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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
68% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.09 s
File size
43.60 kB
Words
1434
Media files
36
Number of links
27 internal / 69 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Appalachian State University / Boone, North Carolina
The length of the page title is perfect. (477 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Prepare to lead a purposeful life as an engaged global citizen. Apply to Appalachian State University in the North Carolina mountains.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (819 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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)
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=1.0
robotsindex, follow
copyrightAppalachian State University
authorAppalachian State University
descriptionPrepare to lead a purposeful life as an engaged global citizen. Apply to Appalachian State University in the North Carolina mountains.
keywordsAppalachian State University
langen
fb:app_id877227969020822
og:titleAppalachian State University
og:descriptionPrepare to lead a purposeful life as an engaged global citizen. Apply to Appalachian State University in the North Carolina mountains.
og:imagehttps://www.appstate.edu/_images/appstate-200x200.png
og:urlhttps://www.appstate.edu/
og:typewebsite
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1434 words. That's ok.
32% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
24 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 17.02 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 29 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...appstate-125-logo-gold-white-720-173.pngAppalachian State University
...s/app-up-24/app-up-24-commencement-1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eatures/app-up-24/app-up-24-campus-1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eatures/app-up-24/app-up-24-campus-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eatures/app-up-24/app-up-24-campus-3.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eatures/app-up-24/app-up-24-campus-5.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/apply-icon.pngapply icon
/_images/visit-icon.pngvisit icon
/_images/connect-email-icon.pnginfo icon
/_images/academics-icon.pngacademics icon
...es/_stories/secure-your-spot-726x484.jpgApp State-bound? Secure your spot today!
...nability-without-play-button-726x484.jpgFind your sustainability
/_images/_stories/future-726x484.jpgWhat's in App State's future?
...ate-studies-peak-to-peak-play-button.jpgApp State's School of Graduate Studies
...arch-committee/spring-campus-600x400.jpgAppalachian State University Chancellor Search Advisory Committee announced
..._posts/2024/04/norris/norris-600x400.jpgInterim chancellor named for Appalachian State University
.../2023/09/accolades/accolades-600x400.jpgApp State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
.../wcob-accolades/peacock-hall-600x400.jpgApp State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
...nts/2024/fall/welcome-to-app-605x935.jpgWelcome to App
...events/2024/fall/blood-drive-605x935.jpgBlood Drive for faculty and staff
...events/2024/fall/poster-sale-605x935.jpgPoster Sale
...ll/high-country-country-fest-605x935.jpgHigh Country Country Fest
...s/2024/fall/hickory-crawdads-605x935.jpgApp State Night with the Hickory Crawdads
...vents/2024/fall/campus-works-605x935.jpgCampus Work(s) - On Campus & Part-Time Jobs Fair
...wellness-and-safety-festival-605x935.jpgHealth, Wellness, and Safety Festival
...sic-as-expression-of-culture-605x935.jpgFolk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations
...images/_events/2024/fall/ijf-605x935.jpgInternship and Job Fair
...ages/_events/2024/fall/wiels-605x935.jpgWomen in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
...vents/2024/fall/maria-zedeno-605x935.jpgDr. María Nieves Zedeño: 'After the Ashfall: What Ancient Environmental Disasters Can Tell Us About Human Attachments to the Landscape'
...events/2024/fall/spooky-duke-605x935.jpgSpooky Duke Race
/_images/its-up-to-me-logo-2.pngIt's up to me|us
/_images/_theme/facebook-logo.gifFacebook logo
/_images/_theme/x-logo-white.pngX logo
/_images/_theme/youtube-logo.gifYoutube logo
/_images/_theme/instagram.pngInsatgram logo
...appstate-125-logo-gold-white-720-173.pngAppalachian State University

