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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
85% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
90% 
Link structure
45% 
Server
65% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.51 s
File size
76.10 kB
Words
1090
Media files
21
Number of links
173 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
The length of the page title is perfect. (309 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
TPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (933 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-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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 encoding (text/html) specified in the HTTP-Equivalent meta element is not correct.
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
Keywordstexas parks wildlife hunting fishing outdoors conservation boating
DescriptionTPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
authorCommunications, Sherard Smith
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og:titleTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
og:descriptionTPWD.Texas.gov is the place to find information about Texas state parks, hunting, fishing, licenses, wildlife, Game Wardens, boat registration and more.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1090 words. That's ok.
25.6% 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.
13 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 15.23 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 22 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
/images/location-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/freshwater-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/credit-card-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/white-tailed-deer-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/images/boating-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/gift-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
...features/card--kid-bass-warren-ranch.jpgBoy catches a bass
.../features/card--tpwmagazine-may-2025.jpgTexas Parks & Wildlife Magazine May 2025 cover
.../features/card--tpwtelevision-e3309r.jpgSkimmer Savers, Paddling Goliad & Pineywoods Family
...es/features/card--bop-when-sheep-fly.jpgDavid Yoskowitz helps carry a captured bighorn sheep.
/state-parks/images/card-plan-visit.jpgCouple planning route on map
...d--grandfather-granddaughter-fishing.jpggrand father and grand daughter anglers posing with Catfish
...twild/hunt/images/hunter-development.jpgmale and female hunters
...eatures/card--outdoor-annual-web-app.pngOutdoor Annual online and app
...me_images/features/card--btth-aoudad.jpgHerd of aoudad sheep
/images/espanol/card--mom-son-fishing.jpgMom and son with catfish
...features/card--clean-drain-dry-video.jpgClean, Drain, Dry Your Boat Video
...s/features/card--magazine-all-access.pngMagazine in print and digital formats
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/tpwf.pngTexas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Logo
https://tpwd.texas.gov/images/ogt.pngOperation Game Thief Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Go Fishing
The H1 heading is too short (10 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Go Fishing
H2 Free Fishing in Texas State Parks
H2 TPWD News
H2 Hot Topics
H2 Connect
H2 The Birdiest State?
H2 Skimmer Savers, Paddling Goliad & Pineywoods Family
H2 When Sheep Fly
H2 State Parks for Beginners
H2 Fishing for Beginners
H2 Hunting for Beginners
H2 Get the free Outdoor Annual.
H2 Big Time Texas Hunts Entries are on Sale Now!
H2 Now Stocking Catfish!
H2 Protect the Lakes You Love
H2 Get all access to TPW magazine for only $2/mo.
H2 Sign Up for Email Updates.
H2 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Anchor Skip to Content
https://tpwd.texas.gov/No Text
/state-parks/Parks
/huntwild/hunt/Hunting
/fishboat/fish/Fishing
/fishboat/boat/Boating
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Game Warden
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doActivities
/huntwild/wild/Wildlife
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Land & Water
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Home
/state-parks/Text duplicate Parks
/huntwild/hunt/Text duplicate Hunting
/fishboat/fish/Text duplicate Fishing
/fishboat/boat/Text duplicate Boating
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Text duplicate Game Warden
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doText duplicate Activities
/huntwild/wild/Text duplicate Wildlife
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Text duplicate Land & Water
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Text duplicate Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Text duplicate Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/involved/Work & Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/Calendar of Events
https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/Maps & Data
/business/donations/Donate
/about/accessibility/Accessibility
/business/feedback/webcomment/Contact Us
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Español
/state-parks/Text duplicate Parks
/state-parks/parks-mapFind a Park
/business/park_reservations/Reservations
/state-parks/park-information/...Park Passes
/publications/spdest/Maps & Publications
/calendar/state-park-eventsPark Events
/state-parks/park-information/...Park FAQs
/state-parks/park-information/...Park Rules
/huntwild/hunt/Text duplicate Hunting
/business/licenses/online_sales/Buy a Hunting License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Hunting Regulations
/huntwild/hunt/public/Public Hunting
/education/hunter-educationHunter Education
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Seasons by County
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Season Dates by Animal
/business/permits/Hunting Permits
/fishboat/fish/Text duplicate Fishing
