contractormag.com | Website SEO Review

Response time

0.19 s

File size

273.70 kB

Words

614

Media files

34

Number of links

73 internal / 12 external

Meta specifications 93% achieved

Title

(Critically important)

Home | Contractor

The page title is too short. (166 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title

There are no duplicate words in the title

Meta Title

Meta description

(Critically important)

CONTRACTOR provides news, insights, and how-to content to professionals responsible for plumbing, heating, specialty piping and fire protection systems.

The length of the meta description is perfect. (960 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)

Meta Description

Crawlability

(Critically important)

There are no problems in accessing the website.

Search Engine Crawlers

Canonical URL

(Important)

https://www.contractormag.com/

There is a valid canonical link specified.

Canonical Tag

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

Declaring language in HTML

Alternate/Hreflang Links

(Somewhat important)

There are no alternate links specified on this page.

Hreflang

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.

Meta Tags

Domain

(Somewhat important)

The domain is no subdomain.

The domain length is good.

The domain does not contain non-latin characters.

Domain for SEO

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.

SEO-friendly URLs

Charset encoding

(Somewhat important)

The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.

Character Encoding

Doctype

(Nice to have)

The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.

The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.

HTML Doctype

Favicon

(Nice to have)

The favicon is linked correctly.

Favicon

Meta tags

Name	Value
viewport	width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
description	CONTRACTOR provides news, insights, and how-to content to professionals responsible for plumbing, heating, specialty piping and fire protection systems.
og:url	https://www.contractormag.com
og:site_name	Contractor
og:locale	en
og:type	website
type	website
theme-color	#0082a1
image	https://img.contractormag.com/files/base/ebm/contractormag/image/website/logos/1709666712890-contractor70th_working.png?auto=format,compress&fit=fill&fill=solid&fill-color=ffffff&w=1200&h=627
robots	max-image-preview:large
tag	Empty
BlueConic	{"page_type":"content","canonical_path":"","content":{"id":66545,"type":"section","name":"Home"},"company":{"id":"","name":""},"section":{"id":"","name":"","alias":"","fullName":""},"taxonomy":[],"authors":[]}
lang	en
twitter:card	summary_large_image
twitter:title	Home
twitter:description	CONTRACTOR provides news, insights, and how-to content to professionals responsible for plumbing, heating, specialty piping and fire protection systems.
twitter:image:src	https://img.contractormag.com/files/base/ebm/contractormag/image/website/logos/1709666712890-contractor70th_working.png?auto=format,compress&fit=fill&fill=solid&fill-color=ffffff&w=1200&h=627
og:description	CONTRACTOR provides news, insights, and how-to content to professionals responsible for plumbing, heating, specialty piping and fire protection systems.
og:title	Home
og:image	https://img.contractormag.com/files/base/ebm/contractormag/image/website/logos/1709666712890-contractor70th_working.png?auto=format,compress&fit=fill&fill=solid&fill-color=ffffff&w=1200&h=627
X-UA-Compatible	IE=edge
charset	utf-8

Page quality 85% achieved

Content

(Critically important)

This page contains 614 words. That's ok.

22.5% of the text are stop words.

The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.

5 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 18.17 words is good.

Content is King

Frames

(Critically important)

This page does not use a frameset.

Frames and framesets

Mobile optimization

(Somewhat important)

A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.

At least one Apple touch icon is specified.

Mobile Optimization

Bold and strong tags

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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 tags for this page.

Strong and Bold Tags

Image SEO

(Somewhat important)

22 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.

Image SEO

There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.

Social Sharing

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.

HTTPS

Media list

URL	Alt attribute	Title
...t,compress&fit=fill&fill=solid&height=45	Contractor
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	lincoln_electric_logo	lincoln_electric_logo
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	ntea_logo	ntea_logo
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	The Watts Water Technologies headquarters in North Andover, MA.	The Watts Water Technologies headquarters in North Andover, MA.
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
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...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	dreamstime_m_328073976	dreamstime_m_328073976
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...te&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	No alt attribute provided
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	ctr2409_chicagofaucets	ctr2409_chicagofaucets
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	Valve Wraps: A Smart Solution for Boiler Maintenance - Weekly Boiler Tips	Valve Wraps: A Smart Solution for Boiler Maintenance - Weekly Boiler Tips
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	10 Boiler Parts to Keep on Hand	10 Boiler Parts to Keep on Hand
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	Too Efficient? \| Understanding Boiler Efficiency and Condensation - Weekly Boiler Tips	Too Efficient? \| Understanding Boiler Efficiency and Condensation - Weekly Boiler Tips
...op&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250	Proper Thread Care on Boilers: - Weekly Boiler Tips	Proper Thread Care on Boilers: - Weekly Boiler Tips
...t,compress&fit=fill&fill=solid&height=45	Contractor
/images/corporate_logo.png	Endeavor Business Media Logo

