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Meta information
59% 
Page quality
63% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
17% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.29 s
File size
98.60 kB
Words
609
Media files
11
Number of links
159 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Online Degree Completion Programs, Certifications & Career Training Programs | SDSU Global Campus
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 934 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
SDSU Global Campus offers online degree completion programs, certifications, and career training programs for learners in San Diego and across the world. We provide educational services and programs, delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners everywhere.
The meta description is too long: 1717 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://ces.sdsu.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
(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
descriptionSDSU Global Campus offers online degree completion programs, certifications, and career training programs for learners in San Diego and across the world. We provide educational services and programs, delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners everywhere.
generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
google-site-verificationtliC9uRPcKPtOGU4RdAAOsK7A9uKBSAumNgY6mKxwIU
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width
langen
og:site_nameSDSU Global Campus
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://ces.sdsu.edu/
og:titleSDSU Global Campus
cleartypeon
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 609 words. That's ok.
18.1% of the text are stop words.
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 24 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 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
...us-horz-1color-white-rgb-450px-width.pngSDSU Global Campus LogoSDSU Global Campus Logo
/sites/default/files/cta/cta-image-2.jpgLecture Hall
/sites/default/files/cta/boximage1.jpgWho We Are Homepage BlockWho We Are Homepage Block
...ublic/ian-mwangi_300px.jpg?itok=K8UTQkBKIan MwangiIan Mwangi
...ge/nathan-sebura_300px.jpg?itok=aakXsOw_Nathan SeburaNathan Sebura
...ic/field/image/image1.jpeg?itok=NeVjIbPWPaul WittePaul Witte
...c/nicole-hilgraf_300px.jpg?itok=5SJ0Q8rxNicole HilgrafNicole Hilgraf
...lic/nadia-mcghee_300px.jpg?itok=l0XCg-WONadia McgheeNadia Mcghee
.../shelly-matthews_300px.jpg?itok=GAqDNaWnShelly MatthewsShelly Matthews
...shanelle-roesler_300px.jpg?itok=Z1hbH45EShanelle RoeslerShanelle Roesler
...us-horz-1color-white-rgb-450px-width.pngSDSU Global Campus footer logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Search form
H2 Student Stories
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
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 (47) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor Jump to main content
/about/contact-informationContact
/student-resourcesStudent Resources
/registration-informationSubdomain Registration Details
https://cesqadmit.sdsu.edu/mod...External Subdomain Cart
/registration-informationSubdomain Text duplicate Registration Details
/open-university-registrationSubdomain Open U Info
https://my.sdsu.edu/New window External Subdomain My.SDSU (New)
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT SDSU Global Campus Logo
https://ces.sdsu.edu/exploreExplore
https://ali.sdsu.edu/New window External Subdomain International
/student-resourcesSubdomain Resources
https://ces.sdsu.edu/engageEngage
/about-sdsu-global-campusAbout
https://ces.sdsu.edu/exploreText duplicate Explore
/explore/whats-your-nextSubdomain What’s Your Next?
/areas-of-studyAreas of Study
/explore/courseraSubdomain Career Academy by Coursera
/certificate-programsCertificates
/sdsu-custom-training-and-corp...Corporate Training
/degree-programsDegrees
/sdsu-global-campus-online-pro...Online Learning
/open-universityOpen University
/osher-lifelong-learning-insti...Osher Institute at SDSU
https://ali.sdsu.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate International
https://ali.sdsu.edu/who-we-areNew window External Subdomain Who We Are
https://ali.sdsu.edu/programsNew window External Subdomain Anchor ALI English Language Programs
/resources/global-scholarsSubdomain Global Scholars
https://ali.sdsu.edu/programsNew window External Subdomain Anchor Semester at SDSU
/san-diego-state-university-un...New window Subdomain Undergraduate Pathway
https://ali.sdsu.edu/admission...New window External Subdomain Apply to Our Programs
/student-resourcesSubdomain Text duplicate Resources
/resources/amazon-career-choiceSubdomain Amazon Career Choice Partner
/sdsu-global-campus-coronaviru...Subdomain COVID-19 Updates
/student-resourcesText duplicate Student Resources
/register/student-resources/st...Subdomain Student Services
/resources/tau-sigma-national-...Subdomain Tau Sigma National Honor Society
/upcoming-eventsSubdomain Upcoming Events
/workforce-partnershipWorkforce Partnership
https://ces.sdsu.edu/engageText duplicate Engage
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain Blog
/forms-publicationsForms & Publications
/world-campus-it-supportSubdomain IT Support
/partner-with-usSubdomain Partner With Us
/engage/sdsu-alumni-lifetime-m...Subdomain SDSU Alumni Lifetime Membership Discount
/engage/testimonialsSubdomain Testimonials
/world-campus-home-remote-work...Subdomain Virtual Resources
/about-sdsu-global-campusText duplicate About
/about/why-sdsu-global-campusText duplicate Who We Are
/about/our-rankingsSubdomain Our Rankings
https://ces.sdsu.edu/logoSubdomain SDSU Global Campus Logos & Graphics Library
/about/contact-informationText duplicate Contact
https://ces.sdsu.edu/message-deanSubdomain Dean's Message
/about/diversity-statementSubdomain Diversity Statement
/about/black-lives-matterSubdomain Black Lives Matter
/about/sdsu-apida-pledgeSubdomain SDSU APIDA Pledge
/frequently-asked-questions-helpFAQs
/about/maps-directions-parkingMaps, Directions, & Parking
/about/rooms-facilitiesRooms & Facilities Rentals
/partner-with-usSubdomain Text duplicate Partner With Us
/about/become-an-instructorBecome a SDSU Global Campus Instructor
https://ces.sdsu.edu/exploreText duplicate Explore
/explore/whats-your-nextSubdomain Text duplicate What’s Your Next?
