https://va.gov
SEO
· 14 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
95
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
11
INFO
1
Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
1411 PASS 2 REVIEW
BContent Depth801 words, DifficultREVIEW
Content Depth
801 words, Difficult
801 words, Difficult
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Page has 801 words of content
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Reading level: Difficult (grade 14)
Good depth
Reading level
Very Easy
Easy
Fairly Easy
Standard
Fairly Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Grade 14
Text-to-HTML Ratio
6% text 94% HTML
5 KB / 87 KB
CSitemap FreshnessActionSitemap exists but no <lastmod> entriesREVIEW
Sitemap Freshness
ActionSitemap exists but no <lastmod> entries
Sitemap exists but no <lastmod> entries
Info::
Sitemap has no <lastmod> entries
Without lastmod, Google can't tell which URLs have changed since the last crawl -- it falls back to crawling everything periodically. Adding lastmod (date or ISO 8601 timestamp) on each <url> entry signals freshness so the crawler prioritizes recently-modified pages.
A+Canonical URLProperly configuredPASS
Canonical URL
Properly configured
Properly configured
Info::
Canonical tag present
Got: https://www.va.gov//
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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 302
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Canonical points to a different domain
Canonical URL Configured
Page URL https://va.gov Canonical https://www.va.gov// Match Self-referencing (correct) Target 302 ✓
A+Meta TagsTitle optimizedPASS
Meta Tags
Title optimized
Title optimized
Info::
Page title is set
Got: VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs
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Title length (30 chars) is optimal
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Meta description length (134 chars) is optimal
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Title and H1 are well-aligned
Title
"VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs"
30 characters Optimal ✓
Title: VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs
H1: Welcome to VA.gov
Match: Very different
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
A+Title Style DepthTitle style is clean -- consistent separator, no stale year, no keyword stuffingPASS
Title Style Depth
Title style is clean -- consistent separator, no stale year, no keyword stuffing
Title style is clean -- consistent separator, no stale year, no keyword stuffing
Info::
Title style is clean
A+Internal Links11 internal, 82 externalPASS
Internal Links
11 internal, 82 external
11 internal, 82 external
Info::
11 internal links (12%)
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100% of links use descriptive anchor text
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11 internal / 82 external links
Link Distribution
12% internal (11) 88% external (82)
Anchor Text Quality
93 Descriptive
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | / | 3 |
| 2 | tel:711 | 3 |
| 3 | tel:18006982411 | 2 |
| 4 | #content | 1 |
| 5 | tel:988 | 1 |
| 6 | sms:838255 | 1 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| www.va.gov | 42 |
| department.va.gov | 7 |
| discover.va.gov | 4 |
| news.va.gov | 4 |
| www.youtube.com | 2 |
| x.com | 2 |
| www.nrd.gov | 2 |
| www.instagram.com | 2 |
| public.govdelivery.com | 2 |
| www.mobile.va.gov | 2 |
A+Image SEO8 images, 8 descriptive filenamesPASS
Image SEO
8 images, 8 descriptive filenames
8 images, 8 descriptive filenames
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All images have descriptive filenames
8 descriptive
0 hash-based
0 generic
8 total
All images have descriptive filenames and proper SEO attributes.
See Accessibility tab for detailed alt text quality analysis.
A+Hreflang URL QualityNo hreflang tags on the pagePASS
Hreflang URL Quality
No hreflang tags on the page
No hreflang tags on the page
Info::
No hreflang tags on the page
A+Hreflang CompletenessNo hreflang tags on this page -- check is N/A (single-language site or unannotated)PASS
Hreflang Completeness
No hreflang tags on this page -- check is N/A (single-language site or unannotated)
No hreflang tags on this page -- check is N/A (single-language site or unannotated)
Info::
No hreflang tags found -- completeness check is N/A
A+Sitemap × Robots ConsistencyNo sitemap-vs-robots conflicts detectedPASS
Sitemap × Robots Consistency
No sitemap-vs-robots conflicts detected
No sitemap-vs-robots conflicts detected
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Sitemap URLs are not blocked by robots.txt
A+Sitemap HygieneSitemap structure / size look healthy (2 URLs, 286 bytes)PASS
Sitemap Hygiene
Sitemap structure / size look healthy (2 URLs, 286 bytes)
Sitemap structure / size look healthy (2 URLs, 286 bytes)
Info::
Sitemap structure / size look healthy (2 URLs)
A+Markup Quality1 markup-quality issue(s) detectedPASS
Markup Quality
1 markup-quality issue(s) detected
1 markup-quality issue(s) detected
Info::
1 redundant ARIA role attribute(s) on native semantic element(s)
The W3C "ARIA in HTML" spec calls this its first rule: don't use ARIA when a native HTML element already conveys the semantics. `<button role="button">`, `<a href role="link">`, `<nav role="navigation">`, `<main role="main">` -- the role attribute either does nothing or shadows the native semantic, occasionally breaking assistive-tech behaviors. Remove the redundant role.
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.
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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