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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
53% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.48 s
File size
62.30 kB
Words
296
Media files
35
Number of links
53 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | U.S. Capitol - Visitor Center
The length of the page title is perfect. (316 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)
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/node/2
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 296 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
20.3% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 tags for this page.
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)
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
/themes/aoc/logo.svgHome
/themes/aoc/logo-mobile.svgHome
...s_webcard_objspot_v9_1.jpg?itok=j12kjVGGA female talking about information at a display.
...022-11/hos_428161_card.jpg?itok=tuZ2C03WHalls of the Senate
...ait_monument_1328_card.jpg?itok=tRqGElMoVotes for women
.../aoc/img/default/default-image--card.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...x546_indigenouspeoples.jpg?itok=dG42pWzSIndigenous Peoples Card Image
...022-11/hos_428161_card.jpg?itok=tuZ2C03WHalls of the Senate
...11/civilrights_v5_card.jpg?itok=bBOzF_MjCivil Rights Heroes Graphic
.../aoc/img/default/default-image--card.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...rams_webcard_fampro_v9.jpg?itok=mXPwlNe6Child gluing stars on a paper American flag.
...2023-11/hof-image-crop.jpg?itok=qftu9oOYPeople in hall
...beforeyougo_webcard_v4.jpg?itok=aEqF8By7Know Before You Go Video
...m-lab-card-image-crop1.jpg?itok=TpwN9MMVTwo people at a table
...card_capconvos_511x453.jpg?itok=3z_cmwLMone Visitor Guide wearing a red blazer and one Visitor Guide wearing a red vest
...em-lab-card-image-crop.jpg?itok=ntvfuUeUTwo people at a table
...07/VirtualTour_webcard.png?itok=mnaDn1B1Virtual Tour Web Card - silhouetted statue with the Apotheosis of George Washington
...022-09/kamehameha-card.jpg?itok=a3gJFgamKamehameha I
...ol_architecture_card_2.jpg?itok=m5H8wHGaDiscover the Capitol Architecture
...pitol_symbols_card_1_0.jpg?itok=hzjN9vJ3Discover Capitol Symbols
...iety 2023 Ornament 200.jpg?itok=ELsz3eGqOrnament
...eight-Dome-Marble-Alt1.jpg?itok=WrmMeEL1Paperweight Dome
...-11/commemorative coin.jpg?itok=eqYX5CZ0Commemorative coin
...702 Bulb Ornament 2023.jpg?itok=6rr6XjfAOrnament
...s constitution-20565-6.jpg?itok=5NZJaZsLPocket Constitution
...g Star Shaped Earrings.jpg?itok=ez9mL7nIEarrings
...erweight with base alt.jpg?itok=Fc7aqOQLPaperweight
...ngton_DC_Tree_on_White.jpg?itok=fElrmWg7Tree on snow
...ublic/2023-11/BR-2338G.jpg?itok=uI31vcIsBracelet
...WHITE BLUE jersey back.jpg?itok=Rl-8SfdeJersey
...weatshirt Heather Grey.jpg?itok=8Sz-rzemSweatshirt
...3-11/10521-1_2200x2200.jpg?itok=jCsgVeBSBowl
.../2023-11/Tile-coasters.jpg?itok=qmLKwNs7Tile Coasters
...g West Front Red-21513.jpg?itok=6-j0zE-QGlazed Mug
/themes/aoc/logo-footer.svgHome

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H1 Featured Programs
H2 Utility
H2 Language
H2 Main navigation
H2 The Gift Shop
H2 The Gift Shop Duplicate text
H2 Footer menu
H4 Empty heading
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 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://shop.visitthecapitol.gov/External Subdomain Shop
/event-calendarCalendar
/subscribeGet Updates
/contact-usContact
/book-tourBook a Tour
/visitVisit
/visit/things-to-doThings To Do
/visit/know-before-you-goKnow Before You Go
/visit/maps-and-brochuresMaps & Brochures
/visit/accessibility-servicesAccessibility Services
/visit/directions-and-hoursDirections & Hours
/live-virtual-capitol-tourLive, Virtual Capitol Tour
/visit/book-a-tourText duplicate Book a Tour
/exploreExplore
/explore/the-capitolThe Capitol
/explore/about-congressCongress
/explore/exhibitionsExhibition Hall
/explore/democracy-labDemocracy Lab
/online-activtiesOnline Activities
/videos-blogs-podcastsVideos, Blogs & Podcasts
/learnLearn
/person-educationIn-Person Education
/virtual-classroomVirtual Classroom
/educational-resourcesEducational Resources
/visit/book-a-tour/groupsResources for Groups
/visit/book-a-tourText duplicate Book a Tour
/visit/book-a-tourText duplicate Book a Tour
A-TITLE Book a Tour
/event-calendarSee all events on the Calendar
A-TITLE See all events on the Calendar
/event/education-program-objec...event Aug 8 2025 | 10:30 - 11am Education Program - Object Spotlight
IMG-ALT A female talking about information at a display.
