Computer.howstuffworks.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
54% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
84% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.74 s
File size
135.90 kB
Words
504
Media files
13
Number of links
39 internal / 25 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Computer | HowStuffWorks
The length of the page title is perfect. (244 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
HowStuffWorks Computer gets you explanations, reviews, opinions and prices for the Internet, home networking, hardware, and software.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (845 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://computer.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
og:descriptionWondering what's inside your computer or how the latest computer technologies work? Browse our articles below on computer networking, security, hardware, software and more to get explanations and how-to tips.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 504 words. That's ok.
39.9% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 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 18.11 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 10 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)
Computer
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 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 Computer
H3 What Does RAM Do to Speed Up Your Computer?
H3 Understanding USB Types and the Flexible USB System
H3 Can You Remove Your Personal Info From People-Finder Websites?
H3 What Is Doxxing? 5 Ways to Protect Yourself
H3 Trending in Computer
H3 Avoid the Most Common Passwords With These Security Tips
H3 Top 6 Privacy and Security Apps to Safeguard Your Digital Life
H3 3 Essential Steps for Mobile Privacy With Startpage
H3 Top Private Search Engines: Comparing 5 Competitors
H3 Computer Hardware
H3 Computer Peripherals
H3 Computer Security
H3 Computer Software
H3 Internet
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 25 external 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/External 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/External 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
/fiber-optic.htmSubdomain How Fiber Optics Work
/fiber-optic.htmSubdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/computer-hardware-channel.htmSubdomain Computer Hardware
/internet-technology-channel.htmSubdomain Internet
/computer-software-channel.htmSubdomain Computer Software
/security-channel.htmSubdomain Computer Security
/computer-peripherals-channel.htmSubdomain Computer Peripherals
/question175.htmSubdomain What Does RAM Do to Speed Up Your Computer?
IMG-ALT What Does RAM Do to Speed Up Your Computer?
/usb.htmSubdomain Understanding USB Types and the Flexible USB System
IMG-ALT Understanding USB Types and the Flexible USB System
/remove-personal-info-people-f...Subdomain Can You Remove Your Personal Info From People-Finder Websites?
IMG-ALT Can You Remove Your Personal Info From People-Finder Websites?
/what-is-doxxing.htmSubdomain What Is Doxxing? 5 Ways to Protect Yourself
IMG-ALT What Is Doxxing? 5 Ways to Protect Yourself
/most-common-passwords.htmSubdomain Avoid the Most Common Passwords With These Security Tips
IMG-ALT Avoid the Most Common Passwords With These Security Tips
/privacy-security-apps.htmSubdomain Top 6 Privacy and Security Apps to Safeguard Your Digital Life
IMG-ALT Top 6 Privacy and Security Apps to Safeguard Your Digital Life
/startpage-private-browser.htmSubdomain 3 Essential Steps for Mobile Privacy With Startpage
IMG-ALT 3 Essential Steps for Mobile Privacy With Startpage
/private-search-engines.htmSubdomain Top Private Search Engines: Comparing 5 Competitors
IMG-ALT Top Private Search Engines: Comparing 5 Competitors
/computer-hardware-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Computer Hardware
/what-is-a-ups.htmSubdomain What Is a UPS? How an Uninterruptible Power Supply Works FIND OUT MORE
/parallel-port.htmSubdomain How Parallel Ports Work FIND OUT MORE
/slow-computer-fix.htmSubdomain Why Is My Computer So Slow? 5 Reasons and How to Fix Them FIND OUT MORE
/should-shut-down-computer.htmSubdomain Should You Shut Down Your Computer Every Night? FIND OUT MORE
/computer-peripherals-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Computer Peripherals
/connect-airpods-to-laptop.htmSubdomain How to Connect AirPods to a Laptop (Windows and Mac) FIND OUT MORE
/connect-airpods-to-pc.htmSubdomain How to Connect AirPods to a PC FIND OUT MORE
/3-d-printing.htmSubdomain How Does a 3D Printer Work? FIND OUT MORE
/laptop-computer-keyboard-keys...Subdomain Which Computer Keyboard Keys Wear Out the Fastest? FIND OUT MORE
/security-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Computer Security
/alphanumeric-characters.htmSubdomain Alphanumeric Characters: Uses and Examples FIND OUT MORE
/how-to-protect-privacy-online...Subdomain 80% Discount on Antivirus Software from HowStuffWorks FIND OUT MORE
/why-private-browser.htmSubdomain Why You Should Consider Using a Private Search Engine FIND OUT MORE
/computer-software-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Computer Software
/chatgpt-excel-formulas.htmSubdomain ChatGPT Excel Guide: Revolutionize Your Spreadsheet Formulas FIND OUT MORE
/ai-black-box.htmSubdomain What Is an AI Black Box? A Computer Scientist Explains FIND OUT MORE
/delete-page-in-word.htmSubdomain How to Delete a Page in Word on Mac and Windows FIND OUT MORE
/export-bookmarks-from-chrome.htmSubdomain How to Export Bookmarks From Chrome FIND OUT MORE
/internet-technology-channel.htmSubdomain Text duplicate Internet
/wifi-extender-vs-booster.htmSubdomain WiFi Extender vs. Booster: What's the Best Choice for You? FIND OUT MORE
/weather-affect-internet-conne...Subdomain Does Weather Mess With Your Internet Connection? FIND OUT MORE
/e-mail-messaging/how-to-recal...Subdomain How to Recall an Email in Outlook or Gmail FIND OUT MORE
/e-mail-messaging/what-does-cc...Subdomain What Does CC Mean in Email? FIND OUT MORE

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://computer.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 0.74 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 (136 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 67 referring domains.
This page has 165 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 67 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /framed.htm
Disallow: /editor/

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-sitemap-index.xml

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computer.howstuffworks.com
Computer | HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks Computer gets you explanations, reviews, opinions and prices for the Internet, home networking, hardware, and software.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Computer87%Check
HowStuffWorks Computer76%Check
HowStuffWorks69%Check
Computer Hardware66%Check
Computer Software66%Check
Computer Security65%Check
Computer Peripherals60%Check
Software50%Check
Hardware50%Check
Internet50%Check

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