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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
49% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.28 s
File size
606.80 kB
Words
479
Media files
36
Number of links
74 internal / 25 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Newport News Attractions & Activities | Top Dining & Hotels
The length of the page title is perfect. (528 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Plan your Newport News getaway! Discover top activities, scenic spots, and unique things to see in this vibrant Virginia destination.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (805 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.visitnewportnews.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
(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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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og:titleNewport News Virginia official website for travel and vacation information - Newport News Tourism Development Office
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og:descriptionOfficial information on attractions, hotel, motels, restaurants, shopping and more. Minutes to Williamsburg and a short drive to Virginia Beach, Get closer to ships, history and the great outdoors.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are only 479 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
26.9% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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 18.75 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (606.8 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-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 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
13 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
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...udes/public/assets/shared/menu-close.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../public/assets/shared/icons/envelope.svgNo alt attribute provided
...public/assets/shared/icons/book-open.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ic/assets/shared/icons/calendar-days.svgNo alt attribute provided
...15483919-2418-480a-ad6e-dd1512ab4fca.jpgSunset over Hilton pier in Newport News, golden light reflecting on calm water with grassy and rocky shoreline.
...43adbb1e-8704-4e3b-9d10-d0f029d65077.jpgsimple map of Newport News, VA
.../public/assets/shared/icons/envelope.svgNo alt attribute provided
...public/assets/shared/icons/book-open.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ic/assets/shared/icons/calendar-days.svgNo alt attribute provided
...3581c4b7-1b80-4c5e-a361-2ce17bc18eac.pngFamily walking in a museum
...ed29f486-3aad-493e-8788-d085945e6c81.jpgNewport News cityscape at dusk with glowing buildings and tranquil waterfront.
...2fd95179-2afb-448a-9999-431e6d320ebc.jpgSeafood and colorful drinks with the water in the background
...cf1c0529-dc40-4ae0-8029-fd836c7b5b65.jpgGuitar
..._78c10855-b699-fd63-b37824f8f987d613.pngCelebration in Lights
..._2b7418f3-9c05-b88a-5f7ddf7f3cce9ad1.pngNewport News Restaurant Week
...91f8660a-dd5d-4255-a7fb-5c46cacc9eeb.pngNo alt attribute provided
...75cfcd55-6ede-4d4b-ab8a-41854ec3d7ac.jpgRun, Explore, Celebrate: One City Marathon Weekend in Newport News
...4562fecc-68df-4251-b091-3b110050318a.jpgSpooktacular Halloween Fun in Newport News, VA
...1d17632c-8fb6-495f-b3ef-c63be8c6f63d.jpgYour Guide to Pride Month in Newport News, VA
...3add1a8f-fb61-46fc-8620-09e17cc1efe7.jpgMake the Most of Your Summer Getaway in Newport News
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...7d02a56b-7be9-4339-890a-e88bac20d756.jpgWind sculpture with sunset
...e2b67251-ef77-46e5-b304-58fab20c082c.pngCouple Dining
...6b94867d-7c26-4dc7-8b02-ce6ee060f7f6.pngAfrican American culture
...3e6092aa-ab9c-4446-82a1-2d96d77123f4.pngNo alt attribute provided
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.../public/assets/shared/icons/envelope.svgNo alt attribute provided
...public/assets/shared/icons/book-open.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ic/assets/shared/icons/calendar-days.svgNo alt attribute provided
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Insecure Content		Virginia Green
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 36 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 Culture, Cuisine, and Coastal Beauty
H2 Welcome To Newport News
H2 Explore The City
H2 Events in Newport News You won't want to miss these
H2 The Official Blog for Newport News Newport Newsworthy
H2 Explore our Diverse Offerings Experiences
H2 #LoveNN
H2 Visitor Center
H2 Visit Newport News
H3 Subscribe to our Newsletter
H3 Get our free Visitor Guide
H3 Sign up for our Weekly Event Reminders
H3 Follow Us! #Lovenn
H3 Subscribe to our Newsletter Duplicate text
H3 Get our free Visitor Guide Duplicate text
H3 Sign Up For Our Weekly Event Reminders
H3 Family Friendly Activities
H3 Places to Stay
H3 Food & Drink
H3 Events & Festivals
H3 Celebration in Lights
H3 Newport News Restaurant Week
H3 Run, Explore, Celebrate: One City Marathon Weekend in Newport News
H3 Spooktacular Halloween Fun in Newport News, VA
H3 Your Guide to Pride Month in Newport News, VA
H3 Make the Most of Your Summer Getaway in Newport News
H3 The Shipyard Experience
H3 Self-Guided Art & Sculpture Driving Tour
H3 Beer, Wine, and Shine Trail
H3 African American Cultural Experiences
H3 Subscribe to our Newsletter Duplicate text
H3 Get our free Visitor Guide Duplicate text
H3 Sign up for our Weekly Event Reminders Duplicate text
H3 Follow Us! #Lovenn Duplicate text
H4 The 2025 Holiday Pass is LIVE!
H4 The 2025 Holiday Pass is LIVE! Duplicate text
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 25 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.visitnewportnews.com/Anchor Skip navigation
https://www.visitnewportnews.com/Anchor Skip to main content
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https://explore.newport-news.o...New window External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
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/partners/Text duplicate Partners
/planners/Text duplicate Meetings & Groups
/va-250/Text duplicate Newport News VA250
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/events-and-festivals/Events
/food-drink/Food & Drink
/stay/Places to Stay
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/partners/Text duplicate Partners
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/sitemap/Sitemap
/mailing-lists/Subscribe to our Newsletter
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https://www.instagram.com/visi...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our instagram page
https://youtube.com/user/nntou...New window External A-TITLE Visit our youtube page
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our linkedin page
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/stay/IMG-ALT Newport News cityscape at dusk with glowing buildings and tranquil waterfront.
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/food-drink/IMG-ALT Seafood and colorful drinks with the water in the background
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/events-and-festivals/Events & Festivals
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/blog/See All Blog Posts
/blog/post/run-explore-celebra...Run, Explore, Celebrate: One City Marathon Weekend in Newport News
/blog/post/run-explore-celebra...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Run, Explore, Celebrate: One City Marathon Weekend in Newport News
/blog/post/spooktacular-hallow...Spooktacular Halloween Fun in Newport News, VA
/blog/post/spooktacular-hallow...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Spooktacular Halloween Fun in Newport News, VA
/blog/post/pride-month-in-newp...Your Guide to Pride Month in Newport News, VA
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https://www.instagram.com/visi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Visit our instagram page
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Visit our linkedin page
https://curator.io/New window External Powered by Curator.io
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/privacy-policy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
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/request-brochures/Text duplicate Get our free Visitor Guide
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https://www.instagram.com/visi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Visit our instagram page
https://youtube.com/user/nntou...New window External Text duplicate A-TITLE Visit our youtube page
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Visit our linkedin page
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.visitnewportnews.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 is slow (1.28 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 43 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (607 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 353 referring domains.
This page has 1,380 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 195 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /plugins/crm/count/
Allow: /
Crawl-delay: 2

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Newport News Attractions & Activities | Top Dining & Hotels
Plan your Newport News getaway! Discover top activities, scenic spots, and unique things to see in this vibrant Virginia destination.

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activities66%Check
Newport News Attractions Activities66%Check
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