Extension.harvard.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
94% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
46% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
190.20 kB
Words
820
Media files
16
Number of links
102 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Harvard Extension School | Online Courses, Degrees, Certificates
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 591 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Take your career to the next level with a course or credential from Harvard. Online courses, master's and bachelor's degrees, and certificates. Start today.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (946 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://extension.harvard.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionTake your career to the next level with a course or credential from Harvard. Online courses, master's and bachelor's degrees, and certificates. Start today.
generatorSite Kit by Google 1.110.0
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msapplication-TileColor#da532c
theme-color#ffffff
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/HarvardExtension
article:modified_time2024-08-30T15:12:26+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@HarvardEXT
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHarvard Extension School | Online Courses, Degrees, Certificates
og:descriptionTake your career to the next level with a course or credential from Harvard. Online courses, master's and bachelor's degrees, and certificates. Start today.
og:urlhttps://extension.harvard.edu/
og:site_nameHarvard Extension School
og:imagehttps://extension.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/08/image-10.png
og:image:width1200
og:image:height600
og:image:typeimage/png
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:
  • artifical => artificial
This page contains 820 words. That's ok.
26.5% 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.
11 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 14.38 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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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

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Video URLWidthHeight
...m/embed/Z3IPUgYB89s?feature=oembed&rel=0640360

