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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
44% 
Page structure
74% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.94 s
File size
1,113.50 kB
Words
322
Media files
13
Number of links
84 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
TheGamer - The Leading Source for Gaming News, Reviews, and Interviews
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 686 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (774 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.thegamer.com/
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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 322 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
26.1% of the text are stop words.
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)
The file size of the HTML document is very large (1113.5 kB).
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 6 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
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...ges/tg-logo-icon-colored-light.svg?v=3.0TheGamer logoTheGamer
...oads/wm/2025/05/lies-of-clair-obscur.jpgP from Lies of P in Clair Obscur.
...fe-standing-in-front-of-the-borealis.jpgGordon Freeman from Half-LIfe standing in front of the Borealis.
.../2025/04/nintendo-switch-2-promo-art.jpgNintendo Switch 2 Promo Art
...mixcollage-24-apr-2025-01-17-pm-2215.jpgOblivion Remastered Horse Armour DLC
...fighter-6-years-1-2-fighters-edition.jpgRashid, Elena, Akuma And M.Bison With Terry, Mai, Chun-Li, And Ryu In The Background On The Main Key Artwork For Street Fighter 6 -Years 1-2 Fighters Edition.
...adows-assassinating-taka-nyudo-yokai.jpgAssassin's Creed Shadows assassinating Taka Nyudo Yokai.
...ntent/uploads/2025/05/one-piece-game.jpgone-piece-game
...mixcollage-27-may-2025-08-54-am-2333.jpgmarathon player holding a gun and hiding around a corner.
...ckdrop-in-clair-obscur-expedition-33.pngmonoco getting ready to attack against a fiery backdrop in clair obscur expedition 33.
...ts/images/tg-logo-symbol-white.svg?v=2.4TheGamer logoTheGamer
.../images/valnet-logo-icon-white.svg?v=2.4Valnet LogoValnet

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
TheGamer
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 TheGamer
H2 Popular News
H3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Changed My Mind About Lies Of P's Difficulty Options
H3 It Looks Like Half-Life 3 Really Is Happening, But It Might Not Be All Good News For Fans Of The Series
H3 In A Bid To Stop Scalpers, Nintendo Is Working To Stop "Fraudulent" Listings On Second-Hand Sites
H3 "You Learn New Things Every Day": Oblivion Remastered Player Finds A Unique Way To Carry Loot Without Getting Overencumbered
H3 In Another Anti-Consumer Move, Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key DLC Codes Could Expire After Two Years
H3 The Long-Awaited Parkour Improvements Are Coming To Assassin's Creed Shadows In Its Next Update
H3 In Latest Example Of AI Slop, The Nintendo eShop Has A "Provocative" One Piece Clone
H3 "Marathon Is Out On A Death March Now": Even Those Still Excited For Marathon Think Its Cancellation Is Imminent
H3 “I’m Sure Mirror’s Edge And Vanquish Cost More”: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Team Gives Indication On Size Of Game’s Development Budget
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 21 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.thegamer.com/IMG-ALT TheGamer logo
https://www.thegamer.com/threads/A-TITLE Threads
/category/game-guides/Guides
/category/game-news/Gaming News
/aaa-games/Triple-A Games
/aaa-games/features/Features
/aaa-games/news/News
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/live-service-games/Live-Service Games
/live-service-games/features/Text duplicate Features
/live-service-games/news/Text duplicate News
/live-service-games/lists/Text duplicate Lists
/indie-games/Indie Games
/indie-games/features/Text duplicate Features
/indie-games/news/Text duplicate News
/indie-games/lists/Text duplicate Lists
/streaming/Streaming
/streaming/features/Text duplicate Features
/streaming/news/Text duplicate News
/movies-tv-anime/Movies & Shows
/movies-tv-anime/features/Text duplicate Features
/movies-tv-anime/news/Text duplicate News
https://www.thegamer.com/videos/Videos
/your-favorite-game-thegamer-p...Podcast
https://www.thegamer.com/threads/Text duplicate Threads
/category/tg-originals/All Features
/category/lists/All Lists
/category/explainer/Explainers
/reviews-previews/Reviews & Previews
/category/tabletop/Tabletop
/page/newsletter/Newsletter
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https://www.facebook.com/thega...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/theg...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/thegamerwe...New window External No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@thegam...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://ca.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://open.spotify.com/show/...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://flipboard.com/@TheGamerNew window External No Text
https://www.thegamer.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT TheGamer logo
https://www.thegamer.com/threads/Text duplicate A-TITLE Threads
/tag/doom-the-dark-ages/Doom: The Dark Ages
/tag/the-elder-scrolls-iv-obli...Oblivion Remastered
/tag/clair-obscur-expedition-33/Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
/your-favorite-game-thegamer-p...Text duplicate Podcast
/gaming-events-conventions-2025/Events
/video-game-release-dates-2025/Release Dates
/clair-obscur-expedition-33-li...IMG-ALT P from Lies of P in Clair Obscur.
