Glasgowbell.co.uk - SEO Checker

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Meta information
72% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
83% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
100% 
External factors
44% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.10 s
File size
125.60 kB
Words
539
Media files
28
Number of links
71 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Glasgow Bell
The page title is too short. (160 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Glasgow's new quality newspaper, publishing unmissable stories about the city. Join our free mailing list to get fact-checked local news and great cultural recommendations in your inbox every week.
The meta description is too long: 1216 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.glasgowbell.co.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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionGlasgow's new quality newspaper, publishing unmissable stories about the city. Join our free mailing list to get fact-checked local news and great cultural recommendations in your inbox every week.
referrerno-referrer-when-downgrade
generatorGhost 5.100
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565709069914
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleThe Bell
twitter:descriptionGlasgow's new quality newspaper. Join our free mailing list.
twitter:urlhttps://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/
twitter:imagehttps://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/content/images/2024/09/image--2---1--4.png
twitter:site@theglasgowbell
og:site_nameThe Bell
og:typewebsite
og:titleThe Bell
og:descriptionGlasgow's new quality newspaper. Join our free mailing list.
og:urlhttps://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/
og:imagehttps://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/content/images/2024/09/image--2---1--5.png
og:image:width720
og:image:height445
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 539 words. That's ok.
33% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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 14.27 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 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/2024/09/the-bell-final_DF1A1A.pngThe Bell
...images/2024/09/the-bell-final_DF1A1A.pngThe Bell
...t/webp/2024/11/PS_GLASGOW_FEATURE_55.jpg'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...size/w1304/format/webp/2024/11/Buses.jpgGlasgow’s great bus showdown
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...04/format/webp/2024/11/DSC00252-EDIT.jpgGlasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...rmat/webp/2024/10/BARD-studio-2-EDIT.jpgGlasgow is filled with empty offices. So why is there a workspace crisis?
...mat/webp/2024/10/portrait-2--1--EDIT.jpgThe last boat left afloat on the Clyde
...1304/format/webp/2024/10/IMG_2726-2.jpegThe high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings
...ebp/2024/10/24597950890_f0cf2f349a_k.jpgGlasgow's most beleaguered hospital now faces a fraud probe
...w1304/format/webp/2024/10/Artboard-1.jpgRethinking rain in the UK's soggiest city
...e/w1304/format/webp/2024/10/R1005592.JPGWomen’s football is on the up. Are old rivalries heating up too?
...e/w1304/format/webp/2024/11/P1010099.jpgHow Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore
...F2ED-4073-B1BC-BD26959615DF_1_201_a.jpegThe wrap game: how shawarma ate Glasgow
...e/w1304/format/webp/2024/10/Easdales.jpgThe Easdale brothers want everyone to know they are billionaires. Are they?
/content/images/2024/09/editor-two.jpgMoya Lothian-McLean
/content/images/2024/09/IMG_2027--2--1.jpegRobbie Armstrong
...04/format/webp/2024/11/DSC00252-EDIT.jpgGlasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...t/webp/2024/11/PS_GLASGOW_FEATURE_55.jpg'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...size/w1304/format/webp/2024/11/Buses.jpgGlasgow’s great bus showdown
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
...e/w1304/format/webp/2024/11/DSC00443.JPGHow did Glasgow’s 'best bakery' become so polarising?
/assets/fonts/comment-icon.png?v=d1e238aafbNo alt attribute provided
/content/images/2024/09/The-Bell_white.pngThe Bell

