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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
61% 
Page structure
72% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
90% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.42 s
File size
205.20 kB
Words
359
Media files
29
Number of links
98 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
The length of the page title is perfect. (301 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (852 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.pbs.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)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 359 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
27.3% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.33 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 7 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
...oods-lgvlaz.jpg?format=avif&crop=640x361Crews Race To Find Those Still Missing After Texas Floods
...son1-miz3km.jpg?format=avif&crop=640x361Why Tick Season Is Worse Than Usual
...ting-sgvgdq.jpg?format=avif&crop=640x361What’s Behind a Thrifting Boom Among American Shoppers
.../pop-cdn78l.jpg?format=avif&crop=640x361Pop, Soda or Coke? The History Behind the Various Names
...il-p6o6ko.png?format=avif&resize=215x120PBS “Viewers Like Me” Social Sweepstakes
...4-eq3iu8.webp?format=avif&resize=215x120How to Take a Photo of a Dinosaur
...d-lhr7ux.webp?format=avif&resize=215x120The Study of Bugs
...ts-tygear.jpg?format=avif&resize=215x120Discover PBS Podcasts
...2x3-1w88CkY.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340Benjamin Franklin
...2x3-d9mwxtG.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340The U.S. and the Holocaust
...ZXpJ30wVw1g.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340The National Parks
...2x3-BN5GGgv.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340Muhammad Ali
...2x3-TdXlueR.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340Hemingway
...2x3-DRhAB7Z.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340Central Park Five
...WZiaPvAsVCw.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340American Masters
...2x3-IR4c3y5.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340The Black Church
...2x3-V6gBIDl.png?format=avif&crop=227x340Subcultured
...2x3-IFnMMPq.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340The Bigger Picture
...2x3-TdXlueR.jpg?format=avif&crop=227x340Hemingway
...l3-26-yxlxjn.jpg?format=avif&resize=860xThe World of Wolf Hall
...newsletter-signup-background_1024@1x.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../static/media/pbs-instagram.fb46245b.svgNo alt attribute provided
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...t/static/media/pbs-facebook.4dbeeab6.svgNo alt attribute provided
...xt/static/media/pbs-twitter.ed63deb6.svgNo alt attribute provided
...xt/static/media/pbs-youtube.adc0831d.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../static/media/pbs-kids-logo.f0f7d8c9.svgPBS KIDS
...rning-media-white-blue-fill.01f2d40a.svgPBS Learning Media
...c/media/footer-illustration.65a79e37.svgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
PBS
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (3 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 PBS
H2 Genres
H2 Catch Up on the Latest News
H2 Featured This Week
H2 The World of Wolf Hall
H2 The best of PBS, straight to your inbox.
H2 Our Sites
H2 Learn More
H2 Connect With Us
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.pbs.org/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.pbs.org/No Text
https://www.pbs.org/shows/Shows
https://www.pbs.org/my-list/My List
https://www.pbs.org/search/Search
/explore/passport/Best of PBS Passport
https://www.pbs.org/explore/arts/Arts & Music
/explore/culture/Culture
/explore/documentaries-and-ind...Documentaries & Indie Films
/explore/drama/Drama
/explore/henry-louis-gates-jr/Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
/explore/pbs-america-at-250/PBS America @ 250
https://www.pbs.org/explore/food/Food
/explore/history/History
/explore/home-and-how-to/Home & How-To
/explore/news-and-public-affairs/News & Public Affairs
/explore/science-and-nature/Science & Nature
https://www.pbs.org/shows/Text duplicate Shows
/my-list/shows/Text duplicate My List
https://www.pbs.org/Featured
/explore/drama/Text duplicate Drama
/explore/documentaries-and-ind...Text duplicate Documentaries & Indie Films
/explore/history/Text duplicate History
/explore/news-and-public-affairs/Text duplicate News & Public Affairs
/explore/science-and-nature/Text duplicate Science & Nature
/explore/culture/Text duplicate Culture
https://www.pbs.org/explore/food/Text duplicate Food
/explore/home-and-how-to/Text duplicate Home & How-To
/explore/passport/Text duplicate Best of PBS Passport
https://www.pbs.org/explore/arts/Text duplicate Arts & Music
/explore/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/explore/documentaries-and-ind...Text duplicate Documentaries & Indie Films
/explore/drama/Text duplicate Drama
https://www.pbs.org/explore/food/Text duplicate Food
/explore/history/Text duplicate History
/explore/home-and-how-to/Text duplicate Home & How-To
/explore/news-and-public-affairs/Text duplicate News & Public Affairs
/explore/science-and-nature/Text duplicate Science & Nature
/explore/passport/Text duplicate Best of PBS Passport
/explore/henry-louis-gates-jr/Text duplicate Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
/explore/pbs-america-at-250/Text duplicate PBS America @ 250
https://www.pbs.org/shows/All Shows
/online-sponsorship-supportNew window Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
