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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
40% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.38 s
File size
42.70 kB
Words
898
Media files
25
Number of links
92 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
St Albans City and District Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (305 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
This is the website for St Albans City & District Council, Hertfordshire, UK.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (454 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
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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descriptionThis is the website for St Albans City & District Council, Hertfordshire, UK.
abstractThis is the website for St Albans City & District Council, Hertfordshire, UK.
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
google-site-verificationEmpty
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 27.93 words is high.
This page contains 898 words. That's ok.
31.8% 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.
16 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.
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 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)
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/themes/sadc/images/mystalbans.svgmystalbans
/themes/sadc/logo.svgHome
/themes/sadc/images/stalbans-logo-white.svgHome
...LBDC/2022/05/5920339/letter_original.pngNo alt attribute provided
...2025-05/Mayor Heritage.png?itok=tGWBsi4VCouncillor Teresa Heritage, Mayor of St Albans City and District
...c/2025-05/Paul De Kort.png?itok=El92OlT3Councillor Paul de Kort
...ic/2025-05/Festival 11.png?itok=-3nd2FcJSpring Festival
...2025-05/Flytip Park St.png?itok=eYqKpWhjFly-tip in Park Street
...ublic/2025-05/Bounds 2.png?itok=M--yr6xrBeating the Bounds
...25-05/Community Grants.png?itok=b14o0QVsGrants logo
...lic/2025-05/Sprng Fest.png?itok=NXuhs9reA 2024 street event in St Albans
.../public/2025-05/Wreath.jpg?itok=k1x_V72gVE Day 80 commemoration
.../public/2025-05/Path 2.jpg?itok=Mt0XSfusCllr Campbell at River Ver trail
...5-05/Harpenden parking.png?itok=MkgCMHyPParking in Harpenden
...public/2025-05/Mayor 2.png?itok=S4KvulpGCouncillor Jamie Day, Mayor of St Albans City and District
...ublic/2025-05/Counting.png?itok=1XPmlVo4Counting at the 2024 local elections
...ic/2025-05/VE Day flag.png?itok=DsCRcmEsVE Day 80 flag
...ing poster 2.png SIZED.png?itok=8if726vrPhoto ID poster
...c/2025-04/General shot.png?itok=03FslikUSt Albans
...2025-04/Postal votes 1.png?itok=nueXjVxUPostal vote logo
.../2022-03/logo-header_0.png?itok=RXn48m0XCommunity Lottery
...mages/homepage/Webcast.jpg?itok=Qsb2UGmLwebcasts
...eumOpeningWeekend10.06.jpg?itok=Dqtq2MJRSt Albans Museums
...s/homepage/attractions.png?itok=jCX_rIbaAttractions
/themes/sadc/logo_footer.svglogo footer

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 53 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 Main navigation two
H2 Service menu
H2 MyStAlbans District Account
H2 Local information
H2 District mapping service
H2 Latest news
H2 Council meetings
H2 What’s on
H2 We are here to help
H2 We are here to listen
H2 We respect your privacy
H3 Quick links
H3 Cost of living support
H3 Garden waste subscription service
H3 Recycling, rubbish, street cleaning
H3 Council Tenants
H3 Climate and Sustainability
H3 Planning and building control
H3 Parking, roads and transport
H3 Council tax
H3 Council and elections
H3 Benefits
H3 Housing
H3 Emergency support
H3 Business and licensing
H3 Environmental Services
H3 Food, hygiene and safety
H3 Jobs and careers
H3 Community and living
H3 News, media enquiries and what’s on
H3 The Healthy Hub
H3 Working together
H3 Estates Services
H3 Unemployment advice
H3 Cemeteries and funerals
H3 Fraud
H3 Councillor Teresa Heritage elected as new Mayor of the City and District of St Albans
H3 Councillor Paul De Kort re-elected Leader of St Albans City and District Council
