Bournemouth.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Sign up for free! PDF Export
Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
81% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
83.10 kB
Words
758
Media files
16
Number of links
178 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Bournemouth University
The length of the page title is perfect. (217 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to Bournemouth University. Explore the degrees that make our graduates globally employable and learn about the international impact of our research.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (988 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
GeneratorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
descriptionWelcome to Bournemouth University. Explore the degrees that make our graduates globally employable and learn about the international impact of our research.
nid429
content_typehome
og:titleHome
og:imagehttps://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/sites/default/files/assets/images/mortarboards-hero-2024.jpg
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
msapplication-TileImage/sites/all/themes/bournemouth/assets/images/favicons/mstile-144x144.png
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
cleartypeon

Test up to 1.000 webpages of bournemouth.ac.uk with our free plan!

Try For Free
No trial. It's just free!

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 758 words. That's ok.
26.9% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 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 19.73 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" 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)
11 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
...tudents-pgb-moss-wall.jpeg?itok=3T4WWTD7No alt attribute provided
...mages/student-in-halls.jpg?itok=VDjlE7p2No alt attribute provided
...nt-centre-tall-summary.jpg?itok=HHC4Fly2No alt attribute provided
...raduation-caps-summary.jpg?itok=FkCuJ6XINo alt attribute provided
...ley-HoneyBee-1024x1024.jpg?itok=uMCgl_7uNo alt attribute provided
...ges/mural-2022-summary.jpg?itok=UzF4iLrpNo alt attribute provided
...ages/new-vt-screenshot.jpg?itok=5YX0mZUWNo alt attribute provided
...a carer (Getty Images).jpg?itok=pZqCoqinNo alt attribute providedOlder people served dinner by a carer
...Michael-Dooley-Low-Res.jpg?itok=3HSCmw2QNo alt attribute providedHonorary awards for people who make a difference
...'s-ultra-modern-campus.gif?itok=1IPFQRVLNo alt attribute providedBritish University Vietnam’s ultramodern campus in Hanoi
...d-Marcus-Ryder-Low-Res.jpg?itok=0i6OxbEyNo alt attribute providedHonorary degrees for champions of inclusivity in broadcasting
...bournemouth/assets/images/footer-map.jpgMap showing the locations of our Talbot Campus and Lansdowne Campus. Lansdowne is based close to the town centre and beach, while Talbot is further inland, about 2 miles from Lansdowne.
...h/assets/images/footer/footer-logo-1.pngBU rises 15 places in the the Young University Rankings 2022
...h/assets/images/footer/footer-logo-2.pngBU celebrates eco award
...h/assets/images/footer/footer-logo-5.pngAthena Swan Success
...h/assets/images/footer/footer-logo-6.pngBU has risen to top 30 globally in the the Impact Rankings 2023