Page structure 58% achieved

H1 heading

(Critically important)

There is no H1 heading specified.

H1-H6 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 41 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.

H1-H6 headings

Heading structure

Heading level	Content
H2	Recent
H2	Top Stories
H2	Recommended
H2	Learning Resources
H2	Empty heading
H2	Empty heading
H2	Plumbing
H2	Empty heading
H2	Empty heading
H2	Technology
H2	Empty heading
H2	Empty heading
H2	Codes
H2	Empty heading
H2	Featured Media
H2	Empty heading
H2	Empty heading
H3	Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Has Acquired Vanair Manufacturing, LLC
H3	Construction Materials Prices Increase in July for First Time Since April
H3	Monthly Plumbing Quiz: History of Plumbing
H3	eBook: Nelson Mechanical Stories - Volume 1
H3	IAPMO Seeks Water Demand Calculator Consensus Body Members for Development of ANSI/CAN Standard IAPMO Z1403
H3	Different Types of Buyers for Service Companies
H3	Mark Your Calendar for Work Truck Week 2025
H3	Watts Water Celebrates 150 Years
H3	Cooling System Rescue – Replacement of the Dinosaur
H3	Supreme Court Ruling on Chevron Decision Likely to Further Impact Water Industry
H3	eBook: Nelson Mechanical Stories - Volume 1 Duplicate text
H3	Robotic Layouts are Driving Significant Improvements in Construction
H3	Ask the Expert: How Digital Tools Can Help Your Home Services Business's Financial Health
H3	Mastering the Road: Tips to Streamline Communication with Your Field Crew and Customers
H3	ASK THE EXPERT: Attracting Gen Zers to the Plumbing Trade
H3	Weekly Product Gallery: A. O. Smith, Niagara, General Pipe Cleaners, Matco-Norca, ThermaSol, Studson
H3	Weekly Product Gallery: Smith and Loveless, Zurn Elkay, Ariston, WaterFurnace, Ergodyne, Zircon
H3	Weekly Product Gallery: Watts, Sloan, Delta Faucet, Ideal Living, Duravit, Red Wing
H3	High 5 Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Surpasses $100,000 in Donations
H3	2024 SkillsUSA Plumbing Championship Winners Announced
H3	3 Solutions for Inventory, Field Service, and Enhanced AI
H3	Supply Chain 3.0: Unblocking the Flow of Material Information for Productivity and Profitability
H3	7 VoIP Trends Empowering Construction Professionals in 2024
H3	NIBCO Updates Its BIM Solutions
H3	Attracting the Next Generation: How Construction Leaders Can Showcase Tech Savvy Without Losing Their Trade Roots
H3	IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of American National Standard IAPMO Z1403
H3	ASSE Seeks Working Group Members for Development of American National Standards
H3	IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator® Included in AWWA M22 Manual
H3	Weekly Product Gallery: Chicago Faucets, Oatey, Aalberts, H2O Degree, Toto, Keen
H3	Valve Wraps: A Smart Solution for Boiler Maintenance
H3	10 Boiler Parts to Keep on Hand
H3	Understanding Boiler Efficiency and Condensation
H3	Proper Thread Care on Boilers

Link structure 47% achieved

Internal links

(Important)

Some anchor texts are used more than once.

22 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.

Internal Linking

External links

(Nice to have)

There are 12 external links on this page.

