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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
54% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.10 s
File size
98.50 kB
Words
823
Media files
22
Number of links
100 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | Aston University
The length of the page title is perfect. (262 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the 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://www.aston.ac.uk/homepage
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Your chance to learn more about your course, student life, Birmingham ...
This page contains 823 words. That's ok.
22.5% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 22.22 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: saturday 23 november 2024
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...ZD0ke3JlcXVlc3QubGlzdGVuZXJJZCF9PC8jaWY-No alt attribute provided
/themes/custom/aston_university/logo.svgAston University - Birmingham logo
...default/files/2024-06/aston-students.jpgStudents walking through the university
...024-05/homepage-postgraduate-ui-card.pngStudents chatting and working
...024-05/homepage-scholarships-ui-card.pngStudents receiving their scholarships
...epage-international-students-ui-card.pngInternational students talking
...les/2024-07/virtual_tour_promo_new_0.jpgVirtual tour
...05/homepage-ui-winner-of-outstanding.jpgWinner of Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
.../2024-05/homepage-ui-supportservices.jpgSupport services for students
...es/2024-05/homepage-ui-accommodation.jpgAccommodation at Aston University
...s/default/files/2024-05/aston-online.jpgStudent studying on laptop
...s/default/files/Website map 2020 (1).pngAston university footer map
...es/qaa-membership-badge-23-24-colour.pngThe Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2023-24
...line-images/uni-of-the-year-140x96_0.jpgUniversity of the year 2020 - The Guardian
...ult/files/2024-09/au-footer-tef-gold.pngTEF Gold 2023
...024-09/au-footer-athena-swan-gold-v2.pngAthena Swan Gold
...e guardian-university-of-the-year-v2.pngDaily Mail University of the Year Student Success 2025
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Aston University launches London hub
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Aston University launches London hub
H1 Aston University launches London hub Duplicate text
H1 Undergraduate Open Day
H1 Undergraduate Open Day Duplicate text
H1 Aston pioneers AI cyber security tool
H1 Aston pioneers AI cyber security tool Duplicate text
H2 Header top menu
H2 Main navigation
H2 2030 Strategy
H2 Undergraduate Open Day Duplicate text
H2 Virtual tour
H2 Latest Aston University news and events
H2 Schools
H2 More Information
H2 Contact Us
H3 Find your course
H3 Aston University marks launch of its new sustainability strategy with tree-planting ceremony
H3 Aston University appoints new Chief Student Officer
H3 Accelerate your career: Unlock your potential with Aston University
H3 International student life webinar
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
There are 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.aston.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.aston.ac.uk/IMG-ALT Aston University - Birmingham logo
A-TITLE Home
/internationalInternational students
/current-studentsAston students
https://liveastonac.sharepoint...External Subdomain One Aston | Student Portal
https://www.aston.ac.uk/alumniAlumni
https://liveastonac.sharepoint...New window External Subdomain Staff
A-TITLE One Aston
https://www.aston.ac.uk/coursesCourses
/courses-atozA to Z of Courses
/postgraduate/courses/postgrad...Subdomain Postgraduate: January 2025 starts
https://www.aston.ac.uk/open-daysOpen Days, events and webinars
https://www.aston.ac.uk/studyStudy at Aston
/internationalText duplicate International students
/courses/aston-foundation-centreFoundation Programmes
/study/undergraduateUndergraduate
/postgraduatePostgraduate
/degree-apprenticeshipsDegree apprenticeships
https://online.aston.ac.uk/?ut...External Subdomain Online courses
A-TITLE Online courses
/postgraduate/research-degreesResearch degrees
/business/train-your-people/wo...Work-based degrees
/student-lifeStudent life
https://virtualtourcompany.co....External Virtual tour
/undergraduate/your-applicatio...Accommodation
/welcome-weekNew students
/student-lifeStudent life at Aston
/student-life/birminghamSubdomain Birmingham life
/current-students/health-and-w...Student wellbeing
https://www.aston.ac.uk/libraryLibrary
A-TITLE Library
https://www.astonsu.com/New window External Subdomain Student Union
/welcome-weekSubdomain Welcome Week
https://www.aston.ac.uk/researchResearch
https://www.aston.ac.uk/researchResearch at Aston
/research/refResearch Excellence Framework
/research/research-impactImpact case studies
A-TITLE Impact case studies
/research/supporting-our-resea...Supporting our researchers
A-TITLE Supporting our Researchers
/research/knowledge-exchangeKnowledge Exchange
/research/rke-teamRKE department
/graduate-schoolGraduate School
https://www.aston.ac.uk/expertFind Experts
https://www.aston.ac.uk/businessFor Business
/business/collaborate-with-usSubdomain Collaborate with our academics
/business/recruitment-supportSubdomain Recruitment support
/business/start-your-businessSubdomain Start and grow your business
/business/train-your-peopleSubdomain Train your people
https://www.aston.ac.uk/aboutSubdomain About
https://www.aston.ac.uk/aboutSubdomain About Aston University
/latest-newsSubdomain News
/2030-strategySubdomain 2030 Strategy
/undergraduate/why-aston/rankingsSubdomain Rankings and Awards
/about/historySubdomain History and traditions
/about/governance-managementSubdomain Governance and management
/about/our-commitment-to-youSubdomain Our commitment to our students
/about/improving-access-higher...Subdomain Improving access to higher education
/staff-public/hr/jobsSubdomain Jobs at Aston
/about/visit/contactSubdomain Contact us
/bookmarked-coursesSubdomain View your bookmarked courses
https://www.aston.ac.uk/coursesClear all
https://www.aston.ac.uk/london/Subdomain Find out more
/open-days/undergraduateRegister your place
/latest-news/aston-university-...Subdomain Text duplicate Find out more
/browse-subject-areaSubdomain Browse by subject area
/2030-strategySubdomain Text duplicate Find out more
/open-days/undergraduateText duplicate Register your place
/courses?title&field_course_le...Subdomain Undergraduate courses Explore our wide range of undergraduate degrees and kickstart your future by gaining stand-out skills.
