Ucsd.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
62% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.87 s
File size
45.30 kB
Words
938
Media files
22
Number of links
52 internal / 102 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of California San Diego
The length of the page title is perfect. (302 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The University California San Diego is one of the world's leading public research universities, located in beautiful La Jolla, California
The length of the meta description is perfect. (811 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
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
ORGANIZATIONUniversity of California, San Diego
robotsindex,follow,noarchive
SITEUCSD
PAGETITLEUniversity of California San Diego
DESCRIPTIONThe University California San Diego is one of the world's leading public research universities, located in beautiful La Jolla, California
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 938 words. That's ok.
27.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 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 19.19 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 19 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
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD.pngUC San Diego
/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD.pngBrand
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...omepage/img-hero-wildfire-video-2023.jpgTwo researchers look at large wildfire camera feeds
...ge/LHM-2023-HomepageHeader-2880-1446.jpgLatinx Heritage Month banner
...age/img-feat-stem-education-research.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../ALERTCalifornia-CALFIRE-AI_homepage.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...news/img-news-2023-google-fellowship.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...e/news/rady-school-exterior_homepage.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD_white.pngUC San Diego
/_resources/img/icon_fb.pngfacebook
/_resources/img/icon_ig.pnginstagram
/_resources/img/icon_tw.pngtwitter
/_resources/img/icon_tiktok.pngtiktok
/_resources/img/icon_linked.pnglinkedin

