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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
93% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
63% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.76 s
File size
170.50 kB
Words
658
Media files
23
Number of links
52 internal / 39 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Downtown Ithaca, New York – Restaurants, Shopping, Events, etc.
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 597 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Downtown Ithaca New York provides a variety of specialty shops, fine dining and casual restaurants, extraordinary theaters and more!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (821 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.downtownithaca.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
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)
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=1.0
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1, noarchive, nosnippet
descriptionDowntown Ithaca New York provides a variety of specialty shops, fine dining and casual restaurants, extraordinary theaters and more!
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tec-api-versionv1
tec-api-originhttps://www.downtownithaca.com
facebook-domain-verificationieyjz7wkk18lmxpdk596lr2wbnao5e
generatorPowered by Slider Revolution 6.7.31 - responsive, Mobile-Friendly Slider Plugin for WordPress with comfortable drag and drop interface.
msapplication-TileImagehttps://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-300x300.png
article:publisherhttp://facebook.com/downtownithaca
article:modified_time2025-05-19T14:11:46+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@downtownithaca
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleDowntown Ithaca Home
og:urlhttps://www.downtownithaca.com/
og:site_nameDowntown Ithaca
og:imagehttps://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-content/uploads/City-Center-post-the-Ithaca-Commons.jpg
og:image:width1079
og:image:height727
og:image:typeimage/jpeg
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 658 words. That's ok.
29.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 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 14.75 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)
Some tags are too long. With 74 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"the organization behind the ithaca downtown business improvement district."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/wp-content/uploads/logo.pngDowntown Ithaca
...s/Web-banner-strip-Phones-out-scaled.pngImage
...ns/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.pngNo alt attribute providedDowntown Ithaca Home
/wp-content/uploads/Web-Banner2025.pngImage
gifcdn.com/32c9n6ksjab9k6gqjcdhg.gifCountdown Timer
...ent/uploads/Facebook-Banner-2-scaled.jpgImage
...s/533X300Apple-Website-vendor-signup.pngImage
...ent/uploads/Facebook-Banner-1-scaled.jpgImage
.../Sponsor-Page-Header@300x-100-scaled.jpgImage
...content/uploads/Volunteer-Signup-1-1.pngImage
/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-4.pngImage
/wp-content/uploads/Banner-Gift-cards.pngImage
/wp-content/uploads/Artboard-1-50.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...content/uploads/IthacaPromise-Slider.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/Wear-a-Mask.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...BikeRack_initiatives_peeps-1-600x311.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/Website-Image.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ent/uploads/TCAT_logo-e1504807712641.pngNo alt attribute provided
...oads/ILNYlogo_hor_web-e1504807790798.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/Visit-Ithaca-Logo.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ntent/uploads/2022-Event-Graphics-43.pngTompkins County Chamber of Commerce Logo
...s/IthacaPromisePARTNERLOGO-01-scaled.jpgCity of Ithaca Seal
...lugins/bloom/images/premade-image-05.pngSubscribe To Our Newsletter

