Pce.uw.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.12 s
File size
109.40 kB
Words
632
Media files
2
Number of links
66 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - UW Professional & Continuing Education
The length of the page title is perfect. (437 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
We make it possible for you to keep learning at the University of Washington, even if you work full time or live outside of the Seattle area.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (839 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.pce.uw.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)
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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google-site-verification1_eTdck38PTp9wY0azYGzQXY4T0yCcjp1L2JoIVPFE0
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=2
theme-color#4b2e83
descriptionWe make it possible for you to keep learning at the University of Washington, even if you work full time or live outside of the Seattle area.
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 632 words. That's ok.
33.2% 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.
8 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 15.79 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, maximum-scale=2" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...n/media/pce/home/pce-fast-facts-1-24.svg94.9 percent of certificate graduates learned skills to grow professionally
...n/media/pce/home/pce-fast-facts-2-24.svg200 plus students awarded scholarships for UW certificate programs since 2017

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H3 Talk to an Enrollment Coach
H3 Subscribe to Keep Learning!
H4 Areas of Study
H4 Program Types
H4 Spring Programs Open
H4 12 Things You Can Learn in 12 Weeks (Or Less)
H4 How to Explain the Value of Your Skills
H4 Perks of Being a UWPCE Student
H4 Connect with us:
H4 Subscribe to our email list
H5 Empty heading
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 13 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://www.washington.edu/onli...External Subdomain UW Privacy Policy
/about/cookiesour use of cookies
https://www.pce.uw.edu/Logo
https://www.pce.uw.edu/contact-usContact Us
https://www.pce.uw.edu/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/program-finderAll Programs & Courses
/areas-of-study/biotech-health...Biotech, Health Care & Social Work
/areas-of-study/business-leade...Business & Leadership
/areas-of-study/data-applied-mathData & Applied Math
/areas-of-study/education-nonp...Education, Nonprofit & Society
/areas-of-study/engineering-co...Engineering, Construction & Sustainability
/areas-of-study/marketing-comm...Marketing, Communication & Design
/areas-of-study/programming-techProgramming & Tech
/certificatesCertificate Programs
/specializationsSpecializations
https://www.pce.uw.edu/coursesCourses
https://www.pce.uw.edu/degreesDegree Programs
https://www.pce.uw.edu/onlineOnline Programs
/online/degreesOnline Degrees
/online/certificate-programsOnline Certificate Programs
/uw-online/online-specializationsOnline Specializations
/online/coursesOnline Courses
/online/free-online-programsFree & Low-Cost Programs
/online/online-formatsOnline Formats
https://www.pce.uw.edu/helpHelp Center
/help/selecting-programSelecting a Program
/help/applyingApplying to a Program
/help/registration-costsRegistration & Costs
/help/completing-programCompleting Your Program
/help/resources-policiesResources & Policies
/scholarshipsScholarships
/digital-badgesDigital Badges
/news-featuresNews & Features
/news-features/announcementsAnnouncements
/news-features/career-change-a...Career Change & Advancement
/news-features/employer-insightsEmployer Insights
/news-features/going-back-to-s...Going Back to School
/news-features/hot-jobs-career...Hot Jobs & Career Trends
/news-features/alumni-storiesAlumni Stories
/news-features/tips-for-gettin...Tips for Getting Hired
https://www.pce.uw.edu/eventsEvents
https://www.pce.uw.edu/about-usAbout Us
/about-us/why-choose-usWhy Choose Us
/about-us/enrollment-coachingEnrollment Coaching
/about-us/teaching-excellence-...Teaching Excellence Awards
/about-us/locationsLocations
https://www.pce.uw.edu/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.pce.uw.edu/Anchor No Text
https://www.pce.uw.edu/Anchor No Text
https://www.pce.uw.edu/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/promo/spring-programs-2025Spring Programs Open Grow your skills with one of our spring certificates, specializations or courses!
/news-features/articles/12-thi...12 Things You Can Learn in 12 Weeks (Or Less) Ready to learn something new? Check out these professional skills or life accomplishments that you can achieve ...
/news-features/articles/achiev...How to Explain the Value of Your Skills Learn to define the problems you’re an expert at solving to show the value your skills bring to your organization.
/news-features/articles/uwpce-...Perks of Being a UWPCE Student Becoming a UWPCE student has plenty of benefits, check out these perks and make the most of your student status.
/areas-of-study/biotech-health...Text duplicate Biotech, Health Care & Social Work
/areas-of-study/business-leade...Text duplicate Business & Leadership
/areas-of-study/data-applied-mathText duplicate Data & Applied Math
/areas-of-study/education-nonp...Text duplicate Education, Nonprofit & Society
/areas-of-study/engineering-co...Text duplicate Engineering, Construction & Sustainability
/areas-of-study/marketing-comm...Text duplicate Marketing, Communication & Design
/areas-of-study/programming-techText duplicate Programming & Tech
/program-finderDiscover All Programs
https://www.facebook.com/UWCon...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/uwco...External Subdomain Instagram
http://www.washington.edu/onli...New window External Subdomain privacy policy
https://www.pce.uw.edu/Professional & Continuing Education | University of Washington
/about-us/partnering-with-usPartnering With Us
/about-us/becoming-an-instructorBecoming an Instructor
https://www.pce.uw.edu/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.continuum.uw.edu/External Subdomain UW Continuum College
https://www.washington.edu/?ut...External Subdomain University of Washington
https://www.washington.edu/tit...External Subdomain Title IX
A-TITLE Title IX
https://www.washington.edu/onl...External Subdomain Privacy
A-TITLE Privacy
https://www.washington.edu/onl...External Subdomain Terms
A-TITLE Terms
https://www.washington.edu/onl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate privacy policy
https://www.washington.edu/onl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate privacy policy
https://www.pce.uw.edu/Anchor Sign Up Now

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.pce.uw.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.12 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 (109 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlno-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
expires-1
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie82 Characters
x-powered-byASP.NET
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' https://canvas.uw.edu https://uwctnm.instructure.com https://azure-staging.pce.uw.edu https://azure-qa.pce.uw.edu;
dateTue, 28 Jan 2025 07:39:35 GMT
content-length31145
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,844 referring domains.
This page has 1,287,581 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,014 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Search preview

www.pce.uw.edu
Home - UW Professional & Continuing Education
We make it possible for you to keep learning at the University of Washington, even if you work full time or live outside of the Seattle area.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
learn56%Check
UW Professional Continuing53%Check
PCE52%Check
UW Professional Continuing Education51%Check
area50%Check
Keep Learning50%Check
professional48%Check
Continuing48%Check
Continuing Education48%Check
Education47%Check

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