Cityoflaurel.org - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
63% 
Page structure
31% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.79 s
File size
125.90 kB
Words
776
Media files
23
Number of links
106 internal / 1 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Laurel, MD | Official Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (257 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
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
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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theme-color#354c63
descriptionEmpty
keywordsHome
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Content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: We're excited to share the very first edition of Laurel Living, your n...
This page contains 776 words. That's ok.
29.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
18 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 11.05 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
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
...mon/Images/AlertCenter/alertBarBlink.svgEmergency Alert
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=67Home Page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1563Report an Issue in the Community
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1310Directory of City social media outlets
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=1309Get Alerts from our "Notify Me" system
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=69Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=2823Pride Committee Logo
data:[...] Base64Living Laurel Cover Page
data:[...] Base64Highlights - Volunteer Laurel
data:[...] Base64Picture of City Seal with Graduation Cap on it and a Blue Background
data:[...] Base64Survey 2023
data:[...] Base64Laurel Farmers Market Logo
data:[...] Base64Plastic Bag Collection Box (square)
data:[...] Base64Highlights - ARPA
data:[...] Base64US Passport
data:[...] Base64Highlights - ePermits
data:[...] Base64COVID-19
data:[...] Base64Highlights - Floodplain Management
data:[...] Base64MyLaurel Mobile App
data:[...] Base64Get notifications of news and updates in the Notification Center
data:[...] Base64Highlights - Zoning
data:[...] Base64News Placeholder
data:[...] Base64Dog swimming

