Seattle.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
90% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
93% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.35 s
File size
55.50 kB
Words
662
Media files
5
Number of links
83 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Seattle.gov Home
The page title is too short. (162 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Official city government site. Citizen, business, and visitor information sections, plus city government information.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (695 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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application-name 
msapplication-TileColor#FFFFFF
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descriptionOfficial city government site. Citizen, business, and visitor information sections, plus city government information.
keywordsEmpty
robotsEmpty
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: 1PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 CITY OF SEATTLENOTICE TO CO...
This page contains 662 words. That's ok.
17.7% of the text are stop words.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.77 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 30 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)
3 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
...mages/Global/Home_Center_Festal_2024.jpgPizza crusts are tossed in the air at the Italian festivalPizza crusts are tossed in the air at the Italian festival
...rHarrell/Home/bruce_harrell_headshot.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...e Headshots/council_group_circle_154.pngSeattle City Council group
.../SeattleHome/AnnDavidson_CircleImage.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...urt/Homepage/2021JudgesGroup_300x300.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home Page
The H1 heading is too short (9 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home Page
H2 Featured Services
H2 Latest News and Updates
H2 Elected Officials
H2 Stay Connected, Stay Informed
H2 Contact Us
H2 Citywide Information
H2 Policies
H3 More News
H3 Trending blogs
H3 Popular Pages
Baselink: /
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://seattle.gov/Seattle.gov
https://seattle.gov/departmentsDepartments
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Departments
/elected-officialsElected Officials
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Elected Officials
https://seattle.gov/x152128.xmlElected Officials Page Cards
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Elected Officials Page Cards
https://seattle.gov/x152129.xmlElected Officials Mayor_CWT
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Elected Officials Mayor_CWT
https://seattle.gov/x152130.xmlBruce Harrell
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Mayor_CWT Bruce Harrell
https://seattle.gov/x152131.xmlCouncil Members (Legislative)
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Council Members (Legislative)
https://seattle.gov/x152133.xmlRob Saka
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Rob Saka
https://seattle.gov/x152135.xmlTammy Morales
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Tammy Morales
https://seattle.gov/x152139.xmlJoy Hollingsworth
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Joy Hollingsworth
https://seattle.gov/x152138.xmlMaritza Rivera
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Maritza Rivera
https://seattle.gov/x152132.xmlCathy Moore
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Cathy Moore
https://seattle.gov/x152140.xmlDan Strauss
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Dan Strauss
https://seattle.gov/x152134.xmlBob Kettle
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Bob Kettle
https://seattle.gov/x152136.xmlTanya Woo
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Tanya Woo
https://seattle.gov/x152137.xmlSara Nelson
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Sara Nelson
https://seattle.gov/x152141.xmlLaw
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Law
https://seattle.gov/x152142.xmlAnn Davison
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Law Ann Davison
https://seattle.gov/x152143.xmlJudicial
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Judicial
https://seattle.gov/x152145.xmlFaye Chess
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Faye Chess
https://seattle.gov/x152146.xmlAndrea Chin
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Andrea Chin
https://seattle.gov/x152147.xmlAnita Crawford-Willis
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Anita Crawford-Willis
https://seattle.gov/x152144.xmlWillie Gregory
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Willie Gregory
https://seattle.gov/x152148.xmlCatherine McDowall
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Catherine McDowall
https://seattle.gov/x152149.xmlDamon Shadid
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Damon Shadid
https://seattle.gov/x153163.xmlPooja Vaddadi
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Pooja Vaddadi
https://seattle.gov/x152150.xmlSeattle Municipal Court
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Seattle Municipal Court
/elected-officials/2012-2023-w...2012-2023 Websites of Elected Officials
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials 2012-2023 Websites of Elected Officials
/boards-and-commissionsBoards & Commissions
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Boards & Commissions
/boards-and-commissions/calendarBoards and Commissions Meeting Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Boards & Commissions Boards and Commissions Meeting Calendar
/media-contactsMedia Contacts
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Media Contacts
/holidays-and-closuresHolidays and Closures
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Holidays and Closures
https://news.seattle.gov/External Subdomain News
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal News
/event-calendarEvents
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Events
/event-calendar/submit-eventsSubmit Events
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Submit Events
/event-calendar/policy-and-dis...Seattle Citywide Event Calendar Policy and Disclaimer
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Seattle Citywide Event Calendar Policy and Disclaimer
/event-calendar/helpHelp with Citywide Event Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Help with Citywide Event Calendar
/event-calendar/public-outreac...Public Outreach and Engagement Event Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Public Outreach and Engagement Event Calendar
/event-calendar/other-city-cal...Other City Calendars
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Other City Calendars
https://seattlecenter.com/even...External 2024 Seattle Center Festivals Experience our region's culture through food, music, dance, art, films, and more. View the schedule of events
IMG-ALT Pizza crusts are tossed in the air at the Italian festival
A-TITLE View the schedule of events
/human-services/services-and-p...Free Summer Meals Available for Children Those 18 and under can receive meals through August 23. Find locations of free food
