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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
24% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.09 s
File size
59.40 kB
Words
553
Media files
17
Number of links
82 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Washington State Department of Ecology
The length of the page title is perfect. (442 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
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)
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1.0
langen
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 553 words. That's ok.
21.3% 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.
4 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 17.75 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 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: *
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
12 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
/Images/ecylogo-wide-color.svgDepartment of Ecology - State of Washington Logo
/images/ecylogo-wide-color.svgHome - Washington State Department of Ecology Logo
/Images/icons/Climate.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ecology.wa.gov/Images/icons/EJ.svgNo alt attribute provided
/Images/icons/SEPA.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://ecology.wa.gov/Images/icons/WCC.svgNo alt attribute provided
/Images/icons/PugetSound.svgNo alt attribute provided
...per-Yakima-Cyn-TRing-Credit-Tom-Ring.jpgan arial view of the Yakima River
...2-484b-9d89-b83dde1df3c3/Icon-Events.svgWebinar icon
...ba18-6f4b09feb3a1/Icon-CommentPeriod.svgComment period icon
...8153-6aa37f391d61/checkmark.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...2-a8ce-89573f6e07f4/twitter.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-b3be-2c21b65c6f2d/facebook.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...4c05-aba0-de07b229dacb/blog.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-ab59-f4b08349f4ff/youtube.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...1d-b799-cda1c9ab250c/flickr.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided
...86a3-8db64b7837d3/instagram.svg?ext=.svgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
I want to...
The H1 heading is too short (12 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 I want to...
H2 Our commitments
H2 Trending
H2 News
H2 Public Input & Events
H3 Grants enable school district to purchase electric school buses and save $50,000 a year
H3 Slime is the new black for the flabby bristle worm
H3 Cleaning up: Fieldwork starting in the Duwamish Waterway Park
H3 Applying for a new water right just got a little easier
H3 Keeping Chehalis basin communities safe and prosperous
H3 New environmental education program builds connections for refugees and immigrants in Spokane
H3 Pilot project takes root with landowners along Hangman Creek
H3 Generating buzz: electric school buses have arrived in Walla Walla
H3 NextCycle Washington awards $28,000 to circular initiative projects
H3 Restoration in action: more trees on the way for Flaming Geyser State Park
H3 Webinar
H3 Comment period
H4 Nov. 4, 2024, 5:30 p.m. - Online
H4 ends Nov. 22, 2024
H5 Ecology website feedback form
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ecology.wa.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://ecology.wa.gov/IMG-ALT Department of Ecology - State of Washington Logo
A-TITLE Department of Ecology - State of Washington Logo
/regulations-permitsRegulations & Permits
A-TITLE Regulations & Permits
/research-dataResearch & Data
A-TITLE Regulations & Permits
https://ecology.wa.gov/blogBlog
A-TITLE Regulations & Permits
/about-us/contact-usContact Us
A-TITLE Regulations & Permits
https://ecology.wa.gov/Home
A-TITLE Home
/air-climateAir & Climate
A-TITLE Air & Climate
/water-shorelinesWater & Shorelines
A-TITLE Water & Shorelines
/waste-toxicsWaste & Toxics
A-TITLE Waste & Toxics
/spills-cleanupSpills & Cleanup
A-TITLE Spills & Cleanup
https://ecology.wa.gov/IMG-ALT Home - Washington State Department of Ecology Logo
A-TITLE Department of Ecology - State of Washington Logo
https://ecology.wa.gov/Text duplicate Home
A-TITLE Home
/air-climateText duplicate Air & Climate
A-TITLE Air & Climate
/water-shorelinesText duplicate Water & Shorelines
A-TITLE Water & Shorelines
/waste-toxicsText duplicate Waste & Toxics
A-TITLE Waste & Toxics
/spills-cleanupText duplicate Spills & Cleanup
A-TITLE Spills & Cleanup
/regulations-permitsText duplicate Regulations & Permits
A-TITLE Regulations & Permits
/research-dataText duplicate Research & Data
A-TITLE Research & Data
https://ecology.wa.gov/blogText duplicate Blog
A-TITLE Blog
/about-us/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/getmedia/1dd23a12-018f-4378-9...<p>Autumn maple leaves in Spanaway, WA</p>
A-TITLE A close up of sunny yellow leaves on branches
https://ecology.wa.gov/About-usSubdomain Learn more about us
/footer-pages/Report-an-enviro...Report environmental issues
https://enviwa.ecology.wa.gov/...External Subdomain Check for burn bans & smoke
/water-shorelines/water-supply...Get a well log/report
/air-climate/climate-commitmen...Learn about cap-and-invest
http://1800recycle.wa.gov/External Subdomain Find a recycling location
/footer-pages/i-want-toSee more
/air-climate/responding-to-cli...Subdomain Climate resilience
/About-us/Who-we-are/Environme...Subdomain Environmental justice
/Regulations-Permits/SEPA/Envi...Subdomain Environmental impact review (SEPA)
/about-us/jobs-at-ecology/wash...Subdomain Washington Conservation Corps
/water-shorelines/puget-soundSubdomain Puget Sound
/blog/october-2024/generating-...Grants enable school district to purchase electric school buses and save $50,000 a year
A-TITLE Child departing a bright yellow school bus
/blog/october-2024/slime-is-th...Subdomain Slime is the new black for the flabby bristle worm
A-TITLE A flabby bristleworm wriggles around on a black background
/blog/october-2024/cleaning-up...Cleaning up: Fieldwork starting in the Duwamish Waterway Park
A-TITLE Gently sloping unvegetated area near a riverbed
https://ecology.wa.gov/blogRead more trending posts
/blog/october-2024/applying-fo...IMG-ALT an arial view of the Yakima River
/blog/october-2024/applying-fo...Applying for a new water right just got a little easier
/blog/october-2024/keeping-che...Keeping Chehalis basin communities safe and prosperous
/blog/november-2024/new-enviro...New environmental education program builds connections for refugees and immigrants in Spokane
/blog/october-2024/pilot-proje...Pilot project takes root with landowners along Hangman Creek
/blog/october-2024/generating-...Generating buzz: electric school buses have arrived in Walla Walla
/blog/october-2024/nextcycle-w...NextCycle Washington awards $28,000 to circular initiative projects
/blog/october-2024/restoration...Restoration in action: more trees on the way for Flaming Geyser State Park
/about-us/who-we-are/newsRead more news stories
A-TITLE More news
/Events/HWTR/SPWA-Cycle-2/Safe...Webinar Nov. 4, 2024, 5:30 p.m. - Online Safer Products for Washington – learn about priority consumer products containing designated chemicals; questions an...
