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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
92% 
Page structure
60% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
77% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.72 s
File size
189.50 kB
Words
1605
Media files
63
Number of links
288 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Santa Barbara Independent
The length of the page title is perfect. (291 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (982 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.independent.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1605 words. That's ok.
22.9% 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.
11 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 17.82 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 32 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
10 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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

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...ds/2024/11/3CE-board.jpeg?resize=850,530Energy Co-op’s Attempt to Downsize Board Gives Goleta a Jolt
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...024/10/balenciagashow.jpg?resize=850,530Fashionable Evening Explores the Work of Cristóbal Balenciaga Through Photographer Tom Kublin
...e-Bonamassa-18-Large.jpeg?resize=850,530Review | Stealth Superstar
...rochure-2024-1-1.jpg.webp?resize=130,100Mesa Artist Studio Tour
...rochure-2024-1-1.jpg.webp?resize=130,100Mesa Artist Studio Tour
...2024/08/Rememberanzas.jpg?resize=130,100Rememberanzas: Tango Show & Dinner
...4/10/DDLM24-10-HPS-1.jpeg?resize=130,100Día de los Muertos Market & Craft Day
.../2024/10/library_logo.png?resize=130,100Plaza Palooza: Michael Towbes Library Plaza Grand Opening
...rst-Sunday-Concert-2.jpeg?resize=130,100Stow House First Sunday Concert with Moneluv
...4-07-30-at-3.10.23-PM.png?resize=130,100Workshop: Teens learn about meaningful ways to volunteer
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...Slack-Key-Hula-Poster.jpg?resize=130,100Hawaiian Slack Key & Hula Concert — 4XSB
...4831153917956496815_n.jpg?resize=130,100Un Recuerdo Alegre: Día De Los Muertos S.B.- A Happy Memory: Day of the Dead S.B.
...ds/2024/09/DW-Socials.png?resize=130,100Election Night Watch Party! DemWomenSB
...95836_resize_508__1_1.jpg?resize=130,100S.B. Jewish Film Festival
...oads/2024/10/8yj9461e.png?resize=130,100Free Demo/Event at Grant House
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...ds/2024/10/DSC_0334-1.jpg?resize=380,220Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down 2024 Helps Hundreds of Military Vets
...ds/2024/10/unnamed-19.png?resize=380,220The Great Debate over Measure P
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...ds/2024/10/9R1A2057-2.jpg?resize=380,220Best Fest Fun
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.../2024/10/avo-8_e0c34f.jpg?resize=380,220Carpinteria Sees Green at Annual Avocado Celebration
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...8/121123-F-IN231-1001.jpg?resize=130,100Poodle Bites Bezos and Soon-Shiong
...Art_Project_-_edited.jpeg?resize=130,100Poodle Bets on Women to Save Nation
...ploads/2024/10/oramas.jpg?resize=130,100The Home Page | Fairytale Houses and Halloween Haunts
...er-Doudna_059_Low-Res.jpg?resize=130,100Nobel Laureate Discusses CRISPR with Arts & Lectures and Cancer Foundation Supporters
...10/Untitled-design-3.jpeg?resize=130,100The Death of Dignity or a Dignified Death?
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...ou-know-or-care-Cagle.png?resize=130,100Agreed, It Makes No Sense to Vote Trump
...s/2024/11/09_Katschei.jpg?resize=850,530Dance Review | Two Timeless Tales of Magic and Romance Bring a Night To Remember
...r-photo_Josef-Woodard.jpg?resize=130,100Art and Soul Among the Funk
...loads/2024/11/BP___11.jpg?resize=130,100Blind Pilot Debuts New Album at Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara
...ests-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?resize=130,100UC Santa Barbara Professor Cristina Venegas Follows a Genetic Puzzle From Columbia
...e-Bonamassa-18-Large.jpeg?resize=130,100Review | Stealth Superstar
...entral-American-Combo.png?resize=850,530Elubia’s Kitchen Wins First Place in Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge
...10/Soul-Food-Event-1.jpeg?resize=130,100Soul Food Sunday with Chef Guidance Moon
...0/Ottolenghi-Mims__22.jpg?resize=130,100Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Brings an International Perspective to Santa Barbara
...10/FLAVOUR-Cover_v2b.jpeg?resize=130,100Pascale Beale’s Latest Book Favors Flavour
...024/11/DSC_7235WebRes.jpg?resize=850,530WILDWONDER Getaway Celebrates Women, Wellness, and Western Spirit in Santa Ynez
...ploads/2024/11/A-Win-.jpg?resize=850,530Bishop Diego Girls Volleyball Advances to CIF-SS Division 3 Championship Match With Four-Set Victory Over Cypress
...AdobeStock_269685600.jpeg?resize=850,530Brazil’s Environmental Leadership
...s/2024/10/realestate.jpeg?resize=130,100‘Lack of Planning on Your Part Doesn’t Constitute an Emergency on My Part’
...es_MicheleAllyn.jpg?w=791&resize=130,100Why Rent Control Fails Communities: The Hidden Costs of Prop. 33
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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.
There are 34 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H3 Operatic Onramping
H3 Energy Co-op’s Attempt to Downsize Board Gives Goleta a Jolt
H3 Santa Barbara Supervisor Bob Nelson, Growers Denied Access to ‘Toxic Tour’ of Santa Maria Farmland
H3 Fashionable Evening Explores the Work of Cristóbal Balenciaga Through Photographer Tom Kublin
H3 Review | Stealth Superstar
H3 multimedia Stories
H3 Arts & Entertainment
H3 Dance Review | Two Timeless Tales of Magic and Romance Bring a Night To Remember
H3 Food & Drink
H3 Elubia’s Kitchen Wins First Place in Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge
H3 Living
H3 WILDWONDER Getaway Celebrates Women, Wellness, and Western Spirit in Santa Ynez
H3 Sports
H3 Bishop Diego Girls Volleyball Advances to CIF-SS Division 3 Championship Match With Four-Set Victory Over Cypress
H3 Real Estate
H3 Brazil’s Environmental Leadership
H3 The Print Issue
H3 Announcements
H3 Contribute
H3 Login
H4 Ahoy, “Mystic Whaler”!
H4 Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down 2024 Helps Hundreds of Military Vets
H4 The Great Debate over Measure P
H4 Downtown Comes to Life for Day of the Dead Free Family Day
H4 Best Fest Fun
H4 American Cancer Society and Santa Barbara Trapeze Company Partner to Raise Awareness During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
H4 View the ‘Indy’ Forum with Candidates for Santa Barbara Unified School Board
H4 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Hosts 27th Annual Intertribal Powwow
H4 Carpinteria Sees Green at Annual Avocado Celebration
H4 View the ‘Indy’ District 1 Forum with Candidates Alejandra Gutierrez, Wendy Santamaria, and Cruzito H. Cruz
H6 Premiere Events
H6 Columns
H6 Opinions
H6 Letters
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 2 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/newsletters/Subdomain Newsletters
/manage-account/Subdomain My Account
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/category/living/Subdomain Living
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/extra/Subdomain Extra!
/classifieds/Subdomain Classifieds
https://www.independent.com/Subdomain Home
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/classifieds/Subdomain Text duplicate Classifieds
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/2024/10/29/santa-barbara-sher...Subdomain Santa Barbara Sheriff Tangled in Mental-Health App Imbroglio
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/author/nickindependent-com/Subdomain Nick Welsh
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