Historicsites.nc.gov - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
65.60 kB
Words
629
Media files
8
Number of links
68 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | NC Historic Sites
The length of the page title is perfect. (223 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
North Carolina State Historic Sites, explores the history of North Carolina through a group of 27 unique state historic sites.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (748 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://historicsites.nc.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)
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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descriptionNorth Carolina State Historic Sites, explores the history of North Carolina through a group of 27 unique state historic sites.
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x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 629 words. That's ok.
27.7% 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.
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 22.92 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 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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)
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
...rsionId=dpgceQRf6tuUzFhc8ppgPngeoOBgSBB5Home
...6VJ1G6pGyb2cGFfSZF1dXYLD4A&itok=FlUzOAkbImages of people at various historic sites
...C_PEhOq.ow2uhfY.jQOxWivZ0K&itok=nCA1mXqUNo alt attribute provided
..._zFjHU69dF8gzkNTTVJ4n0GbqQ&itok=JCc7SL9jNo alt attribute provided
...gMhJR88j022_bwE7m4E2R2qijM&itok=btCwy4zRAmerica 250th
...QFo3Q2S09YtFhX6Ha55Zq0me7E&itok=FkU4lbGdA group of six people pose together, holding an award plaque
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Welcome to North Carolina State Historic Sites
H2 Healing On The Land
H2 Singing on the Land
H2 Visit North Carolina State Historic Sites
H2 Fort Fisher State Historic Site Named the 2025 North Carolina Visitor Attraction of the Year by the N.C. Travel Industry Association
H2 North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
H2 Network Menu
H3 Browse All Historic Sites
H3 Sites and Events
H3 Resources
H3 Find a Historic Site near you
H3 Our Mission
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://historicsites.nc.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/External Subdomain DNCR
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain AGENCIES
https://nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs...External Subdomain JOBS
https://www.nc.gov/servicesExternal Subdomain SERVICES
https://historicsites.nc.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/all-sitesAll Sites
/all-sitesText duplicate All Sites
/all-sites-catalogSearch All Historic Sites
/all-sites/alamance-battlegroundAlamance Battleground
/all-sites/bennett-placeBennett Place
/all-sites/bentonville-battlef...Bentonville Battlefield
/all-sites/brunswick-town-fort...Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson
/all-sites/charlotte-hawkins-b...Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
/all-sites/css-neuse-and-gover...CSS Neuse and Gov. Caswell Memorial
/all-sites/duke-homesteadDuke Homestead
/all-sites/fort-dobbsFort Dobbs
/all-sites/fort-fisherFort Fisher
/all-sites/governor-charles-b-...Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace
/all-sites/historic-bathHistoric Bath
/all-sites/historic-edentonHistoric Edenton
/all-sites/historic-halifaxHistoric Halifax
/all-sites/historic-stagvilleHistoric Stagville
/all-sites/horne-creek-farmHorne Creek Farm
/all-sites/house-horseshoeHouse in the Horseshoe
https://www.nctransportationmu...External Subdomain North Carolina Transportation Museum
/all-sites/north-carolina-stat...North Carolina State Capitol
/all-sites/president-james-k-polkPresident James K. Polk
/all-sites/reed-gold-mineReed Gold Mine
https://www.roanokeisland.com/External Subdomain Roanoke Island Festival Park
/shallow-fordShallow Ford (Future Site)
/all-sites/somerset-placeSomerset Place
/all-sites/thomas-day-state-hi...Thomas Day State Historic Site
/all-sites/thomas-wolfe-memorialThomas Wolfe Memorial
/all-sites/town-creek-indian-m...Town Creek Indian Mound
/all-sites/vance-birthplaceVance Birthplace
/calendarSubdomain Events
/newsroomNews
/resourcesResources
/resourcesText duplicate Resources
/resources/healing-landHealing on the Land
/resources/north-carolina-civi...North Carolina in the Civil War
/resources/singing-landSinging on the Land
/resources/tour-nc-history-homeTour NC History @ Home
/resources/collectionsCollections
/resources/site-rules-and-regu...Site Rules and Regulations
/a250-historic-sitesA250 Historic Sites
https://historicsites.nc.gov/WAWUWhen Are We US?
/aboutAbout
/aboutText duplicate About
/about/leadershipLeadership
/about/donateDonate
/about/volunteerVolunteer
/about/employment-opportunitiesEmployment Opportunities
/about/faqFAQ
/contact-usContact
/contact-usText duplicate Contact
/contact/contact-usContact Us
/contact/group-or-class-reserv...Group or Class Reservations
/contact/historic-sites-home-o...Historic Sites Home Office
/contact/individual-sites-cont...Individual Sites
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate DNCR
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate AGENCIES
https://nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs...External Subdomain Text duplicate JOBS
https://www.nc.gov/servicesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate SERVICES
/resources/healing-landDiscover More
/resources/singing-landListen here!
https://www.ncdcr.gov/experien...External Subdomain Learn more about America's 250th, the national initiative to celebrate our country's anniversary.
https://www.wilmingtonandbeach...External Subdomain Fort Fisher State Historic Site Named the 2025 North Carolina Visitor Attraction of the Year by the N.C. Travel Industry Association
IMG-ALT A group of six people pose together, holding an award plaque
/all-sitesText duplicate All Sites
/resources/singing-landText duplicate Singing on the Land
/resources/healing-landText duplicate Healing on the Land
/eventsSubdomain Find an Event Near You
https://www.ncdcr.gov/experien...External Subdomain America 250 NC
https://www.ncdcr.gov/educatio...External Subdomain Colonial Era and Revolutionary War
/resources/tour-nc-history-homeSubdomain Text duplicate Tour NC History @ Home
/resources/collectionsSubdomain Learn about our Artifacts
/documents/files/shs-language-...Subdomain SHS Language Resource
/resources/site-rules-and-regu...Subdomain Text duplicate Site Rules and Regulations
https://historicsites.nc.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top
/contact-usSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://www.ncdcr.gov/employee...External Subdomain Employee Directory
https://nc.gov/External nc.gov
A-TITLE The State of North Carolina
/webform/user_feedback?source_...Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website User Feedback Form
https://www.nc.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility of State of North Carolina Websites
https://www.nc.gov/disclaimer-...External Subdomain Disclaimer & Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Privacy Policy
https://www.nc.gov/government/...External Subdomain Open Budget
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Open Budget
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://historicsites.nc.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 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 197 referring domains.
This page has 796 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 68 different ip addresses.

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# 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/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/
# DS Additions
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/login
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Home | NC Historic Sites
North Carolina State Historic Sites, explores the history of North Carolina through a group of 27 unique state historic sites.

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Historic Site84%Check
Sites83%Check
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State Historic Site76%Check
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