Blackpool.ac.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
71% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
96.80 kB
Words
1459
Media files
23
Number of links
120 internal / 24 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Blackpool and The Fylde College
The length of the page title is perfect. (297 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Discover B&FC – a leader in technical education, degrees, apprenticeships, and training. Unlock your future with industry-focused courses and excellent support.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (990 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/
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)
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
descriptionDiscover B&FC – a leader in technical education, degrees, apprenticeships, and training. Unlock your future with industry-focused courses and excellent support.
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-TileColor#ff0000
msapplication-config/themes/custom/bfc_theme/bp-favicons/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#ffffff
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
These Typos were found:
  • beng => being
This page contains 1459 words. That's ok.
35.8% 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.
25 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.11 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 29 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 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
...blic/980/980/0/2024-05/Homepage-Hero.jpgImmersive Performance
...0/2024-10/Nov 19+ Open Event - Aside.PNGNo alt attribute provided
...ic/1120/620/0/2024-08/Adult Learners.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../620/0/2024-09/Free Courses for Jobs.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...Computing Basic Skills.jpg?itok=SaDnAI3JAn adult individual actively typing on a laptop, reflecting their determination to learn and grow through technology.
...1120/620/0/2024-02/Be more qualified.pngNo alt attribute provided
...120/620/0/2023-11/Website Be More1_2.pngNo alt attribute provided
...120/620/0/2023-11/Website Be More1_1.pngNo alt attribute provided
... of Technology at B&FC.png?itok=eF1wYUy2A man works on a 3D printer in a low-light environment, using premium equipment for his B&FC course with the Institute of Technology.
...public/1120/620/0/2024-08/T Levels_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...1120/620/0/2024-09/Apprenticeships_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...0/Multiversity Updated.jpg?itok=vi3gtmYDConcept art of the Blackpool Multiversity, showcasing the innovative design of the new building projected for 2027.
...blic/1120/620/0/2024-09/How to Apply.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...lic/1120/620/0/2024-09/Open Events_0.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...c/1120/620/0/2024-09/How to Get Here.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ng and Technology Technician Award_0.jpgNo alt attribute provided
... the Most Out of Open Events at B&FC.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ubmits final design for Multiversity.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...leetwood Nautical Campus Makes Waves.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ults, Among Top Performers in the UK.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tinues to deliver on T Level success.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Find your perfect course here
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 31 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Find your perfect course here
H2 Services Menu
H2 Main navigation
H2 It all starts with you.
H2 Be more at B&FC.
H2 Whatever you want to be. Be at B&FC.
H2 All your questions answered.
H2 Latest B&FC News
H2 Footer menu
H3 Adult Open Event
H3 January Starts for Adult Learners
H3 FREE Courses for Jobs
H3 English, Maths and Computing Basic Skills
H3 Degrees at B&FC
H3 Fast track to degrees
H3 Financial Support for Degrees
H3 Technical. Skills. Work.
H3 T Levels
H3 Apprenticeships
H3 Introducing Multiversity
H3 How to Apply
H3 Open Events
H3 How to Get Here
H3 Graduate Joseph Macari Triumphs with Prestigious IET Engineering and Technology Technician Award
H3 School Leavers Guide to Getting the Most Out of Open Events at B&FC
H3 Council submits final design for Multiversity
H3 Fleetwood Nautical Campus Makes Waves: Alumni Sail Away with Tenth Maritime Trainee of the Year Award
H3 B&FC Excels in Health T Level Results, Among Top Performers in the UK
H3 Blackpool and The Fylde College continues to deliver on T level success
H4 Getting started
H6 Scroll to Top
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 24 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://bfc.instructure.com/External Subdomain Canvas
