Dark-tourism.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
94% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
40% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.60 s
File size
61.60 kB
Words
4394
Media files
2
Number of links
186 internal / 2 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Dark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around the world
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 682 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
dark-tourism.com, welcome page, home
The length of the meta description is perfect. (248 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.dark-tourism.com/index.php
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: Austria
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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, shrink-to-fit=no
rightsDr. Peter Hohenhaus
authorAdministrator
descriptiondark-tourism.com, welcome page, home
generatorHelix Ultimate - The Most Popular Joomla! Template Framework.
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twitter:cardsummary
og:typearticle
og:urlhttps://www.dark-tourism.com/
og:titleHome - Dark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around the world
og:descriptiondark-tourism.com, welcome page, home
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The content of this page is too large (4394 words). Maybe the content could be divided into several pages.
These Typos were found:
  • stange => strange
  • wierd => weird
49.2% 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.
21 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 15.55 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Some tags are too long. With 81 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"this is a comprehensive guide to travel to 'dark-tourism' destinations worldwide."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/images/DT_logo_large.jpgDark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around the world
...as of Dark Destinations - cover page.jpgAtlas of Dark Destinations cover page

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
- welcome -
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 - welcome -
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 2 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 2 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.dark-tourism.com/IMG-ALT Dark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around the world
/index.phphome
/index.php/darktourismdark tourism
/index.php/destinationsdestinations
/index.php/destinations/countriescountries
/index.php/destinations/catego...categories
/index.php/destinations/index2index
/index.php/destinations/faqsFAQs
/index.php/destinations/serviceservice
/index.php/blogBlog
/index.php/bookbook
/index.php/newsnews
/index.php/otherstuffother
/index.php/glossaryglossary
/index.php/aboutabout
/index.php/search-findNo Text
/index.php/albania-enAlbania
/index.php/algeriaAlgeria
/index.php/andaman-and-nicobar...Andaman & Nicobar
/index.php/angolaAngola
/index.php/antarcticaAntarctica
/index.php/argentinaArgentina
/index.php/armeniaArmenia
/index.php/atlanticAtlantic
/index.php/australiaAustralia
/index.php/austriaAustria
/index.php/azerbaijanAzerbaijan
/index.php/bangladeshBangladesh
/index.php/belarusBelarus
/index.php/belgiumBelgium
/index.php/bikini-marshall-isl...Bikini
/index.php/boliviaBolivia
/index.php/bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina
/index.php/bulgariaBulgaria
/index.php/cambodiaCambodia
/index.php/canadaCanada
/index.php/cape-verde-islandsCape Verde
/index.php/channel-islandsChannel Islands
/index.php/chileChile
/index.php/chinaChina
/index.php/colombiaColombia
/index.php/congoCongo
/index.php/croatiaCroatia
/index.php/cubaCuba
/index.php/curacaoCuracao
/index.php/cyprusCyprus
/index.php/north-cyprusCyprus (North)
/index.php/czech-republicCzech Republic
/index.php/denmarkDenmark
/index.php/dominican-republicDominican Republic
/index.php/easter-island-rapa-nuiEaster Island
/index.php/east-timorEast Timor
/index.php/el-salvadorEl Salvador
/index.php/estoniaEstonia
/index.php/ethiopiaEthiopia
/index.php/falkland-islandsFalkland Islands
/index.php/franceFrance
/index.php/french-guyanaFrench Guiana
/index.php/georgiaGeorgia
/index.php/germanyGermany
/index.php/ghanaGhana
/index.php/gibraltarGibraltar
/index.php/great-britainGreat Britain
/index.php/greeceGreece
/index.php/guatemalaGuatemala
/index.php/guyanaGuyana
/index.php/hawaiiHawaii
/index.php/hungaryHungary
/index.php/iceland-north-atlanticIceland
/index.php/indiaIndia
/index.php/indonesiaIndonesia
/index.php/republic-of-irelandIreland
/index.php/israelIsrael
/index.php/italyItaly
/index.php/japanJapan
/index.php/kazakhstanKazakhstan
/index.php/kosovoKosovo
/index.php/latviaLatvia
/index.php/libyaLibya
/index.php/lithuaniaLithuania
/index.php/macedoniaMacedonia
/index.php/maltaMalta
/index.php/marquesasMarquesas
/index.php/mexicoMexico
/index.php/montenegroMontenegro
/index.php/montserrat-west-indiesMontserrat
/index.php/nagorno-karabakh[Nagorno-Karabakh]
/index.php/namibiaNamibia
/index.php/nauruNauru
/index.php/netherlandsNetherlands
/index.php/new-zealandNew Zealand
/index.php/nicaraguaNicaragua
/index.php/northern-irelandNorthern Ireland
/index.php/north-koreaNorth Korea
/index.php/norwayNorway
/index.php/okinawaOkinawa
/index.php/pacificPacific
/index.php/philippinesPhilippines
/index.php/polandPoland
/index.php/portugalPortugal
/index.php/romaniaRomania
/index.php/russiaRussia
/index.php/rwandaRwanda
/index.php/senegalSenegal
/index.php/serbiaSerbia
/index.php/singaporeSingapore
/index.php/slovakiaSlovakia
/index.php/sloveniaSlovenia
/index.php/south-africaSouth Africa
/index.php/south-georgiaSouth Georgia
