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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
93% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
61% 
Server
81% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.80 s
File size
66.10 kB
Words
727
Media files
4
Number of links
106 internal / 59 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Academic Advising
The page title is too short. (172 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Academic Advising provides comprehensive academic guidance across all the years of your undergraduate career.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (708 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://advising.stanford.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 727 words. That's ok.
21% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 22.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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...themes/site/src/assets/svg/vpue-logo.svgStanford VPUE Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Address
H2 Contact Us
H2 Links
H2 Connect with us!
H2 More to Explore
H2 VPUE Units
H2 VPUE Programs
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (59) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://advising.stanford.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://advising.stanford.edu/Anchor Skip to secondary navigation
https://advising.stanford.edu/Subdomain Academic Advising
IMG-ALT Stanford VPUE Logo
/meet-your-advisorsMeet Your Advisors
/meet-your-advisorsAbout Your Advisors
/appointmentsMake an Appointment
/peopleStaff Directory
A-TITLE A listing of people types
/incoming-studentsIncoming Students
https://approaching.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Approaching Stanford
/incoming-students/designingDesigning Your First Quarter
/incoming-students/exploring-c...Exploring Your Stanford Courses
https://frosh101.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Frosh 101
/incoming-students/transfer-st...Information for Transfer Students
https://lelandscholars.stanfor...External Subdomain Leland Scholars Program
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/current-students/academic-policyAcademic Policy
/current-students/academic-pol...Academic Progress
/current-students/academic-pol...Requests for Exceptions
/current-students/advising-stu...Leaves of Absence
/current-students/academic-pol...Returning to Stanford
/current-students/advising-res...Advising Resources Toolkit and Words of Wisdom
/current-students/advising-res...Reflection Throughout Your Time at Stanford
/current-students/advising-res...Facing Challenges or Difficulty
/current-students/advising-res...Academic Planning and Intellectual Development
/current-students/advising-res...Post-Undergraduate Considerations
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/current-students/advising-stu...Enrollment and Using Axess
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/current-students/my-stanford-...Why I Teach
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/current-students/advising-stu...International Students
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/current-students/student-athl...NCAA Eligibility
/current-students/student-athl...PAE for Student-Athletes
/current-students/student-athl...Tutorial Resources
/incoming-students/transfer-st...Transfer Students
/beyond-undergradBeyond Undergrad
/beyond-undergrad/graduate-con...Considerations for Graduate and Professional Schools
/beyond-undergrad/cotermCoterminal Degrees
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/exploreExplore Coterm Programs
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/faqsFAQs for Coterms
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/acade...Academic Progress for Coterminal Students
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/formsForms for Coterms
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/degre...Degree Conferral Considerations
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/fundingCoterm Tuition and Funding
/beyond-undergrad/coterm/finan...Financial Aid Concerns
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/beyond-undergrad/planning-bus...Planning for Business School
/beyond-undergrad/planning-law...Planning for Law School
/beyond-undergrad/planning-law...Getting Started
/beyond-undergrad/planning-law...Applying to Law School
/beyond-undergrad/planning-law...Resources for Pre-Law Students
/beyond-undergrad/planning-med...Planning for Medical School
/beyond-undergrad/planning-med...Curricular Recommendations
/beyond-undergrad/planning-med...Information for Applicants
/beyond-undergrad/planning-med...Resources for Pre-Health Students
/beyond-undergrad/planning-med...Stanford Immersion in Medicine Series (SIMS)
/current-students/advising-stu...Planning for Ph.D. Programs
/faculty-and-staffFaculty and Staff
/faculty-and-staff/academics-e...Academic and Extracurricular Options
/faculty-and-staff/academic-po...Text duplicate Academic Policy
/faculty-and-staff/academic-pr...Academic Progress Expectations
/faculty-and-staff/requesting-...Requesting an Incomplete
/faculty-and-staff/requests-ex...Requests for Exception
/faculty-and-staff/getting-sta...Text duplicate Getting Started
/faculty-and-staff/specific-po...Text duplicate Specific Student Populations
/faculty-and-staff/fli_studentsWorking with FLI Students
/faculty-and-staff/internationalWorking with International Students
/faculty-and-staff/premedWorking with Premed Students
/faculty-and-staff/returning-s...Working with Returning Students
https://oae.stanford.edu/facul...External Subdomain Working with Students with OAE Accommodations
/faculty-and-staff/aarc-resourcesWorking with Student-Athletes
