Charleston.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
87% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
23% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.88 s
File size
165.60 kB
Words
747
Media files
25
Number of links
56 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to the College of Charleston, a public university
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The College of Charleston welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to our public liberal arts and sciences university in South Carolina
The length of the meta description is perfect. (871 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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 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=1.0
descriptionThe College of Charleston welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to our public liberal arts and sciences university in South Carolina
facebook-domain-verificationpwl5kz3brktmpy3ssj8t6gvxc30o17
langen
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
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: For more than 250 years, we've charted a different path. One led by op...
This page contains 747 words. That's ok.
34.1% 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 19.21 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 usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/_files/images/home/homepage-top.pngTwo students controlling a robot from BostonDynamics
/_files/images/home/homepage-option.pngNo alt attribute provided
...edu/assets/img/home/homepage-400x225.pngA large group of students celebrating.
....charleston.edu/assets/img/accent-1a.svgAccent Image
...s.charleston.edu/assets/img/accent-1.svgAccent Image
...s.charleston.edu/assets/img/accent-1.svgAccent Image
/_files/images/home/homepage-top.pngTwo students controlling a robot from BostonDynamics
/_files/images/home/homepage-option.pngNo alt attribute provided
...edu/assets/img/home/homepage-400x225.pngA large group of students celebrating.
....charleston.edu/assets/img/accent-1a.svgAccent Image
.../images/home/background-student-life.pngA patterned image with various colors and shapes.
...c-14.holy.city.helicopters_thumbnail.jpgAerial view of the city of Charleston peninsula including the Cooper River and the Ravenel Bridge.
.../images/home/student-life-homepage-3.pngtwo college of charleston students holding their trophy for winning their rugby match.
...es/home/homepage-clubs-organizations.pngTwo students smile forward, while wearing foam cheese hats.
...ing/_files/tyler-glymph-nasa-926x695.pngA photo of Tyler Glymph.
...iles/marketing-eagles-sophia-926x695.pngNo alt attribute provided
...files/adam-ali-ames-research-926x695.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ling/_files/dolphins-florida-926x695.pngNo alt attribute provided
...eston.edu/assets/img/event-pattern-1.svgBackground decoration
...eston.edu/assets/img/event-pattern-2.svgBackground decoration
...eston.edu/assets/img/event-pattern-3.svgBackground decoration
...09/20240904.Gilman.Scholars.CC_.0003.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tes/2/2024/09/Simons-Center-Entrance.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...8/2021.10.29.Block_.Party_.CML_.0142.jpgNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
/_files/videos/v3-webpage-banner.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Extraordinary Happens Here
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Extraordinary Happens Here
H2 Carve Out Something Different Here
H2 Live Life In A Postcard
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 College News
H3 Where Optimists Thrive
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.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://charleston.edu/index.phpReturn to College of Charleston homepage
A-TITLE college of charleston logo links to home page
https://myportal.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain MyPortal
https://cofc.sharepoint.com/New window External Subdomain The Hub
https://alumni.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Alumni
https://giving.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Giving
https://emergency.charleston.edu/New window External Subdomain Emergency Info
https://charleston.edu/Anchor About College of Charleston
/about/index.phpAbout College of Charleston Home
/about/college-at-a-glance.phpCollege at a Glance
/about/history-traditions/inde...History & Traditions
/about/looking-to-the-future/i...Looking to the Future
/about/leadership-administrati...Leadership & Administration
/about/offices/index.phpOffices
/about/facilities/index.phpFacilities
/about/dei/index.phpDiversity, Equity & Inclusion
/about/community/index.phpCommunity
https://charleston.edu/Anchor Academics
/academics/index.phpAcademics Home
/academics/programs/index.phpFind Your Program
/meta-majors/New window Meta-Majors
/academics/colleges-schools/in...Colleges & Schools
/academics/centers-institutes/...Centers & Institutes
/academics/study-abroad-intern...Study Abroad & International Ed
/academics/research/index.phpResearch Opportunities
/academics/academic-resources/...Academic Resources & Services
/career-center/index.phpCareer Center
https://charleston.edu/Anchor Cost & Aid
/cost-aid/index.phpCost & Aid Home
/cost-aid/tuition-fees/index.phpTuition & Fees
/cost-aid/fafsa.phpApply for Aid
/cost-aid/loans/index.phpLoans
/cost-aid/scholarships/index.phpScholarships
/cost-aid/grants/index.phpGrants
/cost-aid/pay-your-bill.phpPay Your Bill