A-TITLE Find locations of free food
https://seattle.gov/heat-safetyBe Prepared for Summer Heat Stay cool & safe during hot weather
A-TITLE Stay cool & safe during hot weather
https://myutilities.seattle.go...New window External Subdomain Anchor Pay Utility Bill
A-TITLE Pay Utility Bill
/courts/tickets-and-payments/p...Pay My Ticket
A-TITLE Pay My Ticket
/animal-shelter/find-an-animal...Adopt a Pet
A-TITLE Adopt
https://seattle.gov/sdci/permitsBuilding Permits
A-TITLE Permits
/police/information-and-dataPolice Information & Data
A-TITLE Police Information & Data
https://news.seattle.gov/2024/...New window External Subdomain Office of Labor Standards Announces Seventh Anniversary of Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Ordinance For Immediate Release Contact InformationCynthia SantanaPhon...
A-TITLE Office of Labor Standards Announces Seventh Anniversary of Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Ordinance
https://news.seattle.gov/2024/...New window External Subdomain City Attorney Davison statement on U.S Supreme Court Reversal of Ninth Circuit Ruling on Regulating Public Camping Seattle (June 28, 2024) – Today, the U.S. ...
A-TITLE City Attorney Davison statement on U.S Supreme Court Reversal of Ninth Circuit Ruling on Regulating Public Camping
https://news.seattle.gov/2024/...New window External Subdomain La ciudad de Seattle celebrará el quinto aniversario de la ordenanza de trabajadores domésticos For Immediate Release Contact InformationCynthia SantanaPhone...
A-TITLE La ciudad de Seattle celebrará el quinto aniversario de la ordenanza de trabajadores domésticos
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Subscribe to Newsletters
https://news.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain View all News Releases
https://greenspace.seattle.gov...New window External Subdomain An Interview with Resilience Hubs Advisor Bin Jung Resilience hubs are trusted community-serving facilities that support residents in everyday life. Resilien...
A-TITLE An Interview with Resilience Hubs Advisor Bin Jung
https://consultants.seattle.go...New window External Subdomain Vine Street CSO Phased Engineering Support Services; SPU RFP/Contract #24-051-S 1PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 CITY OF SEATTLENOTICE TO CONSULTAN...
A-TITLE Vine Street CSO Phased Engineering Support Services; SPU RFP/Contract #24-051-S
https://consultants.seattle.go...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Vine Street CSO Phased Engineering Support Services; SPU RFP/Contract #24-051-S 1PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 CITY OF SEATTLENOTICE TO CONSULTAN...
A-TITLE Vine Street CSO Phased Engineering Support Services; SPU RFP/Contract #24-051-S
https://harrell.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Office of the Mayor
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Front Porch (Neighborhoods)
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain SPD Blotter (Police)
https://parkways.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Parkways (Parks & Recreation)
https://fireline.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Fireline (Fire Department)
/opcd/population-and-demographics737,000+ residents in Seattle as of 2020 View the Demographics
A-TITLE Population & Demographics
/utilities/about/reports/water...45+ billion gallons of treated drinking water per year Learn About Water Quality
A-TITLE Water Quality
/parks/allparks485+ parks managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation Find a Park
A-TITLE Find a Park
/animal-shelter5,000+ animals cared for annually by Seattle Animal Shelter Visit an Animal Shelter
A-TITLE Animal Shelter
https://seattle.gov/mayorMayor Bruce Harrell
A-TITLE Mayor
https://seattle.gov/councilCity Council
IMG-ALT Seattle City Council group
A-TITLE Council
https://seattle.gov/cityattorneyCity Attorney Ann Davison
A-TITLE City Attorney
https://seattle.gov/courtsText duplicate Seattle Municipal Court
A-TITLE Courts
/elected-officialsText duplicate Elected Officials
A-TITLE Elected Officials
https://www.smart911.com/smart...New window External Subdomain Sign Up For Alert Seattle
/opcd/population-and-demograph...About Seattle
/customer-service-bureau/downt...Downtown Campus Map
https://www.governmentjobs.com...New window External Subdomain City Jobs
/cityarchives/seattle-factsSeattle Facts
/customer-service-centersCustomer Service Bureau
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104
https://www.facebook.com/cityo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CityOfSeattleNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/City...New window External Subdomain No Text
/customer-service-centersCustomer Service Centers
/customer-service-bureau/find-...New window Get the Find It, Fix it Mobile App
https://seattle-cwiprod.motoro...External Subdomain Abandoned Vehicles
/animal-shelter/animal-controlAnimals and Pets
/utilities/your-services/sewer...Clogged Street Drains
/transportation/projects-and-p...Damaged Sidewalks
/police/need-help/neighborhood...Graffiti
/sdci/codes/common-code-questi...Overgrown Trees or Bushes
/opa/complaints/file-a-complaintPolice
/transportation/projects-and-p...Potholes
https://seattle.gov/sdci/codesProperty or Buildings
/transportation/permits-and-se...Signals or Signs
/sdci/codes/common-code-questi...Junk Storage or Dumping
https://seattle-cwiprod.motoro...New window External Subdomain See Full List of Issues
/elected-officialsNew window Text duplicate Elected Officials
https://data.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Open Data Portal
/public-recordsNew window Public Records
/holidays-and-closuresCity Holidays and Closures
https://news.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain City News Feed
/event-calendarNew window City Event Calendar
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain All City Newsletters
https://seattle.gov/departmentsView the Departments & Agencies List
/city-light/outagesPower Outages
/courts/tickets-and-payments/p...Text duplicate Pay My Ticket
/city-light/start-or-stop-serviceStart or Stop Electricity Service
/police/police-jobsPolice Jobs
/animal-shelter/find-an-animal...Text duplicate Adopt a Pet
/about-our-digital-propertiesAbout Our Digital Properties
/tech/data-privacy/privacy-sta...Privacy Policy
/americans-with-disabilities-actADA Notice
https://www.seattle.gov/sitemapSubdomain Sitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://seattle.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 slow (1.35 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 12 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 30 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (56 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache
pragmano-cache
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
expires-1
dateTue, 02 Jul 2024 17:55:57 GMT
connectionclose
content-length56834
strict-transport-securitymax-age=16070400; includeSubDomains; preload
set-cookie148 Characters
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 24,304 referring domains.
This page has 2,815,592 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 14,432 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