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Areas of Study
/explore/courseraSubdomain Text duplicate Career Academy by Coursera
/certificate-programsText duplicate Certificates
/sdsu-custom-training-and-corp...Text duplicate Corporate Training
/degree-programsText duplicate Degrees
/sdsu-global-campus-online-pro...Text duplicate Online Learning
/open-universityText duplicate Open University
/osher-lifelong-learning-insti...Text duplicate Osher Institute at SDSU
https://ali.sdsu.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate International
https://ali.sdsu.edu/who-we-areNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Who We Are
https://ali.sdsu.edu/programsNew window External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate ALI English Language Programs
/resources/global-scholarsSubdomain Text duplicate Global Scholars
https://ali.sdsu.edu/programsNew window External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Semester at SDSU
/san-diego-state-university-un...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Pathway
https://ali.sdsu.edu/admission...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply to Our Programs
/student-resourcesSubdomain Text duplicate Resources
/resources/amazon-career-choiceSubdomain Text duplicate Amazon Career Choice Partner
/sdsu-global-campus-coronaviru...Subdomain Text duplicate COVID-19 Updates
/student-resourcesText duplicate Student Resources
/about/maps-directions-parkingParking
/workforce-partnershipText duplicate Workforce Partnership
/register/student-resources/st...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Services
/resources/tau-sigma-national-...Subdomain Text duplicate Tau Sigma National Honor Society
/upcoming-eventsSubdomain Text duplicate Upcoming Events
/workforce-partnershipText duplicate Workforce Partnership
https://ces.sdsu.edu/engageText duplicate Engage
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blog
/forms-publicationsText duplicate Forms & Publications
/world-campus-it-supportSubdomain Text duplicate IT Support
/partner-with-usSubdomain Text duplicate Partner With Us
/engage/sdsu-alumni-lifetime-m...Subdomain Text duplicate SDSU Alumni Lifetime Membership Discount
/engage/testimonialsSubdomain Text duplicate Testimonials
/world-campus-home-remote-work...Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual Resources
/about-sdsu-global-campusText duplicate About
/about/why-sdsu-global-campusText duplicate Who We Are
/about/our-rankingsSubdomain Text duplicate Our Rankings
https://ces.sdsu.edu/logoSubdomain Text duplicate SDSU Global Campus Logos & Graphics Library
/about/contact-informationText duplicate Contact
https://ces.sdsu.edu/message-deanSubdomain Text duplicate Dean's Message
/about/diversity-statementSubdomain Text duplicate Diversity Statement
/about/black-lives-matterSubdomain Text duplicate Black Lives Matter
/about/sdsu-apida-pledgeSubdomain Text duplicate SDSU APIDA Pledge
/frequently-asked-questions-helpText duplicate FAQs
/about/maps-directions-parkingText duplicate Maps, Directions, & Parking
/about/rooms-facilitiesText duplicate Rooms & Facilities Rentals
/partner-with-usSubdomain Text duplicate Partner With Us
/about/become-an-instructorText duplicate Become a SDSU Global Campus Instructor
/about/contact-informationText duplicate Contact
/student-resourcesText duplicate Student Resources
/registration-informationSubdomain Text duplicate Registration Details
https://cesqadmit.sdsu.edu/mod...External Subdomain Text duplicate Cart
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Featured Programs
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Find Courses
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Register for Classes
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Student Stories
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Additional Information
/explore/whats-your-nextSubdomain Text duplicate What’s Your Next?