/tag/lies-of-p/Lies Of P
A-TITLE Lies Of P
/clair-obscur-expedition-33-li...Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Changed My Mind About Lies Of P's Difficulty Options
A-TITLE Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Changed My Mind About Lies Of P's Difficulty Options
/half-life-3-leak-final-game-i...IMG-ALT Gordon Freeman from Half-LIfe standing in front of the Borealis.
/aaa-games/Text duplicate Triple-A Games
A-TITLE Triple-A Games
/half-life-3-leak-final-game-i...It Looks Like Half-Life 3 Really Is Happening, But It Might Not Be All Good News For Fans Of The Series
A-TITLE It Looks Like Half-Life 3 Really Is Happening, But It Might Not Be All Good News For Fans Of The Series
/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2-ns...IMG-ALT Nintendo Switch 2 Promo Art
/tag/nintendo-switch-2/Nintendo Switch 2
A-TITLE Nintendo Switch 2
/nintendo-nintendo-switch-2-ns...In A Bid To Stop Scalpers, Nintendo Is Working To Stop "Fraudulent" Listings On Second-Hand Sites
A-TITLE In A Bid To Stop Scalpers, Nintendo Is Working To Stop "Fraudulent" Listings On Second-Hand Sites
/oblivion-remastered-carry-loo...IMG-ALT Oblivion Remastered Horse Armour DLC
/tag/the-elder-scrolls-iv-obli...The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
A-TITLE The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
/oblivion-remastered-carry-loo..."You Learn New Things Every Day": Oblivion Remastered Player Finds A Unique Way To Carry Loot Without Getting Overencumbered
A-TITLE "You Learn New Things Every Day": Oblivion Remastered Player Finds A Unique Way To Carry Loot Without Getting Overencumbered
/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-dl...IMG-ALT Rashid, Elena, Akuma And M.Bison With Terry, Mai, Chun-Li, And Ryu In The Background On The Main Key Artwork For Street Fighter 6 -Years 1-2 Fighters Edition.
/tag/nintendo-switch-2/Text duplicate Nintendo Switch 2
A-TITLE Nintendo Switch 2
/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-dl...In Another Anti-Consumer Move, Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key DLC Codes Could Expire After Two Years
A-TITLE In Another Anti-Consumer Move, Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key DLC Codes Could Expire After Two Years
/author/vaspaan-dastoor/Vaspaan Dastoor
A-TITLE Posts by Vaspaan Dastoor
/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-dl...No Text
/assassins-creed-ac-assassins-...IMG-ALT Assassin's Creed Shadows assassinating Taka Nyudo Yokai.
/aaa-games/Text duplicate Triple-A Games
A-TITLE Triple-A Games
/assassins-creed-ac-assassins-...The Long-Awaited Parkour Improvements Are Coming To Assassin's Creed Shadows In Its Next Update
A-TITLE The Long-Awaited Parkour Improvements Are Coming To Assassin's Creed Shadows In Its Next Update
/author/johnny-flores-jr/Johnny Flores Jr.
