Uncw.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
42% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.11 s
File size
226.60 kB
Words
1406
Media files
35
Number of links
122 internal / 30 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of North Carolina Wilmington | UNCW
The length of the page title is perfect. (432 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
As a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.
The meta description is too long: 1097 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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 character encoding is not specified.
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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
descriptionAs a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.
keywordsEmpty
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
og:urlhttps://uncw.edu/index.html
og:typewebsite
og:titleUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington
og:descriptionAs a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.
og:imagehttps://uncw.edu/media/images/photo-slider/clocktower-2014Convocation-2480-photo-slider.jpg
og:image:altUNCW clocktower

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1406 words. That's ok.
28.1% 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.
25 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.51 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 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 28 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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
/_global/img/header_transparent.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_global/img/uncw-logo-teal_222x222.svgUNCW
/_global/img/light-grey-gradient.pngtransparent layer
...210304-DSC6712-factoid-image-feature.jpgpicture
...-Slider-Thank-you-notpad-advancement.jpgSeahawk Gives
...e-partnerships-watson-jack-9148-news.jpgDean Jack Watson and nursing students walking in Veterans Hall
...oming-2024-tealgate-2024-226-feature.jpgAlumni attending the 2024 TEALgate
/media/images/news-and-events/ocean.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...w-center-for-cyber-defense-education.jpg${featuredImageAlt}
...ouncements-uncw-homepage-notpad-arts.jpgArts at UNCW
...ve-20230404-8803-cinemograph-callout.jpgpicture
...y-portrait-2022-3-chancellors-corner.jpgPortrait of Chancellor Volety
...sumakeris-3666-story-slider-vertical.jpghi
...uff-bo-MS15499-story-slider-vertical.jpghi
...bentley-settin-story-slider-vertical.jpghi
...sumakeris-3597-photo-slider-expanded.jpgleft image
...uff-bo-MS15499-story-slider-expanded.jpgleft image
...ey-settin-1060-story-slider-expanded.jpgleft image
.../diploma-fist-20140510-homepage-tabs.jpgMask-Group
.../womens-build-20190507-homepage-tabs.jpgMask-Group
...valley-OUR-pad-MG-0408-homepage-tabs.jpgMask-Group
...ecoming-20230211-16412-homepage-tabs.jpgMask-Group
...gineering-factoid-slider-notpad-our1.jpgslider img
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngslider img
...oals-20230620-MS11405-factoid-slider.jpgslider img
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngslider img
...terrain-20230106-0682-factoid-slider.jpgslider img
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngslider img
...profile-20211001-8925-factoid-slider.jpgslider img
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngslider img
...te-park-UNCW-8177-announcements-teal.jpgslider img
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngslider img
/_global/img/footer_logo.pngUNCW
Video URLWidthHeight
...spring-beauty-reel-34s-hero-homepage.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
A University Like No Other
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 45 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 A University Like No Other
H2 SEAHAWKS IN ACTION
H2 109
H2 7 Years
H2 16th
H2 Seahawks Give
H2 UNCW Receives Grant for Healthcare Workforce Partnerships
H2 Memories Made, Moments Shared
H2 UNCW's Danner Research Lab collaborates with the National Park Service
H2 UNCW to Expand Maritime Cybersecurity Program
H2 UNCW Board of Trustees Meeting Scheduled April 25-26
H2 UNCW Online Program Receives National Recognition
H2 UNCW Among Universities Receiving Instruments for PFAS Research
H2 UNCW Extends Enrollment Deposit Deadline to May 15
H2 Kenan Auditorium Presents
H2 THR: The Importance of Being Earnest Thursday, April 18
H2 Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Human Life Friday, April 19
H2 Like No Other: The Campaign for UNCW
H2 Chancellor’s Corner
H2 SEAHAWK STORIES
H2 Jay Sumakeris ’23
H2 Bo Huff '24
H2 Bentley Settin '24
H2 OUR COMMITMENT TO
H2 Educational Excellence
H2 Outreach & Engagement
H2 Global Connections
H2 Alumni & Friends
H2 Discovering New Knowledge
H2 Collaborative Research
H2 A Transformational Investment
H2 A Living Laboratory
H2 App Aids in Exploration
H2 1st
H2 2nd
H2 322
H2 SAFETY & PUBLIC SERVICES
H2 INFO & CAMPUS SERVICES
H2 MAPS & LOCATIONS
H3 A Message from the Chancellor
H3 Excavating Evidence of Early Agricultural Engineering
H3 Understanding Frying Pan Shoals Ecology
H3 ‘Ecotech’ Helps Coastal Communities 
H3 Protecting Caribbean Corals
H3 The Coastal Eco Explorer App
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 2 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (30) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to header
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
https://uncw.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT UNCW
/myUNCW/index.htmlmyUNCW
https://alumni.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Visitors & Community
/parents-family.htmlParents & Family
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Military & Veterans
/seahawk-life/support-success/...International
https://giving.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Donors
/about/university-administrati...Job Seekers
https://uncw.edu/about/index.htmlAbout UNCW
/about/know-us/index.htmlGet to Know Us
/about/leadership/index.htmlLeadership
/about/university-administrati...University Administration
/about/leadership/strategic-pl...Strategic Plan
/about/data-assessment/index.htmlInstitutional Data & Assessment
/about/freedom-of-expression/i...Freedom Of Expression
/about/compliance/index.htmlCompliance
/about/policies/index.htmlPolicies
https://uncw.edu/about/index.htmlLearn More
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlNews
/events/index.htmlEvents
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Give
/academics/majors-programs/ind...Program Finder
/academics/colleges/index.htmlColleges
/academics/graduate-school/ind...Graduate School
/academics/advising/index.htmlAdvising
/academics/beyond-the-classroo...Beyond the Classroom
https://uncw.edu/calendarNew window Academic Calendar
/academics/catalogues.htmlAcademic Catalogues
https://library.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Library
