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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
38% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
95% 
External factors
96% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.74 s
File size
66.70 kB
Words
707
Media files
14
Number of links
151 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - City of Winchester, VA
The length of the page title is perfect. (271 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Local government services, programs and events for the City of Winchester, Virginia.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (520 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.winchesterva.gov/Home
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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twitter:cardsummary
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fb:app_id322483859101
og:typearticle
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og:titleCity of Winchester, VA
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 707 words. That's ok.
18.5% 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.
6 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 19 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
10 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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...ic/v/1/2024-pickup-parties-webslider.png2024 Pickup Parties (webslider).png
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H1 What’s Happening
H1 Upcoming Events
H2 Waste & Recycling
H2 Online Payments
H2 Public Meetings
H2 Budget & Financials
H2 Apply for a Permit or License
H2 Request Assistance
H2 Trash Schedule Change
H2 Budget Schedule
H2 Read the Latest City News
H2 Neighborhood Design Districts
H2 City Projects
H2 Understanding Your Stormwater Utility Fee
H2 What’s Around Me?
H2 North Cameron Drainage Project
H2 South End Fire Station
H2 Pickup Parties
H2 Back-to-School Neighborhood Nights
H2 2025 Spooky Hayride Pavilion Scene Applications
H2 Open House for Middle Road and Cedar Valley Improvements
H2 August Pickup Party
H3 Contact Us
H3 Share & Connect
H3 Quick Links
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 8 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.winchesterva.gov/HomeAnchor Skip to main content
/Contact-UsSubdomain Contact Us
/Home?oc_lang=en-USSubdomain English (United States) Select this as your preferred language
/Home?oc_lang=en-USSubdomain Text duplicate English (United States) Select this as your preferred language
https://www.winchesterva.gov/HomeSubdomain City of Winchester, VA - Home - Logo
https://www.winchesterva.gov/HomeSubdomain Home
/GovernmentSubdomain Government
/Government/City-LeadershipSubdomain City Leadership
/Government/City-Leadership/Bo...New window Subdomain Boards & Commissions
/Government/City-Leadership/Ci...Subdomain City Council & Mayor
/Government/City-Leadership/Ci...Subdomain City Manager
/Government/City-Leadership/Co...Subdomain Constitutional Officers
/Government/City-Leadership/Me...New window Subdomain Meetings & Agendas
/Government/City-Leadership/Wa...New window Subdomain Watch Us Work (Live Stream)
/Government/Code-RegulationsSubdomain Code & Regulations
/Government/DepartmentsSubdomain Departments
/Government/Departments/Commun...Subdomain Communications
/Government/Departments/Commun...Subdomain Community Development
/Government/Departments/Emerge...Subdomain Emergency Management
/Government/Departments/Fire-R...Subdomain Fire & Rescue
/Government/Departments/Juveni...Subdomain Juvenile Detention Center
/Government/Departments/Parks-...Subdomain Parks & Recreation
/Government/Departments/PoliceNew window Subdomain Police
/Government/Departments/Public...Subdomain Public Services
/Government/Departments/Purcha...Subdomain Purchasing
/Government/Departments/Social...Subdomain Social Services
/Government/Budget-FinancialsSubdomain Budget & Financials
/Government/Plans-PublicationsSubdomain Plans & Publications
/Government/Programs-InitiativesSubdomain Programs & Initiatives
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain Capital Improvement Plan
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain Neighborhood Design Districts
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain South End Fire Station
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain North Cameron Drainage Project
/Government/Freedom-of-Informa...Subdomain Freedom of Information Act Requests
/Government/VotingSubdomain Voting
/Services-PaymentsSubdomain Services & Payments
/Services-Payments/Report-Issu...Subdomain Report Issue/Request Solution
/Services-Payments/Pay-OnlineSubdomain Pay Online
/Services-Payments/Permits-Lic...Subdomain Permits & Licensing & Applications
/Services-Payments/Waste-Recyc...Subdomain Waste & Recycling
/Services-Payments/Social-Serv...Subdomain Text duplicate Social Services
/Services-Payments/Social-Serv...Subdomain Family Services Programs
/Services-Payments/Social-Serv...Subdomain Benefit Programs
