Thelantern.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
38% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.63 s
File size
97.80 kB
Words
622
Media files
27
Number of links
99 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Lantern – The independent student voice of Ohio State
The length of the page title is perfect. (532 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The independent, award-winning student voice of Ohio State, covering sports, campus, politics, and arts and life.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (692 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.thelantern.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
The average number of words per sentence of 31 words is high.
This page contains 622 words. That's ok.
23.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 21 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "user-scalable=yes, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1" 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)
8 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 37 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Student Yousuf Munir speaks out on Tuesday arrest after protest outside Meiling Hall
H2 Lantern confirms officers on Ohio Union’s roof had firearms once arrests began
H2 Inside the five-hour standoff between police and protesters on the South Oval
H2 36 students and community members arrested while protesting the war in Gaza and student arrests
H2 Ohio State police threaten arrests to students and community members gathered in protest on South Oval
H2 Fourth and fifth people arrested at on-campus protests
H2 Football: Harrison Jr. picked fourth overall by the Arizona Cardinals, becomes highest-ever drafted Ohio State wide receiver
H2 Men’s Track & Field: Seeing double, the Winston family assembling new legacy
H2 Police report, protesters detail moments leading up to arrest of two students on campus
H2 Women’s Lacrosse: Buckeyes prepare to battle Nittany Lions in Big Ten quarterfinals
H2 Songs I Wish I Wrote: April showers bring rainy-day tunes
H2 CAMPUS
H2 Two students arrested at protest outside Meiling Hall
H2 Ohio State increases enforcement of university space rules amid finals week
H2 Three students in Ohio Youth for Climate Justice formally charged for “unreasonable disruption”
H2 Video of Ohio State protest goes viral, prompts university response
H2 SPORTS
H2 Ohio State’s Beach Volleyball club finds success on sand two years after establishment
H2 Softball: Ohio State shuts out Maryland, wins seventh in a row
H2 Baseball: Ohio State splits season series with Wright State after another offensive showdown
H2 Gray Matter: Michael Adedokun, from the fruit stand to the soccer pitch
H2 ARTS & LIFE
H2 The Sarah Maldoror exhibit at the Wexner Center for the Arts is set to close by the end of April
H2 Arts & Life REPORT: A Confession of Obsessions
H2 Ohio State fashion connoisseurs discuss color analysis, body types and the effects of “categorizing” one’s physical appearance
H2 Album review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ officially drops, offers glimpse into Taylor Swift’s “loss/love of her life”
H2 OPINION
H2 Opinion: The focus behind the fit, Marvin Harrison Jr.’s draft drip
H2 Opinion: Buckeyes finding their way in the offseason, preparing for 2024
H2 Letter from the Editor: Correction on divestment ballot initiative removed from ballot
H2 Opinion: Search for Kelly’s inside-zone quarterback continues as no man stands out at Spring Game
H2 SPONSORED
H2 RECENT
H2 FOLLOW US
H2 Print Edition
H2 ARCHIVES
H2 Contact Us
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://twitter.com/thelanternNew window External A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/O...New window External A-TITLE Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/thel...New window External A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.thelantern.com/The Lantern
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/category/campus/crime/Crime
/special-projects/Projects
/arts-life/Arts & Life
/category/arts-life/whats-up/What's up
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/arts-life/reviews/Reviews
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/category/arts-life/fine-arts/Fine Arts
/category/arts-life/music/Music
/sports/Sports
/category/sports/rivalry-edition/Rivalry Edition
/category/sports/big-ten-preview/Big Ten Preview
/category/sports/football/Football
/category/sports/mens-basketball/Men's Basketball
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/category/sports/mens-soccer/Men's Soccer
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/category/sports/tennis/Tennis
/category/sports/track-field/Track & Field
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/photos-new/Photos
/category/lantern-tv/Lantern TV
/advertise/Advertise
/classifieds/Classifieds
/about-us/About Us
https://www.thelantern.com/jobs/Jobs
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/letters-to-the-editor/Letters to the editor
/op-eds/Op-Eds
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A-TITLE 36 students and community members arrested while protesting the war in Gaza and student arrests
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A-TITLE Ohio State police threaten arrests to students and community members gathered in protest on South Oval
