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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
55% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.22 s
File size
131.10 kB
Words
1220
Media files
20
Number of links
120 internal / 43 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The length of the page title is perfect. (286 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
MDA is the #1 health nonprofit advancing research, care and advocacy for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (958 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.mda.org/
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • accrediation => accreditation
This page contains 1220 words. That's ok.
30.7% 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.
11 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 17.91 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 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...ootstrap_subtheme/img/75th/logo-75th.svgMDA logo.
...tstrap_subtheme/img/75th/logo-75th-m.svgMDA logo.
...les/mda-frontend/navigation/about-us.jpgAn old black and white photograph of an adult and two kids.
...frontend/navigation/neuro-diseases-2.jpgA photo of a little boy having a checkup at a doctor's office.
...frontend/navigation/care-services_sc.jpgA picture of a couple of people blowing bubbles.
...iles/mda-frontend/navigation/science.jpgA scientist in a white lab coat.
...a-frontend/navigation/24-make-a-will.jpgA picture of a notebook that says 'make a will'.
...tend/navigation/GetInvolvedDropdown.webpA picture of four women wearing MDA Walk Star t-shirts.
.../files/mda-frontend/navigation/quest.jpgA photo of a little girl in a wheelchair at a conference.
...end/homepage/webp/SharonHesterlee25.webpSharon Hesterlee, PhD, interim President and CEO.
...lt/files/mda-frontend/MDA75-logomark.pngMDA 75th Anniversary.
...iles/2025/06/hpls-Quest-Issue-2-2025.jpgQuest Issue 2 2025 cover
...iles/2025/06/hpls-Ryanodine-Receptor.jpgImage of DNA strands.
.../hpls-Congenital-Myasthenic-Syndrome.jpgImage of a cell in the body
...efault/files/2025/06/hpls-Staycation.jpgStaycation
.../homepage/webp/sponsors-july-2021.webp?vTwo sponsor logos are shown, IAFF, and CITGO.
...ult/files/mda-frontend/bbb-with-back.svgBBB Accredited Charity.
...es/default/files/mda-frontend/candid.svgPlatnum Transparency from Candid.
...ult/files/mda-frontend/bbb-with-back.svgBBB Accredited Charity.
...es/default/files/mda-frontend/candid.svgPlatnum Transparency from Candid.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
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 43 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Sign Up for MDA News & Updates
H2 A Message from Sharon Hesterlee, PhD, interim President and CEO
H2 Mission Statement
H2 Neuromuscular diseases take away abilities many of us take for granted— moving, speaking, eating, even breathing.
H2 Get Involved
H2 Latest Stories
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Press Releases
H2 Meet Our Partners
H2 Join Us
H2 MDA Resource Center: We’re Here For You
H3 Our Story
H3 Our Team
H3 Resources
H3 Care Centers
H3 Community Education
H3 MDA Resource Hub
H3 Recreation Programs
H3 Gene Therapy Support
H3 Our Approach
H3 For Researchers
H3 For Clinicians
H3 Donate
H3 Other Ways to Give
H3 Volunteer
H3 Advocate
H3 Participate
H3 Partner
H3 Quest
H3 Accelerating Scientific Discovery and Breakthroughs
H3 Access to Comprehensive Care and Resources
H3 75 Years of Progress and Impact
H3 Start a Fundraiser
H3 Become a Volunteer
H3 Start Your Monthly Gift of $19 today
H3 MDA Let's Play for a Cure
H3 Advocate for MDA
H3 Quest Issue 2, 2025
H3 Simply Stated: Updates in Ryanodine Receptor 1-Related Disorders (RYR-1-RD)
H3 Understanding Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome: Causes and Treatments
H3 How to Plan the Perfect Summer Staycation
H3 Sign Up for MDA News & Updates Duplicate text
H4 Sign Up for MDA News & Updates Duplicate text
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (43) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cafepress.com/shop...New window External Subdomain Shop the MDA store for your limited edition 75th anniversary merchandise
https://www.mda.org/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.mda.org/IMG-ALT MDA logo.
https://www.mda.org/Text duplicate IMG-ALT MDA logo.
/care/mda-care-centersFind Care
https://musculardystrophy.dono...External Subdomain Donate
https://www.mda.org/about-mdaAbout Us
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaJoin MDA A place where individuals and families are at the heart of everything we do.
IMG-ALT An old black and white photograph of an adult and two kids.
https://www.mda.org/about-mdaAbout MDA
/about-mda/our-impactOur Impact
/about-mda/historyMDA History
https://www.mda.org/about-mda/faqFAQs
/about-mda/leadershipMDA Leadership
https://www.mda.org/ambassadorMDA Ambassadors
https://www.mda.org/careersCareers
/about-mda/mediaPress Room
/about-mda/financialsFinancials
https://mdaquest.org/External Quest Magazine
/about-mda/contact-usContact Us
https://www.mda.org/diseaseNeuromuscular Diseases
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaText duplicate Join MDA A place where individuals and families are at the heart of everything we do.