/index.php/south-koreaSouth Korea
/index.php/spainSpain
/index.php/sri-lankaSri Lanka
/index.php/st-helenaSt Helena
/index.php/surinameSuriname
/index.php/svalbardSvalbard
/index.php/swedenSweden
/index.php/switzerlandSwitzerland
/index.php/taiwanTaiwan
/index.php/thailandThailand
/index.php/tinianTinian
/index.php/transnistria-and-mo...Transnistria
/index.php/tristan-da-cunhaTristan da Cunha
/index.php/turkeyTurkey
/index.php/turkmenistanTurkmenistan
/index.php/ugandaUganda
/index.php/ukraineUkraine
/index.php/usaUSA
/index.php/uzbekistanUzbekistan
/index.php/the-vaticanVatican
/index.php/venezuelaVenezuela
/index.php/vietnamVietnam
/index.php/zimbabweZimbabwe
/index.php/605-beyond-dark-tou...beyond DT
A-TITLE beyond dark tourism
/index.php/602-ethical-issuesethical issues
A-TITLE ethical issues
/index.php/564-mission-statementmission statement
A-TITLE mission statement
/index.php/disclaimer-privacy-...disclaimer
A-TITLE disclaimer
/index.php/imprintimprint
A-TITLE imprint
/index.php/599-what-is-dark-to...what is dark tourism?
A-TITLE what is dark tourism
/index.php/591-why-a-dark-tour...why a dark tourism travel guide
A-TITLE why a dark tourism travel guide
/index.php/810-why-this-intere...this chapter for how it came that I am a dark tourist
A-TITLE why this interest in dark and wierd places
/index.php/destinations/faqsFAQ
A-TITLE FAQ
/index.php/873-is-dark-tourism...is dark tourism something bad, sick or morally wrong?
A-TITLE Is dark tourism bad?
/index.php/destinationsdark destinations
A-TITLE dark destinations
/index.php/destinations/countriescountries covered
/index.php/indexText duplicate index
A-TITLE Index
/index.php/glossaryText duplicate glossary
A-TITLE Glossary
/index.php/darktourismText duplicate dark tourism
A-TITLE dark tourism
/index.php/603-the-concept-of-...concept of dark tourism
A-TITLE the concept of dark tourism
/index.php/destinations/catego...categories of dark tourism
A-TITLE categories of dark tourism
/index.php/605-beyond-dark-tou...limits
A-TITLE beyond dark tourism
/index.php/622-listslists
A-TITLE lists
/index.php/595-the-logoTrivial anchor text
here
A-TITLE the logo
/index.php/577-photosText duplicate Trivial anchor text
here
A-TITLE photos
/index.php/disclaimer-privacy-...Text duplicate disclaimer
A-TITLE disclaimer
/index.php/imprintText duplicate imprint
A-TITLE imprint
/index.php/aboutText duplicate about
A-TITLE About
/index.php/kontaktcontact
A-TITLE contact
/index.php/576-sponsors-and-pa...Sponsors and partners wanted
A-TITLE Sponsors and partners wanted
/index.php/news/18-main-menus/...DT is NO LONGER on Facebook
/index.php/1340-censorshipthe full story here
/index.php/newsText duplicate news
https://blog.dark-tourism.com/External Subdomain DT Blog
https://blog.dark-tourism.com/External Subdomain take a look
/index.php/1347-facebook-archivecontent of that purged DT page on FB in archive form
/index.php/bookBIG BOOK
/index.php/bookText duplicate take a look
/index.php/bookIMG-ALT Atlas of Dark Destinations cover page
/index.php/home1Text duplicate home
/index.php/indexText duplicate index
/index.php/kontaktText duplicate contact
/index.php/imprintText duplicate imprint
/index.php/disclaimer-privacy-...disclaimer & privacy policy
/index.phpText duplicate home
/index.php/darktourismText duplicate dark tourism
/index.php/destinationsText duplicate destinations
/index.php/destinations/countriesText duplicate countries
/index.php/destinations/catego...Text duplicate categories
/index.php/destinations/index2Text duplicate index
/index.php/destinations/faqsText duplicate FAQs
/index.php/destinations/serviceText duplicate service
/index.php/blogText duplicate Blog
/index.php/bookText duplicate book
/index.php/newsText duplicate news
/index.php/otherstuffText duplicate other
/index.php/glossaryText duplicate glossary
/index.php/aboutText duplicate about
/index.php/search-findSearch & Find

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dark-tourism.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.60 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 08 Jul 2025 13:46:06 GMT
serverApache
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
cross-origin-opener-policysame-origin
expiresWed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
pragmano-cache
set-cookie85 Characters
last-modifiedTue, 08 Jul 2025 13:46:09 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 37 referring domains.
This page has 53 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 37 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# moved to the site root at e.g. www.example.com/robots.txt
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# path, e.g. the Disallow rule for the /administrator/ folder
# MUST be changed to read Disallow: /joomla/administrator/
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/orig.html
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# http://www.sxw.org.uk/computing/robots/check.html

User-agent: *
Disallow: /administrator/
Disallow: /cache/
Disallow: /cli/
Disallow: /components/
Disallow: /images/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /installation/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /logs/
Disallow: /media/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /plugins/
Disallow: /templates/
Disallow: /tmp/

Search preview

www.dark-tourism.com
Home - Dark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around ...
dark-tourism.com, welcome page, home

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
dark78%Check
tourism78%Check
dark tourism78%Check
welcome66%Check
dark-tourism64%Check
Tourism Travel64%Check
dark travel destinations61%Check
dark places58%Check
dark tourist56%Check
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