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlVisit
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/admissions/undergraduate/inde...Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate/index.htmlGraduate
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Text duplicate International
/seahawk-life/money-matters/fi...Financial Aid
/admissions/orientation/index....Orientation
/academics/majors-programs/ind...Text duplicate Program Finder
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
/admissions/connect.htmlConnect
/seahawk-life/arts/index.htmlArts
/seahawk-life/connections-belo...Connections & Belonging
/seahawk-life/health-wellness/...Health & Wellness
/seahawk-life/money-matters/in...Money Matters
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Support & Success
/seahawk-life/services/index.htmlCampus Services
/seahawk-life/get-involved/ind...Get Involved
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Outreach & Engagement
/seahawk-life/index.htmlExplore Seahawk Life
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/h...Housing
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/l...Living Off-Campus
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/d...Dining
/research/index.htmlResearch & Innovation
/research/student/index.htmlStudent Research
/research/centers/index.htmlResearch Centers & Institutes
/research/major-programs/index...Major Research Programs
/myUNCW/research/innovation-co...Innovation & Commercialization
/myUNCW/research/index.htmlSupport for Researchers
https://library.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Text duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://uncwsports.com/External Athletics
/admissions/index.htmlApply Now
https://www.usnews.com/best-co...New window External 109 Among Public National Universities, U.S. News & World Report
/news/2023/07/fiske-guide-2024...7 Years Featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges
/news/2024/02/uncw-holds-rank-...16th Nationally, Best Online Bachelor's Programs, U.S. News & World Report
https://www.givecampus.com/sch...External Your Impact
/news/2023/12/uncw-receives-gr...Text duplicate Learn More
/feature/2024/02/homecoming/in...Take a Look Back
https://uncw.edu/Anchor NEWS
https://uncw.edu/Anchor EVENTS
/news/2024/04/uncw-to-expand-m...IMG-ALT ${featuredImageAlt}
/news/2024/04/uncw-to-expand-m...UNCW to Expand Maritime Cybersecurity Program
/news/2024/04/uncw-to-expand-m...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/2024/04/uncw-board-of-tr...UNCW Board of Trustees Meeting Scheduled April 25-26
/news/2024/04/unc-wilmington-o...UNCW Online Program Receives National Recognition
/news/2024/03/uncw-among-unive...UNCW Among Universities Receiving Instruments for PFAS Research
/news/2024/03/uncw-extends-enr...UNCW Extends Enrollment Deposit Deadline to May 15
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlVIEW ALL
/events/2024/03/kenan.htmlIMG-ALT Arts at UNCW
/events/2024/03/kenan.htmlKenan Auditorium Presents
/events/2024/03/kenan.htmlText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/events/2024/04/earnest.htmlTHR: The Importance of Being Earnest Thursday, April 18
/events/2024/04/social-justice...Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Human Life Friday, April 19
/events/index.htmlText duplicate VIEW ALL
https://giving.uncw.edu/campai...New window External Subdomain See how we soar together
/about/university-administrati...More from the Chancellor
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Plus Icon
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Plus Icon
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Plus Icon
/news/seahawk-stories/2024/03/...Jay Sumakeris ’s Story
/news/seahawk-stories/2024/03/...Bo Huff's Story
/news/seahawk-stories/2024/04/...Bentley Settin's Story
https://uncw.edu/Anchor prev
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Next
/news/2023/01/top-20-online-ba...Top 20 Nationally
/about/know-us/rankings.htmlSee where we rank
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Opportunities Await
/seahawk-life/connections-belo...New window Text duplicate Connections & Belonging
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Go Global
/myUNCW/seahawk-life/support-s...Get Connected
https://alumni.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Connect
https://giving.uncw.edu/getinv...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Get Involved
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Anchor Launch Experience
/news/2024/02/excavating-evide...Read the full story
/news/2023/10/uncw-studying-fr...Read the Full News Story
/news/2023/05/ncet-receives-ns...Read the full news story
/news/2023/05/probiotic-could-...READ THE FULL NEWS STORY
/academics/colleges/wce/partne...Coastal Eco Explorer
/academics/colleges/wce/index....Watson College of Education
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://www.givecampus.com/fwsmy9New window External Text duplicate Give
https://uncw.edu/index.htmlText duplicate IMG-ALT UNCW
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=...External Subdomain UNC WILMINGTON 601 S. COLLEGE ROAD WILMINGTON, NC 28403
/emergency-safety.htmlEmergency & Safety
/myUNCW/about/brand/diversity-...Accessibility
/about/university-administrati...Jobs
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Clery Report
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Title IX
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlText duplicate News
/events/index.htmlCalendar
/seahawk-life/services/booksto...Bookstore
https://library.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
https://alumni.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://itsappserv01.uncw.edu/...New window External Subdomain Directory
/campus-map/index.htmlMain Campus Map
/seahawk-life/services/parking...Parking Guide
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=...External Subdomain Center for Marine Science Map
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlVirtual Tour Experience
http://www.facebook.com/pages/...New window External facebook
http://twitter.com/uncwilmingtonNew window External twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/uncwNew window External youtube
https://www.instagram.com/uncw...New window External instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/New window External linkedin
/about-this-site/index.htmlAbout this Site
/about-this-site/copyright-not...Copyright Notice
/about-this-site/feedback.htmlWebsite Feedback Form
https://uncw.edu/top
http://www.facebook.com/pages/...New window External Text duplicate facebook
http://twitter.com/uncwilmingtonNew window External Text duplicate twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/uncwNew window External Text duplicate youtube
https://www.instagram.com/uncw...New window External Text duplicate instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/New window External Text duplicate linkedin

