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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.04 s
File size
60.10 kB
Words
1018
Media files
47
Number of links
62 internal / 73 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

NameValue
keywordsEmpty
descriptionThe 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.
vpathEmpty
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og:titleWelcome to NYC.gov | City of New York
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og:descriptionThe 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.
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 25.83 words is high.
This page contains 1018 words. That's ok.
22.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
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
...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
...ts/home/images/programs/flushot_2024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../images/programs/mycityprogramsquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ges/programs/Public-Computer-Centers.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/home/images/programs/votingnyc.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/home/images/programs/shopping.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...home/images/programs/HPD-Heat-Season.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/programs/doe_apply_to_middle_schoolNo 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
/assets/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.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Primary Navigation
H2 The official website of NYC
H2 Mayor Adams Signs Legislation to Protect Hotel Workers and Guests, Strengthen Tourism Industry
H2 Mayor Adams Issues Citywide Drought Watch, Orders City Agencies to Develop Water Conservation Plans, Urges New Yorkers to Start Conserving Water
H2 Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Building To Be Lit Teal For Alzheimer's Awareness Month
H2 Mayor Adams Urges New Yorkers to Call 911 to Combat Subway Surfing, Highlights Life-Saving Tech
H2 Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos, UFT President Mulgrew Announce Extra Recess Day on December 23
H2 Mayor Adams Announces Winners of Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Design
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 Updated COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines
H4 NYC Just Got Easier With MyCity
H4 Public Computer Centers
H4 General Election 11/5
H4 Buy Now, Pay Later Tips
H4 Heat Season
H4 Apply to Middle School
H4 ACCESS NYC Portal
H4 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (73) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.nyctourism.com/External Subdomain nyctourism.com
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 Subdomain 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 Subdomain Anchor Trivial anchor text
MORE
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Photo of Mayor Adams
/office-of-the-mayor/news/810-...Subdomain Anchor Mayor Adams Signs Legislation to Protect Hotel Workers and Guests, Strengthen Tourism Industry
/office-of-the-mayor/news/810-...Subdomain Anchor Intro. 0991 Establishes Licensing Requirements and Safety Standards for Hotels in New York City
/assets/home/images/press_rele...nyc golden seal
/office-of-the-mayor/news/807-...Mayor Adams Issues Citywide Drought Watch, Orders City Agencies to Develop Water Conservation Plans, Urges New Yorkers to Start Conserving Water
/office-of-the-mayor/news/807-...October Saw City’s Second Longest Rainless Streak in Recorded History
/office-of-the-mayor/news/807-...Drought Watch is First of Three Levels of Water Conservation Declarations Possible by City
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...NYC Logo
/office-of-the-mayor/news/806-...Subdomain Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Building To Be Lit Teal For Alzheimer's Awareness Month
/office-of-the-mayor/news/806-...Subdomain New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and The David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building will both be lit teal tonight as part of ...
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam stand behind the podium holding a card board photo.
/office-of-the-mayor/news/804-...Mayor Adams Urges New Yorkers to Call 911 to Combat Subway Surfing, Highlights Life-Saving Tech
/office-of-the-mayor/news/804-...Based on Calls from Concerned Citizens, NYPD Drone Teams Have Saved More Than 100 New Yorkers’ Lives in Last 12 Months
/assets/home/images/press_rele...New York City Mayor Eric Adams shaking hand with a student
/office-of-the-mayor/news/799-...Subdomain Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos, UFT President Mulgrew Announce Extra Recess Day on December 23
/office-of-the-mayor/news/799-...Subdomain Administration, Parents, School Staff, and Labor Partners Collaborated to Expand 2024 Winter Break While Ensuring Mandated 180 Designated School Days Are Sti...
/assets/home/images/press_rele...a collage of award-winning public design project
/office-of-the-mayor/news/800-...Mayor Adams Announces Winners of Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Design
/office-of-the-mayor/news/800-...Projects in All Five Boroughs Enhance Public Spaces, Provide Cultural and Recreational Amenities, Improve Resiliency, and Inspire Generations of Artists
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Visit 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Benefits & Support
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Business & Consumers
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Courts & Law
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Culture & Recreation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Education
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Employment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Environment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Government & Elections
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Health
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Housing & Buildings
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Noise
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Pets, Pests & Wildlife
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Public Safety
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Records
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Sidewalks, Streets, Highways
