logo)

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (88 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 26,840 referring domains.
This page has 1,652,324 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 16,226 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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www.cancerresearchuk.org
Cancer Research UK
We are the world’s leading independent cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research, influence and information.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
cancer90%Check
Research89%Check
Cancer Research88%Check
Cancer Research UK83%Check
Cancer Charity66%Check
Cancer Chat65%Check
Beat Cancer63%Check
Cancer Symptoms63%Check
Cancer Screening61%Check
Cancer News61%Check

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