Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.61 s
File size
62.40 kB
Words
539
Media files
8
Number of links
80 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Vancouver Public Library
The length of the page title is perfect. (295 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://www.vpl.ca/home
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 539 words. That's ok.
22.3% 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.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.3 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 63 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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
...m/quietly/images/vpl-logo-normal-new.svgVPL Logo
..._CHL_Renewal_2008x1004.jpg?itok=wuduS0QsChildren's Library Renewal
...lInstruments_2008x1004.jpg?itok=kf5ccgTvMusical Instruments
...ram_bibliobike_cropped.jpg?itok=3CcM38geNo alt attribute provided
...ct-language-literature.png?itok=Ks_ttRH2No alt attribute provided
...8YoR6erg-unsplash(2)_2.jpg?itok=a60E3qjqNo alt attribute provided
..._sm/public/genealogy_6.jpg?itok=iZQYy2N7No alt attribute provided
...edInLearning_2008x1004.jpg?itok=aTgeAOv4A woman sits at a table with her laptop and writes in her notebook.

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 Rights & Reconciliation Menu
H2 Accessibility Menu
H2 Login Menu
H2 Search menu
H2 Main navigation
H2 Menu homepage How-to
H2 Something exciting is happening at the Children's Library!
H2 Digital Library Menu
H2 Borrow a Musical Instrument
H2 Spotlight
H2 Expand your skills with LinkedIn Learning
H2 Pre-footer Menu
H2 Land Acknowledgement
H2 Footer Menu
H2 Privacy and terms
H3 BiblioBike
H3 Road to IELTS (Academic or General)
H3 Indigenous Film Collection
H3 Genealogy and Family History
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 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 18 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.vpl.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.vpl.ca/IMG-ALT VPL Logo
/indigenous-rights-and-reconci...Rights & Reconciliation
https://www.vpl.ca/accessibilityAccessibility
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Login / My VPL
/hours-locationsHours and Locations
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/External Subdomain Library Catalogue
/borrowing/collectionsOur Collections
https://www.vpl.ca/librarycardGet a Library Card
/borrowing/limits-holds-and-ch...Limits, Holds and Charges
/borrowing/manage-your-accountManage Your Account
https://www.vpl.ca/readnextWhat Do I Read Next?
/borrowing/interlibrary-loansInterlibrary Loans
/suggest-a-titleSuggest a Title
https://www.vpl.ca/digitallibraryDigital Library
https://www.vpl.ca/guidesVPL Guides
https://www.vpl.ca/ebooksEbooks
/digitalnewspapersDigital Newspapers
/digitalmagazinesDigital Magazines
https://www.vpl.ca/audiobooksDigital Audiobooks
https://www.vpl.ca/streamingvideoStreaming Video
https://www.vpl.ca/streamingmusicStreaming Music
/location/facilitiesBook a computer
/inspiration-labsVisit our Inspiration Labs
https://www.vpl.ca/rentalsLibrary Square Conference Centre
https://www.vpl.ca/outdoor-spacesOutdoor Spaces
/facilities/central-library-st...Central Library Study Rooms
/facilities/branch-meeting-roomsBranch Meeting Rooms
/programs-eventsSee all programs
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain See all events
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain My events
https://www.vpl.ca/kids/programsKids
https://www.vpl.ca/teens/programsTeens
/programs-events/creative-resi...Creative Residencies
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Storytimes
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Classes & Workshops
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Author Readings
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Special Events
/help/quick-answersQuick Answers
https://www.vpl.ca/contactDirectory
https://www.infoaction.ca/External Subdomain InfoAction Fee-based Research
https://www.vpl.ca/siicSkilled Immigrant InfoCentre
/accessible-servicesAccessible Services
https://www.vpl.ca/businesshelpSmall Business Help
/visiting-the-libraryVisiting the Library
https://www.vpl.ca/service-alertsService Alerts
https://www.vpl.ca/librarycardText duplicate Get a Library Card
https://www.vpl.ca/readnextNew Titles & Staff Picks
https://www.vpl.ca/contactContact Us
/email/newsletterSubdomain Join our Newsletter
https://www.vpl.ca/kids/renewalIMG-ALT Children's Library Renewal
https://www.vpl.ca/kids/renewalSomething exciting is happening at the Children's Library!
https://www.vpl.ca/kids/renewalTrivial anchor text
Read more
https://www.vpl.ca/kidsText duplicate Kids
https://www.vpl.ca/teensText duplicate Teens
/chinese-languageChinese Language
https://www.vpl.ca/ebooksText duplicate Ebooks
/digital-audiobooksText duplicate Digital Audiobooks
/streaming-videoText duplicate Streaming Video
https://www.vpl.ca/instrumentsIMG-ALT Musical Instruments
https://www.vpl.ca/instrumentsBorrow a Musical Instrument
https://www.vpl.ca/instrumentsText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/program/bibliobikeNo Text
/program/bibliobikeBiblioBike
/digital-library/road-ielts-ac...No Text
/digital-library/road-ielts-ac...Road to IELTS (Academic or General)
/guide/streaming-video-service...No Text
/guide/streaming-video-service...Indigenous Film Collection
/guide/genealogy-and-family-hi...No Text
/guide/genealogy-and-family-hi...Genealogy and Family History
https://www.vpl.ca/feed-homepageSee More Spotlight Items
/digital-library/linkedin-lear...IMG-ALT A woman sits at a table with her laptop and writes in her notebook.
/digital-library/linkedin-lear...Expand your skills with LinkedIn Learning
/digital-library/linkedin-lear...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/email/newsletterSubscribe
https://www.vpl.ca/kidskids
https://www.vpl.ca/teensteens
https://www.facebook.com/vanco...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/vanc...External Subdomain Instagram
https://twitter.com/VPL?ref_sr...External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/v...External Subdomain YouTube
https://vplf.ca/External Donate
https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/External Subdomain xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
https://www.squamish.net/External Subdomain Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)
https://twnation.ca/External səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)
https://www.vpl.ca/contactText duplicate Directory
/hours-locationsHours & Locations
https://www.vpl.ca/supportSupport the Library
https://www.vpl.ca/careersCareers at VPL
/programs-events/offer-or-sugg...Offer or Suggest a Program
https://www.vpl.ca/library/newsLibrary News
https://www.vpl.ca/aboutAbout the Library
https://www.vpl.ca/about/policiesPolicies
https://www.vpl.ca/about/boardLibrary Board
/about/art-at-the-libraryArt at the Library
/policy/protection-privacy-policyPrivacy Statement
https://www.vpl.ca/Hosted by Vancouver Public Library
A-TITLE Link to vpl.ca
https://vancouver.ca/External Funded by City of Vancouver

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.vpl.ca/"
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 (1.61 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 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 63 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,803 referring domains.
This page has 62,217 backlinks.
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