U3a.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
81% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
52% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.49 s
File size
100.30 kB
Words
883
Media files
21
Number of links
123 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
u3a - Home
The page title is too short. (107 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
u3a is a UK-wide movement of locally-run groups providing a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun exploring new ideas skills & interests
The length of the meta description is perfect. (979 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-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
authorSarah Hayes
descriptionu3a is a UK-wide movement of locally-run groups providing a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun exploring new ideas skills & interests
generatorMYOB
langen-gb
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: u3a is a UK-wide collection of 1000+ charities that provide the opport...
This page contains 883 words. That's ok.
28.3% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
16 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.95 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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
...mages/u3a_logo-learn-laugh-live-blue.svgNo alt attribute provided
...mages/u3a_logo-learn-laugh-live-blue.pngu3a - learn - laugh - live
/images/site-template-images/shapes.svgcircle
...d/u3a_friends_extra_Stacked-6db44ab6.pngu3a friends extra
.../yootheme/cache/ce/u3a-art-ce43b4f8.jpegLocal Learning Groups
.../f4/Croydon_Chair_Yoga_4by3-f42f6929.pngLearn Online
...me/cache/ab/IGOunsplash8x6-ab3a5a1e.jpegu3a Interest Groups Online
...me/cache/b0/sources600x400-b0b26600.jpegSources Blog
...theme/cache/05/u3a-podcast3-053f5a00.pngu3a Radio Podcast
...-looking-at-a-zoom-meeting-bf49e0ed.jpegEvents and Workshops
.../yootheme/cache/2e/news_gnr-2ea4cc0d.pngu3a members get ready for The Great North Run
...he/a0/Southport_Flower_Show-a0bdd07b.pngu3a garden wins award at Southport Flower Show
...che/41/resized_siteworks250-41af9c3a.png250 u3a websites migrated onto SiteWorks
...e/50/u3a-matters-mag-400v2-506c4d9d.jpegu3a members magazine
...arbara--testimonial-image--785fdfb6.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...rabhat--testimonial-image--9d332ce6.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...e/cache/64/u3a_friends_logo-64c31ef8.pngu3a friends newsletter
...me/cache/41/u3a_orange_logo-41e6b2a0.pngu3a logo
...eme/cache/60/IiV-Logo-White-6063f73b.pngNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
...winfo=0&modestbranding=1&disablekb=1

