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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
37% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.81 s
File size
245.30 kB
Words
1154
Media files
25
Number of links
123 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Westport Journal | Westport CT's Real News Source
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (470 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Westport Journal is the 24/7 news site for and about Westport, Connecticut and its residents.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (571 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://westportjournal.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://westportjournal.com/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1154 words. That's ok.
21.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 14.37 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 83 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"thank you for your interest in donating to westport journal’s editorial development"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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

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data:[...] Base64Finance OKs Old Mill Pond project, in part using housing funds
data:[...] Base64‘Epic’ clothing sale this weekend at WWC
data:[...] Base64Watching with Susan Granger November 7
data:[...] Base64Riko’s Pizza to host community for preview party
data:[...] Base64Landscape photos showcased at Westport Book Shop
data:[...] Base64Town to host Veterans Day ceremony Monday
data:[...] Base64Wreckers wallop Stamford in field hockey tourney opener
data:[...] Base64Finance board gets overview of major town, school projects
data:[...] Base64State Democratic leaders assess future under Trump 2.0
data:[...] Base64Police: Man faces upgraded charge of child porn possession
data:[...] Base64New Affordable Housing Committee gets to work
data:[...] Base64Homes with Hope seeks food drive donations
data:[...] Base64Tourney loss ends season for Staples boys soccer
data:[...] Base64Voters approve constitutional change to allow ‘no-excuse’ absentees
data:[...] Base64Democrats score solid wins in Westport legislative districts
data:[...] Base64Murphy wins third term in U.S. Senate
data:[...] Base64Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
data:[...] Base64Polls apart: Tuesday balloting caps two weeks of early voting
data:[...] Base64Online survey asks public opinions on downtown parking
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data:[...] Base64temperature icon
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided

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.
There are 27 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Redistricting plan approved despite pleas by Long Lots parents for exemption
H2 Finance OKs Old Mill Pond project, in part using housing funds
H2 ‘Epic’ clothing sale this weekend at WWC
H2 Watching with Susan Granger November 7
H2 Riko’s Pizza to host community for preview party
H2 Landscape photos showcased at Westport Book Shop
H2 Town to host Veterans Day ceremony Monday
H2 Wreckers wallop Stamford in field hockey tourney opener
H2 Finance board gets overview of major town, school projects
H2 State Democratic leaders assess future under Trump 2.0
H2 Police: Man faces upgraded charge of child porn possession
H2 New Affordable Housing Committee gets to work
H2 Homes with Hope seeks food drive donations
H2 Tourney loss ends season for Staples boys soccer
H2 Voters approve constitutional change to allow ‘no-excuse’ absentees
H2 Democrats score solid wins in Westport legislative districts
H2 Murphy wins third term in U.S. Senate
H2 Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
H2 Polls apart: Tuesday balloting caps two weeks of early voting
H2 Online survey asks public opinions on downtown parking
H4 Most Popular
H4 Recent Comments
H4 Today’s Events
H4 Search
H4 Archives
H4 Town Information
H4 Local Blogs
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 20 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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
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https://westportjournal.com/IMG-ALT Westport Journal
https://facebook.com/westportj...New window External Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Facebook
http://twitter.com/WestportJou...New window External Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/West...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Instagram
/about-us/About Us
/category/arts/Arts
/category/arts/fine/Fine
/category/arts/performing/Performing
/category/arts/visual/Visual
/category/business/Business
/category/community/Community
/category/community/religion/Religion
/category/education/Education
/category/sports/Sports
/category/government/Government
/category/government/transport...Transportation
/category/living/Living
/category/environment/Environment
/category/living/food/Food
/category/living/health/Health
/category/obits/Obituaries