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A-TITLE Men’s Track & Field: Seeing double, the Winston family assembling new legacy
/2024/04/mens-track-field-seei...Men’s Track & Field: Seeing double, the Winston family assembling new legacy
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A-TITLE Police report, protesters detail moments leading up to arrest of two students on campus
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/2024/04/womens-lacrosse-bucke...Women’s Lacrosse: Buckeyes prepare to battle Nittany Lions in Big Ten quarterfinals
/2024/04/songs-i-wish-i-wrote-...IMG-ALT Credit: Libby Hamant
A-TITLE Songs I Wish I Wrote: April showers bring rainy-day tunes
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/2024/04/three-students-in-ohi...A-TITLE Three students in Ohio Youth for Climate Justice formally charged for “unreasonable disruption”
/2024/04/three-students-in-ohi...Text duplicate Three students in Ohio Youth for Climate Justice formally charged for “unreasonable disruption”
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A-TITLE Ohio State’s Beach Volleyball club finds success on sand two years after establishment
/2024/04/ohio-states-beach-vol...Ohio State’s Beach Volleyball club finds success on sand two years after establishment
/2024/04/softball-ohio-state-s...Softball: Ohio State shuts out Maryland, wins seventh in a row
/2024/04/baseball-ohio-state-s...Text duplicate IMG-ALT ""
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/2024/04/baseball-ohio-state-s...Baseball: Ohio State splits season series with Wright State after another offensive showdown
/2024/04/gray-matter-michael-a...Gray Matter: Michael Adedokun, from the fruit stand to the soccer pitch
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/2024/04/arts-life-report-a-co...Arts & Life REPORT: A Confession of Obsessions
/2024/04/ohio-state-fashion-co...IMG-ALT Credit: Abby Fricke | Managing Editor for Design
A-TITLE Ohio State fashion connoisseurs discuss color analysis, body types and the effects of “categorizing” one’s physical appearance
/2024/04/ohio-state-fashion-co...Ohio State fashion connoisseurs discuss color analysis, body types and the effects of “categorizing” one’s physical appearance
/2024/04/album-review-the-tort...Album review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ officially drops, offers glimpse into Taylor Swift’s “loss/love of her life”
/2024/04/opinion-the-focus-beh...Text duplicate IMG-ALT ""
A-TITLE Opinion: The focus behind the fit, Marvin Harrison Jr.’s draft drip
/2024/04/opinion-the-focus-beh...Opinion: The focus behind the fit, Marvin Harrison Jr.’s draft drip
/2024/04/opinion-buckeyes-find...Text duplicate IMG-ALT ""
A-TITLE Opinion: Buckeyes finding their way in the offseason, preparing for 2024
/2024/04/opinion-buckeyes-find...Opinion: Buckeyes finding their way in the offseason, preparing for 2024
/2024/04/letter-from-the-edito...A-TITLE Letter from the Editor: Correction on divestment ballot initiative removed from ballot
/2024/04/letter-from-the-edito...Text duplicate Letter from the Editor: Correction on divestment ballot initiative removed from ballot
/2024/04/opinion-search-for-ke...Text duplicate IMG-ALT ""
A-TITLE Opinion: Search for Kelly’s inside-zone quarterback continues as no man stands out at Spring Game
/2024/04/opinion-search-for-ke...Opinion: Search for Kelly’s inside-zone quarterback continues as no man stands out at Spring Game
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/2024/04/university-says-offic...Text duplicate Lantern confirms officers on Ohio Union’s roof had firearms once arrests began
/2024/04/inside-the-five-hour-...Text duplicate Inside the five-hour standoff between police and protesters on the South Oval
/2024/04/opinion-the-focus-beh...Text duplicate Opinion: The focus behind the fit, Marvin Harrison Jr.’s draft drip
/2024/04/students-and-communit...Text duplicate 36 students and community members arrested while protesting the war in Gaza and student arrests
https://visitor.r20.constantco...External A-TITLE Subscribe to the email edition!
https://twitter.com/TheLanternNew window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/thel...New window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/TheLa...New window External No Text
https://soundcloud.com/the-lan...New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External No Text
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https://web.archive.org/web/20...External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
here
/[email protected][email protected]
https://web.archive.org/web/20...External Subdomain 614-292-5721
/advertise/Advertising
https://www.thelantern.com/Text duplicate The Lantern

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.thelantern.com/"
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 0.63 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 16 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 21 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (98 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
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This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,188 referring domains.
This page has 71,536 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,398 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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