Online.wvu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
97% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.62 s
File size
73.90 kB
Words
801
Media files
15
Number of links
54 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
WVU Online at West Virginia University
The length of the page title is perfect. (353 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is empty.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://online.wvu.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)
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
editorURLhttps://cleanslate.wvu.edu/sites/1293/pages/93254/editor
descriptionEmpty
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
google-site-verificationEmpty
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:siteWVU Online
twitter:creatorEmpty
twitter:titleHome
twitter:descriptionEmpty
og:titleWVU Online | Home
og:descriptionEmpty
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://online.wvu.edu/home
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 801 words. That's ok.
35.8% 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.
13 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 16.55 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)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Some tags are too long. With 76 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"request more information today, reach out to one of our coaches, or do both!"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...ages/icons/wvu/hamburger-menu--1.0.0.svgNo alt attribute provided
...-898d-45b3-81d1-6c259c6a8e7c/381x255.jpgA man and a woman review marketing data on a laptop.
...-3318-4c1a-abc5-921cd6fe1f1c/381x255.jpgA marketing team gathers around a meeting table to discuss their work.
...-1042-44b3-91a2-48603eb95301/381x255.jpgA smiling man wearing wire glasses walks to work in smart-casual business attire.
...x172?cb=33ba7c36b9bc5d5a9445b150fb43b1c1Two women interacting on via zoom meeting on a laptop.
...x172?cb=f2fff5e0c616fae3de493c381afafdf3Young, female WVU student with blonde hair talking with someone in a classroom.
...x172?cb=5e2dc890bfb39f9fb0593075d246c565Students walking in front of the Mountainlair.
...x172?cb=5b9f06aeb705e6f6e5f2abaa0a86e18fWVU student holding a West Virginia University flag that reads "Let's Go." standing on top of a mountain.
...2x50?cb=67efa405f04e8a84c907cea76cb651fdWVU Online
...0x50?cb=00b74c99a0d155f320bc16eff09f7926Facebook
...0x50?cb=c317aa47142a4f1c151ef33ac1524583Twitter
...0x50?cb=018a38d9f000fed6de4f55bb10983fb9Instagram
...0x50?cb=704126e2414c3247029baaa6a801ddcfLinkedIn
...0x50?cb=7de76347593452724392e07e48033467YouTube
...0x50?cb=2684459852820160f11378b639e98855TicToc Icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Find the program that’s right for you.
H2 Stay Connected
H2 News and Blogs
H2 304 At Your Door provides valuable news, information, and resources to simplify your online journey.
H2 Empty heading
H2 Virtual Events
H2 Your Road to Becoming A Mountaineer, Starts Here.
H2 Empty heading
H2 Next Steps
H2 We're here for you.
H2 Become a problem solver.
H3 What is Data-Driven Marketing?
H3 Why is Marketing Analytics Important?
H3 7 Signs You Need A Career Change
H3 Is Becoming A Mountaineer Right For You?
H3 Admissions and Enrollment Support
H3 What It's Like to be an Online Student
H3 Cost and Financial Aid
H3 Start the Application Process
H3 Contact Us
H3 Connect with WVU Online
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://online.wvu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://online.wvu.edu/West Virginia University WVU Online
https://online.wvu.edu/admissionsApply Now
https://online.wvu.edu/contactRequest Information
https://online.wvu.edu/homeSubdomain Home
/degrees-certificatesSubdomain Degrees and Certificates
/degrees-certificates/graduate...Subdomain Graduate Degrees
/degrees-certificates/graduate...Subdomain Graduate Certificates
/degrees-certificates/undergra...Subdomain Undergraduate Degrees
/degrees-certificates/undergra...Subdomain Undergraduate Certificates
/degrees-certificates/minorsSubdomain Minors
/degrees-certificates/associat...Subdomain Associate Degrees
/non-credit-optionsSubdomain Non-Credit
https://online.wvu.edu/diversitySubdomain Diversity
https://online.wvu.edu/admissionsSubdomain Admissions
/admissions/undergraduate-appl...Subdomain Undergraduate Application
/admissions/graduate-applicationSubdomain Graduate Application
/admissions/visiting-studentsSubdomain Visiting Students
/admissions/professional-devel...Subdomain Professional Development
/admissions/veteran-and-milita...Subdomain Veteran and Military Students
/admissions/eventsSubdomain Events
/admissions/admitted-student-c...Subdomain Admitted Student Checklist
https://online.wvu.edu/costSubdomain Cost
/cost/fee-faqSubdomain Fee FAQ
/student-experienceSubdomain Student Experience
/student-experience/supportSubdomain Meet Your Online Coaches
/student-experience/special-se...Subdomain Special Sessions
/student-experience/wvu-online...Subdomain WVU Online Ambassador Program
/student-experience/current-st...Subdomain Current Students
/student-experience/graduationSubdomain Graduation
https://online.wvu.edu/aboutSubdomain About
/about/accreditationSubdomain Accreditation
/about/state-authorizationSubdomain State Authorization
/about/staff-directorySubdomain Staff Directory
https://online.wvu.edu/blogSubdomain Blog
/speaker-seriesSubdomain Distance Dialogue
https://onlinestudents.wvu.edu/External Subdomain Resources
/degrees-certificatesSubdomain Explore Degrees and Certificates
https://online.wvu.edu/blogSubdomain 304 At Your Door
/blog/communications/what-is-d...Subdomain IMG-ALT A man and a woman review marketing data on a laptop.
