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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
92% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.89 s
File size
77.40 kB
Words
845
Media files
15
Number of links
97 internal / 30 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The length of the page title is perfect. (374 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Saving the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams through education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (680 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cbf.org/index.html
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The alternate link to the page itself is missing.
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 845 words. That's ok.
29.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 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 16.59 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-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 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
...e.cbf.org/assets/wrapper-images/logo.pngChesapeake Bay Foundation
.../blue-crabs-oysters-and-federal-cuts.jpgAn oyster reef rises above the water.
.../new-summer-merch-from-the-cbf-store.jpgA person sits on a dock wearing a CBF t-shirt.
...es/chrisjohnson-bald-eagle2-1400x450.jpgA bald eagle soars over bare trees.
...-cross-031123-child-on-pier-1171x593.jpgA young person joyfully leaps across a wooden pier extending over calm waters at sunset, with a colorful sky and tree-lined shore in the background.
...3-px/blue-crab_morgan-jones_1171x593.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ue-crab-measuring_cbf-staff_1171x593.jpgA blue crab on a measuring board.
...e-heron-tilghman-John-Werry_1171x593.jpgA white heron takes flight at sunset.
...tles_sue-mangan-photography_1171x593.jpgPeople working next to the water
...ets/wrapper-images/where-we-work-map.jpgmap
...es-wide/diller-robert-oyster-700x324.pngNo alt attribute provided
/assets/wrapper-images/savebay.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ox/crab-with-2x_damon-fodge_1360x750.jpgYour Gift Worth 2X!
...pper-images/footer_charity-navigator.pngCharity Navigator Four-Star Charity
...s.guidestar.org/TransparencySeal/7787402Guidestar Candid Platinum Seal

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.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Blue Crabs, Oysters, and Federal Cuts
H2 New Summer Merch from the CBF Store
H2 Tell Congress: Stop the Assault!
H2 Latest Stories
H2 Save the Bay News: Blue Crabs, Baltimore Oysters, and the Impact of Federal Cuts
H2 Why Is the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Crashing?
H2 News
H2 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Drops to Distressing Low
H2 With Passing of Rep. Gerry Connolly, Chesapeake Bay Loses Fierce Champion
H2 Hampton River Restoration Kicks off With CBF’s Largest Living Shoreline
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Where We Work
H2 The Bay Needs You
H2 Match Alert: Your Donation DOUBLED
H3 Pine Cone Harbour Project Oyster Castles Week 3
H3 Clean the Bay Day
H3 Oyster Gardener Spat Return
H3 Bay Discovery Fishing Trip
H3 Stay Up-to-Date on Bay News
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.
There are 6 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (30) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cbf.org/IMG-ALT Chesapeake Bay Foundation
A-TITLE Chesapeake Bay Foundation
/about-cbf/locations/Locations
A-TITLE Locations
https://www.cbf.org/news-media/News & Media
A-TITLE News & Media
https://www.cbf.org/events/Events
A-TITLE Events
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Us...External Subdomain Log In
A-TITLE Log In
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/sho...Shop