/business/licenses/online_sales/Buy a Fishing License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/fi...Fishing Regulations
/fishboat/fish/recreational/wh...Where to Fish
/fishboat/fish/recreational/fi...Fishing Reports
/fishboat/fish/programs/Fishing Programs
/faq/fishboat/Fishing FAQs
/business/permits/Fishing Permits
/fishboat/boat/Text duplicate Boating
/fishboat/boat/owner/titles_an...Title, Registration & Tax
/regulations/outdoor-annual/bo...Online Tools and Forms
/about/office-locationsOffice Locations
/education/boater-educationBoater Education
/fishboat/boat/laws/Boating Laws
/faq/fishboat/Boating FAQs
/business/permits/Boating Permits
https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/Text duplicate Game Warden
/warden/connect/notesField Notes
/warden/recruiting-careers/careerCareer Opportunities
/warden/connect/officesLaw Enforcement Offices
/warden/connect/ogtOperation Game Thief
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doText duplicate Activities
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Camping & Lodging
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Hiking & Nature Walks
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Swimming
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Boating & Paddling
/state-parks/parks/things-to-doAll Activities
/huntwild/wild/Text duplicate Wildlife
/huntwild/wild/species/Wildlife Fact Sheets
/faq/huntwild/Wildlife FAQs
/huntwild/wild/wildlife_divers...Endangered Species
/huntwild/wild/game_management/Game Management
/huntwild/hunt/wma/Wildlife Management Areas
https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/Text duplicate Land & Water
/fishboat/fish/recreational/la...Lake Finder
/landwater/water/habitats/rivers/River Guide
/landwater/land/private/Private Lands
/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/Invasive Species
/landwater/land/technical_guid...Landowner Assistance
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/Text duplicate Education
/education/resources/Classroom Resources
/education/hunter-educationText duplicate Hunter Education
/education/boater-educationText duplicate Boater Education
/education/angler-educationAngler Education
/education/water-educationWater Education
https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/Text duplicate Media
/newsmedia/releases/News
https://www.tpwmagazine.com/External Subdomain TPW Magazine
/newsmedia/videos/Video
/socialmedia/Social Media
/newsmedia/tv/Television Show
https://tpwd.texas.gov/involved/Text duplicate Work & Volunteer
https://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/Jobs & Careers
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
/jobs/internship.phtmlInternships
/calendar/recruitingRecruiting Events
/spdest/friends_groups/Friends Groups
https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar of Events
https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/Text duplicate Maps & Data
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign Up for Email
/business/feedback/webcomment/Text duplicate Contact Us
/business/donations/Text duplicate Donate
/about/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Text duplicate Español
/state-parks/parks-mapText duplicate Find a Park
/fishboat/fish/recreational/fi...Text duplicate Fishing Reports
/business/licenses/online_salesBuy a License
/regulations/outdoor-annual/hu...Hunting Seasons
https://apps.tpwd.state.tx.us/...External Subdomain Register a Boat
/business/donations/Text duplicate Donate
https://tpwd.texas.gov/espanol/Text duplicate Español
/business/licenses/online_sales/Buy a fishing license
/fishboat/fish/recreational/wh...Where to fish
/fishboat/fish/recreational/fi...Fishing reports
/regulations/outdoor-annual/fi...Fishing regulations
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...IMG-ALT Boy catches a bass
A-TITLE Fishing in Texas State Parks
/state-parks/parks/things-to-d...Free Fishing in Texas State Parks
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20250...67th Texas Game Warden, Texas State Park Police Class Completes Training, Begins Service Across Texas
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20250...Texas Game Wardens, Grapevine Police Department Make Arrests for Fatal Hit and Run Over Memorial Day Weekend
/newsmedia/releases/?req=20250...Los Guardianes de Vida Silvestre de Texas y el Departamento de Policía de Grapevine Realizan Arrestos por Choque Mortal con Fuga Durante el Fin de Semana de ...
/newsmedia/releases/Read all news
/landwater/water/habitats/priv...Grass Carp Permitting Information
/publications/executive_orders/Chronic Wasting Disease Executive Order
/business/permits/land/wildlif...MLDP Registration Information
/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/Chronic Wasting Disease
https://www.facebook.com/texas...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Facebook
https://x.com/TPWDnewsExternal A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife Department News on X
https://instagram.com/texaspar...External A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Youtube
/socialmedia/All Social Media
https://tpwd.texas.gov/Anchor Sign Up for Email Updates
/about/office-locationsText duplicate Office Locations
/business/feedback/webcomment/Questions & Comments
https://tpwmagazine.com/archiv...External May 2025
https://tpwmagazine.com/archiv...External The Birdiest State? Have you ever wondered which state reigns supreme for bird-watchers? We say that everything is bigger in Texas - not just the world's lar...
IMG-ALT Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine May 2025 cover
/newsmedia/better-outside/when...When Sheep Fly Would you believe me when sheep fly? What if I told you they already did? Sheep soared through the sky as helicopters carried them through the...
IMG-ALT David Yoskowitz helps carry a captured bighorn sheep.