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Do Something Brilliant Today
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Do Something Brilliant Today
H1 Do Something Brilliant Today Duplicate text
H2 u3a friends extra
H2 What we offer
H2 Get involved
H2 Latest news
H2 u3a member magazine
H2 Useful Links
H2 About u3a
H3 Local Learning Groups
H3 Learn Online
H3 Interest Groups Online
H3 Sources Blog
H3 Radio Podcast
H3 Events & Workshops
H3 u3a members get ready for The Great North Run
H3 u3a garden wins award at Southport Flower Show
H3 250 u3a websites migrated onto SiteWorks
H3 Sign up to our u3a Friends newsletter
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Subdomain No Text
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Anchor Menu
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Home
A-TITLE Home Page
https://www.u3a.org.uk/newsNews
/latest-newsLatest News
/news/learning-newsLearning News
/news/u3a-mattersu3a matters
/news/u3a-matters/advertising-...Advertising in u3a matters
/news/u3a-matters/submit-your-...Submit your stories
/news/u3a-matters/screen-reade...Screen reader editions
/news/newsletterNewsletter
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/New window External Subdomain u3a Blog - Sources
https://www.u3a.org.uk/learningLearn
/learning/learning-activitiesLearning Activities
/learning/interest-groups-onlineInterest Groups Online
/learning/interest-groups-onli...Interest Groups Online Groups
/learning/interest-groups-onli...Interest Groups Online Noticeboard
/learning/interest-groups-onli...IGO Help and Information
/learning/subjectsSubject Advice
/learning/subject-networksSubject Networks
/learning/u3a-radio-podcastu3a Radio Podcast
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate u3a Blog - Sources
https://www.u3a.org.uk/eventsEvents
/events/educational-eventsOnline Learning Events
/events/agm-2024AGM 2024
/events/agm-2024/agm-2024-spec...AGM 2024 - Special resolution
/events/festival-2024Festival 2024
/events/u3a-weeku3a Week
/events/u3a-week/u3aweek-resou...u3a week Resources and FAQs
/events/u3a-week/u3a-week-blogu3a Day Blog 2021
/events/u3a-week/40th-anniversaryu3a 40th Anniversary Blog
https://www.u3a.org.uk/our-impactOur Impact
/our-impact/future-livesFuture Lives
/our-impact/pushback-ageismPush Back Ageism
/our-impact/influencing-and-so...Influencing and Social Change
/our-impact/u3a-researchResearch
https://u3aresearch.uk/New window External Research Database
/members-areaMembers Area
/get-involvedGet Involved
/get-involved/joinJoin a u3a
/get-involved/find-your-local-u3aFind your local u3a
/get-involved/u3a-friendsu3a Friends
/get-involved/volunteering-for...Volunteering for u3a
/get-involved/legacy-givingLegacy Giving
/get-involved/fundraisingFundraising
/get-involved/donateDonate
https://www.u3a.org.uk/contactContact
https://www.u3a.org.uk/loginLogin
https://www.u3a.org.uk/index.phpIMG-ALT u3a - learn - laugh - live
A-TITLE back to u3a home page
https://www.u3a.org.uk/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.u3a.org.uk/loginText duplicate Login
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Subdomain No Text
https://www.u3a.org.uk/A-TITLE Home Page
https://www.u3a.org.uk/newsText duplicate News
/latest-newsText duplicate Latest News
/news/learning-newsText duplicate Learning News
/news/u3a-mattersText duplicate u3a matters
/news/u3a-matters/advertising-...Text duplicate Advertising in u3a matters
/news/u3a-matters/submit-your-...Text duplicate Submit your stories
/news/u3a-matters/screen-reade...Text duplicate Screen reader editions
/news/newsletterText duplicate Newsletter
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate u3a Blog - Sources
https://www.u3a.org.uk/learningText duplicate Learn
/learning/learning-activitiesText duplicate Learning Activities
/learning/interest-groups-onlineText duplicate Interest Groups Online
/learning/interest-groups-onli...Text duplicate Interest Groups Online Groups
/learning/interest-groups-onli...Text duplicate Interest Groups Online Noticeboard
/learning/interest-groups-onli...Text duplicate IGO Help and Information
/learning/subjectsText duplicate Subject Advice
/learning/subject-networksText duplicate Subject Networks
/learning/u3a-radio-podcastText duplicate u3a Radio Podcast
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate u3a Blog - Sources
https://www.u3a.org.uk/eventsText duplicate Events
/events/educational-eventsText duplicate Online Learning Events
/events/agm-2024Text duplicate AGM 2024
/events/agm-2024/agm-2024-spec...Text duplicate AGM 2024 - Special resolution
/events/festival-2024Text duplicate Festival 2024
/events/u3a-weekText duplicate u3a Week
/events/u3a-week/u3aweek-resou...Text duplicate u3a week Resources and FAQs
/events/u3a-week/u3a-week-blogText duplicate u3a Day Blog 2021
/events/u3a-week/40th-anniversaryText duplicate u3a 40th Anniversary Blog
https://www.u3a.org.uk/our-impactText duplicate Our Impact
/our-impact/future-livesText duplicate Future Lives
/our-impact/pushback-ageismText duplicate Push Back Ageism
/our-impact/influencing-and-so...Text duplicate Influencing and Social Change
/our-impact/u3a-researchText duplicate Research
https://u3aresearch.uk/New window External Text duplicate Research Database
/members-areaText duplicate Members Area
/get-involvedText duplicate Get Involved
/get-involved/joinText duplicate Join a u3a
/get-involved/find-your-local-u3aText duplicate Find your local u3a
/get-involved/u3a-friendsText duplicate u3a Friends