A-TITLE Shop
https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/About CBF
A-TITLE About CBF
/about-cbf/our-mission/Our Mission
A-TITLE Our Mission
/about-cbf/locations/Text duplicate Locations
A-TITLE Locations
/join-us/education-program/Education Programs
A-TITLE Education Programs
/about-cbf/financials/Financials & Accountability
A-TITLE Financials & Accountability
/about-cbf/corporate-partnersh...Corporate Partnerships
A-TITLE Corporate Partnerships
/about-cbf/history/History
A-TITLE History
/about-cbf/executive-staff.htmlExecutive Staff
A-TITLE Executive Staff
/about-cbf/board-of-trustees.htmlBoard of Trustees
A-TITLE Board of Trustees
/about-cbf/jobs-internships/Jobs & Internships
A-TITLE Jobs & Internships
/about-cbf/bids-proposals/Bids & Proposals
A-TITLE Bids & Proposals
/about-cbf/frequently-asked-qu...Frequently Asked Questions
A-TITLE Frequently Asked Questions
/about-cbf/contact-us.htmlContact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/about-the-bay/About the Bay
A-TITLE About the Bay
/about-the-bay/explore-the-bay...Explore the Bay
A-TITLE Explore the Bay
https://maps.cbf.org/External Subdomain Maps
A-TITLE Maps
/about-the-bay/chesapeake-wild...Wildlife
A-TITLE Wildlife
/about-the-bay/chesapeake-habi...Habitat
A-TITLE Habitat
/about-the-bay/chesapeake-plants/Plants
A-TITLE Plants
https://www.cbf.org/issues/The Issues
A-TITLE The Issues
/issues/agriculture/Agriculture
A-TITLE Agriculture
/issues/air-pollution/Air Pollution
A-TITLE Air Pollution
/issues/chemical-contamination/Chemical Contamination
A-TITLE Chemical Contamination
/issues/climate-change/Climate Change
A-TITLE Climate Change
/issues/dead-zones/Dead Zones
A-TITLE Dead Zones
/issues/economy-human-health/Economy & Human Health
A-TITLE Economy & Human Health
/issues/energy/Energy
A-TITLE Energy
/issues/environmental-justice/Environmental Justice
A-TITLE Environmental Justice
/issues/fisheries/Fisheries
A-TITLE Fisheries
/issues/habitat/Text duplicate Habitat
A-TITLE Habitat
/issues/land-use/Land Use
A-TITLE Land Use
/issues/polluted-runoff/Runoff Pollution
A-TITLE Runoff Pollution
/issues/sewage-septic-systems/Sewage & Septic Systems
A-TITLE Sewage & Septic Systems
/how-we-save-the-bay/How We Save the Bay
A-TITLE How We Save the Bay
/about-cbf/our-mission/advocate/With Advocacy
A-TITLE With Advocacy
/how-we-save-the-bay/in-our-co...In Our Communities
A-TITLE In Our Communities
/about-cbf/our-mission/restore/Through Restoration
A-TITLE Through Restoration
/about-cbf/our-mission/educate/With Schools
A-TITLE With Schools
/about-cbf/our-mission/litigate/In the Courtroom
A-TITLE In the Courtroom
/how-we-save-the-bay/programs-...Programs & Initiatives
A-TITLE Programs & Initiatives
/how-we-save-the-bay/chesapeak...The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint
A-TITLE The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint
https://www.cbf.org/join-us/Join Us
A-TITLE Join Us
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Become a Member
A-TITLE Become a Member
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Renew Your Membership
/join-us/education-program/Environmental Education
A-TITLE Environmental Education
/join-us/volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
A-TITLE Volunteer Opportunities
/join-us/more-things-you-can-do/More Things You Can Do
A-TITLE More Things You Can Do
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/More Ways to Give
A-TITLE More Ways to Give
/action-center/Action Center
A-TITLE Action Center
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Su...External Subdomain Join CBF's Action Network
A-TITLE Join CBF's Action Network
/action-center/take-action.htmlTake Action
A-TITLE Take Action
/action-center/vote-for-the-ba...Vote for the Bay!
A-TITLE Vote for the Bay!
