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Meta information
75% 
Page quality
69% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
45% 
Server
79% 
External factors
62% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.46 s
File size
70.00 kB
Words
759
Media files
19
Number of links
129 internal / 5 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Historia Magazine – The magazine of the Historical Writers Association
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 632 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The magazine of the Historical Writers Association
The length of the meta description is perfect. (309 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://historiamag.com/
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: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://historiamag.com/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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)
The average number of words per sentence of 28.25 words is high.
This page contains 759 words. That's ok.
27.8% 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.
10 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Historia Magazine
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 30 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 Historia Magazine
H2 Rebuilding St Peter’s in Renaissance Rome
H2 Historical books for summer reading, 2025
H2 The Scot who was the Caribbean’s first serial killer
H2 Segregation and suffering in the cities of occupied Europe
H2 Historia giveaway: the 2024 HWA Crown Awards winners
H2 Historia interview: Luke Pepera
H2 Historia interview: AD Bergin
H2 Review: Elizabeth Heyrick by Jocelyn Robson
H2 Review: The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
H2 Wartime Comes to West India Dock Road by Renita D’Silva
H2 Love and Other Poisons by Lesley McDowell
H2 The Best of Intentions by Caroline Scott
H2 Early medieval Rome: the changing face of the Eternal City
H2 The ways of war at the time of King Alfred
H2 When the Wars of the Roses got personal
H4 Lead Article
H4 Features
H4 Interviews
H4 Reviews
H4 Search
H4 What’s new in historia
H4 Latest Releases
H4 Showcase
H4 Editor’s Picks
H4 Popular Topics
H4 The Historical Writers’ Association
H4 Recent Additions
H4 Search Historia
H4 Contact us
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
15 links don't have an 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 5 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/category/features/Features
/category/interviews/Interviews
/category/reviews/Reviews
/category/reviews/new-reviews/New Books
/category/reviews/tv-film-and-...TV, Film and Theatre
/category/reviews/one-from-the...One From The Vaults
/category/latest-releases/Latest Releases
/category/columns/doctor-darwin/Doctor Darwin’s Writing Tips
/category/columns/watching-his...Watching History
/category/columns/desert-islan...Desert Island Books
/category/hwa-awards/Awards
/contact/advertising/Advertising
https://historiamag.com/contact/Contact
/newsletter-signup/Historia in your inbox
https://historiamag.com/Historia Magazine
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiber...New window External Subdomain No Text
/category/features/Text duplicate Features
/category/interviews/Text duplicate Interviews
/category/reviews/Text duplicate Reviews
/category/reviews/new-reviews/Text duplicate New Books
/category/reviews/tv-film-and-...Text duplicate TV, Film and Theatre
/category/reviews/one-from-the...Text duplicate One From The Vaults
/category/latest-releases/Text duplicate Latest Releases
/category/columns/doctor-darwin/Text duplicate Doctor Darwin’s Writing Tips
/category/columns/watching-his...Text duplicate Watching History
/category/columns/desert-islan...Text duplicate Desert Island Books
/category/hwa-awards/Text duplicate Awards
/contact/advertising/Text duplicate Advertising
https://historiamag.com/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/newsletter-signup/Text duplicate Historia in your inbox
/rebuilding-st-peters/No Text
/rebuilding-st-peters/Rebuilding St Peter’s in Renaissance Rome
/author/richard-kurti/Richard Kurti
/rebuilding-st-peters/Continue Reading
/summer-reading-2025/No Text
/summer-reading-2025/Historical books for summer reading, 2025
/author/frances-owen/Frances Owen
/summer-reading-2025/Text duplicate Continue Reading
/scot-caribbean-serial-killer/No Text
/scot-caribbean-serial-killer/The Scot who was the Caribbean’s first serial killer
/author/pd-lennon/PD Lennon
/scot-caribbean-serial-killer/Text duplicate Continue Reading
/cities-occupied-europe/No Text
/cities-occupied-europe/Segregation and suffering in the cities of occupied Europe
/author/catherine-hokin/Catherine Hokin
/cities-occupied-europe/Text duplicate Continue Reading
/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-cr...No Text
