SEO test result
Last tested URL from domain stcatharinesstandard.ca:
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https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/
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Well done! Your URL returns a successful HTTP status code.
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Well done! Your URL returns content in HTML format.
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Your URL is redirected 1 times to another URL! It is better for SEO to use URLs without redirects.
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Well done! The URL uses the encrypted HTTPS protocol.
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Obě adresy 'https://stcatharinesstandard.ca' a 'https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca' jsou dostupné. Jedná se o duplicitní obsah, jednu z adres přesměrujte na druhou.
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Well done! Your URL is a reasonable length.
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Well done! Your site contains a robots.txt file with the sitemap address filled in.
2 / 2
Well done! Your site contains a valid XML sitemap.
2 / 2
Content analysis
Your page is not set to the correct character set!
0 / 1
Great! Your page is set to the language used.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page has set a reasonably long headline.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page has set a reasonably long meta description.
2 / 2
<h1>St. Catharines Standard News - Breaking News Stories</h1>
Well done! Your page contains H1 heading.
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<h1>St. Catharines Standard News - Breaking News Stori…
<h3>â Trust and legitimacyâ : Niagara Regional Police …
<h3>Inquest told Niagara Detention Centre overdose vic…
<h3>Niagara woman, 26, admits to having sex with child…
<h3>‘Shouldnâ t be our burden alone to carry’: Niagara…
<h3>St. Catharines educational assistant charged with …
<h3>With Ontario election call coming, some Niagara no…
<h3>Laying the groundwork for a bountiful growing seas…
<h3>Garden City firm a pioneer in electrified transpor…
<h3>A lush landscape surrounds a rare property in Niag…
<h3>Welland residents say a future multi-use arena can…
<h3>‘Knowledge can be lifesaving’: Red Cross launches …
<h3>Niagara Falls is adding 27 new city positions this…
<h3>Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve adding sev…
<h3>Slithering good time: Fallsview Casino celebrating…
<h3>BROWSE LOCAL FLYERS
<h2>Opinion
<h3>When it comes to Trump’s tariff threats and Canada…
<h3>Niagara letters Jan. 25: Examples exist of success…
<h3>Bishop takes king: In the age of Donald Trump, hyp…
<h3>Why doesn’t Doug Ford care about funding colleges …
<h2>Top Stories
<h3>Doug Ford insists he’s not rushing with snap Feb. …
<h3>Canada will hand out 437,000 study permits in 2025…
<h3>Tax holiday a boon for Ontario restaurants, data s…
<h3>Donald Trump is exploiting Canada’s reliance on tr…
<h3>The dark history of Robert Badgerow: Insights from…
<h3>Liberal leadership race: Here are the big names en…
<h3>Her 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped by an onlin…
<h3>‘Canada is not for sale’ hat offers tough lesson i…
<h3>In Cambridge, even the overnight warming centre wo…
<h3>Head of Ontario Shipyards named as new Hamilton po…
<h2>Communities News
<h3>Man dead, two others in hospital after three-alarm…
<h3>â Perfect,â â dudeâ and â brilliantâ are ‘literall…
<h3>Man arrested following shooting near Mississauga s…
<h3>Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve adding sev…
<h3>‘We didnâ t sleep all night’: Brampton resident ce…
<h3>Trivia buff: Grimsby Secondary grad takes on Pop C…
<h4>More from The Standard & Partners
<h2>Politics
<h3>Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements
<h3>Is this really the right time for Chrystia Freelan…
<h3>How Pierre Poilievre successfully weaponized the w…
<h3>Trump’s sweeping pardon of rioters highlights diff…
<h3>Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jod…
<h3>Capital gains tax hike and expansion of dental car…
<h2>Canada
<h3>Four people arrested in an alleged kidnapping in O…
<h3>Woman charged with attempted murder in alleged int…
<h3>Equinor hires companies for work on stalled Bay du…
<h3>Man dead, two others in hospital after three-alarm…
<h3>Man arrested following shooting near Mississauga s…
<h3>Waiting for your $200 Ontario ‘tax rebate’? Hereâ …
<h2>World
<h3>Southern California rain helps firefighters but cr…
<h3>Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an elec…
<h3>Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refuge…
<h3>At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose…
<h3>Devastating toll for Gaza’s children: Over 13,000 …
<h3>Rain on the way to Southern California will aid fi…
<h2>Business
<h3>At Paris Fashion Week, Hermes menswear has a dash …
<h3>CN Rail signal union issues 72-hour strike notice
<h3>Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undecl…
<h3>When it comes to Trump’s tariff threats and Canada…
<h3>After years of secret pain from cancer, Tom Green …
<h3>Will your work survive Trumpâ s Gen AI revolution?
