Eurocities.eu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
70% 
Page structure
65% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.34 s
File size
76.10 kB
Words
776
Media files
22
Number of links
106 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Eurocities - Home
The page title is too short. (159 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
We strive for a Europe where cities are genuine partners with the EU to create a better future for all.
There are more than one meta descriptions on the page. Only one is allowed.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://eurocities.eu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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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robotsmax-image-preview:large
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langen-gb
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:site@eurocities
twitter:titleEurocities - Home
twitter:descriptionHome
og:titleEurocities - Home
og:imagehttps://eurocities.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/metaimage.jpg
og:descriptionHome
og:localeen_GB
og:site_nameEurocities - Home
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://eurocities.eu/
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: As EU budget negotiations continue, Eurocities is presenting evidence ...
This page contains 776 words. That's ok.
32.3% of the text are stop words.
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.
The average number of words per sentence of 23.33 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 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: france
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
19 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.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Eurocities
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (10 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
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 Eurocities
H2 How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality
H2 Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals
H2 Sharing food initiatives, growing change
H2 Eurocities President calls for MEP support to tackle EU budget issues
H2 How cities are redefining the future of public innovation
H2 We strive for a Europe where cities are genuine partners with the EU to create a better future for all.
H2 Latest
H2 Highlight
H2 Our Cities
H2 We are a community of more than 200 European cities
H3 How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality Duplicate text
H3 Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals Duplicate text
H3 Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey 2025
H3 Bergen
H3 Balıkesir
H3 Saint-Denis
H3 Bialystok
H3 Braga
H3 Zhytomyr
H3 Debrecen
H3 Krakow
H3 Bilbao
H3 Rome
H3 Pilsen
H3 Lyon
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.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 7 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 21 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://eurocities.eu/IMG-ALT Eurocities
/topics/climate-environment/Climate & environment
/focusarea/fight-air-water-noi...Fight air, water & noise pollution
/focusarea/green-areas-and-bio...Green areas and biodiversity
/focusarea/climate-change-and-...Climate change and energy transition
/topics/culture/Culture
/focusarea/culture-and-creativ...Culture and creativity
/focusarea/open-public-and-pri...Open public and private spaces
/topics/digital/Digital
/focusarea/smart-cities-digita...Smart cities & digital transformation
/topics/economic-development/Economic development
/focusarea/finance-and-investm...Finance and investments
/focusarea/circular-economy/Circular economy
/focusarea/new-business-models...New business models and trends
/focusarea/local-innovation-ec...Local innovation ecosystems
/topics/food/Food
/focusarea/food-systems/Food systems
/topics/governance/Governance
/focusarea/ukraine/Ukraine
/focusarea/covid-19-and-recovery/COVID-19 and recovery
/focusarea/metropolitan-areas-...Metropolitan areas governance
/focusarea/citizen-engagement/Citizen engagement
/focusarea/multi-level-governa...Multi-level governance
/focusarea/european-institutions/European institutions
/topics/migration/Migration
/focusarea/migration-and-integ...Migration and integration
/topics/mobility/Mobility
/focusarea/digital-and-automat...Digital and automated mobility
/focusarea/clean-and-active-mo...Clean and active mobility
/focusarea/streets-for-people/Streets for people
/topics/social-inclusion/Social inclusion
/focusarea/poverty-and-social-...Poverty and social exclusion
/focusarea/housing-and-homeles...Housing and homelessness
/focusarea/childcare-and-educa...Childcare and education
/focusarea/solidarity-and-volu...Solidarity and volunteering
/focusarea/jobs-and-skills/Jobs and skills
/focusarea/gender-equality/Gender equality
https://eurocities.eu/latest/Latest
https://eurocities.eu/cities/Cities
/events/?_event_type=public-eventEvents
/resources_type/policy-papers/Policy and advocacy
/projects/?_project_type=currentProjects
/knowledge-sharing/Knowledge sharing
/knowledge-sharing/Text duplicate Knowledge sharing
https://eurocities.eu/resources/Resources
https://eurocities.eu/awards/Eurocities Awards
/eurocities-pulse/Eurocities Pulse
https://eurocities.eu/monitor/Eurocities Monitor
https://eurocities.eu/academy/Eurocities Academy
https://eurocities.eu/about-us/About us
https://eurocities.eu/about-us/Text duplicate About us
/why-become-a-member/Become a member
https://eurocities.eu/team/Eurocities team
https://eurocities.eu/governance/Executive leadership
https://eurocities.eu/partners/Partners
https://eurocities.eu/jobs/Jobs
/collaboration-space/Collaboration Space
/collaboration-space/Collaboration space
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/euro...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.threads.net/@euroc...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://bsky.app/profile/euroc...New window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/EUROC...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/TheEUR...New window External Subdomain No Text
