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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
72% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.58 s
File size
79.00 kB
Words
1153
Media files
17
Number of links
46 internal / 93 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Vancouver Island University | Vancouver Island University | Canada
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 601 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.viu.ca/
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1153 words. That's ok.
31.2% 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.
18 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 15.24 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 "width=device-width, 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 23 tags for this page.
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
...mes/custom/viupal/assets/images/logo.svgVIU Logo
...024-10/hero.jpg?h=0c6acc4a&itok=jJbkRXhqStudents on steps
...ic/2024-10/programs-sq.jpg?itok=nKddFWW7A group of happy people in a lab.
...us-programs.jpg?h=af3cde7e&itok=r0ZZeF5mThree Indigenous young people talking and laughing outside
...teprograms1.jpg?h=e7448b6d&itok=CV8nZ75QGraduate Programs - Future StudentsGraduate Programs - Future Students
...10/pathways.png?h=f07ba7b8&itok=8PKT3T1KTwo people in an office.
...ppy-Amarkah.jpg?h=507b3b5f&itok=_ZjfEREAA smiling black man wearing a pink sweatshirt in an art gallery.
...24-08/blue-circle-icon.png?itok=HMHwHMBUBlue circle with ripple pattern
...4-08/purple-ircle-icon.png?itok=DaPzP-LZPurple circle with mountain pattern
...4-08/green-circle-icon.png?itok=3lq3c7xqGreen circle with seed pattern
...-background.jpg?h=adf439aa&itok=8Fl7CYcdPattern of green ripples over a dark background
...ai-img_7202.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=WH9vVoYXAJ sits at his desk
...04/Unknown.jpeg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=mtRrgr6kthree people stand in front of a poster
...on Medal 2.jpeg?h=4bc5af7a&itok=-7-4hY0SMétis Elder-in-Residence Stella Johnson standing in a cedar panelled room wearing a red and purple tartanMétis scarf with a King Charles III Coronation Medal
...Kilcommons.jpeg?h=146c8409&itok=59in3p-JAiden Kilcommons
...upal/assets/images/viu_full_standard.svgLogo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Vancouver Island University
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 52 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 Vancouver Island University
H2 About About
H2 Programs Programs
H2 Admissions & Aid Admissions & Aid
H2 Student Life Student Life
H2 Support VIU Support VIU
H2 Research Research
H2 A better world starts here
H2 Explore 120+ programs
H2 Indigenous programs
H2 Graduate and post-degree programs
H2 Free supports for upgrading and ESL students
H2 Discover your place at VIU
H2 Visit VIU’s Nanaimo campus
H2 VIU News
H2 VIU Events
H2 Aiden Kilcommons
H2 Campuses
H2 Footer Buttons Primary
H2 Footer Buttons Secondary
H2 VIU terms menu
H3 About VIU
H3 Why VIU?
H3 Explore where VIU is going
H3 Programs
H3 Learning Services
H3 Talk to a recruiter
H3 Admissions
H3 Tuition and Aid
H3 How to become a student
H3 Student Life
H3 Student Services and Support
H3 Get ready for the new student orientation
H3 VIU Alumni
H3 VIU Donors
H3 Your support means so much to VIU students
H3 Research
H3 Research and Creative Activity
H3 Enigye “Happy” Amarkah
H3 Learning at VIU
H3 Admissions Duplicate text
H3 Student life
H3 VIU in the news: April 4, 2025
H3 VIU news and experts: April 4, 2025
H3 VIU Métis Elder-In-Residence presented with King Charles III Coronation Medal
H3 CREATE 2025
H3 Student Exchange Support sessions
H3 Classroom to Campus
H3 MBA Program Information Session
H3 Campuses Duplicate text
H4 Search VIU
H4 Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an 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 (93) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.viu.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.viu.ca/Subdomain IMG-ALT VIU Logo
https://www.viu.ca/aboutSubdomain About VIU
https://www.viu.ca/why-viuSubdomain Why VIU
https://gov.viu.ca/presidentExternal Subdomain President's Office
https://indigenous.viu.ca/External Subdomain Indigenous Education and Engagement
/department-directorySubdomain Department Directory
https://gov.viu.ca/External Subdomain Governance, Administration and Planning
https://international.viu.ca/a...External Subdomain Accreditation
https://employees.viu.ca/human...External Subdomain Careers
https://www.viu.ca/contactSubdomain Contact Us
https://adm.viu.ca/human-rightsExternal Subdomain Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
https://adm.viu.ca/sustainabilityExternal Subdomain Sustainability
https://news.viu.ca/External Subdomain News
https://events.viu.ca/External Subdomain Events
/viu-publicationsSubdomain Publications
https://gov.viu.ca/strategic-p...External Subdomain Strategic Plan
https://www.viu.ca/programsSubdomain Find your program
/learning-servicesSubdomain Learning Services