/category/opinion/Opinion
/category/police-fire/Police & Fire
/category/politics/Politics
/category/politics/election-24/Election ’24
/category/politics/election-2023/Election ’23
/category/politics/election-22/Election ’22
/category/realestate/Real Estate
/category/realestate/hello/Hello
/category/realestate/goodbye/Goodbye
/category/property/Property Transfers
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A-TITLE Redistricting plan approved despite pleas by Long Lots parents for exemption
/education/redistricting-plan-...Text duplicate Redistricting plan approved despite pleas by Long Lots parents for exemption
/education/redistricting-plan-...Anchor No Text
/education/redistricting-plan-...Trivial anchor text
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/government/finance-oks-old-mi...IMG-ALT Finance OKs Old Mill Pond project, in part using housing funds
A-TITLE Finance OKs Old Mill Pond project, in part using housing funds
/government/finance-oks-old-mi...Text duplicate Finance OKs Old Mill Pond project, in part using housing funds
/government/finance-oks-old-mi...Anchor No Text
/government/finance-oks-old-mi...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/community/epic-clothing-sale-...IMG-ALT ‘Epic’ clothing sale this weekend at WWC
A-TITLE ‘Epic’ clothing sale this weekend at WWC
/community/epic-clothing-sale-...Text duplicate ‘Epic’ clothing sale this weekend at WWC
/community/epic-clothing-sale-...Anchor No Text
/community/epic-clothing-sale-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/arts/watching-with-susan-gran...IMG-ALT Watching with Susan Granger November 7
A-TITLE Watching with Susan Granger November 7
/arts/watching-with-susan-gran...Text duplicate Watching with Susan Granger November 7
/arts/watching-with-susan-gran...Anchor No Text
/arts/watching-with-susan-gran...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/business/rikos-pizza-to-host-...IMG-ALT Riko’s Pizza to host community for preview party
A-TITLE Riko’s Pizza to host community for preview party
/business/rikos-pizza-to-host-...Text duplicate Riko’s Pizza to host community for preview party
/business/rikos-pizza-to-host-...Anchor No Text
/business/rikos-pizza-to-host-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/arts/landscape-photos-showcas...IMG-ALT Landscape photos showcased at Westport Book Shop
A-TITLE Landscape photos showcased at Westport Book Shop
/arts/landscape-photos-showcas...Text duplicate Landscape photos showcased at Westport Book Shop
/arts/landscape-photos-showcas...Anchor No Text
/arts/landscape-photos-showcas...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/community/town-to-host-vetera...IMG-ALT Town to host Veterans Day ceremony Monday
A-TITLE Town to host Veterans Day ceremony Monday
/community/town-to-host-vetera...Text duplicate Town to host Veterans Day ceremony Monday
/community/town-to-host-vetera...Anchor No Text
/community/town-to-host-vetera...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/sports/wreckers-wallop-stamfo...IMG-ALT Wreckers wallop Stamford in field hockey tourney opener
A-TITLE Wreckers wallop Stamford in field hockey tourney opener
/sports/wreckers-wallop-stamfo...Text duplicate Wreckers wallop Stamford in field hockey tourney opener
/sports/wreckers-wallop-stamfo...Anchor No Text
/sports/wreckers-wallop-stamfo...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/government/finance-board-gets...IMG-ALT Finance board gets overview of major town, school projects
A-TITLE Finance board gets overview of major town, school projects
/government/finance-board-gets...Text duplicate Finance board gets overview of major town, school projects
/government/finance-board-gets...Anchor No Text
/government/finance-board-gets...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/state-democratic-lea...IMG-ALT State Democratic leaders assess future under Trump 2.0
A-TITLE State Democratic leaders assess future under Trump 2.0
/politics/state-democratic-lea...Text duplicate State Democratic leaders assess future under Trump 2.0
/politics/state-democratic-lea...Anchor No Text
/politics/state-democratic-lea...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/police-fire/police-man-faces-...IMG-ALT Police: Man faces upgraded charge of child porn possession
A-TITLE Police: Man faces upgraded charge of child porn possession
/police-fire/police-man-faces-...Text duplicate Police: Man faces upgraded charge of child porn possession
/police-fire/police-man-faces-...Anchor No Text
/police-fire/police-man-faces-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/government/new-affordable-hou...IMG-ALT New Affordable Housing Committee gets to work
A-TITLE New Affordable Housing Committee gets to work
/government/new-affordable-hou...Text duplicate New Affordable Housing Committee gets to work
/government/new-affordable-hou...Anchor No Text
/government/new-affordable-hou...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/community/homes-with-hope-see...IMG-ALT Homes with Hope seeks food drive donations
A-TITLE Homes with Hope seeks food drive donations
