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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
60% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
61.20 kB
Words
1039
Media files
47
Number of links
63 internal / 75 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to NYC.gov | City of New York
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
The meta description is too long: 1187 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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
Server location: United States of America
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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keywordsEmpty
descriptionThe official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
vpathEmpty
page-locale-nameEmpty
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og:titleWelcome to NYC.gov | City of New York
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og:descriptionThe official website of the City of New York. Find information about important alerts, 311 services, news, programs, events, government employment, the office of the Mayor and elected officials.
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1039 words. That's ok.
24.6% 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 19.86 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 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
30 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
/assets/home/images/global/nyc.pngNYC.gov Home
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...ts/home/images/global/blu-arrow-left.pngprevious day
...s/home/images/global/blu-arrow-right.pngnext day
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifloading
...e/three-one-one-menu/311-square-logo.svgVisit 311
...e/three-one-one-menu/icons/benefits3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...one-menu/icons/businessandconsumers6.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/courtsandlaw3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/cultureandrecreation.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/education3.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../three-one-one-menu/icons/employment.svgNo alt attribute provided
...hree-one-one-menu/icons/environment8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-menu/icons/governmentandelections2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/health2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-menu/icons/housingandbuildings.svgNo alt attribute provided
...home/three-one-one-menu/icons/noise2.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../home/three-one-one-menu/icons/pets4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ree-one-one-menu/icons/publicsafety1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...me/three-one-one-menu/icons/records1.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-menu/icons/sidewalksstreetshighways.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/tax2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...e-one-one-menu/icons/transportation4.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-one-menu/icons/garbageandrecycling3.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/three-one-one-menu/icons/a-z2.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/three-one-one-menu/icons/311app8.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ee-one-one-menu/icons/311-mobile-app.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ges/home/three-one-one-menu/cityhall.jpgPhoto of City Hall with Play Icon
...ograms/logo_NYC-HOPE_480x480-outline.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...images/programs/lithiumbatterysquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../images/programs/mycityprogramsquare.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/Register-to-Vote.pngNo alt attribute provided
...programs/NYC-Cabinet-for-Older-NYers.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/programs/NYCHA_selfservice_480x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ome/images/programs/hra-childsupport.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/images/programs/HHS_AccessNYC.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/home/images/global/ajax-loader.gifNo alt attribute provided
...s/home/elected-officials/adams_mayor.jpgEric L. Adams
...s/home/elected-officials/brad-lander.jpgBrad Lander
...ome/elected-officials/adrienne-adams.jpgSpeaker, Adrienne Adams
...cted-officials/jwilliams_headshot_bw.jpgJumaane Williams
...ome/elected-officials/vanessa-gibson.jpgVanessa L. Gibson
...me/elected-officials/antonio-reynoso.jpgAntonio Reynoso
...s/home/elected-officials/mark-levine.jpgMark D. Levine
...elected-officials/richards_qboropres.jpgDonovan Richards
...home/elected-officials/vito-fossella.jpgVito Fossella
...sets/home/images/global/[email protected]NYC Logo

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.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Primary Navigation
H2 The official website of NYC
H2 Mayor Adams Announces Up to $15,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction Against Those Who Vandalized World War I Memorial in Central Park
H2 Mayor Adams Initiates Operation to Shut Down Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shops Across Five Boroughs
H2 Mayor Adams Completes Rollout of Composting in all New York City Public Schools
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Holds In-Person Media Availability
H2 Mayor Adams' Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
H2 Mayor Adams Announces Investments To Strengthen Commercial Corridors, Cut Red Tape For Business Improvement Districts
H2 Mayor Eric Adams Makes Sustainability and Infrastructure-Related Announcement
H2 Mayor Adams Announces City has Served Over 750 Family Members of Fatal Overdose Victims Through First-in-Nation Support Program
H2 311 Resources
H2 NYC Programs & Initiatives
H2 Find Local Events
H2 Your Elected Officials
H2 More on NYC.gov
H2 NYC.gov in Other Languages
H4 Watch Now
H4 Find Local DV and GBV Resources in NYC
H4 Sounding the Alarm
H4 NYC Just Got Easier With MyCity
H4 Register to Vote
H4 NYC Cabinet for Older New Yorkers
H4 Public Housing and Section 8 Self-Service