External Links

Found links on this page

Link	Attributes	Anchor text
https://www.contractormag.com/		IMG-ALT Contractor
https://endeavor.dragonforms.c...	New window External Subdomain	Newsletter Subscriptions
https://endeavor.dragonforms.c...	New window External Subdomain	Magazine Subscription
/search		Search
/around-the-web/article/551338...		IMG-ALT lincoln_electric_logo
/around-the-web/article/551338...		Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Has Acquired Vanair Manufacturing, LLC
/construction-data/article/551...		No Text
/construction-data/article/551...		Construction Materials Prices Increase in July for First Time Since April
/plumbing/article/55129253/mon...		No Text
/plumbing/article/55129253/mon...		Monthly Plumbing Quiz: History of Plumbing
/learning-resources/whitepaper...	Subdomain	eBook: Nelson Mechanical Stories - Volume 1
/codes/article/55129822/intern...		No Text
/codes/article/55129822/intern...		IAPMO Seeks Water Demand Calculator Consensus Body Members for Development of ANSI/CAN Standard IAPMO Z1403
/management/best-practices/art...		Different Types of Buyers for Service Companies
/industry-event-news/article/5...		IMG-ALT ntea_logo
/industry-event-news/article/5...		Mark Your Calendar for Work Truck Week 2025
/around-the-web/media-gallery/...		IMG-ALT The Watts Water Technologies headquarters in North Andover, MA.
/around-the-web/media-gallery/...		Watts Water Celebrates 150 Years
/hydronics/article/55131794/co...		No Text
/hydronics/article/55131794/co...		Cooling System Rescue – Replacement of the Dinosaur
/around-the-web/article/551304...		No Text
/around-the-web/article/551304...		Supreme Court Ruling on Chevron Decision Likely to Further Impact Water Industry
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		No Text
/learning-resources/whitepaper...	Text duplicate	eBook: Nelson Mechanical Stories - Volume 1
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		No Text
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		Robotic Layouts are Driving Significant Improvements in Construction
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		No Text
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		Ask the Expert: How Digital Tools Can Help Your Home Services Business's Financial Health
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		No Text
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		Mastering the Road: Tips to Streamline Communication with Your Field Crew and Customers
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		No Text
/learning-resources/whitepaper...		ASK THE EXPERT: Attracting Gen Zers to the Plumbing Trade
/plumbing		Plumbing
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		No Text
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		Weekly Product Gallery: A. O. Smith, Niagara, General Pipe Cleaners, Matco-Norca, ThermaSol, Studson
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		No Text
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		Weekly Product Gallery: Smith and Loveless, Zurn Elkay, Ariston, WaterFurnace, Ergodyne, Zircon
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		No Text
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		Weekly Product Gallery: Watts, Sloan, Delta Faucet, Ideal Living, Duravit, Red Wing
/plumbing/residential-plumbing...		No Text
/plumbing/residential-plumbing...		High 5 Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Surpasses $100,000 in Donations
/plumbing/article/55126291/202...		No Text
/plumbing/article/55126291/202...		2024 SkillsUSA Plumbing Championship Winners Announced
/technology		Technology
/technology/article/55132396/3...		No Text
/technology/article/55132396/3...		3 Solutions for Inventory, Field Service, and Enhanced AI
/management/best-practices/art...		IMG-ALT dreamstime_m_328073976
/management/best-practices/art...		Supply Chain 3.0: Unblocking the Flow of Material Information for Productivity and Profitability
/management/best-practices/art...		No Text
/management/best-practices/art...		7 VoIP Trends Empowering Construction Professionals in 2024
/technology/article/55126742/n...		No Text
/technology/article/55126742/n...		NIBCO Updates Its BIM Solutions
/management/best-practices/art...		No Text
/management/best-practices/art...		Attracting the Next Generation: How Construction Leaders Can Showcase Tech Savvy Without Losing Their Trade Roots
/codes		Codes
/codes/article/55132456/iapmo-...		No Text
/codes/article/55132456/iapmo-...		IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of American National Standard IAPMO Z1403
/codes/article/55129812/asse-s...		No Text
/codes/article/55129812/asse-s...		ASSE Seeks Working Group Members for Development of American National Standards
/codes/article/55128576/iapmos...		No Text
/codes/article/55128576/iapmos...		IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator® Included in AWWA M22 Manual
/media-galleries		Featured Media
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		IMG-ALT ctr2409_chicagofaucets
/media-galleries/media-gallery...		Weekly Product Gallery: Chicago Faucets, Oatey, Aalberts, H2O Degree, Toto, Keen
/video/video/55133096/valve-wr...		IMG-ALT Valve Wraps: A Smart Solution for Boiler Maintenance - Weekly Boiler Tips
/video/video/55133096/valve-wr...		Valve Wraps: A Smart Solution for Boiler Maintenance
/video/video/55131715/10-boile...		IMG-ALT 10 Boiler Parts to Keep on Hand
/video/video/55131715/10-boile...	Text duplicate	10 Boiler Parts to Keep on Hand
/video/video/55131454/understa...		IMG-ALT Too Efficient? \| Understanding Boiler Efficiency and Condensation - Weekly Boiler Tips
/video/video/55131454/understa...		Understanding Boiler Efficiency and Condensation
/video/video/55129896/proper-t...		IMG-ALT Proper Thread Care on Boilers: - Weekly Boiler Tips
/video/video/55129896/proper-t...		Proper Thread Care on Boilers
https://www.contractormag.com/	Text duplicate	IMG-ALT Contractor
https://www.facebook.com/CONTR...	New window External Subdomain	URL anchor text https://www.facebook.com/CONTRACTOR-Magazine-95416372437
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...	New window External Subdomain	URL anchor text https://www.linkedin.com/company/2315441
https://twitter.com/contractormag	New window External	URL anchor text https://twitter.com/contractormag
https://www.youtube.com/channe...	New window External Subdomain	URL anchor text https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9xSPk9O1BEic3gaEoeUzaQ
/page/about-us		About Us
/page/contact-us		Contact Us
https://buildings.endeavorb2b....	New window External Subdomain	Advertise
https://endeavor.dragonforms.c...	New window External Subdomain	Do Not Sell or Share
https://www.endeavorbusinessme...	New window External Subdomain	Privacy & Cookie Policy
https://www.endeavorbusinessme...	New window External Subdomain	Terms of Service
https://www.endeavorbusinessme...	New window External Subdomain	© 2024 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
https://www.endeavorbusinessme...	New window External Subdomain	IMG-ALT Endeavor Business Media Logo

