Dining.columbia.edu - SEO Checker

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Meta information
69% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
14% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.91 s
File size
148.20 kB
Words
1609
Media files
33
Number of links
90 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Columbia Dining
The page title is too short. (149 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
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://dining.columbia.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover
langen
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1609 words. That's ok.
30.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
31 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 17.23 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, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 32 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
...ls 2024/Fun/ferris fan.jpg?itok=UTqtzNzGA student poses with a Ferris staff member
..._Dining_Aug30_2023_126.JPG?itok=xATEdbDvPlate of food, strawberries, canole, and mac and cheese on the lawn
...ia-Dining-Services-091.JPG?itok=hTLKd7nmTwo students posing at the photo booth at Friendsgiving 2023
...0928_thumbnail cropped.jpg?itok=6C3-DvalMeet and eat with Ethan Brown
..._1233 resized carousel.png?itok=Zga0L9X9Students sitting outside on South Field lawn in a circle.
...r options carousel pic.png?itok=8GDJp5I2Three students walking on College Walk with their backs to the camera. Text: Explore your options: tips for beating the lunch crunch.
...ent/img/terry and yaki.png?itok=wOL6GPMPBowl from Terry and Yaki
...s Food graphic cropped.png?itok=FkDoPeXeRanked in the Princeton Review: Top 25 Best Campus Food
...wien courtyard cropped.png?itok=wEkbSwiSFac Shack food truck in Wien Courtyard
...ce dodge hall carousel.png?itok=u1Wwz41QGrace dodge dining hall
...ent/img/230420Alper-47.png?itok=lrDV7254Students enjoying their surf & turf meals
...ent/img/Senior sendoff.png?itok=BrJmZtKb2023 graduates at NSOP in 2019
..._Color_Logo@300 (1)-01.png?itok=DhZsVkcrWe hear you - your feedback in action logo
...mg/Campus Services 116.JPG?itok=D7BpzORnStudents eating in John Jay Dining Hall
...eworthy/BOTDH carousel.png?itok=SbTm1E5rStudents taking a selfie with Chef Robert Irvine
...orthy/BHM Carousel pic.png?itok=9Cakc6uJChef Chris Scott passing out plates of food
...ero/resize_FF Carousel.png?itok=j8ZgSLVuChampions of the Battle of the Dining Hall celebrating on stage
...c/content/img/DSC_1656.jpg?itok=l1Gz4DiWMeet and Eat with Chef Chris Scott
...4 (1) resized carousel.png?itok=1eF7xY90Student taking a picture of the dessert station at John Jay
...on's Pizza Pi/IMG_4511.jpg?itok=gp9RipoqPizza prepped for baking
...ndsgiving carousel pic.png?itok=RmM1bUwmTwo students sitting on a couch at Friendsgiving
...with the Crew Carousel.png?itok=o2e11w8oManagers Eathon and Marc during NSOP.
...hy/roaree carousel pic.png?itok=-BUeisFTStudents sit on Low steps around Roar-ee
...Cafe-mug_2022 carousel.png?itok=lObESMmjBring a reusable mug save on coffee. Get coffee refills for 99 cents when you bring your own clean, reusable mug.
...hy/dining fan carousel.png?itok=00J6FdlCAre you a #1 Dining Fan?
...lle-7 resized carousel.png?itok=B9dLd3R7A plate of Ethiopian food.
...g Princeton.png?h=0c23f957&itok=oxyk8w-aTwo Dining staff members give thumbs up to the camera
...img/Siracha Seitan Sub.png?itok=lQI85ihiSiracha seitan sub wrapped in white paper atop aluminum foil
...fav-bySirinSamman-9732.jpg?itok=1zKUCbyQMac and Cheese at the Faculty House buffet
.../2022-01-04 13.16.36-2.jpg?itok=hFGBvbqtChef Mike's Grandma Special
...hy/180503_hamerman_062.jpg?itok=hgV0m2PuRestaurants and businesses along Broadway
...tom/columbia/assets/img/cu-blue-logo.svgColumbia University Logo
Video URLWidthHeight
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zb5fIIAIOUM562315

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Main navigation expanded
H2 What's Open Now?