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://uncw.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 is slow (1.11 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 page loads 7 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (227 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateFri, 19 Apr 2024 21:03:10 GMT
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accept-rangesbytes
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access-control-allow-origin*
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last-modifiedThu, 18 Apr 2024 23:47:20 GMT
set-cookie115 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byASP.NET
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
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 11,271 referring domains.
This page has 207,623 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 7,072 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/root-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/about-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/academics-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/admissions-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/myuncw-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/research-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/about-this-site/sitemaps/seahawk-life-sitemap.xml

User-agent: *
Disallow: azureweb*
Disallow: */web.config
Disallow: */_archive
Disallow: /*/web.config
Disallow: /*/_archive
Disallow: /*.pdf$
Disallow: /academics/colleges/cas/departments/math-statistics/mat-program
Disallow: /academics/colleges/cas/departments/math-statistics/media/pdf/algebra-review-problems.pdf
Disallow: /academics/colleges/cas/departments/math-statistics/media/pdf/trigonometry-review-problems.pdf
Disallow: /seahawk-life/services/parking-transportation/media/pdf/parking-zones-map.pdf

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University of North Carolina Wilmington | UNCW
As a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.

Most important keywords

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UNCW80%Check
University62%Check
Seahawk58%Check
UNCW researchers58%Check
build new communities as53%Check
New52%Check
shaped us52%Check
Campus50%Check
communities50%Check
Seahawk Life50%Check
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