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https://goodreads.com
Your general SEO Checkup Score
Archived
78/100
SEO Score
Average SEO score of top 100 sites: 74%
This website received an SEO score of 78 out of 100, which is higher than the average score of 74. Our analysis has identified 12 important issues that can be addressed to further enhance your website's performance and improve its search engine visibility.
12 Failed
2 Warnings
56 Passed
Issues to fix
HIGH
It is recommended to avoid URL parameters and to use hyphens to separate words in the URL structure, rather than underscores.
HIGH
H1 and H2 tags ensure better search engine visibility and ranking by providing structure and hierarchy to the content, improving readability, and providing opportunities for keyword optimization.
HIGH
Add a Viewport Meta Tag to optimize this webpage for mobile screens. Without a viewport meta tag, mobile devices may render pages at typical desktop screen widths, resulting in pages being scaled down and difficult to read.
HIGH
To improve the website experience for your visitors, it is recommended to eliminate any render-blocking resources on this webpage.
HIGH
Using images in a modern format can significantly reduce the file size and improve the loading speed of a webpage, providing a better user experience and potentially increasing engagement.
HIGH
HTTP/2 protocol offers several key improvements, including faster page load times, improved performance, better security and more efficient use of network resources.
MEDIUM
Serve properly sized images to reduce page loading times and to improve user's experience.
MEDIUM
Avoid using distorted images, as they can have a negative impact on the user experience.
LOW
Resolving errors identified by the Chrome DevTools Console can improve user experience.
LOW
Using more than 20 HTTP requests on a webpage can negatively impact the loading time.
LOW
Consider moving inline CSS styles to an external stylesheet to improve site performance and maintain separation of content and design.
Common SEO issues
Score: 68
Failed: 6
Warnings: 1
Passed: 19
Meta Title Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a title tag.
Text: Goodreads | Meet your next favorite book
Length: 40 characters
Meta Description Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a meta description tag.
Text: Find and read more books you’ll love, and keep track of the books you want to read. Be part of the world’s largest community of book lovers on Goodreads.
Length: 153 characters
Google Search Results Preview Test
Desktop version
https://www.goodreads.com/Goodreads | Meet your next favorite bookFind and read more books you’ll love, and keep track of the books you want to read. Be part of the world’s largest community of book lovers on Goodreads.
Mobile version
https://www.goodreads.com/Goodreads | Meet your next favorite bookFind and read more books you’ll love, and keep track of the books you want to read. Be part of the world’s largest community of book lovers on Goodreads.
Social Media Meta Tags Test94% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using social media meta tags.
Open Graph Meta Tags
og:url
https://www.goodreads.com/
og:description
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads, the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations!
og:title
Goodreads
og:type
website
og:site_name
Goodreads
og:image
https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/facebook/goodreads_wide-e23f6858b6bf20dcaf8493237a214a0e.png
Most Common Keywords Test
  • There is likely no optimal keyword density (search engine algorithms have evolved beyond keyword density metrics as a significant ranking factor). It can be useful, however, to note which keywords appear most often on your page and if they reflect the intended topic of your page. More importantly, the keywords on your page should appear within natural sounding and grammatically correct copy.
24best12books10quotes9fiction6goodreads
Keywords Usage Test44% of top 100 sites passed
  • The most common keywords of this webpage are distributed well across the important HTML tags. This helps search engines to properly identify the topic of this webpage.
Keyword
Title tag
Meta description
Headings
best
books
quotes
fiction
goodreads
Keywords Cloud Test
accountadultadvertiseagreealbertamazonanimalsappleauthorauthorsbestbiographybookbooksbrowsebusinesschanceschildrenclubcomicscontinuecreatingdarknessdecidingdiscoverdiscovereddiscussingdriveemailenjoyedfacebookfantasyfavoritefeelfictionforgetfriendfriendsgenresgoodreadsgraphichandlehatehelphistoricalhistoryhorrorinsightfuljustknowlearnedlifelikelikedlistslittlelivelovelovesmattermeaganmembermemoirmindmomentmysterynaturenonfictionnovelsoscarpastpeopleplacepoetrypolicyprivacypsychologyquotesreadreadingrecommendationsrightromancesciencesearchserviceshomeretsignsuresurprisinglytelltermsthrillertitlesuniversevoterswalkwildeworldyoung
Competitor Domains Test
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Heading Tags Test57% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not contain H1 headings! H1 headings help indicate the important topics of your page to search engines. While less important than good meta-titles and descriptions, H1 headings may still help define the topic of your page to search engines.
H2 tags
Discover & read more
Deciding what to read next?
What are your friends reading?
What will you discover?
Search and browse books
Quotes
Goodreads Choice Awards: The Best Books 2022
Love lists?
Are you an author or a publisher?
Robots.txt Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using a robots.txt file.
https://www.goodreads.com/robots.txt
SEO Friendly URL Test29% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage contains URLs that are not SEO friendly!
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Image Alt Test76% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using "img" tags with empty or missing "alt" attribute!
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Responsive Image Test31% of top 100 sites passed
  • Not all images in this webpage are properly sized! This webpage is serving images that are larger than needed for the size of the user's viewport.
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Image Aspect Ratio Test68% of top 100 sites passed
  • Not all image display dimensions match the natural aspect ratio! Fix aspect ratio issues to avoid distorted images on this website!
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Inline CSS Test10% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using inline CSS styles!
