South-ayrshire.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
45% 
Page structure
32% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.19 s
File size
51.40 kB
Words
389
Media files
10
Number of links
96 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - South Ayrshire Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (278 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/
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
descriptionEmpty
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:titleHome - South Ayrshire Council
twitter:imagehttps://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/image/8914/SAC-logo-130x91/twittercard.png?m=1683907142150
twitter:image:altSAC logo 130x91
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome - South Ayrshire Council
og:urlhttps://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/
og:site_nameSouth Ayrshire Council
og:imagehttps://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/image/8914/SAC-logo-130x91/opengraph.png?m=1683907142150
og:image:width1200
og:image:height630

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 389 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
This page only loads 2 JavaScript files. That's good!
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 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
...SAC-logo-130x91/logo.png?m=1683907142150No alt attribute provided
...mageBannerBackground.jpg?m=1603276382157No alt attribute provided
...e-your-say/thumbnail.png?m=1608036993260No alt attribute provided
...News-image/thumbnail.jpg?m=1669894722167No alt attribute provided
...thAyrshire/thumbnail.png?m=1619775306980No alt attribute provided
...2/Twitter/footerIcon.png?m=1625214716133Twitter
...1/Youtube/footerIcon.png?m=1625214769723Youtube
.../LinkedIn/footerIcon.png?m=1625214658503LinkedIn
...Instagram/footerIcon.png?m=1625214812313Instagram
.../Facebook/footerIcon.png?m=1625214869753Facebook

