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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
44% 
Page structure
53% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
87% 
External factors
3% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.60 s
File size
253.70 kB
Words
6496
Media files
14
Number of links
105 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Manhattan, KS - Official Website | Official Website
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (445 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The City of Manhattan, Kansas, provides municipal services for more than 50,000 residents.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (565 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
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google-site-verificationMRJx8VUbEnH2o2MMsryptx5FFbyJXWdtstVKiETExqM
category0Home
theme-colorrgb(18, 50, 69)
descriptionThe City of Manhattan, Kansas, provides municipal services for more than 50,000 residents.
keywordsCity of Manhattan,Manhattan,Kansas
langen
Content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The content of this page is too large (6496 words). Maybe the content could be divided into several pages.
The average number of words per sentence of 121.99 words is high.
1.5% of the text are stop words.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
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.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: nature together - summer sounds
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=74778Manhattan Kansas Homepage
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=73339Go to Site Search
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=73341Facebook
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=73342Instagram
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=73351X
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=73352YouTube
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75854Judge Sarah Smith Barr
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75616Artists' rendering of future elevated roof deck at CiCoPark baseball/softball complex
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75691Nature Together program educator and small boy holding a net looking for bugs in the grass
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75692two girls doing a science experiment in solo cups
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75507Silhouette of a cowboy wearing a hat on a horse
/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=75774school aged children standing in a row front to back in the Flint Hills of Kansas
/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=73340Manhattan Kansas Homepage

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Our Mission
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 27 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 Our Mission
H1 CITY NEWS FLASH
H1 COMMUNITY CALENDAR
H3 July 2025
H3 July 2025 Duplicate text
H3 July 2025 Duplicate text
H3 July 2025 Duplicate text
H3 Contact Us
H3 Quick Links
H3 Site Links
H4 Sarah Smith Barr named new municipal court judge for Manhattan
H4 City announces naming rights, sponsorship opportunities at CiCo Park
H4 Mon, Jul 28
H4 Mon, Jul 28 Duplicate text
H4 Fri, Jul 25
H4 Fri, Jul 25 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26
H4 Mon, Jul 28 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 12 - Sun, Aug 3
H4 Thu, Jul 24
H4 Fri, Jul 25 Duplicate text
H4 Fri, Jul 25 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26 Duplicate text
H4 Sat, Jul 26 Duplicate text
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 10 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.manhattanks.gov/IMG-ALT Manhattan Kansas Homepage
/126/GovernmentGovernment
/2824/DepartmentsDepartments
/2/Business-DevelopmentBusiness & Development
/244/InitiativesInitiatives
/Search/ResultsIMG-ALT Go to Site Search
/agendacenterAgendas & Minutes
https://ipn.paymentus.com/cp/mhksExternal Subdomain Pay Utility Bill
https://recruiting.paylocity.c...External Subdomain Apply for a Job
/2347/Report-ItReport an Issue
https://boxcast.tv/channel/uit...External Watch a Meeting
/2429/Licenses-Permits-Applica...Licenses & Permits
https://www.mhkprd.com/External Subdomain Parks & Recreation
https://www.sunsetzoo.com/External Subdomain Sunset Zoo
https://www.flinthillsdiscover...External Subdomain Flint Hills Discovery Center
https://cityofmhk.maps.arcgis....External Subdomain Active Projects
/facebookIMG-ALT Facebook
/instagramIMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.manhattanks.gov/xIMG-ALT X
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2247IMG-ALT Judge Sarah Smith Barr
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2247Sarah Smith Barr named new municipal court judge for Manhattan
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2247Read more...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2243IMG-ALT Artists' rendering of future elevated roof deck at CiCoPark baseball/softball complex
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2243City announces naming rights, sponsorship opportunities at CiCo Park
/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2243Text duplicate Read more...
/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=1View All News
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor City Commission
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Board Meetings
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor City Events
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Parks & Recreation
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Text duplicate City Commission
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...28
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8870Intergovernmental Luncheon
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8870Intergovernmental LuncheonMore...
/calendar.aspx?CID=32View All Events
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Board Meetings
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 28
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9094Historic Resources Board
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9094Historic Resources BoardMore...
/calendar.aspx?CID=24View All Meetings
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Text duplicate City Events
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...25
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...26
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 28
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...29
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...30
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...31
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...1
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9160Nature Together - Summer Sounds
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9160Nature Together - Summer SoundsMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9168Splash of Science
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9168Splash of ScienceMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9060National Day of the Cowboy
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9060National Day of the CowboyMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9196Kids' Tallgrass Tours
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9196Kids' Tallgrass ToursMore...
/calendar.aspx?CID=58,34,59Text duplicate View All Events
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Anchor Text duplicate Parks & Recreation
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...12
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...13
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...14
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...15
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...16
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...17
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...18
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...19
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...20
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...21
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...22
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...23
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...24
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 25
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 26
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...27
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 28
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 29
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 30
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 31
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...Text duplicate 1
/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=...2
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9176Sunflower Summer - Kansas Tourism
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9176Sunflower Summer - Kansas TourismMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9141Animal Tales A-Z "I for Iguana"
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9141Animal Tales A-Z "I for Iguana"More...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9160Text duplicate Nature Together - Summer Sounds
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9160Text duplicate Nature Together - Summer SoundsMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9168Text duplicate Splash of Science
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9168Text duplicate Splash of ScienceMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8903Sloth Bear Keeper Chat
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8903Sloth Bear Keeper ChatMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9060Text duplicate National Day of the Cowboy
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9060Text duplicate National Day of the CowboyMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9142Text duplicate Animal Tales A-Z "I for Iguana"
/Calendar.aspx?EID=9142Text duplicate Animal Tales A-Z "I for Iguana"More...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8917Ring-tailed Lemur Keeper Chat
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8917Ring-tailed Lemur Keeper ChatMore...
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8931American White Pelican Keeper Chat
/Calendar.aspx?EID=8931American White Pelican Keeper ChatMore...
/calendar.aspx?CID=18,35Text duplicate View All Events
https://www.manhattanks.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Manhattan Kansas Homepage
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=67Quick Links
/Archive.aspxArchive Center
/250/Code-of-OrdinancesCode of Ordinances
/458/Manhattan-Zoning-RegulationsZoning Regulations
/Directory.aspxStaff Directory
/2228/Bid-InformationBid Opportunities
/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=68Site Links
http://www.cityofmhk.com/External Subdomain Home
/sitemap.aspxSite Map
/accessibilityAccessibility
/site/copyrightCopyright Notices
/FormCenter/City-Manager-Forms...Contact the Webmaster
https://connect.civicplus.com/...External Subdomain CivicPlus®