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Latest News & Events
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 30 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Latest News & Events
H1 City Spotlights
H3 September 2024
H3 September 2024 Duplicate text
H3 Contact Us
H3 Quick Links
H3 Helpful Links
H4 Laurel Living Newsletter
H4 Public Service Announcement- SCAM ALERT
H4 Monthly Crime Report- August 2024
H4 City Hall in the Park Canceled
H4 Craig A. Moe Laurel Multiservice Center Delayed Opening Until 11 am
H4 Craig A. Moe Laurel Multiservice Center Grand Opening
H4 City of Laurel Pride Day Celebration, October 12th
H4 Laurel Living Newsletter Duplicate text
H4 Volunteer Laurel!
H4 Applications Open for Laurel Citizens University
H4 Westside Community MXT Zone Community Online Survey
H4 Laurel Farmer's Market is Now Open Every Thursday
H4 Plastics Collection Boxes Added at Some City Facilities
H4 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
H4 City of Laurel Passport Office
H4 ePermits
H4 Laurel's COVID-19 Response Hub
H4 Floodplain Management
H4 MyLaurel Maryland App
H4 Sign Up for Notifications of News Updates
H4 Pending and Recent Zoning Applications
H4 Stay connected!
H4 Website Personalization Now Available!
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 1 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/AlertCenter.aspxScam Alert
IMG-ALT Emergency Alert
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=370New window Subdomain Alert - Phone Scam Pretending to be Police Details...
/MyAccount/ProfileCreateCreate a Website Account
/MyAccountWebsite Sign In
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/IMG-ALT Home Page
/1487/MyLaurel-Mobile-AppIMG-ALT Report an Issue in the Community
/209/Social-Media-CenterIMG-ALT Directory of City social media outlets
/AlertCenter.aspxIMG-ALT Get Alerts from our "Notify Me" system
/27/GovernmentGovernment
/31/CommunityCommunity
/35/BusinessBusiness
/101/ServicesServices
/9/How-Do-IHow Do I...
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Search
/1641/Council-Meeting-Agendas-...Agendas & Minutes
/179/Job-OpportunitiesEmployment
/175/Accounts-Receivable-Onlin...Online Payments
/159/Parks-and-RecreationRecreation
/236/PermitsPermits
/205/Passport-OfficePassports
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=365Laurel Living Newsletter
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=365Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=370Public Service Announcement- SCAM ALERT
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=370Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=369Monthly Crime Report- August 2024
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=369Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=367City Hall in the Park Canceled
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=367Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=366Craig A. Moe Laurel Multiservice Center Delayed Opening Until 11 am
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=366Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=363Craig A. Moe Laurel Multiservice Center Grand Opening
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=363Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=12,7,15,...View All
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Anchor Meetings
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Anchor Events
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Anchor Text duplicate Meetings
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...2
/calendar.aspx?CID=37View All Events
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Anchor Text duplicate Events
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 2
/calendar.aspx?CID=34,33,24,32...Text duplicate View All Events
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=371IMG-ALT Pride Committee Logo
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=371City of Laurel Pride Day Celebration, October 12th
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=371Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=365IMG-ALT Living Laurel Cover Page
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=365Text duplicate Laurel Living Newsletter
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=365Text duplicate Read on...
/FormCenter/Volunteering-8/Vol...IMG-ALT Highlights - Volunteer Laurel
/FormCenter/Volunteering-8/Vol...Volunteer Laurel!
/FormCenter/Volunteering-8/Vol...Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=349IMG-ALT Picture of City Seal with Graduation Cap on it and a Blue Background
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=349Applications Open for Laurel Citizens University
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=349Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=348IMG-ALT Survey 2023
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=348Westside Community MXT Zone Community Online Survey
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=348Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291IMG-ALT Laurel Farmers Market Logo
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291Laurel Farmer's Market is Now Open Every Thursday
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=227IMG-ALT Plastic Bag Collection Box (square)
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=227Plastics Collection Boxes Added at Some City Facilities
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=227Text duplicate Read on...
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/arpaIMG-ALT Highlights - ARPA
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/arpaAmerican Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/arpaText duplicate Read on...
/205/Passport-OfficeIMG-ALT US Passport
/205/Passport-OfficeCity of Laurel Passport Office
/205/Passport-OfficeText duplicate Read on...
/236/PermitsIMG-ALT Highlights - ePermits
/236/PermitsePermits
/236/PermitsText duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=146IMG-ALT COVID-19
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=146Laurel's COVID-19 Response Hub
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=146Text duplicate Read on...
/225/Floodplain-ManagementIMG-ALT Highlights - Floodplain Management
/225/Floodplain-ManagementFloodplain Management
/225/Floodplain-ManagementText duplicate Read on...
/1487/MyLaurel-Mobile-AppIMG-ALT MyLaurel Mobile App
/1487/MyLaurel-Mobile-AppMyLaurel Maryland App
/1487/MyLaurel-Mobile-AppText duplicate Read on...
/list.aspxIMG-ALT Get notifications of news and updates in the Notification Center
/list.aspxSign Up for Notifications of News Updates
/list.aspxAdditional Info...
/1459/Pending-Recent-Zoning-Ap...IMG-ALT Highlights - Zoning
/1459/Pending-Recent-Zoning-Ap...Pending and Recent Zoning Applications
/1459/Pending-Recent-Zoning-Ap...Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=13IMG-ALT News Placeholder
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=13Stay connected!
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=13Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=10IMG-ALT Dog swimming
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=10Website Personalization Now Available!
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=10Text duplicate Read on...
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=15Quick Links
/158/DepartmentsDepartments
/295/Office-of-the-MayorOffice of the Mayor
/406/Green-LivingGreen Living
/188/Elections-Voter-RegistrationElections and Voter Registration
/1493/Office-of-the-City-CouncilOffice of the City Council
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=16Helpful Links
https://www.cityoflaurel.org/Home
/sitemapSite Map
/directory.aspxContact Us
/accessibilityAccessibility
/copyrightCopyright Notices
/privacyPrivacy Policy
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cityoflaurel.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.79 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (126 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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set-cookie25 Characters
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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 664 referring domains.
This page has 47,342 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 497 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

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www.cityoflaurel.org
Laurel, MD | Official Website

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Laurel66%Check
city56%Check
new56%Check
News56%Check
City News56%Check
Latest News54%Check
Laurel Living54%Check
Laurel Multiservice Center52%Check
Center51%Check
Website50%Check
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