Ucalgary.ca - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
68% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.00 s
File size
150.70 kB
Words
1002
Media files
14
Number of links
119 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Calgary
The page title is too short. (189 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
UCalgary offers diverse educational and research experiences for Canadian and International students, with top undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada
The length of the meta description is perfect. (996 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://ucalgary.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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

NameValue
descriptionUCalgary offers diverse educational and research experiences for Canadian and International students, with top undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada
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keywordsUniversity in Alberta, Top research university, International programs, Alberta, PHD programs
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 29.91 words is high.
This page contains 1002 words. That's ok.
29.8% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 78 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"future leaders in energy transition train to find solutions for western canada"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
.../ucalgary/ucws_theme/images/UCalgary.svgUniversity of Calgary
...epagebanner_3000x1200.jpeg?itok=Z0YMfQMVStart Something
...line Ratte.jpeg?h=1b60367b&itok=TmzTfGb1Nursing program in Wainwright allows mother of 12 to pursue career in home community
...san-kutz_0007_1140x760.jpg?itok=9168L8itVet med scholars publish groundbreaking research on skin regeneration
...rgy montage_1140x760_2.png?itok=vExDht7eFuture leaders in energy transition train to find solutions for Western Canada
...g-Homepage_1140x760_2.jpeg?itok=mYPfMHldUCalgary named a top 5 research university
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...ry/ucws_theme/images/start-something.svgStart Something
...me/images/social-icon-facebook-round.svgFacebook
...eme/images/social-icon-twitter-round.svgTwitter
...me/images/social-icon-linkedin-round.svgLinkedIn
...e/images/social-icon-instagram-round.svgInstagram
...eme/images/social-icon-youtube-round.svgYouTube
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Transform your inspiration into impact.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Transform your inspiration into impact.
H2 Step into your future
H2 Nursing program in Wainwright allows mother of 12 to pursue career in home community
H2 Why UCalgary?
H2 University of Calgary Strategies
H2 UCalgary events
H2 Start Something at the University of Calgary
H3 Undergraduate programs
H3 Graduate programs
H3 Professional and Continuing Education
H3 Vet med scholars publish groundbreaking research on skin regeneration
H3 Future leaders in energy transition train to find solutions for Western Canada
H3 UCalgary named a top 5 research university
H3 250+ Programs
H3 33,000+ Students
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
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 (47) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ucalgary.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://my.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain My UCalgary
https://office365.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Webmail
https://www.ucalgary.ca/it/IT
https://d2l.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain D2L
https://www.ucalgary.ca/iriss/IRISS
https://myfacilities.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain ARCHIBUS
https://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/HR
https://library.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Library
https://www.godinos.com/External Go Dinos
https://csprd.my.ucalgary.ca/p...External Class Schedule
https://contacts.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain UCalgary Directory
https://conted.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Continuing Education
https://careers.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Careers
https://www.calgarybookstore.ca/External Bookstore
/activeliving/Active Living
/pubs/calendar/Academic Calendar
https://www.ucalgary.ca/map/UCalgary Maps
https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Cumming School of Medicine
https://arts.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Arts
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Graduate Studies
https://www.ucalgary.ca/knes/Faculty of Kinesiology
https://law.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Law
https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Nursing
https://www.ucalgary.edu.qa/External Faculty of Nursing (Qatar)
https://science.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Science
https://fsw.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Social Work
https://vet.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Haskayne School of Business
https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Schulich School of Engineering
https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Werklund School of Education
https://www.ucalgary.ca/IMG-ALT University of Calgary
/future-studentsFuture Students
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/future-students/undergraduate...Why UCalgary
/future-students/undergraduate...Explore programs
/future-students/undergraduate...Tours and events
/future-students/undergraduate...Meet our team
/future-students/undergraduate...How to apply
/future-students/undergraduate...Documents
/future-students/undergraduate...Dates and deadlines
/future-students/undergraduate...Fees and financing
/future-students/undergraduate...You've been admitted
/future-students/undergraduate...Indigenous students
/future-students/undergraduate...International students
/future-students/undergraduate...Parents and Family
/future-students/undergraduate...High school counsellors and advisors
/future-students/undergraduate...Contacts and help
/future-students/undergraduate...Helpful resources
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/future-students/graduate/financeFinance
/future-students/graduate/contactContacts
/future-students/graduate/applyText duplicate How to apply
/future-students/graduate/stud...Student life
/future-students/graduate/inte...Text duplicate International students
/future-students/graduate/unde...Understanding graduate studies
/future-students/graduate/indi...Indigenous Graduate Students
/future-students/open-studiesOpen Studies
/future-students/open-studies/...Degree and non-degree holders
/future-students/open-studies/...Open Studies dates
/future-students/open-studies/...Visiting students and visiting student researchers
/future-students/open-studies/...High school students
/future-students/professional-...Professional and Continuing Education
https://conted.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing Education
