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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
46% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
35.40 kB
Words
330
Media files
13
Number of links
89 internal / 3 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Edinburgh Guide - City Guide to the Scottish Capital | EdinburghGuide.com
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 670 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
Edinburgh Guide is the long-running city guide to the capital of Scotland. Get the most out of Edinburgh's many festivals, events, and places to visit.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (905 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://edinburghguide.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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
descriptionEdinburgh Guide is the long-running city guide to the capital of Scotland. Get the most out of Edinburgh's many festivals, events, and places to visit.
keywordsEdinburgh, Guide, Scotland, Edinburghguide
geo.regionGB-EB
geo.placenameEdinburgh, U.K.
icbm55.948568, -3.198417
geo.position55.948568; -3.198417
GeneratorDrupal 9 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 330 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
20.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.5 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 7 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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)
The HTML has geoname information: GB-EB
The HTML has georegion information: Edinburgh, U.K.
The HTML has geoposition information: 55.948568; -3.198417
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
/sites/default/files/eg_logo.gifHome
/themes/custom/eg_cdn/images/ecastle.jpgCity Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland
...5.-Pic-Franky-Verdickt.jpg?itok=nWICQp_ZA scene from Grown Ups by Compagnie Barbarie
...itish columbia passing.jpg?itok=JgRxbvNoscene from Passing by Johan Inger
...serial-killer-ballet-2.jpg?itok=8-Gew85BScene from the ballet and book cover
... REZVANI 2022_online_6.jpg?itok=_rjErW4XFigures in Extinction - EIF 2025
...red. Ian Georgeson (2).JPG?itok=w87gzqm3Edinburgh's Hogmanay Midnight Moment 2019
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...N4kdbkcDn_BvS_Z18kZ6W0.jpg?itok=nErwdasvNo alt attribute provided
...CiGvadjtDUmkpElRh7o52o.jpg?itok=CCCupqzXNo alt attribute provided
...attoo Preview Night_ed.jpg?itok=U6CnH-0yRegimental pipes and drums march through Edinburgh castle gate
...2_133717-floral-garden.jpg?itok=B6OS3i8SEdinburgh Floral Clock 2022 - Queen Elizabeth II
...c/2024/20220728_092414.jpg?itok=iMrcqVowAssembly Hall on The Mound

