Dmv.virginia.gov - SEO Checker

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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
71% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.83 s
File size
67.30 kB
Words
419
Media files
2
Number of links
49 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
The length of the page title is perfect. (406 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the 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.dmv.virginia.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
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)
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 419 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
28.9% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16 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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 8 tags for this page.
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
...irginia-road-mountains.jpg?itok=cXVmJGOyVirginia Open Road Scenery
.../GettyImages-474902757.jpg?itok=WE-8FTFZcouple in red convertible driving toward mountains

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
There are 29 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H2 Utility menu
H2 Main menu
H2 Explore your online options
H2 Find your local DMV
H2 Popular Services
H2 How do I?
H2 Ride in style with a personalized license plate
H2 Our Latest News
H2 Our Mission-Purpose
H2 About Us
H2 Resources
H2 Contact
H2 Stay Connected
H3 Licenses & IDs
H3 Vehicles
H3 Businesses
H3 Records
H3 Safety
H3 Schedule a Driver Test?
H3 Find a DMV Location?
H3 Take a Practice Exam?
H3 Get my Driver's Record?
H3 Update My Address?
H3 Move to Virginia?
H3 Register My Vehicle?
H3 Verify My Insurance Information?
H3 Kyndryl modernizes the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ IT systems to transform the customer experience
H3 No Seat Belt, No Excuses: ‘Click It or Ticket’ Now in Effect
H3 Get Ready to Ride Safely
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
/online-servicesOnline Services
/locationsLocations
/movingMoving
/formsForms
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain My Account
/appointmentsReserve Your Spot
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain Renew my vehicle registration
/licenses-ids/license/applyingApply for a driver's license
/licenses-ids/license/replaceReplace my driver's license
/vehicles/registrationRegister a vehicle
/online-services/address-changeChange my address
/vehicles/license-plates/searchBrowse license plates
/licenses-ids/real-idGet a REAL ID
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain Log in
/online-servicesOnline Explore your online options Forget the wait, discover the many advantages of DMV online services.
/locationsIn-Person Find your local DMV We've got you covered at one of our many service locations. Walk in or make an appointment online today.
/licenses-idsLicenses & IDs Also includes reinstatement, CDL and driver improvement & training.
/vehiclesVehicles Titling, registration, license plates and insurance.
/businessesBusinesses Motor carriers, dealer services and fuels tax refunds.
/recordsRecords Name and address change, birth certificates, vehicle and driver transcripts and crash reports.
/safetySafety Traffic crash data, safety programs and grants management.
/how-do-iFrequently Asked Questions
/online-servicesText duplicate Online Services
/appointmentsSchedule a Driver Test?
/locationsFind a DMV Location?
/licenses-ids/exams/practice-examTake a Practice Exam?
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain Get my Driver's Record?
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain Update My Address?
/moving/new-virginiaMove to Virginia?
/vehicles/registrationRegister My Vehicle?
https://transactions.dmv.virgi...External Subdomain Verify My Insurance Information?
/vehicles/license-plates/searchBrowse Plate Designs
/news/kyndryl-modernizes-virgi...May 28, 2025 Kyndryl modernizes the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ IT systems to transform the customer experience
/news/no-seat-belt-no-excuses-...May 23, 2025 No Seat Belt, No Excuses: ‘Click It or Ticket’ Now in Effect DMV and Partners Remind Public of the Importance of Seat Belt Safety
/news/get-ready-ride-safelyApril 29, 2025 Get Ready to Ride Safely Free Circuit RiderCourse Motorcycle Safety Training Starting in May in Recognition of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/newsGet More News
/aboutAbout the DMV
/aboutAbout DMV
/careersCareers
/policies-regulations/procurementProcurement
/online-servicesText duplicate Online Services
/how-do-iHow Do I?
/formsText duplicate Forms
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/newsNews
/policies-regulationsPolicies & Regulations
/sites/default/files/dmv201.pdfFee Chart
/espanol¿Habla Español?
/locationsText duplicate Locations
/contact-usContact Us
/media-resourcesMedia
http://www.facebook.com/Virgin...New window External Subdomain Facebook
http://instagram.com/virginiaDMVNew window External Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
http://twitter.com/VirginiaDMVNew window External Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/Virgini...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Superior Service | Secure Credentials | Saving Lives)
/policies-regulations/web-policyPrivacy Policy.
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/"
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 0.83 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 (67 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 887 referring domains.
This page has 36,674 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 684 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# 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
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Virginia70%Check
Virginia Department61%Check
Virginia Department Motor58%Check
Virginia Department Motor Vehicles56%Check
DMV54%Check
Motor Vehicles54%Check
Get44%Check
driver43%Check
license43%Check
find43%Check
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