Writing.ku.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
53% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
48% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.73 s
File size
70.60 kB
Words
477
Media files
5
Number of links
78 internal / 33 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
KU Writing Center | Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 638 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://writing.ku.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
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleKU Writing Center
twitter:urlhttps://writing.ku.edu/node/12
twitter:imagehttps://writing.ku.edu/libraries/ku-web-styleguide/images/cms_metatemplate_twitter.png
og:urlhttps://writing.ku.edu/node/12
og:titleKU Writing Center
og:image:urlhttps://writing.ku.edu/libraries/ku-web-styleguide/images/cms_metatemplate_open_graph.png
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.
There are only 477 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
21.6% 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.
3 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 13.5 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 10 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 usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 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
...de/images/logos/KUSig_Horz_Web_White.pngKU The University of Kansas
...ide/images/logos/KUSig_Horz_Web_Blue.pngKU The University of Kansas
.../images/logos/KSDegreeStats_Logo_Std.pngKU degree stats logo
...eb-styleguide/images/logos/ks-ds-img.pngKU degree stats img

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Create. Compose. Communicate.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Create. Compose. Communicate.
H2 Resources
H2 New: Spanish Consultations
H2 Work For Us!
H2 Donate to the KU Writing Center
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 (33) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://writing.ku.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://writing.ku.edu/Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support
https://my.ku.edu/External Subdomain myKU
https://outlook.office365.com/External Subdomain Email
https://canvas.ku.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://sa.ku.edu/External Subdomain Enroll & Pay
https://writing.ku.edu/Home
https://learningandwriting.ku....External Subdomain Wingspan
https://writing.ku.edu/aboutAbout Select to follow link
/hours-and-locationsHours and Locations
https://writing.ku.edu/policiesPolicies
/accessibility-and-accommodationsAccessibility and Accommodations
/frequently-asked-questionsFrequently Asked Questions
/wc-calendar-and-eventsCalendar and Events
/join-our-staffJoin Our Staff
https://writing.ku.edu/staffPeople
https://writing.ku.edu/contactContact
/writing-guidesWriting Guides Select to follow link
https://writing.ku.edu/essaysEssays
/writing-processThe Writing Process
/prewriting-strategiesPrewriting Strategies
/narrowing-topicNarrowing a Topic
/audience-and-voiceAudience and Voice
/thesis-statementsThesis Statements
https://writing.ku.edu/outlinesOutlines
/revising-contentRevising Content
/revising-organizationRevising Organization
/editing-and-proofreadingEditing and Proofreading
/research-papersResearch Papers
/original-researchOriginal Research
/academic-integrityAcademic Integrity
/primary-vs-secondary-sourcesPrimary vs. Secondary Sources
/evaluating-websitesEvaluating Sources
/incorporating-referencesIncorporating References
/paraphrase-and-summaryParaphrase and Summary
/bibliographiesBibliographies
https://writing.ku.edu/mla-formatMLA Format
https://writing.ku.edu/apa-formatAPA Format
/chicago-manual-styleChicago Manual of Style
https://writing.ku.edu/abstractsAbstracts
/literature-reviewsLiterature Reviews
/theses-and-dissertationsTheses and Dissertations
/funding-applicationsFunding Applications
/personal-statementsPersonal Statements
/contacting-your-professorContacting Your Professor
/how-consultations-workHow Consultations Work Select to follow link
/writing-consultationsFace-to-Face Writing Consultations
/videoconference-appointmentsVideoconference Appointments
https://writing.ku.edu/etutoringeTutoring
/undergraduate-studentsUndergraduate Students Select to follow link
/how-consultations-workBook a Writing Consultation
/graduate-studentsGraduate Students Select to follow link
/how-consultations-workText duplicate Book a Writing Consultation
https://writing.ku.edu/write-insWrite-ins
/graduate-writing-coachingGraduate Writing Coaching
/graduate-writing-groupsGraduate Writing Groups
/thesis-dissertation-acceleratorThesis/Dissertation Accelerator
/multilingual-writersMultilingual Writers
/spanish-writing-consultationsSpanish Writers
https://writing.ku.edu/guestsGuests
/assignment-plannerAssignment Planner
/instructor-supportInstructor Support Select to follow link
https://writing.ku.edu/workshopsWorkshops
/faculty-consultationsFaculty Consultations
https://admissions.ku.edu/visi...External Subdomain Prospective Students
https://ku.edu/admissionsExternal Current Students
https://admissions.ku.edu/alum...External Subdomain Alumni
https://ku.edu/academicsExternal Degree Programs
https://my.ku.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate myKU
https://outlook.office365.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://canvas.ku.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://sa.ku.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Enroll & Pay
https://ku.edu/External No Text
https://writing.ku.edu/Text duplicate Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support
https://wconline.unit.ku.edu/w...External Subdomain Schedule an Appointment
/undergraduate-studentsUndergrad Students
/undergraduate-studentsText duplicate Undergrad Students
/graduate-studentsGraduate Students
/graduate-studentsText duplicate Graduate Students
/instructor-supportInstructor Support
/instructor-supportText duplicate Instructor Support
/assignment-plannerText duplicate Assignment Planner
/assignment-plannerText duplicate Assignment Planner
/writing-guidesWriting Guides
/writing-guidesText duplicate Writing Guides
https://writing.ku.edu/workshopsText duplicate Workshops
https://writing.ku.edu/workshopsText duplicate Workshops
/spanish-writing-consultationsLearn More
/join-our-staffApply Here!
https://writing.ku.edu/donateDonate
https://ku.edu/External IMG-ALT KU The University of Kansas
A-TITLE The University of Kansas
https://www.facebook.com/kuwri...External Subdomain facebook
https://www.instagram.com/KUWr...External Subdomain instagram
https://twitter.com/KUWritingC...External twitter
https://academicsuccess.ku.edu/External Subdomain Academic Success
https://academicsupport.ku.edu/External Subdomain University Academic Support Centers
https://academicsupport.ku.edu...External Subdomain Student Employment
/wc-calendar-and-eventsWC Calendar and Events Page
https://ku.edu/visitExternal Visit KU
https://ku.edu/admissionsExternal Apply
http://www.kuendowment.org/External Subdomain Give
https://news.ku.edu/External Subdomain News
https://calendar.ku.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://employment.ku.edu/External Subdomain Careers
http://www.kualumni.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://writing.ku.edu/Anchor Nondiscrimination statement
https://accessibility.ku.edu/External Subdomain Accessibility
https://cms.ku.edu/External Subdomain Website support
/cas?returnto=/?mEK8nBN=Y7a7y3...CMS login
https://ksdegreestats.org/External IMG-ALT KU degree stats logo
https://ku.edu/External The University of Kansas

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://writing.ku.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.73 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 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (71 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servernginx/1.23.1
x-powered-byPHP/8.1.11
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
dateThu, 23 May 2024 14:43:47 GMT
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheHIT
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-drupal-cacheHIT
set-cookie125 Characters
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 386 referring domains.
This page has 1,624 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 322 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 2 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#
# 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: *
# 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

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Writing65%Check
Writing Center59%Check
Writing Support56%Check
Compose52%Check
Writing Consultations52%Check
Center50%Check
Learn50%Check
Graduate Writing50%Check
Writing Guides50%Check
Writing Groups50%Check
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