/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-cr...Historia giveaway: the 2024 HWA Crown Awards winners
/author/editor/Editor
/historia-giveaway-2024-hwa-cr...Text duplicate Continue Reading
/historia-interview-luke-pepera/No Text
/historia-interview-luke-pepera/Historia interview: Luke Pepera
/author/carolyn-kirby/Carolyn Kirby
/historia-interview-luke-pepera/Text duplicate Continue Reading
/historia-interview-ad-bergin/No Text
/historia-interview-ad-bergin/Historia interview: AD Bergin
/author/carolyn-kirby/Text duplicate Carolyn Kirby
/historia-interview-ad-bergin/Text duplicate Continue Reading
/review-elizabeth-heyrick-joce...No Text
/review-elizabeth-heyrick-joce...Review: Elizabeth Heyrick by Jocelyn Robson
/author/rachael-tearney/Rachael Tearney
/review-elizabeth-heyrick-joce...Text duplicate Continue Reading
/review-mare-angharad-hampshire/No Text
/review-mare-angharad-hampshire/Review: The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
/author/carolyn-kirby/Text duplicate Carolyn Kirby
/review-mare-angharad-hampshire/Text duplicate Continue Reading
https://twitter.com/HistoriaHWAExternal IMG-ALT Follow us on Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Histo...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow us on Facebook
/wartime-w-india-dck-rd-renita...No Text
/wartime-w-india-dck-rd-renita...Wartime Comes to West India Dock Road by Renita D’Silva
/love-other-poisons-lesley-mcd...No Text
/love-other-poisons-lesley-mcd...Love and Other Poisons by Lesley McDowell
/best-intentions-caroline-scott/No Text
/best-intentions-caroline-scott/The Best of Intentions by Caroline Scott
/category/latest-releases/See more new releases
A-TITLE Latest Releases
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Penfo...New window External Subdomain No Text
/early-medieval-rome/No Text
/early-medieval-rome/Early medieval Rome: the changing face of the Eternal City
/the-ways-of-war-at-the-time-o...No Text
/the-ways-of-war-at-the-time-o...The ways of war at the time of King Alfred
/wars-of-the-roses-got-personal/No Text
/wars-of-the-roses-got-personal/When the Wars of the Roses got personal
/tag/16th-century/16th century
/tag/17th-century/17th century
/tag/18th-century/18th century
/tag/19th-century/19th century
/tag/20th-century/20th century
/tag/1920s/1920s
/tag/1930s/1930s
/tag/ancient-rome/Ancient Rome
/tag/anglo-saxons/Anglo-Saxons
/tag/author-interview/author interview
/tag/awards/awards
/tag/biography/biography
/tag/book-review/book review
/tag/catherine-hokin/Text duplicate Catherine Hokin
/tag/ebook/ebook
/tag/historical-crime/historical crime
/tag/historical-fiction/historical fiction
/tag/historical-mystery/historical mystery
/tag/historical-thriller/historical thriller
/tag/history/history
https://historiamag.com/tag/hwa/HWA
/tag/hwa-crown-awards/HWA Crown Awards
/tag/hwa-debut-crown-award/HWA Debut Crown Award
/tag/india/India
/tag/london/London
/tag/matthew-harffy/Matthew Harffy
/tag/medieval/medieval
/tag/new-release/new release
/tag/paperback/paperback
/tag/research/research
/tag/review/review
/tag/scotland/Scotland
/tag/second-world-war/Second World War
/tag/shortlist/Shortlist
/tag/short-stories/short stories
/tag/the-writing-life/the writing life
/tag/tudors/Tudors
/tag/tv-review/TV review
/tag/vikings/Vikings
/tag/womens-history/women's history
/tag/writers-life/writer's life
/tag/writing/writing
/tag/writing-advice/writing advice
/tag/writing-tips/writing tips
https://historiamag.com/tag/wwii/WWII
http://historicalwriters.org/External visit our website
http://historiamag.com/aboutabout Historia
/advertisingadvertising and promotional opportunities.
/rebuilding-st-peters/Text duplicate Rebuilding St Peter’s in Renaissance Rome
/wartime-w-india-dck-rd-renita...Text duplicate Wartime Comes to West India Dock Road by Renita D’Silva
/summer-reading-2025/Text duplicate Historical books for summer reading, 2025
https://historiamag.com/about/contact the editor

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
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 0.46 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.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (70 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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transfer-encodingchunked
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varyAccept-Encoding,User-Agent
dateThu, 31 Jul 2025 00:57:23 GMT
serverLiteSpeed
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 4 referring domains.
This page only has 5 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 3 different ip addresses.
This page is referenced by wikipedia.

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Robots.txt

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Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://historiamag.com/wp-sitemap.xml

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