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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
54% 
Link structure
80% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.33 s
File size
63.80 kB
Words
574
Media files
19
Number of links
109 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
NC-SARA Homepage | NC-SARA
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (299 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
NC-SARA Homepage
The meta description is too short. (134 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://nc-sara.org/
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

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theme-color#8eabc3
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charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 574 words. That's ok.
23.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 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 21.25 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, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
13 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
.../themekit/images/png/NC_SARA_Primary.pngHome
...tIsSARA_Carousel2.jpg.webp?itok=Jqmh3TLxStudent studying
...tudents_Carousel2.jpg.webp?itok=Vo5DwDWLAdult Students Collaborating
...tutions_Carousel2.jpg.webp?itok=JHSK_cEBLaptop and Books in a Library
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...s/default/files/2020-11/announcement.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/sites/default/files/2020-11/Manuals.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/sites/default/files/2020-11/documents.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/sites/default/files/2020-11/Webinar.svgNo alt attribute provided
...lt/files/2020-11/AdministrativeForms.svgNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/2020-11/Manuals.svgNo alt attribute provided
...021-03/NC_SARA_Primary.png?itok=z0mVvlgBNCSara Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
What is SARA?
The H1 heading is too short (13 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 33 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 What is SARA?
H2 Social menu
H2 Social menu Duplicate text
H2 Main navigation
H2 Secondary navigation
H2 Protecting Students & Demanding Quality
H2 Browse SARA Institutions & Contacts
H2 NC-SARA, SARA, and SAN: The Power of Collaboration
H2 Latest News
H2 Quick Links
H2 Contact Us
H2 Stay Informed
H2 Follow Us
H2 Lower Footer Menu
H3 Announcements
H3 Announcements Duplicate text
H3 Announcements Duplicate text
H3 Popular Resources
H3 SARA Resources for States & Institutions
H3 Applications
H3 Manuals
H3 Manuals Duplicate text
H3 Documents
H3 Documents Duplicate text
H5 SARA Quick Start Guides
H5 NC-SARA Applications for States and Institutions
H5 SARA Policy Manual
H5 Institutional Data Reporting
H5 Protecting Students & Demanding Quality Duplicate text
H5 Promoting Access, Affordability, and Quality
H6 32 Proposals Submitted During the 2025 SARA Policy Modification Process Submission Period
H6 NC-SARA Publishes Article with the State Authorization Network (SAN) on Power of Collaboration
H6 Updates on the SARA Policy Manual and SARA Policy Modification Process
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://nc-sara.org/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://nc-sara.org/IMG-ALT Home
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://nc-sara.org/about-nc-saraAbout
https://nc-sara.org/about-nc-saraAbout NC-SARA
https://nc-sara.org/our-workOur Work
/nc-sara-leadershipNC-SARA Leadership
https://nc-sara.org/nc-sara-staffNC-SARA Staff
A-TITLE NC-SARA Staff
/nc-sara-partnersNC-SARA Partners
/nc-sara-committeesNC-SARA Committees
/mission-historyMission & History
https://nc-sara.org/fast-factsFast Facts
/careers-nc-saraCareers at NC-SARA
/sara-neg-reg-call-actionSARA Call To Action
https://nc-sara.org/sara-studentsStudents
https://nc-sara.org/sara-studentsSARA for Students
/student-consumer-protections-...Student Consumer Protections
/sara-student-complaints-0Student Complaints
/resources/professional-licensureProfessional Licensure
https://nc-sara.org/directorySARA Institution Directory
https://nc-sara.org/sara-statesStates
https://nc-sara.org/sara-statesSARA for States
/state-eligibility-membershipEligibility for Membership
/state-application-processApplication & Process
/state-loss-eligibility-or-wit...Loss of Eligibility or Withdrawal
/state-responsibilitiesState Responsibilities
https://nc-sara.org/state-renewalState Renewal
/state-actions-regarding-saraState Actions Regarding SARA
/applications-and-approval-formsApplications and Approval Forms
https://nc-sara.org/directoryText duplicate SARA Institution Directory
/past-sara-participantsPrevious SARA Participating Institutions
/state-portal-entity-contactsSARA State Portal Entity Directory
/professional-licensure-directoryProfessional Licensure Directory
/guide/state-authorization-guideThe State Authorization Guide
/sara-learning-stationSARA Learning Station
https://nc-sara.org/sarasourceSARA Source
/sara-institutionsInstitutions
/sara-institutionsSARA For Institutions
/eligibility-participationEligibility for Participation
/participation-application-ren...Participation Application & Renewal
/participation-feesParticipation Fees
/provisional-statusProvisional Status
/institution-loss-eligibility-...Text duplicate Loss of Eligibility or Withdrawal
/applications-and-approval-formsText duplicate Applications and Approval Forms