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Join The Bell
The H1 heading is too short (13 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Join The Bell
H2 Featured
H2 Editor's Picks
H2 Our Team
H2 Latest stories
H3 'Realistic' houses for everyone?
H3 Glasgow’s great bus showdown
H3 Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
H3 Glasgow is filled with empty offices. So why is there a workspace crisis?
H3 The last boat left afloat on the Clyde
H3 The high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings
H3 Glasgow's most beleaguered hospital now faces a fraud probe
H3 Rethinking rain in the UK's soggiest city
H3 Women’s football is on the up. Are old rivalries heating up too?
H3 How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore
H3 The wrap game: how shawarma ate Glasgow
H3 The Easdale brothers want everyone to know they are billionaires. Are they?
H3 Moya Lothian-McLean
H3 Robbie Armstrong
H3 Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible? Duplicate text
H3 'Realistic' houses for everyone? Duplicate text
H3 Glasgow’s great bus showdown Duplicate text
H3 How did Glasgow’s 'best bakery' become so polarising?
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
7 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.
There are 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Subdomain IMG-ALT The Bell
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Anchor Sign In
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Anchor Subscribe
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Subdomain Home
/about/Subdomain About
/write-for-us/Subdomain Write for us
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...IMG-ALT 'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...Text duplicate 'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/author/the/Text duplicate The Bell
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...No Text
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/IMG-ALT Glasgow’s great bus showdown
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/Text duplicate Glasgow’s great bus showdown
/author/catriona/Catriona Stewart
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/No Text
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...IMG-ALT Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...Text duplicate Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/author/moya/Moya Lothian-McLean
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...No Text
/glasgow-is-filled-with-empty-...Glasgow is filled with empty offices. So why is there a workspace crisis?
/author/moya/Text duplicate Moya Lothian-McLean
/glasgow-is-filled-with-empty-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Glasgow is filled with empty offices. So why is there a workspace crisis?
/the-last-river-clyde-ferry/The last boat left afloat on the Clyde
/author/sam/Samuel Reilly
/the-last-river-clyde-ferry/Text duplicate IMG-ALT The last boat left afloat on the Clyde
/glasgow-brutalism-high-rise/The high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings
/author/robbie/Robbie Armstrong
/glasgow-brutalism-high-rise/Text duplicate IMG-ALT The high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings
/glasgows-most-beleaguered-hos...Glasgow's most beleaguered hospital now faces a fraud probe
/author/the/Text duplicate The Bell
/glasgows-most-beleaguered-hos...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Glasgow's most beleaguered hospital now faces a fraud probe
/rethinking-rain-in-the-uks-so...Rethinking rain in the UK's soggiest city
/author/natalie/Natalie Whittle
/rethinking-rain-in-the-uks-so...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Rethinking rain in the UK's soggiest city
/womens-football-is-gaining-po...Women’s football is on the up. Are old rivalries heating up too?
/author/ophira/Ophira Gottlieb
/womens-football-is-gaining-po...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Women’s football is on the up. Are old rivalries heating up too?
/happy-hardcore-glasgow-young-...IMG-ALT How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore
/happy-hardcore-glasgow-young-...Text duplicate How Glasgow's young teams got happy for hardcore
/author/ophira/Text duplicate Ophira Gottlieb
/the-wrap-game-how-the-shawarm...IMG-ALT The wrap game: how shawarma ate Glasgow
/the-wrap-game-how-the-shawarm...Text duplicate The wrap game: how shawarma ate Glasgow
/author/robbie/Text duplicate Robbie Armstrong
/the-easdale-brothers-want-eve...IMG-ALT The Easdale brothers want everyone to know they are billionaires. Are they?
/the-easdale-brothers-want-eve...Text duplicate The Easdale brothers want everyone to know they are billionaires. Are they?
/author/catriona/Text duplicate Catriona Stewart
/author/moyaText duplicate Moya Lothian-McLean
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...Text duplicate Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
https://twitter.com/mlothianmc...External Twitter
/author/robbieText duplicate Robbie Armstrong
/the-wrap-game-how-the-shawarm...Text duplicate The wrap game: how shawarma ate Glasgow
https://twitter.com/robbiejournoExternal Text duplicate Twitter
/the-archive/All
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...Text duplicate Glasgow’s oldest street is falling apart. Who’s responsible?
/author/moya/Text duplicate Moya Lothian-McLean
/glasgows-oldest-street-is-fal...No Text
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...Text duplicate IMG-ALT 'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...Text duplicate 'Realistic' houses for everyone?
/author/the/Text duplicate The Bell
/glasgows-housing-strategy-fin...No Text
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Glasgow’s great bus showdown
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/Text duplicate Glasgow’s great bus showdown
/author/catriona/Text duplicate Catriona Stewart
/glasgows-great-bus-showdown/No Text
/two-eight-seven-glasgow-closing/IMG-ALT How did Glasgow’s 'best bakery' become so polarising?
/two-eight-seven-glasgow-closing/Text duplicate How did Glasgow’s 'best bakery' become so polarising?
/author/moya/Text duplicate Moya Lothian-McLean
/two-eight-seven-glasgow-closing/No Text
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Bell
https://twitter.com/theglasgow...External 𝕏
https://www.facebook.com/profi...External Subdomain Facebook
/latest/rss/RSS
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/Anchor Sign up
/privacy-policy-for-glasgow-bell/Subdomain Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.glasgowbell.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 0.10 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (126 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 13 referring domains.
This page only has 84 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 12 different ip addresses.
This page is referenced by wikipedia.

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Disallow: /ghost/
Disallow: /email/
Disallow: /members/api/comments/counts/
Disallow: /r/
Disallow: /webmentions/receive/

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Glasgow75%Check
Glasgow Bell73%Check
Join62%Check
list56%Check
great56%Check
city52%Check
Mailing List52%Check
free mailing list51%Check
stories50%Check
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