Infrastructure-ni.gov.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
51% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
52.30 kB
Words
1092
Media files
4
Number of links
66 internal / 44 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Department for Infrastructure
The length of the page title is perfect. (327 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to the home page of the Department for Infrastructure. Department for Infrastructure is part of the Northern Ireland Executive.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (829 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
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)
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1092 words. That's ok.
30.3% 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.
23 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 22.52 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 89 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"you should note that this e-mail address is not monitored outside of normal office hours."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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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...s-advert-image-resized.jpg?itok=JEirfafGAdvertisement to warn of danger around buses
.../dfi-minister-kimmins.JPEG?itok=Y02a9pA2Minister Kimmins - Department for Infrastructure
...-05/drainage-council_0.jpg?itok=ME99Boy9No alt attribute provided
.../minister-liz-kimmins.jpeg?itok=6u9I2mQ8No alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Department for Infrastructure
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
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
H1 Welcome to Department for Infrastructure
H2 Main navigation
H2 Translation help
H2 Featured
H2 Quick links
H2 Follow us
H2 Our responsibilities
H2 Road improvement schemes
H2 Rivers and flooding
H2 Transport initiatives
H2 Roads
H2 Public transport
H2 Active travel
H2 Waterways
H2 DfI Transport and Road Asset Management procurement
H2 Road users
H2 Water and sewerage services
H2 Ports
H2 Statistics and research
H2 Rathlin Island Policy
H2 Careers in DfI
H2 Crumlin Road Gaol and St Lucia Site
H2 Living With Water Programme
H2 Planning
H2 Sustainable Transport
H2 Transport Planning and Modelling
H2 We work with these bodies
H2 Our documents
H2 Access to information
H2 The Minister
H2 About us
H2 Corporate information
H2 Contact us
H2 Department footer links
H3 Select a language
H3 DfI launches advertisement to warn of danger around buses
H3 Infrastructure Minister prioritises the protection of community transport
H3 Infrastructure Minister appoints Councillors to the Drainage Council
H3 Our publications
H3 Our consultations
H3 Minister for Infrastructure, Liz Kimmins
H4 Planning advert - T/2014/0114/F - May 2025
H4 NI Statutory Planning Consultations - Q3 report 2024/25
H4 Planning Advert - SPD/2024/0089/F - March 2025
H4 Proposed traffic calming scheme, St Lurach's Road, Maghera
H4 The Carneyhaugh Business Park, Newry (Abandonment) Order (NI) 2025 - Readvertisement
H4 The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Lisburn) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2025
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
There are too many external links (44) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to main content
/Home
/topicsTopics
/publicationsPublications
/consultationsConsultations
/contactContact
/translations?urlTranslate this page
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Arabic — عربي
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Dutch — Nederlands
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Filipino — Filipino
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain French — Français
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain German — Deutsch
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Hungarian — Magyar
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Irish — Gaeilge
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Italian — Italiano
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Latvian — Latviešu
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Polish — Polski
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Portuguese — Português
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Romanian — Română
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Russian — Русский
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Slovak — Slovenčina
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Spanish — Español
https://translate.google.com/t...External Subdomain Ukrainian — Українська
/news/dfi-launches-advertiseme...Subdomain DfI launches advertisement to warn of danger around buses 20 May 2025 The Department has launched a new advertising campaign today to highlight the dangers c...
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/news/infrastructure-minister-...Subdomain Infrastructure Minister prioritises the protection of community transport 20 May 2025 Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said she intends to increase fu...
IMG-ALT Minister Kimmins - Department for Infrastructure
/news/infrastructure-minister-...Subdomain Infrastructure Minister appoints Councillors to the Drainage Council 16 May 2025 Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins has appointed Councillors to serve as N...
/newsMore news...
/topics/dalradian-curraghinalt...Dalradian Curraghinalt Project
https://www.trafficwatchni.com...External Subdomain Trafficwatchni
/publications/dfiroads-winter-...DfI Roads - winter service information leaflet
/articles/b15-glenshesk-road-b...B15 Glenshesk Road Ballycastle - Overview
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/in...External Subdomain Motoring on nidirect
/topics/careers-dfiCareers in DfI
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/s...External Subdomain DfI Rivers - Capital Projects Viewer
/articles/dfI-services-nidirectDfI services on nidirect
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/in...External Subdomain Problems with roads and streets
https://x.com/deptinfraExternal X
https://www.facebook.com/Depar...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
/topics/road-improvement-schemesSubdomain Road improvement schemes How the public road network is managed, maintained and developed, as well as delivery of wider transport projects
/topics/rivers-and-floodingSubdomain Rivers and flooding Reducing the risk to life and damage to property from flooding from rivers and the sea, undertaking watercourse and coastal flood managem...
/topics/transport-initiativesSubdomain Transport initiatives Lagan pedestrian and cycle bridge, Belfast on the Move and the Department's transport hubs.
/topics/roadsSubdomain Roads Roads policies and legislation including the process and licencing requirements for road openings carried out by utility companies
/topics/public-transportSubdomain Public transport The Department's role in bus, rail and ferry travel including relevant legislation and our supported travel programmes
/topics/active-travelSubdomain Active travel Sustainable transport policies, primarily focused on cycling and walking in Northern Ireland.