<h2>Entertainment
<h3>At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose…
<h3>The British Museum says it is partly closed after …
<h3>Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artis…
<h3>What does Mexico really think of â Emilia Pérez?’
<h2>Life
<h3>Which style of yoga is right for me? Hereâ s a pri…
<h3>This Old Thing: Stage set for seasonal spirit and …
<h3>â Perfect,â â dudeâ and â brilliantâ are ‘literall…
<h3>My roommate has a nice new girlfriend. The problem…
<h3>Garden City firm a pioneer in electrified transpor…
<h3>Laying the groundwork for a bountiful growing seas…
<h2>Sports
<h3>Jets agree to terms with Broncos executive Darren …
<h3>‘Goaltenders show:’ IceDogs curbed in four-round s…
<h3>Josh Harris finds himself on brink of championship…
<h3>Zach Ertz returns to Philadelphia for the NFC titl…
<h3>The Washington Commanders once ruled an entire reg…
<h3>The 49ers bring back Robert Saleh for 2nd stint as…
<h2>The Kit Fashion
<h3>Coaches Staley, Mulkey show off their fashion styl…
<h3>Junya Watanabe puts a twist on classic Americana a…
<h3>Issey Miyakeâ s menswear reboot: robots and renewa…
<h2>Autos
<h3>It’s put the pedal to the metal, but can this cros…
<h3>Yes, I did buy a car for Stevie Nicks. And she jus…
<h3>Can you buy a car for $1,000? You’d be surprised. …
<h2>Real Estate
<h3>‘I’m homeless’: Jasper residents rally for housing…
<h3>Ottawa signs deals to house homeless in 11 municip…
<h3>Canada doesn’t need bigger cities to solve the hou…
<h3>St. Catharines Standard
The headings on your page are not in the correct order!
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Your page contains more than 20 of headlines.
0 / 1
Well done! Your page contains only reasonably long headlines.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page contains pictures.
1 / 1
Your page contains images that do not have a filled in caption (alt attribute).
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- Number of internal follow links: 410
- Number of internal nofollow links: 9
Well done! Your site contains a good amount of internal follow links.
2 / 2
- Number of external follow links: 42
- Number of external nofollow links: 9
Well done! Your site contains a good amount of internal follow links.
2 / 2
Your page contains iframe tags, consider replacing them.
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Well done! Your page has filled in the page icon.
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Well done! Your page has the page icon filled in for Apple devices.
2 / 2
Less than half of all text on the page is in paragraphs. Consider using paragraphs for text placement.
0 / 1
There is redundant content in the comments section of the page. Please consider removing this redundant content.
0 / 1
HTML 5
Well done! Your page uses the HTML 5 standard.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours contains the header.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours contains a footer.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours includes navigation.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours has the content divided into sections.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page does not contain any outdated HTML elements.
1 / 1
Tags for social networks
Your page does not have the correct tag value for the page language!
0 / 1
Well done! Your page has the correct tag for the page content type.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page has the correct tag for the page URL.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page has the correct page title tag and the title is the appropriate size.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page has the correct page description tag and the headline is a reasonable size.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page has the correct tag for the page title image.
2 / 2
Keyword analysis
Well done! Your page contains enough words. There are '2482' of words on the page.
2 / 2
2025 | news | opinion | ontario | niagara | with | local | canada | business | #tncmsregionmainnavrightregion{display
The most common words on your site should include your keywords.