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Business Resources
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 38 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 Business Resources
H2 What's happening in Downtown Ithaca?
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Downtown Hotels
H2 Downtown B&Bs
H2 Downtown Ithaca is a Community for Everyone
H2 Downtown Ithaca is a Community for Everyone Duplicate text
H2 Community Initiatives & Programs
H2 Growth & Business Development in Downtown Ithaca
H2 Subscribe To Our Newsletter
H2 You have Successfully Subscribed!
H3 36th Annual Juried Photo Show
H3 ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOP NIGHT
H3 Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Café
H3 Journeys
H3 Nuclear NY Southern Tier Kickoff Social Event
H3 Where to Stay
H3 Where to Park
H3 Business Resources Duplicate text
H3 Ithaca Retail Mini-Grant Program
H3 DOWNTOWN ITHACA ALLIANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT OF POLICY & PRACTICES
H3 Bike Repair Station now available in Press Bay Court
H3 Tompkins Together
H3 The Downtown Ithaca Alliance is in charge of business and economic development within the downtown district. We play an integral role as a facilitator to businesses and investors interested in down...
H3 What is Downtown Ithaca Alliance?
H3 Downtown Gift Cards
H3 Support the Downtown Ithaca Alliance!
H4 We are Inclusive!
H4 Follow us on Instagram
H4 Like us on Facebook
H4 Follow us on Twitter
H4 Tune in on the webcam
H4 Share this page!
H4 Our Strategic Partners
H4 Get our E-News!
H5 Surrounded by waterfalls, lakes, and forests, nowhere else in the region can you find such an impressive variety of specialty shops, fine dining and casual restaurants, extraordinary theaters, worl...
H5 Discover Downtown
H5 Search the Site:
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (39) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/downt...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/downtownit...New window External A-TITLE X / Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
http://www.youtube.com/downtow...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/down...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
/about-dia/Subdomain About The Downtown Ithaca Alliance
https://www.downtownithaca.com/Subdomain IMG-ALT Downtown Ithaca
/directory/shopping/Shop
/directory/dining/Dine
/events/Subdomain Events
/visit-downtown/Subdomain Visit
/living-in-downtown-ithaca/Subdomain Live
/businessdevelopment/Subdomain Do Business
/directory/shopping/Text duplicate Shop
/directory/dining/Text duplicate Dine
/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/visit-downtown/Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
/living-in-downtown-ithaca/Subdomain Text duplicate Live
/businessdevelopment/Subdomain Text duplicate Do Business
/directory/shopping/Stores
/directory/dining/Restaurants
/visit-downtown/accommodations/Hotels
https://drive.google.com/file/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Image
/ithaca-retail-mini-grant/Subdomain IMG-ALT Countdown Timer
/ithaca-retail-mini-grant/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
https://ithaca.brightrtravel.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
https://sites.google.com/downt...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
/sponsordowntownithacaSubdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
https://forms.gle/6FcS9uvW1V4Y...External Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
https://docs.google.com/forms/...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
/giftcards/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Image
/series/36th-annual-juried-pho...Subdomain A-TITLE Event Series
/event/36th-annual-juried-phot...Subdomain 36th Annual Juried Photo Show
A-TITLE 36th Annual Juried Photo Show
/event/artist-talks-workshop-n...Subdomain ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOP NIGHT
A-TITLE ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOP NIGHT
/venue/ithaca-commons/Subdomain Ithaca Commons
/series/wednesday-open-mic-nig...Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Event Series
/event/wednesday-open-mic-nigh...Subdomain Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Café
A-TITLE Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Café
/venue/the-nocturnal-cafe/Subdomain The Nocturnal Café
/series/journeys/Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Event Series
/event/journeys/2025-05-29/Subdomain Journeys
A-TITLE Journeys
/venue/state-of-the-art-gallery/Subdomain State of the Art Gallery
/event/nuclear-ny-southern-tie...Subdomain Nuclear NY Southern Tier Kickoff Social Event
A-TITLE Nuclear NY Southern Tier Kickoff Social Event
/venue/tompkins-county-public-...Subdomain Tompkins County Public Library
/events/Subdomain View Calendar
A-TITLE View more events.
https://argosinn.com/External Argos Inn
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton...External Subdomain The Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca
http://www.thehotelithaca.com/External Subdomain Hotel Ithaca
https://www.marriott.com/hotel...External Subdomain Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons
http://millerinn.com/External William Henry Miller Inn
http://columbiabb.com/External The Inn on Columbia
/visit-downtown/accommodations/Subdomain Accommodations
A-TITLE https://www.downtownithaca.com/visit-downtown/accommodations/
https://parkithaca.com/off-str...External Seneca Street Garage
http://www.allproparking.com/c...External Subdomain Cayuga Street Garage
https://cityofithaca.org/705/p...New window External Parking
A-TITLE https://cityofithaca.org/705/parking-information
