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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
97% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.45 s
File size
225.80 kB
Words
673
Media files
8
Number of links
76 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Staffordshire County Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (326 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Staffordshire County Council. Find out about the services and support we provide.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (602 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-gb
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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

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DescriptionWelcome to the Staffordshire County Council. Find out about the services and support we provide.
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KeywordsHome
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 673 words. That's ok.
31.9% 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.
10 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 15.5 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 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
...ured-content/Fostering-for-home-page.pngFeatured jobs
...urces/Featured-content/featured-jobs.jpgFeatured jobs
...ent/staffs-connects-featured-content.jpgStaffordshire Connects
.../Featured-content/Virtual-council-FC.jpgCouncil meetings
...ovements-2-June-2025-Cropped-620x330.jpgImage for Highways improvements in Keele to start this week
...Images/sunglasses-1-Cropped-620x3302.jpgImage for People urged to take care when buying sunglasses and sunscreen as temperatures soar
...hole-Pro-Blore-Heath-Cropped-620x330.jpgImage for Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
...ul-Alcorn-June-2025-Cropped-620x3302.jpgImage for Career change for former soldier thanks to council jobs and careers service

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Staffordshire.gov.uk
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Staffordshire.gov.uk
H2 Our use of cookies
H2 Manage cookies
H2 Most Popular
H2 Browse our website
H2 Home
H2 Featured content
H2 A to Z of services
H3 Strictly necessary cookies
H3 Analytical cookies
H3 Foster with Staffordshire County Council
H3 Featured jobs
H3 Staffordshire Connects
H3 County council meetings
H3 Highways improvements in Keele to start this week
H3 People urged to take care when buying sunglasses and sunscreen as temperatures soar
H3 Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
H3 Career change for former soldier thanks to council jobs and careers service
H3 Visit the Staffordshire Newsroom
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Your-council-and-democracy/Pr...Subdomain privacy policy
/cookies.aspxSubdomain No, give me more information
/Homepage.aspxVisit the Staffordshire County Council homepage
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Home
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Go up one level
/cookies.aspxCookies
A-TITLE Go to Cookies from here
/Apply/Apply.aspxApply
A-TITLE Go to Apply from here
/Report/Report.aspxReport
A-TITLE Go to Report from here
/Advice-support-and-care-for-a...Adult social care
A-TITLE Go to Adult social care from here
/Business/home.aspxBusiness
A-TITLE Go to Business from here
/Births-deaths-and-marriages/h...Births, ceremonies and deaths
A-TITLE Go to Births, ceremonies and deaths from here
/Care-for-children-and-familie...Care for children and families
A-TITLE Go to Care for children and families from here
/Children-and-early-years/Chil...Children and early years
A-TITLE Go to Children and early years from here
/Community/home.aspxCommunity
A-TITLE Go to Community from here
/Education/Education.aspxEducation and learning
A-TITLE Go to Education and learning from here
/Environment/home.aspxEnvironment
A-TITLE Go to Environment from here
/Health-wellbeing-and-leisure/...Health, wellbeing and leisure
A-TITLE Go to Health, wellbeing and leisure from here
/Heritage-and-Archives/Homepag...Heritage and Archives
A-TITLE Go to Heritage and Archives from here
/Jobs-and-careers/Jobs.aspxJobs and careers
A-TITLE Go to Jobs and careers from here
/Libraries/libraries.aspxLibraries and arts
A-TITLE Go to Libraries and arts from here
/Highways/Roads-and-highways.aspxRoads and highways
A-TITLE Go to Roads and highways from here
/Observatory/Home.aspxStaffordshire Observatory
A-TITLE Go to Staffordshire Observatory from here
/Warmer-Homes/Staffordshire-Wa...Staffordshire Warmer Homes
A-TITLE Go to Staffordshire Warmer Homes from here
/Transport/Homepage.aspxTransport
A-TITLE Go to Transport from here
/Waste-and-recycling/homepage....Waste and recycling
A-TITLE Go to Waste and recycling from here
/Your-council-and-democracy/ho...Your council and democracy
A-TITLE Go to Your council and democracy from here
/Browse.aspxBrowse site
/Education/termdates.aspxtinymcefix tinymcefix School holidays & term dates
A-TITLE School holidays and term dates
https://stafford.ent.sirsidyni...External Subdomain tinymcefix tinymcefix Library renewals
A-TITLE Library renewals
/Waste-and-recycling/homepage....tinymcefix tinymcefix Waste & recycling
A-TITLE Waste and recycling
/Jobs-and-careers/Jobs.aspxtinymcefix tinymcefix Jobs & careers
A-TITLE Jobs and careers
/Education/Education.aspxtinymcefix tinymcefix Admission to school
A-TITLE Admission to school
/Transport/Buses/Older-Disable...tinymcefix tinymcefix Bus passes
A-TITLE Bus passes
/Report/Report.aspxtinymcefix tinymcefix Report something
A-TITLE Report something
https://apps2.staffordshire.go...External Subdomain tinymcefix tinymcefix School search & compare
A-TITLE School search and compare
/Births-deaths-and-marriages/h...tinymcefix tinymcefix Births, ceremonies & deaths
A-TITLE Births ceremonies and deaths
/Advice-support-and-care-for-a...tinymcefix tinymcefix Adult social care
A-TITLE Adult social care
/Your-council-and-democracy/On...tinymcefix tinymcefix Online payments
A-TITLE Online payments
/Transport/Buses/Plan-your-jou...tinymcefix tinymcefix Plan a bus journey
A-TITLE Plan a bus journey
/cookies.aspxText duplicate Cookies
A-TITLE Go to Cookies from here
/Apply/Apply.aspxText duplicate Apply
A-TITLE Go to Apply from here
/Report/Report.aspxText duplicate Report
A-TITLE Go to Report from here