H4 Child Support for Employers
H4 ACCESS NYC Portal
H4 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
8 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (75) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.nyctourism.com/External Subdomain nyctourism.com
https://www.nyc.gov/Anchor Skip Main Navigation
https://www.nyc.gov/IMG-ALT NYC.gov Home
/home/text-size.pageText Size
https://www.nyc.gov/Home
/nyc-resources/categories.pageNYC Resources
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain NYC311
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageOffice of the Mayor
/events/index.htmlEvents
/connect/newsletter-sign-up.pageConnect
/jobs/index.pageJobs
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Anchor Trivial anchor text
MORE
/assets/home/images/press_rele...Mayor Adam with sunglass stands in front of a monument
/office-of-the-mayor/news/362-...Subdomain Mayor Adams Announces Up to $15,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction Against Those Who Vandalized World War I Memorial in Central Park
/office-of-the-mayor/news/362-...Subdomain Up to $10,000 From NYPD Crime Stoppers and Up to $5,000 From Mayor Adams Will Be Awarded for Information Leading to an Arrest and Conviction
/assets/home/images/press_rele...New York City golden seal on blue background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/361-...Mayor Adams Initiates Operation to Shut Down Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shops Across Five Boroughs
/office-of-the-mayor/news/361-...ity Establishes Formal Rules Allowing Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Padlock Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shops
/office-of-the-mayor/news/361-...Announcement Follows Adams Administration Successfully Securing Local Authority From Albany to Enforce Against Unlicensed Smoke and Cannabis Shop
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...NYC Logo
/office-of-the-mayor/news/359-...Subdomain Mayor Adams Completes Rollout of Composting in all New York City Public Schools
/office-of-the-mayor/news/359-...Subdomain With March Expansion to Final 150 Public Schools, City Completed School Composting Expansion Three Months Ahead of Schedule
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...New York City logo on blue background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/357-...Mayor Adams' Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
/office-of-the-mayor/news/357-...As we observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the 6 million Jews whose lives were senselessly stolen in the Holocaust. This da...
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...nyc logo on blue background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/354-...Mayor Adams Announces Investments To Strengthen Commercial Corridors, Cut Red Tape For Business Improvement Districts
/office-of-the-mayor/news/354-...$5.3 Million in Grant Funding for BIDs and Community-Based Organizations Will Drive Tourism and Economic Development
/office-of-the-mayor/news/354-...$500,000 for New “Trusted Partners” Grant Program Will Support Eligible BIDs With Rising Insurance Premiums
/assets/home/images/press_rele...No Text
/assets/home/images/home/hero/...nyc logo on dark grey background
/office-of-the-mayor/news/352-...Mayor Adams Announces City has Served Over 750 Family Members of Fatal Overdose Victims Through First-in-Nation Support Program
/office-of-the-mayor/news/352-...Builds on ‘HealthyNYC’ Goals to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths by 25 Percent by 2030
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Visit 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Benefits & Support
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Business & Consumers
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Courts & Law
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Culture & Recreation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Education
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Employment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Environment
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Government & Elections
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Health
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Housing & Buildings
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Noise
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Pets, Pests & Wildlife
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Public Safety
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Records
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Sidewalks, Streets, Highways
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Taxes
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Transportation
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/kac...External Subdomain Trash & Recycling
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/all...External Subdomain A to Z
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/abo...External Subdomain About 311
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/art...External Subdomain Get The NYC311 App
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/rep...External Subdomain Report Problems
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/che...External Subdomain Look Up Service Requests
https://portal.311.nyc.gov/mak...External Subdomain Make Payments
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain VIEW VIDEOS
/nyc-resources/programs.pageView All
/content/nychope/pages/Subdomain No Text
/content/nychope/pages/Subdomain No Text
/content/nychope/pages/Subdomain Connect to information & resources for domestic and gender-based violence in your community
/content/nychope/pages/Subdomain Text duplicate Connect to information & resources for domestic and gender-based violence in your community
/content/nychope/pages/Subdomain Text duplicate Connect to information & resources for domestic and gender-based violence in your community
/site/fdny/codes/reference/lit...Subdomain No Text
/site/fdny/codes/reference/lit...Subdomain No Text
/site/fdny/codes/reference/lit...Subdomain To prevent fires, learn how to properly charge, store, or dispose of lithium-ion batteries.
