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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
31% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
5.35 s
File size
149.90 kB
Words
514
Media files
10
Number of links
111 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
City of Scranton – Official Website
The length of the page title is perfect. (307 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://scrantonpa.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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langen-us
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 69 words is high.
This page contains 514 words. That's ok.
21.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 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
...ent/uploads/2022/07/ScrantonUrl_logo.pngCity of Scranton
.../2023/01/City-Directory-v2-3-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...023/01/Refuse-Recycling-V2-1-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2023/01/Parks-Recs-V1-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...t/uploads/2023/01/ARPA-Funds-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../2023/01/Online-Applications-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...23/01/Online-Applications-V2-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...s/2023/01/Right-to-Know-V2-1-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/2023/02/SPD-Icon-296x270.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2023/12/Scranton-Logo-White.pngCity of Scranton

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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 City Departments
H2 Refuse & Recycling
H2 Parks & Recreation
H2 American Rescue Plan
H2 Online Services
H2 Upcoming Council Agendas
H2 City Archives
H2 Police Online Services
H2 City of Scranton 2025 Budget | As Submitted to Council
H2 Scranton, Verizon Partnering to Deliver Universal Internet Access to the City
H2 Sabrina Guzman and Elizabeth Rodriguez, Co-Founders of Giving Back to the Community Inc.
H2 Luz Cabrales, Founder of Scranton Films
H2 Quick Links
H2 City of Scranton
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 4 links with a trivial anchor text.
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

