Tamu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
48% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
72% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.02 s
File size
58.40 kB
Words
411
Media files
17
Number of links
44 internal / 72 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

  • Remove unnecessary words like welcome messages from your H1 heading.Very important!
  • Improve the page response time.Very important!
  • Try to reduce the number of used CSS files.Very important!
  • Try to reduce the number of used JavaScript files.Very important!
  • The H1 heading should fit better to the page content. (Words from the heading are rarely used in the text)Important!
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Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
The length of the page title is perfect. (340 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (973 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.tamu.edu/index.html
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
keywordstexas a&m university, texas, a&m, texas a&m, aggies, texas aggies, university, universities, college, colleges, higher education, college station, 12th man
descriptionThe first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.
DC.Subject.Keywordtexas a&m university, texas, a&m, texas a&m, aggies, texas aggies, university, universities, college, colleges, higher education, college station, 12th man
DC.DescriptionThe first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.
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twitter:titleHome - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
twitter:descriptionThe first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.
twitter:urlEmpty
og:titleHome - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
og:descriptionThe first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.
og:urlEmpty
X-UA-CompatibleIE=Edge
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 411 words on this page. Good pages should have about 1,000 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
12.2% 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.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This website does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This website loads 7 javascript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 following tag is repeated too often: search
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.
Ads
(Somewhat important)
No ads were found on this page.
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
/assets/images/TAM-Logo-white.pngTexas A&M University Logo
data:[...] Base64Lead by Example
data:[...] Base64impact
data:[...] Base64enrich
.../11/20191118_Bonfire_20th_SC_182-350.jpgBonfire remembrance ceremony at night
...oads/2019/11/191111_Bonfire_MG-7-350.jpgFire department helmet
...1/Traditions_Bonfire_11062015_26-350.jpgBonfire memorial at sunset
...2019/11/31978649898_0bacbab98e_k-350.jpgVeterinary Emergency Team member writes on container with horse in background
...1010_PresidentYoung_SOTU_MJG_011-350.jpgPresident Michael K. Young
...content/uploads/2019/11/8R3A0196-350.jpgNeil Bush, the son of President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, speaks at the announcement of the donation of Union Pacific 4141
...s/images/spotlights/aggiebound_cover.jpgAggieBound magazine
/assets/images/spotlights/SISUtamuad.pngStep In Stand Up
/assets/images/spotlights/FearlessFront.jpgTexas A&M: fearless on every front
...ets/images/highlighted-events/chairs.jpgRudder chairs
...ges/highlighted-events/finalscal_360.jpgScantron
/assets/images/TAM-Stack-white.svgTexas A&M University
Video URLWidthHeight
...22ee6f15446a4a8e9e47bef36&profile_id=113