A-TITLE Read More: What is Data-Driven Marketing?
/blog/communications/what-is-d...Subdomain Read More: What is Data-Driven Marketing?
/blog/business/why-is-marketin...Subdomain IMG-ALT A marketing team gathers around a meeting table to discuss their work.
A-TITLE Read More: Why is Marketing Analytics Important?
/blog/business/why-is-marketin...Subdomain Read More: Why is Marketing Analytics Important?
/blog/education/online-learnin...Subdomain IMG-ALT A smiling man wearing wire glasses walks to work in smart-casual business attire.
A-TITLE Read More: 7 Signs You Need A Career Change
/blog/education/online-learnin...Subdomain Read More: 7 Signs You Need A Career Change
/admissions/eventsSubdomain Register for a Virtual Event
https://online.wvu.edu/admissionsSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
https://online.wvu.edu/contactSubdomain Text duplicate Request Information
/student-experience/supportSubdomain Meet Our Coaches
/student-experience/supportSubdomain Meet Your Support Team
/student-experienceSubdomain Prepare to Learn Online
https://online.wvu.edu/costSubdomain More on Costs and Financial Assistance
https://online.wvu.edu/admissionsSubdomain How to Apply
https://online.wvu.edu/contactSubdomain Submit a Contact Request Form
/internal-student-complaint-pr...Subdomain Internal Student Complaint Process
https://www.facebook.com/wvuon...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/WVUonlineExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/wvuo...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/w...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@wvuonlineExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT TicToc Icon
https://about.wvu.edu/wvu-factsExternal Subdomain Accreditations
https://webstandards.wvu.edu/External Subdomain Web Standards
https://www.wvu.edu/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Notice
https://www.wvu.edu/External Subdomain West Virginia University
https://www.wvu.edu/SiteIndex/External Subdomain A-Z Site Index
https://campusmap.wvu.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
https://careers.wvu.edu/career...External Subdomain WVU Careers
https://directory.wvu.edu/External Subdomain WVU Directory
https://give.wvu.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://careerservices.wvu.edu...External Subdomain Handshake
https://alert.wvu.edu/External Subdomain WVU Alert
https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/External Subdomain WVU Today
https://portal.wvu.edu/External Subdomain WVU Portal
https://www.facebook.com/wvumo...External Subdomain WVU on Facebook
https://twitter.com/WestVirginiaUExternal WVU on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/w...External Subdomain WVU on YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://online.wvu.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 0.62 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 (74 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-length22395
dateSat, 16 Nov 2024 12:40:17 GMT
serverApache
cache-controlmax-age=0, private, must-revalidate
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
x-permitted-cross-domain-policiesnone
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-request-id9e660260-29c7-498e-8a75-6e8a201a27e2
x-served-bycs-prod-app-1d-78-227
x-download-optionsnoopen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
etagW/"f8eec9613185a7422a799c225e0137ee-gzip"
status200 OK
content-encodinggzip
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
varyAccept-Encoding
x-cacheMiss from cloudfront
via1.1 099a327961f82798658bf21aa210d4a0.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
x-amz-cf-popFRA56-P7
x-amz-cf-id0DMu8Gw1DywTv5n_XxwNF_xiRuw79UUZA2-Exped2ZwvnFAzb9b3Jw==
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 624 referring domains.
This page has 1,818 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 499 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://online.wvu.edu/sitemap.xml

User-agent: *
Disallow: /thank-you

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Online74%Check
WVU Online74%Check
WVU70%Check
Online student59%Check
University48%Check
West48%Check
Virginia48%Check
Virginia University48%Check
West Virginia48%Check
West Virginia University48%Check
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