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 30 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 Home
H2 South Ayrshire Council
H2 How can we help you?
H2 How do I?
H2 Panel Row 1
H2 Panel Row 2
H2 Panel Row 3
H2 Panel Row 4
H2 Related Panel Row
H3 Make a payment
H3 Report a problem
H3 View my bin day
H3 View school term dates
H3 View planning applications
H3 Make a leisure booking
H3 View my council tax
H3 Make a school payment
H3 View job vacancies
H3 Purchase my garden waste permit
H3 View housing information
H3 View school meals
H3 View benefits advice
H3 Renew and view my library loans
H3 Health & Social Care
H3 The Promise in South Ayrshire
H3 Find your councillor
H3 View agendas, reports and webcasting
H3 Have your say
H3 News
H3 My South Ayrshire
Baselink: https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/cookiesChange cookie preferences
/cookiesText duplicate Change cookie preferences
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/Link to " South Ayrshire Council " homepage
/article/26039/My-South-Ayrshi...My South Ayrshire
/article/25247/Pay-RedirectPay
/article/25248/Report-RedirectReport
/article/23947/Contact-us-Redi...Contact us
/article/23945/My-councilMy council
/bins-and-recyclingBins and recycling
/schoolsSchools and learning
/information-and-advice-hubInformation and Advice Hub
/business-and-consumersBusiness and consumers
/leisureSport and Leisure
/article/24682/Leisure-and-cul...Leisure and culture
/cultureCulture
/parksParks and green spaces
/Buildings-and-monumentsBuildings and monuments
/news-and-announcementsNews and announcements
/coronavirusCoronavirus in South Ayrshire
/health-social-care-partnershipHealth and Social Care Partnership
/council-and-democracyCouncil and democracy
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/housingHousing
/remembranceRemembrance
/festive-openingsChristmas and New Year service arrangements
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/necNational Entitlement Cards
/benefitsBenefits
/report-fraudReport fraud
/earth-hourEarth Hour
/council-taxCouncil Tax
/planning-and-building-standardsPlanning and building standards
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/cppCommunity Planning Partnership
/public-holiday-service-inform...Public holiday service arrangements
/your-choice-lettingsYour Choice Lettings and Property Management
/termsTerms and conditions
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/accessibilityAccessibility
/registrationRegistration
/town-twinningTown twinning
/duke-of-edinburgh-awardDuke of Edinburgh Award
/community-safetyCommunity safety
/equalitiesEquality and diversity
/veteransVeterans
/community-learning-developmentThriving Communities - Community Learning and Development
/property-and-developmentProperty and Development
/article/37644/CCTV-operationCCTV operation
/transport-and-streetsTransport and streets
/article/38724/National-fraud-...National fraud initiative
/wallacetownWallacetown Virtual Hub
/ukrainian-supportUkrainian Support
/view-my-council-taxView My Council Tax
/safer-shoresSafer Shores fun in the sun
/community-safety-partnershipCommunity Safety Partnership
/business-developmentBusiness development
/participation-requestsParticipation Requests
/article/40269/Education-and-l...Education and learning
/SAYFSouth Ayrshire Youth Forum (SAYF)
/change-programmeSouth Ayrshire Way Strategic Change Programme
/accessible-ayrAccessible Ayr
/ruralayrshireRural Ayrshire
/article/59232/Enquiry-FormsEnquiry Forms
/article/26158/My-South-AyrshireText duplicate My South Ayrshire
https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/Anchor Toggle menu
/article/25215/Make-a-payment-...Make a payment
/article/25216/Report-a-proble...Report a problem
/article/25214/How-do-ISee More How do I?
/article/23934/View-my-bin-day...View my bin day
/article/23935/View-school-ter...View school term dates
/article/23939/View-planning-a...View planning applications
/article/25228/Make-a-leisure-...Make a leisure booking
/article/23933/Panel-Row-1See More Panel Row 1
/article/23938/View-my-council...View my council tax
/article/25226/Make-a-school-p...Make a school payment
/article/23937/View-job-vacanc...View job vacancies
/article/61724/Purchase-my-gar...Purchase my garden waste permit
/article/25224/Panel-Row-2See More Panel Row 2
/article/25230/View-housing-in...View housing information
/article/25231/View-school-mea...View school meals
/article/25232/View-benefits-a...View benefits advice
/article/25229/Renew-and-view-...Renew and view my library loans
/article/25225/Panel-Row-3See More Panel Row 3
/article/60059/Health-Social-C...Health & Social Care
/article/60056/The-promise-in-...The Promise in South Ayrshire
/article/25259/Find-your-counc...Find your councillor
/article/25260/View-committee-...View agendas, reports and webcasting
/article/25258/Panel-Row-4See More Panel Row 4
/article/25233/Have-your-say-R...Have your say
/article/25234/News-RedirectNews
/article/25237/My-South-Ayrshi...Text duplicate My South Ayrshire
/article/25235/Related-Panel-RowSee More Related Panel Row
/website-feedbackWebsite feedback
/article/24022/AccessibilityText duplicate Accessibility
/article/26173/Privacy-policyText duplicate Privacy policy
/article/24024/Terms-and-condi...Text duplicate Terms and conditions
/cookiesCookie policy
https://twitter.com/southayrshireNew window External IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE South Ayrshire Council on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
A-TITLE South Ayrshire Council on Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
A-TITLE South Ayrshire Council on LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/sac_...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE South Ayrshire Council on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/South...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE South Ayrshire Council on Facebook
https://www.gossinteractive.com/New window External Subdomain Powered by GOSS
A-TITLE Digital platform technology, online self-service and web content management provided by GOSS

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.19 seconds.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
This page only loads 2 JavaScript files. That's good!
The file size of the HTML document is fine (51 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache, no-store
pragmano-cache
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
expires-1
varyAccept-Encoding
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
strict-transport-securitymax-age=25920000
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
report-to{"group":"csp-endpoint","max_age":10886400,"endpoints":[{"url":"csp-reports"}]}
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self'; report-uri csp-reports; report-to csp-endpoint;
link<https://south-ayrshire.gov.uk/>; rel="canonical"
server
x-powered-by
dateThu, 01 Aug 2024 03:36:18 GMT
content-length11030
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,042 referring domains.
This page has 51,451 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,096 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/sitemap.xml

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