Sonnysbbq.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
64% 
Link structure
53% 
Server
77% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.72 s
File size
136.50 kB
Words
1434
Media files
34
Number of links
88 internal / 41 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Southern BBQ since 1968 - Sonny's, The Best BBQ Restaurant
The length of the page title is perfect. (568 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Savor the taste of Sonny's, the Best BBQ Restaurant with a mission to satisfy cravings & spread kindess one meal at a time. Stop by for real slow-smoked BBQ.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (986 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.sonnysbbq.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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportinitial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1,width=device-width
theme-color#ffffff
msapplication-TileColor#b91d47
descriptionSavor the taste of Sonny's, the Best BBQ Restaurant with a mission to satisfy cravings & spread kindess one meal at a time. Stop by for real slow-smoked BBQ.
robotsindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleSouthern BBQ since 1968 - Sonny's, The Best BBQ Restaurant
twitter:descriptionSavor the taste of Sonny's, the Best BBQ Restaurant with a mission to satisfy cravings & spread kindess one meal at a time. Stop by for real slow-smoked BBQ.
twitter:site@sonnysbbq
twitter:creator@sonnysbbq
twitter:imagehttps://www.sonnysbbq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sonnys-to-go.jpeg
twitter:label1Written by
twitter:data1Vert Digital
twitter:label2Time to read
twitter:data2Less than a minute
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleSouthern BBQ since 1968 - Sonny's, The Best BBQ Restaurant
og:descriptionSavor the taste of Sonny's, the Best BBQ Restaurant with a mission to satisfy cravings & spread kindess one meal at a time. Stop by for real slow-smoked BBQ.
og:urlhttps://www.sonnysbbq.com/
og:site_nameSonny's BBQ
og:updated_time2024-09-16T12:12:19-04:00
og:imagehttps://www.sonnysbbq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sonnys-to-go.jpeg
og:image:secure_urlhttps://www.sonnysbbq.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sonnys-to-go.jpeg
og:image:width1708
og:image:height650
og:image:altSonny's take out
og:image:typeimage/jpeg
charsetUTF-8

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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 1434 words. That's ok.
30% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 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 12.64 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1,width=device-width" 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 29 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 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
...ets/dist/images/sonnys-logo_knockout.pngSonny's BBQ: Local Pitmasters Since 68
...oads/2024/08/Feature-image-2-400x300.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2024/08/Feature-image-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...-louis-ribs-sweet-and-smokey-ribs-lg.jpgSignature BBQ St Louis Sweet and Smokey Ribs at Sonny's BBQ
.../menu-pitmaster-picks-pork-3-ways-lg.jpgPork Three Ways Pitmaster Picks at Sonny's BBQ
...01/menu-sandwiches-sweet-carolina-sm.jpgSweet Carolina Sandwich
.../menu-family-meals-bundle-2-meats-lg.jpgTwo Meat Bundle family meal at Sonny's BBQ
...ts/dist/images/68-watermark_knockout.pngSince '68 graphic
...2023/10/random-acts-of-bbq-logo_dark.pngRandom Acts of BBQ Logo
...loads/2023/10/art-of-bbq-highlight_1.jpgSonny's Random Acts of BBQ
...loads/2023/10/art-of-bbq-highlight_3.jpgSonny's Random Acts of BBQ
...loads/2023/10/art-of-bbq-highlight_2.jpgSonny's Random Acts of BBQ
...loads/2023/10/art-of-bbq-highlight_4.jpgSonny's Random Acts of BBQ
...ent/uploads/2024/08/Feature-Teachers.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ntent/uploads/2024/04/Feature-Nurses.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feature.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/kindess.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...ds/2023/03/Kindness-Challenge-Blog-4.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2022/06/RABBQ-community.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2022/05/Surprise-Team-Members.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ads/2022/05/Nurse-RABBQ-Blog-scaled.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...loads/2022/04/Gwen-D-Header-Design-1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2024/09/IG-Smokin-September.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ds/2024/09/FB-Daily-Deals-Food-Crave.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2024/09/IG-Flashback-Friday.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2024/09/TT-Kindness-Teacher.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ds/2024/09/X-Peach-Cobbler-Egg-Rolls.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ploads/2024/09/LI-Tales-from-the-Pit.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...q/assets/dist/images/sonnys-logo_red.pngSonny's BBQ: Local Pitmasters Since 68
.../assets/dist/images/q-crew-logo_dark.pngSonny's BBQ 'Q Crew