IMG-ALT A photo of a little boy having a checkup at a doctor's office.
https://www.mda.org/diseaseText duplicate Neuromuscular Diseases
https://www.mda.org/disease/listFull List of Diseases
/disease/amyotrophic-lateral-s...Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
/disease/charcot-marie-toothCharcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
/disease/congenital-muscular-d...Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD)
/disease/duchenne-muscular-dys...Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
/disease/emery-dreifuss-muscul...Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
/disease/inherited-and-endocri...Endocrine Myopathies
/disease/metabolic-diseases-of...Metabolic Diseases of Muscle
/disease/mitochondrial-myopathiesMitochondrial Myopathies (MM)
/disease/myotonic-muscular-dys...Myotonic Dystrophy (DM)
/disease/spinal-bulbar-muscula...Spinal-Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA)
/disease/spinal-muscular-atrophySpinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
https://www.mda.org/servicesCare & Services
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaText duplicate Join MDA A place where individuals and families are at the heart of everything we do.
IMG-ALT A picture of a couple of people blowing bubbles.
https://www.mda.org/servicesAbout MDA Services
/services/your-mda-care-centerMDA Care Centers
/services/your-mda-care-center...Meet Your Team
/services/visiting-your-mda-ca...Your Visit
/care/community-edMDA Community Education
/services/education-materialsEducational Materials
/care/access-workshopAccess Workshops
/care/mda-engage/videosOn-Demand Webinars
/services/resource-centerNational Resource Center
https://www.mda.org/care/connectMDA Connect Appointments
/services/request-for-servicesRequest Information
/care/resource-listCommunity Resources
/care/outside-organization-pro...Outside Organization Programs & Information
/care/community-groupsMDA Community Support Groups
/care/mda-peer-connectionsMDA Peer Connections
https://www.mda.org/summer-campMDA Summer Camp
/summer-camp/volunteerBecome a Camp Volunteer
/summer-camp/camperSend Your Child to Camp
https://www.mda.org/virtual-campVirtual Camp
/family-getawaysFamily Getaways
/care/gene-therapy-community-s...MDA Gene Therapy Support Network
https://www.mda.org/researchScience & Research
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaText duplicate Join MDA A place where individuals and families are at the heart of everything we do.
IMG-ALT A scientist in a white lab coat.
https://www.mda.org/researchAbout MDA Research
/research/grants-at-a-glanceGrants at a Glance
/research/creating-a-new-therapyCreating a New Therapy
/research/what-has-mda-achievedWhat We've Achieved
https://www.mda.org/science/movrMOVR Data Hub
/research/clinical-trialsClinical Trials Finder Tool
/research/research-grantsOur Research Program
/research/funding-opportunitiesFunding Opportunities
/research/research-staff-and-c...Contact our Research Team
https://www.mda.org/conferencesMDA Annual Conference
/research/mda-venture-philanth...MDA Venture Philanthropy
/research/kickstartMDA Kickstart Program
/research/clinical-studies-and...Text duplicate Clinical Trials Finder Tool
https://www.mda.org/conferencesText duplicate MDA Annual Conference
https://www.mda.org/mededMedical Education
https://www.mda.org/meded/sign-upMDA Monthly Report
https://www.mda.org/ways-to-giveWays to Give
https://musculardystrophy.dono...External Subdomain Donate Now
https://musculardystrophy.dono...External Subdomain Make a Monthly Gift
https://mda.donordrive.com/ind...External Subdomain Donate in Honor or Memory
/get-involved/matching-giftsMatching Gifts
https://www.mda.org/ShopMDAShop the MDA Store
https://mdalegacy.org/what-to-...External Donate Stock
https://mdalegacy.org/how-to-g...External Donor Advised Funds
https://mdalegacy.org/External Wills, Bequests, Trusts and Planned Giving
https://www.mda.org/ways-to-giveGive While You Shop
https://www.mda.org/get-involvedGet Involved
/get-involved/become-a-volunteerVolunteer and Empower Lives Choose from one of many volunteer opportunities and make a difference for people living with neuromuscular diseases.
IMG-ALT A picture of four women wearing MDA Walk Star t-shirts.
