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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
69% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
52% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.64 s
File size
131.00 kB
Words
592
Media files
12
Number of links
91 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home • Virginia Mercury
The length of the page title is perfect. (216 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://virginiamercury.com/
There is a valid canonical link 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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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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
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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)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 592 words. That's ok.
23.8% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 11.57 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 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)
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

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...loads/2026/02/coastguardtwo-1024x731.jpgAt a congressional hearing on Feb. 11, 2026, lawmakers were told a funding lapse has lasting challenges for the Coast Guard workforce, its operational readiness and its long-term capabilities. In this photo, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Tate, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, hooks up a net full of beach debris and trash to the bottom of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter near Neah Bay, Washington, on Jan. 22, 2015. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)
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...t/uploads/2026/02/wesmoore-1024x681.jpegMaryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, said President Donald Trump "uninvited" him from a National Governors Association black-tie dinner at the White House planned during the group's annual meeting Feb. 19-21, 2026. (Photo by Bryan Sears/Maryland Matters)
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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 31 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 Latest From The Newsroom
H2 Commentary
H2 The Bulletin
H2 More News
H2 A new look at the Old Dominion
H2 States Newsroom
H2 Fair. Fearless. Free.
H3 Supreme Court of Virginia greenlights redistricting referendum
H3 Bill to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board clears House of Delegates
H3 As advocates push for Chesapeake Bay-specific data, menhaden quota bill advances
H4 How Virginia’s top court might decide Democrats’ gerrymandering fate and more headlines
H4 Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations
H4 Democrats defend ‘the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum
H4 Border czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success
H4 Biosolids ban bill watered down as negotiations over testing, notification continue
H4 Bill to ensure minimum wage for farmers advances in Va. House of Delegates
H4 Free breakfasts are good for students, future Virginians
H4 Virginia legislators cast a wide net on energy, hoping to land more capacity
H4 Gerrymandering in Virginia is a strategic blunder for Democrats
H4 Injured Virginia teacher deserves every penny of $10 million verdict
H4 Top 10 coldest Februarys in Virginia on record since 1895 and more state headlines
H4 Bill that would have required patients receive info on ‘baby boxes’ prior to abortions defeated
H4 Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome cases surge in Virginia ERs and more headlines
H4 Police say off-duty Va. officer shot woman, drove stolen car and more headlines
H4 Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds
H4 Lawmakers retreat from VMI oversight transfer, advance board overhaul
H4 Democrats celebrate a handful of housing affordability bills clearing the House of Delegates
H4 Bennett-Parker wins Va. Senate District 39 special election
H4 All Democratic governors bow out of White House dinner after Trump snubs several
H4 ABOUT US
H6 Democracy Toolkit //
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.
9 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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A-TITLE Posts by Samantha Willis
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A-TITLE Posts by Charlotte Rene Woods
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/briefs/advocates-push-for-che...As advocates push for Chesapeake Bay-specific data, menhaden quota bill advances
/author/sheckt/Shannon Heckt
A-TITLE Posts by Shannon Heckt
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/author/staff-report/Staff Report
A-TITLE Posts by Staff Report
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A-TITLE Posts by Jacob Fischler
/2026/02/12/repub/democrats-de...Democrats defend ‘the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum
/author/shauneen-miranda/Shauneen Miranda
A-TITLE Posts by Shauneen Miranda
/2026/02/12/repub/border-czar-...Border czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success
/author/max-nesterak/Max Nesterak
A-TITLE Posts by Max Nesterak
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/author/sheckt/Text duplicate Shannon Heckt
A-TITLE Posts by Shannon Heckt
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/author/capital-news-service/Capital News Service
A-TITLE Posts by Capital News Service
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/author/zubin-mehta/Zubin Mehta
A-TITLE Posts by Zubin Mehta
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/author/ivy-main/Ivy Main
A-TITLE Posts by Ivy Main
/2026/02/09/gerrymandering-in-...Gerrymandering in Virginia is a strategic blunder for Democrats
/author/alex-keena/Alex Keena
A-TITLE Posts by Alex Keena
/2026/02/05/injured-virginia-t...Injured Virginia teacher deserves every penny of $10 million verdict
/author/roger-chesley/Roger Chesley
A-TITLE Posts by Roger Chesley
/commentaryTrivial anchor text
READ MORE
/briefsThe Bulletin
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/author/staff-report/Text duplicate Staff Report
A-TITLE Posts by Staff Report
/briefs/bill-that-would-have-r...Bill that would have required patients receive info on ‘baby boxes’ prior to abortions defeated
/author/charlotte-rene-woods/Text duplicate Charlotte Rene Woods
A-TITLE Posts by Charlotte Rene Woods
/briefs/cannabis-hyperemesis-s...Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome cases surge in Virginia ERs and more headlines
/author/staff-report/Text duplicate Staff Report
A-TITLE Posts by Staff Report
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/author/staff-report/Text duplicate Staff Report
A-TITLE Posts by Staff Report
/briefsText duplicate Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/donate/?oa_referrer=frontpageboxYOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT
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/2026/02/11/repub/shutdown-loo...Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds
/author/jennifer-shutt/Jennifer Shutt
A-TITLE Posts by Jennifer Shutt
/2026/02/11/lawmakers-retreat-...No Text
/2026/02/11/lawmakers-retreat-...Lawmakers retreat from VMI oversight transfer, advance board overhaul
/author/mschmidt/Markus Schmidt
A-TITLE Posts by Markus Schmidt
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/author/mschmidt/Text duplicate Markus Schmidt
A-TITLE Posts by Markus Schmidt
/2026/02/10/repub/all-democrat...IMG-ALT Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, said President Donald Trump "uninvited" him from a National Governors Association black-tie dinner at the White House pl...
/2026/02/10/repub/all-democrat...All Democratic governors bow out of White House dinner after Trump snubs several
/author/ashley-murray/Ashley Murray
A-TITLE Posts by Ashley Murray
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READ MORE
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https://bsky.app/profile/virgi...New window External No Text
https://apple.news/T2Kc-wxxuR6...New window External No Text
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HTTP redirects
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The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
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The page response time of 0.64 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 (131 kB).

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This page has 2,774 backlinks.
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