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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
77% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.15 s
File size
74.20 kB
Words
646
Media files
14
Number of links
93 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
St Albans Cathedral
The page title is too short. (179 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
St Albans Cathedral, Shrine to Britain's first saint, is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. It is a place of worship, music, learning, heritage and events.
The meta description is too long: 1041 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Germany
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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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)
This page contains 646 words. That's ok.
26.8% 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.
3 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 17.6 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 amount of tags is very high (22). We recommend using a maximum of 13 tags for this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: start:
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...-41f6-ac2f-fe07cd0b5fcf&w=1600&h=900&f=1Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
...-4496-97cc-d98b37a3a594&w=1600&h=900&f=1Peregrine Live Cam
...-474c-9d30-c2cf6d823541&w=1600&h=900&f=1Alban Day
...-4c5d-91e0-484564c7f891&w=1600&h=900&f=1Worship
...58-ace4-616911a83892&w=1499&h=999&src=mcNo alt attribute provided
...0-4660-832e-3594c78b1054&w=760&h=760&f=1Organ Concert: James Gough
...3-48c8-b293-c1b16874fda7&w=760&h=760&f=1St Albans Bach Choir: Glorious Summer Music
...9-4dc2-aa2a-ab12ec8ef3a4&w=760&h=760&f=1Poppy Fields by Luxmuralis
...5-4f69-b5fc-01946f7f64a4&w=760&h=760&f=1Celebrating the heart of the cathedral – our Volunteers
...a-434b-a3fe-b505514e6130&w=760&h=760&f=1Service of farewell for Bishop Alan
...7-4ef3-9d96-7661cca9788b&w=760&h=760&f=1May's Memorable Lunchtime Recital
...2-473d-a3dd-3c937e4f5a23&w=760&h=760&f=1The Annual Review for 2024 is out now
...0-47f7-96b6-201be4921fa5&w=680&h=400&f=1Visit us
...2-4a92-ad5d-29c7834495de&w=680&h=400&f=1Worship with us

