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Meta information
93% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
65% 
Link structure
65% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.20 s
File size
167.20 kB
Words
1878
Media files
19
Number of links
53 internal / 117 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Harvard University
The page title is too short. (168 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (849 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.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)
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1878 words. That's ok.
32.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
42 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 21.77 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 amount of tags is very high (92). We recommend using a maximum of 38 tags for this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: what's inside?
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 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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...re/assets/img/theme/shims/four-three.pngHoward Koh talking to a crowd
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Harvard University
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 39 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 Harvard University
H2 Housing
H2 The future of homes
H2 Rethinking housing
H2 Addressing affordability
H2 Taking on homelessness
H2 Supporting our community
H2 Related In Focus topics
H2 Security & Brand
H2 Website
H2 Get In Touch
H3 The first homes for early humans
H3 Sustainable homes
H3 Happier homes
H3 Aging at home
H3 Energy efficient homes
H3 Care at home
H3 Reimagining where housing can be in a city
H3 Improving zoning laws to improve the housing crisis
H3 Helping prospective homeowners build homes
H3 Addressing housing deterioration
H3 Home prices have far outpaced income
H3 Finding avenues for affordable housing
H3 Reviewing the affordability of renting
H3 Initiative on Health and Homelessness
H3 The difficulty of ending homelessness
H3 The affordability crisis and homelessness
H3 Homelessness Prevention & Rehousing Accelerator
H3 Finding culturally appropriate housing
H3 Providing healthcare for unhoused people
H3 Securing a right to public bathrooms
H3 Housing Law Clinic
H3 Housing initiatives
H3 Community service
H3 Historic preservation
H3 The Tenant Advocacy Project
H3 Mental healthcare for unhoused people
H3 Housing initiatives Duplicate text
H3 Serving the vulnerable
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 too many external links (117) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.harvard.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.harvard.edu/Subdomain Harvard University
https://www.harvard.edu/a-to-z/Subdomain A to Z index
/academics/Subdomain Academics
/programs/?degree_levels=under...Subdomain Undergraduate Degrees
/programs/?degree_levels=graduateSubdomain Graduate Degrees
/academics/professional-and-li...Subdomain Other
/academics/professional-and-li...Subdomain Professional and Lifelong Learning
https://www.harvardonline.harv...External Subdomain Harvard Online
https://www.harvard.edu/schools/Explore more
https://college.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard College
http://www.hbs.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Business School
https://www.dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Division of Continuing Education
https://hds.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Divinity School
https://www.fas.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
https://gsas.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Graduate School of Design
https://gse.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Graduate School of Education
https://www.seas.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Kennedy School
https://hls.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Law School
https://hms.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Medical School
https://www.radcliffe.harvard....External Subdomain Harvard Radcliffe Institute
https://hsdm.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard School of Dental Medicine
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.harvard.edu/campus/Subdomain Harvard's Campus
/campus/libraries/Subdomain Explore our libraries
https://arboretum.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library
https://www.library.hbs.edu/External Subdomain Baker Library and Special Collections
http://itatti.harvard.edu/bere...External Subdomain Biblioteca Berenson
https://huh.harvard.edu/librariesExternal Subdomain Botany Libraries
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Cabot Science Library
https://countway.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Countway Library
https://www.doaks.org/research...External Subdomain Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
https://library.mcz.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Ernst Mayr Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Fine Arts Library
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/fr...External Subdomain Frances Loeb Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Fung Library
https://gse.harvard.edu/commun...External Subdomain Gutman Library
https://library.hds.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Divinity School Library
https://harvardfilmarchive.org/External Harvard Film Archive
https://hls.harvard.edu/library/External Subdomain Harvard Law School Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Harvard Map Collection
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Harvard University Archives
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Harvard-Yenching Library
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/re...External Subdomain HKS Library and Knowledge Services
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Houghton Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Lamont Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Loeb Music Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Robbins Library of Philosophy
https://www.radcliffe.harvard....External Subdomain Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Tozzer Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Widener Library
https://library.harvard.edu/li...External Subdomain Woodberry Poetry Room
/campus/museums/Subdomain Explore our museums
http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/External Subdomain The Arnold Arboretum
http://ccva.fas.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
http://chsi.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/exh...External Subdomain Graduate School of Design Exhibitions
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/External Subdomain Harvard Art Museums
https://harvardforest.fas.harv...External Subdomain Harvard Forest
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Museum of Natural History
https://hmane.harvard.edu/External Subdomain The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
http://hmsc.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
http://www.huh.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard University Herbaria
http://mgmh.fas.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Mineralogical and Geological Museum
http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Museum of Comparative Zoology
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/External Subdomain The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
https://countway.harvard.edu/c...External Subdomain Warren Anatomical Museum
/campus/athletics/Subdomain Athletics
/campus/work-at-harvard/Subdomain Work at Harvard
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Events
http://commencement.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Commencement
/in-focus/housing/Subdomain Come on in
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/s...External Subdomain Home prices have far outpaced income
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain The difficulty of ending homelessness
/in-focus/welcome-to-harvard/Subdomain Start exploring
/about/history/Subdomain Harvard's history
/academics/schools/Subdomain Harvard's Schools
/in-focus/the-brain/Subdomain Wrap your brain around this research
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Probiotics to treat multiple sclerosis
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Did fermented foods fuel brain growth in our ancestors?
https://www.harvard.edu/in-focus/Subdomain Explore the In Focus archives
https://www.harvard.edu/visit/Subdomain Visit Harvard
/visit/tours/Subdomain Tours
/visit/maps-directions/Subdomain Maps and directions
/visit/tour-providers/Subdomain Tour Providers
https://www.harvard.edu/about/Subdomain About Harvard
/about/history/Subdomain Learn more
/about/history/timeline/Subdomain History timeline
/about/history/nobel-laureates/Subdomain Nobel Laureates
/about/history/honorary-degrees/Subdomain Honorary Degrees
/about/history/shields/Subdomain Harvard shields
/about/leadership-and-governance/Subdomain Learn about our Leadership
/president/Subdomain President
/about/leadership-and-governan...Subdomain Officers and Deans
/about/leadership-and-governan...Subdomain Harvard Corporation
/about/leadership-and-governan...Subdomain Board of Overseers
/about/university-professorships/Subdomain University Professorships
/about/diversity-and-inclusion/Subdomain Diversity and Inclusion
/about/endowment/Subdomain Endowment
/about/harvard-in-the-community/Subdomain Harvard in the Community
/about/harvard-in-the-world/Subdomain Harvard in the World
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/External Subdomain The Harvard Gazette
http://news.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Read more news
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Billions worldwide deficient in essential micronutrients Inadequate levels carry risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, blindness
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain You want to be boss. You probably won’t be good at it. Study pinpoints two measures that predict effective managers
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Weight-loss drug linked to fewer COVID deaths Large-scale study finds Wegovy reduces risk of heart attack, stroke
https://www.pages01.net/harvar...External Subdomain Sign up for the Daily Gazette
https://www.harvard.edu/a-to-z/Subdomain Text duplicate A to Z index
https://connections.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Find a person
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/media-relationsMedia Relations
https://alumni.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://alumni.harvard.edu/giv...External Subdomain Give Now
/emergency/Subdomain Emergency
https://www.harvard.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard University
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain The first homes for early humans
https://homes.forhealth.org/External Subdomain Learn how to create a healthy home
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Learn more about building with climate change in mind
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/20...External Subdomain Sustainable homes
https://hbr.org/2019/02/to-hav...External Happier homes
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/h...External Subdomain Aging at home
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/whe...External Subdomain Energy efficient homes
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Care at home
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/20...External Subdomain Learn more about the project
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/...External Subdomain Learn more about zoning laws
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/b...External Subdomain Learn more about manufactured housing
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/b...External Subdomain Learn more about home repair programs
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/s...External Subdomain Read the report for 2024
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/s...External Subdomain Explore the interactive map
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/20...External Subdomain Learn more about the proposals
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/a...External Subdomain Learn more about rent prices
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/n...External Subdomain Learn more about the initiative
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Text duplicate The difficulty of ending homelessness
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/b...External Subdomain The affordability crisis and homelessness
https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu...External Subdomain Chicago
https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu...External Subdomain Colorado
https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu...External Subdomain Detroit
https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu...External Subdomain Los Angeles
https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu...External Subdomain Learn more about the program
https://datasmart.hks.harvard....External Subdomain Finding culturally appropriate housing
https://harvardpublichealth.or...External Providing healthcare for unhoused people
https://journals.law.harvard.e...External Subdomain Securing a right to public bathrooms
https://hls.harvard.edu/clinic...External Subdomain Learn more about the clinic
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Learn more about local affordable housing
https://college.harvard.edu/st...External Subdomain Learn more about volunteering
https://www.huhousing.harvard....External Subdomain Anchor Learn more about local preservation
https://clinics.law.harvard.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more about the project
https://www.sir.advancedleader...External Subdomain Learn more about Katherine's work
https://community.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Learn more about the initiatives
https://news.harvard.edu/gazet...External Subdomain Learn more about Jim's work
/in-focus/architecture/Subdomain Architecture
/in-focus/public-service-publi...Subdomain Public Service, Public Good
/in-focus/transportation/Subdomain Transportation
/copyright-issue/Subdomain Report Copyright Infringement
/security-issue/Subdomain Report Security Issue
https://trademark.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Trademark Notice
https://accessibility.harvard....External Subdomain Accessibility
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Digital Accessibility
/privacy-statement/Subdomain Privacy statement
/contact-harvardContact Harvard
/maps-directionsMaps & Directions
http://hr.harvard.edu/jobsExternal Subdomain Jobs
https://www.harvard.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Harvard University
https://www.instagram.com/harv...External Subdomain Instagram
IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.tiktok.com/@harvardExternal Subdomain TikTok
IMG-ALT TikTok
A-TITLE TikTok
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
IMG-ALT LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/Harvard/External Subdomain Facebook
IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/harvardExternal Subdomain YouTube
IMG-ALT YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.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 0.20 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (167 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 24,095 referring domains.
This page has 1,162,507 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 16,212 different ip addresses.

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