/community/homes-with-hope-see...Text duplicate Homes with Hope seeks food drive donations
/community/homes-with-hope-see...Anchor No Text
/community/homes-with-hope-see...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/sports/tourney-loss-ends-seas...IMG-ALT Tourney loss ends season for Staples boys soccer
A-TITLE Tourney loss ends season for Staples boys soccer
/sports/tourney-loss-ends-seas...Text duplicate Tourney loss ends season for Staples boys soccer
/sports/tourney-loss-ends-seas...Anchor No Text
/sports/tourney-loss-ends-seas...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/voters-approve-const...IMG-ALT Voters approve constitutional change to allow ‘no-excuse’ absentees
A-TITLE Voters approve constitutional change to allow ‘no-excuse’ absentees
/politics/voters-approve-const...Text duplicate Voters approve constitutional change to allow ‘no-excuse’ absentees
/politics/voters-approve-const...Anchor No Text
/politics/voters-approve-const...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/democrats-lead-comfo...IMG-ALT Democrats score solid wins in Westport legislative districts
A-TITLE Democrats score solid wins in Westport legislative districts
/politics/democrats-lead-comfo...Text duplicate Democrats score solid wins in Westport legislative districts
/politics/democrats-lead-comfo...Anchor No Text
/politics/democrats-lead-comfo...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/murphy-wins-third-te...IMG-ALT Murphy wins third term in U.S. Senate
A-TITLE Murphy wins third term in U.S. Senate
/politics/murphy-wins-third-te...Text duplicate Murphy wins third term in U.S. Senate
/politics/murphy-wins-third-te...Anchor No Text
/politics/murphy-wins-third-te...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/harris-easily-beats-...IMG-ALT Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
A-TITLE Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
/politics/harris-easily-beats-...Text duplicate Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
/politics/harris-easily-beats-...Anchor 2
/politics/harris-easily-beats-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/polls-apart-tuesday-...IMG-ALT Polls apart: Tuesday balloting caps two weeks of early voting
A-TITLE Polls apart: Tuesday balloting caps two weeks of early voting
/politics/polls-apart-tuesday-...Text duplicate Polls apart: Tuesday balloting caps two weeks of early voting
/politics/polls-apart-tuesday-...Anchor No Text
/politics/polls-apart-tuesday-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/government/online-survey-asks...IMG-ALT Online survey asks public opinions on downtown parking
A-TITLE Online survey asks public opinions on downtown parking
/government/online-survey-asks...Text duplicate Online survey asks public opinions on downtown parking
/government/online-survey-asks...Anchor No Text
/government/online-survey-asks...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/politics/harris-easily-beats-...Anchor Text duplicate Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
/politics/harris-easily-beats-...Anchor Text duplicate Harris easily beats Trump in Connecticut
/government/pz-action-on-old-m...Anchor P&Z action on Old Mill Grocery dining, liquor regs on hold
/government/pz-action-on-old-m...Anchor Text duplicate P&Z action on Old Mill Grocery dining, liquor regs on hold
/opinion/letter-pz-should-post...Anchor Letter: P&Z should postpone Monday hearing on outdoor dining, liquor
https://openweathermap.org/New window External Weather from OpenWeatherMap
https://westportjournal.aweb.p...External Subdomain Text duplicate Subscribe
/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
/comment-policy/Comment Policy
/contact-us/Contact Us
/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/archives/Archives
https://www.facebook.com/Westp...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Instagram
https://westportjournal.com/Anchor Sign in
https://westportjournal.com/Anchor New account
https://westportjournal.com/Anchor Forgot your password?
https://westportjournal.com/Anchor Back to login
https://westportjournal.com/Anchor A-TITLE close
https://xyzscripts.com/wordpre...New window External Social Media Auto Publish
A-TITLE Social Media Auto Publish
http://www.xyzscripts.com/New window External Subdomain XYZScripts.com
A-TITLE PHP Scripts & Programs
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://westportjournal.com/"
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 of 0.81 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 (245 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 466 referring domains.
This page has 1,338 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 273 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 30

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Westport Journal is the 24/7 news site for and about Westport, Connecticut and its residents.

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Journal80%Check
new64%Check
Connecticut52%Check
Town49%Check
Real46%Check
fund45%Check
Affordable Housing45%Check
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