H3 First St Albans Spring Festival hailed as “a major success”
H3 Resident ordered to pay more than £2,600 for fly-tipping offence
H3 More than 60 people attend ancient Beating the Bounds ceremony
H3 Community grant fund opens for applications to help people in need
H3 Don’t miss St Albans Spring Festival – thousands expected at FREE street party
H3 Mayor leads VE Day 80 celebrations in St Albans District
H3 River Ver footpath re-opened after major repairs
H3 Cash payments now available for on-street parking bays
H3 Join the historic Beating the Bounds ceremony on Sunday 11 May
H3 Results of the local elections of Thursday 1 May in St Albans District
H3 St Albans Mayor to lead VE Day 80 celebrations
H3 Have your say on Thursday 1 May – and don’t forget to bring photo ID
H3 Local Plan - Inspectors to begin examination hearings
H3 Elections on Thursday 1 May: postal vote packs have been sent out
H4 St Albans City and District Council
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://stalbans.my.site.com/m...External Subdomain MyStAlbans
IMG-ALT mystalbans
/search/node?keysSearchOpen Site Search
https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/pay-onlinePay Online
/do-it-onlineServices A to Z
/benefitsBenefits
/business-and-licensingBusiness and licensing
/cemeteries-and-funeralsCemeteries and funerals
/council-and-electionsCouncil and elections
/council-taxCouncil tax
/emergency-supportEmergency support
/food-hygiene-and-safetyFood, hygiene and safety
/housingHousing
/jobs-and-careersJobs and careers
/news-and-whatsNews and what's on
/parking-roads-and-transportParking roads and transport
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/recycling-and-rubbishRecycling and rubbish
/working-togetherWorking together
/node/17ShortLink for current page
https://stalbans.my.site.com/m...External Subdomain Sign up for a MyStAlbans Account
A-TITLE MyStAlbans District Account Sign up
/node/1001Energy Efficiency
A-TITLE Energy Efficiency
/node/543Homelessness
/node/13727Parking permits
/cost-living-supportCost of living support
/garden-waste-subscription-ser...Garden waste subscription service
/recycling-and-rubbishRecycling, rubbish, street cleaning
/council-tenantsCouncil Tenants
/sustainability-and-climateClimate and Sustainability
/planning-and-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/parking-roads-and-transportParking, roads and transport
/council-taxText duplicate Council tax
/council-and-electionsText duplicate Council and elections
/benefitsText duplicate Benefits
/housingText duplicate Housing
/emergency-supportText duplicate Emergency support
/business-and-licensingText duplicate Business and licensing
/environmental-servicesEnvironmental Services
/food-hygiene-and-safetyText duplicate Food, hygiene and safety
/jobs-and-careersText duplicate Jobs and careers
/community-and-livingCommunity and living
/news-and-whatsNews, media enquiries and what’s on
/healthy-hubThe Healthy Hub
/working-togetherText duplicate Working together
/estates-servicesEstates Services
/unemployment-adviceUnemployment advice
/cemeteries-and-funeralsText duplicate Cemeteries and funerals
https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/fraudFraud
https://gis.stalbans.gov.uk/No...New window External Subdomain Postcode search
A-TITLE External Website - GIS Mapping Notice board
https://gis.stalbans.gov.uk/We...New window External Subdomain Mapping search
A-TITLE External Website - GIS Mapping Service
/news/councillor-teresa-herita...IMG-ALT Councillor Teresa Heritage, Mayor of St Albans City and District
/news/councillor-teresa-herita...Councillor Teresa Heritage elected as new Mayor of the City and District of St Albans
/news/councillor-paul-de-kort-...IMG-ALT Councillor Paul de Kort
/news/councillor-paul-de-kort-...Councillor Paul De Kort re-elected Leader of St Albans City and District Council
/news/first-st-albans-spring-f...IMG-ALT Spring Festival
/news/first-st-albans-spring-f...First St Albans Spring Festival hailed as “a major success”
