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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
91% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.78 s
File size
62.80 kB
Words
870
Media files
11
Number of links
94 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Dale Dunlop, Canadian Travel Writer | The Maritime Explorer
The length of the page title is perfect. (541 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Canadian travel writer Dale Dunlop provides info on history, accommodations, attractions, outdoors adventures and festivals from his travels across the globe.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (970 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Server location: Canada
The language is not specified in the HTML markup.
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionCanadian travel writer Dale Dunlop provides info on history, accommodations, attractions, outdoors adventures and festivals from his travels across the globe.
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p:domain_verify69d85f04fa199ee9567f7e1886c24b89
generatorWordPress 6.8.2
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@maritimexplorer
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleThe Maritime Explorer
og:descriptionCanadian travel writer Dale Dunlop provides info on history, accommodations, attractions, outdoors adventures and festivals from his travels across the globe.
og:urlhttps://themaritimeexplorer.ca/
og:site_nameThe Maritime Explorer
nexthttps://themaritimeexplorer.ca/page/2/
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 870 words. That's ok.
33.2% 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.
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.84 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 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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
/wp-content/themes/tme/img/logo.pngThe Maritime Explorer Logo
/wp-content/themes/tme/img/dale-dunlop.pngDale Dunlop
...eau-Saint-Loius-w-Greenhouse-560x400.jpgPainting of Chateaux Saint-Loius
...07/Over-6000-Unmarked-Graves-560x400.jpgOver 6,000 Unmarked Graves on Grosse Ile
.../2025/07/No.-8-Second-Shot-1-560x400.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/2025/07/On-Hot-Water-Beach-560x400.jpgOn Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula
...ds/2025/07/Model-of-the-Camp-560x400.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...06/No.-12-View-of-Hawkes-Bay-560x400.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../2025/06/The-Daily-Telegraph-560x400.jpgThe Daily Telegraph, Napier
...s/2025/06/Sunnit-of-Mt.-Cook-560x400.jpgMount Cook Summit
...Boulder-Beach-in-the-Morning-560x400.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Fort Levis No. 1 – Beware the Americans
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Fort Levis No. 1 – Beware the Americans
H2 Chateau Saint-Louis NHS – History Beneath Your Feet
H2 Grosse Ile NHS – Tragedy and Triumph
H2 St. Ignace GC – Hole-by-Hole
H2 Coromandel Peninsula – Simply Beautiful
H2 Minto Internment Camp Museum
H2 Cape Kidnappers Hole-by-Hole
H2 Napier – New Zealand’s Art Deco City
H2 Mount Cook Flyover – Best Ending Ever
H2 Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru & Geraldine
H2 From the road
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
4 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 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/IMG-ALT The Maritime Explorer Logo
https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/Explorations
/destinationsDestinations
/about-dale-the-maritime-explorerAbout Dale
/photo-galleryPhoto gallery
/publicationsPublications
/contactContact Dale
/2025/08/06/fort-levis-no-1/Fort Levis No. 1 – Beware the Americans
/category/canada/quebec/Quebec
/tag/canadian-forts/Canadian forts
/tag/national-historic-sites/National Historic Sites
/tag/parks-canada/Parks Canada
/tag/quebec-national-historic-...Quebec National Historic Sites
/2025/08/03/chateau-saint-louis/IMG-ALT Painting of Chateaux Saint-Loius
/category/canada/quebec/Text duplicate Quebec
/2025/08/03/chateau-saint-louis/Chateau Saint-Louis NHS – History Beneath Your Feet
/tag/national-historic-sites/Text duplicate National Historic Sites
/tag/parks-canada/Text duplicate Parks Canada
/tag/quebec-2/quebec
/tag/quebec-city/Quebec City
/tag/quebec-national-historic-...Text duplicate Quebec National Historic Sites
/2025/07/29/grosse-ile/IMG-ALT Over 6,000 Unmarked Graves on Grosse Ile
/category/canada/quebec/Text duplicate Quebec
/2025/07/29/grosse-ile/Grosse Ile NHS – Tragedy and Triumph
/tag/boat-tours/Boat Tours
/tag/national-historic-sites/Text duplicate National Historic Sites
/tag/parks-canada/Text duplicate Parks Canada
/tag/quebec-national-historic-...Text duplicate Quebec National Historic Sites
/2025/07/14/st-ignace-gc-hole-...No Text
/category/canada/new-brunswick/New Brunswick
/2025/07/14/st-ignace-gc-hole-...St. Ignace GC – Hole-by-Hole