IMG-ALT Students walking through the university
/postgraduate/coursesPostgraduate courses Scholarships of up to £10,000 are available for postgraduate courses starting in September 2024.
IMG-ALT Students chatting and working
/undergraduate/your-applicatio...Scholarships We are committed to supporting the most talented and hardworking students to achieve their potential.
IMG-ALT Students receiving their scholarships
https://www.aston.ac.uk/node/100International Students We are a diverse and friendly international community from over 120 countries.
IMG-ALT International students talking
https://virtualtourcompany.co....External Explore our virtual tour
/aston-enterpriseSubdomain Outstanding Entrepreneurial University Start your business here.
IMG-ALT Winner of Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
/current-students/support-serv...Support Services A helping hand through university life.
IMG-ALT Support services for students
/accommodationAccommodation Award-winning accommodation on our friendly campus.
IMG-ALT Accommodation at Aston University
https://online.aston.ac.uk/External Subdomain Aston Online Find out more about our online courses.
IMG-ALT Student studying on laptop
/latest-news/aston-university-...NEWS - 05/11/2024 Aston University marks launch of its new sustainability strategy with tree-planting ceremony Aston University has unveiled its new sustaina...
/latest-news/aston-university-...NEWS - 05/11/2024 Aston University appoints new Chief Student Officer Aston University has appointed Clare Gough as its Chief Student Officer.
/latest-newsMore news
/events/accelerate-your-career...EVENTS - 28/11/2024 Accelerate your career: Unlock your potential with Aston University
/events/international-student-...EVENTS - 08/11/2024 International student life webinar
https://www.aston.ac.uk/eventsMore events
https://www.facebook.com/aston...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/AstonUnive...New window External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/Asto...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/A...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.thestudentroom.co....New window External Subdomain TSR
/international/aston-in-your-c...New window Subdomain Wechat
https://twitter.com/hashtag/te...New window External #TeamAston
/bss/aston-business-schoolAston Business School
A-TITLE Aston Business School
/graduate-schoolAston Graduate School
/bss/aston-law-schoolAston Law School
/hls/aston-medical-schoolAston Medical School
/hls/aston-pharmacy-schoolSubdomain Aston Pharmacy School
A-TITLE Aston Pharmacy School
/hls/school-of-biosciencesSchool of Biosciences
A-TITLE School of Biosciences
/eps/engineering-and-technologySubdomain School of Engineering and Technology
A-TITLE School of Engineering and Technology
/eps/computer-science-and-digi...School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies
A-TITLE School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies
/eps/infrastructure-and-sustai...Subdomain School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering
A-TITLE School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering
/hls/school-of-optometrySubdomain School of Optometry
A-TITLE School of Optometry
/hls/school-of-psychologySubdomain School of Psychology
A-TITLE School of Psychology
/bss/social-sciences-and-human...School of Social Sciences and Humanities
A-TITLE School of Sciences and Humanities
/current-students/support-serv...Student support services
/latest-newsText duplicate News
/latest-news/press-teamPress office
/open-days/undergraduateOpen days
/staff-public/hr/jobsJobs and vacancies
/internationalAston Global
https://online.aston.ac.uk/External Subdomain Aston Online
https://reportandsupport.aston...External Subdomain Report and Support
https://www.aston.ac.uk/sroStudent Recruitment and Outreach
A-TITLE Student Recruitment and Outreach (SRO)
/about/visitVisit us
/about/departmentsUniversity departments
/about/visitSubdomain IMG-ALT Aston university footer map
/information/accessibility-sta...Accessibility
/information/cookiesCookies
/information/disclaimerDisclaimer
/about/statutes-ordinances-reg...Freedom of Information
/about/statutes-ordinances-reg...Modern Slavery Act
/about/statutes-ordinances-reg...Privacy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.aston.ac.uk/"
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 is excellent with 0.10 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (99 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,440 referring domains.
This page has 323,175 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,839 different ip addresses.

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Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
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Disallow: /node/add/
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Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
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Disallow: /media/oembed
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Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
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# Custom paths for Aston University.
Disallow: /print/pdf/node/*

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Aston University72%Check
University70%Check
University School55%Check
London54%Check
launch54%Check
Homepage48%Check
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