Dhs.dc.gov - SEO Checker

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Meta information
53% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
51% 
Link structure
33% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.57 s
File size
205.20 kB
Words
986
Media files
19
Number of links
112 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
| dhs
The page title is too short. (45 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
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://dhs.dc.gov/node
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=2, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=yes
generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:urlhttps://dhs.dc.gov/node
twitter:titledhs
twitter:descriptionDHS
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 986 words. That's ok.
24.9% of the text are stop words.
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 16.69 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 30 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=2, minimum-scale=1, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 133 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"the dhs erap application portal is open and accepting applications. the portal will remain open until ..."
The following tag is repeated too often: learn more
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
...s/default/files/dc/sites/dhs/dhslogo.pngDHSDepartment of Human Services
.../default/files/dc/shared_assets/Menu.pngMenu ButtonMenu
...ault/files/dc/shared_assets/MagGlass.pngSearch iconSearch
...s/ESA Did You Know Website Graphic_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ent/images/Shelter Hotline for web_2.jpgHypothermia SeasonHypothermia Season
.../images/TANF Protect Your Benefits_1.jpgDHS Identifies Possible Compromised BenefitsDHS Identifies Possible Compromised Benefits
.../images/callcenter-rotator614x325png.pngCall Center Wait TimesCall Center Wait Times
.../images/callcenter-rotator614x325png.pngCall Center Wait TimesCall Center Wait Times
...pic_icon_set/children-youth-services.pngChildren and youth services service iconChild Care Services
...assets/topic_icon_set/dc-gov-default.pngNo alt attribute provided
...sets/topic_icon_set/housing-property.pngHousing and property service iconEmergency Rental Assistance Program
...pic_icon_set/children-youth-services.pngChildren and youth services iconTANF
...ssets/topic_icon_set/social-services.pngSocial Services iconRecertification for Benefits
...ssets/topic_icon_set/social-services.pngSocial services iconFind a Service Center Near You
https://dhs.dc.gov/misc/feed.pngSubscribe to dhs RSS
...es/dc/shared_assets/x-logo-white-300.pngX (formerly Twitter)
...dot/featured_content/images/Group 18.pngGroup 18.png
...ontent/images/Facebook__x28_alt_x29_.pngFacebook__x28_alt_x29_.png
...fault/files/dc/sites/dcra/MayorBlogo.pngMayor Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
dhs
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (3 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 dhs
H2 DHS Homepage Rotator and Dropdown
H2 Call Center Wait Times
H2 ESA Public Benefits Call Center - Welcome
H2 Pages
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Featured Services
H2 Featured News
H2 DHS Keep Up to Date - Social Media
H2 Keep Up to Date
H3 Child Care assistance
H3 Eviction Prevention
H3 Emergency Rental Assistance
H3 TANF
H3 Recertification for Benefits
H3 Service Centers
H3 More Services
H6 DHS
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dhs.dc.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://dhs.dc.gov/dhs
A-TITLE Home
/service/emergency-rental-assi...Subdomain Learn more
/page/service-providers-3Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/page/give-snap-raise-heres-wh...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/page/list-your-units-here-todaySubdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://dhs.dc.gov/IMG-ALT DHS
A-TITLE Department of Human Services
/page/apply-recertify-benefitsBenefits
/page/apply-recertify-benefitsApply for Benefits
/service/burial-assistanceBurial Assistance
/service/child-care-servicesChild Care Services
/service/interim-disability-as...Interim Disability Assistance
/service/medical-assistanceMedical Assistance
/service/supplemental-nutritio...Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP)
/service/tanf-district-familiesTemporary Cash Assistance (TANF)
/service/find-service-center-n...Find a Service Center
/page/esa-frequently-asked-que...ESA Benefits Frequently Asked Questions
/publication/esa-policy-manualESA Policy Manual
/service/submit-concern-or-fil...How to Submit a Concern
https://esacallcenter.dhs.dc.gov/External Subdomain View ESA Public Benefits Call Center Wait Times
/page/homeless-and-homelessnes...Homeless Services
/service/services-families-exp...Families
/page/services-individuals-exp...Individuals
/page/youth-homeless-servicesYouth
/service/eviction-prevention-r...Emergency Rental Assistance
/service/submit-concern-or-fil...Text duplicate How to Submit a Concern
/service/youth-and-community-s...Youth and Community Services
/page/social-services-and-comm...Community Services Block Grant
/service/strong-families-progr...Family Crisis Support
/service/gen2gen-dcGen2Gen DC
/service/refugee-assistanceRefugee Assistance
/service/domestic-violence-sur...Services for Survivors of Family or Domestic Violence
/page/youth-services-and-supportYouth Services and Support
/page/responsetocovid19Response to COVID-19
/page/esa-public-benefit-alerts-Modifications to Public Benefits Programs
/service/pandemic-electronic-b...Pandemic-EBT
https://dhs.dc.gov/storyboardStoryboard on Modified Shelter Operations
/page/get-involved-4Get Involved
/page/service-providers-3Subdomain Service Providers and Partners
https://www.newleaseonlifedc.com/External Subdomain Housing Providers
https://dhs.dc.gov/page/about-dhsAbout
/page/meet-our-executive-team-Meet our Executive Team
/publication/department-human-...DHS Organizational Chart
/page/data-and-storymapsData and Storymaps
https://dhs.dc.gov/page/media-2For the Media
/page/connect-dhsConnect with DHS
/page/job-opportunities-dhsJob Opportunities at DHS
/page/open-government-and-foia-Open Government and FOIA
/service/monitoring-and-invest...Subdomain Text duplicate How to Submit a Concern
https://octo.quickbase.com/db/...External Subdomain Request for Replacement of Stolen Benefits
/page/dhs-website-feedbackSubdomain DHS Website Feedback
/page/did-you-knowSubdomain DHS will accept the customer’s self-assessment as the acknowledgment form needed for the Work Registration requirement for TANF applications.