https://www.viu.ca/learning-viuSubdomain Learning at VIU
/programs/undergraduate-programsSubdomain Undergraduate Programs
/programs/graduate-programsSubdomain Graduate Programs
/programs/trades-applied-techn...Subdomain Trades and Applied Technology Programs
/programs/academic-career-prep...Subdomain Academic and Career Preparation programs
https://pdt.viu.ca/External Subdomain Professional and Life Long Learning
https://services.viu.ca/advisingExternal Subdomain Advising Centre
https://services.viu.ca/peer-s...External Subdomain Peer Supported Learning
https://acp.viu.ca/pathwaysExternal Subdomain Upgrading support
https://library.viu.ca/External Subdomain Library
https://connect.viu.ca/connect...External Subdomain Connect with a recruiter
https://www.viu.ca/admissionsSubdomain Admissions
/tuition-and-aidSubdomain Tuition and Aid
https://www.viu.ca/admissionsSubdomain VIU Admissions
/transfer-studentsSubdomain Transfer Admissions
https://connect.viu.ca/mature-...External Subdomain Mature Students and Adult Learner Admissions
https://connect.viu.ca/recruit...External Subdomain Events and Information Sessions
/tuition-and-aidSubdomain VIU Tuition and Aid
https://services.viu.ca/financ...External Subdomain Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries
https://services.viu.ca/financ...External Subdomain Student Loans and Grants
https://services.viu.ca/financ...External Subdomain External Awards and Funding
/admissions/tuition-fee-scheduleSubdomain Tuition and Fees
https://connect.viu.ca/how-bec...External Subdomain Steps to become a student
/students/student-life-and-act...Subdomain Student Life
/services-and-facilitiesSubdomain Student Services
https://mariners.viu.ca/landin...External Subdomain VIU Mariners Athletics
/students/student-life-and-act...Subdomain Get to Know Vancouver Island
https://services.viu.ca/athlet...External Subdomain Recreation
https://services.viu.ca/co-cur...External Subdomain Co-Curricular Engagement
https://events.viu.ca/External Subdomain Events Calendar
https://services.viu.ca/centre...External Subdomain Experiential Learning
https://services.viu.ca/access...External Subdomain Accessibility Services
https://learningmatters.viu.ca/External Subdomain Learning Matters
https://campus-store.viu.ca/External Subdomain Campus Store
https://services.viu.ca/housingExternal Subdomain Living On and Off Campus
https://services.viu.ca/food-s...External Subdomain Food Services
https://services.viu.ca/health...External Subdomain Health and Wellness
https://connect.viu.ca/new-stu...External Subdomain RockVIU
https://giving.viu.ca/give-nowExternal Subdomain Give
https://alumni.viu.ca/External Subdomain Alumni
https://alumni.viu.ca/alumni-b...External Subdomain VIU Alumni Benefits
https://giving.viu.ca/External Subdomain Giving to VIU
https://giving.viu.ca/foundationExternal Subdomain VIU Foundation
https://giving.viu.ca/student-...External Subdomain Student Success Stories
https://www.viu.ca/research-viuSubdomain Research
https://research.viu.ca/centre...External Subdomain Centres and Institutes
/research-news-and-eventsSubdomain News and Events
https://news.viu.ca/find-expertExternal Subdomain VIU Expert List
https://connect.viu.ca/undergr...External Subdomain Undergraduate Research
https://research.viu.ca/resear...External Subdomain Research Reports
https://www.viu.ca/applySubdomain Apply to VIU
https://www.viu.ca/contactSubdomain Request Info
https://connect.viu.ca/External Subdomain Future Students
https://www.viu.ca/students/Subdomain Current Students
https://international.viu.ca/External Subdomain International Students
https://connect.viu.ca/parentsExternal Subdomain Parents and Families
https://employees.viu.ca/External Subdomain Employees and Faculty
https://alumni.viu.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://giving.viu.ca/External Subdomain Donors
https://students.viu.ca/SRS/my...External Subdomain My Student Record
https://isapp.viu.ca/srs/timet...External Subdomain Course Timetables
https://learn.viu.ca/d2l/loginh/External Subdomain VIULearn
https://library.viu.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
https://fas.viu.ca/parkingExternal Subdomain Parking
https://services.viu.ca/health...External Subdomain Health and Wellness Centre
https://technology.viu.ca/External Subdomain Technology @ VIU
https://ubw.unit4cloud.com/ca_...External Subdomain Employee Portal
https://www.viu.ca/nanaimo-campusSubdomain Nanaimo (Main Campus)
https://cowichan.viu.ca/External Subdomain Cowichan
https://pr.viu.ca/External Subdomain tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River)
https://www.viu.ca/programs/Subdomain Browse VIU programs
/programs/indigenousSubdomain IMG-ALT Three Indigenous young people talking and laughing outside
/programs/indigenousSubdomain Indigenous programs
/programs/graduate-programsSubdomain IMG-ALT Graduate Programs - Future Students
/programs/graduate-programsSubdomain Graduate and post-degree programs
https://acp.viu.ca/pathwaysExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Two people in an office.