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Appalachian State University
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Appalachian State University
H2 Attend App State in Hickory
H2 News
H2 News Duplicate text
H2 Events
H2 Events Duplicate text
H3 App State-bound? Secure your spot today!
H3 Find your sustainability
H3 What's in App State's future?
H3 App State's School of Graduate Studies
H3 Appalachian Cares
H3 Connect
H3 Appalachian State University Duplicate text
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 (69) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.appstate.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.appstate.edu/IMG-ALT Appalachian State University
https://search.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Advanced search
/current-studentsCurrent Students
http://parents.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Parents & Family
http://myasu.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Faculty & Staff
http://alumni.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.appstate.edu/azA-Z
http://asulearn.appstate.edu/External Subdomain AsULearn
http://appalnet.appstate.edu/External Subdomain AppalNet
http://library.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Library
/employmentEmployment
http://maps.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Maps
http://give.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.appstate.edu/chooseWhy Choose App?
https://www.appstate.edu/visitVisit
/admissionsAdmissions
/academicsAcademics
/campus-lifeCampus Life
https://www.appstate.edu/aboutAbout
https://www.appstate.edu/hickoryNew window Learn More
https://www.appstate.edu/app-up/Subdomain App Up!
https://www.appstate.edu/app-up/Subdomain Check it out
https://www.appstate.edu/applyApply
IMG-ALT apply icon
https://www.appstate.edu/visitVisit Us
IMG-ALT visit icon
https://www.appstate.edu/infoConnect
IMG-ALT info icon
A-TITLE more information
/academics/all/Find a Program
IMG-ALT academics icon
A-TITLE Programs of study
https://admissions.appstate.ed...External Subdomain IMG-ALT App State-bound? Secure your spot today!
https://admissions.appstate.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate App State-bound? Secure your spot today!
https://admissions.appstate.ed...External Subdomain Secure your spot in the incoming class today.
https://sustain.appstate.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Find your sustainability
https://sustain.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Find your sustainability
/appalachians-futureIMG-ALT What's in App State's future?
/appalachians-futureText duplicate What's in App State's future?
https://graduate.appstate.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT App State's School of Graduate Studies
https://graduate.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate App State's School of Graduate Studies
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Appalachian State University Chancellor Search Advisory Committee announced
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain Text duplicate Appalachian State University Chancellor Search Advisory Committee announced
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Interim chancellor named for Appalachian State University
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain Text duplicate Interim chancellor named for Appalachian State University
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain IMG-ALT App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain Text duplicate App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain IMG-ALT App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
https://today.appstate.edu/202...External Subdomain Text duplicate App State Walker College of Business, MBA named ‘bests’ for 2022–23, 2023–24
https://today.appstate.edu/External Subdomain More news and features
http://appalachianmagazine.org...External Podcasts
http://www.appstatesports.com/External Subdomain Mountaineer Athletics
https://welcome.appstate.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Welcome to App
https://welcome.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Welcome to App
https://employeewellness.appst...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Blood Drive for faculty and staff
https://employeewellness.appst...External Subdomain Text duplicate Blood Drive for faculty and staff
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Poster Sale
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain Text duplicate Poster Sale
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain IMG-ALT High Country Country Fest
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain Text duplicate High Country Country Fest
https://www.milb.com/hickory/t...External Subdomain IMG-ALT App State Night with the Hickory Crawdads
https://www.milb.com/hickory/t...External Subdomain Text duplicate App State Night with the Hickory Crawdads
https://appstate.joinhandshake...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Campus Work(s) - On Campus & Part-Time Jobs Fair
https://appstate.joinhandshake...External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Work(s) - On Campus & Part-Time Jobs Fair
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Health, Wellness, and Safety Festival
https://engage.appstate.edu/ev...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health, Wellness, and Safety Festival
https://cas.appstate.edu/news/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations
https://cas.appstate.edu/news/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations
https://appstate.joinhandshake...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Internship and Job Fair
https://appstate.joinhandshake...External Subdomain Text duplicate Internship and Job Fair
https://rcoe.appstate.edu/news...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
https://rcoe.appstate.edu/news...External Subdomain Text duplicate Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
https://cas.appstate.edu/event...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Dr. María Nieves Zedeño: 'After the Ashfall: What Ancient Environmental Disasters Can Tell Us About Human Attachments to the Landscape'
https://cas.appstate.edu/event...External Subdomain Text duplicate Dr. María Nieves Zedeño: 'After the Ashfall: What Ancient Environmental Disasters Can Tell Us About Human Attachments to the Landscape'
https://parent2parent.appstate...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Spooky Duke Race
https://parent2parent.appstate...External Subdomain Text duplicate Spooky Duke Race
https://today.appstate.edu/eventsExternal Subdomain University Events
http://www.appstatesports.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Mountaineer Athletics
https://registrar.appstate.edu...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
http://appcares.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Appalachian Cares
http://appcares.appstate.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT It's up to me|us
https://appstate.edu/hickory/App State at Hickory
https://accessibility.appstate...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://bookstore.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Bookstore
https://www.appstate.edu/contactContact Us
https://emergency.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Emergency
/employment/Text duplicate Employment
https://policy.appstate.edu/Eq...External Subdomain Equal Opportunity Policy
https://maps.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
https://studentaccounts.appsta...External Subdomain Pay Bills
https://policy.appstate.edu/Po...External Subdomain Policy Manual
https://titleix.appstate.edu/External Subdomain Title IX
https://www.appstate.edu/connectText duplicate Connect
https://www.facebook.com/appal...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook logo
https://twitter.com/appstateExternal IMG-ALT X logo
https://www.youtube.com/user/A...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube logo
https://instagram.com/appstate/External IMG-ALT Insatgram logo
https://www.appstate.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Appalachian State University
/disclaimerDisclaimer
https://www.appstate.edu/privacyPrivacy
https://appstate.az1.qualtrics...External Subdomain Website feedback

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.appstate.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 is slow (1.09 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 4 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (44 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateFri, 23 Aug 2024 19:23:19 GMT
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connectionclose
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
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This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,747 referring domains.
This page has 29,665 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,480 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Appalachian State University / Boone, North Carolina
Prepare to lead a purposeful life as an engaged global citizen. Apply to Appalachian State University in the North Carolina mountains.

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