It.osu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.15 s
File size
87.10 kB
Words
1097
Media files
28
Number of links
46 internal / 39 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
The length of the page title is perfect. (453 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://it.osu.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)
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width
format-detectiontelephone=no
HandheldFriendlytrue
MobileOptimizedwidth
generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:urlhttps://it.osu.edu/
twitter:titleOffice of Technology and Digital Innovation
og:site_nameOffice of Technology and Digital Innovation
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://it.osu.edu/
og:titleHome
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
cleartypeon
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • recieved => received
This page contains 1097 words. That's ok.
30.8% 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.
12 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 20.26 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
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 22 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
10 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
...a/images/osu-logos/osu-stacked-white.svgThe Ohio State University
...ge_banner_-_it_support.png?itok=P7h5rj7MWoman working on her laptop surrounded by technology hardware
...mage_banner_-_students.png?itok=pz7nlPnFStudent in classroom working on desktop computer.
..._instructors_and_staff.png?itok=kkH4NSiaStaff member giving presentation during meeting.
...nel-student-tech-forum.svg?itok=8xaNQoGpNo alt attribute provided
...images/panel-work-here.svg?itok=jw84IO6BNo alt attribute provided
...-home-administrative-resource-center.svgARC icon
...s/adobe_creative_cloud_icon_standard.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ons/buckeyelearn_icon_standard_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
.../buckeyepass_duo_icon_standard_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
...lt/files/wwd-icons/panel-home-carmen.svgNo alt attribute provided
...iles/wwd-icons/panel-home-carmenzoom.svgDigital Meeting icon
...-icons/panel-home-classroom-services.svgComputer on a Podium icon
...ns/cybersecurity_icon_standard_white.svgShield icon
...s/database_sharp_icon_standard_white.svgPie chart icon
...-home-digital-accessibility-services.svgAccessibility icon
...d-icons/panel-home-digital-unions-v2.svgLight bulb icon
...es/wwd-icons/panel-home-service-desk.svgNo alt attribute provided
...files/wwd-icons/panel-home-microsoft.svgMicrosoft 365 icon
.../files/wwd-icons/panel-home-myosu-v2.svgUser inside a key icon
...t/files/wwd-icons/panel-home-osu-app.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s/wwd-icons/wifi_icon_standard_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
...t/files/wwd-icons/panel-home-privacy.svgPrivacy icon
...s/wwd-icons/panel-home-system-status.svgBar Graph icon
...s/gradcap_search_icon_standard_white.svgTLRC icon
...ult/files/wwd-icons/panel-home-u-osu.svgNo alt attribute provided
...8GzbD&c=18609e95768e08ac992c86aa17aef1a5Mel and their daughter smile for the camera in a close up selfie.
...su-logos/osu-footer-wordmark-dk-gray.svgThe Ohio State University