https://charleston.edu/Anchor Student Life
/student-life/index.phpStudent Life Home
/student-life/housing-dining/i...Housing & Dining
https://cofcsports.com/New window External Athletics
/student-life/activities-calen...Activities Calendar
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Clubs & Organizations
/student-life/student-support/...Support & Services
/student-life/service-leadersh...Service & Leadership
/student-life/campus-resources...Campus Resources
/student-life/life-in-charlest...Life in Charleston
https://charleston.edu/Anchor Admission
/admission/index.phpAdmission Home
/admission/apply/index.phpApply
/admission/visit/index.phpVisit the College
/admission/rankings-accolades/...Quick Facts
/admission/parents-families/in...Parents & Families
/admission/admitted-students/i...Admitted Students
https://myportal.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MyPortal
https://cofc.sharepoint.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate The Hub
https://alumni.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://giving.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving
https://emergency.charleston.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Emergency Info
/academics/programs/index.php?...View Undergraduate Programs
/academics/programs/index.php?...View Graduate Programs
/student-life/life-in-charlest...Text duplicate Life in Charleston
/student-life/index.phpText duplicate Student Life
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Text duplicate Clubs & Organizations
https://calendar.charleston.ed...New window External Subdomain Read more about "WOW: Stay Informed and Engaged Session"
https://calendar.charleston.ed...New window External Subdomain Read more about "Career Center Employer Pop-Up Fair"
https://calendar.charleston.ed...New window External Subdomain Read more about "Habitat for Humanity Build Day"
https://calendar.charleston.edu/New window External Subdomain View All Events
https://today.charleston.edu/2...New window External Subdomain Read more about "Scholarships Allow Students to Study Abroad"
https://today.charleston.edu/2...New window External Subdomain Read more about "Community Invited to Newly Renovated Simons Center’s Reopening Celebration"
https://today.charleston.edu/2...New window External Subdomain Read more about "It’s Going to be a Great Year at CofC!"
https://today.charleston.edu/External Subdomain View All News
/admission/apply/index.phpApply Now
/admission/visit/index.phpVisit Us
/admission/request-info/index.phpRequest Info
https://library.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Library
https://cofc.bncollege.com/?st...New window External Subdomain Bookstore
https://alumni.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://give.cofc.edu/donateNew window External Subdomain Give
https://directory.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Directory
https://today.charleston.edu/New window External Subdomain News
https://calendar.charleston.edu/New window External Subdomain Events
http://jobs.cofc.edu/New window External Subdomain Careers
/policy/index.phpPolicies & Procedures
/equal-opportunity-programs/ti...Title IX
/accessibility/index.phpAccessibility
https://transparency.charlesto...New window External Subdomain Transparency
https://www.facebook.com/colle...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/coll...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CofCNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@colleg...New window External Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://charleston.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.88 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (166 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
varyAccept-Encoding
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
dateThu, 05 Sep 2024 11:51:03 GMT
serverApache/2.4.62 (Ubuntu)
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,579 referring domains.
This page has 189,650 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,720 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /about/
Allow: /academics/
Allow: /cost-aid/
Allow: /student-life/
Allow: /admission/
User-agent: BLEXBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /twilio-a2p-assets/
Disallow: /static/
Disallow: /news/
Disallow: /events/
Disallow: /_testing/
Disallow: /test.php
Disallow: /test.jpg
Disallow: /test/txt
Disallow: /view-source.php
Disallow: /test-music/
Disallow: /index-test.php
Disallow: /index-bak.php
Disallow: /index-multiple-img.php
Disallow: /_barkley-test.php
Disallow: /_test-news-2.php
Disallow: /index-st-manual.php
Disallow: /*?print=*
Disallow: index2.php
Disallow: *.xml
Disallow: /test
Disallow: /mycharleston
Disallow: /inc
Disallow: /uploads
Disallow: /giving-old
Disallow: /generaldocuments
Disallow: /phishing.php
Disallow: /down.php
Disallow: /index2.php
Disallow: /crossdomain.xml
Disallow: /robots.txt
Disallow: /images
Disallow: /install
Disallow: /webprojects
Disallow: /XpressConnect

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charleston.edu
Welcome to the College of Charleston, a public university
The College of Charleston welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to our public liberal arts and sciences university in South Carolina

Most important keywords

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College63%Check
public53%Check
Student50%Check
Extraordinary50%Check
Happens50%Check
Students48%Check
graduate students47%Check
undergraduate46%Check
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