Gardeningdirect.co.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
70% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.39 s
File size
39.80 kB
Words
361
Media files
32
Number of links
80 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Buy Garden Plants Online - Online Garden Centre with UK Delivery | Gardening Direct
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 773 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
We offer a wide range of bedding and garden plants to buy online delivered straight to your door.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (593 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.gardeningdirect.co.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Language defined in meta tags: english
Server location: United States of America
There are different language information within the page markup.
One or more of the specified languages are not ISO standard (en, en-us, de, etc.)
The following language is defined by HTML: english
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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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)
HTTP-Header Content-Type: iso-8859-1
Meta http-equiv Content-Type: utf-8
The specified character encodings are different.
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
descriptionWe offer a wide range of bedding and garden plants to buy online delivered straight to your door.
languageenglish
MobileOptimized320
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0, user-scalable=yes
msapplication-TileColor#da532c
theme-color#ffffff
langen
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
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 361 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 37 words is high.
27.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0, user-scalable=yes" 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 7 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
...yougdn/web/images/header/logoGD.svg?v=10Gardening Direct - Logo
.../web/images/header/top_basket_GD.png?v=2Your Gardening Direct Shopping Basket
.../yougdn/web/images/usp_bar/icon_1_GD.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../yougdn/web/images/usp_bar/icon_2_GD.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../yougdn/web/images/usp_bar/icon_3_GD.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...frontpage/GD/1/topImage_1.jpg?6695559318Spring Bedding
...frontpage/GD/1/topImage_2.jpg?6695559318Plant Size Guide
...frontpage/GD/1/topImage_3.jpg?6695559318SALE
...frontpage/GD/1/topImage_4.jpg?6695559318Compost
data:[...] Base64Best Sellers
data:[...] Base64Summer Flowering Bulbs
data:[...] Base64Shrubs
data:[...] Base64SALE
data:[...] Base64Fruit Trees
data:[...] Base64Garden Essentials Sale
data:[...] Base64Gerbera Garvinea 'Sweet' SeriesGerbera Garvinea 'Sweet' Series
data:[...] Base64Pansy ColourburstPansy Colourburst
data:[...] Base64Wallflower WizardWallflower Wizard
data:[...] Base64Pansy Cascadia XL TrailingPansy Cascadia XL Trailing
data:[...] Base64Japanese Maple Acer CollectionJapanese Maple Acer Collection
data:[...] Base64Primrose HarlequinPrimrose Harlequin
data:[...] Base64Polyanthus High SeasPolyanthus High Seas
data:[...] Base64Best Sellers Icon
data:[...] Base64Bedding Plants Icon
data:[...] Base64Bedding Plants By Size Icon
data:[...] Base64Bulbs Icon
data:[...] Base64Plants Icon
data:[...] Base64Seeds Icon
data:[...] Base64Garden Essentials Icon
data:[...] Base64Compost Icon
data:[...] Base64Sale Icon
data:[...] Base64Gardeners' Corner Icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Shop our popular categories
H2 Shop our best sellers
H2 Customer Care
H2 About Us
H2 Useful Links
H2 Our Plants
H2 Social
H3 Best Sellers
H3 Summer Flowering Bulbs
H3 Shrubs
H3 SALE
H3 Fruit Trees
H3 Garden Essentials Sale
H3 Thank you for signing up
H3 Get 10% Off Your First Order
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.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/csp/secure/yougdn/web/login.cspSubdomain Register / Log in
/IMG-ALT Gardening Direct - Logo
/csp/secure/yougdn/web/login.cspSubdomain No Text
/csp/yougdn/web/vieword.cspIMG-ALT Your Gardening Direct Shopping Basket
/csp/yougdn/web/vieword.cspView Basket »
/cat-best/best-sellers.htmBest Sellers
/cat-bedd/bedding-plants.htmBedding Plants
/cat-bedsize/bedding-plants-by...Bedding Plants By Size
/cat-bul1/bulbs.htmBulbs
/cat-plants/plants.htmPlants
/cat-seeds/seeds.htmSeeds
/cat-gard/garden-essentials.htmGarden Essentials
/cat-comp/compost.htmCompost
/cat-sale/sale.htmSale
/blog/GARDENERS' CORNER
/standard-delivery.htmSubdomain Free Delivery when you spend over £60
/cat-bedd/bedding-plants.htmSubdomain Great value Bedding Plants and much more
https://uk.trustpilot.com/revi...External Subdomain Over 6000 Trusted 5* reviews
/cat-bedd/bedding-plants.htmSubdomain IMG-ALT Spring Bedding
/cat-sale/sale.htmSubdomain IMG-ALT SALE
/cat-comp/compost.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Compost
/cat-best/best-sellers.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Best Sellers
/cat-best/best-sellers.htmSHOP ALL Best Sellers