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 User account menu
H2 Main navigation
H2 Latest Reviews
H2 News
H2 Edinburgh Events
H2 In Venues
H2 Search
H2 Coming Events
H4 Edinburgh International Festival Programme 2025 Unveiled
H4 Extreme Weather Shuts Down Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party and Outdoor Events
H4 Questions Asked as Torchlight Procession Cancelled Due to High Winds
H4 TRNSMT Festival
H4 Edinburgh International Film Festival
H4 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2025
H4 The Biscuit Factory
H4 Floral Clock
H4 Assembly Hall
H5 1 Jun : 'Grown Ups', Compagnie Barbarie & Bronks, Traverse Theatre, Review
H5 27 May : Ballet BC – Frontier & Passing, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Review
H5 25 May : Ballet Black - A Shadow Work & My Sister, The Serial Killer, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Review
H5 11 Jul
H5 14 Aug
H5 1 Aug
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 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 3 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://edinburghguide.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://edinburghguide.com/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/user/loginLog in
https://edinburghguide.com/Edinburgh
https://edinburghguide.com/Text duplicate Home
https://edinburghguide.com/aboutAbout
https://edinburghguide.com/areasAreas
/transportTransport
https://edinburghguide.com/newsNews
https://edinburghguide.com/eventsEvents
https://edinburghguide.com/eventsComing Events
/events/edinburghs-festivalsEdinburgh's Festivals
/events/edinburghschristmasChristmas
/events/edinburghshogmanayHogmanay
/events/edinburghartfestivalEdinburgh Art Festival
/events/edinburghinternational...Edinburgh Book Festival
/events/edinburghfilmfestivalEdinburgh Film Festival
/events/edinburghfringeEdinburgh Fringe
/events/edinburghinternational...Edinburgh International Festival
/events/edinburghjazzfestivalEdinburgh Jazz Festival
/events/edinburghmilitarytattooEdinburgh Military Tattoo
/events/edinburghsciencefestivalScience Festival
/events/scottishstorytellingfe...Storytelling Festival
/events/beltanefirefestivalBeltane Fire Festival
/reviewsReviews
/festivalFestival Reviews
/reviews/theatreTheatre
/reviews/musicMusic
/reviews/musicalsMusicals
/reviews/filmFilm
https://edinburghguide.com/venuesVenues
https://edinburghguide.com/venuesAll venues
/venues/cinemasCinemas
/venues/conferenceConference
/venues/fringeFringe Venues
/venues/galleriesGalleries
/venues/live-musicText duplicate Music
/venues/nightclubsNightclubs
https://edinburghguide.com/parksParks
A-TITLE Parks and greenspaces
/venues/pubsPubs
/venues/restaurantsRestaurants
/venues/spiritual-centreSpiritual Centre
/venues/theatresTheatres
/venues/visitor-attractionsVisitor Attractions
/reviews/theatre/grown-ups-com...IMG-ALT A scene from Grown Ups by Compagnie Barbarie
/reviews/theatre/grown-ups-com...'Grown Ups', Compagnie Barbarie & Bronks, Traverse Theatre, Review
/reviews/dance/ballet-bc-front...IMG-ALT scene from Passing by Johan Inger
/reviews/dance/ballet-bc-front...Ballet BC – Frontier & Passing, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Review
/reviews/dance/ballet-black-a-...IMG-ALT Scene from the ballet and book cover
/reviews/dance/ballet-black-a-...Ballet Black - A Shadow Work & My Sister, The Serial Killer, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Review
/reviewsMore Reviews
/news/21699-edinburgh-internat...IMG-ALT Figures in Extinction - EIF 2025
/news/21699-edinburgh-internat...Edinburgh International Festival Programme 2025 Unveiled
/news/21685-extreme-weather-sh...IMG-ALT Edinburgh's Hogmanay Midnight Moment 2019
/news/21685-extreme-weather-sh...Extreme Weather Shuts Down Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party and Outdoor Events
/news/21684-questions-asked-as...IMG-ALT Pipe band and torchbearers on Royal Mile at Hogmanay Torchlight Procession
/news/21684-questions-asked-as...Questions Asked as Torchlight Procession Cancelled Due to High Winds
https://edinburghguide.com/newsMore Edinburgh News >>
/events/trnsmt-festivalNo Text
/events/trnsmt-festivalTRNSMT Festival
/events/edinburgh-internationa...No Text
/events/edinburgh-internationa...Edinburgh International Film Festival
/events/edinburgh-military-tattooIMG-ALT Regimental pipes and drums march through Edinburgh castle gate
/events/edinburgh-military-tattooEdinburgh Military Tattoo 2025
https://edinburghguide.com/eventsMore Edinburgh Events >>
/venues/galleries/the-biscuit-...The Biscuit Factory
/venues/galleries/the-biscuit-...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/venues/visitor-attractions/fl...IMG-ALT Edinburgh Floral Clock 2022 - Queen Elizabeth II
/venues/visitor-attractions/fl...Floral Clock
/venues/visitor-attractions/fl...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/venues/spiritual-centre/assem...IMG-ALT Assembly Hall on The Mound
/venues/spiritual-centre/assem...Assembly Hall
/venues/spiritual-centre/assem...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/venues/fringeEdinburgh Fringe 2024 venues
https://edinburghguide.com/venuesall Edinburgh venues
/events/the-edinburgh-singers-...The Edinburgh Singers: Verdi's Requiem
/events/st-marys-music-school-...St Mary's Music School presents Vocal Scenes
/events/trnsmt-festivalText duplicate TRNSMT Festival
/events/edinburgh-jazz-and-blu...Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
/events/edinburgh-fringeEdinburgh Fringe 2025
/events/edinburgh-internationa...Text duplicate Edinburgh International Festival
https://edinburghguide.com/eventsMore Edinburgh Events
https://edinburghguide.com/aboutAbout Edinburgh
/about/egAbout EG
/about/eg/termsTerms
/contactContact EdinburghGuide.com
/node/addAdd Content
/contributorsContributor's help
https://bsky.app/profile/edinb...External Bluesky
https://www.facebook.com/edinb...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/edinbu...External Subdomain YouTube
/rss.xmlRSS

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://edinburghguide.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (35 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 175 referring domains.
This page has 295 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 67 different ip addresses.

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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
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# 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.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/
# 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/
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Edinburgh Guide is the long-running city guide to the capital of Scotland. Get the most out of Edinburgh's many festivals, events, and places to visit.

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Guide71%Check
Edinburgh Festival68%Check
Edinburgh Events68%Check
Edinburgh Scotland66%Check
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