# robots.txt for igx now  at http://www.seattle.gov/

User-agent: * 

Sitemap: http://www.seattle.gov/sitemap

# repeat use / as end of directory
Disallow: /cgi-bin/ # This is an infinite virtual URL space
Disallow: /events/ # speed up searching.
Disallow: /scripts/ # This is an infinite virtual URL space
Disallow: /test/ # This is an infinite virtual URL space
Disallow: /vision2000/ # retired.
Disallow: /light/accounts/assistance/ # exclude per Nate... infinite loops spiders
Disallow: /light/includes/ # exclude per Dana
Disallow: /light/news/doc/ # exclude per Dana
Disallow: /light/printdocs/ # exclude per Dana
Disallow: /light/sclbusiness/ # exclude per Dana
Disallow: /mayor/special_docs/ # old per Nate
Disallow: /personnel/includes/ # exclude test directory for printing files
Disallow: /seattle/ # exclude as duplicate linking path
Disallow: /a404/
Disallow: /archive/
Disallow: /archives/
Disallow: /arts/events/ # exclude arts calendar
Disallow: /calendar/ # Ticket 01429559
Disallow: /dpd/appdocs/
Disallow: /dpd/appsnippets/
Disallow: /dpd/codes/dr/
Disallow: /dpd/luib/
Disallow: /dpd/planning/design_commission/includes/
Disallow: /dpd/publications/cam/
Disallow: /dpd/research/gis/webplots/
Disallow: /directory/ # Ticket 01429559
Disallow: /living-in-seattle/event-calendar/ # Ticket 01429559
Disallow: /news/detail_print.asp
Disallow: /onhold/
Disallow: /util/spu404/ # Spu 404 page
Disallow: /util/warp/ # limit searching
Disallow: /util_old/
Disallow: /Documents/Departments/EthicsElections/DemocracyVoucher/

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