https://dhs.dc.gov/node/117752The District is committed to protecting residents experiencing homelessness from hypothermia and other extreme cold and hot weather injuries.
A-TITLE The District is committed to protecting residents experiencing homelessness from hypothermia and other extreme cold and hot weather injuries.
/featured-content/dhs-identifi...Subdomain Potentially impacted customers should file a police report and contact DHS’ Office of Program Review, Monitoring, and Investigation
/page/esa-public-benefits-call...Subdomain Our number is 202-727-5355, and we accept calls from 7:30 am - 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday.
https://dhs.dc.gov/node/117752Text duplicate The District is committed to protecting residents experiencing homelessness from hypothermia and other extreme cold and hot weather injuries.
A-TITLE The District is committed to protecting residents experiencing homelessness from hypothermia and other extreme cold and hot weather injuries.
/featured-content/dhs-identifi...Subdomain Text duplicate Potentially impacted customers should file a police report and contact DHS’ Office of Program Review, Monitoring, and Investigation
/page/esa-public-benefits-call...Subdomain Text duplicate Our number is 202-727-5355, and we accept calls from 7:30 am - 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday.
/page/did-you-knowSubdomain Text duplicate DHS will accept the customer’s self-assessment as the acknowledgment form needed for the Work Registration requirement for TANF applications.
/featured-content/call-center-...Call Center Wait Times
A-TITLE Call Center Wait Times
/page/esa-public-benefits-call...Subdomain Text duplicate Our number is 202-727-5355, and we accept calls from 7:30 am - 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday.
/page/esa-public-benefits-call...ESA Public Benefits Call Center - Welcome
A-TITLE ESA Public Benefits Call Center - Welcome
https://esacallcenter.dhs.dc.gov/External Subdomain Welcome to the ESA Public Benefits Call Center homepage
https://esacallcenter.dhs.dc.gov/External Subdomain dashboard
/featured-content/call-center-...Read more about Call Center Wait Times
A-TITLE Call Center Wait Times
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=12
A-TITLE Go to page 2
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=23
A-TITLE Go to page 3
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=34
A-TITLE Go to page 4
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=45
A-TITLE Go to page 5
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=56
A-TITLE Go to page 6
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=67
A-TITLE Go to page 7
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=78
A-TITLE Go to page 8
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=89
A-TITLE Go to page 9
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=1next ›
A-TITLE Go to next page
https://dhs.dc.gov/node?page=69last »
A-TITLE Go to last page
/events?type=All&field_date_ti...View Past Events >
A-TITLE View Past Events
/service/child-care-servicesIMG-ALT Children and youth services service icon
A-TITLE Child Care assistance
/service/child-care-servicesChild Care assistance
A-TITLE Child Care assistance
/service/eviction-prevention-r...A-TITLE Eviction Prevention
/service/eviction-prevention-r...Text duplicate Eviction Prevention
A-TITLE Eviction Prevention
/service/emergency-rental-assi...IMG-ALT Housing and property service icon
A-TITLE Emergency Rental Assistance
/service/emergency-rental-assi...Text duplicate Emergency Rental Assistance
A-TITLE Emergency Rental Assistance
/service/tanf-district-familiesIMG-ALT Children and youth services icon
A-TITLE TANF
/service/tanf-district-familiesTANF
A-TITLE TANF
/service/recertification-benefitsIMG-ALT Social Services icon
A-TITLE Recertification for Benefits
/service/recertification-benefitsRecertification for Benefits
A-TITLE Recertification for Benefits
/service/find-service-center-n...IMG-ALT Social services icon
A-TITLE Service Centers
/service/find-service-center-n...Service Centers
A-TITLE Service Centers
https://dhs.dc.gov/servicesMore Services
A-TITLE More Services
/publication/department-human-...Department of Human Services Organizational Chart
/publication/dc-fy22-winter-planDC FY22 WINTER PLAN
/publication/homeward-dcHomeward DC
/publication/homeward-dc-20Homeward DC 2.0
/publication/task-force-meetin...Task Force Meeting Notes and Other Supporting Documents
https://dhs.dc.gov/publicationsMore »
A-TITLE More Publications
/node?qt-agency_featured_news_...Press Releases
/node?qt-agency_featured_news_...Advisories
/release/mayor-bowser-opens-sa...Mayor Bowser Opens Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in Anacostia
A-TITLE Mayor Bowser Opens Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in Anacostia
/release/2024-point-time-resul...2024 Point-In-Time Results Provide Latest Snapshot of Homelessness in the District
A-TITLE 2024 Point-In-Time Results Provide Latest Snapshot of Homelessness in the District
/release/district-announces-dc...District Announces DC SUN Bucks to Support Families with Students
