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Seo
Title
The title tag is perfect.
Home - PLOS
Meta description
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Headings
The headings are properly set.
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Content keywords
The content has relevant keywords.
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Image keywords
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SEO friendly URL
The URL is SEO friendly.
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404 page
The website has 404 error pages.
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Robots.txt
The webpage can be accessed by search engines.
Noindex
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In-page links
The number of links on the webpage is okay.
Language
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en-US
Favicon
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Load time
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Page size
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HTTP requests
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Security
HTTPS encryption
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Mixed content
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Server signature
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Unsafe cross-origin links
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Plaintext email
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        Social
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