Independenceks.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
44% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.59 s
File size
142.60 kB
Words
598
Media files
14
Number of links
82 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Independence, KS | Official Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (322 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
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
category0Home
theme-color#14255f
descriptionEmpty
keywordsHome
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
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 598 words. That's ok.
24.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.08 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 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=2843Home page
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=2857Facebook
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=2860YouTube
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=2855Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=2870Welcome to Independence
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=3451arborday
data:[...] Base641950 Allan Herscell carousel
data:[...] Base64thumbnail_Dustin Stafford
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=3059Click here to view the Community Based Strategic Plan Dashboard and track our progress.Click here to view the Community Based Strategic Plan Dashboard and track our progress.
data:[...] Base64AWOLAWOL
data:[...] Base64Join our Emergency Services TeamJoin our Emergency Services Team
data:[...] Base64Independence Land Bank Property DonationIndependence Land Bank Property Donation
data:[...] Base64RecyclingRecycling
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=2854Home page

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Latest News
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (11 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 Latest News
H1 Upcoming Events
H3 Residents
H3 Visitors
H3 Business
H3 Government
H3 June 2024
H3 Contact Us
H3 Popular Links
H3 Community Resources
H4 Tree Board Opening
H4 Park Board Applications
H4 Sgt. Dustin Stafford selected as new Independence Police Chief
H4 Community Based Strategic Plan Dashboard
H4 Many dogs and cats await loving homes at the AWOL animal Shelter
H4 Join our Emergency Services Team
H4 Independence Land Bank Property Donation
H4 Recycling & Bulky Item Drop off for City Residents
H4 Mon, Jun. 10
H4 Thu, Jun. 13
H4 Fri, Jun. 14
H4 Sat, Jun. 15
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/MyAccount/ProfileCreateCreate a Website Account
/MyAccountWebsite Sign In
http://independenceks.gov/IMG-ALT Home page
/27/GovernmentGovernment
/101/ServicesServices
/35/BusinessBusiness
/31/CommunityCommunity
/9/How-Do-IHow Do I...
https://www.facebook.com/Indep...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/@CityO...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Search
http://independenceks.gov/139Citizen Service Request
/jobs.aspxJobs at the City
https://cleargov.com/kansas/mo...External Transparency
/342/Emergency-ManagementEmergency Alerts
https://www.municipalonlinepay...External Subdomain Online Bill Pay
/129/Agendas-MinutesCommission Agendas
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=12Residents
https://www.municipalonlinepay...External Subdomain Text duplicate Online Bill Pay
/192/Sanitation-DepartmentSubdomain Trash Collection, Yard Waste, Limb Disposal
https://secure.rec1.com/KS/ind...External Subdomain Parks, Recreation & Facility Rental
/161/Building-InspectorSubdomain Permits & Grant Opportunities
/230/Animal-ControlAWOL-Humane...New window Subdomain Pets
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=12View All Links
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=64Visitors
https://indkschamber.org/External Chamber of Commerce
/199/Park-ZooSubdomain Riverside Park & Ralph Mitchell Zoo
https://www.independencehistor...External Subdomain Independence Historical Museum & Arts Center
https://www.independencemainst...External Subdomain Main Street
https://www.indyrec.com/External Subdomain Recreation
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=64Text duplicate View All Links
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=65Text duplicate Business
/161/Building-InspectorSubdomain Licensing & Permits
/156/Planning-CommissionZoning...Subdomain Planning & Zoning, Codes
/210/Economic-DevelopmentSubdomain Industrial Parks
https://www.actioncouncil.com/External Subdomain More Resources
/210/Economic-DevelopmentSubdomain Incentives
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=65Text duplicate View All Links
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=66Text duplicate Government
/197/City-CommissionSubdomain Meet Your Commissioners
/150/Boards-CommissionsSubdomain Boards & Commissions
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7Subdomain Public Notices
/165/Finance-RecordsSubdomain Financial Information
https://library.municode.com/k...External Subdomain Municipal Code
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=66Text duplicate View All Links
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=496IMG-ALT arborday
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=496Tree Board Opening
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=496Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=479IMG-ALT 1950 Allan Herscell carousel
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=479Park Board Applications
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=479Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=497IMG-ALT thumbnail_Dustin Stafford
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=497Sgt. Dustin Stafford selected as new Independence Police Chief
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=497Text duplicate Read on...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=1View All News
https://performance.envisio.co...External Subdomain Community Based Strategic Plan Dashboard Click here to view the dashboard and track our progress.
IMG-ALT Click here to view the Community Based Strategic Plan Dashboard and track our progress.
