Carolinajournal.com - SEO Checker

Sign up for free! PDF Export
Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
71% 
Page structure
56% 
Link structure
23% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.22 s
File size
99.20 kB
Words
1644
Media files
4
Number of links
108 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home
The title contains the word Home! More content should be covered in the title.
The page title is too short. (52 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
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
(Important)
https://www.carolinajournal.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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
msapplication-TileImagehttps://www.carolinajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-cj-favicon-270x270.png
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=yes
msapplication-TileColor#342944
msapplication-config//www.carolinajournal.com/wp-content/themes/carolinajournal/images/favicon/browserconfig.xml?v=1758204704
theme-color#342944
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/carolinajournal/
article:modified_time2026-06-09T14:45:33+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@carolinajournal
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome
og:urlhttps://www.carolinajournal.com/
og:site_nameCarolina Journal
og:imagehttps://www.carolinajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/website-bkgd-CJ-scaled.jpg
og:image:width2560
og:image:height1440
og:image:typeimage/jpeg
charsetutf-8

Automatically check carolinajournal.com including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • possesion => possession
  • throught => thought, through, throughout
There are 14 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Gov. Josh Stein, paus...
  • Duplicate 2: Access and enforcement can co-exist, and the State Board of Elections ...
  • Duplicate 3: NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparki...
  • Duplicate 4: NC House backs bill regulating crypto ATMs with licensing, fraud refun...
  • Duplicate 5: The announcements represent one of the largest single batches of recov...
  • Duplicate 6: Three left-of-center activist groups argue in a new federal court fili...
  • Duplicate 7: This week on The Debrief, we break down the latest on Helene recovery ...
This page contains 1644 words. That's ok.
25.3% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
31 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 23.26 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, user-scalable=yes" 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 33 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...6/04/CJ-AprMay26-MA-FULL-pdf-500x747.jpgLatest Print Edition of Carolina Journal
...oll-Results-1900-x-1000-px-3-768x404.pngPoll Results
...ournal/images/logo-icon.svg?v=1758204705Carolina Journal Home Page
...journal/images/logo-jlf.svg?v=1758204705John Locke Foundation website