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Taxes
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Transportation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Trash & Recycling
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/all...External Subdomain A to Z
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/abo...External Subdomain About 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/art...External Subdomain Get The NYC311 App
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/rep...External Subdomain Report Problems
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/che...External Subdomain Look Up Service Requests
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/mak...External Subdomain Make Payments
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain VIEW VIDEOS
/nyc-resources/programs.pageView All
/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vacci...Subdomain No Text
/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vacci...Subdomain No Text
/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vacci...Subdomain The 2024-2025 COVID-19 and flu vaccines are available in NYC. Find a vaccination site near you.
/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vacci...Subdomain Text duplicate The 2024-2025 COVID-19 and flu vaccines are available in NYC. Find a vaccination site near you.
/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vacci...Subdomain Text duplicate The 2024-2025 COVID-19 and flu vaccines are available in NYC. Find a vaccination site near you.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain No Text
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain No Text
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Text duplicate Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
/content/oti/pages/free-comput...Subdomain Text duplicate Find a public computer center near you to access free Wi-Fi, devices, and digital skills training.
https://www.nycvotes.org/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nycvotes.org/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nycvotes.org/External Subdomain Everything New Yorkers need to vote in the General Election on 11/5.
https://www.nycvotes.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Everything New Yorkers need to vote in the General Election on 11/5.
https://www.nycvotes.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Everything New Yorkers need to vote in the General Election on 11/5.
/nyc-resources/programs.pageText duplicate View All
/site/dca/consumers/Buy-Now-Pa...Subdomain No Text
/site/dca/consumers/Buy-Now-Pa...Subdomain No Text
/site/dca/consumers/Buy-Now-Pa...Subdomain Learn how to protect your money when using Buy Now, Pay Later loans.
/site/dca/consumers/Buy-Now-Pa...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn how to protect your money when using Buy Now, Pay Later loans.
/site/dca/consumers/Buy-Now-Pa...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn how to protect your money when using Buy Now, Pay Later loans.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/...External Subdomain The 2024-2025 Heat Season is from October 1 - May 31.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/...External Subdomain Text duplicate The 2024-2025 Heat Season is from October 1 - May 31.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/...External Subdomain Text duplicate The 2024-2025 Heat Season is from October 1 - May 31.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/en...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/en...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/en...External Subdomain The Middle School Application is now open until December 20th. Learn more and apply today!
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/en...External Subdomain Text duplicate The Middle School Application is now open until December 20th. Learn more and apply today!
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/en...External Subdomain Text duplicate The Middle School Application is now open until December 20th. Learn more and apply today!
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain 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
/content/hearfromeric/.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
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Brad Lander
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Comptroller
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Speaker, Adrienne Adams
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Council, 51 Members
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Jumaane Williams
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Public Advocate
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vanessa L. Gibson
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Bronx
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Antonio Reynoso
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Brooklyn
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Mark D. Levine
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Manhattan
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
https://www.queensbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Donovan Richards
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
https://www.queensbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Queens
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vito Fossella
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain 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 Subdomain City Employees
https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov...External Subdomain Notify NYC
https://a856-citystore.nyc.gov/External Subdomain 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/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT NYC Logo
/home/privacy-policy.pageSubdomain Privacy Policy.
/home/terms-of-use.pageSubdomain Terms of Use.
/nyc-resources/website-accessi...Subdomain Learn more about NYC.gov Accessibility Commitment.

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The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
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This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
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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 0.04 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (60 kB).

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