/get-involved/become-a-volunteerBecome a Volunteer
/get-involved/volunteer-resourcesVolunteer Resources
/get-involved/mda-advocacyBecome an Advocate
/get-involved/participate-in-a...Participate in an Event
https://www.mda.org/eventsCalendar of Events
/get-involved/fundraise-your-wayStart a Fundraiser
/get-involved/become-a-partnerBecome an MDA Partner
/get-involved/meet-our-partnersMeet Our Partners
https://firefighters.mda.org/External Subdomain Fire Fighters for MDA
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaJoin MDA
https://mdaquest.org/External Quest Media
https://www.mda.org/join-mdaText duplicate Join MDA A place where individuals and families are at the heart of everything we do.
IMG-ALT A photo of a little girl in a wheelchair at a conference.
https://mdaquest.org/current-i...External Magazine
/quest/newsletterNewsletter
https://mdaquest.org/quest-pod...External Podcast
https://mdaquest.org/blogExternal Blog
/care/mda-care-centersText duplicate Find Care
https://musculardystrophy.dono...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://www.mda.org/researchSubdomain Explore the Science
https://www.mda.org/servicesSubdomain Experience the Care
https://mda75.org/External Our History
https://www.mda.org/diseaseSubdomain About Neuromuscular Diseases
/get-involved/fundraise-your-waySubdomain Text duplicate Start a Fundraiser
/get-involved/become-a-volunteerText duplicate Become a Volunteer
https://mda.donordrive.com/ind...External Subdomain Start Your Monthly Gift of $19 today
https://www.mda.org/lets-playMDA Let's Play for a Cure
/get-involved/mda-advocacyAdvocate for MDA
https://www.mda.org/get-involvedSubdomain Ways to Get Involved
https://mdaquest.org/issue/que...External IMG-ALT Quest Issue 2 2025 cover
https://mdaquest.org/issue/que...External Quest Issue 2, 2025
https://mdaquest.org/simply-st...External IMG-ALT Image of DNA strands.
https://mdaquest.org/simply-st...External Simply Stated: Updates in Ryanodine Receptor 1-Related Disorders (RYR-1-RD)
https://mdaquest.org/understan...External IMG-ALT Image of a cell in the body
https://mdaquest.org/understan...External Understanding Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome: Causes and Treatments
https://mdaquest.org/how-to-pl...External IMG-ALT Staycation
https://mdaquest.org/how-to-pl...External How to Plan the Perfect Summer Staycation
https://mdaquest.org/blogExternal Visit Our Blog
https://forms.office.com/Pages...External Subdomain MDA Community Event: Omaha Zoo Family Day
https://forms.office.com/Pages...External Subdomain Register
/care/community-groupsSubdomain Pediatric Community Support Group
/care/community-groupsSubdomain Text duplicate Register
/care/community-groupsSubdomain Adult Community Support Group (18+)
/care/community-groupsSubdomain Text duplicate Register
/care/community-groupsSubdomain ALS Community Support Group
/care/community-groupsSubdomain Text duplicate Register
https://www.mda.org/eventsSee More Events
/press-releases/mda-statement-...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/press-releases/muscular-dystr...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/press-releases/bbb-wise-givin...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/about-mda/press-releasesSee Recent News
/get-involved/meet-our-partnersSubdomain Meet Them All
/care/request-servicesText duplicate Request Information
/about-mda/mediaMedia
https://www.mda.org/careers/Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://musculardystrophy.dono...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/about-mda/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/MDAorg/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/MDAorgExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/mdaExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/mdaorg/External Subdomain No Text
/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
https://www.mda.org/terms-of-useTerms of Use
/state-fundraising-noticesState Fundraising Notices
https://give.org/charity-revie...External IMG-ALT BBB Accredited Charity.
https://www.guidestar.org/prof...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Platnum Transparency from Candid.
https://www.facebook.com/MDAorg/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/MDAorgExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/mdaExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/mdaorg/External Subdomain No Text
/privacy-policySubdomain Text duplicate Privacy Policy
https://www.mda.org/terms-of-useSubdomain Text duplicate Terms of Use
/state-fundraising-noticesSubdomain Text duplicate State Fundraising Notices
https://give.org/charity-revie...External Text duplicate IMG-ALT BBB Accredited Charity.
https://www.guidestar.org/prof...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Platnum Transparency from Candid.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.mda.org/"
HTTP header
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The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.22 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 (131 kB).

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,600 referring domains.
This page has 149,344 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,748 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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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.
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
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User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
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Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
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# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
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Disallow: /modules/
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# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
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Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
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Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
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Disallow: /?q=admin/
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Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
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Muscular Dystrophy Association
MDA is the #1 health nonprofit advancing research, care and advocacy for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases.

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Muscular62%Check
Muscular Dystrophy60%Check
MDA Community58%Check
MDA Resource58%Check
Muscular Dystrophy Association55%Check
Diseases52%Check
Dystrophy Association52%Check
Shop MDA store52%Check
Neuromuscular Diseases51%Check
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