IMG-ALT Webinar icon
/events/wr/drought-rule-engage...Comment period ends Nov. 22, 2024 Drought Relief Rule Survey – Tell us how drought conditions impact your community and how can we help
IMG-ALT Comment period icon
/Events/Search/ListingMore public input & events
https://ecology.wa.gov/Anchor Website feedback: tell us how we're doing.
A-TITLE Website feedback form
https://ecology.wa.gov/About-usAbout us
A-TITLE About us
/About-us/Contact-usContact us
A-TITLE Contact us
/About-us/Who-we-are/Our-ProgramsOur programs
A-TITLE Our programs
/Regulations-Permits/SEPA/Envi...Environmental review (SEPA)
A-TITLE Environmental review (SEPA)
/About-us/Budget-legislative-p...Budget & legislative
A-TITLE Budget & legislative
/About-us/Who-we-are/NewsNews
A-TITLE News
/About-us/Jobs-at-EcologyJobs
A-TITLE Jobs
/Footer/Online-tools-publicati...Online tools
A-TITLE Online tools
https://appswr.ecology.wa.gov/...External Subdomain Well reports
A-TITLE Well reports: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
/Research-Data/Data-resources/...Environmental data (EIM)
A-TITLE Environmental data (EIM)
http://1800recycle.wa.gov/External Subdomain Recycle services lookup
A-TITLE Recycle services lookup: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/pa...External Subdomain Water quality permits (PARIS)
A-TITLE Water quality permits (PARIS): Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/co...External Subdomain Coastal Atlas
A-TITLE Coastal Atlas: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/ec...External Subdomain Online payments (EcoEPay)
A-TITLE EcoEPay online payments: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
/Issues-and-local-projectsIssues & local projects
A-TITLE Issues & local projects
/Footer/Online-tools-publicati...Publications & forms
A-TITLE Publications & forms
/Events/Search/ListingPublic input & events listing
A-TITLE Public input & events listing
/About-us/Payments-contracts-g...Grants & loans
A-TITLE Grants & loans
/regulations-permits/laws-rule...Laws, rules, & rulemaking
A-TITLE Laws, rules, & rulemaking
/About-us/Payments-contracts-g...Contracts & bids
A-TITLE Contracts & bids
/Footer/Report-an-environmenta...Text duplicate Report environmental issues
A-TITLE Report environmental issues
/footer-pages/i-want-toI want to... topics
A-TITLE I want to... topics
/About-us/Who-we-are/News/Emai...Email list sign-up
A-TITLE Email list sign-up
/Footer/Public-records-requestsPublic records requests
A-TITLE Public records requests
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...Accessibility & ADA
A-TITLE Accessibility & ADA
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...Non-discrimination
A-TITLE Non-discrimination
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...Language access
A-TITLE Language access
/Footer-pages/Staff-ResourcesStaff log-in
A-TITLE Staff log-in
https://twitter.com/ecologywaNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://www.facebook.com/Ecolo...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://ecology.wa.gov/blogNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Blog
A-TITLE Blog
https://www.youtube.com/EcologyWANew window External Subdomain Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain Flickr
A-TITLE Flickr: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
https://www.instagram.com/Ecol...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram: Link leaves our site, opens a new window: Link leaves our site, opens a new window
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...語言服務
A-TITLE Chinese
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...Servicios de Idiomas
A-TITLE Spanish
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...통역/번역 서비스
A-TITLE Korean
/About-us/Accessibility-equity...Dịch vụ thông dịch
A-TITLE Vietnamese
/About-us/Accountability-trans...Copyright © Washington State Department of Ecology
A-TITLE Copyright © Washington State Department of Ecology
/About-us/Accountability-trans...Privacy notice
A-TITLE Privacy notice
/About-us/Accountability-trans...Site info
A-TITLE Site info
https://ecology.wa.gov/Site-MapSite map
A-TITLE Site map
/About-us/Contact-Us/Contact-t...Contact the web team
A-TITLE Contact the web team

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ecology.wa.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (3.09 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.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (59 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache, no-store
pragmano-cache
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
set-cookie226 Characters
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
dateSat, 02 Nov 2024 11:48:04 GMT
connectionclose
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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This page has 55,350 backlinks.
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