Seattle.gov - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
90% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
93% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.32 s
File size
55.90 kB
Words
683
Media files
5
Number of links
82 internal / 30 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Seattle.gov Home
The page title is too short. (160 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Official city government site. Citizen, business, and visitor information sections, plus city government information.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (693 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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
This page contains 683 words. That's ok.
21.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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)
This page loads 34 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
...mages/Global/Home_Center_Festal_2023.jpgDancers in a line outdoors at the Seattle Center festivalDancers in a line outdoors at the Seattle Center festival
...rHarrell/Home/bruce_harrell_headshot.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ts/CouncilHeadShots_154x154_2025_Apr.jpgSeattle City Council group
.../SeattleHome/AnnDavidson_CircleImage.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...urt/Homepage/2021JudgesGroup_300x300.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home Page
The H1 heading is too short (9 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home Page
H2 Featured Services
H2 Latest News and Updates
H2 Elected Officials
H2 Stay Connected, Stay Informed
H2 Contact Us
H2 Citywide Information
H2 Policies
H3 More News
H3 Trending blogs
H3 Popular Pages
Baselink: /
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 too many external links (30) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.seattle.gov/Subdomain Seattle.gov
https://seattle.gov/departmentsDepartments
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Departments
/elected-officialsElected Officials
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Elected Officials
https://seattle.gov/x152128.xmlElected Officials Page Cards
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Elected Officials Page Cards
https://seattle.gov/x152129.xmlElected Officials Mayor_CWT
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Elected Officials Mayor_CWT
https://seattle.gov/x152130.xmlBruce Harrell
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Mayor_CWT Bruce Harrell
https://seattle.gov/x152131.xmlCouncil Members (Legislative)
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Council Members (Legislative)
https://seattle.gov/x152133.xmlRob Saka
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Rob Saka
https://seattle.gov/x152136.xmlMark Solomon
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Mark Solomon
https://seattle.gov/x152139.xmlJoy Hollingsworth
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Joy Hollingsworth
https://seattle.gov/x152138.xmlMaritza Rivera
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Maritza Rivera
https://seattle.gov/x152132.xmlCathy Moore
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Cathy Moore
https://seattle.gov/x152140.xmlDan Strauss
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Dan Strauss
https://seattle.gov/x152134.xmlBob Kettle
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Bob Kettle
https://seattle.gov/x152135.xmlAlexis Mercedes Rinck
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Alexis Mercedes Rinck
https://seattle.gov/x152137.xmlSara Nelson
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Council Members (Legislative) Sara Nelson
https://seattle.gov/x152141.xmlLaw
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Law
https://seattle.gov/x152142.xmlAnn Davison
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Law Ann Davison
https://seattle.gov/x152143.xmlJudicial
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials Page Cards Judicial
https://seattle.gov/x152145.xmlFaye Chess
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Faye Chess
https://seattle.gov/x152146.xmlAndrea Chin
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Andrea Chin
https://seattle.gov/x152147.xmlAnita Crawford-Willis
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Anita Crawford-Willis
https://seattle.gov/x152144.xmlWillie Gregory
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Willie Gregory
https://seattle.gov/x152148.xmlCatherine McDowall
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Catherine McDowall
https://seattle.gov/x152149.xmlDamon Shadid
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Damon Shadid
https://seattle.gov/x153163.xmlPooja Vaddadi
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Pooja Vaddadi
https://seattle.gov/x152150.xmlSeattle Municipal Court
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Judicial Seattle Municipal Court
/elected-officials/2012-2023-w...2012-2023 Websites of Elected Officials
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Elected Officials 2012-2023 Websites of Elected Officials
/boards-and-commissionsBoards & Commissions
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Boards & Commissions
/boards-and-commissions/calendarBoards and Commissions Meeting Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Boards & Commissions Boards and Commissions Meeting Calendar
/media-contactsMedia Contacts
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Media Contacts
/holidays-and-closuresHolidays and Closures
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Holidays and Closures
https://news.seattle.gov/External Subdomain News
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal News
/event-calendarEvents
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Portal Events
/event-calendar/submit-eventsSubmit Events
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Submit Events
/event-calendar/policy-and-dis...Seattle Citywide Event Calendar Policy and Disclaimer
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Seattle Citywide Event Calendar Policy and Disclaimer
/event-calendar/helpHelp with Citywide Event Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Help with Citywide Event Calendar
/event-calendar/public-outreac...Public Outreach and Engagement Event Calendar
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Public Outreach and Engagement Event Calendar
/event-calendar/other-city-cal...Other City Calendars
A-TITLE Main Menu Mobile - Events Other City Calendars
https://seattlecenter.com/even...New window External 2025 Seattle Center Festivals Experience our region's culture through food, music, dance, art, films, and more. View the schedule of events
IMG-ALT Dancers in a line outdoors at the Seattle Center festival
A-TITLE View the schedule of events
https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2...New window External Subdomain May is Bike Everywhere Month Get rolling to your favorite Seattle destinations by bike or scooter. Find our latest tips, tools, and resources
A-TITLE Find our latest tips, tools, and resources
https://take21.seattlechannel....New window External Subdomain Seattle Channel Gets 11 Nominations See Northwest Emmy-nominated stories