/site/fdny/codes/reference/lit...Subdomain Text duplicate To prevent fires, learn how to properly charge, store, or dispose of lithium-ion batteries.
/site/fdny/codes/reference/lit...Subdomain Text duplicate To prevent fires, learn how to properly charge, store, or dispose of lithium-ion batteries.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://mycity.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore, access, and manage child care, career, and business services.
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External No Text
https://vote.nyc/External Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
https://vote.nyc/External Text duplicate Call 311 or visit vote.nyc to register to vote.
/nyc-resources/programs.pageText duplicate View All
/site/cabinetforoldernewyorker...Subdomain No Text
/site/cabinetforoldernewyorker...Subdomain No Text
/site/cabinetforoldernewyorker...Subdomain An inter-agency collaborative established to realize and institutionalize an age-inclusive NYC.
/site/cabinetforoldernewyorker...Subdomain Text duplicate An inter-agency collaborative established to realize and institutionalize an age-inclusive NYC.
/site/cabinetforoldernewyorker...Subdomain Text duplicate An inter-agency collaborative established to realize and institutionalize an age-inclusive NYC.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nych...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nych...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nych...External Subdomain Tenants and applicants for Public Housing and Section 8 can manage their information on file.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nych...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tenants and applicants for Public Housing and Section 8 can manage their information on file.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nych...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tenants and applicants for Public Housing and Section 8 can manage their information on file.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/...External Subdomain No Text
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/...External Subdomain Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain No Text
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
https://access.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit the online public benefits screening and application tool.
/events/events-filter.htmlSee All Events
/events/events-filter.htmlText duplicate View All
/connect/mobile-applications.page. Download mobile apps
A-TITLE Download mobile apps
/connect/social-media.page.Find social channels
A-TITLE Find social channels
/content/hearfromeric/.Stay in Touch
A-TITLE Stay in Touch
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageIMG-ALT Eric L. Adams
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
/office-of-the-mayor/index.pageMAYOR
A-TITLE Eric L. Adams
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Brad Lander
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Comptroller
A-TITLE Brad Lander
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Speaker, Adrienne Adams
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://council.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Council, 51 Members
A-TITLE Speaker, Adrienne Adams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Jumaane Williams
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
https://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Public Advocate
A-TITLE Jumaane Williams
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vanessa L. Gibson
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Bronx
A-TITLE Vanessa L. Gibson
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Antonio Reynoso
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Brooklyn
A-TITLE Antonio Reynoso
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Mark D. Levine
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/External Subdomain Borough President, Manhattan
A-TITLE Mark D. Levine
http://www.queensbp.org/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Donovan Richards
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.queensbp.org/External Subdomain Borough President, Queens
A-TITLE Donovan Richards
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Vito Fossella
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
http://www.statenislandusa.com/External Subdomain Borough President, Staten Island
A-TITLE Vito Fossella
/nyc-resources/agencies.pageDirectory of City Agencies
/home/contact-us.pageContact NYC Government
https://a127-ess.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Employees
https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov...External Subdomain Notify NYC
https://a856-citystore.nyc.gov/External Subdomain City Store
/connect/social-media.pageStay Connected
/connect/applications.pageNYC Mobile Apps
/nyc-resources/nyc-maps.pageMaps
/nyc-resources/resident-toolki...Residents Toolkit
http://www.nyc.gov/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT NYC Logo
https://www1.nyc.gov/home/priv...External Subdomain Privacy Policy.
https://www1.nyc.gov/home/term...External Subdomain Terms of Use.
http://www.nyc.gov/digitalaccessSubdomain Learn more about Digital Accessibility from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.nyc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 39 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (61 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
dateThu, 09 May 2024 12:39:35 GMT
content-length12785
connectionkeep-alive
server-timingcdn-cache; desc=HIT
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

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This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 40,422 referring domains.
This page has 5,872,707 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 24,301 different ip addresses.
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The page has 6094 shares and comments on Facebook.

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