Readingpa.gov - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
76% 
Page quality
46% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
56% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.17 s
File size
115.70 kB
Words
436
Media files
34
Number of links
86 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
City Of Reading, PA
The page title is too short. (180 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
City of Reading
The meta description is too short. (95 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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=1.0
descriptionCity of Reading
barracuda-site-verificationa0274f86d12b277cf107898a5ac57af1
langen-gb
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 436 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
20.2% 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
26 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

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/images/visitorphone.pngNo alt attribute provided
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/images/homephone2.pngNo alt attribute provided
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https://readingpa.gov/images/rssbut.pngNo alt attribute provided
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/images/rdgrev2.pngrdgrev2.png
/images/Reading_311_App_BillboardrawV2.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/msncfull.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/bartafullv2.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/bernfullv2.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/cottonstln.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/latest_news/save-a-life-banner.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/latest_news/downtown.pngNo alt attribute provided
...s/latest_news/WEBSITE_SEPApplication.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://www.readingpa.gov/images/group2.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://www.readingpa.gov/images/doc5a.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/resicon.pngformtest5
/images/busicon.pngformtest5
/images/cscfront2.pngformtest5
/images/govicon.pngformtest5
/images/visicon.pngformtest5
/images/mayor1aro.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/ccpres2314.pngNo alt attribute provided
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/images/dist6chrisv3.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/mrodriguez-front-2.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/cor21small.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TODAY?
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TODAY?
H1 MEET YOUR CITY OFFICIALS
H2 Empty heading
H3 Select a Language
Baselink: https://www.readingpa.gov/
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
15 links don't have an anchor text.
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 17 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/cityr...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/cityreadingpaNew window External X
A-TITLE X
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/city...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.readingpa.gov/No Text
https://www.readingpa.gov/Home
/residentsRESIDENTS
/career-centerSubdomain Career Center
/businessesBUSINESSES
/city-of-reading-revitalizatio...Subdomain CRIZ
/governmentGOVERNMENT
/visitorsVISITORS
/visitors/275275th Anniversary
https://www.readingpa.gov/newsNEWS
/index.php/press-releasesSubdomain Press Releases
/index.php/newsSubdomain Latest News
/news/penn-street-signPenn Street Sign
/news/event-submission-formEvent Submission Form
https://www.readingpa.gov/No Text
https://readingpa-energovweb.t...External Subdomain Anchor No Text
/images/CSS_Pay_Online_Instruc...New window CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS
/images/pdfs/City_of_Reading_2...New window IMG-ALT rdgrev2.png
/images/pdfs/City_of_Reading_2...New window CLICK FOR PRESENTATION
/images/pdfs/City_of_Reading_H...New window CLICK FOR STRATEGY ADOPTION
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...External Subdomain DOWNLOAD FOR I-PHONES
https://play.google.com/store/...External Subdomain DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROIDS
/my-super-neighbor-contestNo Text
/my-super-neighbor-contestTo Read More Click Here....
/latestnews/1268-discover-the-...No Text
/latestnews/1268-discover-the-...Text duplicate To Read More Click Here....
/latestnews/1198-bernhardt-s-d...No Text
/cotton-streetNo Text
/latestnews/1198-bernhardt-s-d...To Read More
/latestnews/1198-bernhardt-s-d...Click Here....
/cotton-streetNo Text
/cotton-streetNo Text
/cotton-streetText duplicate To Read More
/cotton-streetText duplicate Click Here....
/latestnews/538-operation-save...Read More...
https://downtownreading.mysoci...External Subdomain Text duplicate Read More...
/calendar/memorial-day-city-ha...Subdomain Trash and Recycling Adjustment for week of 5/25
/press-releases/1679-2025-yard...Subdomain 2025 Spring /Summer Waste Collection Schedule