/faculty-and-staff/supporting-...Supporting Students in Difficulty
https://docs.google.com/forms/...External Subdomain Share Your Feedback on the Website or a Policy
A-TITLE Share your feedback on our website
/appointmentsText duplicate Make an Appointment
/eventsSee All Events
/saml/login?destination=/?term...Web Login
http://stanford.edu/External Visit
http://campus-map.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
/appointmentsText duplicate Make an Appointment
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Stanford Undergrad
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain About VPUE
https://advising.stanford.edu/About Academic Advising
https://advisinghandbook.stanf...External Subdomain Academic Advising Intranet
http://vpue.stanford.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Stanford VPUE Logo
http://vpue.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Stanford VPUE Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain map
https://twitter.com/StanfordVPUEExternal Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/stanf...External Subdomain Stanford Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/stan...External Subdomain Stanford Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain Youtube
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https://undergradresearch.stan...External Subdomain Research and Independent Projects
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain Tutoring and Support
https://vpuefacstaff.stanford....External Subdomain For Faculty / Staff
https://advising.stanford.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Advising
https://bosp.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Bing Overseas Studies Programs
https://ctl.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Center for Teaching and Learning
https://haas.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Haas Center for Public Service
https://pwr.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Program in Writing and Rhetoric
https://sis.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Stanford Introductory Studies
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain Vice Provost’s Office
https://approaching.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Approaching Stanford (APSU)
https://artsintensive.stanford...External Subdomain Arts Intensive (AI)
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain Bing Honors College (BHC)
https://bosp.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Bing Overseas Studies Programs (BOSP)
https://cardinalservice.stanfo...External Subdomain Cardinal Service
https://college.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE)
https://sis.stanford.edu/educa...External Subdomain Education as Self-Fashioning (ESF)
https://frosh101.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Frosh 101 / Transfer 101
https://hume.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Hume Center for Writing and Speaking
https://introsems.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Introductory Seminars (IntroSems)
https://italic.stanford.edu/External Subdomain ITALIC: Immersion in the Arts
https://lelandscholars.stanfor...External Subdomain Leland Scholars Program (LSP)
https://orientation.stanford.edu/External Subdomain New Student Orientation (NSO)
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain Oral Communication Program
https://pwr.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR)
https://soco.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Sophomore College (SoCo)
http://sle.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Structured Liberal Education (SLE)
https://studentlearning.stanfo...External Subdomain Student Learning Programs
https://undergrad.stanford.edu...External Subdomain Summer Bridge Programs
https://summerfellows.stanford...External Subdomain Summer Fellows Program (SSFP)
https://undergradresearch.stan...External Subdomain Text duplicate Research and Independent Projects
https://ways.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Ways of Thinking / Ways of Doing (WAYS)
https://www.stanford.edu/External Subdomain Stanford University (link is external)
https://www.stanford.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Stanford Home (link is external)
https://visit.stanford.edu/bas...Nofollow External Subdomain Maps & Directions (link is external)
https://www.stanford.edu/search/Nofollow External Subdomain Search Stanford (link is external)
https://emergency.stanford.edu/Nofollow External Subdomain Emergency Info (link is external)
https://www.stanford.edu/site/...Nofollow External Subdomain Terms of Use (link is external)
A-TITLE Terms of use for sites
https://www.stanford.edu/site/...Nofollow External Subdomain Privacy (link is external)
A-TITLE Privacy and cookie policy
https://uit.stanford.edu/secur...Nofollow External Subdomain Copyright (link is external)
A-TITLE Report alleged copyright infringement
https://adminguide.stanford.ed...Nofollow External Subdomain Trademarks (link is external)
A-TITLE Ownership and use of Stanford trademarks and images
https://non-discrimination.sta...Nofollow External Subdomain Non-Discrimination (link is external)
A-TITLE Non-discrimination policy
https://www.stanford.edu/site/...Nofollow External Subdomain Accessibility (link is external)
A-TITLE Report web accessibility issues

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://advising.stanford.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.80 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 483 referring domains.
This page has 924 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 226 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Allow: /core/*.css?
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