/degree-programsSubdomain Apply Now for Spring 2025 Degree Programs
/science-computers-technology/...Subdomain Earn a Master's in Big Data Analytics
/science-computers-technology/...Subdomain Earn a 5G Certification From Qualcomm
https://ali.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain Explore our International Programs
/degree-programsSubdomain Find an Online Degree
/osher-lifelong-learning-insti...Subdomain Lifelong Learning With Osher @ SDSU
/degree-programsSubdomain Apply Now
/sdsu-world-campus-updatesSubdomain Trivial anchor text
Here
/certificate-programsSubdomain Get Started
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain Read Our Blog
/programs-courses/coursesSubdomain Search Now
/areas-of-studySubdomain See All Areas of Study
/areas-of-studyBusiness
/areas-of-studyEducation
/areas-of-studyGovernment & Politics
/areas-of-studyHealth Care & Fitness
/areas-of-studyHospitality
/open-universityText duplicate Open University
/areas-of-studyScience, Computers & Technology
/areas-of-studyWriting, Language & Communication
/programs-courses/programsSubdomain Search All Programs
/areas-of-studyEducation Professional Development
/business/professional-certifi...Human Resource Management
/health-care-fitness/master-pu...Master of Public Health Online (MPH)
/writing-language-communicatio...Speech-Language Pathology Essentials
/international/study-abroadStudy Abroad
/study-skills-test-prep/test-p...Test Preparation
/areas-of-studySubdomain Text duplicate See All Areas of Study
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Business
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Education
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Government & Politics
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Health Care & Fitness
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Hospitality
/open-universityText duplicate Open University
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Science, Computers & Technology
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Writing, Language & Communication
/programs-courses/programsSubdomain Text duplicate Search All Programs
/areas-of-studyText duplicate Education Professional Development
/business/professional-certifi...Text duplicate Human Resource Management
/health-care-fitness/master-pu...Text duplicate Master of Public Health Online (MPH)
/writing-language-communicatio...Text duplicate Speech-Language Pathology Essentials
/international/study-abroadText duplicate Study Abroad
/study-skills-test-prep/test-p...Text duplicate Test Preparation
/registration-informationSubdomain Register Now
/areas-of-study1
/areas-of-studyChoose Course
/redidretrieveSubdomain 2
/redidretrieveSubdomain Get Red ID
https://sdc.admin.campusops.ne...External Subdomain 3
https://sdc.admin.campusops.ne...External Subdomain Create Account
https://sdc.admin.campusops.ne...External Subdomain 4
https://sdc.admin.campusops.ne...External Subdomain Check Out
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Ian Mwangi
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain Ian Mwangi — Clinical Medical Assistant
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Nathan Sebura
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain Nathan Sebura — Construction Project Management
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/craft...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Paul Witte
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/craft...External Subdomain Paul Witte — Business of Craft Beer
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Nicole Hilgraf
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain Nicole Hilgraf — Regulatory Science
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Nadia Mcghee
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2017/...External Subdomain Nadia McGhee — Speech-Language Pathology Essentials
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Shelly Matthews
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain Shelly Matthews — Nutrition Online
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Shanelle Roesler
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/2018/...External Subdomain Shanelle Roesler — Human Resource Management
https://ces.sdsu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT SDSU Global Campus footer logo
https://ces.sdsu.edu/SDSU Global Campus Home
/world-campus-it-supportSubdomain Text duplicate IT Support
/frequently-asked-questions-helpFAQ & Help
/about/maps-directions-parkingMaps & Parking
/world-campus-home-remote-work...Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual Resources
/about/rooms-facilitiesRooms & Facilities
/forms-publicationsText duplicate Forms & Publications
https://www.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain SDSU Home
https://get.adobe.com/reader/New window External Subdomain Download Acrobat
https://cesblog.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain Visit Our Blog
http://ali.sdsu.edu/External Subdomain ALI Home
https://titleix.sdsu.edu/gener...New window External Subdomain Nondiscrimination Policy
https://accessibility.sdsu.edu/New window External Subdomain Accessibility
/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
https://www.livechat.com/New window External Subdomain LiveChat
https://www.instagram.com/sdsu...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/SDSUG...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/sdsugl...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ces.sdsu.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 (1.29 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (99 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
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content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
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x-drupal-cacheHIT
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
permissions-policyinterest-cohort=()
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge,chrome=1
x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
link<https://ces.sdsu.edu/>; rel="canonical",<https://ces.sdsu.edu/>; rel="shortlink"
cache-controlpublic, max-age=21600
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
etag"1721291149-1"
last-modifiedThu, 18 Jul 2024 08:25:49 GMT
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x-ah-environmentprod
age6751
viavarnish
x-cacheHIT
x-cache-hits42
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 644 referring domains.
This page has 892,272 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 520 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

#
# 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: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
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: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# 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/
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/

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SDSU Global Campus offers online degree completion programs, certifications, and career training programs for learners in San Diego and across the world. We provide educational services and programs, delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners everywhere.

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SDSU Global69%Check
SDSU Global Campus67%Check
Global Campus63%Check
Global62%Check
Campus62%Check
Campus Online59%Check
Programs58%Check
Online58%Check
Degree58%Check
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