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Meta information
78% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.86 s
File size
45.80 kB
Words
680
Media files
20
Number of links
79 internal / 5 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Heritage Council
The page title is too short. (190 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Heritage Council is a public body whose mission is to develop a wide understanding of the vital contribution that our heritage makes to our social, environmental & economic well-being.
The meta description is too long: 1157 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en
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
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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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og:titleThe Heritage Council
og:site_nameThe Heritage Council
og:descriptionThe Heritage Council is a public body whose mission is to develop a wide understanding of the vital contribution that our heritage makes to our social, environmental & economic well-being.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 28 words is high.
This page contains 680 words. That's ok.
29.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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.
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 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
/interface/images/template/hc_logo_2023.pngThe Heritage Council
/interface/images/template/hc_logo_2023.pngThe Heritage Council
...n-at-Skelligs_2024-05-10-135028_usdg.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...h-County-Cavan-Image-Abarta-Heritage.jpgBaileborough Old Church County Cavan Image Abarta Heritage
...r-center_98_none/heritagemaps_wbsite.jpgHeritagemaps Wbsite
...center_98_none/Biodiversity-officers.jpgBiodiversity officers
...rop_center-center_98_none/116667/HIS.jpgHIS
...nter-center_98_none/Wetlands-Slide-5.jpgWetlands Slide 5
...98_crop_center-center_98_none/MSPI-4.jpgMspi 4
...rop_center-center_98_none/TFB-cover2.jpgTFB cover2
...rop_center-center_98_none/Clonmel_05.jpgClonmel 05
...8_crop_center-center_98_none/railing.jpgRailing
...rthwards-following-conservation-work.jpgView Of Day Place Looking Northwards Following Conservation Work
...5_none/Johnny-Drummond-Summer-School.jpgJohnny Drummond Summer School
...rop_center-center_95_none/Nano-Nagle.jpgNano Nagle
...shannig-Church-Kerry-Abarta-Heritage.jpgKilshannig Church Kerry Abarta Heritage
...center_95_none/Grassland_Book_Launch.jpgGrassland Book Launch
...erface/images/template/sign_up_arrow.pngSubmit
...ng-Gov-Heritage-Black-Council-colour.pngDept Housing Gov Heritage Black Council Colour
/content/files/national-lottery.jpgNational Lottery

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Heritage Council
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Heritage Council
H2 Featured Projects
H2 What's New
H2 Events
H2 Opportunities
H3 Adopt a Monument
H3 Heritage Maps
H3 Local Authority Biodiversity Officer Programme
H3 Heritage in Schools Scheme
H3 Puffin Rock Habitats
H3 Museum Standards Programme for Ireland
H3 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme
H3 Irish Walled Towns Network
H3 Homeowner Maintenance Advice Series
H3 Historic Towns Initiative
H3 All Ireland Heritage Skills Programme
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 5 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/ga/As Gaeilge
/aboutAbout
/newsNews and Events
/news/jobsJobs and Opportunities
/searchSearch
https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/IMG-ALT The Heritage Council
A-TITLE Home
/projectsOur Projects & Programmes
/fundingFunding
/our-work-with-othersOur Work With Others
/advice-and-guidanceAdvice and Guidance
/publicationsPublications
https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Heritage Council
A-TITLE Home
/searchText duplicate Search
/projectsText duplicate Our Projects & Programmes
/fundingOverview
/funding/funding-schemesFunding Schemes
/funding/on-line-grants-systemOnline Grants System
/funding/heritage-funding-oppo...Heritage Funding Opportunities
/funding/standard-terms-and-co...Standard Terms and Conditions of Grant Offers
/funding/acknowledging-our-fun...Acknowledging Our Funding
/funding/the-appeals-processThe Appeals Process
/our-work-with-othersText duplicate Our Work With Others
/advice-and-guidanceText duplicate Overview
/advice-and-guidance/our-polic...Our Policy Advice & Submissions
/advice-and-guidance/resourcesResources for Heritage Projects
/advice-and-guidance/land_use_...Land Use and Planning
/advice-and-guidance/thatched-...Thatched Properties
/advice-and-guidance/renewing-...Renewing your Historic Town or Village
/advice-and-guidance/tradition...Improving your traditional building
/advice-and-guidance/gardening...Gardening for Biodiversity
/advice-and-guidance/get-adviceGet Advice
/advice-and-guidance/get-involvedGet Involved
/publicationsText duplicate Publications
/aboutText duplicate Overview
/about/what-we-doWhat We Do
/about/what-is-heritageWhat is Heritage?
/about/our-teamOur Team
/about/the-heritage-council-hqThe Heritage Council HQ
/about/corporate-documentsCorporate documents
/about/our-boardOur Council Board
/newsText duplicate Overview
/news/news-featuresNews and Features
/news/eventsEvents and Training
/news/jobsText duplicate Jobs and Opportunities
/news/jobsJobs
/ga/Text duplicate As Gaeilge
/projectsMore: Projects
/projects/aamAdopt a Monument
/projects/heritage-mapsHeritage Maps
/our-work-with-others/biodiver...Local Authority Biodiversity Officer Programme
/projects/heritage-in-schools-...Heritage in Schools Scheme
/our-work-with-others/puffin-rockPuffin Rock Habitats
/projects/museum-standards-pro...Museum Standards Programme for Ireland
/projects/traditional-farm-bui...Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme
/projects/irish-walled-towns-n...Irish Walled Towns Network
/projects/homeowner-maintenanc...Homeowner Maintenance Advice Series
/projects/historic-towns-initi...Historic Towns Initiative
/our-work-with-others/all-irel...All Ireland Heritage Skills Programme
/news/news-featuresMore: News
/news/news-features/eleven-mus...Eleven Museums Recognised for Meeting Highest Standards in Museum Care
IMG-ALT Nano Nagle
/news/news-features/meet-the-e...Meet the eight communities who have ‘Adopted’ their local monuments
IMG-ALT Kilshannig Church Kerry Abarta Heritage
/news/news-features/heritage-c...Heritage Council and Teagasc Celebrate Ireland’s Grassland Biodiversity at National Event in Birr
IMG-ALT Grassland Book Launch
/news/eventsMore: Events
/news/events/reading-the-rural...15Jul Reading the Rural Landscape Exhibition
/news/events/national-heritage...16Aug National Heritage Week 2025
/news/events/community-heritag...27Sept Community Heritage Networking Event
/news/jobsMore: Opportunities
/news/jobs/architectural-conse...Architectural Conservation Officer at Wexford County Council
/news/jobs/analysis-of-labour-...Request for Quotations - Analysis of Labour Market Demand for Traditional Craftspeople in the Built Heritage Sector in Ireland
/news/jobs/accounts-payable-ex...Accounts Payable Executive Officer at The Heritage Council
/advice-and-guidance/get-adviceText duplicate Get Advice
/publicationsPublications & Reports
/fundingText duplicate Funding
/about/contactContact
/site-info/privacy-statementPrivacy Statement
/site-info/cookie-privacyCookie Policy
/site-info/legalLegal
/site-info/sitemapSitemap
https://www.facebook.com/TheHe...New window External Subdomain Follow us on: Facebook
https://twitter.com/HeritageHu...New window External Follow us on: Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...New window External Subdomain Follow us on: Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/theh...New window External Subdomain Follow us on: Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Follow us on: Linkedin
https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/Anchor Back to top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.86 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 (46 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateThu, 31 Jul 2025 23:02:11 GMT
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 299 referring domains.
This page has 467,024 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 230 different ip addresses.

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