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.manhattanks.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 (1.60 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 (254 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate, s-maxage=600,no-transform
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
p3pCP="IDC DSP COR ADM DEVi TAIi PSA PSD IVAi IVDi CONi HIS OUR IND CNT"
set-cookie25 Characters
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
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dateThu, 24 Jul 2025 04:11:16 GMT
content-length56088
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 1 referring domains.
This page only has 1 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 1 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

user-agent: Baiduspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: Yandex
Disallow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /activedit
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /common/admin/
Disallow: /OJA
Disallow: /support
Disallow: /currenteventsview.asp
Disallow: /search.asp
Disallow: /currenteventsview.aspx
Disallow: /search.aspx
Disallow: /currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /Support
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.asp
Disallow: /Search.asp
Disallow: /CurrentEventsView.aspx
Disallow: /Search.aspx
Disallow: /Search
Disallow: /CurrentEvents.aspx
Disallow: /Currentevents.aspx
Disallow: /map.aspx
Disallow: /map.asp
Disallow: /Map.aspx
Disallow: /Map.asp
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
Disallow: /RSS.aspx
User-agent: Siteimprove
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot
Crawl-delay: 20
User-agent: Siteimprovebot-crawler
Crawl-delay: 20

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Manhattan, KS - Official Website | Official Website
The City of Manhattan, Kansas, provides municipal services for more than 50,000 residents.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Manhattan80%Check
City59%Check
Kansas52%Check
municipal50%Check
Mission50%Check
City News50%Check
City Hall48%Check
City Events48%Check
Municipal Court44%Check
new municipal court judge44%Check
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