https://acp.viu.ca/pathwaysExternal Subdomain Free supports for upgrading and ESL students
https://connect.viu.ca/how-bec...External Subdomain How to become a VIU student
https://www.viu.ca/learning-viuSubdomain Text duplicate Learning at VIU
https://www.viu.ca/admissionsSubdomain Learn about admissions
/students/student-life-and-act...Subdomain Learn about student life
https://connect.viu.ca/campus-...External Subdomain Take a campus tour
https://news.viu.ca/viu-news-a...External Subdomain IMG-ALT AJ sits at his desk
https://news.viu.ca/viu-news-a...External Subdomain VIU in the news: April 4, 2025
https://news.viu.ca/viu-news-e...External Subdomain IMG-ALT three people stand in front of a poster
https://news.viu.ca/viu-news-e...External Subdomain VIU news and experts: April 4, 2025
https://news.viu.ca/viu-metis-...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Métis Elder-in-Residence Stella Johnson standing in a cedar panelled room wearing a red and purple tartanMétis scarf with a King Charles III Coronation Medal
https://news.viu.ca/viu-metis-...External Subdomain VIU Métis Elder-In-Residence presented with King Charles III Coronation Medal
https://news.viu.ca/External Subdomain More news
https://events.viu.ca/create-2025External Subdomain CREATE 2025
https://events.viu.ca/student-...External Subdomain Student Exchange Support sessions
https://events.viu.ca/classroo...External Subdomain Classroom to Campus
https://events.viu.ca/mba-prog...External Subdomain MBA Program Information Session
https://events.viu.ca/External Subdomain More events
https://connect.viu.ca/how-bec...External Subdomain Text duplicate How to become a VIU student
https://www.viu.ca/contactSubdomain No Text
https://www.viu.ca/contactSubdomain Phone or email us
https://connect.viu.ca/recruit...External Subdomain No Text
https://connect.viu.ca/recruit...External Subdomain View events
https://www.viu.ca/applySubdomain No Text
https://www.viu.ca/applySubdomain Start Your application
https://www.facebook.com/VIUni...External Subdomain Facebook
https://instagram.com/viuniver...External Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/v...External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Linked-in
https://bsky.app/profile/viuni...External Bluesky
https://www.viu.ca/mapSubdomain Campus Map
https://fas.viu.ca/parkingExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Parking
https://www.viu.ca/Subdomain Nanaimo (main campus)
https://cowichan.viu.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Cowichan
https://pr.viu.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River)
https://www.viu.ca/newsSubdomain Text duplicate News
https://giving.viu.ca/External Subdomain Give to VIU
https://events.viu.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://adm.viu.ca/marcomm/mediaExternal Subdomain Media
https://employees.viu.ca/human...External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://www.cicic.ca/1268/Prof...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
https://www.viu.ca/termsSubdomain Terms
https://adm.viu.ca/emergencyExternal Subdomain Emergency Information
/website-feedbackSubdomain Website Feedback

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.viu.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.58 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 (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedTue, 08 Apr 2025 17:35:48 GMT
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content-security-policy-report-onlyreport-uri /report-csp-violation
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content-encodinggzip
accept-rangesbytes
dateTue, 08 Apr 2025 18:05:00 GMT
age1739
x-served-bycache-fra-etou8220161-FRA
x-cacheHIT
x-cache-hits1
x-timerS1744135501.652902,VS0,VE5
varyCookie
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strict-transport-securitymax-age=300
content-length16933
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,066 referring domains.
This page has 230,288 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 891 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# 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: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
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: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# 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
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

Disallow: /*.pdf$

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