/news/resident-ordered-pay-mor...IMG-ALT Fly-tip in Park Street
/news/resident-ordered-pay-mor...Resident ordered to pay more than £2,600 for fly-tipping offence
/news/more-60-people-attend-an...IMG-ALT Beating the Bounds
/news/more-60-people-attend-an...More than 60 people attend ancient Beating the Bounds ceremony
/news/community-grant-fund-ope...IMG-ALT Grants logo
/news/community-grant-fund-ope...Community grant fund opens for applications to help people in need
/news/dont-miss-st-albans-spri...IMG-ALT A 2024 street event in St Albans
/news/dont-miss-st-albans-spri...Don’t miss St Albans Spring Festival – thousands expected at FREE street party
/news/mayor-leads-ve-day-80-ce...IMG-ALT VE Day 80 commemoration
/news/mayor-leads-ve-day-80-ce...Mayor leads VE Day 80 celebrations in St Albans District
/news/river-ver-footpath-re-op...IMG-ALT Cllr Campbell at River Ver trail
/news/river-ver-footpath-re-op...River Ver footpath re-opened after major repairs
/news/cash-payments-now-availa...IMG-ALT Parking in Harpenden
/news/cash-payments-now-availa...Cash payments now available for on-street parking bays
/news/join-historic-beating-bo...IMG-ALT Councillor Jamie Day, Mayor of St Albans City and District
/news/join-historic-beating-bo...Join the historic Beating the Bounds ceremony on Sunday 11 May
/news/results-local-elections-...IMG-ALT Counting at the 2024 local elections
/news/results-local-elections-...Results of the local elections of Thursday 1 May in St Albans District
/elections-thursday-1-may-2025the results will appear her
/news/st-albans-mayor-lead-ve-...IMG-ALT VE Day 80 flag
/news/st-albans-mayor-lead-ve-...St Albans Mayor to lead VE Day 80 celebrations
/news/have-your-say-thursday-1...IMG-ALT Photo ID poster
/news/have-your-say-thursday-1...Have your say on Thursday 1 May – and don’t forget to bring photo ID
/news/local-plan-inspectors-be...IMG-ALT St Albans
/news/local-plan-inspectors-be...Local Plan - Inspectors to begin examination hearings
/news/elections-thursday-1-may...IMG-ALT Postal vote logo
/news/elections-thursday-1-may...Elections on Thursday 1 May: postal vote packs have been sent out
https://stalbans.moderngov.co....New window External Subdomain Meeting calendar
https://stalbans.public-i.tv/c...External Subdomain View a meeting online
https://www.stalbansdistrictlo...External Subdomain Community Lottery
https://stalbans.public-i.tv/c...External Subdomain Webcasts - View a meeting online
https://www.stalbansmuseums.or...External Subdomain St Albans Museums
https://www.enjoystalbans.com/...External Subdomain Attractions
/mystalbans-tutorialsMyStAlbans tutorials
/accessibility-statementAccessibility Statement
/find-usHelp planning your journey
A-TITLE St Albans City and District Council Address
/contact-usContact us
/contact-us-out-hoursContact us out of hours
/consultationsConsultations
/complaints-and-complimentsComplaints and compliments
https://stalbans.moderngov.co....External Subdomain Contact Councillors
/general-data-protection-regul...General Data Protection Regulation
/cookiesCookies
/privacy-noticePrivacy notice
/privacy-statementsPrivacy statements
https://facebook.com/StAlbansC...External Facebook
https://x.com/StAlbansCouncilExternal Twitter
/find-usText duplicate Help planning your journey
A-TITLE St Albans City and District Council Offices Directions

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.38 seconds.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (43 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 03 Jun 2025 13:51:45 GMT
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyX-Forwarded-Protocol,Accept-Encoding
content-length43701
x-xss-protection1
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubdomains; preload
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 847 referring domains.
This page has 14,533 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 225 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout

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