Wisc.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.33 s
File size
69.60 kB
Words
589
Media files
11
Number of links
23 internal / 59 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The length of the page title is perfect. (298 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.
The meta description is too long: 1212 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 in the HTTP header.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1
descriptionThe University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.
google-site-verificationRMbAiDUDwAuPqOvQBfKoh_KSO6Wna91O5fURzU3oP6I
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:creator@uwmadison
twitter:site@uwmadison
og:titleUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
og:descriptionThe University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.
og:imagehttps://www.wisc.edu/images/social-card.jpg
og:image:altAn early fall aerial photo of Bascom Hall and Bascom Hill with late afternoon sun rays visible. The grass is green and some trees are turning yellow.
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: This search returns up to five matches as you type. The matches can be...
This page contains 589 words. That's ok.
28.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.78 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 5 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 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)
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
...ges/home/hero/fall-class-bascom-1600.jpgAn instructor and a small group of students sit on Bascom Hill for a class discussion.
/images/news/UW175-then-now.jpgIn this artist's rendering, a black and white photo from the 1960s shows men pushing a large telescope across a warehouse floor. It's tinted red and juxtaposed with a full color photo of the SALT telescope against a starry sky. Red dashes across the image add a sense of motion.
/images/news/latinx-23.pngEarth-toned pottery displays the theme Transplanting Traditions along with the text UW–Madison, Latinx Heritage Month 2023, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
/images/news/cutting-edge-608.jpgIllustration of people riding on top of small planets amidst a blue wave.
/images/news/homecoming-tailgating.jpgA man in a Wisconsin shirt and hat flips omelets and hash browns on a grill in a parking lot.
/images/news/campus-fall-bascom.jpgBascom Hall in autumn.
/images/home/smp-mural22.jpgThree women begin to paint a colorful mural of hearts, flowers, butterflies and faces.
/images/home/sarah-ives-2.jpgSarah Ives
/images/home/stem-cells.jpgColor-enhanced image of stem cells
/images/home/south-africa.jpgA research closely studies a dirt sample at a field research site in South Africa
/images/home/DOMstrings_blueSky.jpgAn artist's rendering of Ice Cube's strings of photomultiplier tubes installed in the Antarctic ice.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H2 Search People and Pages
H2 Main Menu
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Launch your future at UW
H2 On Campus news and features
H2 We’re a public university guided by public service
H2 We value a diversity of identities, ideas, and experiences
H2 We believe that one Badger can change the world
H2 Our research solves mysteries and transforms lives
H2 Madison, WI: The ultimate college town
H2 Are you searching for something specific?
H2 Footer links
H3 Key next steps
H3 UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
H3 Campus celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
H3 These cutting-edge courses are preparing UW students for a rapidly changing world
H3 A look at lasting legacies and tailgating traditions from Homecoming 2023
H3 Bucky’s Pell Pathway, the UW’s newest financial aid initiative, is helping nearly 1,000 students this fall
H3 Discovering Stem Cells
H3 Origins of life in South Africa
H3 Cosmic rays at the South Pole
H3 Popular
H3 Resources
H3 Quick links
H3 Contact us
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (59) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.wisc.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.wisc.edu/No Text
https://cse.google.com/cse/pub...External Subdomain Open search
https://www.wisc.edu/academics/Academics
https://www.wisc.edu/admissions/Admissions & Aid
/student-life/Student Life
https://www.wisc.edu/research/Research
https://www.wisc.edu/athletics/Athletics
https://www.wisc.edu/about/About UW
https://my.wisc.edu/External Subdomain MyUW
https://my.wisc.edu/External Subdomain MyUW home
https://email.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Email/calendar
https://canvas.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://uwmadison.app.box.com/External Box
https://apps.google.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Google Apps
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/External Subdomain Zoom
https://www.library.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Libraries
https://map.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Map
https://news.wisc.edu/External Subdomain News
https://www.wisc.edu/visit/Visit
/admissions/apply/Apply
https://jobs.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Jobs
https://secure.supportuw.org/g...External Subdomain Give
https://exploreuw.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Launch your future at UW
https://www.wisc.edu/visit/Visit campus
/admissions/apply/Apply to UW
/academics/majors/Explore majors