H2 WHAT'S COOKIN' ON CAMPUS
H2 News & Announcements
H2 New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) 2024 Dining Service
H2 Fall 2024 Operating Hours
H2 Labor Day 2024 Operating Hours
H2 Key Dates
H2 Get to Know Columbia Dining
H2 Contact Us
H2 Follow Us
H3 Fall Term Dining Plan Change Period
H5 Dining Halls:
H5 Retail Cafés:
H5 Dining Halls: Duplicate text
H5 Retail Cafés: Duplicate text
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 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dining.columbia.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Columbia University in the City of New York
https://dining.columbia.edu/Columbia Dining
https://cufo.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Facilities and Operations
/content/food-allergies-specia...Dietary Considerations
/content/ferris-booth-commons-0Ferris Booth Commons
/content/jjs-place-0JJ's Place
/content/john-jay-dining-hallJohn Jay Dining Hall
/content/faculty-house-0Faculty House
/content/uris-deli-0Chef Mike's Sub Shop
/content/chef-dons-pizza-piChef Don's Pizza Pi
/content/grace-dodge-dining-ha...Grace Dodge Dining Hall
/content/robert-f-smith-dining...Robert F. Smith Dining Hall
/content/fac-shackThe Fac Shack
/content/blue-java-cafe-butler...Blue Java Café - Butler Library
/content/blue-java-mudd-hallBlue Java Café - Mudd Hall
/content/blue-java-cafe-uris-hallBlue Java Café - Uris Hall
/content/blue-java-everett-lib...Blue Java at Everett Library Café
/content/lenfest-cafe-0Lenfest Café
/content/campus-vending-machin...Vending Machines
/content/nutritionNutrition
/cateringJJ's Catering
/content/dining-plansAbout Our Dining Plans
/content/first-year-dining-plansFirst-Year Dining Plans
/student-dining-plansStudent Dining Plans
/content/dining-plan-policyDining Plan Policy
/content/flexFlex
/content/food-delivery-flexFood Delivery with Flex
/content/eventsEvent Calendar
/content/special-eventsSpecial Events
/content/our-pledgeOur Pledge
/content/sustainabilitySustainability
/content/food-insecurityFood Insecurity
/content/community-outreachCommunity Outreach
/videosVideos
https://dining.columbia.edu/newsNews
/content/ourteamStaff Directory
/content/dining-plansSign Up for a Plan
http://www.instagram.com/colum...External Subdomain Follow Us on Instagram
/content/john-jay-dining-hallSubdomain Text duplicate John Jay Dining Hall
/content/jjs-place-0Text duplicate JJ's Place
/content/ferris-booth-commons-0Text duplicate Ferris Booth Commons
/content/faculty-house-0Text duplicate Faculty House
/chef-mikesText duplicate Chef Mike's Sub Shop
/content/chef-dons-pizza-piText duplicate Chef Don's Pizza Pi
/content/grace-dodge-dining-ha...Text duplicate Grace Dodge Dining Hall
/content/robert-f-smith-dining...Text duplicate Robert F. Smith Dining Hall
/content/fac-shackText duplicate The Fac Shack
/content/blue-java-cafe-butler...Text duplicate Blue Java Café - Butler Library
/content/blue-java-cafe-mudd-h...Text duplicate Blue Java Café - Mudd Hall
/content/blue-java-cafe-uris-hallSubdomain Blue Java Café - Uris
/content/blue-java-everett-lib...Text duplicate Blue Java at Everett Library Café
/content/lenfest-cafe-0Subdomain Text duplicate Lenfest Café
/content/join-dish-dining-news...The Dish
A-TITLE Join "The Dish" for Dining News or to Submit Feedback
/news/monthly-special-battle-d...The Monthly Special: Battle of the Dining Halls 2024
IMG-ALT A student poses with a Ferris staff member
/news/sign-ay-24-25-dining-planSign Up for an AY 24-25 Dining Plan
IMG-ALT Plate of food, strawberries, canole, and mac and cheese on the lawn
/news/monthly-special-friendsg...Subdomain The Monthly Special: Friendsgiving 2023
IMG-ALT Two students posing at the photo booth at Friendsgiving 2023
/content/meet-and-eat-ethan-br...Meet and Eat with Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat
IMG-ALT Meet and eat with Ethan Brown
/news/go-together-2023Subdomain To-Go, Together
IMG-ALT Students sitting outside on South Field lawn in a circle.
/news/explore-your-dining-opti...Subdomain Explore Your Dining Options
IMG-ALT Three students walking on College Walk with their backs to the camera. Text: Explore your options: tips for beating the lunch crunch.
