Alasu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
77% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.89 s
File size
76.70 kB
Words
466
Media files
11
Number of links
84 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Alabama State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (298 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Alabama State University
The meta description is too short. (159 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.alasu.edu/index.php
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
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
(Somewhat important)
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
DescriptionAlabama State University
KeywordsHome ASU, Home Alabama State University
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:urlhttps://www.alasu.edu/index.php
twitter:titleHome | Alabama State University
twitter:descriptionAlabama State University
og:titleHome | Alabama State University
og:urlhttps://www.alasu.edu/index.php
og:descriptionAlabama State University
og:typeEmpty
og:updated_time2025-01-07T09:03:19.486010658-08:00
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 466 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
21.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 22 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/_resources/images/asuTomb.pngtomb
...jan-2025-lead-speaker-tamika-mallory.jpgLEAD speaker Tamika Mallory
/_qa/events-founders-day.jpgFounders Day
/_qa/news-dec-2024-fall-commencement.jpgEvent Image
/_qa/news-dec-2024-att-award.jpgEvent Image
/_qa/news-dec-2024-cancer-center-grant.jpgEvent Image
/_qa/news-dec-2024-alumnus-donates.jpgEvent Image
/_qa/news-jan-2025-asu-expert-javan.jpgEvent Image
/_resources/images/SACSCOC-Seal.pngsacscoc
Video URLWidthHeight
...&list=PLX50l13MKgqOHp9No6_PUebnsevFmQPYt

