Solent.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
47% 
Page structure
81% 
Link structure
45% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.86 s
File size
633.50 kB
Words
784
Media files
30
Number of links
140 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Southampton Solent University | Live The New
The length of the page title is perfect. (417 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Solent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.
The meta description is too long: 1079 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.solent.ac.uk/
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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descriptionSolent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.
keywordssolent university, solent, university in southampton, home, homepage, solent,
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 784 words. That's ok.
27.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 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 17.91 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (633.5 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
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)
21 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
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/graphics/logo/logo.svgSouthampton Solent University logo
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...key-min.xe0dbe05b.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpNo alt attribute provided
.../media/mob-orientation-icon.2c8baa30.pngNo alt attribute provided
...edia/solent_map.52e8ce90.jpg&w=3840&q=75Image preview of Solent's interactive map
...tic/media/wave-virtual-tour.f2ce84ce.pngNo alt attribute provided
...-banner.x5f8ce94d.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpPicture of Dean Massey filming on location Senegal
...cture-2.xc786b3b8.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpStudents in a lecture at Solent University
...es-hero.x95894920.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpThree students sat together.
...es/rike.xbdd037b1.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpA woman viewing a selection of images displayed at an exhibition.
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/_next/static/media/wave.75775d05.pngNo alt attribute provided
...mages/award-logos/tef-gold.xe9ae362d.pngTEF 2023 Gold
...ership-badge-white-500x500.xcd16f579.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Clearing is openIt's not too late
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 26 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 Clearing is openIt's not too late
H2 You may also be interested in:
H2 You might also be interested in:
H2 You might also be interested in: Duplicate text
H2 You might also be interested in: Duplicate text
H2 You might also be interested in: Duplicate text
H2 You may also be interested in: Duplicate text
H2 Get started on your journey
H2 We're golden!
H2 Solent open days
H2 Chat to our students
H2 Postgraduate study at Solent
H2 Key information
H2 Interactive campus map
H2 Featured news and blogs
H2 Upcoming events
H2 Thinking of making a visit?
H3 Want to find out more about Solent University?
H3 How universities are helping diversify the creative industries
H3 Southampton Solent University celebrates city roots with new name
H3 Moving the dial - prioritising student wellbeing as a new academic year begins
H3 Solent invests more than £145,000 in research projects
H3 Black History Month - Colourism Exhibition
H3 Solent Insight Series: the pursuit of happiness - a psychology taster session
H3 Undergraduate on-campus open day
H3 Solent Insight Series: exploring social entrepreneurship - empowering changemakers
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 13 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.solent.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.solent.ac.uk/New window Subdomain Solent
https://www.solent.ac.uk/portalNew window Staff and students
https://maritime.solent.ac.uk/New window External Subdomain Warsash Maritime
https://sportscomplex.solent.a...New window External Subdomain Sports Complex
https://www.solentsu.co.uk/New window External Subdomain Students' Union
https://evision.prod.solent.tr...New window External Subdomain Applicants
https://www.solent.ac.uk/IMG-ALT Southampton Solent University logo
https://www.solent.ac.uk/coursesAll courses
/courses?studyLevels=undergrad...Clearing courses
/courses?studyLevels=undergrad...Undergraduate courses
/courses?studyLevels=postgraduatePostgraduate courses
/courses?page=1&courseOptions=...Apprenticeship courses
https://www.solent.ac.uk/subjectsBrowse subjects
/prospectuses-and-publicationsOrder a prospectus
/how-to-applyApplication helptrending
/internationalInternational students
/discover/postgraduate-at-solentPostgraduate help
/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships help
/foundation-yearsFoundation yearstrending
/courses?page=1&courseOptions=...Professional (CPD) courses
/solent-sport/coaching-coursesCoach education courses
/courses/cpd-professional/pre-...Pre-sessional English language course
/discover/higher-technical-qua...Higher Technical Education
https://www.solent.ac.uk/clearingApply now
/accommodationAccommodation
/studying-at-solent/living-in-...Life on campus
/studying-at-solent/student-su...Student support
/learning-at-solentLearning at Solent
/solent-sportSolent Sport
/facilitiesFacilities
/internationalText duplicate International students
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeFees and finance
/how-to-applyText duplicate Application helptrending
/discover/chat-to-our-studentsChat to a student
/open-daysOpen daystrending
/graduationGraduation
https://www.solent.ac.uk/clearingClearingtrending
/discover/52-things-to-do52 Things to Do
/graduate-storiesGraduate stories
https://www.solentsu.co.uk/External Subdomain Text duplicate Students' Union
/life-in-southampton/cost-of-l...Cost of living advice
/accommodationFind out more
/enterprisesGain industry experience
/facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
/finance/bursariesBursaries and scholarships
/life-in-southamptonLife in Southampton
/about/mission-and-strategy/pl...Pledges and charters
/studying-at-solent/student-su...Careers advice for life
/studying-at-solent/student-su...Text duplicate Student support
https://www.solent.ac.uk/coursesText duplicate All courses
https://www.solent.ac.uk/clearingText duplicate Clearingtrending
https://www.solent.ac.uk/subjectsText duplicate Browse subjects
/open-daysText duplicate Open daystrending
/how-to-applyText duplicate Application helptrending
/accommodationAccommodationtrending
/studying-at-solent/living-in-...Text duplicate Life on campus
https://students.solent.ac.uk/...External Subdomain Safer Solent
/media-hub/events?page=1&story...Future student events
/media-hubNews
/media-hub/eventsEvents
https://www.solent.ac.uk/clearingText duplicate Apply now
/research-innovation-enterpris...Research at Solent
/research-innovation-enterpris...Graduate School
/research-innovation-enterpris...Research support
/research-innovation-enterpris...Meet our researchers
/research-innovation-enterpris...Research themes
/research-innovation-enterpris...View projects
/schools-and-collegesSchools and colleges
https://www.solent.ac.uk/alumniAlumni
/work-with-us/business-service...Business
/work-with-us/communityCommunity
/international/solent-globalInternational partners
/enterprisesWork with our students
/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships help
/work-with-us/donateDonate to Solent
/work-with-us/business-service...Consultancy
/facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
/work-with-us/solent-futuresRecruiting students
/work-with-us/community/public...Public engagement
/research-innovation-enterpris...Text duplicate Research at Solent
/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Find out more
https://www.solent.ac.uk/aboutAbout us
/strategy-2025Subdomain Solent Strategy 2025
/about/our-governance-and-orga...Governance and organisation
/about/mission-and-strategy/pl...Text duplicate Pledges and charters
/about/working-at-solentWork at Solent
/work-with-us/communityText duplicate Community
/about/environment-sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability
/about/our-historyOur history
/about/our-facts-and-figuresFacts and figures
/about/contact-usContact us
/about/find-usFind us
/media-hubText duplicate News
/media-hub/eventsText duplicate Events
/strategy-2025Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
https://www.solent.ac.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Southampton Solent University logo
https://www.solent.ac.uk/clearingApply online
/open-daysOpen days
https://www.solent.ac.uk/coursesText duplicate All courses
/how-to-applyHow to apply
/learning-at-solent/tef-goldText duplicate Find out more
/open-daysText duplicate Find out more
/discover/chat-to-our-studentsText duplicate Find out more
/discover/postgraduate-january...Text duplicate Find out more
/how-to-applySubdomain Text duplicate How to apply
/studying-at-solent/student-su...Subdomain Text duplicate Cost of living advice
/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeSubdomain Text duplicate Fees and finance
/solent-sportSubdomain Text duplicate Solent Sport
/internationalSubdomain Text duplicate International students
/how-to-applySubdomain Text duplicate How to apply
/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
/solent-sportSubdomain Text duplicate Solent Sport
/studying-at-solent/student-su...Subdomain Text duplicate Cost of living advice
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeSubdomain Text duplicate Fees and finance
/internationalSubdomain Text duplicate International students
https://www.solent.ac.uk/aboutText duplicate About us
/media-hubVisit media hub
/media-hub/news/how-universiti...How universities are helping diversify the creative industries
/media-hub/news/southampton-so...Southampton Solent University celebrates city roots with new name
/media-hub/news/moving-the-dia...Moving the dial - prioritising student wellbeing as a new academic year begins
/media-hub/news/solent-invests...Solent invests more than £145,000 in research projects
/media-hub/eventsView all events
/media-hub/events/black-histor...Black History Month - Colourism Exhibition
/media-hub/events/solent-insig...Solent Insight Series: the pursuit of happiness - a psychology taster session
/media-hub/events/undergraduat...Undergraduate on-campus open day
/media-hub/events/exploring-so...Solent Insight Series: exploring social entrepreneurship - empowering changemakers
/about/find-usText duplicate Find us
/about/our-governance-and-orga...Our governance
/about/term-datesTerm dates
/about/working-at-solentCareers at Solent
/about/our-facts-and-figuresText duplicate Facts and figures
/courses/a-z-directoryA-Z course directory
/prospectuses-and-publicationsGet a prospectus
/faculties-and-schoolsAcademic departments and schools
/about/find-usText duplicate Find us
/about/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/news/newsroomPress office
/international/solent-globalSolent Global
/media-hub/news/solent-univers...IMG-ALT TEF 2023 Gold
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/membershipExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/sole...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/solentuniNew window Nofollow External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/solen...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/S...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@solent...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
/disclaimerDisclaimer
/disclaimer/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/disclaimer/cookiesCookies
/disclaimer/accessibilityAccessibility
/about/our-facts-and-figures/o...Transparency return

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.solent.ac.uk/"
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 very slow (3.86 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 very large (634 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,324 referring domains.
This page has 141,755 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,713 different ip addresses.

Search preview

www.solent.ac.uk
Southampton Solent University | Live The New
Solent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Solent81%Check
Solent University74%Check
University68%Check
Southampton Solent University68%Check
open66%Check
Student58%Check
day54%Check
Open days54%Check
students52%Check
Southampton52%Check

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