A-TITLE Posts by Johnny Flores Jr.
/assassins-creed-ac-assassins-...No Text
/nintendo-eshop-one-piece-op-r...IMG-ALT one-piece-game
/tag/one-piece/One Piece
A-TITLE One Piece
/nintendo-eshop-one-piece-op-r...In Latest Example Of AI Slop, The Nintendo eShop Has A "Provocative" One Piece Clone
A-TITLE In Latest Example Of AI Slop, The Nintendo eShop Has A "Provocative" One Piece Clone
/author/johnny-flores-jr/Text duplicate Johnny Flores Jr.
A-TITLE Posts by Johnny Flores Jr.
/nintendo-eshop-one-piece-op-r...No Text
/marathon-fans-fear-game-canel...IMG-ALT marathon player holding a gun and hiding around a corner.
/tag/marathon/Marathon
A-TITLE Marathon
/marathon-fans-fear-game-canel..."Marathon Is Out On A Death March Now": Even Those Still Excited For Marathon Think Its Cancellation Is Imminent
A-TITLE "Marathon Is Out On A Death March Now": Even Those Still Excited For Marathon Think Its Cancellation Is Imminent
/author/joshcoulson/Josh Coulson
A-TITLE Posts by Josh Coulson
/marathon-fans-fear-game-canel...No Text
/sandfall-interactive-gives-in...IMG-ALT monoco getting ready to attack against a fiery backdrop in clair obscur expedition 33.
/tag/clair-obscur-expedition-33/Text duplicate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A-TITLE Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
/sandfall-interactive-gives-in...“I’m Sure Mirror’s Edge And Vanquish Cost More”: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Team Gives Indication On Size Of Game’s Development Budget
A-TITLE “I’m Sure Mirror’s Edge And Vanquish Cost More”: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Team Gives Indication On Size Of Game’s Development Budget
/author/sam-woods/Sam Woods
A-TITLE Posts by Sam Woods
/sandfall-interactive-gives-in...No Text
https://www.thegamer.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT TheGamer logo
/work-with-us/Join Our Team
/page/advertise/Our Audience
/page/about/About Us
/page/press-events/Press & Events
/page/media/Media Coverage
https://www.thegamer.com/contact/Contact Us
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/thega...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/theg...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/thegamerwe...New window External No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@thegam...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://ca.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Valnet Logo
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/a...New window External Subdomain Advertising
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/c...New window External Subdomain Careers
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/t...New window External Subdomain Terms
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/p...New window External Subdomain Privacy
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/e...New window External Subdomain Policies
https://www.thegamer.com/TheGamer
https://www.valnetinc.com/en/New window External Subdomain Valnet Publishing Group

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.thegamer.com/"
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 0.94 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 very large (1,114 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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servernginx
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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
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cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresTue, 27 May 2025 15:38:29 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 326 referring domains.
This page has 10,495 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 293 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /pixel.png*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /profile/account/
Disallow: /profile/following/
Disallow: /profile/general/
Disallow: /profile/mylists/
Disallow: /profile/premium/
Disallow: /strpixel.png*
Disallow: /public/build/quill*
Disallow: /fetch/tag/*
Disallow: /comment-fetch/
Disallow: /comment-reply-fetch/
Disallow: /modules-fetch/
Disallow: /fetch/quick-rating-widgets/
Disallow: /tag/interaction-card/*
Disallow: /tag/search/db-home/
Disallow: /tag/search/listing-page/
Disallow: /mymodule/tag/
Disallow: /mymodule/vehicle-sub-model-year-tag/
Disallow: /mymodule/vehicle-sub-model-year-tag-trim/compare/

# Block AI content scrapers
User-agent: "008"
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-extended
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: HTTrack
User-agent: Nutch
User-agent: Offline Explorer
User-agent: Scrapy
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: omgili
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