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
H2 Featured Links
H2 News
H2 In The Spotlight
H2 Campus Events
H2 What’s Happening
H2 About Texas A&M
H2 Global Scope
H2 Admissions
H2 Academic Resources
H2 Services/Resources
H3 Are you AGGIEBOUND?
H3 Take The First Step
H3 Fearless On Every Front
H3 A Christmas Carol
H3 Finals
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The amount of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links don't have dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (72) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.tamu.edu/Anchor Skip Navigation
https://www.tamu.edu/index.htmlTexas A&M University
https://www.tamu.edu/Anchor Search
https://www.tamu.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT Texas A&M University Logo
/about/index.htmlAbout
/admissions/index.htmlAdmissions
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/athletics/index.htmlAthletics
/research/index.htmlResearch
/student-life/index.htmlStudent Life
https://www.tamu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Search
/future-students/index.htmlFuture Students
/current-students/index.htmlCurrent Students
/faculty-staff/index.htmlFaculty & Staff
/parents/index.htmlParents
/visitors/index.htmlVisitors
/former-students/index.htmlFormer Students
https://www.tamu.edu/index.htmlHome
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/athletics/index.htmlText duplicate Athletics
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/future-students/index.htmlText duplicate Future Students
/current-students/index.htmlText duplicate Current Students
/faculty-staff/index.htmlText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/parents/index.htmlText duplicate Parents
/visitors/index.htmlText duplicate Visitors
/former-students/index.htmlText duplicate Former Students
http://leadbyexample.tamu.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Lead by Example
/assets/downloads/home-spotlig...Text description for timelapse background video
http://leadbyexample.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Lead by Example
http://majors.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Majors
A-TITLE Visit the Texas A&M Majors website
http://ogaps.tamu.edu/Prospect...External Subdomain Graduate & Professional Programs
A-TITLE Visit the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies programs and degrees website
http://tuition.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Tuition & Costs
A-TITLE Visit the Tuition and Costs website
https://financialaid.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Financial Aid
A-TITLE Visit the Financial Aid website
http://corps.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Corps of Cadets
A-TITLE Visit the Corps of Cadets website
https://www.tamu.edu/veterans/Veterans
A-TITLE Visit the Veterans page
/maps/index.htmlMaps
A-TITLE Visit the Maps page
https://howdy.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Howdy Portal
A-TITLE Visit the Howdy portal
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11...External Subdomain ‘We Remember'
IMG-ALT Bonfire remembrance ceremony at night
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11...External Subdomain Memories Left Behind
IMG-ALT Fire department helmet
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11...External Subdomain Bonfire's Spirit Of Unity Lives On Through BUILD
IMG-ALT Bonfire memorial at sunset
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11...External Subdomain VET Celebrates 10 Years, 6,000 Animals Treated
IMG-ALT Veterinary Emergency Team member writes on container with horse in background
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/10...External Subdomain The State Of Texas A&M Is Strong, Vibrant
IMG-ALT President Michael K. Young
https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11...External Subdomain UP 4141 To Be Permanently Displayed At Bush Library
IMG-ALT Neil Bush, the son of President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, speaks at the announcement of the donation of Union Pacific 4141
https://today.tamu.edu/?from=w...External Subdomain More News
http://www.aggiebound.com/External IMG-ALT AggieBound magazine
http://www.aggiebound.com/External Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Visit the AGGIEBOUND website
http://stepinstandup.tamu.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Step In Stand Up
http://stepinstandup.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Visit the Step In Stand Up website
http://fearlessfront.com/External IMG-ALT Texas A&M: fearless on every front
http://fearlessfront.com/External Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Visit the Texas A&M Fearless On Every Front website
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain Reading Day
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain Christmas Bells Are Swingin'! with Boston Brass All-Stars Band
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain A Christmas Carol
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain Preventing Sexual Harassment
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain Holly Jolly Holiday
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r...External Subdomain Faculty and Staff Holiday
http://calendar.tamu.edu/External Subdomain View More Events
http://opas.tamu.edu/christmas...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Rudder chairs
http://opas.tamu.edu/christmas...External Subdomain Text duplicate A Christmas Carol
https://registrar.tamu.edu/Cou...External Subdomain Anchor IMG-ALT Scantron
https://registrar.tamu.edu/Cou...External Subdomain Anchor Finals
/about/at-a-glance.htmlTexas A&M at a Glance
/traditions/index.htmlAggie Traditions
/about/departments.htmlColleges & Departments
http://globalsupport.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Global Partnership Services
https://abroad.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Education Abroad
http://aggiebound.com/External AGGIEBOUND
http://admissions.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Office of Admissions
https://financialaid.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Scholarships & Financial Aid
http://catalog.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Course Catalogs
https://tuition.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Cost Calculator
http://majors.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Majors
http://accountability.tamu.edu...External Subdomain Rankings & Recognitions
http://library.tamu.edu/External Subdomain University Libraries
http://transport.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Parking & Transportation
http://reslife.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Housing
http://www.dineoncampus.com/tamu/External Dining
http://www.supportaggieland.com/External Make a Gift
/about/employment.htmlEmployment
http://diversity.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Diversity & Inclusion
/emergency/index.htmlEmergency Preparedness
/contact-us/index.htmlContact Us
https://www.facebook.com/tamuExternal TAMU Facebook
https://twitter.com/tamuExternal TAMU Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/tamu/External TAMU Instagram
https://www.snapchat.com/add/t...External TAMU Snapchat
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External TAMU LinkedIn
https://www.pinterest.com/TAMU/External TAMU Pinterest
https://www.youtube.com/tamuExternal TAMU Youtube
https://www.reddit.com/user/tamuExternal TAMU Reddit
https://www.tamu.edu/index.htmlText duplicate IMG-ALT Texas A&M University
http://www.tamug.edu/External Texas A&M at Galveston
http://www.qatar.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Texas A&M at Qatar
http://www.tamhsc.edu/External Health Science Center
http://www.tamus.edu/External Texas A&M University System
/statements/index.htmlSite Policies
https://tellsomebody.tamu.edu/...External Subdomain Title IX Reporting
https://rules-saps.tamu.edu/PD...External Subdomain Sexual Misconduct Policy
https://caps.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Mental Health Resources
https://secure.ethicspoint.com...External Subdomain Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline
https://urc.tamu.edu/media/642...External Subdomain Notice of Nondiscrimination
https://tx.ag/ncTPhsxExternal Course Schedules & Syllabus, Faculty CV
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/a...External Subdomain Institutional Resumes
https://accountability.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Accountability
http://www.texas.gov/External State of Texas
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/trai...External Subdomain Statewide Search
http://publishingext.dir.texas...External State Link Policy
http://openrecords.tamu.edu/External Subdomain Open Records
/statements/accreditation-comp...Accreditation Complaints
http://veterans.portal.texas.gov/External Subdomain Texas Veterans Portal
/statements/TAMU-CREWS.pdfTexas CREWS (PDF)
https://www.tamu.edu/Anchor Back to top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This website redirects to "https://www.tamu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This website uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.02 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 website loads 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This website loads 7 javascript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (58 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 05 Dec 2019 08:00:04 GMT
serverApache
accept-rangesbytes
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlmax-age=60
expiresThu, 05 Dec 2019 08:01:04 GMT
content-length23102
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Critically important)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
Shallalist classifies this website as Education/schools. This classification is fine.
This website is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This website has backlinks from 89,173 referring domains.
This website has 12,083,213 backlinks.
This website has backlinks from 60,727 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
This website has social activity like shares, comments or likes on facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /customers

Facebook popularity

Shares / Likes / Comments
1,579

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Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
https://www.tamu.edu/
The first public institution of higher education, this flagship university provides the best return-on-investment among Texas's public schools, with almost 400 degrees.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
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University70%Check
at Texas69%Check
Texas A&M University63%Check
University College52%Check
First42%Check
TAMU37%Check
Education35%Check
Ags35%Check
Station35%Check
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