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Best BBQ restaurant... anywhere
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 40 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 Best BBQ restaurant... anywhere
H2 Explore Sonny’s BBQ Menu
H2 Discover Sonny's Art of BBQ
H2 Making the world better, one delicious deed at a time.
H2 @SonnysBBQ
H2 Important note!
H2 Smokin' September Rewards
H2 ‘Q Crew Rewards Signup Confirmation
H2 Important note! Duplicate text
H2 Great to see you again!
H3 WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE
H3 Signature BBQ
H3 Pitmaster Picks
H3 BBQ Sandwiches
H3 Family Meals
H3 Craftsmanship in Every Bite since ‘68
H3 The Latest
H3 Sonny’s Teacher Offer: Free Pork Big Deal With Coupon
H3 Sonny’s Offers Free Pork Big Deal for National Nurses Week
H3 When BBQ Meets Heartwarming Surprises: Caleb’s Inspiring Journey
H3 Sonny’s is Spreadin’ Kindness and Generating Goodwill in our Local Communities
H3 Sonny’s Team Members Spread Kindness Across our Footprint for Random Acts of Kindness Week
H3 Sonny’s Continues Surprising Team Members with #RandomActsofBBQs for their Kind Acts
H3 Sonny’s Surprises Team Members with #RandomActsofBBQ for Spreadin’ Kindness
H3 Sonny’s Surprises Deserving Nurses with #RandomActsofBBQ for Their Kindness
H3 A Loving Team Member is Surprised with a #RandomActsofBBQ
H3 Our Digital Dining Table
H3 Free Banana Pudding All Week September 16-23
H3 The Basics
H3 Your Favorites
H3 Hear from us
H3 Thanks for the Update
H4 #ItsAlwaysSonnysHere
H4 Birthdate
H4 Your Sonny’s
H4 What’s your favorite Sonny’s sauce?
H4 What’s your favorite Sonny’s dish?
H4 Would you consider Sonny’s BBQ for Catering?
H4 What occasions would you consider Catering?
H4 Check the boxes for emails you’d like to receive.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 2 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 too many external links (41) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/Anchor Skip Navigation
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Order Takeout, opens in a new tab
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Order Delivery, opens in a new tab
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Order Curbside, opens in a new tab
/cateringEmail your Sonny's
/cateringCall your Sonny's
/cateringCatering Menu
/locationsLocation Details
/locationsMore Locations
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menuMenu
/locationsLocations
/cateringCatering
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/rewardsRewards
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/Sonny's BBQ Homepage
IMG-ALT Sonny's BBQ: Local Pitmasters Since 68
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/Slow smokin’ in a fast-paced world
/locationsFind a Sonny's
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Order Now
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Order
/specialsSee All
/specials/win-the-ultimate-son...Subdomain WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqExternal Subdomain Order WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE online
/specials/win-the-ultimate-son...Subdomain See more WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE details
/art-of-bbqTrivial anchor text
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https://sonnysbbq.cashstar.com/New window External Subdomain Buy Gift Cards, opens in a new tab
/art-of-bbqThe Art of BBQ
/from-the-smoker/category/bbq-...Pitmaster Profiles
/from-the-smokerFrom the Smoker
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/aboutText duplicate Trivial anchor text
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https://www.sonnysbbq.com/careersCareers
/q-the-kindness‘Q the Kindness
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/contactContact
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/faqsFAQS
/locationsText duplicate More Locations
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqExternal Subdomain Order Takeout
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqExternal Subdomain Order Delivery
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqExternal Subdomain Order Curbside
/cateringText duplicate Email your Sonny's
/cateringText duplicate Call your Sonny's
/cateringText duplicate Catering Menu
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menuText duplicate Menu
/locationsText duplicate Locations
/cateringText duplicate Catering
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/rewardsText duplicate Rewards
/specialsSpecials
https://sonnysbbq.cashstar.com/New window External Subdomain Gift Cards, opens in a new tab
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/careersCareers Now Hiring!
https://apps.apple.com/app/son...New window External Subdomain Download App on the Apple App Store, opens in new window
https://play.google.com/store/...New window External Subdomain Download App on Google Play, opens in new window
/art-of-bbqArt of BBQ
/from-the-smoker/category/bbq-...Text duplicate Pitmaster Profiles
/q-the-kindnessText duplicate ‘Q the Kindness
/from-the-smokerText duplicate From the Smoker
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/aboutAbout Sonny’s
https://franchise.sonnysbbq.com/New window External Subdomain Franchising
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/faqsFAQs
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/pressMedia
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menuView Menu & Start Order
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/Anchor Jump to menu
/specials/win-the-ultimate-son...Subdomain Text duplicate WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE
https://order.thanx.com/sonnysbbqExternal Subdomain Order WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE online now
/specials/win-the-ultimate-son...Subdomain Text duplicate See more WIN THE ULTIMATE SONNY’S BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE details
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menu/Signature BBQ
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menu/Pitmaster Picks
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menu/BBQ Sandwiches
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menu/Family Meals
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menuView Full Menu
/from-the-smoker/category/bbq-...Text duplicate Pitmaster Profiles
/art-of-bbqHow we do BBQ
/q-the-kindness/Nominate Someone
/from-the-smoker/category/rand...View Stories
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-teache...Subdomain Sonny’s Teacher Offer: Free Pork Big Deal With Coupon
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-nurses...Subdomain Sonny’s Offers Free Pork Big Deal for National Nurses Week