/get-involved/volunteering-for...Text duplicate Volunteering for u3a
/get-involved/legacy-givingText duplicate Legacy Giving
/get-involved/fundraisingText duplicate Fundraising
/get-involved/donateText duplicate Donate
https://www.u3a.org.uk/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.u3a.org.uk/loginText duplicate Login
/get-involved/donateDonate now
A-TITLE Please Donate to the u3a
https://www.u3a.org.uk/joinSubdomain Text duplicate Join a u3a
https://www.u3a.org.uk/joinSubdomain Text duplicate Join a u3a
A-TITLE Join a u3a
/get-involved/u3a-friendsFind out more
/get-involved/joinLocal Learning Groups With over 1000 local u3as across the country you will never be too far from a group of like-minded learners. Find a u3a
IMG-ALT Local Learning Groups
/learning/learning-activitiesLearn Online Our exciting schedule of online learning activities complements the local offer and connects members across the UK. Discover
IMG-ALT Learn Online
/learning/interest-groups-onlineInterest Groups Online This online only u3a community has an eclectic selection of groups you can join, all from the comfort of your own home. Explore groups
IMG-ALT u3a Interest Groups Online
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/New window External Subdomain Sources Blog The u3a blog is dedicated to sharing, inspiring and learning. Take a look
IMG-ALT Sources Blog
/news/u3a-radio-podcastRadio Podcast Our monthly podcast showcases the amazing things happening across the u3a movement. Have a listen
IMG-ALT u3a Radio Podcast
https://www.u3a.org.uk/eventsEvents & Workshops Inspiring events and online workshops provide information and support to u3as. Find out more
IMG-ALT Events and Workshops
/latest-news/u3a-members-get-r...u3a members get ready for The Great North Run We're wishing our runners the best of luck as they get ready to take part in The Great North Run this weekend t...
IMG-ALT u3a members get ready for The Great North Run
/latest-news/u3a-garden-wins-a...u3a garden wins award at Southport Flower Show u3a members designed and created a show garden at Southport Flower Show, inspired by garden trends of the last...
IMG-ALT u3a garden wins award at Southport Flower Show
/latest-news/250-u3a-websites-...250 u3a websites migrated onto SiteWorks The volunteer team leading SiteWorks, the website software for u3as, have reached a significant milestone, as 250 u3...
IMG-ALT 250 u3a websites migrated onto SiteWorks
/news/publicationsText duplicate Find out more
A-TITLE Find out more
https://www.u3a.org.uk/contactContact Us
/committee-details-portalCommittee Details Portal
/learning/interest-groups-onlineText duplicate Interest Groups Online
/keeping-in-touch-linksKeep in Touch links
/member-loginText duplicate Members Area
https://www.u3a.org.uk/my-accountMy Account
/regional-u3a-websitesRegional u3a Websites
/members-area/support/u3a-netw...u3a Networks
https://www.u3a.org.uk/aboutAbout Us
/board-of-directorsBoard of Directors
/brand-guidelinesBrand Guidelines
/press-officePress Office
https://www.u3a.org.uk/cookiesCookie Policy
/privacy-policyThird Age Trust Privacy Policy
/tattl-privacy-policyThird Age Trust Trading Limited Privacy Policy
https://www.facebook.com/u3aukNew window External Subdomain A-TITLE link to Facebook
https://twitter.com/u3a_ukNew window External A-TITLE link to Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE link to YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/u3auk/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE link to Instagram
https://www.sarahhayes.co.uk/External Subdomain Sarah Hayes
https://www.u3a.org.uk/Anchor No Text
https://www.u3a.org.uk/cookiesTrivial anchor text
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.u3a.org.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 of 0.49 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (100 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
cross-origin-opener-policysame-origin
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
x-content-encoded-byJoomla
expiresWed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
pragmano-cache
set-cookie91 Characters
last-modifiedWed, 11 Sep 2024 16:13:14 GMT
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
dateWed, 11 Sep 2024 16:13:13 GMT
serverApache
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,397 referring domains.
This page has 563,689 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,076 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# AND the joomla folder name MUST be prefixed to all of the
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# eg the Disallow rule for the /administrator/ folder MUST
# be changed to read
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# https://www.robotstxt.org/orig.html

User-agent: *
Allow: /*.js*
Allow: /*.css*
Allow: /*.png*
Allow: /*.jpg*
Allow: /*.gif*

Disallow: /administrator/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /bin/
Disallow: /cache/
Disallow: /cli/

Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /installation/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /layouts/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /logs/


Disallow: /tmp/

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Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
u3a82%Check
u3a Friends64%Check
u3a Blog59%Check
u3a members59%Check
u3a websites59%Check
new58%Check
Learn58%Check
u3a matters57%Check
Groups56%Check
Get56%Check
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