/Advice-support-and-care-for-a...Text duplicate Adult social care
A-TITLE Go to Adult social care from here
/Business/home.aspxText duplicate Business
A-TITLE Go to Business from here
/Births-deaths-and-marriages/h...Text duplicate Births, ceremonies and deaths
A-TITLE Go to Births, ceremonies and deaths from here
/Care-for-children-and-familie...Text duplicate Care for children and families
A-TITLE Go to Care for children and families from here
/Children-and-early-years/Chil...Text duplicate Children and early years
A-TITLE Go to Children and early years from here
/Community/home.aspxText duplicate Community
A-TITLE Go to Community from here
/Education/Education.aspxText duplicate Education and learning
A-TITLE Go to Education and learning from here
/Environment/home.aspxText duplicate Environment
A-TITLE Go to Environment from here
/Health-wellbeing-and-leisure/...Text duplicate Health, wellbeing and leisure
A-TITLE Go to Health, wellbeing and leisure from here
/Heritage-and-Archives/Homepag...Text duplicate Heritage and Archives
A-TITLE Go to Heritage and Archives from here
/Jobs-and-careers/Jobs.aspxText duplicate Jobs and careers
A-TITLE Go to Jobs and careers from here
/Libraries/libraries.aspxText duplicate Libraries and arts
A-TITLE Go to Libraries and arts from here
/Highways/Roads-and-highways.aspxText duplicate Roads and highways
A-TITLE Go to Roads and highways from here
/Observatory/Home.aspxText duplicate Staffordshire Observatory
A-TITLE Go to Staffordshire Observatory from here
/Warmer-Homes/Staffordshire-Wa...Text duplicate Staffordshire Warmer Homes
A-TITLE Go to Staffordshire Warmer Homes from here
/Transport/Homepage.aspxText duplicate Transport
A-TITLE Go to Transport from here
/Waste-and-recycling/homepage....Text duplicate Waste and recycling
A-TITLE Go to Waste and recycling from here
/Your-council-and-democracy/ho...Text duplicate Your council and democracy
A-TITLE Go to Your council and democracy from here
https://www.fosterwithstafford...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Featured jobs
A-TITLE Fostering
https://www.fosterwithstafford...External Subdomain Foster with Staffordshire County Council
A-TITLE Foster for Staffordshire
https://www.careersatstaffords...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Featured jobs
A-TITLE Featured jobs
https://www.careersatstaffords...External Subdomain Text duplicate Featured jobs
A-TITLE Featured jobs
https://www.staffordshireconne...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Staffordshire Connects
https://www.staffordshireconne...External Subdomain Text duplicate Staffordshire Connects
https://moderngov.staffordshir...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Council meetings
https://moderngov.staffordshir...External Subdomain County council meetings
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/07-Jul...IMG-ALT Image for Highways improvements in Keele to start this week
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/07-Jul...Highways improvements in Keele to start this week
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...IMG-ALT Image for People urged to take care when buying sunglasses and sunscreen as temperatures soar
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...People urged to take care when buying sunglasses and sunscreen as temperatures soar
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...IMG-ALT Image for Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...IMG-ALT Image for Career change for former soldier thanks to council jobs and careers service
/Newsroom/Articles/2025/06-Jun...Career change for former soldier thanks to council jobs and careers service
/Newsroom/Staffordshire-Newsro...Visit the Staffordshire Newsroom
/A-Z/A-Z.aspxA to Z of services
A-TITLE A to Z: A
https://www.facebook.com/Staff...External Subdomain Visit us on Facebook
https://x.com/StaffordshireCC/External Follow us on X
https://www.instagram.com/staf...External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain Subscribe to us on YouTube
https://staffordshire.public-i...External Subdomain Watch council meetings live
/Customer-Alerts/Customer-Aler...Sign up for e-mail alerts
A-TITLE Stay Connected and sign up for Email Updates, Newsletters and Customer Alerts
/MyStaffs-App/MyStaffs-App.aspxmyStaffs app
A-TITLE MyStaffs App
https://www.staffordshireconne...External Subdomain Text duplicate Staffordshire Connects
A-TITLE MyStaffs App
/terms.aspxTerms
A-TITLE Terms and Conditions
/Your-council-and-democracy/Pr...Privacy
A-TITLE Your data
/Accessibility/Accessibility.aspxAccessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility Statement
/Contact/Contact.aspxContact us
A-TITLE Contact
/Homepage.aspxText duplicate Visit the Staffordshire County Council homepage
/terms.aspxSubdomain view our privacy policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx"
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 0.45 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 (226 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 574 referring domains.
This page has 2,834 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 232 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *       # match all robots
Disallow /app_code
Disallow /apps
Disallow /bin
Disallow /Cyclemap
Disallow /ExternalLinks
Disallow /Forms
Disallow /image-library
Disallow /MegaMenu
Disallow /MiniTemplates
Disallow /mobile
Disallow /Navigation
Disallow /Redirects
Disallow /Resources
Disallow /search
Disallow /SearchFeatureItems
Disallow /SiteElements
Disallow /site-elements
Disallow /siteinformation
Disallow /Testing
Sitemap: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/sitemap.xml
# RAH - 09/08/2022 Contents of old file below, seems to refer to it being used only on preview
# Do NOT publish to Live, only for Preview site.
# Disallow: /         # don't allow ANY spidering

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www.staffordshire.gov.uk › Homepage.aspx
Home - Staffordshire County Council
Welcome to the Staffordshire County Council. Find out about the services and support we provide.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Staffordshire85%Check
Staffordshire County75%Check
Staffordshire County Council73%Check
Council70%Check
County Council68%Check
Welcome62%Check
service56%Check
Council Homepage56%Check
council meetings56%Check
services50%Check
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