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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
50% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.23 s
File size
39.90 kB
Words
412
Media files
20
Number of links
63 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Watford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
The length of the page title is perfect. (428 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
test
The meta description is too short. (24 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
The meta description contains only one word.
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
msapplication-TileColor#6d3465
msapplication-config/site/dist/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml?2.13.0
theme-color#ffffff
revisit-after2 days
robotsindex,follow
authorWatford Council
keywordsEmpty
descriptiontest
dcterms:creatorAdmin
dcterms:rightsHolderWatford Council
dcterms:coverageUK
dcterms:identifierhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
dcterms:publisherWatford Council
dcterms:subjectEmpty
dcterms:descriptiontest
dcterms:titleWatford Borough Council
dcterms:formattext/html
dcterms:languageen
dcterms:created2021-09-08
dcterms:modified2021-09-08
dcterms:valid1970-01-01
langen
og:titleWatford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
og:site_namewww.watford.gov.uk
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
og:imagehttps://www.watford.gov.uk/site/dist/images/opengraph/opengraph.jpg?2.13.0
og:image:altwww.watford.gov.uk
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 412 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
These Typos were found:
  • pantomine => pantomime
26.7% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 10.5 words is good.
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.
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)
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
/site/dist/images/site-logo.png?2.13.0www.watford.gov.uk home
/images/shopperbus.pngShopper Bus driver
/images/watfordlottery.pngPeople walking in Watford High Street
/images/Fireworks.pngA picture from Cassioubury park fireworks event
/images/RememberanceDay_1.pngRemembrance Services
/images/Speciality_Market_3.pngSpeciality Market
/images/WatfordPalacePanto_2.pngAladdin Pantomine
/images/ToysMusical_1.pngToys the Musical
...___Photos_from_previous_services__2_.jpgWatford's Remembrance Sunday Services for 2024
/images/Town_Hall_view_CGI__Stage_3__1.jpgMore success for Town Hall Quarter programme thanks to government funding
.../Shop_Local_2024___Rock_Up_Landscape.jpgWatford launches new Shop and Eat Local campaign ahead of the festive season
/images/The_Haven.jpgCouncil funds vital shelter for rough sleepers this winter
/images/Watford_Remembrance_2022_SJ_024.jpgTake part in Watford’s remembrance service and parade on Sunday 10 November
/images/St_Mary_s_Churchyard__7_.jpgFind out about the St Mary’s Churchyard plans at our Q&A session on 21 November
/images/taylormayor.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/Council_chambers.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/meetingagenda.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/ballotBox_1_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../dist/images/site-footer-logo.png?2.13.0www.watford.gov.uk home
...veys2.govmetric.com/imgs/triggers/rh.svgFeedback button

