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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
70% 
Page quality
55% 
Page structure
83% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.20 s
File size
161.50 kB
Words
1457
Media files
63
Number of links
129 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Vancouver Film School: Entertainment Arts Training For Film, TV, Animation, Games
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 753 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Vancouver Film School (VFS) is Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, offering an immersive curriculum in film, animation, design, & beyond.
The meta description is too long: 1027 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://vfs.edu/
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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og:titleVancouver Film School
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
These Typos were found:
  • recieve => receive
This page contains 1457 words. That's ok.
29.2% 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.
22 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 17.18 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 21 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 142 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"we’re sorry. our website has detected that you are using an outdated browser that may prevent you from..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
54 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

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/sites/all/themes/vfs/img/home/stat1.svgAwards and prizes icon
/sites/all/themes/vfs/img/home/stat2.svgGraph of international student representation at VFS
/sites/all/themes/vfs/img/home/stat3.svg2014 movie slate icon
...umni/2022-VFS-Alumni-Success-Desktop.jpgVFS Alumni
...2022-VFS-Alumni-Success-MobilePanel1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Upgrade your Browser
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 33 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 Upgrade your Browser
H2 A once-in-a-lifetime learning experience
H2 An interview with Dark Igloo Co-Founder Mark Miller
H2 Experience VFS’s Game Development programs
H2 For the sixth straight year, VFS’s School of Animation ranked #1 in the world
H2 BRAND NEW virtual production course coming to VFS!
H2 VFS is named a Top Film School – again!
H2 Show off your school spirit in style
H2 Take Your Talents to Where It All Starts!
H2 Explore Our Programs
H2 Alumni Success
H2 Signature Facilities
H2 One-Year Education Model
H2 VFS Premiere
H3 After Graduating from VFS
H3 Testimonials
H3 VFS Facilities
H3 Your Year at VFS
H4 3D Animation & Visual Effects
H4 Acting Essentials
H4 Acting for Film & Television
H4 Animation Concept Art
H4 Classical Animation
H4 Digital Design
H4 Film Production
H4 Foundation Visual Art & Design
H4 Game Design
H4 Makeup Design for Film & Television
H4 Programming for Games, Web & Mobile
H4 Sound Design for Visual Media
H4 Writing for Film, Television & Games
H4 English for Creative Arts
H4 VR/AR Design & Development
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 4 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://vfs.edu/contactRequest Info
https://apply.vfs.edu/External Subdomain Apply
https://vfs.edu/Vancouver Film School
A-TITLE Home
https://vfs.edu/programsPrograms
https://vfs.edu/programsAdvanced Production Programs
https://vfs.edu/programsOverview Page
/programs/3D-animation-vfx3D Animation & Visual Effects
https://vfs.edu/programs/actingActing for Film & Television
/programs/animation-concept-artAnimation Concept Art
/programs/classical-animationClassical Animation
/programs/digital-designDigital Design
/programs/film-productionFilm Production
/programs/game-designGame Design
https://vfs.edu/programs/makeupMakeup Design for Film & Television
/programs/programmingProgramming for Games, Web & Mobile
/programs/sound-designSound Design for Visual Media
https://vfs.edu/programs/vrarVR/AR Design & Development
https://vfs.edu/programs/writingWriting for Film, Television & Games
https://vfs.edu/programsPreparatory Programs
/programs/acting-essentialsActing Essentials
/programs/english-creative-artsEnglish for Creative Arts
/programs/foundationFoundation Visual Art & Design
https://vfs.edu/pathway-overviewDegree Pathways
https://vfs.edu/pathway-overviewText duplicate Overview Page
https://vfs.edu/pathway/bcitBCIT