Server configuration 91% achieved

HTTP redirects

(Critically important)

This page redirects to "https://www.contractormag.com/"

WWW Redirect

HTTP header

(Important)

The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)

This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.

HTTP headers

Performance

(Somewhat important)

The page response time is excellent with 0.19 seconds.

The file size of the HTML document is fine (274 kB).

Page Speed

HTTP Response Header

Name	Value
date	Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:27:14 GMT
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cache-control	s-maxage=86400, max-age=3600, must-revalidate
vary	Accept-Encoding
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x-powered-by	Nuxt
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x-oneagent-js-injection	true
x-ruxit-js-agent	true
cf-cache-status	HIT
server	cloudflare
cf-ray	8b48a0882dac6993-FRA
content-encoding	gzip
alt-svc	h3=":443"; ma=86400
statuscode	200
http_version	HTTP/2

External factors 100% achieved

Backlinks

(Critically important)

This website has excellent links from other websites.

This page has backlinks from 1,353 referring domains.

This page has 14,686 backlinks.

This page has backlinks from 1,086 different ip addresses.

Backlinks

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /print/*
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /api
SiteMap: https://www.contractormag.com/sitemap.xml
SiteMap: https://www.contractormag.com/sitemap-google-news.xml

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Home | Contractor

CONTRACTOR provides news, insights, and how-to content to professionals responsible for plumbing, heating, specialty piping and fire protection systems.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

Keyword	Result	Recheck
Plumbing	56%	Check
System	50%	Check
Heating	50%	Check
Watts	48%	Check
Inc	48%	Check
Professionals	47%	Check
Watts Water	47%	Check
Water	46%	Check
Boiler	46%	Check
Content	46%	Check
Week	46%	Check
IAPMO	44%	Check
Nelson	44%	Check
Smith	44%	Check
American Water	44%	Check
Lincoln	44%	Check
Electric	44%	Check
Time	44%	Check
ago	44%	Check
eBook	44%	Check
Work	44%	Check
Water Demand Calculator	44%	Check
Construction	43%	Check
Service	43%	Check
Mechanical	43%	Check

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Link structure 47% achieved

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Server configuration 91% achieved

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External factors 100% achieved

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