Cumberland.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
70% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
47% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.08 s
File size
76.30 kB
Words
598
Media files
7
Number of links
104 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to Cumberland | Cumberland Council
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Germany
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
GeneratorDrupal 10 (LocalGov Drupal | https://localgovdrupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-config/themes/custom/localgov_cumberland/assets/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml
msapplication-TileColor#003547
theme-color#003547
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 598 words. That's ok.
30.4% 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.
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 20.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ublic/2025-08/les_bell.png?itok=uFkUscpqLes Bell headshot
...ic/2025-05/HDRC crop 2.png?itok=2PW1_u1DHDRC Cumberland logo
...9/polling_station_sign.png?itok=RtEnj48nPolling Station sign
...mbria_unitary/assets/images/facebook.svgFacebook
...lgov_cumbria_unitary/assets/images/X.svgX (Twitter)
...mbria_unitary/assets/images/linkedin.svgLinkedIn
...bria_unitary/assets/images/instagram.svgInstagram

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Cumberland
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
There are 36 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 Welcome to Cumberland
H2 This website uses cookies
H2 Main navigation
H2 Browse Services
H2 Jobs
H2 School term dates
H2 Bin collection days
H2 Search planning applications
H2 Report a problem with a street or road
H2 Cost of living and welfare support
H2 Concerns about a child
H2 Concerns about an adult
H2 Bins, recycling and street cleaning
H2 Births, deaths and marriages
H2 Business and licensing
H2 Benefits and financial help
H2 Council Tax
H2 Health and social care
H2 Housing
H2 Libraries and archives
H2 Parking, roads and transport
H2 Parks, culture and leisure
H2 Planning and building control
H2 Schools and education
H2 Voting and elections
H2 Your council
H2 Your environment
H2 Your community
H2 Your neighbourhood
H2 News
H2 Rate this page
H3 Highways Veteran Les Bell Retires After 44 Years of Dedicated Service
H3 Cumberland Council’s Health Determinants Research Collaboration calls for local evidence to tackle health inequalities
H3 Consultation launches on parish council election changes
H3 Stay informed
H3 Why things look different
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 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/cookie-policySubdomain View cookies
/cookie-policySubdomain change your cookie settings
/cookie-policySubdomain Text duplicate change your cookie settings
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/No Text
/newsNews
/your-council/jobsJobs
/your-council/about-your-councilAbout
/benefits-and-financial-helpBenefits and financial help
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Bins and recycling
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Births, deaths and marriages
/business-and-licensingBusiness and licensing
/health-and-social-careHealth and social care
/housingHousing
/libraries-and-archivesLibraries and archives
/parking-roads-and-transportParking, roads and transport
/parks-culture-and-leisureParks, culture and leisure
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/schools-and-educationSchools and education
/voting-and-electionsVoting and elections
/your-communityYour community
/your-councilYour council
/your-environmentYour environment
/your-council/jobsText duplicate Jobs
/schools-and-education/school-...School term dates
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Bin collection days
/planning-and-building-control...Search planning applications
/parking-roads-and-transport/s...Report a problem with a street or road
/health-and-social-care/health...Cost of living and welfare support
/health-and-social-care/childr...Concerns about a child
/health-and-social-care/concer...Concerns about an adult
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Bins, recycling and street cleaning
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Report a missed bin
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Order a replacement bin
/bins-recycling-and-street-cle...Report dog fouling
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Text duplicate Births, deaths and marriages
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Arrange a marriage or civil partnership
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a death
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a birth
/business-and-licensingText duplicate Business and licensing
/node/10695Pay business rates
/business-and-licensing/licensingLicences, permits and registrations