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Join a global community of learners.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Join a global community of learners.
H2 What Makes Extension Unique
H2 What Makes HES Unique?
H2 About Extension School
H2 Explore Our Programs
H2 Latest Blogs, News, & Announcements
H2 Spring Registration Opens November 4
H2 Harvard Division of Continuing Education
H3 Graduate Certificates
H3 Graduate Degrees
H3 Undergraduate Certificates
H3 Undergraduate Degree
H3 Postbac Premedical Program
H3 Browse Courses
H3 How to Get Started in Technology: A Career Guide
H3 Sustainability programs’ focus will expand at Harvard Extension
H3 How Can I Learn Artificial Intelligence?
H3 A Weekend Covering Washington
H3 Harvard Extension School
H3 Harvard Summer School
H3 Harvard Professional & Executive Development
H3 Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
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.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://extension.harvard.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://extension.harvard.edu/Subdomain Harvard Extension School Harvard Division of Continuing Education
IMG-ALT test
/academics/Subdomain Academics
/academics/programs/take-a-cou...Take a Course
/academics/academics-graduate-...Subdomain Graduate Degrees
/academics/graduate-certificates/Subdomain Graduate Certificates
/academics/microcertificates/Subdomain Microcertificates
/academics/undergraduate-degre...Subdomain Undergraduate Degree and Certificates
/academics/programs/premedical...Subdomain Premedical Program
/academics/our-faculty/Subdomain Our Faculty
/registration-admissions/Subdomain Registration & Admissions
/registration-admissions/for-p...Subdomain For Prospective Students
/registration-admissions/cours...Subdomain Course Registration
/registration-admissions/degre...Subdomain Degree Program Admissions
/registration-admissions/pursu...Subdomain Pursuing a Certificate
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain For Enrolled Students
/registration-admissions/inter...Subdomain International Students
/academics/programs/premedical...Apply to Premedical Program
/registration-admissions/acade...Academic Calendar
/paying-for-school/Subdomain Paying for School
/paying-for-school/payment-opt...Subdomain Payment Options and Policies
/paying-for-school/financial-aid/Subdomain Financial Aid
/paying-for-school/financing-o...Subdomain Financing Options for Non-Admitted Students
/paying-for-school/financial-w...Subdomain Financial Wellness
/about/Subdomain About Us
/about/why-harvard-extension-s...Subdomain Why Harvard Extension School
/student-stories/Subdomain Student & Alumni Stories
/academic-leadership/Subdomain Academic Leadership
/blog/Subdomain Harvard Extension School Blog
/events/Subdomain Events
/news-press/Subdomain Press and Announcements
/about/faq/Subdomain Frequently Asked Questions
/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
/login/Subdomain MyDCE Login
/request-information/Get Info
/search/Subdomain No Text
https://extension.harvard.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Extension School Harvard Division of Continuing Education
/search/Subdomain No Text
/request-information/Subdomain Request Information
/academics/Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
/academics/programs/take-a-cou...Text duplicate Take a Course
/academics/academics-graduate-...Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Degrees
/academics/graduate-certificates/Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Certificates
/academics/microcertificates/Subdomain Text duplicate Microcertificates
/academics/undergraduate-degre...Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Degree and Certificates
/academics/programs/premedical...Subdomain Text duplicate Premedical Program
/academics/our-faculty/Subdomain Text duplicate Our Faculty
/registration-admissions/Subdomain Text duplicate Registration & Admissions
/registration-admissions/for-p...Subdomain Text duplicate For Prospective Students
/registration-admissions/cours...Subdomain Text duplicate Course Registration
/registration-admissions/degre...Subdomain Text duplicate Degree Program Admissions
/registration-admissions/pursu...Subdomain Text duplicate Pursuing a Certificate
/registration-admissions/for-s...Text duplicate For Enrolled Students
/registration-admissions/inter...Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/registration-admissions/acade...Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/forms/Subdomain Forms
/paying-for-school/Subdomain Text duplicate Paying for School
/paying-for-school/payment-opt...Subdomain Text duplicate Payment Options and Policies
/paying-for-school/financial-aid/Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
/paying-for-school/financing-o...Subdomain Text duplicate Financing Options for Non-Admitted Students
/paying-for-school/financial-w...Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Wellness
/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About Us
/about/why-harvard-extension-s...Subdomain Text duplicate Why Harvard Extension School
/student-stories/Subdomain Text duplicate Student & Alumni Stories
/academic-leadership/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Leadership
/blog/Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Extension School Blog
/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/news-press/Subdomain Text duplicate Press and Announcements
/about/faq/Subdomain Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
/media-photo/Subdomain Media and Photo Information
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain Text duplicate For Enrolled Students
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain Support and Services
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain Student Policies and Conduct
/commencement/Subdomain Commencement 2024
/website-archives/Subdomain Website Archives
https://alumni.extension.harva...External Subdomain Harvard Extension Alumni Association
https://dce.harvard.edu/privac...External Subdomain Privacy Statement
/registration-admissions/cours...Prepare to Register
https://twitter.com/HarvardEXTNew window External Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Harva...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/H...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/harv...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
/academics/programs/take-a-cou...Courses
/academics/?live_global[refine...Subdomain Graduate Degrees, Microcertificates & Graduate Certificates
/academics/?live_global[refine...Undergraduate Degrees & Certificates
/academics/programs/premedical...Premedical Studies
/academics/Subdomain Explore All: Program Finder
/about/why-harvard-extension-s...Why Study at Harvard Extension School?
/academics/our-faculty/Subdomain About Our Faculty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Hear from Our Students
/about/Subdomain About Harvard Extension School
/academics/?live_global[refine...Graduate Certificates Develop new skills and build expertise to advance your career.
/academics/?live_global[refine...Graduate Degrees Gain critical insights and practical skills for success in your career or scholarly pursuits.
/academics/?live_global[refine...Undergraduate Certificates Explore a topic for enrichment or achieve a professional goal.
/academics/?live_global[refine...Undergraduate Degree Complete your degree part-time without disrupting your career.
/academics/programs/premedical...Postbac Premedical Program Prepare for medical, dental, vet, or PA school.
https://courses.dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Browse Courses Learn something new in a fall or spring class.
/blog/how-to-get-started-in-te...Subdomain How to Get Started in Technology: A Career Guide Blog
IMG-ALT illustration of lines of code coming from a laptop.
/news/sustainability-programs-...Subdomain Sustainability programs’ focus will expand at Harvard Extension News
IMG-ALT Michael Mortimer.
/blog/how-can-i-learn-artifici...Subdomain How Can I Learn Artificial Intelligence? Blog
IMG-ALT Artifical intelligence.
/blog/a-weekend-covering-washi...Subdomain A Weekend Covering Washington Blog
IMG-ALT Washington, D.C.
/request-information/Subdomain Request Info
/registration-admissions/cours...Text duplicate Prepare to Register
/login/Text duplicate MyDCE Login
/website-archives/Archives
/contact/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://twitter.com/HarvardEXTExternal Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Harva...External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/harv...External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/H...External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Division of Continuing Education
https://extension.harvard.edu/Subdomain Harvard Extension School
https://summer.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Summer School
https://professional.dce.harva...External Subdomain Harvard Professional & Executive Development
https://hilr.dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
https://dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Division of Continuing Education
IMG-ALT Harvard Division of Continuing Education Logo
https://dce.harvard.edu/privac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Privacy Statement
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain Accessibility
/registration-admissions/for-s...Subdomain Rights & Regulations
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Digital Accessibility Policy
https://www.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard.edu

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://extension.harvard.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 excellent with 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (190 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlpublic, max-age=600
content-encodinggzip
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servernginx
strict-transport-securitymax-age=300
x-pantheon-styx-hostnamestyx-fe1-a-76b8877474-bnwhx
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varyAccept-Encoding, Cookie, Cookie
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statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
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 1,978 referring domains.
This page has 10,283 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,485 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/wpforms/
Disallow: *?live_global*
Disallow: *?date=*
Sitemap: https://extension.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml

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Harvard Extension School | Online Courses, Degrees, Certificates
Take your career to the next level with a course or credential from Harvard. Online courses, master's and bachelor's degrees, and certificates. Start today.

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