https://9news.com
SEO
· 7 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
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Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
76 PASS
A+Canonical URLProperly configuredPASS
Canonical URL
Properly configured
Properly configured
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Canonical tag present
Got: https://www.9news.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 reachable (self-referencing)
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Canonical points to a different domain
Canonical URL Problem
Page URL https://9news.com Canonical https://www.9news.com/ Match Self-referencing (correct)
AMeta TagsTitle: 11 charsPASS
Meta Tags
Title: 11 chars
Title: 11 chars
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Page title is set
Got: Filter Icon
Warning::
Title is only 11 characters — consider expanding
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Title and H1 have very different wording
Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.
Title
"Filter Icon"
11 characters Too short
Title: Filter Icon
H1: Denver's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Denver, Colorado
Match: Very different
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.
Why this matters
Title and H1 disagree significantly — Google may treat one as the canonical topic and the other as off-topic, weakening ranking.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Title is the SERP headline; H1 is the on-page headline. They should describe the same page. Large divergence (different topics, different keywords) signals confusion and Google may rewrite the title in SERP. Align both to the same primary topic.
Source: Google Search Central / on-page SEO
AContent Depth2357 words, DifficultPASS
Content Depth
2357 words, Difficult
2357 words, Difficult
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Page has 2357 words — good depth for search engines
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Text-to-HTML ratio is 1%
Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
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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
1% text 99% HTML
14 KB / 1032 KB
Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
Why this matters
Informational: ratio of visible text bytes to total HTML bytes. Very low ratios suggest excessive markup overhead.
AInternal Links97 internal, 143 externalPASS
Internal Links
97 internal, 143 external
97 internal, 143 external
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97 internal links (40%)
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88% of links use descriptive anchor text
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Page has 240 links — consider reducing
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97 internal / 143 external links
Warning::
1 internal links have no anchor text
Got: 1 links
Link Distribution
40% internal (97) 60% external (143)
Anchor Text Quality
211 Descriptive 29 Empty
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | # | 4 |
| 3 | /privacy | 3 |
| 4 | /closings | 2 |
| 5 | /tv-listings | 2 |
| 6 | /article/about-us/9news-denver-news-podcasts-video-streaming-apps-newsletter/73-11a9d6b1-dd41-4809-9cb3-3b1f3f274558 | 2 |
| 7 | /espanol | 2 |
| 8 | /investigations | 2 |
| 9 | /advertise | 2 |
| 10 | /sports | 2 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| www.9news.com | 85 |
| popup.taboola.com | 36 |
| search.yahoo.com | 4 |
| policies.google.com | 2 |
| www.lacompagnie.com | 2 |
| cardcritics.com | 2 |
| www.onetrust.com | 2 |
| help.ifcj.org | 2 |
| thepatchie.com | 1 |
| smartasset.com | 1 |
A+Image SEO99 images, 59 descriptive filenamesPASS
Image SEO
99 images, 59 descriptive filenames
99 images, 59 descriptive filenames
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40 image(s) have hash/generic filenames
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21 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab
59 descriptive
29 hash-based
11 generic
99 total
| Filename | Quality | Alt | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| f4be6e10-c6f5-45b2-b030-4387ffeba478_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: f4be6e10-c6f5-45b2-b030-4387ffeba478_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t102831.jpg | |||
| 50891ff8-d087-43f2-95db-a579cd35d7e6_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 50891ff8-d087-43f2-95db-a579cd35d7e6_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20251217t191108.jpg | |||
| f4be6e10-c6f5-45b2-b030-4387ffeba478_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: f4be6e10-c6f5-45b2-b030-4387ffeba478_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t102831.jpg | |||
| a3250a02-54e1-4409-a1c7-1d760caa81b5_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: a3250a02-54e1-4409-a1c7-1d760caa81b5_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t103253.jpg | |||
| ff7e31f4-32ef-4ab8-988b-902fee258768_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: ff7e31f4-32ef-4ab8-988b-902fee258768_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t040542.jpg | |||
