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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.04 s
File size
68.60 kB
Words
733
Media files
17
Number of links
104 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 693 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
The meta description is too long: 1198 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.niams.nih.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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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
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The specified alternate links have no errors.
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
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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keywordsNIAMS, bone research, skin research, muscle research, joint research, arthritis, musculoskeletal, bone, skin, joint, muscle, lupus, autoimmune, autoinflammatory, rheumatic, rheumatoid
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 733 words. That's ok.
21.7% 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.
8 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 9.81 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
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 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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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)
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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...thumbnails/thumb-small-muscle-tissue.jpgMuscle tear
...nails/thumb-small-skin-kerotin-tumor.jpgimage of a kerotin tumor
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...humbnails/thumb-small-studiesseeking.jpgPhoto of a mentor and a trainee
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 29 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 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
H2 Find Information and Resources on Bone Health
H2 NIAMS Director Lindsey Criswell Elected to National Academy of Medicine
H2 Array of Patient Recruitment Efforts Boost Back Pain Study Participation
H2 Health Topics
H2 Resources
H2 Apply for Grants
H2 Research at NIAMS
H2 From the Director
H2 New and Noteworthy
H2 Newsletters
H3 Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
H3 Muscle and Bone Diseases
H3 Skin Diseases
H3 Portal en español
H3 Asian-Language Resources
H3 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): HEAL Initiative: HEAL KIDS (Knowledge, Innovation and Discovery Studies): Chronic Pain Program
H3 Limited Competition: CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin
H3 Labs @ NIAMS
H3 Clinical Research @ NIAMS
H3 Career Development and Outreach @ NIAMS
H3 Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
H3 Community Collaboration Advances NIAMS Resource Development
H3 NIAMS Update, Issue 5, 2024
H3 NIAMS Director Dr. Lindsey Criswell Elected to National Academy of Medicine
H3 The NIH Venture Program Announces First Award for the SysBio Initiative
H3 Three NIAMS Intramural Investigators Receive NIH Autoimmune Disease Research Awards
H3 Subscribe to Our E-Newsletters
H3 Follow us on
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/health-topics/skin-diseasesSkin Diseases
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/grants-funding/nih-loan-repay...Subdomain NIH Loan Repayment Program
/grants-funding/research-train...Subdomain Training and Career Development
https://www.niams.nih.gov/labsLabs @ NIAMS
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/labs/all-labsNIAMS Labs and Core Facilities
/labs/facultyResearch Faculty
/labs/research-areasResearch Areas
/labs/niams-advancesNIAMS Scientific Advances
/labs/career-development-outreachCareer Development and Outreach @ NIAMS
/clinical-trialsClinical Trials
/clinical-trialsText duplicate Clinical Trials
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Clinical Trial Policies, Guidelines, and Templates
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Conducting Clinical Trials
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Register with ClinicalTrials.gov
/labs/clinical-trials/what-is-...What is a Clinical Trial?
/labs/clinical-trialsClinical Trials at NIAMS
/newsroomNews & Events
/newsroomNewsroom
/newsroom/all-newsAll NIAMS News
/newslettersNIAMS Newsletters
/about/meetings-eventsMeetings & Events
https://www.niams.nih.gov/aboutAbout NIAMS
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/about/about-the-directorDirector's Page
/about/organizationNIAMS Organization
/about-niams/strategic-plan-fi...Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2024
/about/organization/directoryStaff Directory
/about/budgetNIAMS Budget
/about/partnershipsPartnerships
/about/contact-usContact NIAMS
/community-outreach-initiativeCommunity Outreach
/community-outreach-initiativeText duplicate Community Outreach
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/community-outreach-initiative...Joint Health
/community-outreach-initiative...Muscle, Tendon, and Ligament Health
/community-outreach-initiative...Skin Health
/community-outreach-initiative...Health Information For Kids And Young Adults