https://www.facebook.com/awolh...External Subdomain Many dogs and cats await loving homes at the AWOL animal Shelter Contact them today at 620-331-7931 or stop by 116 S. 23rd St.
IMG-ALT AWOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Join our Emergency Services Team If you're looking for challenging, meaningful work in a supportive environment, the City of Independence just might be the p...
IMG-ALT Join our Emergency Services Team
/192/Sanitation-DepartmentRecycling & Bulky Item Drop off for City Residents The City Sanitation yard at 21st and Maple offers the following services: Recycling is available the 1st S...
IMG-ALT Recycling
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor 1
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor 2
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor 3
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor 4
http://independenceks.gov/Anchor 5
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...10
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...11
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...12
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...13
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...14
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...15
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...16
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...19
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...27
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 2
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 4
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3253RUMMAGE SALE- 1121 W MYRTLE
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3256RUMMAGE SALE- 820 W MAIN
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3257RUMMAGE SALE- 1221 W MYRTLE
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3182City Commission Meeting
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3233RUMMAGE SALE- 136 CATALPA
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3255RUMMAGE SALE- 1209 W OAK
/Calendar.aspx?EID=3254RUMMAGE SALE- 605 W MYRTLE
/calendar.aspx?CID=14,28,22,27...View All Events
/199/Park-ZooRiverside Park & Ralph Mitchel Zoo The staff of Riverside Park and Ralph Mitchell Zoo are proud of the history that surrounds us and we take our stewardship ...
/148/DepartmentsDepartments Get information regarding the departments dedicated to keeping the community moving.Find a department
/DocumentCenter/View/2991/Cent...New window Central Park Sports Complex Discover what Central Park Sports Complex has to offer.Read more about the complex
http://independenceks.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Home page
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=12Popular Links
https://www.municipalonlinepay...External Subdomain Text duplicate Online Bill Pay
/192/Sanitation-DepartmentSubdomain Text duplicate Trash Collection, Yard Waste, Limb Disposal
https://secure.rec1.com/KS/ind...External Subdomain Text duplicate Parks, Recreation & Facility Rental
/161/Building-InspectorSubdomain Text duplicate Permits & Grant Opportunities
/230/Animal-ControlAWOL-Humane...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Pets
/RequestTracker.aspxSubdomain Request a Service
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=67Community Resources
https://communityaccesscenter....External Community Access Center
https://iplks.org/External Independence Public Library
https://indkschamber.org/External Chamber
https://www.independencemainst...External Subdomain Text duplicate Main Street
https://www.indyschools.com/External Subdomain USD 446
/DocumentCenter/View/2613/City...Subdomain Quick Reference Guide
/accessibilityAccessibility
http://independenceks.gov/sitemapSite Map
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.59 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 7 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlprivate, s-maxage=600,no-transform
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
etag" "
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
p3pCP="IDC DSP COR ADM DEVi TAIi PSA PSD IVAi IVDi CONi HIS OUR IND CNT"
set-cookie25 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' https://*.granicus.com https://platform.civicplus.com https://account.civicplus.com https://analytics.civicplus.com; img-src * data: blob:; worker-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline'; script-src * about: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src * 'unsafe-inline'; media-src * blob:; font-src * data:; default-src *
dateThu, 13 Jun 2024 13:35:32 GMT
content-length39363
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 363 referring domains.
This page has 953 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 223 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

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Disallow: /
User-agent: *
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Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /common/admin/
Disallow: /OJA
Disallow: /support
Disallow: /currenteventsview.asp
Disallow: /search.asp
Disallow: /currenteventsview.aspx
Disallow: /search.aspx
Disallow: /currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /Support
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.asp
Disallow: /Search.asp
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.aspx
Disallow: /Search.aspx
Disallow: /Search
Disallow: /CurrentEvents.aspx
Disallow: /Currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /map.aspx
Disallow: /map.asp
Disallow: /Map.aspx
Disallow: /Map.asp
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
Disallow: /RSS.aspx
User-agent: Siteimprove
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot-crawler
Crawl-delay: 20

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Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Independence74%Check
City Independence60%Check
new54%Check
Independence Land Bank54%Check
as new51%Check
News50%Check
Latest News50%Check
Community46%Check
Website46%Check
Board46%Check
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