/action-center/volunteers-as-c...Become a Chesapeake Steward
A-TITLE Become a Chesapeake Steward
/action-center/tools-and-resou...Tools & Resources
A-TITLE Tools & Resources
/blogs/save-the-bay/voices-for...Voices for Clean Water
A-TITLE Voices for Clean Water
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Donate
A-TITLE Donate
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Make a Donation
A-TITLE Make a Donation
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Text duplicate Become a Member
A-TITLE Become a Member
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Renew a Membership
A-TITLE Renew a Membership
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Monthly Giving
A-TITLE Monthly Giving
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Make a Gift in Memory
A-TITLE Make a Gift in Memory
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Make a Gift in Honor
A-TITLE Make a Gift in Honor
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/cbf...Online Giving Catalog
A-TITLE Online Giving Catalog
https://www.cbf.org/bayraiser/Create a Fundraiser for the Bay
A-TITLE BayRaiser Personal Fundraising
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/che...Chesapeake Leaders
A-TITLE Chesapeake Leaders
https://www.cbflegacy.org/?pag...External Subdomain Nellie Semans Society
A-TITLE Nellie Semans Society
https://cbflegacy.org/External Planned Giving
A-TITLE Planned Giving
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Give a Gift
A-TITLE Give a Gift
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/Text duplicate More Ways to Give
A-TITLE More Ways to Give
/blogs/save-the-bay/2025/05/sa...Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://www.cbfshop.com/?a=sho...External Subdomain Shop Now
https://p2a.co/QNqPvqW?p2asour...External Act Now
/about-cbf/our-mission/educate/education
/about-cbf/our-mission/advocate/advocacy
/about-cbf/our-mission/litigate/litigation
/about-cbf/our-mission/restore/restoration
/join-us/stay-up-to-date-about...Sign Up
/blogs/save-the-bay/Blog Post
A-TITLE News Categories
/blogs/save-the-bay/2025/05/sa...Save the Bay News: Blue Crabs, Baltimore Oysters, and the Impact of Federal Cuts
/blogs/save-the-bay/2025/05/sa...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
/blogs/save-the-bay/Text duplicate Blog Post
A-TITLE News Categories
/blogs/save-the-bay/2025/05/wh...Why Is the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Crashing?
/blogs/save-the-bay/2025/05/wh...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
/blogs/save-the-bay/More Stories
/news-media/newsroom/news.html...Press Statement
A-TITLE News Categories
/news-media/newsroom/2025/all/...Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Drops to Distressing Low
/news-media/newsroom/2025/all/...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
/news-media/newsroom/news.html...Text duplicate Press Statement
A-TITLE News Categories
/news-media/newsroom/2025/fede...With Passing of Rep. Gerry Connolly, Chesapeake Bay Loses Fierce Champion
/news-media/newsroom/2025/fede...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
/news-media/newsroom/news.html...Press Release
A-TITLE News Categories
/news-media/newsroom/2025/virg...Hampton River Restoration Kicks off With CBF’s Largest Living Shoreline
/news-media/newsroom/2025/virg...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read More
/news-media/newsroom/news.html...More News
https://events.cbf.org/calenda...External Subdomain Pine Cone Harbour Project Oyster Castles Week 3
/events/clean-the-bay-day/Clean the Bay Day
https://events.cbf.org/easton-...External Subdomain Oyster Gardener Spat Return
https://events.cbf.org/calenda...External Subdomain Bay Discovery Fishing Trip
http://www.cbf.org/calendarcalendar
https://www.cbf.org/events/More Events
/about-cbf/locations/maryland/Maryland
/about-cbf/locations/pennsylva...Pennsylvania
/about-cbf/locations/virginia/Virginia
/about-cbf/locations/washingto...District of Columbia
/about-cbf/locations/locations
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Donate Today
A-TITLE Donate Today
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Su...External Subdomain Text duplicate Sign Up
A-TITLE Sign Up
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Your Gift Worth 2X!
https://secure.cbf.org/site/Do...External Subdomain Donate Now
/privacy-policy.htmlNew window Privacy Policy
/about-cbf/contact-us.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Chesapeake Bay Foundation
/about-cbf/jobs-internships/Text duplicate Jobs & Internships
A-TITLE Jobs at Chesapeake Bay Foundation
/join-us/more-ways-to-give/sho...Text duplicate Shop
A-TITLE Chesapeake Bay Foundation Shop
https://www.facebook.com/chesa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ches...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Youtube
https://www.charitynavigator.o...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Charity Navigator Four-Star Charity
https://www.guidestar.org/prof...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Guidestar Candid Platinum Seal
/about-cbf/bids-proposals/Text duplicate Bids & Proposals
/privacy-policy.htmlText duplicate Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cbf.org/"
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 (1.89 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 (77 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 422 referring domains.
This page has 8,755 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 314 different ip addresses.

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