/from-the-smoker/caleb-honorar...Subdomain When BBQ Meets Heartwarming Surprises: Caleb’s Inspiring Journey
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-is-spr...Subdomain Sonny’s is Spreadin’ Kindness and Generating Goodwill in our Local Communities
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-team-m...Subdomain Sonny’s Team Members Spread Kindness Across our Footprint for Random Acts of Kindness Week
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-team-m...Subdomain Sonny’s Continues Surprising Team Members with #RandomActsofBBQs for their Kind Acts
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-team-m...Subdomain Sonny’s Surprises Team Members with #RandomActsofBBQ for Spreadin’ Kindness
/from-the-smoker/sonnys-surpri...Subdomain Sonny’s Surprises Deserving Nurses with #RandomActsofBBQ for Their Kindness
/from-the-smoker/a-loving-team...Subdomain A Loving Team Member is Surprised with a #RandomActsofBBQ
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_...New window External Subdomain Weekly offers? There's an app for that. 📲, opens in a new tab
https://www.facebook.com/sonny...New window External Subdomain Grab a fork. Dig in., opens in a new tab
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_...New window External Subdomain Hope this guy's having a fun Birthday Month. 💝 #FlashbackFriday, opens in a new tab
https://www.tiktok.com/@sonnys...New window External Subdomain These are the best moments ❤️, opens in a new tab
https://x.com/SonnysBBQ/status...New window External no thoughts, just peach cobbler egg rolls, opens in a new tab
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Head Pitmaster Shannon Snell is back for more Tales from the Pit. 🔥, opens in a new tab
https://facebook.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Follow us on Facebook, opens in a new tab
https://twitter.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Follow us on X (Formerly Twitter), opens in a new tab
https://instagram.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Follow us on Instagram, opens in a new tab
https://www.tiktok.com/@sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Follow us on TikTok, opens in a new tab
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Follow us on LinkedIn, opens in a new tab
/rewards/Subdomain Redeem in App
https://apps.apple.com/app/son...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Download App on the Apple App Store, opens in new window
https://play.google.com/store/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Download App on Google Play, opens in new window
https://apps.apple.com/app/son...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Download App on the Apple App Store, opens in new window
https://play.google.com/store/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Download App on Google Play, opens in new window
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/Text duplicate Sonny's BBQ Homepage
IMG-ALT Sonny's BBQ: Local Pitmasters Since 68
https://facebook.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Text duplicate Follow us on Facebook, opens in a new tab
https://twitter.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Follow us on Twitter X, opens in a new tab
https://instagram.com/sonnysbbqNew window External Text duplicate Follow us on Instagram, opens in a new tab
http://bit.ly/sonnysbbqyoutubeNew window External Follow us on YouTube, opens in a new tab
https://www.tiktok.com/@sonnysbbqNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow us on TikTok, opens in a new tab
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow us on LinkedIn, opens in a new tab
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/menuText duplicate Menu
/locationsText duplicate Locations
/cateringText duplicate Catering
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/rewardsText duplicate Rewards
/specialsText duplicate Specials
https://sonnysbbq.cashstar.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Gift Cards, opens in a new tab
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/careersText duplicate Careers Now Hiring!
/art-of-bbqText duplicate Art of BBQ
/from-the-smoker/category/bbq-...Text duplicate Pitmaster Profiles
/q-the-kindnessText duplicate ‘Q the Kindness
/from-the-smokerText duplicate From the Smoker
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/aboutText duplicate About Sonny’s
https://franchise.sonnysbbq.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Franchising
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/faqsText duplicate FAQs
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/pressText duplicate Media
https://www.sonnysbbq.com/appMobile App
/manifestoManifesto
/join-the-sonnys-bbq-influence...Brand Ambassadors
/accessibility-policyAccessibility
/privacy-policyPrivacy
/terms-of-useTerms of Use
/safety-standardsSafety Standards
https://app.thanx.com/privacy/...New window External Subdomain Privacy Policy, opens in new tab
https://app.thanx.com/terms/so...New window External Subdomain Terms of Use, opens in new tab
https://signup.thanx.com/sonny...New window External Subdomain Login at Thanx, opens in new tab

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.sonnysbbq.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.72 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 (137 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 18 Sep 2024 13:31:04 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byWP Engine
link<https://www.sonnysbbq.com/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
x-cacheablebot
cache-controlmax-age=10800, must-revalidate
x-cacheHIT: 22
x-cache-groupbot
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
servercloudflare
cf-ray8c51b1b7ccd56940-FRA
content-encodinggzip
alt-svch3=":443"; ma=86400
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 2,011 referring domains.
This page has 22,170 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,308 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

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

Sitemap: https://www.sonnysbbq.com/sitemap_index.xml

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Southern BBQ since 1968 - Sonny's, The Best BBQ Restaurant
Savor the taste of Sonny's, the Best BBQ Restaurant with a mission to satisfy cravings & spread kindess one meal at a time. Stop by for real slow-smoked BBQ.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
BBQ93%Check
BBQ Restaurant85%Check
Best BBQ85%Check
Best BBQ Restaurant81%Check
Sonny73%Check
Best72%Check
restaurant72%Check
BBQ TAILGATE EXPERIENCE58%Check
ULTIMATE SONNY54%Check
favorite Sonny54%Check
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