/state-parks/state-parks-for-b...State Parks for Beginners The great outdoors awaits you in Texas State Parks. Choose from over 80 parks, natural areas, historic sites and visitor centers. F...
IMG-ALT Couple planning route on map
/fishboat/fish/fishing-for-beg...Fishing for Beginners If you are (or think you might be) interested in fishing. We'll get you started with fish helpful videos, articles, apps and other reso...
IMG-ALT grand father and grand daughter anglers posing with Catfish
/huntwild/hunt/hunting-for-beg...Hunting for Beginners Whether you're looking for a new outdoor adventure, interested in a quality source of fresh meat, wish to contribute to wildlife conser...
IMG-ALT male and female hunters
/regulations/outdoor-annual/Get the free Outdoor Annual. Visit outdoorannual.com or get the free app for everything you need to know before you go. The app shows location-based info on ...
IMG-ALT Outdoor Annual online and app
/huntwild/hunt/public/btth/Big Time Texas Hunts Entries are on Sale Now! Take a chance and enter to win any of 10 premium hunting packages on some of the best private ranches and TPWD ...
IMG-ALT Herd of aoudad sheep
/fishboat/fish/programs/neighb...Now Stocking Catfish! You'll find catfish in neighborhood ponds and other community lakes from mid-April through October. Look over the stocking schedule for...
IMG-ALT Mom and son with catfish
https://ssl.drgnetwork.com/fle...External Subdomain Get all access to TPW magazine for only $2/mo. Enjoy the best of the Texas outdoors with our award-winning photos, writing and more. Your adventure starts he...
IMG-ALT Magazine in print and digital formats
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Anchor Manage My Subscriptions
/publications/newsletters/enew...E-Newsletter Archive
https://subscriberhelp.granicu...External Subdomain privacy policy
A-TITLE Email Subscriber Privacy Policy
https://subscriberhelp.granicu...External Subdomain cookie statement
A-TITLE Email Subscriber Cookie Statement
https://www.facebook.com/texas...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Facebook
https://x.com/TPWDnewsExternal Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife Department News on X
https://instagram.com/texaspar...External Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Texas Parks & Wildlife on Youtube
https://tpwd.texas.gov/aboutSubdomain General Information
/about/office-locationsSubdomain Text duplicate Office Locations
/site/compact/Subdomain Compact with Texans
https://tpwd.texas.gov/jobs/Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs & Careers
/publications/Subdomain Publications
https://tpwd.texas.gov/volunteer/Subdomain Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/about/advisory-committeesSubdomain Advisory Committees
https://tpwd.texas.gov/faq/Subdomain General FAQs
/publications/pwdforms/Subdomain Agency Forms
/business/permits/Subdomain Permits
/business/grants/Subdomain Grants & Assistance
/business/bidops/Subdomain Bids & Vendor Opportunities
/business/surplus/Subdomain Surplus Property
/business/bidops/contracts/Subdomain Contract Reports
/about/tpw-commissionersSubdomain Commission Members
/business/feedback/meetings/Subdomain Commission Meetings
/business/feedback/public_comm...Subdomain Public Comment
/site/policies/privacy-and-sec...Subdomain Privacy & Security
/site/policies/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility Policy
/site/policies/linking-policySubdomain Linking Policy
/site/policies/copyright-policySubdomain Copyright Policy
/site/policies/disclaimerSubdomain Disclaimer
/site/policies/Subdomain All Site Policies
https://wildnet.tpwd.state.tx.us/External Subdomain Intranet
https://www.texas.gov/External Subdomain Texas.gov
https://gov.texas.gov/organiza...External Subdomain Homeland Security
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/trail/External Subdomain TRAIL Archives
https://comptroller.texas.gov/...External Subdomain Texas Transparency
https://www.traveltexas.com/External Subdomain Texas Tourism
https://veterans.portal.texas....External Subdomain Texas Veterans Portal
/socialmedia/Subdomain Text duplicate Social Media
/business/feedback/webcomment/Subdomain Text duplicate Questions & Comments
/site/openrecordsSubdomain Open Records
/business/feedback/complaints/Subdomain Complaint Process
/site/fraud/Subdomain Report Fraud
https://tpwd.texas.gov/No Text
https://tpwf.org/External IMG-ALT Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Logo
/warden/connect/ogtIMG-ALT Operation Game Thief Logo
/warden/connect/ogtText duplicate Operation Game Thief
/site/policies/tpwd-nondiscrim...Subdomain See the TPWD Nondiscrimination Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://tpwd.texas.gov/"
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 very slow (1.51 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 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (76 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 03 Jun 2025 00:31:31 GMT
serverApache
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length19548
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
connectionclose
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,778 referring domains.
This page has 21,324 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,208 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

#Link to sitemap
Sitemap: http://tpwd.texas.gov/sitemap.xml

#Don't crawl the tours folder, they are listed in the park pages.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /tours/
Disallow: /files/
Disallow: /API/
Disallow: /@@API/
Disallow: /8415465
Disallow: /state-parks/find-a-park-redirect.phtml
Disallow: /state-parks/park-reservation-information/cec-pass
Disallow: /s$
Disallow: /s?
Disallow: /s/

User-agent: Yahoo-MMCrawler
Disallow: /

# This user agent caused a slowdown and brief outage, see
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User-agent: 008
Disallow: /

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