/Services-Payments/Building-De...Subdomain Building & Development
/Services-Payments/Building-De...Subdomain Land Use Guidance
/Services-Payments/Building-De...Subdomain Historic Winchester District
/Services-Payments/Building-De...Subdomain Corridor Enhancement Districts
/Services-Payments/BusinessSubdomain Business
/Services-Payments/Business/Pu...Subdomain Text duplicate Purchasing
/Services-Payments/Business/Bu...Subdomain Business Licenses
/Services-Payments/Business/Bu...Subdomain Business Taxes
/Services-Payments/Maps-GISNew window Subdomain Maps & GIS
/Services-Payments/Public-SafetySubdomain Public Safety
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...Subdomain Text duplicate Emergency Management
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...Subdomain Text duplicate Fire & Rescue
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Police
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...Subdomain Sheriff
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...Subdomain Commonwealth's Attorney
/Services-Payments/Public-Safe...Subdomain Text duplicate Juvenile Detention Center
/Services-Payments/Public-TransitSubdomain Public Transit
/Services-Payments/Public-Tran...Subdomain WinReady
/Services-Payments/Public-Tran...Subdomain Loop Route
/Services-Payments/Public-Tran...Subdomain Paratransit
/Services-Payments/Public-Tran...Subdomain Laurel Ridge Route
/Services-Payments/ParkingSubdomain Parking
/Services-Payments/Streets-Tra...Subdomain Streets & Traffic
/Services-Payments/Streets-Tra...Subdomain Text duplicate Parking
/Services-Payments/Streets-Tra...Subdomain Road Closures
/Services-Payments/Streets-Tra...Subdomain Street Maintenance
/Services-Payments/Streets-Tra...Subdomain Trees
/Services-Payments/TaxesSubdomain Taxes
/Services-Payments/Taxes/Busin...Subdomain Text duplicate Business Taxes
/Services-Payments/Taxes/Perso...Subdomain Personal Property
/Services-Payments/Taxes/Real-...Subdomain Real Estate Tax
/Services-Payments/UtilitiesSubdomain Utilities
/Services-Payments/Utilities/M...Subdomain My Bill
/Services-Payments/Utilities/W...Subdomain Water & Wastewater
/Services-Payments/Utilities/W...Subdomain Text duplicate Waste & Recycling
/Services-Payments/Utilities/S...Subdomain Stormwater
/Services-Payments/Winchester-...New window Subdomain Winchester Public Schools
/Parks-RecreationSubdomain Text duplicate Parks & Recreation
/Parks-Recreation/Jim-Barnett-...Subdomain Jim Barnett Park
/Parks-Recreation/Activity-GuideSubdomain Activity Guide - Summer 2025
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Recreation Programs
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Sports and Fitness
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Community Recreation
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Childcare
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Park Partners
/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-P...Subdomain Events
/Parks-Recreation/Swimming-PoolsSubdomain Swimming & Pools
/Parks-Recreation/Swimming-Poo...Subdomain Swim Schedules
/Parks-Recreation/Swimming-Poo...Subdomain Swim Lessons
/Parks-Recreation/Swimming-Poo...Subdomain Pool Rentals
/Parks-Recreation/FacilitiesSubdomain Facilities
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/R...Subdomain Rec Center / War Memorial Building at Jim Barnett Park
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/P...Subdomain Pools
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/S...Subdomain Sports and Athletics
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/T...Subdomain Trails and Natural Areas
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/F...Subdomain Facility Rentals
/Parks-Recreation/Facilities/P...Subdomain Pavilions
/Parks-Recreation/Neighborhood...Subdomain Neighborhood Parks
/Parks-Recreation/Membership-FeesSubdomain Membership & Daily Fees
/Parks-Recreation/Register-OnlineNew window Subdomain Register Online
/Parks-Recreation/ConnectSubdomain Connect With Us
/Contact-UsSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/CareersNew window Subdomain Careers
/News-HappeningsSubdomain News & Happenings
/News-Happenings/Latest-NewsSubdomain News
/News-Happenings/Latest-News/W...Subdomain WinConnect
/News-Happenings/AboutSubdomain About
/News-Happenings/About/LocationsSubdomain Locations
/News-Happenings/About/HistorySubdomain History
/News-Happenings/EventsSubdomain Text duplicate Events
/News-Happenings/Rouss-Review-...Subdomain Rouss Review Podcast
/News-Happenings/Get-EngagedSubdomain Get Engaged
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/S...Subdomain Snowbusters
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/C...Subdomain Civic Leadership Academy
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/P...Subdomain Pickup Parties
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/N...Subdomain Neighborhood Nights
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/P...Subdomain Playground Project
