New.calderdale.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
64% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.27 s
File size
57.70 kB
Words
655
Media files
11
Number of links
75 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to Calderdale Council | Calderdale Council
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
http://new.calderdale.gov.uk/
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-configfavicons/browserconfig.xml
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
theme-color#ffffff
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 655 words. That's ok.
34.5% 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.
8 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 21.75 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 7 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 13 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
/themes/custom/calderdale/logo.svgCalderdale Council
...efault/files/2023-10/homepage-banner.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/2024-10/corporate-plan-carousel1_0.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...les/2024-04/year-of-culture-carousel.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ault/files/2024-03/climate-plan-tile.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/2024-10/vision-34.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...fault/files/2024-06/fostering-create.pngNo alt attribute provided
...iles/2024-04/CMBC-50th-birthday-logo.pngCMBC 50th birthday logo
...24-10/Fostering-everything-fostering.pngNo alt attribute provided
...fault/files/2024-04/50th-anniversary.pngCalderdale Council 50 years anniversary 1974 to 2024
/themes/custom/calderdale/logo.svgCalderdale Council

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Calderdale Council
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 32 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Calderdale Council
H2 Top header menu
H2 Council services
H2 Translation disclaimer (Translation disclaimer)
H2 Do it online
H2 Services
H2 Latest from the Council
H2 Fostering is... Everything
H2 News
H2 Contact us
H2 Your Council
H2 Social media
H3 Apply
H3 Report
H3 Request
H3 Pay
H3 Apply for
H3 Report Duplicate text
H3 Request Duplicate text
H3 Pay Duplicate text
H3 Benefits and support
H3 Council Tax
H3 Jobs and volunteering
H3 Leisure and culture
H3 Planning and building control
H3 Waste and recycling
H3 Corporate Plan 2024-2026
H3 Year of Culture 2024
H3 National recognition for net zero progress
H3 Vision 2034
H3 Foster for Calderdale Council
H3 50 Years of Calderdale
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 4 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/council/data/accessibility-st...Accessibility
/contactContact us
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Calderdale Council
A-TITLE Calderdale Council homepage
/benefitsBenefits and support
/births-marriages-and-deathsBirths, marriages and deaths
/business-servicesBusiness services
/communitiesCommunities
/council-taxCouncil Tax
/environmentEnvironment
/health-and-social-careHealth and social care
/housingHousing
/jobsJobs and volunteering
/leisureLeisure and culture
/librariesLibraries
/parkingParking
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/schools-and-learningSchools and learning
/sportsSports and fitness
/streets-and-transportStreets and transport
/councilThe Council
/wasteWaste and recycling
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/diodo it online
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Anchor Apply
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Anchor Report
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Anchor Request
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Anchor Pay
/benefits/applyBenefits claim
A-TITLE Apply for benefits
/dio/apply-or-search-jobCouncil job
A-TITLE Apply or search for a job
/dio/register-council-tax-elec...Council Tax e-billing
A-TITLE Register for Council Tax electronic billing
/dio/apply-planning-permissionPlanning permission
A-TITLE Apply for planning permission
/schools-and-learning/schools/...School place
A-TITLE Admissions
/dio?f[0]=localgov_directories...Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE apply for something else
/dio/report-missed-waste-colle...Missed bin collection
A-TITLE Report missed waste or recycling collection
/dio/report-street-light-faultStreet light fault
A-TITLE Report a street light fault
/dio/report-fly-tippingFly tipping
A-TITLE Report fly tipping
/dio/report-noise-concernNoise concern
A-TITLE Report noise concern
/dio/report-road-defectRoad or pavement defect
A-TITLE Report road or pavement defect
/dio?f[0]=localgov_directories...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE report something else
/dio/request-waste-containersBins, bags and boxes
A-TITLE Request bins, bags and boxes
/dio/book-appointment-register...Registrar appointment
A-TITLE Book a registrar appointment
/dio/request-bulky-waste-colle...Bulky item collection
A-TITLE Request a bulky waste collection
/dio/request-assisted-collectionAssisted collection
A-TITLE Request an assisted collection
/dio/request-planning-enforcementPlanning enforcement
A-TITLE Request planning enforcement
/dio?f[0]=localgov_directories...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE Request something else
/dio/pay-council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
A-TITLE Pay Council Tax
/dio/pay-business-ratesBusiness rates
A-TITLE Pay business rates
/dio/pay-miscellaneous-sundry-...Sundry invoice
A-TITLE Pay a sundry invoice
/dio/pay-or-appeal-parking-fineParking fine
A-TITLE Pay a parking fine
/dio/pay-fixed-penalty-noticeFixed Penalty Notice
A-TITLE Pay a Fixed Penalty Notice
/dio?f[0]=localgov_directories...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
A-TITLE Pay something else
/servicesAll services
/benefitsText duplicate Benefits and support
A-TITLE Benefits and support
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
A-TITLE Council Tax
/jobsText duplicate Jobs and volunteering
A-TITLE Jobs and volunteering
/leisureText duplicate Leisure and culture
A-TITLE Leisure and culture
/planning-and-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
A-TITLE Planning and building control
/wasteText duplicate Waste and recycling
A-TITLE Waste and recycling
/servicesMore services
/council/data/priorities-and-p...Read our Corporate Plan
A-TITLE Read our Corporate Plan
https://www.culturedale.co.uk/External Subdomain Find out more
A-TITLE Go to the CultureDale website
/environment/sustainability/cl...Read the Plan
A-TITLE Read the Plan
https://forms.office.com/e/8CA...External Subdomain Take the survey
A-TITLE Take the survey
/health-and-social-care/childr...Subdomain Learn more
A-TITLE Learn more
/council/our-vision/vision2024Subdomain Vision 2024
https://www.culturedale.co.uk/External Subdomain be a part of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Watch our film
A-TITLE Watch our film
/health-and-social-care/childr...Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
A-TITLE Find out more
https://news.calderdale.gov.uk/External Subdomain News centre
https://news.calderdale.gov.uk/External Subdomain Text duplicate News centre
https://news.calderdale.gov.uk/External Subdomain More stories
A-TITLE News centre
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/dioDo it online
/contactChat to us
https://calderdalecouncil.cust...External Subdomain Send us a message
/contactOther ways to contact us
/council/data/priorities-and-p...Our Corporate Plan
https://dataworks.calderdale.g...External Subdomain See how we're performing as a council
https://calderdale.moderngov.c...External Subdomain Our leader
https://calderdale.moderngov.c...External Subdomain cabinet members
http://news.calderdale.gov.uk/External Subdomain News
/council/data/our-social-mediaSubdomain our social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Calderdale Council 50 years anniversary 1974 to 2024
A-TITLE Calderdale Council 50 years anniversary 1974 to 2024 - Watch our video
/council/data/accessibility-st...Text duplicate Accessibility
/council/data/cookiesCookies
/council/data/disclaimer-and-c...Disclaimer
/council/data/protection-foi/o...Privacy
/sitemap.xmlSitemap
https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Calderdale Council
A-TITLE Calderdale Council homepage

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 7 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.27 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (58 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 05 Nov 2024 10:46:17 GMT
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
cache-controlmax-age=900, public
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
transfer-encodingchunked
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 321 referring domains.
This page has 3,975 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 212 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# 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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Calderdale81%Check
Calderdale Council74%Check
Council66%Check
Welcome62%Check
Council Tax53%Check
Council services53%Check
Latest Council53%Check
Year46%Check
Plan44%Check
culture44%Check
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