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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
67% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.03 s
File size
94.90 kB
Words
597
Media files
3
Number of links
118 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Whittier College | 4-Year Private Liberal Arts College
The length of the page title is perfect. (468 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Whittier College is a 4-year private liberal arts college located in Southern California between bustling Los Angeles and beautiful Orange County.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (889 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://whittier.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

NameValue
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msapplication-confighttps://www.whittier.edu/themes/whittier/images/browserconfig.xml
facebook-domain-verification699cbfsvw4vcly52r90tr0r4vzdujz
theme-color#ffffff
geo.placenameWhittier, California
geo.position33.9788, -118.0323
geo.regionUS-CA
icbm33.9788, -118.0323
referrerno-referrer
descriptionWhittier College is a 4-year private liberal arts college located in Southern California between bustling Los Angeles and beautiful Orange County.
keywordswhittier, whittier college, whittier california, whittier poets, southern california, whittier university
audienceall
thumbnailhttp://www.whittier.edu/sites/default/files/media/news/whittier-box.png
GeneratorDrupal 9 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 597 words. That's ok.
21.9% of the text are stop words.
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 20.42 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.
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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 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)
The HTML has georegion information: Whittier, California
The HTML has geoposition information: 33.9788, -118.0323
The HTML has geoname information: US-CA
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
/themes/whittier/images/logo.pngWhittier College
/themes/whittier/images/nav-icons.pngToggle Image
/themes/whittier/images/logo.pngWhittier College - Home

