howardcountymuseum.org — Website Report

Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security to force HTTPS connections.

# Nginx:
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains" always;

# Apache (.htaccess):
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"

# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Strict-Transport-Security', value: 'max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains' }

Add a Content-Security-Policy header to prevent XSS and injection attacks.

# Nginx:
add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';" always;

# Apache (.htaccess):
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';"

# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Content-Security-Policy', value: "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'" }

11 scripts without async or defer attributes. These block page rendering. Add defer or async to non-critical scripts.

Add a Permissions-Policy header to control browser feature access.

# Nginx:
add_header Permissions-Policy "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()" always;

# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Permissions-Policy', value: 'camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()' }

Your title is 81 characters. Keep it under 60 for best display in search results.

Missing og:description. Add these for better social media sharing previews on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

<meta property="og:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="Description for social sharing">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yoursite.com/og-image.jpg">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://yoursite.com/page">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">

Add a canonical link to prevent duplicate content issues in search engines.

<link rel="canonical" href="https://yoursite.com/current-page">

Found 2 H1 headings. Best practice is to have exactly one H1 per page for clear content hierarchy.

Found 1 of 15 images without alt attributes. Alt text is critical for accessibility (screen readers) and SEO (image search).

Your site is missing a robots.txt file. This file tells search engines which pages to crawl. Create one at your site root.

User-agent: *
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml

Your site is missing a sitemap.xml file. Sitemaps help search engines discover and index all your pages. Submit one to Google Search Console.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://yoursite.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-15</lastmod>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://yoursite.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-15</lastmod>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

1 of 15 images have no alt attribute. Screen readers cannot describe these images to visually impaired users.

Heading hierarchy jumps from H1 to H4. Don't skip heading levels — this confuses screen readers and assistive technology.

Loading 15 CSS files. Each blocks rendering. Consider combining stylesheets or inlining critical CSS.

12 images don't use loading="lazy". Add lazy loading to below-the-fold images to improve initial page load.

No JSON-LD or Microdata found. AI engines rely heavily on structured data to understand content.

No FAQ section, schema, or Q&A patterns found. FAQ content is among the most-cited by AI engines.

No Organization, Person, or LocalBusiness schema found. Define your entity identity.

Multiple H1s dilute the topic signal. Use exactly one H1 per page.

Heading levels are skipped (e.g., H2 → H4). This confuses content parsers.

Add JSON-LD structured data (Schema.org) to help search engines understand your content and earn rich snippets in search results.

Add a <main> element to identify the primary content area. Screen reader users use this to skip navigation.

<!-- Wrap your primary content in a <main> element -->
<main id="main-content">
  <h1>Page Title</h1>
  <p>Your primary content here...</p>
</main>

Add a 'Skip to main content' link at the top of the page so keyboard users can bypass repetitive navigation.

<!-- Add as the first element inside <body> -->
<a href="#main-content" class="sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:top-2 focus:left-2 focus:z-50 focus:px-4 focus:py-2 focus:bg-blue-600 focus:text-white focus:rounded">
  Skip to main content
</a>

<!-- Add id to your main content area -->
<main id="main-content">
  ...
</main>

Found 6 HTML comments. Remove unnecessary comments in production to reduce file size.