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Carolina Journal
The H1 heading is too short (16 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 53 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 Carolina Journal
H2 Sections
H2 Print Editions
H2 Featured
H2 Poll
H2 Opinion
H2 Watch This
H2 Polls
H2 State Government
H2 Federal Government
H2 From around the web
H2 Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today
H2 News Tipline
H2 Be the first to know! Get our news straight to your inbox //
H3 NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk
H3 Election integrity lives in the fine print
H3 NC House advances bill prohibiting hemp-derived products under 21
H3 NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns
H3 NC House backs bill to regulate crypto ATMs
H3 NC House committee passes scaled-back tuition break for public safety families
H3 NC Board of Elections discusses updating 2 photo ID rules
H3 Sports wagering revenue nears $300M since 2024 launch
H3 FEMA approves $297M for Helene recovery
H3 Left-wing groups claim young voter discrimination in 4th Circuit brief
H3 Bridge Safety, Abolishing The US Dept of Ed, and Teen Social Media Rules
H3 Moody hearing exposes failures, fuels DSS reform push
H3 Canes tickets
H3 Boosting civic knowledge among young adults is no simple task
H3 How an NC academic publisher ended up under FTC sanction
H3 May 2026 — Cooper’s lead over Whatley in Senate race widens
H3 John Hood
H3 Donald Bryson
H3 Mitch Kokai
H3 The Debrief: Remaining Covid Lawsuits + Sam Hayes Interview
H3 Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes NC state budget debate
H3 UNC-Asheville whistleblower complaint explored
H3 Bridge Safety, Abolishing The US Dept of Ed, and Teen Social Media Rules Duplicate text
H3 March 2026 — Roy Cooper leads Michael Whatley in Senate Race by nearly 8 points
H3 February 2026 — Whatley holds 30-point lead, 50% unsure in GOP Senate primary
H3 January 2026 — North Carolinians want to choose their public school
H3 May 2026 — Cooper’s lead over Whatley in Senate race widens Duplicate text
H3 NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk Duplicate text
H3 NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns Duplicate text
H3 NC House backs bill to regulate crypto ATMs Duplicate text
H3 Election integrity lives in the fine print Duplicate text
H3 FEMA approves $297M for Helene recovery Duplicate text
H3 Left-wing groups claim young voter discrimination in 4th Circuit brief Duplicate text
H3 NC House committee votes to ban foreign land ownership
H3 Federal case in Charlotte light rail killing delayed after hearing
H3 Federal crash will hurt North Carolinians
H3 Toledo police name suspect Ka Nye Taylor in festival shooting that injured 12, hunt second gunman
H3 Election 2026: Whatley has clear difference in tax cuts position from foe
H3 $22 Million Gun Factory Relocates From Virginia to Georgia Over ‘Anti-Gun’ Legislation
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (29) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/carol...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/carolinajo...New window External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/caro...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@Carol...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.carolinajournal.com/No Text
https://www.johnlocke.org/donate/New window External Subdomain Donate
https://www.carolinajournal.com/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/carolinajo...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/caro...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@Carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
/news/News
/opinion/Opinion
/polls/Polls
https://www.johnlocke.org/New window External Subdomain Public Policy on Locke
/about/sign-up/Subscribe
/the-debrief/Watch
/the-carolina-journal-news-hour/Listen
/en-espanol/En Español
/about/About Us
/about/contact/Contact
/about/sign-up/Sign Up
/about/work-with-us/Work With Us
/cartoon/Cartoons
/news/Text duplicate News
/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/polls/Text duplicate Polls
https://www.johnlocke.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Policy on Locke
/about/sign-up/Text duplicate Subscribe
/the-debrief/Text duplicate Watch
/the-carolina-journal-news-hour/Text duplicate Listen
/category/budget-taxes/Budget & Taxes
/category/business/Business
/category/culture/Culture
/category/education/Education
/category/law/Law
/category/politics/Politics
/category/state-government/State Government
https://www.johnlocke.org/donate/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
/print-edition/Print Edition
/en-espanol/Text duplicate En Español
/en-espanol/Text duplicate En Español
/about/Text duplicate About Us
/about/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/about/sign-up/Text duplicate Sign Up
/about/work-with-us/Text duplicate Work With Us
/cartoon/Text duplicate Cartoons
/news/Text duplicate News
/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/polls/Text duplicate Polls
https://www.johnlocke.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Policy on Locke
/about/sign-up/Text duplicate Subscribe
/the-debrief/Text duplicate Watch
/the-carolina-journal-news-hour/Text duplicate Listen
/category/budget-taxes/Text duplicate Budget & Taxes
/category/business/Text duplicate Business
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/category/education/Text duplicate Education
/category/law/Text duplicate Law
/category/politics/Text duplicate Politics
/category/state-government/Text duplicate State Government
https://www.facebook.com/carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/carolinajo...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/caro...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@Carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
/print-edition/wade-walks-coac...IMG-ALT Latest Print Edition of Carolina Journal
/print-edition/wade-walks-coac...Latest Issue
/print-edition/Past Issues
/category/budget-taxes/Text duplicate Budget & Taxes
/category/business/Text duplicate Business
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/category/education/Text duplicate Education
/category/law/Text duplicate Law
/category/politics/Text duplicate Politics
/category/state-government/Text duplicate State Government
https://mailchi.mp/johnlocke.o...New window External Sign up for breaking news text alerts
/nc-house-sends-property-tax-r...News NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Gov. Josh Stein, pausing 2026 values in 1...
/opinion/election-integrity-li...Opinion Election integrity lives in the fine print Access and enforcement can co-exist, and the State Board of Elections should align its rules with the stat...
/nc-house-advances-bill-prohib...News NC House advances bill prohibiting hemp-derived products under 21 A bill prohibting the possesion and sale of hemp-derived and Kratom products by any un...
/nc-lawmakers-debate-10-strip-...News NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparking debate over ...
/nc-house-backs-bill-to-regula...News NC House backs bill to regulate crypto ATMs NC House backs bill regulating crypto ATMs with licensing, fraud refunds, fee caps, and limits on daily kios...