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Tackling the Wildfire Crisis
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Tackling the Wildfire Crisis
H1 Tackling the Wildfire Crisis Duplicate text
H1 Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month
H1 Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month Duplicate text
H2 How Do We Teach Science?
H2 Events
H2 News
H2 ACADEMICS
H2 ATTEND UC SAN DIEGO
H2 Research and Innovation
H2 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
H2 Our Thriving Student Life
H2 Useful Links and Resources
H2 Give to UC San Diego
H3 UNDERGRADUATE
H3 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL
H3 MEDICAL AND PHARMACY
H3 LIFELONG LEARNING
H3 Resources
H3 Community
H3 Social Media Links
H4 ALERTCalifornia and CAL FIRE’s Fire Detection AI Program Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023
H4 Computer Science Students Garner 2023 Google PhD Fellowships
H4 Rady School Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Impact
H4 Get an inside look at UC San Diego—from anywhere in the world.
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 (102) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ucsd.edu/Anchor Skip to the main content
http://blink.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Blink
/about/a-to-z-index/index.htmlA-Z Site Index
https://ucsd.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT UC San Diego
https://campaign.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://ucsd.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT Brand
http://ucsd.edu/about/index.htmlAbout
/about/visiting-tours/index.htmlVisiting & Tours
https://today.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain News
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Jobs @ UC San Diego
http://chancellor.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Office of the Chancellor
http://health.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain UC San Diego Health
/about/economic-impact-report....Economic Impact Report
http://ucsd.edu/academics/Academics
http://students.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain TritonLink
/academics-detail.htmlUndergraduate Degrees & Programs
https://grad.ucsd.edu/admissio...External Subdomain Graduate Degrees & Programs
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/wh...External Subdomain Colleges
/academics/academic-success.htmlStudent Academic Success
http://digitallearning.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Digital Learning
https://extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Extended Studies
http://library.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Library
/admissions-aid/index.htmlAdmissions and Aid
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/fre...External Subdomain First-Year Admissions
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/tra...External Subdomain Transfer Admissions
http://grad.ucsd.edu/admissions/External Subdomain Graduate Admissions
https://medschool.ucsd.edu/adm...External Subdomain School of Medicine
https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admi...External Subdomain Skaggs School of Pharmacy
https://fas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Financial Aid
https://students.ucsd.edu/well...External Subdomain Student Parent Resources
/research-innovation/index.htmlResearch and Innovation
/research-innovation/research-...Research Initiatives
/research-innovation/artificia...Artificial Intelligence
/research-innovation/climate-c...Climate Change
/research-innovation/student-o...Student Opportunities
/student-life/index.htmlStudent Life
/student-life/organizations/in...Organizations
/student-life/diversity/index....Diversity
http://calendar.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Events
/student-life/student-support....Student Support
http://studyabroad.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Study Abroad
http://career.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Career & Internship
http://athletics.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Athletics
/support/index.htmlSupport UC San Diego
http://alumni.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
http://giving.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Giving
http://foundation.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Foundation
http://blink.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blink
/about/a-to-z-index/index.htmlText duplicate A-Z Site Index
http://ucsd.edu/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/visiting-tours/index.htmlText duplicate Visiting & Tours
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs @ UC San Diego
http://chancellor.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Office of the Chancellor
http://health.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate UC San Diego Health
/about/economic-impact-report....Text duplicate Economic Impact Report
http://ucsd.edu/academics/Text duplicate Academics
http://students.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate TritonLink
/academics-detail.htmlText duplicate Undergraduate Degrees & Programs
https://grad.ucsd.edu/admissio...External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Degrees & Programs
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/wh...External Subdomain Text duplicate Colleges
/academics/academic-success.htmlText duplicate Student Academic Success
http://digitallearning.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Digital Learning
https://extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Extended Studies
http://library.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/admissions-aid/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions and Aid
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/fre...External Subdomain Text duplicate First-Year Admissions
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/tra...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transfer Admissions
http://grad.ucsd.edu/admissions/External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Admissions
https://medschool.ucsd.edu/adm...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Medicine
https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Skaggs School of Pharmacy
https://fas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://students.ucsd.edu/well...External Subdomain Text duplicate Student Parent Resources
/research-innovation/index.htmlText duplicate Research and Innovation
/research-innovation/research-...Text duplicate Research Initiatives
/research-innovation/artificia...Text duplicate Artificial Intelligence
/research-innovation/climate-c...Text duplicate Climate Change
/research-innovation/student-o...Text duplicate Student Opportunities
/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/student-life/organizations/in...Text duplicate Organizations
/student-life/diversity/index....Text duplicate Diversity
http://calendar.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/student-life/student-support....Text duplicate Student Support
http://studyabroad.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Study Abroad
http://career.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Career & Internship
https://ucsdtritons.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/support/index.htmlText duplicate Support UC San Diego
http://alumni.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
http://giving.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving
http://foundation.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Foundation
https://advancement.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Advancement
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/a...External Subdomain Learn about our wildfire research
https://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/poli...External Subdomain LEARN ABOUT THE CELEBRATION
https://ucsd.edu/Anchor Previous
https://ucsd.edu/Anchor Next
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/h...External Subdomain Learn about the program
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain November 1 Dia de los Muertos 2023
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain Dia de los Muertos 2023
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain November 6 Rady Talks: A Celebration of the Rady School’s 20th Anniversary
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain Rady Talks: A Celebration of the Rady School’s 20th Anniversary
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain November 9 A Conversation with Filmmaker and Author Mason Engel
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/even...External Subdomain A Conversation with Filmmaker and Author Mason Engel
https://calendar.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain View More Events
https://today.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain View More News
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/a...External Subdomain October 24, 2023 ALERTCalifornia and CAL FIRE’s Fire Detection AI Program Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/c...External Subdomain October 23, 2023 Computer Science Students Garner 2023 Google PhD Fellowships
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/r...External Subdomain October 24, 2023 Rady School Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Impact
/academics/index.htmlLearn More
https://ucsd.edu/admissions-aid/Text duplicate Learn More
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/fr...External Subdomain FIRST-YEAR ADMISSIONS
http://admissions.ucsd.edu/tra...External Subdomain TRANSFER ADMISSIONS
http://grad.ucsd.edu/admissions/External Subdomain GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS
https://meded.ucsd.edu/index.c...External Subdomain SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admi...External Subdomain SKAGGS SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
https://hwsph.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain WERTHEIM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
https://extension.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain More info
/research-innovation/Text duplicate Learn More
https://fas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/campus-life/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/vi...External Subdomain Virtual Tour
http://ucsd.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT UC San Diego
http://accreditation.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Accreditation
/about/a-to-z-index/index.htmlA to Z Site Index
http://blink.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blink
/about/contact.htmlContact
http://disabilities.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Disability Resources
/about/emergency.htmlEmergency Status
http://diversity.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
/about/principles.htmlPrinciples of Community
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs @ UC San Diego
https://www.facebook.com/UCSan...External IMG-ALT facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ucsa...External IMG-ALT instagram
https://twitter.com/ucsandiego/External IMG-ALT twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@ucsand...External IMG-ALT tiktok
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External IMG-ALT linkedin
https://campaign.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Give to UC San Diego Give
http://artsandhumanities.ucsd....External Subdomain Arts and Humanities
http://biology.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Biological Sciences
https://extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Division of Extended Studies
http://grad.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
https://undergrad.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Division of Undergraduate Education
http://datascience.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute
http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Jacobs School of Engineering
http://physicalsciences.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Physical Sciences
http://rady.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Rady School of Management
http://gps.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain School of Global Policy & Strategy
https://medschool.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Medicine
http://scripps.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Scripps Institution of Oceanography
https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Skaggs School of Pharmacy
https://socialsciences.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Social Sciences
https://hwsph.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Wertheim School of Public Health
https://accessibility.ucsd.edu...External Subdomain Accessibility
/about/privacy-policy.htmlPrivacy
/about/terms-of-use.htmlTerms of Use

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://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 of 0.87 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 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A Content Delivery Network like Bootstrap CDN can save bandwidth for Bootstrap front-end component library.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (45 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 28 Oct 2023 03:59:09 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length46369
connectionkeep-alive
serverApache/2.4.6 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
strict-transport-securitymax-age=0; includeSubDomains
last-modifiedFri, 27 Oct 2023 21:05:36 GMT
etag"b521-608b90cc0d158"
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 85,441 referring domains.
This page has 17,095,450 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 53,677 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.

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Robots.txt

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University of California San Diego
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San Diego68%Check
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University California San Diego63%Check
Wildfire58%Check
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