https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/f...External Subdomain Haskayne School of Business - Executive Education
https://www.ucalgary.ca/pd/Faculty of Social Work - Professional Development Program
https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/cmeExternal Subdomain Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/current-studentsText duplicate Undergraduate
/current-students/academicsAcademics
/current-students/financesFinances
/current-students/student-serv...Student Services
/current-students/student-lifeText duplicate Student life
/registrar/Office of the Registrar
/current-students/under-archUnder the Arch
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/currentExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate
/future-students/graduate/new-...Newly admitted
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Forms & documents
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Managing my program
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Thesis
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Student services
/mygradskills/starting-businessEntrepreneurship
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Tuition & fees
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Graduate calendar
https://www.ucalgary.ca/Alumni & Donors
https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumniAlumni Engagement
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/eventsExternal Subdomain Events
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/ben...External Subdomain Benefits
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/com...External Subdomain Communities
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/sto...External Subdomain News & stories
/alumni/volunteerVolunteer
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/con...External Subdomain Connect with us
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/gro...External Subdomain Grow Your Career
/campaign/how-to-giveDonate now
https://www.ucalgary.ca/givingGiving to UCalgary
/giving/campaign-successEnergize: The Campaign for Eyes High
/campaign/how-to-giveHow to give
/campaign/contactText duplicate Contacts
https://www.ucalgary.ca/researchResearch
/facultyandstaffFaculty & Staff
/about-ucalgaryAbout UCalgary
/about-ucalgary/our-organizationOur organization
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Our mandate
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Facts and figures
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Governance and leadership
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Faculties
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Our people
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Executive leadership team
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Administration
https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/UCalgary news
/events/allUCalgary events
https://ucalgary.ca/podcastsUCalgary Podcasts
/about-ucalgary/our-historyOur history
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ca...Calgary's urban evolution
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ch...Changing face of campus
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Culture and society
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Watch
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Listen
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Look
/about-ucalgary/our-history/en...Energy and the environment
/about-ucalgary/our-history/hi...High-performance athletics
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ho...How we teach and learn
/about-ucalgary/our-history/hu...Human and animal health
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ou...Our place in the universe
/about-ucalgary/our-strategyOur strategy
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/s...Strategies and Plans
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/t...Teaching and Learning
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/r...Research and Scholarship
https://www.ucalgary.ca/communityCommunity Engagement
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Our campuses
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses/c...Campus maps and room finder
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Main Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Foothills Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Qatar Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Downtown Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Spy Hill Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Field stations and other facilities
/startsomethingStart something.
/future-students/undergraduateExplore undergraduate degree programs
/future-students/graduate/expl...Explore graduate degree programs
/future-students/professional-...Explore professional and cont-ed programs
/news/new-rural-nursing-progra...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/vet-med-scholars-publish...IMG-ALT Vet med scholars publish groundbreaking research on skin regeneration
/news/vet-med-scholars-publish...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/future-leaders-energy-tr...IMG-ALT Future leaders in energy transition train to find solutions for Western Canada
/news/future-leaders-energy-tr...Learn more
/news/ucalgary-named-top-5-res...IMG-ALT UCalgary named a top 5 research university
/news/ucalgary-named-top-5-res...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/ucalgary-newsRead more UCalgary news
/future-students/undergraduate...Explore the UCalgary Experience
/about/our-organization/facts-...See more facts and figures
/about/our-strategy/strategies...Text duplicate Learn more
https://events.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Explore all UCalgary events
/startsomethingDiscover how
/startsomethingIMG-ALT Start Something
https://www.facebook.com/unive...New window External IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/ucalgaryNew window External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/ucal...New window External IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/UCal...New window External IMG-ALT YouTube
/sites/default/files/ucgy/grou...Digital Privacy Statement
/policies/files/policies/priva...Privacy Policy
https://ucalgarysurvey.qualtri...New window External Subdomain Website feedback

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ucalgary.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 1.00 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.
This page loads 16 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (151 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 38,952 referring domains.
This page has 4,796,840 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 25,970 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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UCalgary offers diverse educational and research experiences for Canadian and International students, with top undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada

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