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Meta information
98% 
Page quality
52% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.73 s
File size
147.30 kB
Words
492
Media files
15
Number of links
96 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Harvard Graduate School of Design
The length of the page title is perfect. (392 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Graduate School of Design educates leaders in design, research, and scholarship to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (806 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/
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)
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 492 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 20 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 10 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
...32100_Final_Review_MomoyoKaijima_016.jpgYutian Wang (MAUD '16)
...ent/uploads/2021/08/CLIMATE-CHANGE-1.jpgClimate Change Topic
...content/uploads/2019/11/mexico-topic.jpgFrida Escobedo standing in front of her project La Tallera in Mexico.
...nt/uploads/2019/08/Computation-Topic.jpgComputation
...ploads/2019/11/SOCIAL-EQUITY-TOPIC-1.jpgToni Griffin leading students in Gund Hall
...t/uploads/2024/10/Housing-1-1024x683.jpgA view of a residential block in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
...t/uploads/2024/10/HanifKara-1024x683.jpgA photograph of Hanif Kara standing in a museum surrounded by Classical sculptures, vases, and friezes.
...ontent/uploads/2024/09/WebScoginElam.jpgAn architectural drawing showing the plan for a campus center building with lines and markings in many colors indicating various building systems.
.../12/Steve-Rosenthal-1972-23-1024x819.jpgGlowing sloped glass and concrete building at night
/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HY.jpgPhoto of Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, University of Virginia, showing group of people near a curved stone structure.
...oads/2024/09/HarvardBostonEU-154V2-1.jpgA photograph of Belinda Tato's Polinature project. A four-story cylindrical structure of scaffolding supports tiers of plants in black grow bags. Orange and white inflated bubbles ring the lower level.
...Barnes_PantheonII_Overall-1-1024x732.jpgA graphic by Germane Barnes includes black images and text on a yellow sheet. The collage-like composition includes a floor plan of the Pantheon and a section of the building.
..._Operating-System-1.1-Exhibit_0016-2.jpgA color image of a projector, the lens of which is pointed at a rotating mirror. Colorful lights are visible on the wall in the background.
...ploads/2024/05/Museum-of-Chinese-Art.jpgAn architectural drawing of an interior space with works of classical Chinese art inside.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Housing Takes Center Stage in the Presidential Election
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Housing Takes Center Stage in the Presidential Election
H1 Hanif Kara Receives the 2024 Soane Medal
H1 The Grandest Form: Architects on Instruction-Based Art
H1 The History of Gund Hall
H1 Contemporary Memorials: Spaces of Engagement, Calls to Action
H1 Plug-In Pastoral: Polinature Delivers Instant Urban Greening
H1 GSD Announces Fall 2024 Public Programs and Exhibitions
H1 A System of Gaps and Linkages: On Sarah Oppenheimer’s Art Practice and Pedagogy
H1 I.M. Pei’s Museum of Chinese Art, Shanghai: Modernism between East and West
H1 Joseph F. Hudnut, the GSD’s First Dean, 1936–1953
H1 Landscapes of the Overflow
H1 Contemporaries, Now and Then
H1 Malkit Shoshan, Andrew Herscher, and Daniel Serwer, “Reconstruction and Redestruction: Post-War Antinomies”
H1 The 2024 Ivory Prize Housing Innovation Summit
H1 Anne Whiston Spirn, “Restoring Nature, Rebuilding Community”
H2 Academics
H2 People
H2 About
H2 Resources
H2 Explore
H3 Ideas on...
H3 News
H3 Events
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 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/Subdomain GSD Logo
https://now.gsd.harvard.edu/New window External Subdomain GSD Now
/architecture/Department of Architecture
/landscape-architecture/Department of Landscape Architecture
/urban-planning-design/Department of Urban Planning and Design
/design-studies/Design Studies
/design-engineering/Design Engineering
/doctoral-programs/Doctoral Programs
/undergraduate-concentration/Undergraduate Architecture Studies
/loeb-fellowship/Loeb Fellowship
/executive-education/Executive Education
https://earlydesigneducation.g...External Subdomain Early Design Education
/research/Research
/courses/Courses
/admissions/Apply
https://community.alumni.harva...New window External Subdomain Give
https://huhs.harvard.edu/covid...New window External Subdomain Anchor Covid 19
/people/faculty/Faculty
/people/staff/Staff
/people/student/Students
/development-and-alumni-relati...Alumni
/administrative-leadership-cou...Administrative Leadership Council
/community-values/Community Values, Rights, and Responsibilities
/commitment-to-diversity-inclu...Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
https://alumni.gsd.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Alumni and Friends Website
/visit-the-gsd/Subdomain Visit the GSD
/admissions/Admissions
/financial-aid/Financial Aid
/library/Frances Loeb Library
/student-affairs/Student Affairs
/resources/?resource_type=offi...Offices & Services
/resources/All Resources →
/resources/?resource_audience=...Prospective Students
/resources/?resource_audience=...Current Students
/resources/?resource_audience=...Text duplicate Faculty
/resources/?resource_audience=...Text duplicate Staff
/resources/?resource_audience=...Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/News
/events/Events
/exhibitions/Exhibitions
/publications/Publications
/podcasts/Podcasts
/projects/Projects
/topics/Topics
/topics/Subdomain Ideas on...
/topic/japan/Subdomain Japan
/topic/climate-change/Subdomain Climate Change
/topic/mexico/Subdomain Mexico
/topic/computation/Subdomain Computation
/topic/social-equity/Subdomain Social Equity
/topics/Subdomain All 26 topics
/topics/Subdomain Text duplicate All 26 topics
/category/op-ed/Subdomain OP-ED
/2024/10/housing-takes-center-...Subdomain IMG-ALT A view of a residential block in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
/2024/10/housing-takes-center-...Subdomain Housing Takes Center Stage in the Presidential Election
/category/announcements/Subdomain Announcements
/2024/10/hanif-kara-receives-t...Subdomain IMG-ALT A photograph of Hanif Kara standing in a museum surrounded by Classical sculptures, vases, and friezes.
/2024/10/hanif-kara-receives-t...Subdomain Hanif Kara Receives the 2024 Soane Medal
/category/features/Subdomain Features
/2024/09/the-grandest-form-arc...Subdomain IMG-ALT An architectural drawing showing the plan for a campus center building with lines and markings in many colors indicating various building systems.
/2024/09/the-grandest-form-arc...Subdomain The Grandest Form: Architects on Instruction-Based Art
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/09/the-history-of-gund-h...Subdomain IMG-ALT Glowing sloped glass and concrete building at night
/2024/09/the-history-of-gund-h...Subdomain The History of Gund Hall
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/09/contemporary-memorial...Subdomain IMG-ALT Photo of Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, University of Virginia, showing group of people near a curved stone structure.
/2024/09/contemporary-memorial...Subdomain Contemporary Memorials: Spaces of Engagement, Calls to Action
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/09/belinda-tato-polinatu...Subdomain IMG-ALT A photograph of Belinda Tato's Polinature project. A four-story cylindrical structure of scaffolding supports tiers of plants in black grow bags. Orange and ...
/2024/09/belinda-tato-polinatu...Subdomain Plug-In Pastoral: Polinature Delivers Instant Urban Greening
/category/announcements/Subdomain Text duplicate Announcements
/2024/08/gsd-announces-fall-20...Subdomain IMG-ALT A graphic by Germane Barnes includes black images and text on a yellow sheet. The collage-like composition includes a floor plan of the Pantheon and a sectio...
/2024/08/gsd-announces-fall-20...Subdomain GSD Announces Fall 2024 Public Programs and Exhibitions
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/07/sarah-oppenheimers-ar...Subdomain IMG-ALT A color image of a projector, the lens of which is pointed at a rotating mirror. Colorful lights are visible on the wall in the background.
/2024/07/sarah-oppenheimers-ar...Subdomain A System of Gaps and Linkages: On Sarah Oppenheimer’s Art Practice and Pedagogy
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/07/i-m-pei-museum-of-chi...Subdomain IMG-ALT An architectural drawing of an interior space with works of classical Chinese art inside.
/2024/07/i-m-pei-museum-of-chi...Subdomain I.M. Pei’s Museum of Chinese Art, Shanghai: Modernism between East and West
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/Anchor Back to top
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/10/joseph-f-hudnut-the-g...Subdomain Joseph F. Hudnut, the GSD’s First Dean, 1936–1953
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/09/landscapes-of-the-com...Subdomain Landscapes of the Overflow
/category/features/Subdomain Text duplicate Features
/2024/07/mimi-zeiger-john-may-...Subdomain Contemporaries, Now and Then
/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/events/all/?event_type=lectureSubdomain Lecture
/event/malkit-shoshan-andrew-h...Subdomain Malkit Shoshan, Andrew Herscher, and Daniel Serwer, “Reconstruction and Redestruction: Post-War Antinomies”
/events/all/?event_type=symposiumSubdomain Symposium
/event/the-2024-ivory-prize-ho...Subdomain The 2024 Ivory Prize Housing Innovation Summit
/events/all/?event_type=lectureSubdomain Text duplicate Lecture
/event/anne-whiston-spirn-rest...Subdomain Anne Whiston Spirn, “Restoring Nature, Rebuilding Community”
http://www.harvard.edu/External Subdomain A-TITLE Harvard University
https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/Harvard University Graduate School of Design
/privacy-policy/Subdomain Privacy
https://accessibility.harvard....New window External Subdomain Accessibility
https://accessibility.huit.har...New window External Subdomain Digital Accessibility
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain Maps
/contact-the-gsdContact
/covid19/COVID-19
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionGSD API
/digital-governance-policy/Digital Governance Policy
https://www.harvard.edu/copyri...External Subdomain Report Copyright Infringement
https://www.harvard.edu/securi...External Subdomain Report Security Issue
https://trademark.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Trademark Notice
http://www.facebook.com/Harvar...External Subdomain Facebook
http://twitter.com/HarvardGSDExternal Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/Th...External Subdomain YouTube
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/sc...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/harv...External Subdomain Instagram

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/"
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 0.73 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 (147 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has 34,907 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,834 different ip addresses.

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