W2.csun.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
66% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.98 s
File size
128.20 kB
Words
734
Media files
18
Number of links
56 internal / 68 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
California State University, Northridge
The length of the page title is perfect. (337 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
California State University, Northridge offers great value for students seeking a vibrant and diverse university to realize their potential and shape the future.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (950 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://w2.csun.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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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
descriptionCalifornia State University, Northridge offers great value for students seeking a vibrant and diverse university to realize their potential and shape the future.
GeneratorDrupal 9 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 734 words. That's ok.
21.3% 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.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.58 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: time:
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...022-06/AboutFullWidthHero_1_1600x800.jpga statue on the CSUN campus
...2-06/HomepageProgramFinder_1_900x600.jpga CSUN professor leading students on a small group discussion
...2-06/HomepageProgramFinder_2_600x900.jpga CSUN professor speaking to students
...2-06/HomepageProgramFinder_3_900x600.jpga CSUN student sitting at the console in a recording booth
...2-06/HomepageProgramFinder_4_900x600.jpga CSUN professor working with students in a chemistry lab
...022-06/HomepageStudentLife_1_900x900.jpgthree CSUN students talking in an outdoor space on campus
...022-06/HomepageStudentLife_3_900x600.jpgtwo CSUN students talking outside on campus
...022-06/HomepageStudentLife_4_900x600.jpgtwo CSUN students sitting outside having a conversation
...022-06/HomepageStudentLife_2_900x600.jpgtwo CSUN students sitting at a table outside
...10/akemi-hinzer-1-copy.jpg?itok=VJlW6gJhCSUN alum Akemi Hinzer
...130RC.Yahya_Kedir008 1.jpg?itok=JJDuFy1xa person wearing a hoodie that says CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE
...024-06/Keyly_02-copy 1.jpg?itok=I1QdESiTa person smiling outdoors
...alachia_Hoover_600x600.jpg?itok=Ls5XxSjzMalachia Y. Hoover ’17, M.S. Biology
...ult/files/2024-10/PC_YouBelong_1 (1).jpgStudents at CSUN Pride Center
...loads/2024/10/gen-z-for-web-1024x720.jpgTwo girls are saving money in a piggy bank
...2024/10/rev-and-mrs-lawson-cropped-4.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...l-square-purple-red-logo-1-1024x1024.pngBilingual Sounds logo
Video URLWidthHeight
...-06/Summer Homepage Banner V2 6-6-23.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Calling All Future Matadors
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Calling All Future Matadors
H2 About Overview
H2 Academics Overview
H2 Admissions & Financial Aid Overview
H2 Student Life Overview
H2 Research Overview
H2 Your Future Starts Here
H2 Live Matador Life to the Fullest
H2 You Belong at CSUN
H2 CSUN Newsroom
H2 CSUN Events
H3 Resources To Cultivate a Sense of Belonging
H3 Can Gen Z Achieve the American Dream? A CSUN Marketing Professor Weighs In
H3 Remembering Dorothy Wood Lawson, Pioneer of Integration & Civil Rights Movement
H3 88.5-FM’s Latin Alt Station is being Rebrand to Bilingual Sounds
H3 Oct 24
H3 Oct 26
H3 Oct 28
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (68) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://w2.csun.edu/Anchor Skip to main menu
https://w2.csun.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://w2.csun.edu/CSUN California State University Northridge
https://portal.csun.edu/loginNew window External Subdomain CSUN Portal
https://mail.google.com/a/my.c...New window External Subdomain Gmail
https://login.microsoftonline....New window External Subdomain Microsoft Office 365
https://canvas.csun.edu/New window External Subdomain Canvas
https://mycsun.account.box.com...New window External Subdomain Box
https://csun.zoom.us/New window External Subdomain Zoom
/current-studentsCurrent Students
https://w2.csun.edu/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
https://w2.csun.edu/alumniAlumni
/local-communityLocal Community
/informacion-en-espanolInformación en español
/request-informationRequest Info
https://w2.csun.edu/visitVisit
https://www.calstate.edu/apply...New window External Subdomain Apply
https://www.csun.edu/covid-19External Subdomain Covid-19
https://engage.csun.edu/New window External Subdomain Give
https://w2.csun.edu/Text duplicate CSUN California State University Northridge
https://w2.csun.edu/aboutAbout Overview
https://w2.csun.edu/about/cabinetCabinet
/about/road-map-futureRoad Map to the Future
https://w2.csun.edu/about/historyHistory
/about/governanceUniversity Boards and Councils
/about/mission-values-and-visionMission, Values and Vision
/about/academic-dean-profilesAcademic Deans
/academics-csunAcademics Overview
/academics/collegesColleges
https://www.csun.edu/graduate-...External Subdomain Graduate Studies
/academics/advising-tutoringAdvising & Tutoring
/academics/all-things-internat...All Things International
/academics/all-things-internat...Study Abroad
/community-engaged-learningCommunity-Engaged Learning
https://library.csun.edu/External Subdomain Library
https://www.csun.edu/faculty-a...External Subdomain Academic Calendars
https://catalog.csun.edu/External Subdomain University Catalog
https://www.csun.edu/class-searchExternal Subdomain Class Search
/academics/majors-and-programsProgram Finder
/admissions-financial-aidAdmissions & Financial Aid Overview
/admissions-financial-aid/how-...How to Apply
/admissions-financial-aid/date...Dates & Deadlines
/admissions-financial-aid/cost...Cost & Financial Aid
/admissions-financial-aid/afte...After You Apply
/admissions-financial-aid/admi...Admitted Students
https://w2.csun.edu/student-lifeStudent Life Overview
https://www.csun.edu/asExternal Subdomain Associated Students
/clubs-activitiesClubs & Activities
/student-life/student-services...Student Services & Support
https://gomatadors.com/External Athletics
/student-life/housing-diningHousing & Dining
/student-life/health-wellnessHealth & Wellness