/cat-bul1/bulbs.htmSubdomain IMG-ALT Summer Flowering Bulbs
/cat-bul1/bulbs.htmSubdomain SHOP ALL Summer Flowering Bulbs
/cat-shr1/shrubs.htmIMG-ALT Shrubs
/cat-shr1/shrubs.htmSHOP ALL Shrubs
/cat-sale/sale.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT SALE
/cat-sale/sale.htmSHOP ALL SALE
/cat-fru1/fruit-trees.htmIMG-ALT Fruit Trees
/cat-fru1/fruit-trees.htmSHOP ALL Fruit Trees
/cat-gardsale/garden-essential...IMG-ALT Garden Essentials Sale
/cat-gardsale/garden-essential...SHOP ALL Garden Essentials Sale
/item-p-560047/gerbera-garvine...IMG-ALT Gerbera Garvinea 'Sweet' Series
/item-p-560047/gerbera-garvine...Text duplicate Gerbera Garvinea 'Sweet' Series
/item-p-560047/gerbera-garvine...FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-401155/pansy-colourburstIMG-ALT Pansy Colourburst
/item-p-401155/pansy-colourburstText duplicate Pansy Colourburst
/item-p-401155/pansy-colourburstText duplicate FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-401165/wallflower-wizardIMG-ALT Wallflower Wizard
/item-p-401165/wallflower-wizardText duplicate Wallflower Wizard
/item-p-401165/wallflower-wizardText duplicate FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-401172/pansy-cascadia-...IMG-ALT Pansy Cascadia XL Trailing
/item-p-401172/pansy-cascadia-...Text duplicate Pansy Cascadia XL Trailing
/item-p-401172/pansy-cascadia-...Text duplicate FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-510134/japanese-maple-...IMG-ALT Japanese Maple Acer Collection
/item-p-510134/japanese-maple-...Text duplicate Japanese Maple Acer Collection
/item-p-510134/japanese-maple-...Text duplicate FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-401168/primrose-harlequinIMG-ALT Primrose Harlequin
/item-p-401168/primrose-harlequinText duplicate Primrose Harlequin
/item-p-401168/primrose-harlequinText duplicate FIND OUT MORE
/item-p-401166/polyanthus-high...IMG-ALT Polyanthus High Seas
/item-p-401166/polyanthus-high...Text duplicate Polyanthus High Seas
/item-p-401166/polyanthus-high...Text duplicate FIND OUT MORE
https://uk.trustpilot.com/revi...New window External Subdomain Trustpilot
/customer-services.htmCustomer Services
/standard-delivery.htmDelivery
/contact-us.htmContact Us
/about-us.htmAbout Us
/terms-and-conditions.htmTerms & Conditions
/privacy-policy.htmPrivacy policy
/cookie-policy.htmCookie policy
/sitemap.htmSitemap
/search/results/?search=gift+v...eGift Vouchers
/blog/Gardeners' Corner
/pro-plug-plants.htmPro Plug Plants
/pro-plus-plug-plants.htmPro+ Plug Plants
/plug-plants.htmPlug Plants
/jumbo-plug-plants.htmJumbo Plug Plants
/garden-ready-plants.htmGarden Ready Plants
https://www.facebook.com/Garde...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/gardeningd...New window External No Text
https://www.amo.co.uk/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.yougarden.com/csp/...External Subdomain My Account
/HOME
/cat-best/best-sellers.htmText duplicate Best Sellers
IMG-ALT Best Sellers Icon
/cat-bedd/bedding-plants.htmText duplicate Bedding Plants
IMG-ALT Bedding Plants Icon
/cat-bedsize/bedding-plants-by...Text duplicate Bedding Plants By Size
IMG-ALT Bedding Plants By Size Icon
/cat-bul1/bulbs.htmText duplicate Bulbs
IMG-ALT Bulbs Icon
/cat-plants/plants.htmText duplicate Plants
IMG-ALT Plants Icon
/cat-seeds/seeds.htmText duplicate Seeds
IMG-ALT Seeds Icon
/cat-gard/garden-essentials.htmText duplicate Garden Essentials
IMG-ALT Garden Essentials Icon
/cat-comp/compost.htmText duplicate Compost
IMG-ALT Compost Icon
/cat-sale/sale.htmText duplicate Sale
IMG-ALT Sale Icon
/blog/Text duplicate Gardeners' Corner
IMG-ALT Gardeners' Corner Icon
/csp/yougdn/web/vieword.cspMy Basket

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.gardeningdirect.co.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 0.39 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 09 May 2024 18:13:32 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
set-cookie102 Characters
cache-controlno-cache
expiresThu, 29 Oct 1998 17:04:19 GMT
pragmano-cache
strict-transport-securitymax-age=63072000;
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
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servercloudflare
cf-ray8813a9ff6abd9254-MUC
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 316 referring domains.
This page has 2,376 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 241 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /ajax
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /csp/yougdn/web*.csp*
Disallow: /csp/secure/yougdn/web*
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/

Sitemap: https://www.gardeningdirect.co.uk/sitemap.xml

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www.gardeningdirect.co.uk
Buy Garden Plants Online - Online Garden Centre with UK Delivery | ...
We offer a wide range of bedding and garden plants to buy online delivered straight to your door.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Garden77%Check
garden plants71%Check
Plants65%Check
Garden Essentials59%Check
gardening58%Check
Bedding Plants56%Check
Online Garden50%Check
Plug Plants50%Check
Bedding48%Check
Buy Garden Plants Online47%Check
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