A-TITLE District Announces DC SUN Bucks to Support Families with Students
/release/mayor-bowser-opens-di...Mayor Bowser Opens the District’s First Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in Chinatown
A-TITLE Mayor Bowser Opens the District’s First Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in Chinatown
/release/dc-public-schools-clo...DC Public Schools Closed on Friday, January 19, DC Government Is Open
A-TITLE DC Public Schools Closed on Friday, January 19, DC Government Is Open
https://dhs.dc.gov/newsroomText duplicate More »
A-TITLE More News Items
/release/dhs/district-activate...District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
A-TITLE District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
/release/district-activate-“co...Text duplicate District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
A-TITLE District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
/release/district-activate-“co...Text duplicate District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
A-TITLE District to Activate “Cold Emergency Plan” Tonight
/release/low-barrier-emergency...Low-Barrier Emergency Shelters Will Open Early on Christmas Eve
A-TITLE Low-Barrier Emergency Shelters Will Open Early on Christmas Eve
/release/hypothermia-alert-wil...Hypothermia Alert will be “Activated” at 7PM Tonight
A-TITLE Hypothermia Alert will be “Activated” at 7PM Tonight
https://dhs.dc.gov/newsroomText duplicate More »
A-TITLE More News Items
/release/mayor-vincent-c-gray-...Mayor Vincent C. Gray Launches ‘500 Families. 100 Days. Quality DC Housing Now’ Campaign
A-TITLE Mayor Vincent C. Gray Launches ‘500 Families. 100 Days. Quality DC Housing Now’ Campaign
/release/district-joins-six-st...District Joins Six States in Continuing Food Stamp Benefits Despite Heat and Eat Cuts
A-TITLE District Joins Six States in Continuing Food Stamp Benefits Despite Heat and Eat Cuts
https://dhs.dc.gov/newsroomMore News
A-TITLE More News Items
https://dhs.dc.gov/rss.xmlIMG-ALT Subscribe to dhs RSS
A-TITLE Subscribe to dhs RSS
https://twitter.com/DCHumanServNew window External IMG-ALT X (formerly Twitter)
A-TITLE X (formerly Twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/DCHu...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Group 18.png
A-TITLE instagram
https://www.facebook.com/DHSDCNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook__x28_alt_x29_.png
A-TITLE Facebook
/page/información-del-dhs-span...Subdomain Spanish (Español)
/page/የdhs-መረጃ-amharic-አማርኛAmharic (አማርኛ)
A-TITLE Amharic (አማርኛ)
/page/informations-dhs-french-...Subdomain French (Français)
https://dcgov.seamlessdocs.com...New window External Subdomain Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website Feedback
https://dcforms.dc.gov/webform...New window External Subdomain Ask the Director
A-TITLE Ask the Director
https://oca.dc.gov/node/160652New window External Subdomain Agency Performance
A-TITLE Agency Performance
https://www.facebook.com/DHSDCNew window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/DCHumanServNew window External A-TITLE Follow Us on X
https://www.instagram.com/DCHu...New window External Subdomain No Text
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
A-TITLE [email protected]
https://dc.gov/node/298582External Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility
https://dc.gov/node/298592External Privacy and Security
A-TITLE Privacy and Security
https://dc.gov/node/819092External About DC.Gov
A-TITLE About DC.Gov
https://dc.gov/node/900572External Terms and Conditions
A-TITLE Terms and Conditions

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dhs.dc.gov/"
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 of 0.57 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 8 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 30 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (205 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
link<https://dhs.dc.gov/node>; rel="canonical",<https://dhs.dc.gov/node>; rel="shortlink"
cache-controlpublic, max-age=21600
last-modifiedSun, 19 May 2024 03:36:43 GMT
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
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cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
set-cookie251 Characters
servercloudflare
cf-ray88616f6b194d3665-FRA
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 930 referring domains.
This page has 31,598 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 663 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 215 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# 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.
#
# 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
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
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: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips/
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
dhs88%Check
Connect DHS63%Check
Assistance49%Check
Services48%Check
Call48%Check
Benefits48%Check
Center48%Check
Call Center48%Check
Benefits Call Center48%Check
Call Center Wait48%Check
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