A-TITLE Education Program - Object Spotlight
/event/specialty-tour-halls-se...event Aug 8 2025 | 11am - 12pm Specialty Tour - Halls Of The Senate
IMG-ALT Halls of the Senate
A-TITLE Specialty Tour - Halls Of The Senate
/event/specialty-tour-votes-wo...event Aug 8 2025 | 12 - 1pm Specialty Tour - Votes For Women
IMG-ALT Votes for women
A-TITLE Specialty Tour - Votes For Women
/event/education-program-what-...event Aug 8 2025 | 12 - 1pm Education Program - What is Happening in the Chambers?
A-TITLE Education Program - What is Happening in the Chambers?
/event/specialty-tour-indigeno...event Aug 8 2025 | 1 - 2pm Specialty Tour - Indigenous Peoples In Capitol Art
IMG-ALT Indigenous Peoples Card Image
A-TITLE Specialty Tour - Indigenous Peoples In Capitol Art
/event/specialty-tour-halls-se...event Aug 8 2025 | 2 - 3pm Specialty Tour - Halls Of The Senate
IMG-ALT Halls of the Senate
A-TITLE Specialty Tour - Halls Of The Senate
/event/specialty-tour-heroes-c...event Aug 8 2025 | 3 - 4pm Specialty Tour - Heroes Of Civil Rights
IMG-ALT Civil Rights Heroes Graphic
A-TITLE Specialty Tour - Heroes Of Civil Rights
/event/open-tours?calendar_dat...event Aug 9 2025 | 8:30am - 4:30pm Open for Tours
A-TITLE Open for Tours
/event/education-program-famil...event Aug 9 2025 | 11am - 12pm Education Program - Family Program
IMG-ALT Child gluing stars on a paper American flag.
A-TITLE Education Program - Family Program
/visit/special-tours-and-activ...Specialty Tours
A-TITLE Go to Specialty Tours
/visit/know-before-you-go/know...Know Before You Go - Video!
A-TITLE Go to Know Before You Go - Video!
/explore/exhibitionsText duplicate Exhibition Hall
A-TITLE Go to Exhibition Hall
/capitol-conversationsCapitol Conversations
A-TITLE Go to Capitol Conversations
/explore/democracy-labText duplicate Democracy Lab
A-TITLE Go to Democracy Lab
/live-virtual-capitol-tourText duplicate Live, Virtual Capitol Tour
A-TITLE Go to Live, Virtual Capitol Tour
/our-appsOur Apps
A-TITLE Go to Our Apps
/education-resource/discover-c...Discover the Capitol Architecture
A-TITLE Go to Discover the Capitol Architecture
/discover-capitol-symbolsDiscover Capitol Symbols
A-TITLE Go to Discover Capitol Symbols
https://shop.visitthecapitol.gov/External Subdomain Visit Gift Shop
https://shop.visitthecapitol.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit Gift Shop
/subscribeSign Up Now
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/contactText duplicate Contact
/pressFor The Press
/privacy-statementPrivacy
/visit/maps-and-brochures/inte...International Translations
https://www.facebook.com/USCap...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/visi...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/user/v...External Subdomain Youtube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/"
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 very slow (2.48 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length15875
servernginx
dateFri, 08 Aug 2025 13:25:41 GMT
content-encodinggzip
x-powered-byPHP/8.1.33
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expires-1
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-drupal-cacheUNCACHEABLE (response policy)
pragmano-cache
varyAccept-Encoding
x-cacheMiss from cloudfront
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strict-transport-securitymax-age=8035200
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,287 referring domains.
This page has 5,118 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 962 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# 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.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/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
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
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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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Visit64%Check
Capitol Visitor59%Check
Capitol Visitor Center56%Check
Visitor52%Check
Discover Capitol52%Check
Center51%Check
Visitor Center51%Check
Shop43%Check
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