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Deprecated HTML Tags Test92% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use HTML deprecated tags.
Google Analytics Test73% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using Google Analytics.
Favicon Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • favicon
    This website appears to have a favicon.
JS Error Test58% of top 100 sites passed
  • There are no severe JavaScript errors on this webpage.
Console Errors Test32% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has some errors caught by the Chrome DevTools Console!
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Charset Declaration Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has a character encoding declaration.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Social Media Test64% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is connected successfully with social media using:
Facebook Twitter 
Speed optimizations
Score: 83
Failed: 3
Warnings: 1
Passed: 17
HTML Page Size Test17% of top 100 sites passed
  • The size of this webpage's HTML is 15.79 Kb and is under the average webpage's HTML size of 33 Kb. Faster loading websites result in a better user experience, higher conversion rates, and generally better search engine rankings.
DOM Size Test56% of top 100 sites passed
  • The Document Object Model (DOM) of this webpage has 575 nodes which is less than the recommended value of 1,500 nodes.
HTML Compression/GZIP Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is successfully compressed using gzip compression on your code. The HTML code is compressed from 59.84 Kb to 15.79 Kb (74% size savings). This helps ensure a faster loading webpage and improved user experience.
Site Loading Speed Test68% of top 100 sites passed
  • The loading time of this webpage (measured from N. Virginia, US) is around 2.16 seconds and this is under the average loading speed which is 5 seconds.
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JS Execution Time Test78% of top 100 sites passed
  • The JavaScript code used by this webpage is executed in less than 2 seconds.
Page Objects Test
  • This webpage is using more than 20 http requests, which can slow down page loading and negatively impact user experience!
Content size by content type
Content type
Percent
Size
javascript
59.8 %
1.44 Mb
image
15.5 %
380.69 Kb
other
11.8 %
291.87 Kb
html
7.7 %
190.30 Kb
css
5.2 %
127.83 Kb
font
0.0 %
0 B
TOTAL
100%
2.41 Mb
Requests by content type
Content type
Percent
Requests
image
61.2 %
139
javascript
16.3 %
37
html
11.9 %
27
other
8.8 %
20
css
1.8 %
4
font
0.0 %
0
TOTAL
100%
227
Content size by domain
Domain
Percent
Size
s.gr-assets.com
67.4 %
1.62 Mb
i.gr-assets.com
8.2 %
202.83 Kb
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
6.4 %
158.42 Kb
platform.twitter.com
5.3 %
131.18 Kb
c.amazon-adsystem.com
2.6 %
64.11 Kb
images.gr-assets.com
1.4 %
33.98 Kb
ads.pubmatic.com
1.1 %
27.38 Kb
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
1.1 %
26.37 Kb
goodreads.com
0.8 %
19.62 Kb
appleid.cdn-apple.com
0.7 %
17.43 Kb
Other
5.0 %
122.80 Kb
TOTAL
100%
2.41 Mb
Requests by domain
Domain
Percent
Requests
i.gr-assets.com
16.3 %
37
s.gr-assets.com
15.0 %
34
s.amazon-adsystem.com
10.6 %
24
usersync.gumgum.com
6.2 %
14
cs-server-s2s.yellowblue.io
5.3 %
12
ce.lijit.com
3.1 %
7
match.sharethrough.com
2.2 %
5
goodreads.com
1.8 %
4
eus.rubiconproject.com
1.8 %
4
cm.g.doubleclick.net
1.8 %
4
Other
36.1 %
82
TOTAL
100%
227
Page Cache Test (Server Side Caching)100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a caching mechanism. Caching helps speed page loading times as well as reduces server load.
Flash Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not include flash objects (an outdated technology that was sometimes used to deliver rich multimedia content). Flash content does not work well on mobile devices, and is difficult for crawlers to interpret.
CDN Usage Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is serving all images, javascript and css resources from CDNs.
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Modern Image Format Test26% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not serving images in a modern format! Image formats like JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, and WebP often provide better compression than PNG or JPEG, which means faster downloads and less data consumption.
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Image Metadata Test69% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using images with large metadata.
Image Caching Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using uncached images from same domain.
JavaScript Caching Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using uncached JavaScript resources from same domain!
CSS Caching Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using uncached CSS resources from same domain!
JavaScript Minification Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • All JavaScript files used by this webpage are minified.
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CSS Minification Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • All CSS resources used by this webpage are minified.
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Render Blocking Resources Test14% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using render blocking resources! Eliminating render-blocking resources can help this webpage to load significantly faster and will improve the website experience for your visitors.
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Nested Tables Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using nested tables. This speeds up page loading time and optimizes the user experience.
Frameset Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use frames.
Doctype Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has a doctype declaration.
<!DOCTYPE html>
URL Redirects Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This URL performed 1 redirects! While redirects are typically not advisable (as they can affect search engine indexing issues and adversely affect site loading time), one redirect may be acceptable, particularly if the URL is redirecting from a non-www version to its www version, or vice-versa.
https://goodreads.com/https://www.goodreads.com/
Server and security
Score: 86
Failed: 1
Warnings: 0
Passed: 9
URL Canonicalization Test96% of top 100 sites passed
SSL Checker and HTTPS Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is successfully using HTTPS, a secure communication protocol over the Internet.

