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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
76% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.15 s
File size
142.60 kB
Words
676
Media files
0
Number of links
8 internal / 120 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Search for ratings | Food Hygiene Ratings
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)
The meta description is missing.
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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 676 words. That's ok.
23.1% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.67 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" 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)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

No media files were found.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Food hygiene ratings
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Food hygiene ratings
H2 Search for a food hygiene rating
H2 About food hygiene ratings
H2 Download data
H2 Food problems?
H2 Be updated
H2 Footer links
There are too few (8) internal links on this page.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (120) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.food.gov.uk/External Subdomain Food Standards Agency - Frontpage
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Contact
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/English
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/cyCymraeg
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Contact
https://www.food.gov.uk/External Subdomain Home
https://www.food.gov.uk/search...External Subdomain News
https://www.food.gov.uk/search...External Subdomain Food alerts
https://www.food.gov.uk/search...External Subdomain Allergy alerts
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain Sign up to news and alerts
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain Newsletters
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain More in News and alerts
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Glycerol
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Food additives and E numbers
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Best before and use-by dates
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Home food fact checker
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Providing food at community and charity events
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Handling flour and flour products safely
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Food poisoning
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Food safety and hygiene at home
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Eating out, parties and events
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Food allergies, intolerances, and coeliac disease
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Chemical food safety
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain GM and novel foods
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain Food safety in emergencies
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-s...External Subdomain More in Food safety and hygiene
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Eatwell Guide
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Check the label
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Nutrients
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Food poverty
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Healthy Recipes
https://www.food.gov.uk/consum...External Subdomain More in Nutrition in Northern Ireland
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/Subdomain Check the food hygiene rating of a food shop or a restaurant
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Food hygiene rating scheme explained
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Report a food problem
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Report a problem with a food hygiene rating
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Safer food better business (SFBB)
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Allergen guidance
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Online training
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Starting a food business
https://www.food.gov.uk/here-t...External Subdomain Running a food business
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Food hygiene ratings
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Packaging and labelling
https://www.food.gov.uk/food-h...External Subdomain Food hygiene
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Food safety management
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain CBD guidance
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Operational safety
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Chemical safety
https://www.food.gov.uk/here-t...External Subdomain More in Business guidance
https://www.food.gov.uk/animal...External Subdomain Animal feed
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Dairy and farming
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Fish and shellfish
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Imports and exports
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Meat and slaughter
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Regulated products
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Wine
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Calorie Wise
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Healthier catering guides
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Healthier food reformulation
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain MenuCal
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Nutrition labelling
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Nutrition research
https://www.food.gov.uk/nutrit...External Subdomain Text duplicate More in Nutrition in Northern Ireland
https://fsa-services-eng-forms...External Subdomain Apply for a regulated product authorisation
https://www.food.gov.uk/busine...External Subdomain Apply for approval of a meat or food establishment
https://fsa-services-eng-forms...External Subdomain Register a vineyard or winery
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain More in Business services
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Areas of research interest
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-wo...External Subdomain Research reports
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Science Committees
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Apply for research funding
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-wo...External Subdomain More in Science and evidence
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-wo...External Subdomain Our risk analysis
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Register of risk analysis issues
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-wo...External Subdomain More in Risk analysis
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain About the Food Crime Unit
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Food crime
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Report a food crime
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-wo...External Subdomain More in National Food Crime Unit
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain All consultations
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain Open consultations
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain Regulated products consultations
https://www.food.gov.uk/search...External Subdomain Calls for evidence
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Board meetings
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Leadership team
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Our strategy
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Welsh Food Advisory Committee
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain More in Our organisation
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Annual reports and accounts, including Our Food
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Who we are
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Four-country working
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Freedom of information
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Regulatory approach
https://www.food.gov.uk/local-...External Subdomain Working with local authorities
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Contracts and tenders
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain More in How we work
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Find business services
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Report a food problem
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Find contact details
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Current vacancies
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Equality and diversity
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/Text duplicate English
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/cyText duplicate Cymraeg
/search-a-local-authority-areaSearch a local authority area
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain local authority
https://www.food.gov.uk/safety...External Subdomain Find out more about ratings
/open-dataDownload data
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Food problems?
https://www.food.gov.uk/news-a...External Subdomain Be updated
https://www.food.gov.uk/fhrs-f...External Subdomain Is there anything wrong with this page?
https://www.food.gov.uk/crown-...External Subdomain Copyright
https://www.food.gov.uk/access...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Text duplicate Freedom of information
https://www.food.gov.uk/terms-...External Subdomain Terms and conditions
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Privacy
https://www.food.gov.uk/about-...External Subdomain Personal information charter
https://www.food.gov.uk/contac...External Subdomain Feedback and complaints
https://www.food.gov.uk/cookie...External Subdomain Cookies
https://www.food.gov.uk/our-dataExternal Subdomain Data
https://www.gov.uk/External GOV.UK
https://www.facebook.com/FoodS...New window External Subdomain Facebook(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/foodgovNew window External Twitter(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Linkedin(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/user/F...New window External Subdomain Youtube(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/food...New window External Subdomain Instagram(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE Instagram
https://food.blog.gov.uk/New window External Subdomain FSA Blog(Open in a new window)
A-TITLE FSA Blog

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ratings.food.gov.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.15 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 860 referring domains.
This page has 14,989 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 537 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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