Waikatodistrict.govt.nz - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
73% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.63 s
File size
41.90 kB
Words
667
Media files
14
Number of links
61 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Waikato District Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (216 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Contains information for residents and visitors to the Waikato District. Includes news items on tourism, events and community services.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (830 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 26.3 words is high.
This page contains 667 words. That's ok.
29.1% 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.
9 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 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" 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)
7 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
...images/waikato-district-council-logo.svgWaikato District Council - Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato
...C562936A85AB7168ABA2C030ED982CE1E5BC5BC3No alt attribute providedSEWtember
...B333CC1143EDF03F6368F08531A357E9927D3E5ENo alt attribute providedAED training
...D6B00F4D76E40BF629B0761CF56250798778EE6DRoad closuresRoad closure alert
...AC8F6030C18CB8A1D8BE4DF8D53F7F9F48D06279No alt attribute providedPlacesAndSpaces
...82290638416AA7F9BBF31E69C3777E07B8E9D308No alt attribute providedTe Kauwhata Community Composting Hub
...31DB89102D712B5F107540AB2CFF5C4A12A22DBANo alt attribute providedMayor Jacqui Church
...E1DADD6F1EBDA9A0029EAC2CFD0DD9708835B7D2Cambrae Road – Culvert upgrade and flood remediationCambrae Rd Photo (1)
...F44ADDE1B28C1AA420FC2334729CF7F873213E69View above Helenslee Road, PookenoHelenslee Road - Water Supply Extension
...6A7E6B6A4ADA6831042C8FD8E2617F55C6A28C62No alt attribute providedDominion-Road---renewal-photo-2
...A53D3206120CF7E2C8A9E0EFE621C37FACE650BENo alt attribute providedHuntly West Sports Complex 5
.../newsletter-banner.png?sfvrsn=e89060c8_0Newsletter bannerNewsletter banner
...t/images/new-zealand-government-logo.svgNew Zealand GovernmentNew Zealand Government
...cil/assets/dist/images/shielded-logo.svgShielded

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Kia ora, how can we help?
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Kia ora, how can we help?
H2 Do it online
H2 SEWtember
H2 Free AED training
H2 Current roadworks
H3 Share your thoughts on our public places and spaces
H3 Te Kauwhata celebrates environmental win thanks to Community Composting Hub
H3 Help for those who need it most
H3 Notice of Change of Meeting Time – Proposed District Plan Subcommittee
H3 Application for Renewal of On Licence -Palms on George Limited - Mercer Landing-Kitchen and Bar
H3 Proposed Temporary Road Closure: Port Waikato-Waikaretu Road
H3 Application for Renewal of Club Licence for Huntly Bowling Club Incorporated
H3 AED Training - Meremere Library
H3 Toddler Time - Meremere Library
H3 Repair Cafe - Whaaingaroa/Raglan
H3 Culvert upgrade and flood remediation
H3 Water Supply Extension - Helenslee Road
H3 Tuakau water supply upgrades, extensions, and booster pump station
H3 Huntly West Sports Complex lighting [Completed]
H3 Sign up for our fortnightly newsletter
H5 Contact us
H5 Connect with us
H5 About this site
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 9 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to content
/IMG-ALT Waikato District Council - Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato
/services-facilitiesServices and facilities
/recreationRecreation
/your-councilYour Council
/your-districtYour District
/say-itSay it
/pay-itPay it
/report-itReport it
/apply-for-itApply for it
/contact-usContact us
https://digitalidm.datascape.c...External Subdomain Account
https://www.facebook.com/Waika...External Subdomain WaikatoDistrictCouncil
https://x.com/waikatodistrictExternal @WaikatoDistrict
/services-facilities/refuse-an...Rubbish and recycling
/services-facilities/librariesLibraries
/your-council/plans-policies-a...District plan
/mapsMaps
/services-facilities/cemeteriesCemeteries
/your-council/plans-policies-a...Fees and charges
/your-council/careersCareers
/services-facilities/roads-tra...Current roadworks
/projectsProjects
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/pay-itMake a payment
/services-facilities/animal-co...Register a dog
/services-facilities/ratesRates
/request-itRequest a service
/your-council/formsApplications
/contact-us/feedbackFeedback & Complaints
/say-itSubdomain Have your say
/services-facilities/rubbish-a...Subdomain SEWtember All things sewing repair, reuse and slow fashion! Join us and attend one of the many events happening across the district, designed to help our com...
