https://alistapart.com
SEO
· 7 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
96
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
1
PASS
5
INFO
1
Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
75 PASS 1 REVIEW
BContent Depth896 words, DifficultREVIEW
Content Depth
896 words, Difficult
896 words, Difficult
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Page has 896 words of content
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Reading level: Difficult (grade 13)
Good depth
Reading level
Very Easy
Easy
Fairly Easy
Standard
Fairly Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Grade 13
Text-to-HTML Ratio
9% text 91% HTML
6 KB / 63 KB
A+Canonical URLProperly configuredPASS
Canonical URL
Properly configured
Properly configured
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Canonical tag present
Got: https://alistapart.com/
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Canonical is self-referencing
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Canonical matches final URL after redirects
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Canonical target returns 200
Canonical URL Configured
Page URL https://alistapart.com Canonical https://alistapart.com/ Match Self-referencing (correct) Target 200 ✓
A+Meta TagsTitle optimizedPASS
Meta Tags
Title optimized
Title optimized
Info::
Page title is set
Got: A List Apart – For people who make websites
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Title length (45 chars) is optimal
Title
"A List Apart – For people who make websites"
45 characters Optimal ✓
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
A+Internal Links65 internal, 11 externalPASS
Internal Links
65 internal, 11 external
65 internal, 11 external
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65 internal links (86%)
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100% of links use descriptive anchor text
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65 internal / 11 external links
Link Distribution
86% internal (65) 14% external (11)
Anchor Text Quality
76 Descriptive
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://alistapart.com/author/justindauer/ | 2 |
| 2 | https://alistapart.com/blog/topic/business/ | 2 |
| 3 | https://alistapart.com/author/colineagan/ | 2 |
| 4 | https://alistapart.com/blog/topic/design/ | 2 |
| 5 | https://alistapart.com/ | 2 |
| 6 | https://alistapart.com/author/jeffmacintyre/ | 2 |
| 7 | https://alistapart.com/events/ | 1 |
| 8 | https://alistapart.com/authors/ | 1 |
| 9 | https://alistapart.com/author/liam-nugent/ | 1 |
| 10 | https://alistapart.com/blog/topic/code/ | 1 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| abookapart.com | 3 |
| sps.northwestern.edu | 2 |
| www.twitter.com | 1 |
| pressable.com | 1 |
| aneventapart.com | 1 |
| www.facebook.com | 1 |
| wordpress.com | 1 |
| webtype.com | 1 |
A+Image SEO6 images, 5 descriptive filenamesPASS
Image SEO
6 images, 5 descriptive filenames
6 images, 5 descriptive filenames
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1 image(s) have hash/generic filenames
5 descriptive
0 hash-based
1 generic
6 total
| Filename | Quality | Alt | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| g.gif | generic | ✓ | 1 |
See Accessibility tab for detailed alt text quality analysis.
A+Schema Markup AuditPer-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibilityPASS
Schema Markup Audit
Per-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibility
No structured data detected
Without JSON-LD or microdata, this page can't qualify for any of Google's rich result formats. Even basic Organization or WebSite schema is a quick win.
Missing schema opportunities
- easy
Article
Page reads as an article (long body + headline) — add Article schema
Eligible for top-stories carousel and Discover
Hreflang0 hreflang tagsINFO
Hreflang
0 hreflang tags
0 hreflang tags
No hreflang tags detected.
Hreflang tags are only needed for multilingual or multi-regional sites.
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