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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
52% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.91 s
File size
210.20 kB
Words
969
Media files
13
Number of links
78 internal / 24 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Auto | HowStuffWorks
The page title is too short. (197 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The HowStuffWorks Auto Section contains articles about everything from engine workings to classic cars. Learn about cars on HowStuffWorks Auto.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (909 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Language defined in HTTP-Equiv meta tag: en-us
Server location: Germany
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 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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og:site_nameHowStuffWorks
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 969 words. That's ok.
42.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 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 14.05 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,minimum-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 19 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)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Auto
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)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Auto
H3 Why the Stick Shift Is Going Extinct
H3 The Aston Martin: From the DB1 to DB7
H3 What Is a Carburetor and Why Does Your Car Need the Part?
H3 12 Celebrities Who Were Also Serious Race Car Drivers
H3 Trending in Auto
H3 15 Types of Cars for Every Purpose and Personality
H3 9 Harley Davidson Frame Types Rumbling Down the Highway
H3 How to Check Brake Fluid at Home
H3 How to Remove Window Tint Without Professional Help
H3 Auto Basics
H3 Tech & Transport
H3 Auto Parts & Systems
H3 Auto Racing
H3 Buying & Selling
H3 Car Models
H3 Driving & Safety
H3 Fuel Efficiency
H3 Motorcycles and Choppers
H3 Trucks
H3 Under the Hood
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 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 24 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain No Text
https://science.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Science
https://electronics.howstuffwo...External Subdomain Tech
https://home.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Home & Garden
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/Subdomain Auto
https://people.howstuffworks.c...External Subdomain Culture
https://health.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Health
https://money.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Money
https://animals.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Animals
https://lifestyle.howstuffwork...External Subdomain Lifestyle
https://entertainment.howstuff...External Subdomain Entertainment
https://play.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Quizzes
https://coupons.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Coupons
https://science.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Science
https://electronics.howstuffwo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tech
https://home.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Home & Garden
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/Subdomain Text duplicate Auto
https://people.howstuffworks.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate Culture
https://health.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Health
https://money.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Money
https://animals.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Animals
https://lifestyle.howstuffwork...External Subdomain Text duplicate Lifestyle
https://entertainment.howstuff...External Subdomain Text duplicate Entertainment
https://play.howstuffworks.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Quizzes
https://coupons.howstuffworks....External Subdomain Text duplicate Coupons
/kit-cars.htmSubdomain Kit Cars Put You in the Driver's Seat of the Hottest Cars in the World
/kit-cars.htmSubdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/under-the-hood-channel.htmSubdomain Under the Hood
/auto-partsSubdomain Auto Parts & Systems
/car-models-channel.htmSubdomain Car Models
/car-driving-safetySubdomain Driving & Safety
/fuel-efficiencySubdomain Fuel Efficiency
/auto-racingSubdomain Auto Racing
/motorcycles-choppers-channel.htmSubdomain Motorcycles
/auto-basics-channel.htmSubdomain Auto Basics
/tech-transportSubdomain Tech & Transport
/buying-sellingSubdomain Buying & Selling
/trucks-channel.htmSubdomain Trucks
/stick-shift-news.htmSubdomain Why the Stick Shift Is Going Extinct
IMG-ALT Why the Stick Shift Is Going Extinct
/aston-martin.htmSubdomain The Aston Martin: From the DB1 to DB7
IMG-ALT The Aston Martin: From the DB1 to DB7
/question377.htmSubdomain What Is a Carburetor and Why Does Your Car Need the Part?
IMG-ALT What Is a Carburetor and Why Does Your Car Need the Part?
/auto-racing/motorsports/8-act...Subdomain 12 Celebrities Who Were Also Serious Race Car Drivers
IMG-ALT 12 Celebrities Who Were Also Serious Race Car Drivers
/types-of-cars.htmSubdomain 15 Types of Cars for Every Purpose and Personality
IMG-ALT 15 Types of Cars for Every Purpose and Personality
/harley-davidson-frame-types.htmSubdomain 9 Harley Davidson Frame Types Rumbling Down the Highway
IMG-ALT 9 Harley Davidson Frame Types Rumbling Down the Highway
/how-to-check-brake-fluid.htmSubdomain How to Check Brake Fluid at Home
IMG-ALT How to Check Brake Fluid at Home
/how-to-remove-window-tint.htmSubdomain How to Remove Window Tint Without Professional Help
IMG-ALT How to Remove Window Tint Without Professional Help
/auto-basics-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Auto Basics
