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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
85% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.71 s
File size
58.30 kB
Words
706
Media files
16
Number of links
84 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 690 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
The meta description is too long: 1196 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.niams.nih.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
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The specified alternate links have no errors.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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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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descriptionThe National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 9.26 words is low.
This page contains 706 words. That's ok.
24.6% 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.
9 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)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Some tags are too long. With 80 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"due to current hhs and nih restructuring, only essential information provided on"
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

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...ult/files/media/images/us_flag_small.pngAmerican Flag Icon
/themes/niams/logo.pngNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases logo
...s/large/bioart-winner-hero-980x322_0.jpg3D color projection of the developing skin/muscle interface of the mouse stained for the basement membraneA 2020 winner of FASEB’s BioArt contest, this image depicts a 3D color projection of the developing skin/muscle interface of the mouse stained for the basement membrane. Credit: Sarah Lipp, M.D./Ph.D. student at Purdue; and Sarah Calve, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder.
...rette Image.jpg?h=1daa7d60&itok=uOUij5CBGraphic illustrating the NIAMS strategic plan
...lipid_photo.jpg?h=ae97c32b&itok=e1v7g0kGThis image shows a confocal scan of mouse ear lipocartilage stained with a green fluorescent lipid dye called BODIPY. Large lipid vacuoles are bright green.
...d-arthritis.jpg?h=86a7d028&itok=QtPYSLbqAn old lady with rheumatoid arthritis
...ges/thumbnails/thumb-small-arthritis.jpgcell
...thumbnails/thumb-small-muscle-tissue.jpgMuscle tear
...nails/thumb-small-skin-kerotin-tumor.jpgimage of a kerotin tumor
...images/thumbnails/sample_thumbnail_4.jpghispanic woman smiling
...mages/thumbnails/social_media_photo.jpegphoto of people holding phones in their hands using social media
...mages/thumbnails/thumb-small-careers.jpgexamining slides
...umbnails/hero-labs-clinical-trials_0.jpgPhoto of doctor examing young woman's elbow
...humbnails/thumb-small-studiesseeking.jpgPhoto of a mentor and a trainee
...edia/images/criswell-profile-view_0.jpegLindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
.../files/media/images/niams-logo-white.pngNIAMS Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 29 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 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
H2 Read the NIAMS Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2025-2029
H2 Unwrapping the Secrets of a Novel Cartilage Cell Could Inform Regenerative Medicine Efforts
H2 Learn More About the Different Types and Causes of Arthritis
H2 Health Topics
H2 Resources
H2 Apply for Grants
H2 Research at NIAMS
H2 From the Director
H2 New and Noteworthy
H2 Newsletters
H3 Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
H3 Muscle and Bone Diseases
H3 Skin Diseases
H3 Educational Resources for Students and Teachers
H3 Social Media Toolkits
H3 Notice of Special Interest: Supporting Research Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
H3 Limited Competition: CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin
H3 Labs @ NIAMS
H3 Clinical Research @ NIAMS
H3 Career Development and Outreach @ NIAMS
H3 Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.
H3 Recognizing Contributions from Influential NIAMS Leadership
H3 Unwrapping the Secrets of a Novel Cartilage Cell Could Inform Regenerative Medicine Efforts Duplicate text
H3 IRP’s Lindsey Criswell Elected to National Academy of Medicine
H3 NIAMS Selects Dr. Leslie Castelo-Soccio as New Associate Director of Clinical Research
H3 NIAMS Selects Dr. Anna E. Mazzucco as Next Deputy Director
H3 Subscribe to Our E-Newsletters
H3 Follow us on
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/health-topics/skin-diseasesSkin Diseases
/health-topics/all-diseasesAll Diseases and Conditions
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https://www.niams.nih.gov/labsLabs @ NIAMS
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/labs/all-labsNIAMS Labs and Core Facilities
/labs/facultyResearch Faculty
/labs/research-areasResearch Areas
/labs/niams-advancesNIAMS Scientific Advances
/labs/career-development-outreachCareer Development and Outreach @ NIAMS
/clinical-trialsClinical Trials
/clinical-trialsText duplicate Clinical Trials
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Clinical Trial Policies, Guidelines, and Templates
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Conducting Clinical Trials
/grants-funding/conducting-cli...Register with ClinicalTrials.gov
/labs/clinical-trials/what-is-...What is a Clinical Trial?
/labs/clinical-trialsClinical Trials at NIAMS
/newsroomNews & Events
/newsroomNewsroom
/newsroom/all-newsAll NIAMS News
/newsroom/newslettersNIAMS Newsletters
/about/meetings-eventsMeetings & Events
https://www.niams.nih.gov/aboutAbout NIAMS
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/about/niams-leadershipNIAMS Leadership
/about/organizationNIAMS Organization
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/about/budgetNIAMS Budget
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/about/niams-coalitionSubdomain NIAMS Coalition
/about/contact-usContact Us
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/about/strategic-plan-fiscal-y...Subdomain Read the NIAMS Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2025-2029
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/health-topics/muscle-bone-dis...Text duplicate Muscle and Bone Diseases
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/community-outreach-initiative...Subdomain Social Media Toolkits
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https://grants.nih.gov/grants/...External Subdomain Limited Competition: CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin
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/labs/clinical-trialsClinical Research @ NIAMS
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/newsroom/announcements/niams-...NIAMS Selects Dr. Anna E. Mazzucco as Next Deputy Director
/newsroomView All News
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/about/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/niams-multimedia-library/searchMultimedia Library
/accessibilityAccessibility
/disclaimerDisclaimer
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/privacy-statementPrivacy Statement and Comment Policy
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https://www.niams.nih.gov/foiaFreedom of Information Act (FOIA)
https://oig.hhs.gov/External Subdomain Office of the Inspector General
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/newslettersClick Here to Subscribe
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/NIH_NIAMSExternal No Text
https://www.facebook.com/NIH.N...External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.niams.nih.gov/"
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 0.71 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (58 kB).

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