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Meta information
77% 
Page quality
40% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.57 s
File size
134.60 kB
Words
486
Media files
41
Number of links
118 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Best Pet Health & Care Advice from Real Vets | PetMD
The length of the page title is perfect. (533 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
PetMD is your go-to source for reliable pet health and pet care information. With vet-written and vet-reviewed articles, PetMD provides the answers you need from pet experts that you can trust.
The meta description is too long: 1185 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.petmd.com/
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)
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 486 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
25.5% of the text are stop words.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
25 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H2 Celebrating National Dog Month
H2 Scratching That Itch
H2 Pain Management in Dogs
H2 PetMD Symptom Checker
H2 Subscribe to Our Newsletter
H2 Cats at Every Life Stage
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.petmd.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.petmd.com/No Text
https://www.petmd.com/dog/breedsBreeds
https://www.petmd.com/dog/puppyPuppies
https://www.petmd.com/dog/adultAdult Dogs
https://www.petmd.com/dog/seniorSenior Dogs
/dog/allergiesAllergies
https://www.petmd.com/dog/careCare & Healthy Living
/dog/conditionsDisease, Illness & Injury
/dog/centers/nutritionFood & Diet
/dog/emergency/poisoning-toxicityPoisoning
/dog/symptomsSymptoms & What They Mean
/dog/behaviorTraining & Behavior
/pet-medicationAll Medications
/dog/medications/flea-tickFlea & Tick
/dog/medications/heartwormHeartworm
/dog/medications/anxietyPet Anxiety
/symptom-checkerSymptom Checker
/dog/chocolate-toxicityChocolate Toxicity
/healthyweightHealthy Weight
/veterinarytermsVeterinary Terms Guide
/news/topics/alert-recallsAlerts & Recalls
https://www.petmd.com/cat/breedsText duplicate Breeds
https://www.petmd.com/cat/kittenKittens
https://www.petmd.com/cat/adultAdult Cats
https://www.petmd.com/cat/seniorSenior Cats
/cat/allergiesText duplicate Allergies
https://www.petmd.com/cat/careText duplicate Care & Healthy Living
/cat/conditionsText duplicate Disease, Illness & Injury
/cat/centers/nutritionText duplicate Food & Diet
/cat/symptomsText duplicate Symptoms & What They Mean
/cat/behaviorText duplicate Training & Behavior
/pet-medicationText duplicate All Medications
/cat/medications/flea-tickText duplicate Flea & Tick
/cat/medications/heartwormText duplicate Heartworm
/cat/medications/anxietyText duplicate Pet Anxiety
/symptom-checkerText duplicate Symptom Checker
/healthyweightText duplicate Healthy Weight
/veterinarytermsText duplicate Veterinary Terms Guide
/news/topics/alert-recallsText duplicate Alerts & Recalls
https://www.petmd.com/hub/birdsBirds
https://www.petmd.com/ferretFerrets
https://www.petmd.com/fishFish
https://www.petmd.com/chinchillaChinchilla
https://www.petmd.com/deguDegu
https://www.petmd.com/gerbilGerbils
https://www.petmd.com/guinea-pigGuinea Pigs
https://www.petmd.com/hamsterHamsters
https://www.petmd.com/prairie-dogPrairie Dogs
https://www.petmd.com/rabbitRabbits
https://www.petmd.com/ratRats
/sugar-gliderSugar Gliders
/horse/breedsText duplicate Breeds
https://www.petmd.com/horsesText duplicate Care & Healthy Living
/reptile/speciesSpecies
/centers/reptileText duplicate Care & Healthy Living
https://www.petmd.com/beesBees
/chickens-ducksChickens and Ducks
https://www.petmd.com/pigPigs
/pet-medicationText duplicate All Medications
/pet-medication/flea-tickText duplicate Flea & Tick
/pet-medication/heartwormText duplicate Heartworm
/pet-medication/anxietyText duplicate Pet Anxiety
/hub/cat-allergy-reliefAllergies in Cats
/hub/dog-allergy-reliefAllergies in Dogs
/hub/dog-anxietyCalming in Dogs
/hub/cat-cancerCancer in Cats
/hub/dog-cancerCancer in Dogs
/hub/pet-dental-healthPet Dental Health
/hub/diabetes-in-catsDiabetes in Cats
/hub/diabetes-in-dogsDiabetes in Dogs
/hub/pet-emergenciesEmergency Care
https://www.petmd.com/hub/birdsText duplicate Birds
/hub/cat-flea-tick-treatmentTreatment for Cats
/hub/dog-flea-tick-treatmentTreatment for Dogs
/hub/caring-for-horseHorse Care
/hub/horse-vaccinesHorse Vaccines
/hub/kitten-careKitten Care
/hub/new-cat-careNew Cat Care
/hub/new-dog-careNew Dog Care
/hub/pet-insurancePet Insurance
/hub/puppy-carePuppy Care
/hub/what-can-cats-eatCan Cats Eat?