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)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Ohio State nav bar
H2 Main menu
H2 Search form
H2 News
H2 Employee Spotlight
H2 Join Us!
H2 Order a Service
H2 System Status
H2 Accessibility Statement
H3 New Report Group Added - Find Transaction Summary Reports
H3 New Nelnet Commerce Manager Training and ARC Job Aid
H3 October Microsoft Office Hours Focus on Smart Storage Management
H3 Recent and Upcoming Reporting Enhancements as of Sept. 23
H3 Travel Policy Updates
H3 SpeedGrader: Rich Content Editor Features Available
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (39) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://it.osu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
http://osu.edu/External The Ohio State University
A-TITLE The Ohio State University
http://www.osu.edu/help.phpExternal Subdomain Help
http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/External Subdomain BuckeyeLink
http://www.osu.edu/map/External Subdomain Map
http://www.osu.edu/findpeople.phpExternal Subdomain Find People
https://email.osu.edu/External Subdomain Webmail
http://www.osu.edu/search/External Subdomain Search Ohio State
https://it.osu.edu/Subdomain Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
A-TITLE Home
http://osu.edu/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Ohio State University
https://it.osu.edu/about-usAbout Us
/about-us/mission-visionMission and Vision
/about-us/leadershipLeadership
https://it.osu.edu/connectConnect with Us
https://it.osu.edu/about-us/newsNews
/about-us/media-mentionsMedia Mentions
/digital-digest-august-2024Digital Digest
https://it.osu.edu/blogLeadership Blog
https://it.osu.edu/yirOTDI Year in Review 2023
/strategic-directionStrategic Direction
https://oaa.osu.edu/vision-mis...External Subdomain University Mission and Vision
https://oaa.osu.edu/academic-planExternal Subdomain OAA Academic Plan
https://it.osu.edu/top-projectsTop Projects
/advisory-groupsAdvisory Groups
https://it.osu.edu/offeringsOfferings
/policies-and-standardsPolicies
https://it.osu.edu/join-usJoin Us
/join-us/current-openingsCurrent Openings
/join-us/working-hereWorking Here
/join-us/life-columbusLife in Columbus
https://www.osu.edu/shared-valuesExternal Subdomain Our Values
/join-us/our-cultureOur Culture
/join-us/our-peopleOur People
https://it.osu.edu/helpText duplicate Help
https://it.osu.edu/helpSubdomain IT Help and Support Get tech assistance by chat, phone, in person or submit a ticket to the IT Service Desk.
IMG-ALT Woman working on her laptop surrounded by technology hardware
https://it.osu.edu/studentsSubdomain IT for Students Enhance your academic experience with these essential technology resources.
IMG-ALT Student in classroom working on desktop computer.
/instructors-and-staffSubdomain IT for Instructors and Staff Find technology resources and tools for Ohio State employees.
IMG-ALT Staff member giving presentation during meeting.
https://it.osu.edu/studentsSubdomain IT for Students Get tech ready with these tools and resources for students.
/instructors-and-staffSubdomain IT for Instructors and Staff Find tech essentials and IT support for Ohio State employees.
https://admin.resources.osu.edu/External Subdomain Administrative Resource Center
IMG-ALT ARC icon
https://it.osu.edu/adobeSubdomain Adobe Express
https://buckeyelearn.osu.edu/External Subdomain BuckeyeLearn
https://buckeyepass.osu.edu/External Subdomain BuckeyePass
https://carmen.osu.edu/External Subdomain CarmenCanvas
https://osu.zoom.us/External Subdomain CarmenZoom
IMG-ALT Digital Meeting icon
https://learningspaces.osu.edu/External Subdomain Classroom Services
IMG-ALT Computer on a Podium icon
https://it.osu.edu/securitySubdomain Cybersecurity
IMG-ALT Shield icon
https://it.osu.edu/dataSubdomain Data Services
IMG-ALT Pie chart icon
https://das.osu.edu/External Subdomain Digital Accessibility Services
IMG-ALT Accessibility icon
https://learningspaces.osu.edu...External Subdomain Digital Unions
IMG-ALT Light bulb icon
https://ocio.osu.edu/helpExternal Subdomain IT Service Desk
https://microsoft365.osu.edu/External Subdomain Microsoft 365
IMG-ALT Microsoft 365 icon
https://my.osu.edu/External Subdomain my.osu
IMG-ALT User inside a key icon
/offerings/ohio-state-app-suiteSubdomain Ohio State App
http://wireless.osu.edu/External Subdomain Ohio State Wi-Fi
https://it.osu.edu/privacySubdomain Privacy Program
IMG-ALT Privacy icon
https://osuitsm.service-now.co...External Subdomain System Status
IMG-ALT Bar Graph icon
https://teaching.resources.osu...External Subdomain Teaching and Learning Resource Center
IMG-ALT TLRC icon
http://u.osu.edu/External Subdomain U.OSU
https://it.osu.edu/offeringsSubdomain Our Offerings
/news/2024/10/04/new-report-gr...New Report Group Added - Find Transaction Summary Reports
/news/2024/10/04/new-nelnet-co...New Nelnet Commerce Manager Training and ARC Job Aid
https://ohiostate.csod.com/sam...New window External Subdomain Nelnet Commerce Manager
https://admin.resources.osu.ed...New window External Subdomain Nelnet Commerce Manager job aid
/news/2024/09/23/october-micro...October Microsoft Office Hours Focus on Smart Storage Management
https://events.teams.microsoft...New window External Subdomain you must register to attend
/news/2024/09/18/recent-and-up...Recent and Upcoming Reporting Enhancements as of Sept. 23
/news/2024/09/18/travel-policy...Travel Policy Updates
https://busfin.osu.edu/travel-faqNew window External Subdomain FAQs
A-TITLE https://busfin.osu.edu/travel-faq
/news/2024/09/11/speedgrader-r...SpeedGrader: Rich Content Editor Features Available
https://it.osu.edu/about-us/newsSubdomain See More News
/join-us/our-people/mel-sweigartIMG-ALT Mel and their daughter smile for the camera in a close up selfie.
/join-us/our-people/mel-sweigartMel Sweigart
/join-us/our-people/mel-sweigartLearn more
/join-us/current-openingsSubdomain View Open Positions
https://osuitsm.service-now.co...New window External Subdomain Go to Service Catalog
https://osuitsm.service-now.co...New window External Subdomain Check System Status
http://osu.edu/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Ohio State University
https://twitter.com/OhioStateITNew window External Twitter link for Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
https://youtube.com/c/OhioStateITNew window External YouTube link for Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
https://instagram.com/TechOhio...New window External Instagram link for Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
https://go.osu.edu/system-statusNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Check System Status
https://it.osu.edu/privacySubdomain Privacy
https://go.osu.edu/nondiscrimi...New window External Subdomain Non-Discrimination Notice (PDF)
https://staff.it.osu.edu/New window External Subdomain OTDI Staff Site

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://it.osu.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 is excellent with 0.15 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (87 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlpublic, max-age=900
content-encodinggzip
content-languageen
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
etagW/"1728110571-0"
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedSat, 05 Oct 2024 06:42:51 GMT
link<https://it.osu.edu/>; rel="canonical",<https://it.osu.edu/>; rel="shortlink"
servernginx
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-drupal-cacheHIT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
x-pantheon-styx-hostnamestyx-fe1-b-7788459589-t5z92
x-styx-req-id5e20b060-82eb-11ef-a80c-ceeda072e191
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
dateSat, 05 Oct 2024 07:40:52 GMT
x-served-bycache-chi-klot8100067-CHI, cache-fra-eddf8230153-FRA
x-cacheHIT, MISS
x-cache-hits20, 0
x-timerS1728114052.447635,VS0,VE118
varyAccept-Encoding, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie
age765
accept-rangesbytes
via1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
content-length28861
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 418 referring domains.
This page has 10,407 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 334 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

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
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: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
# 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: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

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Digital50%Check
tech50%Check
Technology48%Check
osu48%Check
Digital Innovation48%Check
edu48%Check
ARC46%Check
Service45%Check
State44%Check
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