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total number | in the caption | in the description | in the headings | |
2025 | 38x | 0x | 0x | 3x |
news | 22x | 2x | 1x | 3x |
opinion | 18x | 0x | 1x | 1x |
ontario | 18x | 0x | 0x | 6x |
niagara | 18x | 0x | 0x | 7x |
with | 16x | 0x | 0x | 14x |
local | 14x | 0x | 1x | 1x |
canada | 14x | 0x | 0x | 4x |
business | 13x | 0x | 0x | 1x |
#tncmsregionmainnavrightregion{display | 12x | 0x | 0x | 0x |
In the table you will find a list of words that might be worth considering adding to the title, description or headings.
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Loading resources
Well done! Your server uses gzip compresses.
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Well done! Your page is a reasonable size.
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Linked files | |
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/content/tncms/site/icon.ico | 1.4 kB |
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ | 77.8 kB |
Linked script files | |
/shared-content/art/tncms/api/csrf.js | 0.5 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/api/access.dc3c699a08d4c746923b.js | 29.9 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/user/user.js | 1.7 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/tracking.js | 1.2 kB |
/shared-content/art/stats/common/tracker.js | 3.2 kB |
Linked image files | |
TOTAL | 115.6 kB |
Well done! Your page, including the source code, is a reasonable 193.4 kB size.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page needs a reasonable number of requests to load.
1 / 1
Other
Well done! Your page is responsive and uses the viewport meta tag.
1 / 1
Your site does not use schema.org, consider using structured data.
0 / 2
Well done! Your site uses GTM.
2 / 2
Error | URL |
429 | https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/council/niagara-on-the-lake-councillors-approve-adding-several-new-staff-in-2025/article_a7fe7cac-933b-5ed7-ba6b-401325307385.html https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/things-to-do/slithering-good-time-fallsview-casino-celebrating-year-of-the-snake-for-lunar-new-year/article_8892bc21-a397-5b0b-b8f3-b9b683aee4fd.html |
Your page contains links that lead to pages that end up with one of the 4xx or 5xx errors.
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URL address (destination address in case of redirection):
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/
Retrieved from:
26. 1. 2025 08:01
Well done! Your URL returns a successful HTTP status code.
1 / 1
Well done! Your URL returns content in HTML format.
1 / 1
Your URL is redirected 1 times to another URL! It is better for SEO to use URLs without redirects.
1 / 2
Well done! The URL uses the encrypted HTTPS protocol.
1 / 1
Obě adresy 'https://stcatharinesstandard.ca' a 'https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca' jsou dostupné. Jedná se o duplicitní obsah, jednu z adres přesměrujte na druhou.
0 / 1
Well done! Your URL is a reasonable length.
1 / 1
Well done! Your site contains a robots.txt file with the sitemap address filled in.
2 / 2
Well done! Your site contains a valid XML sitemap.
2 / 2
Content analysis
Your page is not set to the correct character set!
0 / 1
Great! Your page is set to the language used.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page has set a reasonably long headline.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page has set a reasonably long meta description.
2 / 2
<h1>St. Catharines Standard News - Breaking News Stories</h1>
Well done! Your page contains H1 heading.
