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Meta information
68% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
40% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.15 s
File size
67.90 kB
Words
667
Media files
7
Number of links
105 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to croydon.gov.uk | Croydon Council
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 meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/
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)
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

NameValue
GeneratorDrupal 10 (LocalGov Drupal | https://localgovdrupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-configfavicons/browserconfig.xml
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
theme-color#ffffff
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:titleCroydon Council
twitter:site@yourcroydon
twitter:descriptionDelivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Croydon
twitter:creator@yourcroydon
twitter:imagehttps://www.croydon.gov.uk/themes/contrib/localgov_base_croydon/screenshot.png
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 667 words. That's ok.
24.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 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 24.5 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 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...rib/localgov_base_croydon/print-logo.jpgCroydon Council
...s/contrib/localgov_base_croydon/logo.svgCroydon Council
...2024-08/exam_results_3.png?itok=Be2SLpoGThree students holding up their exam results
...ic/2024-08/roadworks_2.png?itok=GnSvpDLrRoadwork signs and machinery on a road
...24-08/surrey_st_market.png?itok=N2IJ_mxIShoppers in Surrey Street Market
...-01/aerial_town_centre.jpg?itok=a5Cu7M5jAerial photo of Croydon town centre
..._base_croydon/assets/img/footer-logo.pngCroydon Council Footer Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Croydon
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 39 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 Welcome to Croydon
H2 Main navigation
H2 Services
H2 Bin collections
H2 Help with the rising cost of living
H2 (opens in a new window) Summer holiday activities 2024
H2 Improving our council
H2 Report abuse of an adult
H2 Council Tenants
H2 Sign up to the Your Croydon newsletter
H2 Concerned about a child?
H2 Adult health and social care
H2 Benefits
H2 Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
H2 Business, licences and tenders
H2 Children, young people and families
H2 Community and safety
H2 Council and elections
H2 Council Tax
H2 Environment
H2 Health and wellbeing
H2 Housing
H2 Libraries, leisure and culture
H2 Parking, streets and transport
H2 Planning and regeneration
H2 Rubbish and recycling
H2 Schools and education
H2 Latest news
H2 Read more news and events
H2 Email updates
H2 Follow us
H2 Feedback
H2 Contact us
H2 Our address
H2 Accessibility
H3 Croydon celebrates A-level results successes
H3 Croydon agrees over £12 million investment into highways this year
H3 Funding secured to preserve and regenerate historic Surrey Street
H3 Planning appeal upheld protecting Croydon’s heritage and trees
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 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Croydon Council
http://maps.croydon.gov.uk/aya...External Subdomain In your area
A-TITLE In your area
/jobsatcroydon?src=D7Jobs
A-TITLE Jobs
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/External Subdomain News
A-TITLE News
/council-and-elections/communi...My Account
/council-and-elections/communi...Text duplicate My Account
A-TITLE My Account
/adult-health-and-social-careAdult health and social care
A-TITLE Adult health and social care
/benefitsBenefits
A-TITLE Benefits
/rubbish-and-recyclingBins and recycling
A-TITLE Bins and recycling
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
A-TITLE Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
/business-licences-and-tendersBusiness, licences and tenders
A-TITLE Business, licences and tenders
/children-young-people-and-fam...Children, young people and families
A-TITLE Children, young people and families
/community-and-safetyCommunity and safety
A-TITLE Community and safety
/council-taxCouncil Tax
A-TITLE Council Tax
/council-and-electionsCouncil and elections
A-TITLE Council and elections
/environmentEnvironment
A-TITLE Environment
/health-and-wellbeingHealth and wellbeing
A-TITLE Health and wellbeing
/housingHousing
A-TITLE Housing
/libraries-leisure-and-cultureLibraries, leisure and culture
A-TITLE Libraries, leisure and culture
/parking-streets-and-transportParking, streets and transport
A-TITLE Parking, streets and transport
/planning-and-regenerationPlanning and regeneration
A-TITLE Planning and regeneration
/schools-and-educationSchools and education
A-TITLE Schools and education
/rubbish-and-recycling/bins/ru...Bin collections
/get-help-rising-cost-livingHelp with the rising cost of living
/holiday-activities-and-foodNew window (opens in a new window) Summer holiday activities 2024
/council-and-elections/budgets...Improving our council
/adult-health-and-social-care/...Report abuse of an adult
/housing/information-council-t...Council Tenants
/council-and-elections/communi...Subdomain Sign up to the Your Croydon newsletter
/children-young-people-and-fam...Concerned about a child?
/adult-health-and-social-careText duplicate Adult health and social care
/adult-health-and-social-care/...Request support for an adult
/adult-health-and-social-care/...Paying for adult social care
/adult-health-and-social-care/...Text duplicate Report abuse of an adult
/benefitsText duplicate Benefits
/benefits/housing-benefitHousing Benefit
/benefits/council-tax-supportCouncil Tax Support
/benefits/benefits-help-and-ad...Benefits help and advice
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Text duplicate Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Arrange a marriage or civil partnership
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a death
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a birth
/business-licences-and-tendersText duplicate Business, licences and tenders
/business-licences-and-tenders...Pay business rates
/business-licences-and-tenders...Licences, permits and registrations
/business-licences-and-tenders...Current tenders and contracts
/children-young-people-and-fam...Text duplicate Children, young people and families
/children-young-people-and-fam...Report a concern about a child
/children-young-people-and-fam...Find support for children and families
/children-young-people-and-fam...Early help support
/community-and-safetyText duplicate Community and safety
/community-and-safety/support-...Domestic abuse
/community-and-safety/equality...Equality and diversity