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 31 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 www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
H2 Built on progress.
H2 Explore Watford
H2 What's On
H2 News from the council
H2 Your Council
H2 Stay connected
H3 United by care
H3 Make a payment
H3 Bin collection day
H3 Resident parking permit
H3 Report a street cleaning or parks issue
H3 Get help with cost of living
H3 In your area
H3 Shopper Bus Service
H3 Watford Community Lottery
H3 Cassiobury Park Fireworks 2024
H3 Remembrance Services
H3 Speciality Market
H3 Aladdin Pantomine
H3 Toys the Musical
H3 Watford's Remembrance Sunday Services for 2024
H3 More success for Town Hall Quarter programme thanks to government funding
H3 Watford launches new Shop and Eat Local campaign ahead of the festive season
H3 Council funds vital shelter for rough sleepers this winter
H3 Take part in Watford’s remembrance service and parade on Sunday 10 November
H3 Find out about the St Mary’s Churchyard plans at our Q&A session on 21 November
H3 Elected Mayor
H3 Contact your councillor
H3 Council meetings and committees
H3 Elections and voting
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://www.watford.gov.uk/IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
/your-community/watford-boroug...Subdomain Resident updates newsletter
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain My watford
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Council Services
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Search
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close menu
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close Services Menu
/council-taxSubdomain Council Tax
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Rubbish and recycling
/parkingSubdomain Parking
/planning-building-controlSubdomain Planning and building control
/housingSubdomain Housing
/benefitsSubdomain Benefits
/council-13Subdomain The council
/parks-sports-leisureSubdomain Parks, sports and leisure
/environmentSubdomain Your environment
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning issue
/licensing-3Subdomain Licensing
/businessSubdomain Business
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision-making
/cost-living-supportSubdomain Cost of living support
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your Councillor
/communitySubdomain Your community
/sustainable-watfordSubdomain Sustainable Watford
/elections-votingSubdomain Elections and voting
/council-13/payMake a payment
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain Bin collection day
/parking-permits-watford-1/res...Resident parking permit
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning or parks issue
/cost-living-supportGet help with cost of living
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/council-taxSubdomain Council tax
/planning-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/parkingSubdomain Text duplicate Parking
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Text duplicate Rubbish and recycling
/parks-sports-leisureText duplicate Parks, sports and leisure
/housingText duplicate Housing
/council-13Subdomain Text duplicate The council
/benefitsSubdomain Text duplicate Benefits
/businessSubdomain Text duplicate Business
/environmentText duplicate Your environment
/licensing-3Text duplicate Licensing
/your-communitySubdomain Text duplicate Your community
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision making
/homepage/55/sustainable-watfordSubdomain Text duplicate Sustainable Watford
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your councillor
https://www.communities1st.org...External Subdomain Shopper Bus Service Easy, accessible shopping trips for those who need extra support
IMG-ALT Shopper Bus driver
https://www.watfordcommunitylo...External Subdomain Watford Community Lottery 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Watford
IMG-ALT People walking in Watford High Street
https://www.watfordevents.com/...External Subdomain Cassiobury Park Fireworks 2024 Join us in Cassiobury Park on Saturday 2 November at Hertfordshire's largest FREE fireworks display
IMG-ALT A picture from Cassioubury park fireworks event
https://www.watfordevents.com/...External Subdomain More events
/news/article/668/watford-s-re...Subdomain Remembrance Services 10 November 2024 Various events in Watford
IMG-ALT Remembrance Services
https://www.watfordmarket.co.u...External Subdomain Speciality Market 8 December 2024 Watford Market
IMG-ALT Speciality Market
https://watfordpalacetheatre.c...External Aladdin Pantomine 30 November to 31 December 2024 Watford Palace Theatre
IMG-ALT Aladdin Pantomine
https://pumphousewatford.co.uk...External Toys the Musical 4 to 31 December Pump House Theatre
IMG-ALT Toys the Musical
/news/article/668/watford-s-re...15 Oct 2024 Watford's Remembrance Sunday Services for 2024
IMG-ALT Watford's Remembrance Sunday Services for 2024
/news/article/675/more-success...4 Nov 2024 More success for Town Hall Quarter programme thanks to government funding
IMG-ALT More success for Town Hall Quarter programme thanks to government funding
https://www.watford.gov.uk/newsMore news
/news/article/677/watford-laun...4 Nov 2024 Watford launches new Shop and Eat Local campaign ahead of the festive season
IMG-ALT Watford launches new Shop and Eat Local campaign ahead of the festive season
/news/article/674/council-fund...4 Nov 2024 Council funds vital shelter for rough sleepers this winter
IMG-ALT Council funds vital shelter for rough sleepers this winter
/news/article/676/take-part-in...4 Nov 2024 Take part in Watford’s remembrance service and parade on Sunday 10 November
IMG-ALT Take part in Watford’s remembrance service and parade on Sunday 10 November
/news/article/678/find-out-abo...31 Oct 2024 Find out about the St Mary’s Churchyard plans at our Q&A session on 21 November
IMG-ALT Find out about the St Mary’s Churchyard plans at our Q&A session on 21 November
/elected-mayor/mayor-cabinetSubdomain Elected Mayor
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Text duplicate Contact your councillor
/decisions-made/council-meetingsCouncil meetings and committees
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/councillors-decision-makingMore about your council
https://www.facebook.com/watfo...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/WatfordCou...External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/c/Watf...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/watf...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
http://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Jadu
A-TITLE Visit the Jadu website
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Terms and disclaimer
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Privacy and cookies
/council-13/contact-numbers/1Subdomain Contact us
/council-13/accessibility-stat...Subdomain Accessibility statement
https://websurveys2.govmetric....Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Feedback button

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.watford.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.23 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 06 Nov 2024 00:09:50 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length8083
serverWeb Server
cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresWed, 06 Nov 2024 00:09:50 GMT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
nodejadu-web-1
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,834 referring domains.
This page has 61,371 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 767 different ip addresses.

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gov80%Check
www65%Check
Council58%Check
Service51%Check
page50%Check
Park49%Check
Council Tax48%Check
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