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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.19 s
File size
97.00 kB
Words
777
Media files
13
Number of links
89 internal / 78 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Washington State Department of Licensing
The length of the page title is perfect. (451 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)
No canonical link is 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)
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 777 words. That's ok.
19.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 11.23 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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 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
...lbase_uswds/assets/img/us_flag_small.pngU.S. flag
...albase_uswds/assets/img/icon-dot-gov.svgDot gov
...upalbase_uswds/assets/img/icon-https.svgHttps
..._custom/assets/images/dol-logo.png?ver=2Home
...homepage-renew-tabs[1].png?itok=WLk1OhZbIllustration of hands holding a vehicle registration.
...ge-renew-id-license[1].png?itok=UuDUPK6KIllustration of hand holding an ID card.
...0/homepage-register[1].png?itok=pZlnucOuIllustration of a bright green compact car.
...-10/homepage-report[1].png?itok=4aaWeGj9Illustration of 2 hands exchanging money for a car key.
...5-05/RealID_afterMay_website_Website.jpgA cartoonish drawing of a blue and white airplane with a bear as the pilot. Various animals as passengers look out the windows of the plane. Text on the image reads "Will your ID fly? Review your identification options for air travel. You might already have what you need."
...custom/assets/images/social/facebook.svgFacebook
..._custom/assets/images/social/twitter.svgTwitter
..._custom/assets/images/social/youtube.svgYouTube
...base_custom/assets/images/social/rss.svgBlog

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Washington State Department of Licensing
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Washington State Department of Licensing
H2 How can we help you today?
H2 News and announcements
H2 Quick links
H2  Department of Licensing Department of Licensing
H2  Complete tasks online Complete tasks online
H2  Information for Information for
H2  Contact DOL Contact DOL
H3 Scam messages impersonating Good To Go!
H3 Renew vehicle tabs
H3 Renew or replace driver license
H3 Register a vehicle
H3 Buy or sell a vehicle
H3 Online services
H3 REAL ID
H3 New to Washington
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 too many external links (78) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dol.wa.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/new...External Subdomain Good To Go! warns of scam texts
https://dol.wa.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/moving-washingtonMoving to Washington
https://secure.dol.wa.gov/home/External Subdomain License Express
https://dol.wa.gov/forms/viewForms
https://dol.wa.gov/Language 
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Español (Spanish)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain 繁體中文 (Chinese, Traditional)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Русский (Russian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Tiếng việt (Vietnamese)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Shqip (Albanian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ኣማርኛ (Amharic)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain (Arabic) العربية
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Azərbaycan (Azerbaijani)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Bosanski (Bosnian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Български (Bulgarian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ဗမာစာ Myanmar (Burmese)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Català (Catalan)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Hrvatski (Croatian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Čeština (Czech)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Dansk (Danish)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Nederlands (Dutch)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Tagalog (Filipino)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Français (French)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Deutsch (German)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain (Hebrew) עברית
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain हिन्दी (Hindi)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain lus Hmoob (Hmong)
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https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain 日本語 (Japanese)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ខ្មែរ (Khmer)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain 한국어 (Korean)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ລາວ (Lao)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Lietuvių (Lithuanian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain മലയാളം (Malayalam)
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https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain (Pashto) پښتو
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain (Persian) فارسی
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Polski (Polish)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Português (Brazil)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Português (Portugal)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi - Eastern)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Română (Romanian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Gagana faʻa Sāmoa (Samoan)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Српски језик (Serbian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Af-soomali (Somali)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Kiswahili (Swahili)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Svenska (Swedish)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain தமிழ் (Tamil)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain తెలుగు (Telugu)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ไทย (Thai)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Türkçe (Turkish)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain українська (Ukrainian)
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain (Urdu) اُردُو
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain O‘zbek (Uzbek)
/driver-licenses-and-permitsView all in driver licenses and permits
/driver-licenses-and-permits/r...Renew or replace a driver license
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain Check the status of a driver license
/driver-licenses-and-permits/g...Get your first license or permit
/driver-licenses-and-permits/d...Driver training and testing
/driver-licenses-and-permits/e...Enhanced driver license (EDL)
/driver-licenses-and-permits/u...Update driver license information
/driver-licenses-and-permits/d...Driving records
/driver-licenses-and-permits/c...Commercial driver licenses (CDL)
/driver-licenses-and-permits/m...Motorcycle endorsements
/driver-licenses-and-permits/s...Suspended license
/driver-licenses-and-permits/g...Disabled parking permits
/moving-washington/get-driver-...Moving to Washington: Get a license
/driver-licenses-and-permits/d...DOL2Go mobile unit
https://dol.wa.gov/id-cardsView all in ID cards
/id-cards/get-id-cardGet an ID card
/id-cards/renew-id-cardRenew an ID card
/id-cards/replace-id-cardReplace an ID card
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain Check status of an ID card