/community-and-safety/getting-...Getting online and Digital Croydon
/council-and-electionsText duplicate Council and elections
/council-and-elections/voting-...Electoral register
/council-and-elections/council...Your elected representatives
/council-and-elections/council...Committees, boards and meetings
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
/council-tax/get-money-your-billGet money off your bill
/council-tax/circumstances-cha...Moving home
/council-tax/what-council-tax-...Council Tax bands
/environmentText duplicate Environment
/environment/how-report-enviro...Report an environmental problem
/environment/noise-pollution-a...Noise
/environment/animals-and-pest-...Pest control
/health-and-wellbeingText duplicate Health and wellbeing
/health-and-wellbeing/coronavi...Coronavirus (COVID-19)
/health-and-wellbeing/drugs-an...Drugs and alcohol
/health-and-wellbeing/mental-h...Mental health and dementia
/housingText duplicate Housing
/housing/information-council-t...Paying your rent
/housing/information-council-t...Housing repairs
/housing/find-home/applying-co...Applying for a council property
/libraries-leisure-and-cultureText duplicate Libraries, leisure and culture
/libraries-leisure-and-culture...Parks and playgrounds directory
/libraries-leisure-and-culture...The online library
/libraries-leisure-and-culture...Find your library
/parking-streets-and-transportText duplicate Parking, streets and transport
/parking-streets-and-transport...Parking permits
/parking-streets-and-transport...Parking fines
/parking-streets-and-transport...Places to park in Croydon
/planning-and-regenerationText duplicate Planning and regeneration
/planning-and-regeneration/pla...Make a planning application as a homeowner
https://publicaccess3.croydon....External Subdomain Search for planning applications
/planning-and-regeneration/pla...Planning policy
/rubbish-and-recyclingRubbish and recycling
/rubbish-and-recycling/bins/re...Report a missed bin collection
/rubbish-and-recycling/reuse-a...Find a recycling site
/rubbish-and-recycling/bins/ga...Subscribe to garden waste
/schools-and-educationText duplicate Schools and education
/schools-and-education/schools...School admissions
/schools-and-education/schools...Find a school near you
/schools-and-education/schools...COVID-19 school updates
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/cr...External Subdomain Image
IMG-ALT Three students holding up their exam results
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/cr...External Subdomain Croydon celebrates A-level results successes
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/cr...External Subdomain Text duplicate Image
IMG-ALT Roadwork signs and machinery on a road
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/cr...External Subdomain Croydon agrees over £12 million investment into highways this year
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/fu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Image
IMG-ALT Shoppers in Surrey Street Market
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/fu...External Subdomain Funding secured to preserve and regenerate historic Surrey Street
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/co...External Subdomain Text duplicate Image
IMG-ALT Aerial photo of Croydon town centre
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/co...External Subdomain Planning appeal upheld protecting Croydon’s heritage and trees
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/External Subdomain Read more news and events
/council-and-elections/communi...Subscribe
A-TITLE Keeping you informed and involved
https://twitter.com/yourcroydonExternal Visit Croydon Council Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/ilove...External Subdomain Visit Croydon Council Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/YourCr...External Subdomain Visit Croydon Council YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/your...External Subdomain Visit Croydon Council Instagram
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain Visit Croydon Council Flickr
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/Anchor giving feedback
https://forms.croydon.gov.uk/f...External Subdomain website feedback form
/join-our-website-user-researc...user research group
A-TITLE Join our website user research group
/contact-us/message-usSubdomain Send us a message
/contact-us/onlineSubdomain Other ways to contact us
https://twitter.com/intent/use...External Follow us on Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/ilove...External Subdomain Follow us on Facebook
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain Follow us on Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...External Subdomain Follow us on Youtube
/accessibility-statement-croyd...accessibility statement
A-TITLE Accessibility statement for Croydon Council
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Croydon Council Footer Logo
A-TITLE Go to London Borough of Croydon Homepage
/council-and-elections/communi...Subdomain Text duplicate My Account
/aboutusSubdomain About us
/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
/cookiesSubdomain Cookies
/privacySubdomain Privacy
/webdisclaimerSubdomain Disclaimer

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.croydon.gov.uk/"
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 excellent with 0.15 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (68 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 31 Aug 2024 16:38:47 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
content-encodinggzip
content-languageen
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expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedFri, 30 Aug 2024 22:26:04 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheHIT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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x-drupal-cacheHIT
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x-cache-infoL1_T2
x-cacheTCP_HIT
statuscode200
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 3,201 referring domains.
This page has 547,760 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,958 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

# Content under development.
Disallow: /another-service-info
Disallow: /page-not-found-404
Disallow: /delivering-croydon-projects
Disallow: /design-and-content-guidelines
Disallow: /design-and-content-guidelines/

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KeywordResultRecheck
Croydon86%Check
Croydon Council73%Check
Welcome62%Check
Visit Croydon62%Check
Visit Croydon Council61%Check
Council59%Check
Council Tax50%Check
Surrey Street45%Check
Street44%Check
Sign up44%Check
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