/hub/what-can-dogs-eatCan Dogs Eat?
/hub/cat-healthy-feedingHealthy Eating for Cats
/hub/dog-healthy-feedingHealthy Eating for Dogs
/hub/pain-management-dogsPain Management in Dogs
/hub/cat-arthritisArthritis in Cats
/hub/dog-arthritisArthritis in Dogs
/hub/dog-palliative-hospice-carePalliative Care & End of Life Care for Dogs
/hub/senior-cat-careSenior Cat Care
/hub/senior-dog-careSenior Dog Care
/hub/vet-verifiedVet Verified Products
/about-vet-verifiedAbout Vet Verified
/symptom-checkerText duplicate Symptom Checker
/healthyweightText duplicate Healthy Weight
/dog/chocolate-toxicityText duplicate Chocolate Toxicity
/veterinarytermsText duplicate Veterinary Terms Guide
https://www.petmd.com/aboutAbout PetMD
/editorial-guidelinesEditorial Guidelines
https://www.petmd.com/newsletterNewsletter
/dog/general-health/how-to-pet...Celebrating National Dog Month Are you petting your dog properly? Learn the do's and don'ts of showing affection for your pup. By Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM,...
IMG-ALT Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVB
/dog/grooming/how-make-oatmeal...How to Make an Oatmeal Bath for Dogs With Itchy Skin Laci Schaible, DVM, MSL, CVJ
IMG-ALT by
/cat/symptoms/itchy-cat-causes...Itchy Cat? Possible Causes and When To Worry Brittany Kleszynski, DVM
IMG-ALT by
/horse/conditions/skin/tail-ru...Tail Rubbing in Horses Kaela Schraer, DVM
IMG-ALT by
/hub/pain-management-dogs?utm_...Learn More
/fish/goldfish-care-sheetGorgeous Goldfish Learn all about caring for pet goldfish, including tank requirements and dietary needs. By Melissa Witherell, DVM
IMG-ALT Goldfish swimming in fish tank
/symptom-checkerCheck It Out
https://www.chewy.com/b/connec...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Get Instant Vet Help Via Chat or Video. Connect with a Vet. Chewy Health
https://www.petmd.com/cat/kittenText duplicate Kittens
IMG-ALT tabby-cat-being-held-by-human
/hub/adult-cat-careAdult Cat Care
IMG-ALT Beautiful cat
/hub/senior-cat-careText duplicate Senior Cat Care
IMG-ALT brown longhaired tabby sitting by window
https://www.facebook.com/petMD/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/petmdNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/petmd/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.pinterest.com/petmd/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.petmd.com/No Text
https://www.petmd.com/aboutAbout us
https://www.petmd.com/writeWrite for us
https://www.petmd.com/contactContact us
/petmd-privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/legal-noticesLegal notices
https://www.petmd.com/sitemapSite map
https://www.chewy.com/?utm_sou...New window External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.petmd.com/"
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 of 0.57 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (135 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 24,528 referring domains.
This page has 672,341 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 14,442 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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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.
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# 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
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# 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
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Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
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Allow: /profiles/*.png
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# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /preview/
# Files
Disallow: /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
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
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Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
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Pet Health68%Check
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vet58%Check
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