/nc-house-committee-passes-sca...News NC House committee passes scaled-back tuition break for public safety families HB 1203, which would waive community college tuition for the children of ...
/nc-board-of-elections-discuss...News NC Board of Elections discusses updating 2 photo ID rules After the public comment period closes, the NCSBE will decide whether to approve the amendment...
/sports-wagering-revenue-nears...News Sports wagering revenue nears $300M since 2024 launch With a third consecutive month of $11.5 million or more, North Carolina moved within $826,700 of $...
/fema-approves-297m-for-helene...News FEMA approves $297M for Helene recovery The announcements represent one of the largest single batches of recovery funding approved since the storm struc...
/left-wing-groups-claim-young-...News Left-wing groups claim young voter discrimination in 4th Circuit brief Three left-of-center activist groups argue in a new federal court filing that Nor...
/video/bridge-safety-abolishin...Video Bridge Safety, Abolishing The US Dept of Ed, and Teen Social Media Rules This week on The Debrief, we break down the latest on Helene recovery efforts ...
/moody-hearing-exposes-failure...News Moody hearing exposes failures, fuels DSS reform push NC lawmakers weigh DSS reforms after DHHS found repeated failures in Mecklenburg’s handling of abu...
/cartoon/canes-tickets/Cartoon Canes tickets
/opinion/boosting-civic-knowle...Opinion Boosting civic knowledge among young adults is no simple task The future of American civic life depends on students' continued willingness to learn r...
/how-an-nc-academic-publisher-...News How an NC academic publisher ended up under FTC sanction Robert Tian appears prominently in both the Allied Academies and the North American Business Pr...
/polls/may-2026-coopers-lead-o...May 2026 — Cooper’s lead over Whatley in Senate race widens
IMG-ALT Poll Results
/opinion/cost-curve-bends-but-...John Hood Cost curve bends, but not enough
/opinion/end-ncaes-taxpayer-su...Donald Bryson End NCAE’s taxpayer-subsidized dues check-off privilege
/opinion/boosting-civic-knowle...Mitch Kokai Boosting civic knowledge among young adults is no simple task
/video/the-debrief-remaining-c...Video The Debrief: Remaining Covid Lawsuits + Sam Hayes Interview This week on The Debrief, Mitch Kokai and Donna King discuss the remaining covid lawsuits a...
/video/carolina-journals-donna...Video Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes NC state budget debate Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses major developments in North Carol...
/video/unc-asheville-whistlebl...Video UNC-Asheville whistleblower complaint explored Carolina Journal reporter David Bass speaks with former University of North Carolina at Asheville resear...
/video/bridge-safety-abolishin...Text duplicate Video Bridge Safety, Abolishing The US Dept of Ed, and Teen Social Media Rules This week on The Debrief, we break down the latest on Helene recovery efforts ...
/polls/march-2026-roy-cooper-l...March 2026 — Roy Cooper leads Michael Whatley in Senate Race by nearly 8 points RALEIGH — With primary season officially over in North Carolina, all eyes are...
/polls/february-2026-whatley-h...February 2026 — Whatley holds 30-point lead, 50% unsure in GOP Senate primary More than 38% of likely Republican primary voters say they support Michael What...
/polls/january-2026-north-caro...January 2026 — North Carolinians want to choose their public school RALEIGH — This week marks the 16th annual National School Choice Week. Every year, in rec...
/polls/may-2026-coopers-lead-o...May 2026 — Cooper’s lead over Whatley in Senate race widens RALEIGH — Former Governor Roy Cooper has expanded his lead in the race for North Carolina’s US Se...
/nc-house-sends-property-tax-r...Text duplicate News NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Gov. Josh Stein, pausing 2026 values in 1...
/nc-lawmakers-debate-10-strip-...Text duplicate News NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparking debate over ...
/nc-house-backs-bill-to-regula...Text duplicate News NC House backs bill to regulate crypto ATMs NC House backs bill regulating crypto ATMs with licensing, fraud refunds, fee caps, and limits on daily kios...
/opinion/election-integrity-li...Text duplicate Opinion Election integrity lives in the fine print Access and enforcement can co-exist, and the State Board of Elections should align its rules with the stat...
/fema-approves-297m-for-helene...Text duplicate News FEMA approves $297M for Helene recovery The announcements represent one of the largest single batches of recovery funding approved since the storm struc...
/left-wing-groups-claim-young-...Text duplicate News Left-wing groups claim young voter discrimination in 4th Circuit brief Three left-of-center activist groups argue in a new federal court filing that Nor...
/nc-house-committee-votes-to-b...News NC House committee votes to ban foreign land ownership A bill that would prohibit the ownership of NC land by US adervaries and put in place a 50 mile p...
/federal-case-in-charlotte-lig...News Federal case in Charlotte light rail killing delayed after hearing The federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. will be put on hold after a judge agreed ...
/opinion/federal-crash-will-hu...Opinion Federal crash will hurt North Carolinians America’s ship of state is huge, ornate, cluttered, and bound for calamity. Will North Carolinians just go ...
https://www.foxnews.com/us/tol...New window External Subdomain Toledo police name suspect Ka Nye Taylor in festival shooting that injured 12, hunt second gunman Fox News
https://www.thecentersquare.co...New window External Subdomain Election 2026: Whatley has clear difference in tax cuts position from foe The Center Square
https://www.dailysignal.com/20...New window External Subdomain $22 Million Gun Factory Relocates From Virginia to Georgia Over ‘Anti-Gun’ Legislation Daily Signal
https://www.johnlocke.org/donate/New window External Subdomain Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today
/about/contact/News Tipline Do you have a newsworthy story to share? Let us know
https://www.carolinajournal.com/IMG-ALT Carolina Journal Home Page
https://www.johnlocke.org/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT John Locke Foundation website
/about/Text duplicate About Us
/about/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/about/sign-up/Text duplicate Sign Up
/about/work-with-us/Text duplicate Work With Us
/print-edition/Text duplicate Print Edition
/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/news/Text duplicate News
/video/Videos
/the-carolina-journal-news-hour/The Carolina Journal News Hour
/terms-of-use/Terms of Use
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/ai-policy/AI Policy
https://www.facebook.com/carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/carolinajo...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/caro...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@Carol...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
https://policies.google.com/pr...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Privacy Policy
https://policies.google.com/termsNew window External Subdomain Terms of Service