https://nc-sara.org/directoryText duplicate SARA Institution Directory
/past-sara-participantsText duplicate Previous SARA Participating Institutions
/state-portal-entity-contactsText duplicate SARA State Portal Entity Directory
/professional-licensure-directoryText duplicate Professional Licensure Directory
/institutional-data-reportingInstitution Directions for Data Reporting
/sara-cost-savingsSARA Cost Savings
/sara-learning-stationText duplicate SARA Learning Station
https://nc-sara.org/sarasourceText duplicate SARA Source
/sites/default/files/files/202...SARA Institution Welcome Kit
/sara-policy-overviewPolicy
/sara-policy-manualSARA Policy Manual
/sara-policy-announcementsSARA Policy Announcements
/sara-policy-modification-processSARA Policy Modification Process
/participate-sara-policy-modif...Participate in SARA Policy Modifications
/nc-sara-research-dataResearch & Data
/annual-data-reportsAnnual Data Reports
/data-dashboardsData Dashboards
/institutional-data-reportingText duplicate Institution Directions for Data Reporting
/distance-education-and-workfo...Distance Education and Workforce Development Reports
/sara-cost-savingsText duplicate SARA Cost Savings
/sara-student-complaintsSARA Student Complaints
https://nc-sara.org/researchResearch
https://nc-sara.org/resourcesResources
/sara-policy-manualText duplicate SARA Policy Manual
/sara-resources-states-institu...SARA Resources for States & Institutions
/sara-learning-stationText duplicate SARA Learning Station
https://nc-sara.org/sara-studentsStudent Resources
https://nc-sara.org/contactsContacts
/resource-directories-and-guidesResource Directories and Guides
/nc-sara-meetings-presentationsNC-SARA Meetings & Presentations
/sara-neg-reg-call-actionText duplicate SARA Call To Action
/common-higher-education-acronymsCommon Higher Education Acronyms
https://nc-sara.org/news-eventsNews & Events
/news-events/announcementsAnnouncements
/news-events/press-releasesPress Releases
/all-media-inquiriesMedia Contact
/news-events/meetingsMeetings
/news-events/webinarsWebinars
/sara-neg-reg-call-actionText duplicate SARA Call To Action
/guide/state-authorization-guideText duplicate The State Authorization Guide
https://nc-sara.org/user/loginLog In
https://nc-sara.org/about-nc-saraLearn More About NC-SARA
https://nc-sara.org/node/5393Learn More About Student Consumer Protections
https://nc-sara.org/directory-oldView the Directory
/sites/default/files/files/202...Learn more about how NC-SARA and SAN work together
/news-events/32-proposals-subm...32 Proposals Submitted During the 2025 SARA Policy Modification Process Submission Period
/news-events/nc-sara-publishes...NC-SARA Publishes Article with the State Authorization Network (SAN) on Power of Collaboration
/news-events/updates-sara-poli...Updates on the SARA Policy Manual and SARA Policy Modification Process
/resources/sara-quick-start-gu...SARA Quick Start Guides
/sara-quick-start-guidesNew window Text duplicate SARA Quick Start Guides
/resources/nc-sara-application...NC-SARA Applications for States and Institutions
/applications-and-approval-formsNew window Applications
/resources/sara-policy-manualText duplicate SARA Policy Manual
/resources/guidesNew window Text duplicate SARA Policy Manual
/resources/institutional-data-...Institutional Data Reporting
/institutional-data-reportingNew window Text duplicate Institutional Data Reporting
/resources/protecting-students...Protecting Students & Demanding Quality
/sites/default/files/files/202...Text duplicate Protecting Students & Demanding Quality
A-TITLE StudentsAndQuality_v2.7.19.21.pdf
/resources/promoting-access-af...Promoting Access, Affordability, and Quality
/sites/default/files/files/202...Text duplicate Promoting Access, Affordability, and Quality
A-TITLE NCSARA_PromotingAccessandQuality_1.2022.pdf
https://nc-sara.org/resourcesView All Resources
/news-events/announcementsText duplicate Announcements
/news-events/webinarsText duplicate Webinars
https://nc-sara.org/directoryText duplicate SARA Institution Directory
/resources/guidesText duplicate SARA Policy Manual
https://formstack.io/71987External Sign Up
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
/terms-and-conditionsTerms and Conditions

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://nc-sara.org/"
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 0.33 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (64 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,067 referring domains.
This page has 132,091 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,565 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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User-agent: *
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Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
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Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
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Allow: /profiles/*.js?
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Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
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Disallow: /web.config
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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/
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Disallow: /index.php/admin/
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Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
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