/News-Happenings/Get-Engaged/2...New window Subdomain 2025 Community Survey
/News-Happenings/City-Project-...Subdomain City Project Updates
/News-Happenings/Stay-In-TouchNew window Subdomain Stay In Touch
/News-Happenings/Public-MeetingsNew window Subdomain Public Meetings
/News-Happenings/Visiting-Winc...New window Subdomain Visiting Winchester
/Services-Payments/Utilities/W...Subdomain Text duplicate Waste & Recycling
A-TITLE Waste & Recycling
/Services-Payments/Pay-OnlineSubdomain Online Payments
A-TITLE Online Payments
/Government/City-Leadership/Me...Subdomain Text duplicate Public Meetings
A-TITLE Public Meetings
/Government/Budget-FinancialsSubdomain Text duplicate Budget & Financials
A-TITLE Budget & Financials
/Services-Payments/Permits-Lic...Subdomain Apply for a Permit or License
A-TITLE Apply for a Permit or License
/Contact-UsSubdomain Request Assistance
A-TITLE Request Assistance
/Services-Payments/Utilities/W...Subdomain Trash Schedule Change
/Government/Budget-FinancialsSubdomain Budget Schedule
/News-Happenings/Latest-NewsSubdomain Read the Latest City News
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain Text duplicate Neighborhood Design Districts
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain City Projects
/Services-Payments/Utilities/S...Subdomain Understanding Your Stormwater Utility Fee
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain North Cameron Drainage Project The North Cameron Drainage Project will add four stormwater retention ponds along Cameron and Kent Streets, as well as new sto...
IMG-ALT Slider - N Cameron Drainage.png
/Government/Programs-Initiativ...Subdomain South End Fire Station The City of Winchester is building a new South End Fire Station at the site of the current South End Fire Station at 17 W. Monmouth St...
IMG-ALT Slider - South End Fire Station.png
/News-Happenings/Events/April-...Subdomain Pickup Parties 🗑️ Help keep Winchester beautiful with the City's twist on the traditional Community Cleanup event. Attend Pickup Parties and earn stormwater ...
IMG-ALT 2024 Pickup Parties (webslider).png
/News-Happenings/Events/Back-t...Subdomain 08 Aug 2025 Back-to-School Neighborhood Nights August 08, 2025 Back-to-school fun with music, inflatables, local services, and a movie at dusk!
A-TITLE Back-to-School Neighborhood Nights
/News-Happenings/Events/Spooky...Subdomain 05 Aug 2025 2025 Spooky Hayride Pavilion Scene Applications August 05, 2025 Calling local organizations, businesses, and community groups that have a flair f...
A-TITLE 2025 Spooky Hayride Pavilion Scene Applications
/News-Happenings/Events/Open-H...Subdomain 07 Aug 2025 Open House for Middle Road and Cedar Valley Improvements August 07, 2025 Curious about new Cedar Valley neighborhood projects? Join us to review ...
A-TITLE Open House for Middle Road and Cedar Valley Improvements
/News-Happenings/Events/August...Subdomain 07 Aug 2025 August Pickup Party August 07, 2025 Attend Pickup Parties and earn stormwater credits! Automatically earn a 5% credit for each Pickup Party you a...
A-TITLE August Pickup Party
/Events-directorySubdomain View More Events
https://www.winchesterva.gov/HomeAnchor Back to top
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain View on Map
/5406671815(540) 667-1815
https://www.facebook.com/winch...New window External Subdomain Like us on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/winc...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
https://twitter.com/WincVAgovNew window External Follow us on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/c/City...New window External Subdomain Follow us on YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Follow us on LinkedIn
https://www.governmentjobs.com...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/Contact-UsSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/Site-Footer/Footer-Widgets/Qu...Subdomain Non-Discrimination Policies
/Site-Footer/Footer-Widgets/Qu...Subdomain Privacy
https://www.winchesterva.gov/HomeSubdomain Sitemap
https://granicus.com/solution/...New window External Granicus

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.winchesterva.gov/Home"
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 (1.74 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (67 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is very well linked from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 32 referring domains.
This page has 92 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 31 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Home - City of Winchester, VA
Local government services, programs and events for the City of Winchester, Virginia.

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Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
City66%Check
Winchester63%Check
City News54%Check
Events52%Check
City Council52%Check
City Hall52%Check
Winchester Public52%Check
Services46%Check
Programs46%Check
Pickup46%Check
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