/student-life/safety-securitySafety & Security
https://www.csun.edu/usuExternal Subdomain University Student Union
/creative-activitiesSubdomain Research Overview
/student-researchStudent Research
/centers-institutesCenters & Institutes
/research/community-engaged-re...Community-Engaged Research
/research/research-sponsored-p...Research & Sponsored Programs
/research/funded-projectsFunded Projects
https://w2.csun.edu/researchResearch & Creative Activity
/centers-institutesText duplicate Centers & Institutes
https://portal.csun.edu/loginNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate CSUN Portal
https://mail.google.com/a/my.c...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Gmail
https://login.microsoftonline....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Microsoft Office 365
https://canvas.csun.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://mycsun.account.box.com...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Box
https://csun.zoom.us/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Zoom
/current-studentsText duplicate Current Students
https://w2.csun.edu/faculty-staffText duplicate Faculty & Staff
https://w2.csun.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/local-communityText duplicate Local Community
/informacion-en-espanolText duplicate Información en español
/request-informationText duplicate Request Info
https://w2.csun.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://www.calstate.edu/apply...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
https://www.csun.edu/covid-19External Subdomain Text duplicate Covid-19
https://engage.csun.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://www.csun.edu/csun-open...External Subdomain Join us at CSUN Open House, Sat, Oct. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
/academics/majors-and-programs...Undergraduate Programs
/academics/majors-and-programs...Graduate Programs
https://w2.csun.edu/student-lifeExplore Student Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Play Video
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain Akemi Hinzer ’21, Biochemistry
https://issuu.com/csunscbm/doc...External Yahya Kedir, Senior, Systems and Operations Management
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain Keyly Sandoval ’24, Family and Consumer Sciences
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2023...External Subdomain Malachia Y. Hoover ’17, M.S. Biology
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain Learn how Matadors connect and thrive during their academic journey.
https://www.csun.edu/counselingExternal Subdomain Explore CSUN's Counseling Services for support.
https://www.csun.edu/dresExternal Subdomain Discover CSUN's Disability Resources and Educational Services.
https://newsroom.csun.edu/External Subdomain More News
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain Can Gen Z Achieve the American Dream? A CSUN Marketing Professor Weighs In
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain Remembering Dorothy Wood Lawson, Pioneer of Integration & Civil Rights Movement
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024...External Subdomain 88.5-FM’s Latin Alt Station is being Rebrand to Bilingual Sounds
https://www.csun.edu/node/1222...New window External Subdomain Get the details
https://www.csun.edu/node/1222...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Get the details
https://www.csun.edu/it/events...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Get the details
https://www.csun.edu/contactExternal Subdomain Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/calst...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/csun...External Subdomain Instagram
https://twitter.com/csunorthridgeExternal Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.csun.edu/atoz/External Subdomain A to Z
https://www.csun.edu/universal...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.csun.edu/directoryExternal Subdomain Directory
https://www.csun.edu/emergency/External Subdomain Emergency Information
https://www.csun.edu/careers/External Subdomain Employment
https://www.csun.edu/csun-mapsExternal Subdomain Maps & Parking
https://www.thesoraya.org/External Subdomain The Soraya
https://www.csun.edu/afvp/univ...External Subdomain University Policies & Procedures
https://www.csun.edu/current-s...External Subdomain Your Right to Know – Consumer Information
https://www.885fm.org/External Subdomain 88.5FM (KCSN)
https://engage.csun.edu/External Subdomain Give Now
https://www.csun.edu/universal...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
https://www.csun.edu/eqd/title-ixExternal Subdomain Title IX
https://www.csun.edu/sites/def...External Subdomain Terms & Conditions
https://www.csun.edu/it/inform...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.csun.edu/sites/def...External Subdomain Annual Security Report (CLERY)
https://www.csun.edu/sites/def...External Subdomain Annual Fire Safety Report
https://www.csun.edu/sites/def...External Subdomain Campus Safety Report
https://www.csun.edu/it/inform...External Subdomain Document Reader
https://www.calstate.edu/External Subdomain CSU System
https://w2.csun.edu/Anchor Scroll back to the top of the page

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://w2.csun.edu/"
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 0.98 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 21 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (128 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-dns-prefetch-controlon
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 383 referring domains.
This page has 1,771 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 329 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# 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: *
# 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.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

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w2.csun.edu
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge offers great value for students seeking a vibrant and diverse university to realize their potential and shape the future.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Cal75%Check
Cal State67%Check
Future66%Check
Northridge61%Check
State59%Check
California State University Northridge59%Check
CSUN58%Check
University58%Check
California58%Check
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