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Power Of Possible
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Power Of Possible
H2 Main Navigation - Admission
H2 Main Navigation - About
H2 Main Navigation - Academics
H2 Main Navigation - Life at Whittier
H2 Mobile Main Navigation - Admission
H2 Mobile Main Navigation - About
H2 Mobile Main Navigation - Academics
H2 Mobile Main Navigation - Life at Whittier
H2 Sub Navigation
H2 Tools
H2 I want to study...
H2 The Whittier Experience
H2 Life At Whittier
H2 Latest News
H2 Footer
H3 Mentorship & Support
H3 Athletics
H3 Design Your Own Major
H3 Study Abroad
H3 Success After Whittier
H3 Professional on the Pitch: Whittier Soccer Season Starts Str...
H3 Professor Scott breaks down science of spoilers
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 8 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://whittier.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://whittier.edu/IMG-ALT Whittier College
https://whittier.edu/admissionAdmission
/admission/applying/freshmanFirst-Year Students
/admission/transferTransfer Students
/admission/applying/internationalInternational Students
/admission/our/getTours and Events
https://whittier.edu/financialaidFinancial Aid
/admission/admittedAdmitted Students
/admission/connect/representat...Meet the Team
https://whittier.edu/depositMake Your Deposit
/admission/graduateGraduate Education
https://whittier.edu/aboutAbout
/about/missionMission & Vision
/about/accreditationAccreditation
/about/presidentsofficeCampus Leadership
/about/traditionsHistory & Traditions
https://whittier.edu/about/visitMaps & Directions
/admission/socalSouthern California
/admission/uptownUptown Whittier
/about/broadoaksThe Broadoaks School
https://whittier.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/programsDepartments & Programs
https://whittier.edu/careersCareer & Professional Development
/academics/activelearningActive Learning
/academics/academic_administra...Academic Administration
/academics/liberaleducationpro...Liberal Arts Curriculum
/academics/whittierscholarsWhittier Scholars Program
/admission/graduateText duplicate Graduate Education
https://whittier.edu/campus-lifeLife at Whittier
/campuslife/first-yearFirst Year at Whittier
/campuslife/housingfoodHousing & Dining
/campuslife/gettinginvolvedGetting Involved
/campuslife/healthexerciseHealth & Wellness
/campuslife/studentsupportStudent Support
https://whittier.edu/campussafetyCampus Safety
https://whittier.edu/Anchor Site Search
https://whittier.edu/Anchor Directory
https://whittier.edu/admissionText duplicate Admission
/admission/applying/freshmanText duplicate First-Year Students
/admission/transferText duplicate Transfer Students
/admission/applying/internationalText duplicate International Students
/admission/our/getText duplicate Tours and Events
https://whittier.edu/financialaidText duplicate Financial Aid
/admission/admittedText duplicate Admitted Students
/admission/connect/representat...Text duplicate Meet the Team
https://whittier.edu/depositText duplicate Make Your Deposit
/admission/graduateText duplicate Graduate Education
https://whittier.edu/aboutText duplicate About
/about/missionText duplicate Mission & Vision
/about/accreditationText duplicate Accreditation
/about/presidentsofficeText duplicate Campus Leadership
/about/traditionsText duplicate History & Traditions
https://whittier.edu/about/visitText duplicate Maps & Directions
/admission/socalText duplicate Southern California
/admission/uptownText duplicate Uptown Whittier
/about/broadoaksText duplicate The Broadoaks School
https://whittier.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/programsText duplicate Departments & Programs
https://whittier.edu/careersText duplicate Career & Professional Development
/academics/activelearningText duplicate Active Learning
/academics/academic_administra...Text duplicate Academic Administration
/academics/liberaleducationpro...Text duplicate Liberal Arts Curriculum
/academics/whittierscholarsText duplicate Whittier Scholars Program
/admission/graduateText duplicate Graduate Education
https://whittier.edu/campus-lifeText duplicate Life at Whittier
/campuslife/first-yearText duplicate First Year at Whittier
/campuslife/housingfoodText duplicate Housing & Dining
/campuslife/gettinginvolvedText duplicate Getting Involved
/campuslife/healthexerciseText duplicate Health & Wellness
/campuslife/studentsupportText duplicate Student Support
https://whittier.edu/campussafetyText duplicate Campus Safety
https://whittier.edu/athleticsAthletics
https://whittier.edu/newsNews
https://whittier.edu/calendarEvents
https://whittier.edu/alumniAlumni
https://whittier.edu/givingGive
/about/directoryAll Offices
https://my.whittier.edu/External Subdomain my.Whittier
https://whittier.edu/about/mapCampus Map
/registrar/calendarsAcademic Calendar
https://whittier.edu/libraryLibrary
/registrar/catalogCollege Catalog
https://dw501.whittier.edu:844...External Subdomain DegreeWorks
http://cms.whittier.edu/External Subdomain Moodle
http://mail.office365.com/whit...External Subdomain Campus Email
https://whittier.edu/poetcentralFor Students
/gateway/facstaffFor Faculty & Staff
/gateway/parentsandfamiliesFor Parents
/academics/activelearningNo Text
/academics/activelearningMentorship & Support
/about/scholarathletesNo Text
/about/scholarathletesText duplicate Athletics
/academics/whittierscholarsNo Text
/academics/whittierscholarsDesign Your Own Major
/academics/oipNo Text
/academics/oipStudy Abroad
/academics/afterwhittierNo Text
/academics/afterwhittierSuccess After Whittier
https://whittier.edu/whittiernowWhittier Now! You can help meet the world's challenges by investing in the next generation of problem-solving leaders.
https://whittier.edu/leap/socialClubs & Organizations
/ose/studentgovernmentStudent Government
/ose/societiesSocieties (Greek Life)
/reslife/hallsResidence Halls
/conference/diningDining Services
/admission/socalText duplicate Southern California
/admission/uptownText duplicate Uptown Whittier
https://whittier.edu/caasCenter for Advising & Academic Success
/accessibilityStudent Accessibility Services
https://whittier.edu/counselingCounseling Center
/studenthealthHealth & Wellness Center
/news/fri-09272024-1045-am/pro...Professional on the Pitch: Whittier Soccer Season Starts Str... Whittier College’s soccer season is officially underway. The team...
/news/thu-09262024-610-pm/prof...Professor Scott breaks down science of spoilers How do you feel about the ending of a book, movie or television show...
https://whittier.edu/IMG-ALT Whittier College - Home
https://whittier.edu/policiesConsumer Information
/humanresources/employmentEmployment
https://whittier.edu/terms-of-useTerms of Use
https://www.facebook.com/Whitt...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/WhittierCo...New window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/whit...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://whittier.edu/sitefeedbackWebsite Feedback Form
https://whittier.edu/user©
/giving/givenowText duplicate Give
/admission/our/visitVisit
/admission/applyingApply
https://admission.whittier.edu...New window External Subdomain Request Info

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://whittier.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 is excellent with 0.03 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (95 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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last-modifiedSat, 28 Sep 2024 20:14:08 GMT
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,735 referring domains.
This page has 67,161 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,713 different ip addresses.

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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
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# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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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
# 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
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Whittier College | 4-Year Private Liberal Arts College
Whittier College is a 4-year private liberal arts college located in Southern California between bustling Los Angeles and beautiful Orange County.

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Whittier College72%Check
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Liberal Arts60%Check
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