/how-to-clean-battery-corrosio...Subdomain How To Clean Battery Corrosion in Your Car, Simply and Safely FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-clean-headlights.htmSubdomain How to Clean Headlights in 4 Easy Steps FIND OUT MORE
/how-long-do-car-batteries-las...Subdomain How Long Do Car Batteries Last? FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-check-transmission-flu...Subdomain How to Check Your Transmission Fluid FIND OUT MORE
/tech-transportSubdomain Text duplicate Tech & Transport
/tech-transport/freeway-vs-hig...Subdomain Freeway vs. Highway: Can You Tell the Difference? FIND OUT MORE
/tech-transport/badger-maps.htmSubdomain Badger Maps Review: Navigating Your Sales Territory FIND OUT MORE
/tech-transport/gps-route-plan...Subdomain The Best Truck Route GPS Apps FIND OUT MORE
/tech-transport/route-planning...Subdomain Streamline Your Business Operations with Cutting-edge Routing Software FIND OUT MORE
/auto-partsSubdomain Text duplicate Auto Parts & Systems
/auto-parts/towing/towing-capa...Subdomain Understanding Mitsubishi Towing Capacities: What You Need to Know FIND OUT MORE
/auto-parts/towing/towing-capa...Subdomain 2023 Jeep Towing Capacity: How Much Weight Can You Tow? FIND OUT MORE
/auto-parts/towing/towing-capa...Subdomain 2023 Subaru Towing Capacity - What You Need to Know FIND OUT MORE
/auto-parts/towing/towing-capa...Subdomain 2023 Toyota Towing Capacity: Overview of Popular Trucks & SUVs FIND OUT MORE
/auto-racingSubdomain Text duplicate Auto Racing
/auto-racing/motorsports/1955-...Subdomain The 1955 Le Mans Disaster Changed Racing Forever FIND OUT MORE
/auto-racing/motorsports/insur...Subdomain Who Insures Race Car Drivers and Their Cars? FIND OUT MORE
/auto-racing/motorsports/has-h...Subdomain How Has the HANS Device Changed Car Racing? FIND OUT MORE
/auto-racing/motorsports/femal...Subdomain Female-only Rebelle Rally Teaches More Than Just Navigation FIND OUT MORE
/buying-sellingSubdomain Text duplicate Buying & Selling
/buying-selling/most-reliable-...Subdomain Searching for the Most Reliable Cars? 3 Things to Consider FIND OUT MORE
/buying-selling/used-cars-buyi...Subdomain Used Cars Cost More Than Ever. Here's How to Avoid Getting a Bad Deal FIND OUT MORE
/buying-selling/buying-car-onl...Subdomain 8 Tips for Buying a Car Online FIND OUT MORE
/buying-selling/car-resale-val...Subdomain 10 Factors That Affect Your Car's Resale Value FIND OUT MORE
/car-models-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Car Models
/bmw-concept-car-changes-color...Subdomain BMW Introduces Concept Cars That Change Color With the Push of a Button FIND OUT MORE
/suicide-doors.htmSubdomain Why Did Cars Have 'Suicide Doors' and Do They Still Exist? FIND OUT MORE
/most-expensive-car.htmSubdomain What Is the Most Expensive Car in the World? FIND OUT MORE
/us-presidents-cars.htmSubdomain 5 U.S. Presidents and Their Beloved Cars FIND OUT MORE
/car-driving-safetySubdomain Text duplicate Driving & Safety
/car-driving-safety/countries-...Subdomain All the Countries That Drive on the Left Side of the Road FIND OUT MORE
/car-driving-safety/safety-reg...Subdomain How Speed Limiters Work FIND OUT MORE
/car-driving-safety/safety-reg...Subdomain How Seat Belts Work FIND OUT MORE
/car-driving-safety/accidents-...Subdomain Car Safety Systems Don't Always 'See' in Bad Weather, AAA Says FIND OUT MORE
/fuel-efficiencySubdomain Text duplicate Fuel Efficiency
/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumpt...Subdomain Why Is Gas So Expensive at Certain Times of Year? FIND OUT MORE
/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumpt...Subdomain Summer-grade Versus Winter-grade Fuel FIND OUT MORE
/fuel-efficiency/vehicles/outd...Subdomain 5 Outdated Myths About Buying and Owning Electric Cars FIND OUT MORE
/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumpt...Subdomain What's the Most Americans Have Ever Paid for Gas? FIND OUT MORE
/motorcycles-choppers-channel.htmSubdomain Motorcycles and Choppers
/tesla-cyberquad-news.htmSubdomain Cyberquad for Kids: Baby's First Tesla FIND OUT MORE
/behind-scenes-at-supercross.htmSubdomain Behind the Scenes at Supercross FIND OUT MORE
/can-popping-wheelie-land-in-j...Subdomain Can Popping a Wheelie Land You in Jail? FIND OUT MORE
/which-is-more-dangerous-motor...Subdomain Which Is More Dangerous: Motorcycles or Cars? FIND OUT MORE
/trucks-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Trucks
https://www.howstuffworks.com/...External Subdomain Towing Guide
/carolina-squat-news.htmSubdomain Can Your Truck Do the Carolina Squat? Should It? FIND OUT MORE
/carmakers-revive-classic-suvs...Subdomain Carmakers to Revive Classic SUVs FIND OUT MORE
/why-trucking-industry-actuall...Subdomain Why the Trucking Industry Actually Supports Higher Fuel Taxes FIND OUT MORE
/step-inside-life-trucker.htmSubdomain Step Inside the Life of a Trucker FIND OUT MORE
/under-the-hood-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Under the Hood
/under-the-hood/vehicle-mainte...Subdomain How to Clean Fuel Injectors at Home FIND OUT MORE
/v-engine.htmSubdomain Why the V Engine Remains a Top Choice for Car Enthusiasts FIND OUT MORE
/under-the-hood/diagnosing-car...Subdomain 8 Signs to Identify Bad Fuel Pump Symptoms FIND OUT MORE
/under-the-hood/diagnosing-car...Subdomain All You Need to Know About Bad Alternator vs Bad Battery FIND OUT MORE

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://auto.howstuffworks.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.91 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 (210 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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expiresMon, 19 May 2025 00:36:55 -0400
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 147 referring domains.
This page has 310 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 135 different ip addresses.

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Disallow: /editor/

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
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