https://vfs.edu/pathway/regentRegent's University London
https://vfs.edu/pathway/laurierWilfrid Laurier University
https://vfs.edu/pathway/mmuManchester Metropolitan University: SODA
https://vfs.edu/pathway/rruRoyal Roads University
https://vfs.edu/pathway/metMetFilm School
https://vfs.edu/pathway/3is3iS Paris
https://vfs.edu/pathway/ufvUniversity of the Fraser Valley
https://vfs.edu/pathway/ualUniversity of the Arts London: LCC
https://vfs.edu/pathway/kpuKwantlen Polytechnic University
https://vfs.edu/pathway/ocaduOCAD University
https://vfs.edu/pathway/cdmCentre for Digital Media (CDM)
https://vfs.edu/programsVirtual Production Program
/partnership-programs/pxo/wait...Virtual Art Department Content Creation (online)
/part-time-programs/connectPart-Time Studies
/part-time-programs/connectVFS CONNECT | Part-Time Studies
/part-time-programs/connectText duplicate Overview Page
/part-time-programs/connectVFS CONNECT | Seasonal Programs
/programs/creative-breakCreative Break (March)
/programs/summer-intensivesSummer Intensives (July)
/part-time-programs/connectVFS CONNECT | Certificate Courses
/programs/online/3d-certificate3D & VFX: Introduction to Maya
/programs/online/acting-certif...Acting: From Script to Screen, Self-Taping, & Singing for Actors
/programs/online/branding-cert...Design: Business & Branding
/programs/online/film-producti...Film: Intro to Cinematography, Directing & Producing
/programs/online/digital-desig...Design: Introduction to Motion Graphics
/programs/online/game-design-c...Game: Game Design Fundamentals & Lighting Master Class
/programs/online/vrar-certificateVR/AR: Intro to Augmented Reality
/programs/online/writing-seriesWriting: Screenwriting Fundamentals, Games, & TV Spec Episodes
/programs/online/animation-cer...Animation: Intro to Character Design
/programs/online/foundation-ce...Foundation: Intro to Storyboarding
/part-time-programs/connectVFS CONNECT | Short-Track Workshops
/programs/online/machine-learning3D Animation & Visual Effects: Intro to Deep Learning
/programs/online/animation-ske...Classical Animation: Intro to Sketching
/programs/online/advanced-AI-p...Game Design: Advanced AI Programming
/programs/online/tabletopiaGame Design: Building a Virtual Board Game
/programs/online/game-artGame Design: Intro to Game Art
/programs/online/game-design-w...Game Design: Intro to Unreal Engine
/programs/online/unityGame Design: Unity Boot Camp
/programs/online/digital-illus...Animation: Photoshop for Digital Illustration
/programs/on-campus/sound-designSound Design: Intro to Protools & Intro to Game Audio
/content/vfs-homepage2017Industry Workshops
/programs/motion-picture-orien...Motion Picture Industry Orientation
/content/vfs-homepage2017Admissions
https://vfs.edu/admissionsHow to Apply
https://vfs.edu/housingHousing
https://vfs.edu/calendarCalendar
/international-admissionsInternational Students
https://vfs.edu/paymentsPayments
/scholarships-overviewScholarships
/content/vfs-homepage2017Experience
/student-experienceStudent Experience
/student-counsellingStudent Counselling
https://vfs.edu/alumni-servicesAlumni Services
https://www.myvfs.com/student/...External Subdomain MyVFS
https://moodle.myvfs.com/moodl...External Subdomain Moodle
/content/vfs-homepage2017About
https://vfs.edu/about-vfsAbout VFS
https://vfs.edu/policiesPolicies
https://vfs.edu/vfscareersCareers at VFS
https://vfs.edu/press-roomPress Room
https://vfs.edu/vfs-advisoryAdvisory
/content/vfs-homepage2017Events
https://vfs.edu/eventsUpcoming Events
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/va...External Subdomain Text duplicate Overview Page
/events/vfs-discovery-info-ses...VFS Discovery Info Session Tour (in-person)
/events/in-production-bootcamp...VFS AMA: Talk With Emmy-Winner MICHAEL SPILLER (in-person)
/events/vfs-all-access/gd-pgAll Access Pass: Game Development (in-person)
/vfs-originals/industry-talksOnline Industry Talks
/vfs-originals/industry-talksText duplicate Overview Page
https://vfs.edu/the-blogTHE BLOG
https://vfs.edu/contactText duplicate Request Info
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://apply.vfs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
A-TITLE Apply
https://vfs.edu/the-blogText duplicate THE BLOG
http://browsehappy.com/External Browsehappy.com
http://outdatedbrowser.com/enExternal Outdatedbrowser.com
/homepage-banner-oct2022No Text
/homepage-banner-oct2022BOOK YOUR EXCLUSIVE IN-PERSON CAMPUS TOUR Tour our world-class campuses & film studios and discuss our 12-month programs.
