City websites: botability rankings
Project ScanGov botability rankings for U.S. city government websites, with the most common failures.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |
cityofpalmdaleca.gov
City of Palmdale, CA |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 12 |
rialtoca.gov
City of Rialto, CA |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 12 |
deerparktx.gov
City of Deer Park, TX |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 12 |
seattle.gov
City of Seattle, WA |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 12 |
charlestonwv.gov
City of Charleston, WV |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 13 |
harrisburgpa.gov
City of Harrisburg, PA |
5 of 9 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
beaumonttexas.gov
City of Beaumont, TX |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
brla.gov
City of Baton Rouge, LA |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
sterlingheights.gov
City of Sterling Heights, MI |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
odessa-tx.gov
City of Odessa, TX |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
springfield-ma.gov
City of Springfield, MA |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
cambridgema.gov
City of Cambridge, MA |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
midlandtexas.gov
City of Midland, TX |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
indy.gov
Marion County, IN |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
| 14 |
cityofmadison.com
City of Madison, WI |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
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About botability
Help AI and search engines discover, crawl, and index your website.
Why it's important
Smart technology can better process and share public information, making services faster and more efficient for users.
Risks
- AI tools cannot find or understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade botability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- The Web Robots Pages
- Schema.org
- sitemaps.org
- Google Search Central
Standards
- Crawlable
- Content available in document
- GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type
- Sitemap status
- Sitemap XML
- Robots valid
- Robots allowed
- Sitemap in robots.txt
- Canonical
- Link text
- hreflang