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
H2 Peregrine Live Cam
H2 Alban Day
H2 Worship
H2 Highlight what’s on
H2 A warm welcome to all
H2 Following Christ in Alban's footsteps
H2 Help us sustain our Cathedral and support the future
H2 News & updates
H2 Join our growing community and keep up to date with everything going on at the Cathedral
H3 Events
H3 Organ Concert: James Gough
H3 St Albans Bach Choir: Glorious Summer Music
H3 Poppy Fields by Luxmuralis
H3 News
H3 Celebrating the heart of the cathedral – our Volunteers
H3 Service of farewell for Bishop Alan
H3 May's Memorable Lunchtime Recital
H3 The Annual Review for 2024 is out now
H3 Warm Welcome
H3 Visit us
H3 Worship with us
H3 Useful links
H3 Where we are
H3 Find us on social media
H6 Our impact
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip over main navigation
/login?ReturnURL=/Nofollow Log in
A-TITLE Log in to contribute or update your details
/checkoutBasket: (0 items)
A-TITLE View your basket
/Pages/Events/Category/peace-d...Events
/St Albans Cathedral
A-TITLE Home
https://www.facebook.com/stalb...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/stal...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://twitter.com/stalbanscathNew window External Twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@stalba...New window External Subdomain TikTok
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...New window External Subdomain YouTube
/donate/donateSubdomain Donate
/Anchor Menu
/Pages/Category/services/Services
/Pages/Category/music/Music
/childrenChildren and Young People
/Pages/Category/pilgrimage/Pilgrimage
/Pages/Category/life-events/Life Events
/welcome-from-the-deanWelcome from The Dean
/Pages/FAQs/Category/plan-your...Plan Your Visit
/Pages/FAQs/Category/visitor-h...Visitor Highlights
/Pages/Category/tours-and-trails/Tours and Trails
/Pages/FAQs/Category/cathedral...Cathedral Closures
/Listing/Default.aspx?Category...Group Visits
/filmingFilming at St Albans Cathedral
/Pages/Events/Category/events/All Events
/peregrine-live-camPeregrine Live Cam 2025
/Pages/Events/Category/st-alba...International Organ Festival
/Pages/Category/whats-on-guide/What's On Guide
/my-accountMy Bookings
/basketBasket
/Listing/Default.aspx?Category...Schools
/Pages/Category/adult-learning/Adult Learning
/Pages/Category/learning-resou...Library and Archives
/Listing/Default.aspx?Category...Our Community
/Pages/Category/support-us/Support Us
/Listing/Default.aspx?Category...The Friends
/Pages/Category/congregational...Join our Electoral Roll
/Pages/FAQs/Category/volunteer/Volunteer
/the-story-of-albanWho was Alban?
/Pages/Category/our-history/Our History
/our-visionOur Vision
/Pages/Category/cathedral-people/Our People
/Pages/Category/organisation/How We Work
/Listing/Default.aspx?Category...Safeguarding
/login?ReturnURL=/Nofollow Text duplicate Log in
A-TITLE Log in to contribute or update your details
/Pages/Events/Category/peace-d...Text duplicate Events
/checkoutText duplicate Basket: (0 items)
A-TITLE View your basket
/carousel-image-4IMG-ALT Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
A-TITLE Read: Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
/carousel-image-4Text duplicate Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
/carousel-image-3IMG-ALT Peregrine Live Cam
A-TITLE Read: Peregrine Live Cam
/carousel-image-3Text duplicate Peregrine Live Cam
/welcome-to-st-albans-cathedra...IMG-ALT Alban Day
A-TITLE Read: Alban Day
/welcome-to-st-albans-cathedra...Text duplicate Alban Day
/carousel-image-1IMG-ALT Worship
A-TITLE Read: Worship
/carousel-image-1Text duplicate Worship
/carousel-image-4Text duplicate Welcome to St Albans Cathedral
/carousel-image-3Text duplicate Peregrine Live Cam
/welcome-to-st-albans-cathedra...Text duplicate Alban Day
/carousel-image-1Text duplicate Worship
/visitor-informationOpen daily, 9am - 5pm
/donate/donateNo charge. Donations welcome
/appeal/join-the-friendsBecome a Friend
/support-our-learningSupport our Learning
/support-our-musicSupport our Music
/events/organ-concert-james-goughIMG-ALT Organ Concert: James Gough
A-TITLE Read: Organ Concert: James Gough
/events/organ-concert-james-goughText duplicate Organ Concert: James Gough
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionEmail
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
/events/st-albans-bach-choir-c...IMG-ALT St Albans Bach Choir: Glorious Summer Music
A-TITLE Read: St Albans Bach Choir: Glorious Summer Music
/events/st-albans-bach-choir-c...Text duplicate St Albans Bach Choir: Glorious Summer Music
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate Email
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
/events/poppy-fieldsIMG-ALT Poppy Fields by Luxmuralis
A-TITLE Read: Poppy Fields by Luxmuralis
/events/poppy-fieldsText duplicate Poppy Fields by Luxmuralis
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate Email
https://www.facebook.com/share...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
/news/celebrating-the-heart-of...IMG-ALT Celebrating the heart of the cathedral – our Volunteers
A-TITLE Read: Celebrating the heart of the cathedral – our Volunteers
/news/celebrating-the-heart-of...Text duplicate Celebrating the heart of the cathedral – our Volunteers
/news/service-of-farewell-for-...IMG-ALT Service of farewell for Bishop Alan
A-TITLE Read: Service of farewell for Bishop Alan
/news/service-of-farewell-for-...Text duplicate Service of farewell for Bishop Alan
/news/mays-memorable-lunchtime...IMG-ALT May's Memorable Lunchtime Recital
A-TITLE Read: May's Memorable Lunchtime Recital
/news/mays-memorable-lunchtime...May's Memorable Lunchtime Recital
/news/the-annual-review-for-20...IMG-ALT The Annual Review for 2024 is out now
A-TITLE Read: The Annual Review for 2024 is out now
/news/the-annual-review-for-20...Text duplicate The Annual Review for 2024 is out now
/visit-usIMG-ALT Visit us
A-TITLE Read: Visit us
/visit-usText duplicate Visit us
/worship-with-usIMG-ALT Worship with us
A-TITLE Read: Worship with us
/worship-with-usText duplicate Worship with us
https://stalbanscathedral.eu.r...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Safeguarding
/office-contactsContact Us
/our-dioceseSubdomain St Albans Diocese
/sitemapSitemap
/terms-and-conditionsTerms & Conditions
/Pages/Category/job-vacancyJob Vacancies
/accessibilityWebsite Accessibility
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=e...No Text
/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=4...New window Complaints policy
/login?ReturnURL=/Admin login
/my-detailsMy details
/logout?ReturnURL=/Log out
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/stalb...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/stal...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://twitter.com/stalbanscathNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@stalba...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate TikTok
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/"
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 excellent with 0.15 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (74 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
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cf-cache-statusHIT
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last-modifiedTue, 03 Jun 2025 06:04:53 GMT
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x-xss-protection1; mode=block
set-cookie291 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
servercloudflare
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 812 referring domains.
This page has 1,719 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 338 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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	Disallow: /images/*/cropped
	Disallow: /pages/postcounter.aspx
	Disallow: /pages/search.aspx
	Disallow: /Pages/Search.aspx
	Disallow: /services/
	Disallow: /Services/
	Disallow: /Pages/DisplayNot.aspx
	Disallow: /lobby/
	Disallow: /Lobby/
	Disallow: /handlers/
	Disallow: /Handlers/
	Disallow: /Handlers/Download.ashx
	Disallow: /login
	Disallow: /Login 
	Disallow: /pages/payment/complete.aspx
	Disallow: /BaseUI/v2_4/Handlers/

User-agent: dotbot
	Disallow: /

User-agent: Twitterbot
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
User-agent: facebookexternalhit/1.1
User-agent: facebookexternalhit/1.1 (+http://www.facebook.com/externalhit_uatext.php)
User-agent: Facebot
	Allow: /handlers/getimage.ashx

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St Albans Cathedral, Shrine to Britain's first saint, is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. It is a place of worship, music, learning, heritage and events.

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Albans79%Check
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Music52%Check
Events50%Check
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