/events/in-production-bootcamp...New window Register Now
/news/2024/07/03/alumni-spotli...New window Trivial anchor text
Read More
/events/vfs-all-access/gd-pgNew window Text duplicate Register Now
/press-room/2024/06/11/vfs-nam...New window Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/2024/04/16/vfs-partners-...New window Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/partnership-programs/pxo/wait...New window JOIN THE WAITLIST
/press-room/2024/05/16/vfs-nam...New window Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://shopvfs.com/New window External Show Me More
/programs/animation-concept-artNew window Start Here
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Our Programs
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Alumni Success
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Education Model
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Facilities
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Connect with VFS
/programs/3D-animation-vfxText duplicate 3D Animation & Visual Effects
/programs/acting-essentialsText duplicate Acting Essentials
https://vfs.edu/programs/actingText duplicate Acting for Film & Television
/programs/animation-concept-artText duplicate Animation Concept Art
/programs/classical-animationText duplicate Classical Animation
/programs/digital-designText duplicate Digital Design
/programs/film-productionText duplicate Film Production
/programs/foundationText duplicate Foundation Visual Art & Design
/programs/game-designText duplicate Game Design
https://vfs.edu/programs/makeupText duplicate Makeup Design for Film & Television
/programs/programmingText duplicate Programming for Games, Web & Mobile
/programs/sound-designText duplicate Sound Design for Visual Media
https://vfs.edu/programs/writingText duplicate Writing for Film, Television & Games
/programs/english-creative-artsText duplicate English for Creative Arts
https://vfs.edu/programs/vrarText duplicate VR/AR Design & Development
https://vfs.edu/Anchor Trivial anchor text
click here
https://www.youtube.com/vancou...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our YouTube account
https://www.facebook.com/vanco...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our Facebook page
https://www.instagram.com/vanc...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our Instagram account
https://twitter.com/vfsNew window External A-TITLE Visit our Twitter account
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our LinkedIn page
/vfs-originals/vfs-podcastNew window A-TITLE Listen to our podcast
https://www.tiktok.com/@vancou...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit our Tiktok account
https://vfs.edu/termsTerms
A-TITLE Terms and Conditions
https://vfs.edu/privacyPrivacy
A-TITLE Privacy Notice
http://www.privatetraininginst...New window External Subdomain PTIB
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/cont...New window External Subdomain BCEQA
https://vfs.edu/copyrightCopyright © 2024 VFS
https://tawk.to/1gqho4c8iNew window External Asia
https://tawk.to/1gqf3ofduNew window External Others
https://m.me/vancouverfilmschoolNew window External No Text
https://tawk.to/chat/60b672326...New window External No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://vfs.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (3.20 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.
This page loads 21 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.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (162 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 04 Jul 2024 03:42:14 GMT
serverApache
x-drupal-cacheMISS
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
cache-controlno-cache, must-revalidate
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie76 Characters
link<https://vfs.edu/>; rel="canonical",<https://vfs.edu/>; rel="shortlink"
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
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 2,460 referring domains.
This page has 134,120 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,369 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips/
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

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Vancouver Film School (VFS) is Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, offering an immersive curriculum in film, animation, design, & beyond.

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Film66%Check
School66%Check
Film School66%Check
Vancouver Film School66%Check
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