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.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 What's Happening at ASU
H2 Let's Get Started
H2 Latest News
H6 Empty heading
H6 LOCATION
H6 FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENT RESOURCES
H6 SACSCOC
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Skip to Navigation
https://alasu.edu/A-TITLE Alabama State University Homepage
https://alasu.edu/Text duplicate A-TITLE Alabama State University Homepage
/_qa/academics.phpAcademics Overview
/websites/Programs.phpPrograms & Majors
/_qa/onlineeducationandprogram...Online
/websites/Programs.phpColleges & Departments
/_qa/academic-calendar.phpNew window Academic Calendar
/_qa/academiccatalog.phpAcademic Catalog
https://alasu.smartcatalogiq.c...External Subdomain Academic Undergraduate Catalog
https://alasu.smartcatalogiq.c...External Subdomain Academic Graduate Catalog
https://alasu.edu/_qa/trio.phpTRIO Program
http://www.lib.alasu.edu/External Subdomain Library
https://www.bkstr.com/alabamas...External Subdomain Bookstore
/_qa/division-of-continuing-ed...Continuing Education
/websites/undergraduate-admiss...Undergraduate
/_qa/undergraduate-admissions-...Admissions Team
/_qa/academic-advisement-under...Academic Advisement
https://hornetsnest.alasu.edu/...External Subdomain HornetsWeb New Students
/websites/graduate-admission.phpGraduate
https://gradcas.liaisoncas.org...External Subdomain Graduate Application
https://hornetsnest.alasu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate HornetsWeb New Students
/_qa/graduateschoolstaff.phpGraduate School Staff
/_qa/financial-aid.phpFinancial Aid
/_qa/tuition-and-costs.phpTuition Costs
/_qa/financial-aid-types-of-ai...Types of Aid
https://studentaid.gov/External Apply for Aid
/_qa/academic-scholarships.phpScholarships
/_qa/current-students.phpCurrent Students
/_qa/studentlife.phpStudent Life
/_qa/newstudentorientation.phpNew Student Orientation
/_qa/recordsandregistration.phpRecords & Registration
/_qa/houseandresidencelife.phpHousing & ResLife
https://asucampusparking.com/c...External Campus Parking
/_qa/aboutasu.phpAbout ASU
/_qa/ourcampus.phpOur Campus
/_qa/historyandtradition.phpHistory and Tradition
/_qa/asu-accreditation.phpAccreditation
/_qa/administration.phpAdministration
/_qa/asualumni.phpAlumni
/faculty/index.phpFaculty & Staff
/_qa/asucommunity.phpCommunity
/_qa/asu-athletics.phpAthletics
/websites/undergraduate-admiss...New window Apply Today
https://admit1.alasu.edu/porta...External Subdomain Visit Campus
https://app.mobilecause.com/fo...New window External Subdomain Give to ASU
https://hornets.alasu.edu/home...New window External Subdomain My Hornets Access
https://admit1.alasu.edu/porta...New window External Subdomain SCHEDULE A TOUR
/websites/undergraduate-admiss...New window Text duplicate Apply Today
https://app.mobilecause.com/fo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give to ASU
https://hornets.alasu.edu/home...New window External Subdomain Hornets Access
/_qa/asu-athletics.phpNew window Text duplicate Athletics
/_qa/news-dec-2024-fall-commen...December 09 Graduates were encouraged to have faith in their dreams. Read More
IMG-ALT Event Image
/_qa/news-dec-2024-att-award.phpDecember 06 Two ASU students recognized by AT&T for their positive community impact. Read More
IMG-ALT Event Image
/_qa/news-dec-2024-cancer-cent...December 12 Two ASU professors in the Cancer Research Center have been awarded pilot grants totaling $200,000. Read More
IMG-ALT Event Image
/_qa/news-dec-2034-alumnus-don...December 13 Alumnus Lane Harper donates to families in need. Read More
IMG-ALT Event Image
/_qa/news-jan-2025-asu-expert-...January 7 Dr. Gulnaz Javan has been invited to lecture at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Read More
IMG-ALT Event Image
https://alasu.edu/Text duplicate A-TITLE Alabama State University Homepage
/_qa/academics.phpText duplicate Academics Overview
/websites/Programs.phpText duplicate Programs & Majors
/_qa/onlineeducationandprogram...Text duplicate Online
/websites/Programs.phpText duplicate Colleges & Departments
A-TITLE College & Departments
/_qa/academic-calendar.phpNew window Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/_qa/academiccatalog.phpText duplicate Academic Catalog
https://alasu.smartcatalogiq.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Undergraduate Catalog
https://alasu.smartcatalogiq.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Graduate Catalog
https://alasu.edu/_qa/trio.phpText duplicate TRIO Program
http://www.lib.alasu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
https://www.bkstr.com/alabamas...External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
/websites/undergraduate-admiss...Text duplicate Undergraduate
/websites/graduate-admission.phpText duplicate Graduate
/_qa/undergraduate-admissions-...Text duplicate Admissions Team
/_qa/graduationapplicationproc...Text duplicate Graduate Application
/_qa/academic-advisement-under...Text duplicate Academic Advisement
https://hornetsnest.alasu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate HornetsWeb New Students
https://hornetsnest.alasu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate HornetsWeb New Students
/_qa/graduateschoolstaff.phpText duplicate Graduate School Staff
/_qa/financial-aid.phpText duplicate Financial Aid
/_qa/tuition-and-costs.phpText duplicate Tuition Costs
/_qa/financial-aid-types-of-ai...Text duplicate Types of Aid
https://studentaid.gov/External Student Aid
/_qa/academic-scholarships.phpText duplicate Scholarships
/_qa/current-students.phpText duplicate Current Students
/_qa/current-students.phpText duplicate Student Life
/_qa/newstudentorientation.phpSubdomain Text duplicate New Student Orientation
/_qa/recordsandregistration.phpText duplicate Records & Registration
/_qa/houseandresidencelife.phpText duplicate Housing & ResLife
https://asucampusparking.com/c...External Text duplicate Campus Parking
/_qa/aboutasu.phpText duplicate About ASU
/_qa/ourcampus.phpText duplicate Our Campus
/_qa/historyandtradition.phpText duplicate History and Tradition
/_qa/asu-accreditation.phpText duplicate Accreditation
/_qa/administration.phpText duplicate Administration
/_qa/asualumni.phpText duplicate Alumni
/faculty/index.phpText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/_qa/asucommunity.phpText duplicate Community
/websites/undergraduate-admiss...New window Text duplicate Apply Today
https://admit1.alasu.edu/porta...External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit Campus
https://app.mobilecause.com/fo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give to ASU
https://hornets.alasu.edu/home...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate My Hornets Access
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Apply Today
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Visit Campus
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Give to ASU
https://alasu.edu/index.phpA-TITLE Link to homepage
https://hornets.alasu.edu/home...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hornets Access
/faculty/index.phpSearch Campus Directory
/_qa/office-of-technology-serv...Submit a Helpdesk Ticket
/_qa/website-accessibility.phpAccessibility
https://alasu.edu/Anchor Privacy Statement
/_qa/human-resources.phpEmployment Opportunities
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...Nofollow External Subdomain ©

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://alasu.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 0.89 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 (77 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 07 Jan 2025 21:18:10 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length14904
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policydefault-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; img-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data:; frame-ancestors 'self' https://a.cms.omniupdate.com;
access-control-allow-origin*
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
serverdirector
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 4,078 referring domains.
This page has 245,292 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,095 different ip addresses.

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