https://onefile.co.uk/External OneFile for Apprentices
https://outlook.office.com/External Subdomain Outlook Email
https://office.com/External Microsoft Office
https://etracker-web.blackpool...External Subdomain eTrackr
https://bfc.careercentre.me/Me...External Subdomain Career Centre
https://www.clickview.co.uk/External Subdomain ClickView
https://blackpoolfylde.sharepo...External Subdomain Learning Resources
https://help.blackpool.ac.uk/External Subdomain IT Service Desk
https://planetestream.blackpoo...External Subdomain Planet eStream
https://linkedin.com/checkpoin...External LinkedIn Learning
https://blackpoolfylde.sharepo...External Subdomain Student Life
https://blackpoolfylde.atlassi...External Subdomain RDS Instructions
/user/loginStaff CMS login
https://ess.blackpool.ac.uk/External Subdomain Employee Self Service (ESS)
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/Subdomain No Text
/school-leavers-homeSchool Leavers
A-TITLE School Leavers Homepage
/course?f[0]=age:16-18Course Search
A-TITLE Explore School Leaver Courses
/reasons-school-leaversReasons to study at B&FC
A-TITLE Reasons for B&FC - School Leavers
/qualifications-schoolQualifications Explained
A-TITLE Qualifications Explained - School Leavers
/t-levelsT Levels
A-TITLE T Levels
/course?f[0]=age:16-18&f[1]=qu...Diplomas
A-TITLE Diplomas for School Leavers
/subject/Gateway-coursesGateway
A-TITLE Gateway to Further Education
/liaisonSchool Liaison
A-TITLE School Liaison Team
/Information-ParentsInformation for Parents
A-TITLE Information for Parents
/adultsAdult Learners
A-TITLE Adult Learners Homepage
/course?f[0]=age:19+Text duplicate Course Search
A-TITLE Explore Adult Learner Courses
/reasons-adultText duplicate Reasons to study at B&FC
A-TITLE Reasons for B&FC - Adult Learners
/qualifications-adultsText duplicate Qualifications Explained
A-TITLE Qualifications Explained - Adult Learners
/course?f[0]=age:19+&f[1]=qual...Adult Diplomas
A-TITLE Diplomas for Adult Learners
/adults-english-maths-computingEnglish, Maths & Computing Basic Skills
A-TITLE English, Maths and Computing Basic Skills
/subject/Access-Higher-EducationAccess to Higher Education
A-TITLE Access to Higher Education
/fast-track-degreeFast Track to Degree
A-TITLE Fast Track to Degree
/professional-technical-trainingProfessional & Technical Training
A-TITLE Professional & Technical Training
/leisure-learningLeisure Learning
A-TITLE Leisure Learning
/Online-coursesOnline Courses
A-TITLE Online Courses with B&FC
/freecoursesforjobsFREE Courses for Jobs
A-TITLE FREE Courses for Jobs
/degrees-homeDegrees
A-TITLE Degrees Homepage
/course?f[0]=age:University LevelText duplicate Course Search
A-TITLE Explore Degree-level Courses
/reasons-degreesText duplicate Reasons to study at B&FC
A-TITLE Reasons for B&FC - Degrees
/qualifications-degreesText duplicate Qualifications Explained
A-TITLE Qualifications Explained - Degrees
/higher-technical-qualificationsHigher Technical Qualifications
A-TITLE Approved HTQs at B&FC
/lciot-bfcInstitute of Technology at B&FC
A-TITLE L&C IoT at B&FC
/one-day-degreesOne Day a Week Degrees
A-TITLE Study Towards a Degree for One Day a Week
/preparing-degreesPreparing for a Degree
A-TITLE Preparing for Degree-level Study
/path-degreesDegree Pathway
A-TITLE Degree Progression Options
/Access-and-ParticipationAccess & Participation
A-TITLE Access & Participation Plan
/admissions-higher-educationAdmissions
A-TITLE Admissions: Higher Education
/apprenticeships-homeApprenticeships
A-TITLE Apprenticeships Homepage
/apprenticeship-vacanciesApprenticeship Vacancies
A-TITLE Explore Apprenticeship Vacancies
/apprenticeships/aboutApprenticeships Explained
A-TITLE Apprenticeships Explained
/subject/Higher-and-Degree-App...Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
A-TITLE Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
/Maritime-Offshore-FNCMaritime & Offshore at FNC
A-TITLE Maritime & Offshore at Fleetwood Nautical Campus
/eventsOpen Events
A-TITLE Book an Open Event
/prospectusProspectus
A-TITLE Download a Prospectus
/how-to-applyHow to Apply
A-TITLE Application Process
/getting-hereHow to Get Here
A-TITLE Getting to B&FC
/term-datesTerm Dates
A-TITLE Term Dates for B&FC
/financial-support-homeFinancial Support
A-TITLE Financial Support Homepage
/study-support-homeStudy Support
A-TITLE Study Support Homepage
/support-wellbeing-homeStudent Support & Wellbeing
A-TITLE Student Support & Wellbeing Homepage
/careersCareers Advice
A-TITLE Careers Advice & Guidance at B&FC
/student-life-homeText duplicate Student Life
A-TITLE Student Life Homepage
/paymystudentPayMyStudent
A-TITLE New Online Portal for Financial Support
/bfc-for-businessB&FC for Business
A-TITLE Employers Homepage
/professional-technical-trainingCourses Available
A-TITLE Professional & Technical Training
/apprenticeships-for-employersApprenticeships for Employers
A-TITLE Apprenticeships for Employers
/bespoke-trainingBespoke Training
A-TITLE Bespoke Training for Employers