2 / 2
<h1>St. Catharines Standard News - Breaking News Stori…
<h3>â Trust and legitimacyâ : Niagara Regional Police …
<h3>Inquest told Niagara Detention Centre overdose vic…
<h3>Niagara woman, 26, admits to having sex with child…
<h3>‘Shouldnâ t be our burden alone to carry’: Niagara…
<h3>St. Catharines educational assistant charged with …
<h3>With Ontario election call coming, some Niagara no…
<h3>Laying the groundwork for a bountiful growing seas…
<h3>Garden City firm a pioneer in electrified transpor…
<h3>A lush landscape surrounds a rare property in Niag…
<h3>Welland residents say a future multi-use arena can…
<h3>‘Knowledge can be lifesaving’: Red Cross launches …
<h3>Niagara Falls is adding 27 new city positions this…
<h3>Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve adding sev…
<h3>Slithering good time: Fallsview Casino celebrating…
<h3>BROWSE LOCAL FLYERS
<h2>Opinion
<h3>When it comes to Trump’s tariff threats and Canada…
<h3>Niagara letters Jan. 25: Examples exist of success…
<h3>Bishop takes king: In the age of Donald Trump, hyp…
<h3>Why doesn’t Doug Ford care about funding colleges …
<h2>Top Stories
<h3>Doug Ford insists he’s not rushing with snap Feb. …
<h3>Canada will hand out 437,000 study permits in 2025…
<h3>Tax holiday a boon for Ontario restaurants, data s…
<h3>Donald Trump is exploiting Canada’s reliance on tr…
<h3>The dark history of Robert Badgerow: Insights from…
<h3>Liberal leadership race: Here are the big names en…
<h3>Her 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped by an onlin…
<h3>‘Canada is not for sale’ hat offers tough lesson i…
<h3>In Cambridge, even the overnight warming centre wo…
<h3>Head of Ontario Shipyards named as new Hamilton po…
<h2>Communities News
<h3>Man dead, two others in hospital after three-alarm…
<h3>â Perfect,â â dudeâ and â brilliantâ are ‘literall…
<h3>Man arrested following shooting near Mississauga s…
<h3>Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve adding sev…
<h3>‘We didnâ t sleep all night’: Brampton resident ce…
<h3>Trivia buff: Grimsby Secondary grad takes on Pop C…
<h4>More from The Standard & Partners
<h2>Politics
<h3>Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements
<h3>Is this really the right time for Chrystia Freelan…
<h3>How Pierre Poilievre successfully weaponized the w…
<h3>Trump’s sweeping pardon of rioters highlights diff…
<h3>Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jod…
<h3>Capital gains tax hike and expansion of dental car…
<h2>Canada
<h3>Four people arrested in an alleged kidnapping in O…
<h3>Woman charged with attempted murder in alleged int…
<h3>Equinor hires companies for work on stalled Bay du…
<h3>Man dead, two others in hospital after three-alarm…
<h3>Man arrested following shooting near Mississauga s…
<h3>Waiting for your $200 Ontario ‘tax rebate’? Hereâ …
<h2>World
<h3>Southern California rain helps firefighters but cr…
<h3>Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an elec…
<h3>Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refuge…
<h3>At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose…
<h3>Devastating toll for Gaza’s children: Over 13,000 …
<h3>Rain on the way to Southern California will aid fi…
<h2>Business
<h3>At Paris Fashion Week, Hermes menswear has a dash …
<h3>CN Rail signal union issues 72-hour strike notice
<h3>Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undecl…
<h3>When it comes to Trump’s tariff threats and Canada…
<h3>After years of secret pain from cancer, Tom Green …
<h3>Will your work survive Trumpâ s Gen AI revolution?
<h2>Entertainment
<h3>At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose…
<h3>The British Museum says it is partly closed after …
<h3>Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artis…
<h3>What does Mexico really think of â Emilia Pérez?’
<h2>Life
<h3>Which style of yoga is right for me? Hereâ s a pri…
<h3>This Old Thing: Stage set for seasonal spirit and …
<h3>â Perfect,â â dudeâ and â brilliantâ are ‘literall…
<h3>My roommate has a nice new girlfriend. The problem…
<h3>Garden City firm a pioneer in electrified transpor…
<h3>Laying the groundwork for a bountiful growing seas…
<h2>Sports
<h3>Jets agree to terms with Broncos executive Darren …
<h3>‘Goaltenders show:’ IceDogs curbed in four-round s…
<h3>Josh Harris finds himself on brink of championship…
<h3>Zach Ertz returns to Philadelphia for the NFC titl…
<h3>The Washington Commanders once ruled an entire reg…
<h3>The 49ers bring back Robert Saleh for 2nd stint as…
<h2>The Kit Fashion
<h3>Coaches Staley, Mulkey show off their fashion styl…
<h3>Junya Watanabe puts a twist on classic Americana a…
<h3>Issey Miyakeâ s menswear reboot: robots and renewa…
<h2>Autos
<h3>It’s put the pedal to the metal, but can this cros…
<h3>Yes, I did buy a car for Stevie Nicks. And she jus…
<h3>Can you buy a car for $1,000? You’d be surprised. …
<h2>Real Estate
<h3>‘I’m homeless’: Jasper residents rally for housing…
<h3>Ottawa signs deals to house homeless in 11 municip…
<h3>Canada doesn’t need bigger cities to solve the hou…
<h3>St. Catharines Standard
The headings on your page are not in the correct order!