/images/pdfs/Public_Notice_Nee...Subdomain PY2026 Needs Hearing announcement
/images/cdpage/PY2026 CDBG ESG...PY2026 Needs Hearing PowerPoint
https://www.readingpa.gov/budget2025 Budget Draft Updated 11/26/24. View Past Budgets
https://pd21.communitydashboar...External Subdomain NEW RPD CRIME CHARTING SYSTEM
/press-releases/1419-mayor-edd...Subdomain Exciting Change for Flag Raising Ceremonies in the City of Reading
/lead-programSubdomain Lead Hazard Control Program
/calendar/memorial-day-city-ha...Subdomain Text duplicate Trash and Recycling Adjustment for week of 5/25
/press-releases/1679-2025-yard...Subdomain Text duplicate 2025 Spring /Summer Waste Collection Schedule
https://www.readingpa.gov/budgetText duplicate 2025 Budget Draft Updated 11/26/24. View Past Budgets
https://pd21.communitydashboar...External Subdomain Text duplicate NEW RPD CRIME CHARTING SYSTEM
/images/pdfs/Public_Notice_Nee...Subdomain Text duplicate PY2026 Needs Hearing announcement
/images/cdpage/PY2026 CDBG ESG...Text duplicate PY2026 Needs Hearing PowerPoint
/press-releases/1419-mayor-edd...Subdomain Text duplicate Exciting Change for Flag Raising Ceremonies in the City of Reading
https://slate.tolemi.com/c/rea...External Subdomain Foreclosure Registration
/press-releases/1234-new-onlin...Subdomain New Online Option to Pay County Real Estate Taxes Rolling Out to City Districts
/lead-programSubdomain Text duplicate Lead Hazard Control Program
/calendar/environmental-adviso...ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
/calendar/committee-of-the-who...Committee of the Whole
/calendar/planning-commission-18PLANNING COMMISSION
/calendar/regular-council-meet...Regular Council Meeting
/calendar/ethics-board-4Ethics Board
/career-centerSubdomain CAREER CENTER Build your career while building a better Reading!
/city-of-reading-bid-opportuni...Bids, Projects and Contracts
/residentsSubdomain Residential
IMG-ALT formtest5
/businessesSubdomain Business
IMG-ALT formtest5
/citizens-service-centerSubdomain SERVICE CENTER
IMG-ALT formtest5
/governmentSubdomain Government
IMG-ALT formtest5
/visitorsSubdomain Visitors
IMG-ALT formtest5
/office-of-the-mayorSubdomain No Text
/city-councl-presidentSubdomain No Text
/council-district-oneSubdomain No Text
/city-council-district-2Subdomain No Text
/city-council-district-3Subdomain No Text
/city-council-district-4Subdomain No Text
/city-council-district-5Subdomain No Text
/city-council-district-6Subdomain No Text
/city-auditorSubdomain No Text
https://www.readingpa.gov/Subdomain No Text
/permits-applications-licensesPermits, Apps & Licenses
/citizens-service-centerCitizen's Service Center
/property-and-codes-enforcementProperty and Codes
/contact-the-reading-police-by...Reading Police Dept.
/about-reading-fire-departmentReading Fire Dept.
http://www.readingpa.gov/newsSubdomain Text duplicate Latest News
/career-centerSubdomain Text duplicate Career Center
/zoning-and-planningZoning & Planning
/building-and-trades-codes-enf...Building & Trades Codes
/office-of-the-mayorOffice of the Mayor
/city-councilCity Council
/press-releasesSubdomain Text duplicate Press Releases
https://www.readingpa.gov/New window City of Reading, PA. All Rights Reserved.
A-TITLE City of Reading, PA. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.facebook.com/cityr...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/cityreadingpaNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/city...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
/index.php/log-in-outSubdomain .
/website-privacy-policyNew window Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE Privacy Policy
/linking-policyNew window Subdomain Linking Policy
A-TITLE Linking Policy
/contact-webmasterNew window Subdomain Web Master
A-TITLE Web Master

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.readingpa.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 is very slow (2.17 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 (116 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateTue, 27 May 2025 00:22:48 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
varyAccept-Encoding
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
set-cookie91 Characters
expiresWed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedTue, 27 May 2025 00:22:48 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
pragmano-cache
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host-header6b7412fb82ca5edfd0917e3957f05d89
x-proxy-cacheMISS
x-proxy-cache-info0 NC:000000 UP:SKIP_CACHE_SET_COOKIE
content-encodingbr
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 437 referring domains.
This page has 860 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 226 different ip addresses.

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www.readingpa.gov
City Of Reading, PA
City of Reading

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Reading71%Check
City Reading66%Check
CITY62%Check
City News49%Check
City Council48%Check
Center39%Check
Career39%Check
Projects39%Check
Contracts39%Check
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