/community-outreach-initiative...Health Information For Older Adults/Seniors
/community-outreach-initiative...Printable Materials for Community Events
/community-outreach-initiative...Resources in Other Languages
/community-outreach-initiative...Annual Health Observances
/community-outreach-initiative...Social Media Resources
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/health-topics/bone-health-and...Subdomain IMG-ALT Group of people standing outside laughing
/health-topics/bone-health-and...Subdomain Find Information and Resources on Bone Health
/newsroom/announcements/niams-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Photo of Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell
/newsroom/announcements/niams-...Subdomain NIAMS Director Lindsey Criswell Elected to National Academy of Medicine
/newsroom/spotlight-on-researc...Subdomain IMG-ALT Photo of a female doctor talking to a male patient
/newsroom/spotlight-on-researc...Subdomain Array of Patient Recruitment Efforts Boost Back Pain Study Participation
/health-topics/arthritis-and-r...Text duplicate Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
/health-topics/muscle-bone-dis...Text duplicate Muscle and Bone Diseases
/health-topics/skin-diseasesText duplicate Skin Diseases
/health-topics/all-diseasesSee all health topics
/es/portal-en-espanolText duplicate Portal en español
/asian-language-resourcesText duplicate Asian-Language Resources
/grants-funding/funding-opport...Go to NIAMS Funding Opportunities Page
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/...External Subdomain Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): HEAL Initiative: HEAL KIDS (Knowledge, Innovation and Discovery Studies): Chronic Pain Program
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/...External Subdomain Limited Competition: CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin
https://www.niams.nih.gov/labsText duplicate Labs @ NIAMS
/labs/clinical-trialsClinical Research @ NIAMS
/labs/walker-labText duplicate Career Development and Outreach @ NIAMS
/about/about-the-directorLindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
/about/about-the-director/lett...Community Collaboration Advances NIAMS Resource Development
/about/about-the-director/lett...Subdomain first director’s letter
/newsletters/niams-update/niam...NIAMS Update, Issue 5, 2024
/newsroom/announcements/niams-...NIAMS Director Dr. Lindsey Criswell Elected to National Academy of Medicine
https://commonfund.nih.gov/ven...External Subdomain The NIH Venture Program Announces First Award for the SysBio Initiative
/newsroom/announcements/three-...Three NIAMS Intramural Investigators Receive NIH Autoimmune Disease Research Awards
/newsroomView All News
/newsletters/niams-updateNIAMS Update
http://eepurl.com/6wECvExternal Subscribe
/newsletters/community-outreac...NIAMS Community Outreach Bulletin
http://eepurl.com/6wECvExternal Text duplicate Subscribe
http://eepurl.com/6wECvExternal Text duplicate Subscribe
https://www.niams.nih.gov/Anchor Back to Top
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/clinical-trialsText duplicate Clinical Trials
/grants-fundingText duplicate Grants & Funding
/health-topicsText duplicate Health Topics
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/newsroomNews Room
/niams-multimedia-library/searchNIAMS Multimedia Library
/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://www.niams.nih.gov/foiaFOIA
/about/contact-usContact us
/privacy-statementPrivacy Statement
/accessibilityAccessibility
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...External Subdomain HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
/moderation-policySocial Media Moderation Policy
https://www.niams.nih.gov/IMG-ALT NIAMS Logo
/newslettersClick Here to Subscribe
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/NIH_NIAMSExternal No Text
https://www.facebook.com/NIH.N...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.nih.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT NIH logo
https://www.nih.gov/about-nihExternal Subdomain About NIH
https://www.nih.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility Support
https://www.nih.gov/institutes...External Subdomain FOIA requests
https://www.edi.nih.gov/no-fea...External Subdomain No FEAR Act data
https://oig.hhs.gov/External Subdomain Office of the Inspector General
https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/oepr/pe...External Subdomain Performance reports
https://www.nih.gov/privacy-po...External Subdomain Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.niams.nih.gov/"
HTTP header
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This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.04 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 (69 kB).

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This page has 569,298 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 8,762 different ip addresses.

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The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases.

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Skin82%Check
Arthritis81%Check
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