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.carolinajournal.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 (1.22 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 (99 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:39:31 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servercloudflare
x-ksc-cacheHit
varyAccept-Encoding
report-to{"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800,"endpoints":[{"url":"https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=w1%2FApDpJ4rBBuwDA6VqT4t%2FBqrpaiHX8V70ZqqFeU%2B9nDLW9LO%2FpMRBKpj1zZOZtz%2F1q2mabtsCA5HzE7j3lmVPgC%2B0dIv6iSfqdzsTlaCHH8qGaeb5DzawziLUPwcSX5tkmNYrEiO%2B8lQ%3D%3D"}]}
x-frame-optionssameorigin
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
nel{"report_to":"cf-nel","success_fraction":0.0,"max_age":604800}
content-encodingzstd
cf-raya09ef65c6afed161-CDG
alt-svch3=":443"; ma=86400
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 158 referring domains.
This page has 26,634 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 114 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://www.carolinajournal.com/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK

Similar sites

Search preview

www.carolinajournal.com
Home

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Carolina70%Check
Journal70%Check
Carolina Journal70%Check
Carolina Journal Poll62%Check
Journal News58%Check
latest Carolina Journal Poll57%Check
North Carolina56%Check
Carolina State56%Check
likely North Carolina voters48%Check
News47%Check
Show more keywords and terms

Automatically check carolinajournal.com including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

Contact | Privacy

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions