Students.ucsd.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
86% 
Page quality
56% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.31 s
File size
36.10 kB
Words
419
Media files
16
Number of links
22 internal / 91 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Current Students
The page title is too short. (154 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find information for UC San Diego current students, including enrollment info, links to events, academic announcements & deadlines, and ways to get involved.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (981 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportinitial-scale=1.0
google-site-verification7MiYjX2ZghMOWvtKRWlar--c6mD2ose5EcbQFQ6szFA
ORGANIZATIONUniversity of California, San Diego
robotsindex,follow,noarchive
SITEStudents
PAGETITLECurrent Students
DESCRIPTIONFind information for UC San Diego current students, including enrollment info, links to events, academic announcements & deadlines, and ways to get involved.
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langen-us
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are only 419 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
14.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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 21.33 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 "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 8 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...-slider/athletics-triton-awards-2024.jpgLarge group of Triton scholar-athletes on stage at the 2024
...-slider/extended-studies-grants-24sp.jpgExtended Studies Grants for Students - apply June 3-10 - text illustration
.../_homepage-slider/trove-moveout-ship.jpgPhoto of the Trove - mail-ship center on campus at UC San Diego
...lider/art-of-science-big-eye-octopus.jpgBig Eye Octopus - closeup image - Art of Science contest winner
...slider/free-expression-vintage-photo.jpgHistoric photograph of student march on the UC San Diego campus (tinted blue and gold)
/_resources/images/icons/ball.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/images/icons/ball.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/images/icons/ball.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tor/5.0.2/img/ucsd-footer-logo-white.pngUCSD homepage

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
2024 Triton Awards: Honoring our best scholar-athletes
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 2024 Triton Awards: Honoring our best scholar-athletes
H1 Apply this week for grants for Extended Studies courses
H1 Moving out? Ship your large boxes at The Trove
H1 Cast your vote for the 2024 Art of Science contest favorite
H1 Know your free expression rights and responsibilities
H2 Announcements & Deadlines
H2 Upcoming
H2 Quick Links
H3 June 8–14
H3 June 24
H3 June 24 Duplicate text
H3 Fall Enrollment
H3 Summer Session
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 too many external links (91) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://students.ucsd.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://ucsd.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain UC San Diego
https://ucsd.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate UC San Diego
https://students.ucsd.edu/Subdomain Tritonlink
https://students.ucsd.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Tritonlink
https://status.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain No Text
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/finances/index.htmlFinances & Jobs
/student-life/index.htmlStudent Life
/well-being/index.htmlWell-Being
/campus-services/index.htmlCampus Services
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAc...External Subdomain Academic History
https://myccr.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Co-Curricular Record
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentDa...External Subdomain Degree Audit
https://degree-planner.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Degree Planner
https://catalog.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain General Catalog
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentGp...External Subdomain GPA Calculator
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentMa...External Subdomain Major & Minor
https://real.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain REAL Portal
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentET...External Subdomain Transcripts/Docs
https://vac.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Virtual Advising Center
https://canvas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://academicaffairs.ucsd.e...External Subdomain Enrollment Auth (EASy)
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentHo...External Subdomain Holds
https://act.ucsd.edu/scheduleO...External Subdomain Schedule of Classes
https://act.ucsd.edu/webreg2External Subdomain WebReg
https://tritonpay.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Billing & Payment
https://itsweb.ucsd.edu/studen...External Subdomain Direct Deposit
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentFi...External Subdomain Financial Aid
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentSh...External Subdomain Health Fee Waiver/RAFT
https://ucsd-transportation.t2...External Subdomain Parking Permits
https://eacct-ucsd-sp.transact...External Subdomain Triton Cash
https://student-sis.ucsd.edu/s...External Subdomain Tuition Information
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Addresses
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Public Information Restriction
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Social ID/Names
https://ucsd.joinhandshake.com/External Subdomain Handshake
/my-tritonlink/tools/Subdomain All Student Tools
/my-tritonlink/forms/Subdomain All Student Forms
https://fas.ucsd.edu/forms-and...External Subdomain Financial Aid Forms
https://act.ucsd.edu/cwp/feedb...External Subdomain Help/Assistance
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/finances/index.htmlText duplicate Finances & Jobs
/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/well-being/index.htmlText duplicate Well-Being
/campus-services/index.htmlText duplicate Campus Services
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic History
https://myccr.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Co-Curricular Record
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentDa...External Subdomain Text duplicate Degree Audit
https://degree-planner.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Degree Planner
https://catalog.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate General Catalog
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentGp...External Subdomain Text duplicate GPA Calculator
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentMa...External Subdomain Text duplicate Major & Minor
https://real.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate REAL Portal
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentET...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transcripts/Docs
https://vac.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual Advising Center
https://canvas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://academicaffairs.ucsd.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Enrollment Auth (EASy)
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentHo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Holds
https://act.ucsd.edu/scheduleO...External Subdomain Text duplicate Schedule of Classes
https://act.ucsd.edu/webreg2External Subdomain Text duplicate WebReg
https://tritonpay.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Billing & Payment
https://itsweb.ucsd.edu/studen...External Subdomain Text duplicate Direct Deposit
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentFi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentSh...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health Fee Waiver/RAFT
https://ucsd-transportation.t2...External Subdomain Text duplicate Parking Permits
https://eacct-ucsd-sp.transact...External Subdomain Text duplicate Triton Cash
https://student-sis.ucsd.edu/s...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tuition Information
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Text duplicate Addresses
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Information Restriction
https://act.ucsd.edu/studentAd...External Subdomain Text duplicate Social ID/Names
https://ucsd.joinhandshake.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Handshake
/my-tritonlink/tools/Subdomain Text duplicate All Student Tools
/my-tritonlink/forms/Subdomain Text duplicate All Student Forms
https://fas.ucsd.edu/forms-and...External Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid Forms
https://act.ucsd.edu/cwp/feedb...External Subdomain Text duplicate Help/Assistance
http://mytritonlink.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain MY TRITONLINK
https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2...External IMG-ALT Large group of Triton scholar-athletes on stage at the 2024
https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2...External 2024 Triton Awards: Honoring our best scholar-athletes
https://extendedstudies.ucsd.e...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Extended Studies Grants for Students - apply June 3-10 - text illustration
https://extendedstudies.ucsd.e...External Subdomain Apply this week for grants for Extended Studies courses
https://go.ucsd.edu/3VnIzfEExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Photo of the Trove - mail-ship center on campus at UC San Diego
https://go.ucsd.edu/3VnIzfEExternal Subdomain Moving out? Ship your large boxes at The Trove
https://go.ucsd.edu/4bEdgmzExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Big Eye Octopus - closeup image - Art of Science contest winner
https://go.ucsd.edu/4bEdgmzExternal Subdomain Cast your vote for the 2024 Art of Science contest favorite
https://freespeech.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Historic photograph of student march on the UC San Diego campus (tinted blue and gold)
https://freespeech.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Know your free expression rights and responsibilities
https://tritonpay.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain TritonPay
https://sfs.ucsd.edu/student-a...External Subdomain tuition installment plan
https://tritonpay.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain pay fees
https://act.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/t...External Subdomain schedule of classes
https://act.ucsd.edu/webreg2External Subdomain Text duplicate WebReg
https://act.ucsd.edu/webreg2External Subdomain Summer Session enrollment
/academics/enroll/summer-sessi...Subdomain new/incoming students & visitors
/academics/enroll/summer-sessi...Subdomain summer session
https://universitycenters.ucsd...External Subdomain View All Events & Opportunities
https://go.ucsd.edu/3V3AHP8External Subdomain The Longest Table, 3:30-6:30pm on Library Walk
https://go.ucsd.edu/4bRwc1hExternal Subdomain Music Department Recitals and Performances
https://tockify.com/ucenevents...External Bloom: Studio Art Honors Exhibition (Reception 6/6)
https://go.ucsd.edu/3R9llaQExternal Subdomain VIS 190 Design Master Studio Exhibition, 5-7pm
https://bit.ly/tl-womens-cente...External Spring Finals Study Jam at the Women's Center, 10am to 10pm
https://go.ucsd.edu/4cabLMXExternal Subdomain Finals Week De-Stressing at the Library: Air-Dry Clay, 2pm
/my-tritonlink/tools/index.htmlTritonLink Tools
/my-tritonlink/forms/index.htmlStudent Forms
/student-life/calendars/index....Calendars
https://mail.google.com/External Subdomain UCSD email
https://canvas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://ucsd.joinhandshake.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Handshake
https://accessibility.ucsd.edu...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://ucsd.edu/about/privacy...External Privacy Policy
https://ucsd.edu/about/terms-o...External Terms of Use
https://eforms.ucsd.edu/view.p...External Subdomain Feedback
https://ucsd.edu/External IMG-ALT UCSD homepage

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://students.ucsd.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.31 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 (36 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 06 Jun 2024 05:04:40 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length36980
serverApache/2.4.6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
last-modifiedThu, 06 Jun 2024 02:30:03 GMT
accept-rangesbytes
cache-controlmax-age=0, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
expiresWed, 11 Jan 1984 05:00:00 GMT
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 1,398 referring domains.
This page has 5,373 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 771 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 575 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: 
Disallow: /finances/_organizations/
Disallow: /student-life/_organizations/
Disallow: /well-being/_organizations/
Disallow: /campus-services/_organizations/
Disallow: /academics/_organizations/
Disallow: /_misc/
Disallow: /_messages/
Sitemap: http://students.ucsd.edu/_files/sitemap.xml


# Block all google tag manager tracking links

Disallow: /*?_=*ga=

Disallow: /_messages/announcement.html
Disallow: /_messages/maintenance.html

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Triton54%Check
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UC San Diego52%Check
Awards52%Check
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