0 / 1
Your page contains more than 20 of headlines.
0 / 1
Well done! Your page contains only reasonably long headlines.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page contains pictures.
1 / 1
Your page contains images that do not have a filled in caption (alt attribute).
0 / 1
- Number of internal follow links: 410
- Number of internal nofollow links: 9
Well done! Your site contains a good amount of internal follow links.
2 / 2
- Number of external follow links: 42
- Number of external nofollow links: 9
Well done! Your site contains a good amount of internal follow links.
2 / 2
Your page contains iframe tags, consider replacing them.
0 / 1

Well done! Your page has filled in the page icon.
1 / 1

Well done! Your page has the page icon filled in for Apple devices.
2 / 2
Less than half of all text on the page is in paragraphs. Consider using paragraphs for text placement.
0 / 1
There is redundant content in the comments section of the page. Please consider removing this redundant content.
0 / 1
HTML 5
Well done! Your page uses the HTML 5 standard.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours contains the header.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours contains a footer.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours includes navigation.
1 / 1
Well done! Yours has the content divided into sections.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page does not contain any outdated HTML elements.
1 / 1
Keyword analysis
Well done! Your page contains enough words. There are '2482' of words on the page.
2 / 2
2025 | news | opinion | ontario | niagara | with | local | canada | business | #tncmsregionmainnavrightregion{display
The most common words on your site should include your keywords.
1 / 1
total number | in the caption | in the description | in the headings | |
2025 | 38x | 0x | 0x | 3x |
news | 22x | 2x | 1x | 3x |
opinion | 18x | 0x | 1x | 1x |
ontario | 18x | 0x | 0x | 6x |
niagara | 18x | 0x | 0x | 7x |
with | 16x | 0x | 0x | 14x |
local | 14x | 0x | 1x | 1x |
canada | 14x | 0x | 0x | 4x |
business | 13x | 0x | 0x | 1x |
#tncmsregionmainnavrightregion{display | 12x | 0x | 0x | 0x |
In the table you will find a list of words that might be worth considering adding to the title, description or headings.
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Loading resources
Well done! Your server uses gzip compresses.
1 / 1
Well done! Your page is a reasonable size.
1 / 1
Linked files | |
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/content/tncms/site/icon.ico | 1.4 kB |
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ | 77.8 kB |
Linked script files | |
/shared-content/art/tncms/api/csrf.js | 0.5 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/api/access.dc3c699a08d4c746923b.js | 29.9 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/user/user.js | 1.7 kB |
/shared-content/art/tncms/tracking.js | 1.2 kB |
/shared-content/art/stats/common/tracker.js | 3.2 kB |
Linked image files | |
TOTAL | 115.6 kB |
Well done! Your page, including the source code, is a reasonable 193.4 kB size.
2 / 2
Well done! Your page needs a reasonable number of requests to load.
1 / 1
Other
Well done! Your page is responsive and uses the viewport meta tag.
1 / 1
Your site does not use schema.org, consider using structured data.
0 / 2
Well done! Your site uses GTM.
2 / 2
Error | URL |
429 | https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/council/niagara-on-the-lake-councillors-approve-adding-several-new-staff-in-2025/article_a7fe7cac-933b-5ed7-ba6b-401325307385.html https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/things-to-do/slithering-good-time-fallsview-casino-celebrating-year-of-the-snake-for-lunar-new-year/article_8892bc21-a397-5b0b-b8f3-b9b683aee4fd.html |
Your page contains links that lead to pages that end up with one of the 4xx or 5xx errors.
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