The certificate is not used before the activation date.

The certificate has not expired.

The hostname "www.goodreads.com" is correctly listed in the certificate.

The certificate should be trusted by all major web browsers.

The certificate was not revoked.

The certificate was signed with a secure hash.

Certificate Chain:
Server certificate
Common name
www.goodreads.com
Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
goodreads.com, www.goodreads.com
Not valid before
Wed, March 8o 2023, 12:00:00 am (z)
Not valid after
Mon, March 4o 2024, 11:59:59 pm (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Intermediate certificate
Common name
Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Organization
Amazon
Location
US
Not valid before
Tue, August 23o 2022, 10:21:28 pm (z)
Not valid after
Fri, August 23o 2030, 10:21:28 pm (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
Amazon Root CA 1
Root certificate
Common name
Amazon Root CA 1
Organization
Amazon
Location
US
Not valid before
Tue, May 26o 2015, 12:00:00 am (z)
Not valid after
Sun, January 17o 2038, 12:00:00 am (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
Amazon Root CA 1
Mixed Content Test (HTTP over HTTPS)98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use mixed content - both the initial HTML and all other resources are loaded over HTTPS.
HTTP2 Test95% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using the HTTP/2 protocol!
HSTS Test85% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using the Strict-Transport-Security header.
strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includesubdomains; preload
Safe Browsing Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is not currently listed as suspicious (no malware or phishing activity found).
Server Signature Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • The server signature is off for this webpage.
Directory Browsing Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • Directory browsing is disabled for this website.
Plaintext Emails Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not include email addresses in plaintext.
Mobile usability
Score: 50
Failed: 1
Warnings: 0
Passed: 2
Meta Viewport Test90% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not have a viewport meta tag! Add a viewport meta tag to optimize your webpage for mobile screens.
Media Query Responsive Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using CSS media queries, which is the base for responsive design functionalities.
Mobile Snapshot Test
Mobile view
Advanced SEO
Score: 96
Failed: 1
Warnings: 0
Passed: 9
Structured Data Test66% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using structured data.
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Custom 404 Error Page Test78% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using a custom 404 error page. We recommend to have a custom 404 error page in order to improve the website's user experience by letting users know that only a specific page is missing/broken (and not the entire site), providing them helpful links, the opportunity to report bugs, and potentially track the source of broken links.
Noindex Tag Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use the noindex meta tag. This means that it can be indexed by search engines.
Canonical Tag Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using the canonical link tag. This tag specifies that the URL: https://www.goodreads.com/ is preferred to be used in search results. Please ensure that this specification is correct, as canonical tags are often hard-coded and may not always reflect the latest changes in a site's URL structure.
<link href="https://www.goodreads.com/" rel="canonical"/>
Nofollow Tag Test
  • This webpage does not use the nofollow meta tag. This means that search engines will crawl all links from this webpage.
Disallow Directive Test
  • Your robots.txt file includes a disallow command which instructs search engines to avoid certain parts of your website! You are advised to confirm if access to these resources or pages are intended to be blocked (e.g., if they contain internal-only content or sensitive information).
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Meta Refresh Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using a meta refresh tag.
SPF Records Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This DNS server is using an SPF record.
v=spf1 include:amazon.com include:sendgrid.net include:fdspfus.freshemail.io -all
Ads.txt Validation Test66% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using an Authorized Digital Sellers (ads.txt) file, but its content has invalid records! Having errors in this file would cause advertisers to not recognize and ignore the authorized sellers list and that will lead to lost revenue.
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