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Undergraduate Open Day
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 28 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 Undergraduate Open Day
H2 More+
H2 Course search
H2 Search form
H2 News
H2 Events
H2 Contact us
H3 Undergraduate courses
H3 Accommodation
H3 Start a postgraduate degree in January
H3 Graduation 2024 – watch last week’s highlights and ceremonies
H3 Explore our research
H3 To learn is to change – discover the BU story
H3 Take our virtual tour
H3 £2.78m study to explore nutrition in older care home residents
H3 Honorary awards for people who make a difference
H3 BU cooperates with British University Vietnam to offer programmes in Vietnam
H3 Honorary degrees for champions of inclusivity in broadcasting
H3 Midwifery Taster Session at Portsmouth Campus
H3 Undergraduate Open Day Duplicate text
H3 Postgraduate Open Day
H3 Midwifery Taster Session at Portsmouth Campus Duplicate text
H3 Our story
H3 Our story Duplicate text
H3 About
H3 Quick links
H3 Information for:
H3 Our Awards
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/node/15746Students
https://staffintranet.bournemo...External Subdomain Staff
/node/11141Alumni
https://evision.bournemouth.ac...External Subdomain myHub
https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Bournemouth University
/homeHome
/coursesCourses
/study/undergraduate/courses/u...Subdomain Undergraduate courses
/study/postgraduate/coursesSubdomain Postgraduate courses
/study/postgraduate-research/c...Subdomain Postgraduate research courses
/study/continuing-professional...Subdomain Short courses and continuing professional development
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Subdomain Apprenticeships
/studyStudy
/study/undergraduateUndergraduate
/study/postgraduatePostgraduate
/study/postgraduate-researchPostgraduate research
/study/internationalInternational
/study/information-applicantsInformation for applicants
/study/continuing-professional...Continuing Professional Development and Training
/study/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
/why-buWhy BU?
/why-bu/accommodationAccommodation
/why-bu/employabilityEmployability
/why-bu/facilities-campusesFacilities and campuses
/why-bu/graduate-student-storiesGraduate and student stories
/why-bu/fusion-buFusion
/why-bu/bournemouth-local-areaLocal area
/why-bu/student-lifeStudent life
/why-bu/student-wellbeingStudent wellbeing
/why-bu/sportbuSportBU
/why-bu/clubs-societiesClubs and societies
/why-bu/learn-changeTo learn is to change
/researchResearch
/research/projectsProjects
/research/centres-institutesCentres and institutes
/research/our-research-strengthsOur research strengths
/research/research-environmentResearch environment
/research/research-actionResearch in action
/study/postgraduate-researchSubdomain Text duplicate Postgraduate research
/research/get-involvedGet involved
/research/research-newsResearch news
/research/research-contact-usContact us
/collaborateCollaborate
/collaborate/businesses-employersBusinesses and employers
/collaborate/global-buGlobal BU
/collaborate/our-academic-part...Partnerships
/collaborate/our-work-schools-...Our work with schools and colleges
/collaborate/afc-bournemouthAFC Bournemouth
/collaborate/university-hospit...University Hospitals Dorset
/collaborate/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/collaborate/support-usSupport BU
/collaborate/working-together-...Working together for our local community
/collaborate/businesses-employ...Events and conferencing
/about-bournemouth-universityAbout
/about/welcome-buWelcome to BU
/about/our-peopleOur people
/about/our-facultiesOur faculties
/about/bu2025-our-vision-value...BU2025: vision, values and strategic plan
/about/our-regional-impactBusinesses and regional engagement
/about/sustainabilitySustainability
/about/professional-servicesProfessional Services
/about/governanceGovernance
/about/financial-informationFinancial information
/about/working-buJobs
/about/news-eventsNews & Events
/about/how-contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/studentsText duplicate Students
/students/careers-employabilityCareers & employability
/students/health-wellbeingHealth & wellbeing
/students/things-doThings to do
/students/learningLearning
/students/help-adviceHelp & advice
/students/log-servicesLog-in services
/students/learning/your-it-hubIT information
/students/academic-datesAcademic dates
/students/libraryLibrary
/students/services-campusServices on campus
/students/information-new-stud...Information for new students
/students/your-feedbackYour feedback
/students/askbu-contact-usAskBU: contact us
https://esd.bournemouth.ac.uk/...External Subdomain Got a question?
/students/student-news-eventsStudent news and events
/accommodation/Subdomain Text duplicate Accommodation
/collaborate/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/coursesSubdomain Text duplicate Courses
/jobs/Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs
/library/Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/collaborate/services-businessServices to business
http://staffprofiles.bournemou...External Subdomain Staff Profiles
/studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Students
/open-daysNofollow Subdomain Register now
/study/undergraduate/courses/u...Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate courses
/why-bu/accommodationSubdomain Text duplicate Accommodation
/study/postgraduate/courses/co...Subdomain Start a postgraduate degree in January
/graduation-2024Subdomain Graduation 2024 – watch last week’s highlights and ceremonies
/researchSubdomain Explore our research
/why-bu/learn-changeSubdomain To learn is to change – discover the BU story
https://experience.bournemouth...External Subdomain Take our virtual tour
/about/news-events/news?field_...Subdomain Read more news
/news/2024-11-11/278m-study-ex...11/11/2024 £2.78m study to explore nutrition in older care home residents New research is exploring whether oral nutritional supplements (ONS) meet the nutri...
/news/2024-11-08/honorary-awar...08/11/2024 Honorary awards for people who make a difference Bournemouth University has made seven honorary awards during this year’s graduation ceremonies. T...
/news/2024-11-07/bu-cooperates...07/11/2024 BU cooperates with British University Vietnam to offer programmes in Vietnam BU will offer courses in Vietnam as part of new partnership agreement...
/news/2024-11-07/honorary-degr...07/11/2024 Honorary degrees for champions of inclusivity in broadcasting Georgia Brown and Marcus Ryder MBE have received honorary doctorates from Bournemout...
/about/news-events/eventsSubdomain View all events
/events/13-november-midwifery-...Midwifery Taster Session at Portsmouth Campus
/events/16-november-undergradu...Undergraduate Open Day
/events/27-november-postgradua...Postgraduate Open Day
/events/4-december-midwifery-t...Text duplicate Midwifery Taster Session at Portsmouth Campus
/why-bu/learn-changeSubdomain Find out more
https://www.youtube.com/embed/...External Subdomain Our story Youtube Video
/about/bu2025-our-vision-value...Vision
/about/working-buText duplicate Jobs
/about/news-events/newsNews
/about/news-events/eventsEvents
/about/governanceText duplicate Governance
/about/our-peoplePeople
/researchText duplicate Research
/about/welcome-bu/rankings-awardsAwards
https://virtualtour.bournemout...External Subdomain Virtual tour
/students/help-advice/importan...Subdomain Safeguarding
https://evision.bournemouth.ac...External Subdomain Text duplicate myHub
/open-daysAttend an Open Day
/why-bu/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
/coursesText duplicate Courses
/enquiry-formSubdomain Request a prospectus
/about/our-facultiesText duplicate Our faculties
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Text duplicate Academic dates
/about/financial-information/o...Charitable status
/about/governance/modern-slave...Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
/study/information-applicantsApplicants
/students/information-new-stud...Arriving students
/collaborate/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/collaborate/services-businessBusinesses
/studentsCurrent students
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Parents and carers
https://staffintranet.bournemo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Staff
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Care leavers
/about/how-contact-usFull contact details
/news/2022-02-15/bu-rises-15-p...Subdomain IMG-ALT BU rises 15 places in the the Young University Rankings 2022
/news/2022-12-20/bu-retains-ec...Subdomain IMG-ALT BU celebrates eco award
/news/2019-05-07/athena-swan-s...Subdomain IMG-ALT Athena Swan Success
/news/2023-06-01/bu-climbs-top...Subdomain IMG-ALT BU has risen to top 30 globally in the the Impact Rankings 2023
/study/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate
/clearing-1Clearing
/study/undergraduate/courses/u...Text duplicate Undergraduate courses
/fees-fundingFees and funding
/study/undergraduate/how-applyHow to apply
/study/undergraduate/open-daysOpen Days
/why-bu/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
https://onlineservices.bournem...External Subdomain Prospectus
/study/undergraduate/how-apply...Entry requirements
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Text duplicate Academic dates
/study/undergraduate/studying-...Information for parents and carers
/study/postgraduateText duplicate Postgraduate
/study/postgraduate/courses/po...Text duplicate Postgraduate courses
/study/postgraduate/fees-fundingText duplicate Fees and funding
/study/postgraduate/how-applyText duplicate How to apply
/study/postgraduate/meet-usMeet us
/why-bu/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
https://onlineservices.bournem...External Subdomain Text duplicate Prospectus
/study/postgraduate/how-apply/...Text duplicate Entry requirements
/study/postgraduate/courses/co...Courses starting in January
/study/postgraduate-researchText duplicate Postgraduate research
/study/postgraduate-research/p...Text duplicate Fees and funding
/study/postgraduate-research/h...Text duplicate How to apply
/researchResearch at BU
/study/postgraduate-research/a...The Graduate School
/study/internationalText duplicate International
/study/international/bu-your-c...BU in your country
/study/international/internati...Text duplicate Fees and funding
/study/international/internati...English language requirements
/study/international/preparato...Preparatory programmes
/study/international/coming-bo...Immigration
/study/international/internati...International entry requirements
/study/international/preparato...International students already in the UK
/study/international/meet-usText duplicate Meet us
/study/continuing-professional...Text duplicate Continuing Professional Development and Training
/study/continuing-professional...Short courses
/about/our-facultiesFaculties
/about/our-faculties/faculty-h...Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
/about/our-faculties/bournemou...Faculty of Management
/about/our-faculties/faculty-m...Faculty of Media & Communication
/about/our-faculties/faculty-s...Faculty of Science & Technology
/about/financial-information/o...Text duplicate Charitable status
/about/governance/digital-secu...Website privacy & cookies
/about/governance/digital-secu...Copyright and terms of use
/about/governance/access-infor...Data protection and privacy
/about/governance/accessibilit...Accessibility
https://www.facebook.com/JoinB...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://twitter.com/bournemout...External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/bour...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/b...External Subdomain YouTube
http://www.weibo.com/signup/si...External Subdomain Weibo
https://www.snapchat.com/add/b...External Subdomain Snapchat
https://www.tiktok.com/@bourne...External Subdomain TikTok

