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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
68% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.53 s
File size
95.60 kB
Words
425
Media files
17
Number of links
37 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
MyPlate | U.S. Department of Agriculture
The length of the page title is perfect. (364 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)
https://www.myplate.gov/
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)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
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
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=11
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 425 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
27.1% 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.
4 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 11.6 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 following tag is repeated too often: learn more
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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
...tom/myplate/assets/img/us_flag_small.pngU.S. flag
...ustom/myplate/assets/img/usda-symbol.svgHome
/themes/custom/myplate/assets/img/close.svgclose
...ate/assets/img/myplate/myplate-brand.svgMyPlate logo
...default/files/2022-09/logo-cta-label.svgNo alt attribute provided
...iles/2022-09/logo-cta-label-mobile_0.svgNo alt attribute provided
...PlateToolsInfographic2.png?itok=yNS77KK7MyPlate icon surrounded by the names of the MyPlate tools
...lic/2020-11/fruit pita.jpg?itok=tWQr6Pp5Peachy Peanut Butter Pita Pockets on a plate
...2-09/MyPlate-Plan-2022.png?itok=wMdVUHRzMyPlate Plan Chart
...c/2022-09/salad-fork_0.png?itok=NPxgtHazBowl of Salad
...top-at-kitchen-table_0.jpg?itok=5iNXQDtRWoman on Laptop
...-man-cooking-with-wife.jpg?itok=swIurGcLimage of an older couple cooking and having fun at it
...-Simple-Phone-Mockup-A.png?itok=14v9GqxfShop Simple home screen on a phone
...07/myplate-alexa-skill.png?itok=k9CKYSe_Alexa Speakers and Devices
...20-12/start-simple-app.png?itok=3qjblKGyStart Simple app on phone and watch
...blic/2020-11/dga-brand.png?itok=3FmeAKwTlogo for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
...ustom/myplate/assets/img/usda-symbol.svgHome

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Learn how to eat healthy with MyPlate
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Learn how to eat healthy with MyPlate
H2 Are you making every bite count?
H2 Discover budget-friendly food ideas
H2 Featured
H2 Set personal goals for healthy eating
H2 Find easy, low-cost recipes
H2 Sign Up for Email Updates
H3 Shop Simple with MyPlate
H3 MyPlate on Alexa
H3 Start Simple with MyPlate App
H3 Sign Up for Updates
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.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.myplate.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.myplate.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.myplate.gov/MyPlate U.S. Department of Agriculture
A-TITLE Home
/myplate-kitchen/my-saved-recipesMy Saved Recipes
/myplate-kitchen/my-cookbooksMy Cookbooks
/my-quizzesMyPlate Quiz Results
https://www.eauth.usda.gov/homeNew window External Subdomain Manage Account
/user/loginLog in
/saml/login?destination=/homep...Log in | Register
https://www.myplate.gov/Text duplicate Home
/myplate-kitchen/my-saved-recipesText duplicate My Saved Recipes
/myplate-kitchen/my-cookbooksText duplicate My Cookbooks
/my-quizzesText duplicate MyPlate Quiz Results
https://www.eauth.usda.gov/homeNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Manage Account
/user/loginText duplicate Log in
/saml/login?destination=/homep...Text duplicate Log in | Register
https://www.fns.usda.gov/coron...External Subdomain COVID-19
https://www.myplate.gov/about-usAbout US
https://ask.usda.gov/s/External Subdomain Ask USDA
/contact-usContact Us
https://www.fns.usda.gov/External Subdomain FNS
https://usda.gov/External USDA.GOV
https://www.dietaryguidelines....External Subdomain Learn more
A-TITLE Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
/eat-healthy/what-is-myplateExplore MyPlate
A-TITLE Explore MyPlate
/form/myplate-quizStart Quiz
A-TITLE Start the MyPlate Quiz
/es/form/myplate-quizEmpieza la prueba
A-TITLE Empieza la Prueba MiPlato
/shopsimpleEat Healthy on a Budget
A-TITLE Eat Healthy on a Budget
/resources/toolsExplore the MyPlate Tools
A-TITLE Explore the MyPlate Tools
/recipes/supplemental-nutritio...Recipe of the Month
A-TITLE Recipe of the Month
/myplate-planGet Your MyPlate Plan
A-TITLE Get Your MyPlate Plan
/resources/tools/startsimple-m...Get Started Today
A-TITLE Get started with Start Simple with MyPlate
/myplate-kitchenGo to MyPlate Kitchen
A-TITLE Go to MyPlate Kitchen
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign Up for Email Updates
A-TITLE Sign Up for Email Updates
/myplate-tip-sheetsFind a MyPlate Tip Sheet
A-TITLE Find a MyPlate Tip Sheet
/shopsimpleSubdomain Text duplicate Learn more
A-TITLE Shop Simple with MyPlate
/myplateassistantText duplicate Learn more
A-TITLE MyPlate on Alexa
/resources/tools/startsimple-m...Text duplicate Learn more
A-TITLE Start Simple with MyPlate App
https://www.dietaryguidelines....External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
A-TITLE Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
https://www.myplate.gov/Text duplicate Home
/eat-healthy/what-is-myplateEat Healthy
/life-stagesLife Stages
https://www.myplate.gov/resourcesResources
/professionalsProfessionals
/myplate-kitchenMyPlate Kitchen
https://www.usda.gov/policies-...External Subdomain Policies and Links
A-TITLE Policies and Links
https://www.usda.gov/our-agenc...External Subdomain Our Performance
A-TITLE Our Performance
https://www.usda.gov/our-agenc...External Subdomain Careers
A-TITLE Careers
https://www.usda.gov/oig/forms...External Subdomain Report Fraud on USDA Contracts
A-TITLE Report Fraud on USDA Contracts
https://www.usda.gov/oigExternal Subdomain Visit OIG
A-TITLE Visit OIG
https://www.usda.gov/plain-wri...External Subdomain Plain Writing
A-TITLE Plain Writing
https://www.usda.gov/openExternal Subdomain Open
A-TITLE Open
https://www.dm.usda.gov/foia/External Subdomain FOIA
A-TITLE FOIA
https://www.usda.gov/accessibi...External Subdomain Accessibility Statement
A-TITLE Accessibility Statement
https://www.usda.gov/privacy-p...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE Privacy Policy
https://www.usda.gov/non-discr...External Subdomain Non-Discrimination Statement
A-TITLE Non-Discrimination Statement
https://www.ascr.usda.gov/civi...External Subdomain Anti-Harassment Policy
A-TITLE Anti-Harassment Policy
http://www.ocio.usda.gov/polic...External Subdomain Information Quality
A-TITLE Information Quality
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov
A-TITLE USA.gov
https://www.whitehouse.gov/External Subdomain WhiteHouse.gov
A-TITLE WhiteHouse.gov
https://www.usda.gov/federal-w...External Subdomain eGov
A-TITLE eGov
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign up
https://www.myplate.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.myplate.gov/Text duplicate MyPlate U.S. Department of Agriculture
A-TITLE Home
https://www.instagram.com/mypl...External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/MyPlateExternal Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/MyPlateExternal Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/playli...External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain GovDelivery
A-TITLE GovDelivery

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.myplate.gov/"
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 very slow (1.53 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (96 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheHIT
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
last-modifiedWed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:22 GMT
etag"1724234422"
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
content-security-policyreport-uri /report-csp-violation
link<//myplate-prod.azureedge.us>; rel=preconnect; crossorigin
x-drupal-cacheHIT
x-akamai-transformed9 23388 0 pmb=mRUM,2
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlpublic, max-age=102
expiresWed, 21 Aug 2024 10:37:04 GMT
dateWed, 21 Aug 2024 10:35:22 GMT
content-length25247
varyAccept-Encoding
set-cookie93 Characters
server-timingcdn-cache; desc=HIT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000 ; preload
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 9,377 referring domains.
This page has 355,071 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 6,138 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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MyPlate Quiz60%Check
Explore MyPlate60%Check
Get MyPlate60%Check
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