/newshour/show/ground-crews-an...Subdomain IMG-ALT Crews Race To Find Those Still Missing After Texas Floods
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/Subdomain PBS NEWS
/newshour/show/ground-crews-an...Subdomain Text duplicate Crews Race To Find Those Still Missing After Texas Floods
/newshour/show/why-tick-season...Subdomain IMG-ALT Why Tick Season Is Worse Than Usual
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/Subdomain Text duplicate PBS NEWS
/newshour/show/why-tick-season...Subdomain Text duplicate Why Tick Season Is Worse Than Usual
/newshour/show/whats-behind-a-...Subdomain IMG-ALT What’s Behind a Thrifting Boom Among American Shoppers
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/Subdomain Text duplicate PBS NEWS
/newshour/show/whats-behind-a-...Subdomain Text duplicate What’s Behind a Thrifting Boom Among American Shoppers
/newshour/science/pop-soda-or-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Pop, Soda or Coke? The History Behind the Various Names
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/Subdomain Text duplicate PBS NEWS
/newshour/science/pop-soda-or-...Subdomain Text duplicate Pop, Soda or Coke? The History Behind the Various Names
/articles/pbs-viewers-like-me-...Subdomain IMG-ALT PBS “Viewers Like Me” Social Sweepstakes
/articles/pbs-viewers-like-me-...Subdomain PBS Presents
/articles/pbs-viewers-like-me-...Subdomain Text duplicate PBS “Viewers Like Me” Social Sweepstakes
/articles/how-to-take-a-photo-...Subdomain IMG-ALT How to Take a Photo of a Dinosaur
/articles/how-to-take-a-photo-...Subdomain Text duplicate PBS Presents
/articles/how-to-take-a-photo-...Subdomain Text duplicate How to Take a Photo of a Dinosaur
/articles/the-study-of-bugs-a-...Subdomain IMG-ALT The Study of Bugs
/articles/the-study-of-bugs-a-...Subdomain Text duplicate PBS Presents
/articles/the-study-of-bugs-a-...Subdomain Text duplicate The Study of Bugs
/articles/pbs-podcastsSubdomain IMG-ALT Discover PBS Podcasts
/articles/pbs-podcastsSubdomain Text duplicate PBS Presents
/articles/pbs-podcastsSubdomain Text duplicate Discover PBS Podcasts
/show/benjamin-franklin/IMG-ALT Benjamin Franklin
/show/us-and-holocaust/IMG-ALT The U.S. and the Holocaust
/show/national-parks/IMG-ALT The National Parks
/show/muhammad-ali/IMG-ALT Muhammad Ali
/show/hemingway/IMG-ALT Hemingway
/show/central-park-five/IMG-ALT Central Park Five
/show/american-masters/IMG-ALT American Masters
/show/black-church/IMG-ALT The Black Church
/show/subcultured/IMG-ALT Subcultured
/show/bigger-picture/IMG-ALT The Bigger Picture
/show/hemingway/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Hemingway
/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatu...New window Subdomain Watch Now
https://pbskids.org/New window External PBS KIDS
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/New window External Subdomain PBS LearningMedia
https://www.pbs.org/parents/New window Subdomain Parents
https://www.pbs.org/food/New window Subdomain Text duplicate Food
/franchise/digital-studios/New window Subdomain Digital Studios
/articles/topic/black-culture-...New window Subdomain Black Culture Connection
https://www.shop.pbskids.org/New window External Subdomain PBS KIDS Shop
https://foundation.pbs.org/New window External Subdomain PBS Foundation
/viewers-like-me/New window Subdomain Viewers Like Me
/about/about-pbs/New window Subdomain About Us
/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/New window Subdomain Press Releases
/about/careers/New window Subdomain Careers
https://www.pbs.org/standards/New window Subdomain PBS Standards
/about/about-pbs/support-pbs/New window Subdomain Support PBS
/about/producing-pbs/New window Subdomain Producing for PBS
https://newsletters.pbs.org/New window External Subdomain Newsletters
https://help.pbs.org/support/homeNew window External Subdomain Help & FAQ
https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/New window Subdomain Public Editor
/about/about-pbs/contact-infor...New window Subdomain Contact Us
https://www.instagram.com/pbs/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with PBS on Instagram
https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs?la...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with PBS on TikTok
https://www.facebook.com/pbsNew window External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with PBS on Facebook
https://twitter.com/PBSNew window External A-TITLE Connect with PBS on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/PBSNew window External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with PBS on YouTube
https://pbskids.org/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT PBS KIDS
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT PBS Learning Media
https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app/New window Subdomain Download the PBS App
/about/about-pbs/privacy-policy/New window Subdomain Privacy Policy
/about/about-pbs/terms-of-use/New window Subdomain Terms of Use
/about/about-pbs/privacy-policy/New window Subdomain Anchor Marketing Preferences
/about/policies/privacy-policy/New window Subdomain Text duplicate Privacy Policy
/about/policies/terms-of-use/New window Subdomain Text duplicate Terms of Use

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.pbs.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.42 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 (205 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 4,444 referring domains.
This page has 1,255,027 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,633 different ip addresses.

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