/additional-services-for-emplo...Additional Services for Employers
A-TITLE Additional Services with B&FC for Business
/incentives-for-businessIncentives for Business
A-TITLE Why B&FC for Business
/Online-coursesText duplicate Online Courses
A-TITLE Online Courses with B&FC
/Industry-PlacementsIndustry Placements
A-TITLE Industry Placements for Employers
/sustainable-technologiesSustainable Technologies
A-TITLE Sustainable Technologies for Business
/about-us-homepageAbout Us
A-TITLE About Us Homepage
/our-locationsOur Locations
A-TITLE All B&FC Locations
/multiversityMultiversity
A-TITLE Multiversity: Levelling Up for Blackpool
/lciot-bfcText duplicate Institute of Technology at B&FC
A-TITLE L&C IoT at B&FC
/Sustainable-futures-BFCSustainability at B&FC
A-TITLE Sustainable Futures with B&FC
/open-publicOpen to the Public
A-TITLE Facilities Open to the Public
/corporate-informationCorporate Information
A-TITLE B&FC from a Corporate perspective
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/newsSubdomain News
A-TITLE B&FC News
https://currentvacancies.black...External Subdomain Anchor Jobs
A-TITLE Working for B&FC
/contact-usContact Us
A-TITLE Contact a B&FC Team or Location
https://fleetwoodnautical.blac...External Subdomain Fleetwood Nautical Campus
A-TITLE B&FC FNC
https://lancashireenergyhq.bla...External Subdomain Lancashire Energy HQ
A-TITLE B&FC LEHQ
https://landciot.ac.uk/External L&C IoT
A-TITLE L&C IoT Partner Site
/worldskillsWorldSkills UK
A-TITLE B&FC is proud to partner with WorldSkills UK
/eventsRegister for Open Event
/adultsExplore January Starts
/freecoursesforjobsDiscover Free Courses for Jobs
/adults-english-maths-computingBasic Skills Explained
/degrees-homeMore on Degrees at B&FC
/fast-track-degreeLearn about Fast Track to Degree
/support/funding/degreesDiscover Financial Support for Degrees
/lciot-bfcDiscover IoT courses at B&FC
/prospectusCheck out a Prospectus
/t-levelsT Levels explained
/apprenticeships-homeLearn about Apprenticeships
/multiversityRead our plans for Multiversity
/how-to-applyLearn How to Apply
/eventsSave the date for an Open Event
/getting-hereGetting to B&FC
/news/graduate-joseph-macari-t...Read the full article
/news/school-leavers-guide-to-...Read the full blog
/news/council-submits-final-de...Text duplicate Read the full article
/news/fleetwood-nautical-campu...Text duplicate Read the full article
/news/bfc-excels-health-t-leve...Text duplicate Read the full article
/news/blackpool-and-fylde-coll...Text duplicate Read the full article
/courseFind my course
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/Anchor Scroll to Top
/eventsText duplicate Open Events
/school-leaversText duplicate School Leavers
/adultsText duplicate Adult Learners
/degrees-homeText duplicate Degrees
/apprenticeships-homeText duplicate Apprenticeships
/bfc-for-businessEmployers
/Maritime-Offshore-FNCMaritime & Offshore
/courseText duplicate Course Search
/term-datesText duplicate Term Dates
/prospectusText duplicate Prospectus
/how-to-applyText duplicate How to Apply
/getting-hereText duplicate How to Get Here
/financial-support-homeText duplicate Financial Support
/study-support-homeText duplicate Study Support
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/about-usText duplicate About Us
/our-locationsText duplicate Our Locations
/corporate-informationText duplicate Corporate Information
/press-enquiriesPress Enquiries
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/newsText duplicate News
https://currentvacancies.black...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Jobs
https://www.facebook.com/black...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/B_and_FCNew window External Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/blac...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://m.me/blackpoolcollegeNew window External Facebook Messenger
/privacy-and-cookie-policiesNew window Privacy and Cookie Policy
/freedom-informationNew window Freedom of Information
/college-policiesNew window Policies and Procedures
/feedbackNew window Feedback
/student-terms-and-conditionsNew window Terms and Conditions
/Accessibility-StatementNew window Accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/"
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 excellent with 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (97 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 394 referring domains.
This page has 7,866 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 327 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed
Disallow: /course?*
Sitemap: https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/sitemap.xml

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Course70%Check
blackpool65%Check
Blackpool Fylde55%Check
Degree54%Check
Degrees54%Check
Course Search53%Check
Courses52%Check
Apprenticeships52%Check
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