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...Over one year on from the adoption of the EU's European Declaration on Cycling, how are cities turning the pledge into safer, more inclusive cycling, and wha...
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...No Text
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...As EU budget negotiations continue, Eurocities is presenting evidence to show why cities must have a stronger role in EU funding. In this article, we share E...
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...No Text
/latest/sharing-food-initiativ...Sharing food initiatives, growing change
/latest/sharing-food-initiativ...What happens when European cities share their best food ideas? An ode to the cities learning together through the Cleverfood project.
/latest/sharing-food-initiativ...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/sharing-food-initiativ...No Text
/latest/eurocities-president-c...Eurocities President calls for MEP support to tackle EU budget issues
/latest/eurocities-president-c...As negotiations on the next EU budget intensify, Eurocities President Mathias De Clercq has delivered a clear message to the European Parliament: The ambitio...
/latest/eurocities-president-c...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/eurocities-president-c...No Text
/latest/how-cities-are-redefin...How cities are redefining the future of public innovation
/latest/how-cities-are-redefin...In an opinion piece, LSE Cities, Eurocities and the city of Bratislava explain why the future of European public-sector innovation does not depend on private...
/latest/how-cities-are-redefin...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/how-cities-are-redefin...No Text
https://eurocities.eu/about-usWe strive for a Europe where cities are genuine partners with the EU to create a better future for all.
https://eurocities.eu/about-usMore about us
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...Text duplicate How cities are making the European Cycling Declaration a reality
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...Text duplicate Over one year on from the adoption of the EU's European Declaration on Cycling, how are cities turning the pledge into safer, more inclusive cycling, and wha...
/latest/how-cities-are-making-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...Text duplicate Investing in Europe starts with cities: What new EU research reveals
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...Text duplicate As EU budget negotiations continue, Eurocities is presenting evidence to show why cities must have a stronger role in EU funding. In this article, we share E...
/latest/investing-in-europe-st...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/External Subdomain No Text
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/External Subdomain Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey 2025
/?highlight=eurocities-pulse-m...Published annually, the Eurocities Monitor aims to shape the debate on the situation and needs of European cities. The highlight of this third Eurocities Mon...
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Eurocities Monitor
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/...External Subdomain Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/...External Subdomain Eurocities Monitor 2025
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Eurocities Pulse Mayors Survey 2025
/latest/survey-of-european-may...press release
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/...External Subdomain thematic essays
https://monitor.eurocities.eu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/cities/bergen/Bergen norway
/cities/balikesir/Balıkesir turkey
/cities/saint-denis/Saint-Denis france
/cities/bialystok/Bialystok poland
/cities/braga/Braga portugal
/cities/zhytomyr-2/Zhytomyr ukraine
/cities/debrecen/Debrecen hungary
/cities/krakow/Krakow poland
/cities/bilbao/Bilbao spain
/cities/rome/Rome italy
/cities/pilsen/Pilsen czech republic
/cities/lyon/Lyon france
https://eurocities.eu/citiesDiscover all our cities
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/euro...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.threads.net/@euroc...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://bsky.app/profile/euroc...New window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/EUROC...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/TheEUR...New window External Subdomain No Text
/privacy-policy/Privacy
/eurocities-use-of-ai/AI use
https://karma.agency/New window External IMG-ALT karma Agency
https://eurocities.eu/about-us/Learn more about our network
https://eurocities.eu/team/Anchor Join our team now
/privacy-policy/New window privacy policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://eurocities.eu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 11 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A Content Delivery Network like Bootstrap CDN can save bandwidth for Bootstrap front-end component library.
The page response time is excellent with 0.34 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (76 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-length16150
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 681 referring domains.
This page has 52,045 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 476 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /secupress-2d232927/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /wp/
Disallow: /wp-content/
Disallow: /wp-includes/

Sitemap: https://eurocities.eu/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://eurocities.eu/sitemap.rss

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eurocities.eu
Eurocities - Home
We strive for a Europe where cities are genuine partners with the EU to create a better future for all.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
cities97%Check
Eurocities86%Check
European cities71%Check
new EU70%Check
EU budget69%Check
Smart Cities67%Check
Cities Digital67%Check
Eurocities Pulse64%Check
Eurocities President64%Check
Eurocities Monitor62%Check

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