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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
87% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
44% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.41 s
File size
240.00 kB
Words
964
Media files
22
Number of links
79 internal / 36 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Columbus Metropolitan Library
The length of the page title is perfect. (275 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Columbus Metropolitan Library offers helpful services and resources to the Columbus, Ohio community. Browse our library, find information, and access our tools today!
The meta description is too long: 1031 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Germany
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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theme-color#FFF
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twitter:site@columbuslibrary
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleColumbus Metropolitan Library
og:descriptionColumbus Metropolitan Library offers helpful services and resources to the Columbus, Ohio community. Browse our library, find information, and access our tools today!
og:urlhttps://www.columbuslibrary.org/
og:site_nameColumbus Metropolitan Library
og:imagehttps://www.columbuslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SRCLogo2025.png
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 964 words. That's ok.
31.2% 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.
12 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 10.79 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: friends of the library
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 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

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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 47 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 I'm looking for
H2 Digital Content At Your Fingertips.
H2 23 Locations Serving Franklin County
H2 Get Directions
H2 We've got the latest and greatest.
H3 Find your next great read or binge-worthy show.
H3 Authors at the Library
H3 School Help
H3 We’re here to help you succeed in your job search.
H3 Find the Tools you Need
H3 Local History & Genealogy
H3 We’ll keep you up-to-date on library news.
H3 Give Kids Hope
H3 Visit the Zoo… at the Library!
H3 Free Program: Playful Math for Preschoolers
H3 Have You Tried eBooks?
H3 Apply for your library card today to unlock a world of knowledge.
H3 Reserve Meeting Rooms and Study Rooms
H3 The Magician of Tiger Castle
H3 Five Found Dead
H3 The Break-in
H3 My Other Heart
H3 The Devil Reached Toward the Sky
H3 Lessons in Magic and Disaster
H3 The Society of Unknowable Objects
H3 This Kind of Trouble
H3 STAY CONNECTED
H3 GET THE CML APP
H3 OPEN TO ALL SINCE 1873
H3 QUICK LINKS
H3 JOIN OUR TEAM
H3 library information
H4 Explore
H4 What’s Happening
H4 Kids, Teens & Teachers
H4 Programs & Resources
H4 Research
H4 Explore Your History
H4 News & Updates
H4 Sachar, Louis
H4 Gentill, Sulari
H4 Faulkner, Katherine
H4 Strenner, Emma Nanami
H4 Graff, Garrett M.
H4 Anders, Charlie Jane
H4 Brown, Gareth
H4 Eze, Tochi
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
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 too many external links (36) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Anchor Skip to content
/frequently-asked-questions/Subdomain FAQ
/library-locations/Subdomain Locations
/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
/apply-library-card/Subdomain Get a Card
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Catalog
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain My Account
/frequently-asked-questions/Subdomain Text duplicate FAQ
/library-locations/Subdomain Text duplicate Locations
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/apply-library-card/Subdomain Text duplicate Get a Card
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate My Account
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Subdomain IMG-ALT Columbus Metropolitan Library
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Columbus Metropolitan Library
/books/Subdomain Books
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
/econtent/Subdomain eContent
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Programs & Events
https://www.crowdcast.io/@colu...New window External Subdomain Virtual Events (Crowdcast)
/authors-at-the-library/Subdomain Authors at the Library
https://www.columbusbookfestiv...New window External Subdomain Columbus Book Festival
/culture-pass/Subdomain Culture Pass
/ready-for-k/Subdomain Ready for Kindergarten
/school-help/Subdomain School Help
/teens/Subdomain Teens
/teacher-resources/Subdomain Teacher Resources
/school-help/Subdomain LEARN MORE
/job-help/Subdomain Job & Career Help
/adult-education/Subdomain Adult Education
/social-services/Subdomain Social Services
/library-services/Subdomain Library Services
/business-nonprofit-center/Subdomain Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
/resources-by-subject/Subdomain Research
/research-tools/Subdomain Research Tools
/frequently-used-websites/Subdomain Frequently Used Websites
/resources-by-subject/All Resources by Subject
/resources-a-z/Subdomain All Resources A-Z
/history-genealogy/Subdomain Local History & Genealogy
/myhistory/Subdomain My History
/history-genealogy/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/press-room/Subdomain Press Room
/new-buildings/Subdomain New Buildings
/strategic-plan-journey/Subdomain Strategic Plan Journey
/press-room/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/search/Subdomain No Text
https://www.voaohin.org/operat...New window External Subdomain Give Kids Hope
/library-locations/New window Subdomain any Columbus Metropolitan Library location
https://www.voaohin.org/operat...New window External Subdomain Learn More
/library-locationsNew window Subdomain Visit the Zoo… at the Library!
/library-locationsNew window Subdomain Plan Your Visit
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Free Program: Playful Math for Preschoolers
/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mo...New window Subdomain a series
https://events.columbuslibrary...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://libbyapp.com/library/clcNew window External Have You Tried eBooks?
https://help.libbyapp.com/en-u...External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
here
https://libbyapp.com/library/clcNew window External Browse Titles
/summerreading/New window complete today
/giant-bugs-at-main/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/authors-at-the-library/Subdomain check it out
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Check Out His List
/school-help/Text duplicate Learn More
/here-to-help/No Text
/here-to-help/No Text
/here-to-help/Check It Out
/econtent/Subdomain Text duplicate LEARN MORE
/apply-library-card/Subdomain APPLY NOW
https://meeting-rooms.columbus...External Subdomain RESERVE a room
https://meeting-rooms.columbus...External Subdomain MANAGE RESERVATIONS
/library-locations/View Locations
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Reserve
https://cml.bibliocommons.com/...External Subdomain View More
/foundation/Subdomain Support the Library
/friendsSubdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/foundation/Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation
/friendsFriends of the Library
https://www.facebook.com/colum...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/colu...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://x.com/columbuslibraryNew window External X-twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@columb...New window External Subdomain Tiktok
https://www.youtube.com/columb...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Linkedin
https://itunes.apple.com/us/ap...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Download on the App Store
https://play.google.com/store/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Get it on Google Play
/apply-library-card/Subdomain Apply for a Card
/library-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Library Services
/printing/Subdomain Printing Your Documents
/questions/Subdomain Frequently Asked Questions
/adaptive-services/Subdomain Adaptive Services
https://beatthestigma.org/New window External Addiction & Mental Health Resources
/voter-resources/Subdomain Voter Resources
/careers/Subdomain Careers
/employee-benefits/Subdomain Employee Benefits
/volunteer/Subdomain Volunteer
/leadership/Subdomain Leadership
/about/Subdomain About Us
/diversity-equity-inclusion/Subdomain Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
/doing-business/Subdomain Doing Business With Us
/library-materials-review-requ...Subdomain Request Review
/customer-code-of-conduct/Subdomain Code of Conduct
/customer-policies/Subdomain Customer Policies
/sign-up-email/Subdomain SIGN UP FOR EMAILS
/sign-up-text/Subdomain SIGN UP FOR TEXTS
/terms/Subdomain Terms of Use
/privacypolicy/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/disclaimer/Subdomain Disclaimer
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/Anchor Open chat
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.columbuslibrary.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.41 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 (240 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateMon, 04 Aug 2025 20:17:49 GMT
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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 314 referring domains.
This page has 6,060 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 286 different ip addresses.

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