/id-cards/enhanced-id-card-eidGet an enhanced ID card (EID)
/id-cards/real-idREAL ID
/vehicles-and-boatsView all in vehicles and boats
/vehicles-and-boats/vehiclesVehicles
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/l...License plates
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/r...Renew or replace vehicle tabs
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/v...Register a vehicle
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicle-re...Replace a lost title or registration
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/b...Buying or selling a vehicle
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/b...Report a vehicle sale
/driver-licenses-and-permits/g...Text duplicate Disabled parking permits
/moving-washington/vehicle-reg...Moving to Washington: Vehicle registration and plates
/vehicles-and-boats/boatsBoats
https://dol.wa.gov/node/1407Register a boat
https://dol.wa.gov/node/1497Renew your boat decal
https://dol.wa.gov/node/1332Report the sale of a boat
/vehicles-and-boats/prorate-an...Prorate and fuel tax
https://dol.wa.gov/node/2029Fuel tax
https://dol.wa.gov/node/3319International Registration Plan (prorate)
https://dol.wa.gov/node/3318International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)
/professional-licensesView all in professional licenses
/professional-licenses/file-co...File a complaint
/professional-licenses/look-bu...Look up a business or professional license
/professional-licenses/set-sec...Set up SecureAccess Washington (SAW) account
/professional-licenses/uniform...Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
/professional-licenses/fingerp...Fingerprinting and background checks
/professional-licenses/crimina...Criminal conviction screening
/vehicles-and-boats/prorate-an...Text duplicate Prorate and fuel tax
/professional-licenses/perform...Performing rights societies
/about/contact-us/business-and...Business and professional licensing contacts
A-TITLE Business and professional licensing contact information
https://wa.gov/work/profession...External Visit wa.gov for a list of licenses from other Washington State agencies
/appointments-and-locationsView all in appointments and locations
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain Make an appointment at a driver licensing office
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain Make an appointment for a prorate or fuel tax transaction
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/do...External Subdomain Find a driver licensing office
A-TITLE Find a driver licensing office near you.
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/do...External Subdomain Find a vehicle licensing office
/appointments-locations/quick-...Find a quick title office
/appointments-and-locations/tr...Find a training or testing location
/appointments-and-locations/ti...Tips for visiting a driver licensing office
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/r...Renew vehicle tabs
/driver-licenses-and-permits/r...Renew or replace driver license
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/v...Text duplicate Register a vehicle
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/b...Buy or sell a vehicle
https://realidwa.com/External IMG-ALT A cartoonish drawing of a blue and white airplane with a bear as the pilot. Various animals as passengers look out the windows of the plane. Text on the imag...
/id-cards/real-idCheck to see if you have what you need
A-TITLE REAL ID
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain Get it done online
/id-cards/real-idLearn about REAL ID
/moving-washingtonResources for new residents
/id-cards/real-idNew ID requirements start May 7, 2025: Learn about REAL ID
A-TITLE REAL ID
/driver-licenses-and-permits/d...New mobile licensing unit DOL2Go serves customers statewide
A-TITLE DOL2Go mobile unit
/driver-licenses-and-permits/e...Subdomain Get an enhanced driver license (EDL)
/driver-licenses-and-permits/d...Washington Driver Guide and rules of the road
A-TITLE Driver guides
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/do...External Subdomain Driver licensing office locations and hours
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/do...External Subdomain Vehicle licensing office locations and hours
https://dol.wa.gov/Anchor Return to top
https://dol.wa.gov/aboutAbout us
/about/access-and-inclusionAccess and inclusion
/about/pro-equity-anti-racism-...Pro-equity, anti-racism statement
/about/reports-and-dataReports and data
https://dol.wa.gov/about/rulesRulemaking activity
/about/strategic-planStrategic Plan
https://www.governmentjobs.com...External Subdomain Careers
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/ex...External Subdomain View all online services
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/v...Register your car
/driver-licenses-and-permits/r...Renew driver license or ID
/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/r...Renew tabs
/appointments-and-locationsSchedule an appointment
https://secure.dol.wa.gov/home/External Subdomain Manage your prorate or fuel tax account
/license-and-registration-rule...Military personnel, veterans, and their spouses
/moving-washingtonPeople moving to Washington
/id-cards/id-help-unhousedPeople who are unhoused
/resources-people-disabilitiesPeople with disabilities
/employee-wellnessCurrent employees
/about/contact-usContact us
/appointments-and-locationsOffice locations
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3...External Subdomain Tell us how we're doing
/about/bids-and-contractsBids and Contract Acquisitions
A-TITLE Bids and contracts
/about/public-disclosurePublic Disclosure
A-TITLE Public disclosure
/about/privacy-centerPrivacy Center
A-TITLE Privacy center
https://www.facebook.com/Washi...External Subdomain Visit Facebook page
IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/Wa_DOLExternal Visit Twitter page
IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...External Subdomain Visit Youtube page
IMG-ALT YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/wa_l...External Subdomain Visit Instagram page
https://licensingexpress.wordp...External Subdomain Visit RSS Feed
IMG-ALT Blog
https://dol.wa.gov/Text duplicate Home

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dol.wa.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 is excellent with 0.19 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (97 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 272 referring domains.
This page has 8,748 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 236 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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
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Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
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Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
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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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Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
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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
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Department66%Check
Washington State Department66%Check
Licensing65%Check
Washington State65%Check
State Department65%Check
gov54%Check
driver licensing53%Check
DOL52%Check
Moving Washington52%Check
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