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bournemouth.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 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (83 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateMon, 11 Nov 2024 14:55:07 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
x-drupal-cacheHIT
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSameOrigin
content-languageen
permissions-policyinterest-cohort=()
x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
link</node/429>; rel="shortlink"
cache-controlpublic, max-age=14400
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding,Host
last-modifiedMon, 11 Nov 2024 14:03:23 GMT
x-request-idv-bbc009c2-a035-11ef-982d-8f204113fc1a
x-ah-environmentprod
age2882
viavarnish
x-cacheHIT
x-cache-hits8
cf-cache-statusHIT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
servercloudflare
cf-ray8e0f1f198f9cd396-FRA
content-encodinggzip
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 4,126 referring domains.
This page has 402,248 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,826 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# 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: gsa-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
# 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/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

# Stop GSA from following shortlinks
Disallow: /node/

Sitemap: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/sitemap.xml

Similar sites

Search preview

www.bournemouth.ac.uk
Bournemouth University
Welcome to Bournemouth University. Explore the degrees that make our graduates globally employable and learn about the international impact of our research.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Bournemouth71%Check
Bournemouth University68%Check
Graduate66%Check
University65%Check
Open54%Check
Day54%Check
Undergraduate54%Check
search54%Check
Explore54%Check
Open Day54%Check
Show more keywords and terms

Test up to 1.000 webpages of bournemouth.ac.uk with our free plan!

Try For Free
No trial. It's just free!

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

Contact | Privacy

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions