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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
79% 
External factors
56% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.67 s
File size
255.60 kB
Words
999
Media files
4
Number of links
178 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Graduate Student's Association | University of Alberta
The length of the page title is perfect. (551 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Graduate Student Association (GSA) at the University of Alberta. Explore resources, events, and support services designed to enhance the graduate student experience and foster academic and personal success.
The meta description is too long: 1406 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: We are a student-led, not-for-profit corporation with a mission to adv...
The average number of words per sentence of 25.35 words is high.
This page contains 999 words. That's ok.
24.2% 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.
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 20 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Graduate Students' Association
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 39 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 Graduate Students' Association
H1 Graduate Students' Association Duplicate text
H1 Graduate Student Association
H2 About the GSA
H2 Financial Support
H2 Territorial Acknowledgement
H3 Featured Programs & Services
H3 Recent News & Updates
H3 Statement from the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) on the Final Encampment Report
H3 Announcing the Graduate Course-Based Master’s Community Engagement Award
H3 Games & Grub: GSA Fall Social Recap
H3 GSA Responds to Recent IRCC Updates Impacting International Students
H3 Upcoming Events
H3 Serve on a Committee
H4 General Election Lunch & Learn
H4 Serve on a Committee Duplicate text
H4 Who We Are
H4 Signup to Our Newsletter
H4 About Us
H4 Program and Services
H4 News, Events, & Updates
H4 Financial Support Duplicate text
H4 Get Involved
H4 Elections and Referenda
H4 Governance Resources
H4 Labour
H4 Contact
H5 Graduate Student Assistance Program
H5 Health and Dental Plan
H5 UAlberta Student Services
H5 U-Pass
H6 GSA Fall Orientation 2024
H6 Orientation: Physics
H6 GSA Council: Deputy Returning Officer
H6 Grants
H6 Emergency Bursaries
H6 GSA Recognition Awards
H6 Funding Resources
H6 Navigation
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.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.twitter.com/ualber...New window External Subdomain No Text
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https://www.youtube.com/@UofaGSANew window External Subdomain No Text
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/about-us/About Us
/about-us/gsa-fees-budget-and-...GSA Fees, Budget, and Audit
/about-us/people/People
/about-us/strategic-workplan/Strategic Workplan
/programs-services/Programs & Services
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/programs-services/td-insurance/TD Insurance
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/programs-services/orientation/Orientation
https://www.canva.com/design/D...New window External Subdomain GSA 101
/news-and-releases/News and Releases
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/events/Events
/deo-priorities-and-updates/DEO Priorities and Updates
/financial-support/Financial Support
/financial-support/grants/Grants
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/financial-support/gsa-recogni...GSA Recognition Awards
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/get-involved/governance/Governance
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/get-involved/governance/gsa-c...GSA Council
/get-involved/governance/gsa-s...GSA Standing Committees
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/elections-referenda/Elections & Referenda
/elections-referenda/timeline-...Timeline of Elections
/elections-referenda/cro-decis...CRO Decisions
/elections-referenda/acb-decis...ACB Decisions
/?page_id=130List of Candidates
/elections-referenda/results/Results
/elections-referenda/archive/Elections & Referenda Archive
/governance-resources/Governance Resources
/governance-resources/gsa-coun...GSA Council Packages
/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/In...New window GSA Bylaw and Policy
/governance-resources/archive/Archive
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/labour/Labour
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/labour/bargaining-updates/Bargaining Updates
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/contact/Contact
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https://gsa-ualberta.ca/about-us/More About the GSA
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https://gsa-ualberta.ca/about-us/Text duplicate More About the GSA
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/Anchor No Text
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/Anchor No Text
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/programs-services/health-and-...Text duplicate Health and Dental Plan
/programs-services/ualberta-st...Text duplicate UAlberta Student Services
/programs-services/u-pass/U-Pass
/news-and-releases/View All Updates
/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GS...A-TITLE Enlarge photo
/category/releases/Releases
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/category/releases/Text duplicate Releases
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/category/events/Text duplicate Events
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/gsa-events/general-election-l...New window General Election Lunch & Learn
/gsa-events/general-election-l...New window EVENT DETAIL
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/events/View All Events
/get-involved/New window GSA Council: Deputy Returning Officer Deadline: Friday, February 7 2025 at 12:00 PM (Noon)
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/financial-support/More About Financial Support
/financial-support/grants/Grants The GSA offers four types of funding to support graduate students during their degree programs. Find Out More
/financial-support/emergency-b...Emergency Bursaries The GSA Emergency Bursary is a non-repayable bursary for graduate students at the University of Alberta who need assistance due to an una...
/financial-support/gsa-recogni...GSA Recognition Awards Each year the GSA confers awards on graduate students who have distinguished themselves in research, teaching, academic achievement, l...
/financial-support/funding-res...Funding Resources Securing financial support is crucial for your academic journey, and we are here to help you navigate the various funding opportunities ava...
https://www.facebook.com/ualbe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.twitter.com/ualber...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/ualb...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@UofaGSANew window External Subdomain No Text
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/about-us/gsa-fees-budget-and-...Text duplicate GSA Fees, Budget, and Audit
/about-us/people/Text duplicate People
/about-us/governing-documents/Governing Documents
/about-us/strategic-workplan/Text duplicate Strategic Workplan
/programs-services/Program and Services
/programs-services/health-and-...Text duplicate Health and Dental Plan
/programs-services/u-pass/Text duplicate U-Pass
/programs-services/graduate-st...Text duplicate Graduate Student Assistance Program
/programs-services/td-insurance/Text duplicate TD Insurance
/programs-services/graduate-st...Text duplicate Graduate Student Parents
/programs-services/ualberta-st...Text duplicate UAlberta Student Services
/programs-services/orientation/Text duplicate Orientation
https://www.canva.com/design/D...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate GSA 101
/news-and-releases/News, Events, & Updates
/news-and-releases/Text duplicate News and Releases
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/events/Text duplicate Events
/deo-priorities-and-updates/Text duplicate DEO Priorities and Updates
/financial-support/Text duplicate Financial Support
/financial-support/grants/Text duplicate Grants
/financial-support/emergency-b...Text duplicate Emergency Bursaries
/financial-support/gsa-recogni...Text duplicate GSA Recognition Awards
/financial-support/gsa-recogni...Text duplicate Awards Recipients Archive
/financial-support/funding-res...Text duplicate Funding Resources
/get-involved/Text duplicate Get Involved
/get-involved/governance/Text duplicate Governance
/get-involved/governance/gsa-b...Text duplicate GSA Board
/get-involved/governance/gsa-c...Text duplicate GSA Council
/get-involved/governance/gsa-s...Text duplicate GSA Standing Committees
/get-involved/volunteer-opport...Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/elections-referenda/Elections and Referenda
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/elections-referenda/cro-decis...Text duplicate CRO Decisions
/elections-referenda/acb-decis...Text duplicate ACB Decisions
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/elections-referenda/results/Text duplicate Results
/elections-referenda/archive/Text duplicate Archive
/governance-resources/Text duplicate Governance Resources
/governance-resources/gsa-coun...Text duplicate GSA Council Packages
/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gs...New window GSA By Law and Policy
/governance-resources/archive/Text duplicate Archive
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/labour/Text duplicate Labour
/labour/committee-members-and-...Committee Member and Stewards
/labour/collective-agreement/Text duplicate Collective Agreement
/labour/bargaining-updates/Text duplicate Bargaining Updates
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/contact/New window Text duplicate Contact
/contact/faqs/Text duplicate FAQs
/contact/newsletter/Text duplicate Newsletter Signup
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/privacy-policy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
https://fullblastcreative.ca/New window External Full Blast Creative
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/IMG-ALT Graduate Students' Association GSA logo
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/about-us/gsa-fees-budget-and-...Text duplicate GSA Fees, Budget, and Audit
/about-us/people/Text duplicate People
/about-us/strategic-workplan/Text duplicate Strategic Workplan
/programs-services/Text duplicate Programs & Services
/programs-services/health-and-...Text duplicate Health and Dental Plan
/programs-services/u-pass/Text duplicate U Pass
/programs-services/graduate-st...Text duplicate Graduate Student Assistance Program
/programs-services/td-insurance/Text duplicate TD Insurance
/programs-services/graduate-st...Text duplicate Graduate Student Parents
/programs-services/ualberta-st...Text duplicate UAlberta Student Services
/programs-services/orientation/Text duplicate Orientation
https://www.canva.com/design/D...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate GSA 101
/news-and-releases/Text duplicate News and Releases
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/events/Text duplicate Events
/deo-priorities-and-updates/Text duplicate DEO Priorities and Updates
/financial-support/Text duplicate Financial Support
/financial-support/grants/Text duplicate Grants
/financial-support/emergency-b...Text duplicate Emergency Bursaries
/financial-support/gsa-recogni...Text duplicate GSA Recognition Awards
/financial-support/gsa-recogni...Text duplicate Awards Recipients Archive
/financial-support/funding-res...Text duplicate Funding Resources
/get-involved/Text duplicate Get Involved
/get-involved/governance/Text duplicate Governance
/get-involved/governance/gsa-b...Text duplicate GSA Board
/get-involved/governance/gsa-c...Text duplicate GSA Council
/get-involved/governance/gsa-s...Text duplicate GSA Standing Committees
/get-involved/volunteer-opport...Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/elections-referenda/Text duplicate Elections & Referenda
/elections-referenda/timeline-...Text duplicate Timeline of Elections
/elections-referenda/cro-decis...Text duplicate CRO Decisions
/elections-referenda/acb-decis...Text duplicate ACB Decisions
/?page_id=130Text duplicate List of Candidates
/elections-referenda/results/Text duplicate Results
/elections-referenda/archive/Text duplicate Elections & Referenda Archive
/governance-resources/Text duplicate Governance Resources
/governance-resources/gsa-coun...Text duplicate GSA Council Packages
/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/In...New window Text duplicate GSA Bylaw and Policy
/governance-resources/archive/Text duplicate Archive
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/labour/Text duplicate Labour
/labour/committee-members-and-...Text duplicate Committee Members and Stewards
/labour/collective-agreement/Text duplicate Collective Agreement
/labour/bargaining-updates/Text duplicate Bargaining Updates
https://gsa-ualberta.ca/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/contact/faqs/Text duplicate FAQs
/contact/newsletter/Text duplicate Newsletter Signup

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://gsa-ualberta.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 of 0.67 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 (256 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 19 referring domains.
This page only has 461 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 19 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://gsa-ualberta.ca/sitemap_index.xml

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Home - Graduate Student's Association | University of Alberta
Welcome to the Graduate Student Association (GSA) at the University of Alberta. Explore resources, events, and support services designed to enhance the graduate student experience and foster academic and personal success.

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