https://news.wisc.edu/uws-175t...External Subdomain IMG-ALT In this artist's rendering, a black and white photo from the 1960s shows men pushing a large telescope across a warehouse floor. It's tinted red and juxtapos...
https://news.wisc.edu/uws-175t...External Subdomain UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
https://news.wisc.edu/uws-175t...External Subdomain Read full story
https://students.wisc.edu/latinx/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Earth-toned pottery displays the theme Transplanting Traditions along with the text UW–Madison, Latinx Heritage Month 2023, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
https://students.wisc.edu/latinx/External Subdomain Campus celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.c...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Illustration of people riding on top of small planets amidst a blue wave.
https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.c...External Subdomain These cutting-edge courses are preparing UW students for a rapidly changing world
https://news.wisc.edu/a-look-a...External Subdomain IMG-ALT A man in a Wisconsin shirt and hat flips omelets and hash browns on a grill in a parking lot.
https://news.wisc.edu/a-look-a...External Subdomain A look at lasting legacies and tailgating traditions from Homecoming 2023
https://news.wisc.edu/nearly-1...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Bascom Hall in autumn.
https://news.wisc.edu/nearly-1...External Subdomain Bucky’s Pell Pathway, the UW’s newest financial aid initiative, is helping nearly 1,000 students this fall
https://news.wisc.edu/External Subdomain See more news
/wisconsin-ideaLearn more about the Wisconsin Idea
https://diversity.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
https://msc.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Multicultural Student Center
https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madis...External Subdomain #10 Best public university
https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madis...External Subdomain #1 Peace Corps volunteers (2020)
/about/nobel-prize/20 Nobel Prize winners
https://www.wisc.edu/research/Research at UW–Madison
https://impact.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Read impact stories
https://news.wisc.edu/stem-cells/External Subdomain Discovering Stem Cells
https://origins.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Origins of life in South Africa
https://news.wisc.edu/cosmic-r...External Subdomain Cosmic rays at the South Pole
https://exploreuw.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Tour campus virtually
https://madison.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Explore Madison in every season
https://secfac.wisc.edu/academ...External Subdomain Academic calendar
https://map.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Campus map
https://www.wisc.edu/directories/Directory search
https://www.wisc.edu/about/facts/Facts and figures
https://jobs.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs
/academics/majors/Majors and certificates
https://bursar.wisc.edu/tuitio...External Subdomain Tuition and fees
https://www.uwalumni.com/?utm_...External Alumni
https://obe.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Business and industry
https://working.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Faculty and staff
https://internationalresources...External Subdomain International
https://parent.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Parents
https://research.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Researchers
https://students.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Students
https://accessible.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Accessibility
https://diversity.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
https://free-expression.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Free Expression
https://www.wisc.edu/governance/Governance
https://policy.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Policies
https://uwpd.wisc.edu/External Subdomain Safety
https://www.supportuw.org/?utm...External Support UW
https://compliance.wisc.edu/ti...External Subdomain Title IX
https://www.wisc.edu/No Text
https://www.wisc.edu/contact-us/Contact us
https://facebook.com/uwmadisonExternal No Text
https://twitter.com/uwmadisonExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/uwma...External No Text
/privacy-notice/Privacy notice

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.wisc.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 4 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.33 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (70 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
last-modifiedThu, 12 Oct 2023 20:59:45 GMT
serverAmazonS3
content-encodinggzip
dateMon, 16 Oct 2023 11:38:40 GMT
cache-controlmax-age=0,public
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varyAccept-Encoding
x-cacheRefreshHit from cloudfront
via1.1 da4de4427d18bee1d3254f1bbdad25f2.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
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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 13,131 referring domains.
This page has 3,027,787 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 8,891 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Search preview

www.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Madison68%Check
Madison Wisconsin65%Check
university62%Check
Wisconsin59%Check
UW Madison57%Check
Search56%Check
students56%Check
Research52%Check
Wisconsin Idea52%Check
public university50%Check

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