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/Cityo...External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/Scranton_M...External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://instagram.com/thecityo...External Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain You Tube
A-TITLE You Tube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://scrantonpa.gov/IMG-ALT City of Scranton
https://scrantonpa.gov/Home
/your-government/Your Government
https://scrantonpa.gov/mayor/Mayor’s Office
/mayor/about-the/About the Mayor
/citycouncil/City Council
/citycouncil/about-city-council/About City Council
/citycouncil/city-council-meet...City Council Meetings
/city-controller/Office of the City Controller
/city-controller/about-the-cit...About the City Controller
/your-government/business-admi...Integrity and Transparency
/your-government/business-admi...Business Administration (BA)
/your-government/business-admi...Bureau of Human Resources (HR)
/your-government/business-admi...Bureau of Information Technology (IT)
/your-government/business-admi...Bureau of Treasury
/your-government/business-admi...Bureau of Building Maintenance
/your-government/department-of...Department of Economic and Community Development
/your-government/department-of...Code Enforcement
/your-government/department-of...City Planning and Zoning
/your-government/department-of...Office of Economic Development
/your-government/department-of...Office of Community Development
/your-government/department-of...Grants
https://scrantonpa.gov/dpw/Department of Public Works
/dpw/engineering/Bureau of Engineering
/dpw/garages/Bureau of Garages
/dpw/highways/Bureau of Highways
/dpw/recycling/Bureau of Refuse & Recycling
/your-government/parks/Parks and Recreation
https://scrantonpa.gov/spd/Scranton Police Department (SPD)
https://scrantonpa.gov/sfd/Scranton Fire Department (SFD)
/your-government/law-department/Law Department
/public-health/Public Health
/your-government/boards-author...Boards, Commissions, and Authorities
https://www.scrsd.org/New window External Subdomain Scranton School District
http://www.scrantontaxoffice.org/New window External Subdomain Scranton Single Tax Office
https://www.lackawannacounty.o...New window External Subdomain Lackawanna Tax Claim Bureau
/payroll-prep-tax-information/Payroll Prep Tax Information
/your-government-landing-page/All Departments
https://scrantonpa.gov/services/Services
/services/payments/Payment and Fee Information
/organizing-events-in-scranton/Organizing Events in Scranton
https://scrantonpa.viewpointcl...External Subdomain Find a Form
/handicapped-parking-requests/Handicapped Parking Requests
https://scrantonpa.gov/lead/Lead Safety & Testing
https://www.scrantonpa.gov/rentalSubdomain Rental Licensing
/city-of-scranton-archivesSubdomain City Archives
/projectmanagement/Project Management
/your-government/department-of...Stormwater Management
/your-government/department-of...Floodplain Management
/services/parking/Parking
https://scrantonpa.gov/business/Business
/business/request-for-proposals/Open Bid Opportunities
/your-government/department-of...Loans, Grants, & Tax Credits
/newbusinessguide/Steps to Start a Business in Scranton
/your-government/department-of...Building Permits and Contractor Information
/services/city-contracts/City Contracts
/our-community/Our Community
/our-community/community-resou...Community Partners & Resources
/our-community/community-news-...Community News & Announcements
/our-community/work-from-here/About Scranton
/our-community/about/Work From Here!
/our-community/visitors/Visit Scranton!
/sister-cities/Partner Cities
https://scrantonpa.gov/news/News
https://www.scranton-covid19da...New window External Subdomain COVID-19
/business/request-for-proposals/Bid Opportunities
https://scrantonpa.gov/careers/Career Opportunities
https://scrantonpa.gov/events/Events
https://scrantonpa.gov/contact/Contact
https://scrantonpa.gov/No Text
/your-government-landing-page/No Text
/your-government-landing-page/City Departments
/index.php/services/refuse-rec...No Text
/index.php/services/refuse-rec...Refuse & Recycling
/your-government/parks/No Text
/your-government/parks/Parks & Recreation
https://scrantonpa.gov/arpa/No Text
https://scrantonpa.gov/arpa/American Rescue Plan
http://scrantonpa.viewpointclo...External Subdomain No Text
http://scrantonpa.viewpointclo...External Subdomain Online Services
https://scrantonpa.granicus.co...External Subdomain No Text
https://scrantonpa.granicus.co...External Subdomain Upcoming Council Agendas
/city-of-scranton-archives/No Text
/city-of-scranton-archives/Text duplicate City Archives
/police-online-services/No Text
/police-online-services/Police Online Services
/category/announcement/Announcement
/category/city-council-meetings/Text duplicate City Council Meetings
/category/home-page/Home Page
/2025-budget/City of Scranton 2025 Budget | As Submitted to Council
/2025-budget/Trivial anchor text
Read More
/category/announcement/Text duplicate Announcement
/category/home-page/Text duplicate Home Page
/category/pressreleases/Press Releases
/category/uncategorized/Uncategorized
/scranton-verizon-partnering-t...Scranton, Verizon Partnering to Deliver Universal Internet Access to the City
/scranton-verizon-partnering-t...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/category/announcement/Text duplicate Announcement
/category/community-news-annou...Text duplicate Community News & Announcements
/category/home-page/Text duplicate Home Page
/category/city-news/nonprofit/Nonprofit
/category/uncategorized/Text duplicate Uncategorized
/sabrina-guzman-and-elizabeth-...Sabrina Guzman and Elizabeth Rodriguez, Co-Founders of Giving Back to the Community Inc.
/sabrina-guzman-and-elizabeth-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/category/community-news-annou...Text duplicate Community News & Announcements
/category/home-page/Text duplicate Home Page
/category/uncategorized/Text duplicate Uncategorized
/luz-cabrales-founder-of-scran...Luz Cabrales, Founder of Scranton Films
/luz-cabrales-founder-of-scran...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://scrantonpa.gov/news/See More Posts
https://www.facebook.com/Cityo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/Scranton_M...External Text duplicate Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://instagram.com/thecityo...External Text duplicate Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain Text duplicate You Tube
A-TITLE You Tube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn
/business/request-for-proposals/Text duplicate Bid Opportunities
https://scrantonpa.gov/careers/Text duplicate Career Opportunities
https://scrantonpa.gov/events/Text duplicate Events
https://scrantonpa.gov/contact/Text duplicate Contact
https://www.google.com/search?...External Subdomain (570) 348-4100
https://scrantonpa.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT City of Scranton
/document-portal/employee-login/Employee Login
/document-portal/document-upload/Document Upload
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://scrantonpa.gov/Anchor Skip to content
/index.php/submit-website-feed...Feedback

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://scrantonpa.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (5.35 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.
This page loads 13 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (150 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateFri, 01 Nov 2024 11:46:05 GMT
serverApache
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x-tec-api-originhttps://scrantonpa.gov
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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 876 referring domains.
This page has 2,570 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 708 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://scrantonpa.gov/wp-sitemap.xml

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City Scranton62%Check
City55%Check
Scranton Fire53%Check
City Council49%Check
Online44%Check
Council43%Check
Services43%Check
Links43%Check
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