/news/terry-and-yaki-food-truc...Subdomain Terry and Yaki Food Truck on College Walk September 7, 12, and 13
IMG-ALT Bowl from Terry and Yaki
/news/columbia-dining-ranked-p...Subdomain Columbia Dining Ranked on Princeton Review's "Best Campus Food" 2023
IMG-ALT Ranked in the Princeton Review: Top 25 Best Campus Food
https://www.princetonreview.co...New window External Subdomain top 25 campus for food
/news/fac-shack-food-truck-add...Subdomain The Fac Shack Food Truck Adds a New Lunch Option for Meal Plan Holders
IMG-ALT Fac Shack food truck in Wien Courtyard
https://bit.ly/3JClOyuExternal Coming Fall 2023: Grace Dodge Dining Hall at Teachers College
IMG-ALT Grace dodge dining hall
/news/monthly-special-surf-turfSubdomain The Monthly Special: Surf & Turf
IMG-ALT Students enjoying their surf & turf meals
/senior-sendoffSenior Sendoff 2023
IMG-ALT 2023 graduates at NSOP in 2019
/news/your-feedback-actionYour Feedback in Action
IMG-ALT We hear you - your feedback in action logo
/news/columbia-dining-updates-...Columbia Dining Updates to Occuspace Online Capacity Indicator
IMG-ALT Students eating in John Jay Dining Hall
/news/monthly-special-battle-d...The Monthly Special: 2023 Battle of the Dining Halls
IMG-ALT Students taking a selfie with Chef Robert Irvine
/news/monthly-special-black-hi...The Monthly Special: Black History Month
IMG-ALT Chef Chris Scott passing out plates of food
/news/battle-dining-halls-2023Battle of the Dining Halls 2023
IMG-ALT Champions of the Battle of the Dining Hall celebrating on stage
/content/meet-and-eat-chef-chr...Subdomain Meet and Eat with Chef Chris Scott
IMG-ALT Meet and Eat with Chef Chris Scott
/news/monthly-special-holiday-...The Monthly Special: 2022 Holiday Parties
IMG-ALT Student taking a picture of the dessert station at John Jay
/news/new-dining-location-chef...NEW: Chef Don's Pizza Pi
IMG-ALT Pizza prepped for baking
/news/monthly-special-friendsg...The Monthly Special: Friendsgiving
IMG-ALT Two students sitting on a couch at Friendsgiving
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl...External Subdomain Cocoa with the Crew
IMG-ALT Managers Eathon and Marc during NSOP.
/news/monthly-special-roar-ees...The Monthly Special: Roar-ee's Birthday
IMG-ALT Students sit on Low steps around Roar-ee
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj...External Subdomain Save Money on Coffee Refills with Your Reusable Mug at Butler Blue Java
IMG-ALT Bring a reusable mug save on coffee. Get coffee refills for 99 cents when you bring your own clean, reusable mug.
/news/are-you-1-dining-fanAre you a #1 Dining fan?
IMG-ALT Are you a #1 Dining Fan?
/content/contact-usSubdomain Suggest a Dish for our Menu
IMG-ALT A plate of Ethiopian food.
/news/columbia-dining-ranked-p...Columbia Dining Ranked on Princeton Review's "Best Campus Food"
IMG-ALT Two Dining staff members give thumbs up to the camera
https://www.princetonreview.co...New window External Subdomain top 25 for Best Campus Food
/news/winners-chef-mikes-sub-s...Meet the Winning Subs of our Sub Shop Contest
IMG-ALT Siracha seitan sub wrapped in white paper atop aluminum foil
/content/faculty-houseColumbia Dining @ Faculty House
IMG-ALT Mac and Cheese at the Faculty House buffet
/chef-mikesText duplicate Chef Mike's Sub Shop
IMG-ALT Chef Mike's Grandma Special
/content/flex-1Flex Now with Delivery
IMG-ALT Restaurants and businesses along Broadway
https://dining.columbia.edu/newsNews & Announcements
/news/new-student-orientation-...New Student Orientation Program (NSOP) 2024 Dining Service
/news/fall-2024-operating-hoursFall 2024 Operating Hours
/news/labor-day-2023-operating...Modified hours for Labor Day
/operationsOperations
/news/labor-day-2024-operating...Labor Day 2024 Operating Hours
/news/fall-2023-operating-hoursFall operating hours
https://dining.columbia.edu/newsMore News
/events/fall-term-dining-plan-...Sep3Tue Sep17Tue
/events/fall-term-dining-plan-...Fall Term Dining Plan Change Period
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/columb...External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.instagram.com/colum...External Subdomain Instagram
http://www.youtube.com/columbi...External Subdomain Youtube
http://www.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Columbia University
IMG-ALT Columbia University Logo
https://www.columbia.edu/conte...External Subdomain ©2024 Columbia University
https://accessibility.columbia...External Subdomain Accessibility
http://eoaa.columbia.edu/notic...External Subdomain Nondiscrimination
https://careers.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Careers
https://sites.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Built using Columbia Sites

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dining.columbia.edu/"
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 0.91 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 (148 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 146 referring domains.
This page has 362 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 126 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
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