/topics/waterwaysSubdomain Waterways Inland Waterways, the Lagan Towpath and the Department's work with, the cross-border body, Waterways Ireland.
/topics/dfi-transport-and-road...Subdomain DfI Transport and Road Asset Management procurement Procurement activities, ranging from supplies and services, and small-scale works to major road maintenan...
/topics/road-usersSubdomain Road users Promoting and improving road safety via education, licensing and regulation of transportation.
/topics/water-and-sewerage-ser...Subdomain Water and sewerage services Policy in relation to the water and sewerage industry and for discharging the Department’s statutory and other duties
/topics/portsSubdomain Ports The Department’s role in air and seaports serving Northern Ireland
/topics/statistics-and-researc...Subdomain Statistics and research Statistics and research that inform decision making within the Department’s areas of responsibility.
/topics/rathlin-island-policySubdomain Rathlin Island Policy Delivering the Rathlin Island Policy
/topics/careers-dfiSubdomain Careers in DfI We offer the full range of career opportunities with entry points to suit where you are in your career. Our work locations are across Northern...
/topics/crumlin-road-gaol-and-...Subdomain Crumlin Road Gaol and St Lucia Site The Department's role in the regeneration of the Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast and the St Lucia site in Omagh.
/topics/living-water-programmeSubdomain Living With Water Programme Living With Water, a new holistic and integrated approach to the provision of drainage and wastewater infrastructure.
/topics/planningSubdomain Planning The Department’s role in the NI planning system including relevant legislation, regional policies and strategies and supporting practical guidance.
/topics/sustainable-transportSubdomain Sustainable Transport Promoting an Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure to help address climate change.
/topics/transport-planning-and...Subdomain Transport Planning and Modelling Transport Plans for Northern Ireland
https://www.trafficwatchni.com...External Subdomain Trafficwatch NI
https://www.niwater.com/home/External Subdomain NI Water
http://www.londonderryport.com/External Subdomain Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners
http://www.waterwaysireland.org/External Subdomain Waterways Ireland
http://www.translink.co.uk/External Subdomain Translink
https://www.belfast-harbour.co...External Subdomain Belfast Harbour Commissioners
http://www.warrenpointharbour....External Subdomain Warrenpoint Harbour Authority
/topics/rivers-and-flooding/no...Subdomain Northern Ireland Drainage Council
/publications/planning-advert-...Planning advert - T/2014/0114/F - May 2025 Published 20 May 2025
/publications/ni-statutory-pla...NI Statutory Planning Consultations - Q3 report 2024/25 Published 20 May 2025
/publications/planning-advert-...Planning Advert - SPD/2024/0089/F - March 2025 Published 19 May 2025
/publicationsSee all our publications
/consultations/proposed-traffi...Proposed traffic calming scheme, St Lurach's Road, Maghera Closes 23 June 2025
/consultations/carneyhaugh-bus...The Carneyhaugh Business Park, Newry (Abandonment) Order (NI) 2025 - Readvertisement Closes 24 June 2025
/consultations/parking-and-wai...The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Lisburn) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2025 Closes 27 May 2025
/consultationsSee all our consultations
/articles/information-accessFreedom of Information (FOI)
/articles/publication-schemePublication Scheme
/profiles/minister-infrastruct...Subdomain Minister for Infrastructure, Liz Kimmins Liz Kimmins has been appointed Minister for Infrastructure.
/articles/about-department-inf...Read more about the department
/articles/dfi-equalityEquality
/articles/transport-legislationTransport legislation
/articles/dfi-complaints-proce...DfI complaints procedure
/publications/department-infra...End Year Report on Business Plan Targets
/articles/driver-and-vehicle-a...Driver and Vehicle Agency
/articles/dfi-public-appointmentsDfI public appointments
/articles/dfi-privacyDfI Privacy Notice
/articles/dfi-business-continu...DfI Business Continuity Planning
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/in...External Subdomain registering
/contacts/dfi-roads-emergencyo...DfI Roads Emergency/Out of Hours contact details
/forms/feedbackfeedback form
/articles/dfi-complaints-proce...complaints procedure
/contactSee all contacts
/articles/crown-copyright-infr...Crown copyright
/articles/terms-and-conditions...Terms and Conditions
/articles/your-privacy-infrast...Privacy
/articles/cookies-infrastructureCookies
/articles/department-infrastru...Accessibility
https://www.northernireland.go...External Subdomain The Northern Ireland Executive
https://www.executiveoffice-ni...External Subdomain The Executive Office
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
https://www.communities-ni.gov...External Subdomain Department for Communities
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department for Education
https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department for the Economy
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department of Finance
/Subdomain Department for Infrastructure
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department for Health
https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/External Subdomain Department of Justice
https://nidirect.gov.uk/External nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (52 kB).

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 145 referring domains.
This page has 864 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 133 different ip addresses.

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www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Home | Department for Infrastructure
Welcome to the home page of the Department for Infrastructure. Department for Infrastructure is part of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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