/tag/golf/Golf
/tag/golf-hole-by-hole/golf hole by hole
/tag/new-brunswick-golf/New Brunswick golf
/tag/st-ignace-gc/St. Ignace GC
/2025/07/12/coromandel-peninsula/IMG-ALT On Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula
/category/oceania/new-zealand/New Zealand
/2025/07/12/coromandel-peninsula/Coromandel Peninsula – Simply Beautiful
/tag/beaches/beaches
/tag/coromandel-peninsula/Coromandel Peninsula
/tag/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/tag/snorkelling/snorkelling
/tag/trains/Trains
/2025/07/09/minto-internment-c...No Text
/category/canada/new-brunswick/Text duplicate New Brunswick
/2025/07/09/minto-internment-c...Minto Internment Camp Museum
/tag/canada-in-wwii/Canada in WWII
/tag/internment-camps/Internment Camps
/tag/museums/Museums
/tag/new-brunswick/Text duplicate New Brunswick
/tag/wwii/WWII
/2025/06/28/cape-kidnappers-ho...No Text
/category/oceania/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/2025/06/28/cape-kidnappers-ho...Cape Kidnappers Hole-by-Hole
/tag/cape-kidnappers/Cape Kidnappers
/tag/golf/Text duplicate Golf
/tag/hawkes-bay/Hawkes Bay
/tag/holy-by-hole/Holy by Hole
/tag/new-zealand-golf/New Zealand Golf
/2025/06/25/napier-new-zealand...IMG-ALT The Daily Telegraph, Napier
/category/oceania/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/2025/06/25/napier-new-zealand...Napier – New Zealand’s Art Deco City
/tag/architecture/architecture
/tag/art-deco/Art Deco
/tag/napier/Napier
/tag/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/tag/wine-tasting/Wine Tasting
/2025/06/19/mount-cook-flyover/IMG-ALT Mount Cook Summit
/category/oceania/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/2025/06/19/mount-cook-flyover/Mount Cook Flyover – Best Ending Ever
/tag/adventures-abroad-new-zea...Adventures Abroad New Zealand
/tag/airplane-rides/Airplane Rides
/tag/mount-cook/Mount Cook
/tag/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/2025/06/16/moeraki-boulders-o...No Text
/category/oceania/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/2025/06/16/moeraki-boulders-o...Moeraki Boulders, Oamaru & Geraldine
/tag/adventures-abroad-new-zea...Text duplicate Adventures Abroad New Zealand
/tag/beaches/Text duplicate beaches
/tag/geraldine-new-zealand/Geraldine New Zealand
/tag/moeraki/Moeraki
/tag/new-zealand/Text duplicate New Zealand
/tag/oamaru/Oamaru
/page/2/2
/page/3/3
/page/85/85
/page/2/Older Posts
https://t.co/HoJjP4jehaNew window External URL anchor text
https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
https://twitter.com/maritimexp...New window External @maritimexplorer
https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3New window External URL anchor text
https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
https://twitter.com/maritimexp...New window External Text duplicate @maritimexplorer
https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6New window External URL anchor text
https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
https://twitter.com/maritimexp...New window External Text duplicate @maritimexplorer
https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqzNew window External URL anchor text
https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz
https://twitter.com/maritimexp...New window External Text duplicate @maritimexplorer
https://www.facebook.com/marit...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/maritimexp...New window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/them...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/Text duplicate Explorations
/destinationsText duplicate Destinations
/tags-listSearch by Tag
/about-dale-the-maritime-explorerText duplicate About Dale
/photo-galleryText duplicate Photo gallery
/publicationsText duplicate Publications
/contactText duplicate Contact Dale

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/"
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 0.78 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 (63 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
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servercloudflare
x-turbo-charged-byLiteSpeed
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 51 referring domains.
This page has 215 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 27 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *

Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/


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Dale Dunlop, Canadian Travel Writer | The Maritime Explorer
Canadian travel writer Dale Dunlop provides info on history, accommodations, attractions, outdoors adventures and festivals from his travels across the globe.

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Dale66%Check
Dunlop66%Check
Dale Dunlop66%Check
Maritime Explorer61%Check
Maritime60%Check
Explorer60%Check
Canadian58%Check
travel54%Check
writer54%Check
Canadian Travel54%Check
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