/businessdevelopment/Subdomain Business Resource Site
/job-listings/Subdomain Click Here To See Current Downtown Job Openings
/tompkinstogether/New window Subdomain No Text
http://ithacapromise.com/New window External No Text
https://youtu.be/hkc2WTE1IroExternal No Text
/ithaca-retail-mini-grant/Subdomain Ithaca Retail Mini-Grant Program May 12, 2025
A-TITLE Permalink to: "Ithaca Retail Mini-Grant Program"
/deistatementofpolicypractices/Subdomain DOWNTOWN ITHACA ALLIANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT OF POLICY & PRACTICES February 28, 2022
A-TITLE Permalink to: "DOWNTOWN ITHACA ALLIANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT OF POLICY & PRACTICES"
/bikerepairstation/Subdomain Bike Repair Station now available in Press Bay Court November 16, 2021
A-TITLE Permalink to: "Bike Repair Station now available in Press Bay Court"
/tompkinstogether/Subdomain Tompkins Together October 29, 2021
A-TITLE Permalink to: "Tompkins Together"
/category/initiatives/Subdomain See all initiatives & campaigns
https://www.instagram.com/down...New window External Subdomain Hide this link
A-TITLE https://www.instagram.com/downtownithaca/
https://www.facebook.com/downt...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Hide this link
A-TITLE https://www.facebook.com/downtownithaca/
https://twitter.com/downtownit...New window External Text duplicate Hide this link
A-TITLE https://twitter.com/downtownithaca
https://awpny.com/webcam/New window External Text duplicate Hide this link
A-TITLE https://awpny.com/webcam/
/businessdevelopment/Subdomain Find out more
A-TITLE Business Development in downtown Ithaca
/about-diaLearn More
A-TITLE https://www.downtownithaca.com/about-dia/
/downtown-ithaca-gift-card/Subdomain No Text
/downtown-ithaca-gift-card/Subdomain List of Participating Locations
A-TITLE https://www.downtownithaca.com/downtown-ithaca-gift-card/
https://downtown-ithaca-allian...External Subdomain Purchase Gift Card
A-TITLE https://downtown-ithaca-alliance.square.site/
https://www.addtoany.com/add_t...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.addtoany.com/add_t...New window Nofollow External Subdomain A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.addtoany.com/shareExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.tcatbus.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.iloveny.com/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.visitithaca.com/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Logo
https://www.facebook.com/downt...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/downtownit...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE X / Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE LinkedIn
http://www.youtube.com/downtow...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/down...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Instagram
/about-dia/Subdomain About DIA
https://downtown-ithaca-allian...External Subdomain Store
/news-archive/Subdomain News
https://www.cityofithaca.org/7...External Subdomain Text duplicate Parking
/?page_id=5773Subdomain Business
/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.downtownithaca.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 is very slow (2.76 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 (171 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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servernginx
dateWed, 28 May 2025 08:30:57 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
link<https://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/", <https://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/4>; rel="alternate"; title="JSON"; type="application/json", <https://www.downtownithaca.com/>; rel=shortlink
x-et-api-versionv1
x-et-api-roothttps://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-json/tribe/tickets/v1/
x-et-api-originhttps://www.downtownithaca.com
x-tec-api-versionv1
x-tec-api-roothttps://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/
x-tec-api-originhttps://www.downtownithaca.com
x-cache-nxaccelBYPASS
content-encodingbr
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 63 referring domains.
This page has 13,572 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 58 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#****************************************************************************
# robots.txt
#     : Robots, spiders, and search engines use this file to detmine which 
#       content they should *not* crawl while indexing your website.
#     : This system is called "The Robots Exclusion Standard."
#     : It is strongly encouraged to use a robots.txt validator to check
#       for valid syntax before any robots read it!
#
# Examples:
#
# Instruct all robots to stay out of the admin area.
#     : User-agent: *
#     : Disallow:   /admin/
#
# Restrict Google and MSN from indexing your images.
#     : User-agent: Googlebot
#     : Disallow:   /images/
#     : User-agent: MSNBot
#     : Disallow:   /images/
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User-agent: *
Disallow:

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Downtown Ithaca, New York – Restaurants, Shopping, Events, etc.
Downtown Ithaca New York provides a variety of specialty shops, fine dining and casual restaurants, extraordinary theaters and more!

Most important keywords

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

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Downtown88%Check
Ithaca88%Check
Downtown Ithaca88%Check
Downtown Business73%Check
Downtown Ithaca Alliance72%Check
Ithaca Downtown Business Improvement70%Check
new68%Check
Shop65%Check
Discover Downtown65%Check
New York64%Check
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