| 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0_360x203.jpg Suggested: 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0.jpg | |||
| . | generic | ✓ | 1 |
| ef7f4033-899b-470a-a071-52999e0a013f_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: ef7f4033-899b-470a-a071-52999e0a013f_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t214546.jpg | |||
| 42993de8-001f-4118-9a3b-147eee5eb94e_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 42993de8-001f-4118-9a3b-147eee5eb94e_360x203.jpg Suggested: 42993de8-001f-4118-9a3b-147eee5eb94e.jpg | |||
| 5ff9b172-8737-42a5-832a-7bd31030e0c7_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 5ff9b172-8737-42a5-832a-7bd31030e0c7_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260409t003542.jpg | |||
| aebaa9da-8d59-489e-8153-07c2284dedc5_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: aebaa9da-8d59-489e-8153-07c2284dedc5_360x203.jpg Suggested: aebaa9da-8d59-489e-8153-07c2284dedc5.jpg | |||
| ebab1306-b368-4434-94a2-118e15129f85.png | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: ebab1306-b368-4434-94a2-118e15129f85.png Suggested: ebab1306-b368-4434-94a2-118e15129f85.png | |||
| ebac696f-78c3-4b6c-9353-8e9651e15da8_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: ebac696f-78c3-4b6c-9353-8e9651e15da8_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260422t163720.jpg | |||
| 01d2e8af-f599-4a1e-8980-6654b182f730_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: 01d2e8af-f599-4a1e-8980-6654b182f730_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260421t041038.jpg | |||
| a8e9693a-68b3-4844-ba4f-f53ea2602725_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: a8e9693a-68b3-4844-ba4f-f53ea2602725_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260421t211449.jpg | |||
| 705a4a72-88d2-4c69-ab95-1365692b23a6_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: 705a4a72-88d2-4c69-ab95-1365692b23a6_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260421t072008.jpg | |||
| 22fffe2a-b550-4400-859c-34db8e20264d_1140x641.png | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: 22fffe2a-b550-4400-859c-34db8e20264d_1140x641.png Suggested: 22fffe2a-b550-4400-859c-34db8e20264d.png | |||
| e9d80d1d-a0d7-4d2b-9eb0-9a41b1554104_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: e9d80d1d-a0d7-4d2b-9eb0-9a41b1554104_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20240808t205659.jpg | |||
| 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 2fa456be-97df-4f44-b4d3-6021053a31a0.jpg | |||
| a96cacee-9c09-4ce9-a0f1-c2e62adad952_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: a96cacee-9c09-4ce9-a0f1-c2e62adad952_1140x641.jpg Suggested: a96cacee-9c09-4ce9-a0f1-c2e62adad952.jpg | |||
| . | generic | ✓ | 1 |
| c91cb27c-573a-4579-a694-e7ca3ff625eb_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: c91cb27c-573a-4579-a694-e7ca3ff625eb_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260422t122549.jpg | |||
| 356bbd7e-ff18-44ef-86ad-f29fee035218_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: 356bbd7e-ff18-44ef-86ad-f29fee035218_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 356bbd7e-ff18-44ef-86ad-f29fee035218.jpg | |||
| ccbd096e-23c6-4826-9ac6-2c2441496733_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: ccbd096e-23c6-4826-9ac6-2c2441496733_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20250305t192845.jpg | |||
| aefdd7b5-0fcf-4caa-9460-5fcd1058e1e0_360x203.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: aefdd7b5-0fcf-4caa-9460-5fcd1058e1e0_360x203.jpg Suggested: 20260422t203639.jpg | |||
| e9d80d1d-a0d7-4d2b-9eb0-9a41b1554104_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: e9d80d1d-a0d7-4d2b-9eb0-9a41b1554104_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20240808t205659.jpg | |||
| d1731c38-2de0-4f47-afad-dd7704576436_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: d1731c38-2de0-4f47-afad-dd7704576436_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260422t142331.jpg | |||
| c4a046b8-76eb-408b-8961-cc1a50195021_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: c4a046b8-76eb-408b-8961-cc1a50195021_1140x641.jpg Suggested: c4a046b8-76eb-408b-8961-cc1a50195021.jpg | |||
| 50891ff8-d087-43f2-95db-a579cd35d7e6_750x422.jpg | hash | ✓ | 1 |
Current: 50891ff8-d087-43f2-95db-a579cd35d7e6_750x422.jpg Suggested: 20251217t191108.jpg | |||
| 5afbdef4-9f31-4c6e-9abd-4e226671ae84_1140x641.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: 5afbdef4-9f31-4c6e-9abd-4e226671ae84_1140x641.jpg Suggested: 20260422t071508.jpg | |||
| dc640da1-16ce-43f9-9709-d137feb5cf69_1080x1920.jpg | hash | ✗ | 2 |
Current: dc640da1-16ce-43f9-9709-d137feb5cf69_1080x1920.jpg Suggested: 20260420t182626.jpg | |||
| . | generic | ✗ | 2 |
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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.
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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