/services-facilities/libraries...Subdomain Free AED training Our libraires are holding Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) training sessions over the month of August. Check out your nearest date ...
/services-facilities/roads-tra...Subdomain Current roadworks View a list of road roadworks taking place in the Waikato district to help you plan your journey.
IMG-ALT Road closures
/Anchor News
/Anchor Public notices
/Anchor Events
/Anchor Text duplicate Projects
/news/article/2024/08/08/share...Subdomain 9 August 2024 Share your thoughts on our public places and spaces If you’re interested in what happens to parks in the Waikato District, or have ideas about ...
/news/article/2024/08/08/te-ka...Subdomain 8 August 2024 Te Kauwhata celebrates environmental win thanks to Community Composting Hub In less than a year, more than 3,330 litres of food scraps have bee...
/news/article/2024/08/08/help-...Subdomain 8 August 2024 Help for those who need it most Mayor Jacqui explains how people can check to see if they are eligible for a partial refund on the rates they p...
/newsView latest news
/public-notices/notice/2024/08...Subdomain 9 August 2024 Notice of Change of Meeting Time – Proposed District Plan Subcommittee Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the Proposed District Plan Su...
/public-notices/notice/2024/07...Subdomain 31 July 2024 Application for Renewal of On Licence -Palms on George Limited - Mercer Landing-Kitchen and Bar Renewal of on licence at the premises - 6 Roose ...
/public-notices/notice/2024/07...Subdomain 26 July 2024 Proposed Temporary Road Closure: Port Waikato-Waikaretu Road Notice is hereby given that Waikato District Council, for allowing Pukekohe Car Clu...
/public-notices/notice/2024/07...Subdomain 25 July 2024 Application for Renewal of Club Licence for Huntly Bowling Club Incorporated Renewal of Club Licence for the premises at Taihua Road, Huntly
/public-noticesView latest public notices
/events/upcoming-events/event/...Wed 07 Aug AED Training - Meremere Library Heather Green Ave, Meremere 7 August 2024, 01:30 pm - 13 August 2024, 02:30 pm
/events/upcoming-events/event/...Fri 09 Aug Toddler Time - Meremere Library Heather Green Ave, Meremere 9 August 2024, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
/events/upcoming-events/event/...Sat 10 Aug Repair Cafe - Whaaingaroa/Raglan Stewart Street Hall, 3 Stewart Street, Raglan 10 August 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
/eventsView all events
/projects/project/culvert-upgr...Subdomain Active Culvert upgrade and flood remediation The project addresses an abatement notice for flood remediation served to the Waikato District Council (WDC) in ...
IMG-ALT Cambrae Road – Culvert upgrade and flood remediation
/projects/project/water-supply...Subdomain Active Water Supply Extension - Helenslee Road This project will allow for the growth and connectivity of Pookeno West.
IMG-ALT View above Helenslee Road, Pookeno
/projects/project/tuakau-water...Subdomain Active Tuakau water supply upgrades, extensions, and booster pump station These infrastructure upgrades will allow the Council to meet the immediate and futu...
/projects/project/huntly-west-...Subdomain Completed Huntly West Sports Complex lighting [Completed] Huntly West Sports Complex lighting design and installation.
/projectsView all projects
/subscribe-to-waikato-district...Subscribe
https://www.govt.nz/External IMG-ALT New Zealand Government
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
https://www.facebook.com/Waika...External Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/waikatodistrictExternal X, formerly Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/waik...External Subdomain Instagram
/about-this-siteAbout this site
/about-this-site/a---z-of-serv...A - Z of services
/about-this-site/accessibilityAccessibility
/about-this-site/privacy-state...Privacy statement
/sitemapSitemap
https://www.enlighten.co.nz/External Subdomain Enlighten Designs
/Anchor Top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.63 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 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (42 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 789 referring domains.
This page has 2,451 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 323 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz
Waikato District Council
Contains information for residents and visitors to the Waikato District. Includes news items on tourism, events and community services.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
District77%Check
Waikato77%Check
Waikato district77%Check
Waikato District Council68%Check
District Council63%Check
District plan58%Check
News56%Check
help54%Check
Community54%Check
Council50%Check

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