/business-and-licensing/tradin...Trading Standards
/benefits-and-financial-helpText duplicate Benefits and financial help
/benefits-and-financial-help/h...Housing Benefit
/benefits-and-financial-help/c...Council Tax Reduction
/health-and-social-care/cost-l...Cost of living support
/council-taxSubdomain Council Tax
/council-tax/paying-your-counc...Subdomain Pay your Council Tax bill
/council-tax/let-us-know-if-yo...Let us know if you've changed address
/health-and-social-careText duplicate Health and social care
/health-and-social-care/adult-...Adult social care
/health-and-social-care/childr...Become an adoptive parent
/health-and-social-care/childr...Homelessness support for young people
/housingText duplicate Housing
/housing/housing-adviceHousing advice
/housing/cumbria-choice-housin...Applying for a council property
/housing/housing-grantsHousing grants
/libraries-and-archivesText duplicate Libraries and archives
/libraries-and-archives/find-l...Find a library near you
https://cwflibraries.org.uk/External Library login
/libraries-and-archives/librar...Library membership
/libraries-and-archives/archiv...Archives centres in Cumberland
/parking-roads-and-transportText duplicate Parking, roads and transport
/parking-roads-and-transport/s...Report a problem
/parking-roads-and-transport/s...Roadworks and road closures
/parking-roads-and-transport/p...Find car parks
/parks-culture-and-leisureText duplicate Parks, culture and leisure
/parks-culture-and-leisure/lei...Leisure centres
/parks-culture-and-leisure/par...Parks and open spaces
/parks-culture-and-leisure/art...What's on
/planning-and-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/planning-and-building-control...Apply for planning permission
/planning-and-building-control...Building control applications
/planning-and-building-control...Local land charge searches
/schools-and-educationText duplicate Schools and education
/schools-and-education/free-sc...Free school meals and clothing vouchers
/schools-and-education/school-...Apply for school transport
/node/10631Contact Children's Services
/voting-and-electionsText duplicate Voting and elections
/voting-and-elections/apply-vo...Apply for voter ID
/voting-and-elections/voting-a...Register to vote in elections
/voting-and-elections/parish-c...Parish council elections
/your-councilText duplicate Your council
/your-council/councillors-and-...Councillors and meeting dates
/your-council/council-documentsCouncil plan and other documents
/your-council/about-your-councilAbout your council
/your-environmentText duplicate Your environment
/your-environment/climate-chan...Climate change
/your-environment/nuisance-0/n...Report a nuisance
/your-communitySubdomain Text duplicate Your community
/your-environment/your-communi...Subdomain Community safety
/your-environment/your-communi...Subdomain Community Right to Bid
/your-council/community-panelsSubdomain Community Panels
/your-neighbourhoodYour neighbourhood
https://maps.allerdale.gov.uk/...External Subdomain My Property: Allerdale
https://maps.carlisle.gov.uk/m...External Subdomain My Property: Carlisle
/newsText duplicate News
/news/2025/highways-veteran-le...Highways Veteran Les Bell Retires After 44 Years of Dedicated Service
/news/2025/cumberland-councils...Cumberland Council’s Health Determinants Research Collaboration calls for local evidence to tackle health inequalities
/news/2025/consultation-launch...Consultation launches on parish council election changes
/newsSee all news
/signupSubdomain Subscribe to news updates
/your-council/about-council-ch...About the council changes
A-TITLE About the council changes
/accessibility-statementAccessibility
/cookie-policyCookies
/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://www.facebook.com/cumbe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/Cumberland...External IMG-ALT X (Twitter)
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/cumb...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.08 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (76 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateFri, 01 Aug 2025 16:54:18 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length17409
cache-controlmax-age=180, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-drupal-cacheHIT
last-modifiedFri, 01 Aug 2025 16:50:28 GMT
etag"1754067028-gzip"
content-encodinggzip
x-cache-hostc208-varnish-1
x-cache-backendc208_web_2
x-cache-cacheableYES
x-varnish508721871 514890018
age94
x-cache-resultHIT
x-cache-hits22
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,817 referring domains.
This page has 46,890 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 658 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Cumberland79%Check
Cumberland Council66%Check
Welcome62%Check
council53%Check
Parish Council47%Check
Council Tax47%Check
Parish council elections44%Check
Health43%Check
Planning43%Check
School43%Check
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