A-TITLE See Northwest Emmy-nominated stories
https://myutilities.seattle.go...New window External Subdomain Anchor Pay Utility Bill
A-TITLE Pay Utility Bill
/courts/tickets-and-payments/p...Pay My Ticket
A-TITLE Pay My Ticket
/animal-shelter/find-an-animal...Adopt a Pet
A-TITLE Adopt
https://seattle.gov/sdci/permitsBuilding Permits
A-TITLE Permits
/police/information-and-dataPolice Information & Data
A-TITLE Police Information & Data
https://harrell.seattle.gov/20...New window External Subdomain Mayor Harrell Statement on Pioneer Square Shooting Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell made the following statement after a shooting in Pioneer Square: “Las...
A-TITLE Mayor Harrell Statement on Pioneer Square Shooting
https://centerspotlight.seattl...New window External Subdomain Celebrate Culture, Community, and Heritage at Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival | May 31 & Jun 1 Note: Links below will open new windows. Festival to feature m...
A-TITLE Celebrate Culture, Community, and Heritage at Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival | May 31 & Jun 1
https://frontporch.seattle.gov...New window External Subdomain Indigenous Advisory Council accepting applications for youth position Seeking Indigenous youth aged 18-29 for open council position. The City of Seattle is n...
A-TITLE Indigenous Advisory Council accepting applications for youth position
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain Subscribe to Newsletters
https://news.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain View all News Releases
https://education.seattle.gov/...New window External Subdomain Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, Cultivating, and Celebrating the Brilliance of Black Girls On May 8 – 10, 2025 DEEL hosted the Children, Rac...
A-TITLE Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, Cultivating, and Celebrating the Brilliance of Black Girls
https://techtalk.seattle.gov/2...New window External Subdomain Seattle Channel Viewership Survey The City of Seattle and Seattle Channel would like to hear from you! Please take a moment to complete our survey to help us...
A-TITLE Seattle Channel Viewership Survey
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov...New window External Subdomain Police Arrest Man in Double Assault at Occidental Square Seattle police arrested a 41-year-old man Sunday night after he stabbed one man and knocked another ...
A-TITLE Police Arrest Man in Double Assault at Occidental Square
https://harrell.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Office of the Mayor
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Front Porch (Neighborhoods)
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain SPD Blotter (Police)
https://parkways.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Parkways (Parks & Recreation)
https://fireline.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Fireline (Fire Department)
/opcd/population-and-demographics737,000+ residents in Seattle as of 2020 View the Demographics
A-TITLE Population & Demographics
/utilities/about/reports/water...45+ billion gallons of treated drinking water per year Learn About Water Quality
A-TITLE Water Quality
/parks/allparks485+ parks managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation Find a Park
A-TITLE Find a Park
https://seattle.gov/animalshelter5,000+ animals cared for annually by Seattle Animal Shelter Visit an Animal Shelter
A-TITLE Animal Shelter
https://seattle.gov/mayorMayor Bruce Harrell
A-TITLE Mayor
https://seattle.gov/councilCity Council
IMG-ALT Seattle City Council group
A-TITLE Council
https://seattle.gov/cityattorneyCity Attorney Ann Davison
A-TITLE City Attorney
https://seattle.gov/courtsText duplicate Seattle Municipal Court
A-TITLE Courts
/elected-officialsText duplicate Elected Officials
A-TITLE Elected Officials
https://www.smart911.com/smart...New window External Subdomain Sign Up For Alert Seattle
/opcd/population-and-demograph...About Seattle
/customer-service-bureau/downt...Downtown Campus Map
https://www.governmentjobs.com...New window External Subdomain City Jobs
/cityarchives/seattle-factsSeattle Facts
/customer-service-centersCustomer Service Bureau
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Text duplicate City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104
https://www.facebook.com/cityo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CityOfSeattleNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/City...New window External Subdomain No Text
/customer-service-centersCustomer Service Centers
/customer-service-bureau/find-...New window Get the Find It, Fix it Mobile App
https://seattle-cwiprod.motoro...External Subdomain Abandoned Vehicles
/animal-shelter/animal-controlAnimals and Pets
/utilities/your-services/sewer...Clogged Street Drains
/transportation/projects-and-p...Damaged Sidewalks
/police/need-help/neighborhood...Graffiti
/sdci/codes/common-code-questi...Overgrown Trees or Bushes
/opa/complaints/file-a-complaintPolice
/transportation/projects-and-p...Potholes
https://seattle.gov/sdci/codesProperty or Buildings
/transportation/permits-and-se...Signals or Signs
/sdci/codes/common-code-questi...Junk Storage or Dumping
https://seattle-cwiprod.motoro...New window External Subdomain See Full List of Issues
/elected-officialsNew window Text duplicate Elected Officials
https://data.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain Open Data Portal
/public-recordsNew window Public Records
/holidays-and-closuresCity Holidays and Closures
https://news.seattle.gov/New window External Subdomain City News Feed
/event-calendarNew window City Event Calendar
https://public.govdelivery.com...New window External Subdomain All City Newsletters
https://seattle.gov/departmentsView the Departments & Agencies List
/city-light/outagesPower Outages
/police/police-jobsPolice Jobs
/courts/tickets-and-payments/p...Text duplicate Pay My Ticket
/animal-shelter/find-an-animal...Text duplicate Adopt a Pet
/utilities/your-services/accou...Utility Bills & Payments
/about-our-digital-propertiesAbout Our Digital Properties
/tech/data-privacy/privacy-sta...Privacy Policy
/americans-with-disabilities-actTitle II: Americans with Disabilities Act
/civilrights/laws-we-enforce/t...Title VI: Civil Rights Act
https://www.seattle.gov/sitemapSubdomain Sitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://seattle.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 (1.32 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.
This page loads 12 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 34 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (56 kB).

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dateTue, 20 May 2025 04:17:03 GMT
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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 231 referring domains.
This page has 36,647 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 192 different ip addresses.

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seattle.gov
Seattle.gov Home
Official city government site. Citizen, business, and visitor information sections, plus city government information.

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Seattle63%Check
Page56%Check
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