Plymouth.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
39% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
71% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.55 s
File size
87.90 kB
Words
633
Media files
19
Number of links
92 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Plymouth State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (233 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Plymouth State University, New Hampshire
The length of the meta description is perfect. (268 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.plymouth.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
geo.regionUS-NH
descriptionPlymouth State University, New Hampshire
GeneratorDrupal 9 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
og:site_namePlymouth State University
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.plymouth.edu/
og:descriptionPlymouth State University, New Hampshire
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 633 words. That's ok.
25% 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.
7 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 17.77 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
This page only loads 3 JavaScript files. That's good!
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
The amount of tags is very high (16). We recommend using a maximum of 13 tags for this page.
Some tags are too long. With 81 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"cluster learning goes beyond the classroom to better prepare you for your career."
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)
The HTML has geoname information: US-NH
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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 do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Empty heading
H2 Beyond Traditional
H2 100+
H2 It's just different up here.
H2 Life at Plymouth State
H2 News from Plymouth State
H2 Information For
H2 Quick Links
H3 Helpful Resources:
H3 Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees
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 18 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.plymouth.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.plymouth.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Plymouth State University
A-TITLE Plymouth State University
/admissions/schedule-visitVISIT
A-TITLE Schedule a Visit
https://www.plymouth.edu/applyAPPLY
A-TITLE Apply
https://www.plymouth.edu/giving/Subdomain Give
A-TITLE Donate to Plymouth State University
https://www.plymouth.edu/Anchor Search
A-TITLE Open search box
/admissions/schedule-visitVisit
A-TITLE Schedule a Visit
https://www.plymouth.edu/applyApply
A-TITLE Apply
https://panthers.plymouth.edu/...New window External Subdomain Pay Your Deposit
A-TITLE Panther login
https://panthers.plymouth.edu/...New window External Subdomain Request Info
https://www.plymouth.edu/portalmyPlymouth
A-TITLE Plymouth Portal
https://www.plymouth.edu/givingNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Give
A-TITLE Giving to PSU
https://www.plymouth.edu/aboutWhy Plymouth State?
A-TITLE About
https://www.plymouth.edu/applyApply Today
A-TITLE Apply
/academicsExplore Degrees
A-TITLE Academics
/campus-lifePicture Yourself Here
A-TITLE Campus Life
https://www.plymouth.edu/aboutText duplicate Why Plymouth State?
A-TITLE About
https://www.plymouth.edu/node/96Text duplicate Apply Today
https://www.plymouth.edu/node/19Explore Academics
https://www.plymouth.edu/node/20Text duplicate Picture Yourself Here
/programs-of-study?field_unh_p...Graduate
/programs-of-study?field_unh_p...Undergraduate
/academicsExplore Our Programs
A-TITLE Academics
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Subdomain Anchor Launch Experience
/academics/cluster-learning-modelLearn More
A-TITLE Cluster Learning Model
/idea-centerText duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE IDEA Center
/blog/2024/07/nh-exhibit-explo...IMG-ALT NHPR logo
/blog/2024/07/nh-exhibit-explo...A NH exhibit explores the past, present and future tradition of Abenaki basket-making
/blog/2024/07/nh-exhibit-explo...Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Read more about A NH exhibit explores the past, present and future tradition of Abenaki basket-making
/blog/2024/07/replacing-biden-...IMG-ALT New Hampshire Union Leader logo
/blog/2024/07/replacing-biden-...Replacing Biden is risky. Here’s how you mitigate it.
/blog/2024/07/replacing-biden-...Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Read more about Replacing Biden is risky. Here’s how you mitigate it.
/blog/2024/06/new-transfer-gua...IMG-ALT Students having fun doing chemistry
/blog/2024/06/new-transfer-gua...New Transfer Guarantee Smooths Path from Community College to Four-Year Degree
/blog/2024/06/new-transfer-gua...Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Read more about New Transfer Guarantee Smooths Path from Community College to Four-Year Degree
https://www.plymouth.edu/newsView All Posts
https://www.instagram.com/plym...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
/admissions/schedule-visitVisit Campus
A-TITLE Schedule a Visit
/about/campus-map/directionsGet Directions
A-TITLE Directions
/admissions/undergraduate/acce...Accepted Students
A-TITLE Accepted Students
/current-studentsCurrent Students
A-TITLE Current Students
/parents-familiesParents and Families
A-TITLE Parents & Families
https://www.plymouth.edu/alumniAlumni
/faculty-staff-resourcesFaculty & Staff
A-TITLE Faculty & Staff Resources
/student-lifeStudent Life
A-TITLE Student Life
/residential-life-diningHousing & Dining
/registrarRegister
A-TITLE The Office of the Registrar
/student-financial-services/bi...Tuition/Cost
A-TITLE Tuition & Fees
https://www.plymouth.edu/newsNews
https://www.plymouth.edu/portalMyPlymouth
A-TITLE Plymouth Portal
/campus-life/health-safetyHealth & Safety
A-TITLE Health & Safety
https://www.plymouth.edu/policePolice
https://athletics.plymouth.edu/External Subdomain Athletics
/about/emergency-informationEmergency Protocols
A-TITLE Emergency Information
/directory/allFaculty & Staff Directory
/student-consumer-informationConsumer Information
A-TITLE Student Consumer Information
https://library.plymouth.edu/External Subdomain Lamson Library
/faculty-staff-resourcesEmployment Opportunities
A-TITLE Faculty & Staff Resources
/president/about/student-successStudent Success
A-TITLE Student Success
https://www.facebook.com/Plymo...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE To Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/Plymou...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE To Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/Plymou...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE To Youtube
https://www.instagram.com/Plym...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE To Instagram
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/sc...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE To LinkedIn
https://www.plymouth.edu/aboutVision | Mission | Values
A-TITLE About
/student-consumer-informationText duplicate Consumer Information
A-TITLE Student Consumer Information
https://www.usnh.edu/policy/us...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://campus.plymouth.edu/ti...External Subdomain Title IX
/admissionsAdmissions
/admissions/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate-admissionsText duplicate Graduate
/admissions/schedule-visitText duplicate Visit Campus
/admissions/financial-assistanceFinancial Assistance
/academicsAcademics
/academics/cluster-learning-modelCluster Learning Model
/programs-of-studyPrograms
https://coursecatalog.plymouth...External Subdomain Academic Catalog
/registrarOffice of the Registrar
/academics/campus-accessibilit...Campus Accessibility Services
/academics/plymouth-academic-s...Plymouth Academic Support Services
/directory/allFaculty & Staff Profiles
https://library.plymouth.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Lamson Library
/academics/academic-career-adv...Academic & Career Advising Center
/campus-lifeCampus Life
/residential-life-diningResidential Life and Dining
/student-lifeText duplicate Student Life
https://athletics.plymouth.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/transportationTransportation
/campus-life/around-plymouthAround Plymouth
/counseling-centerCounseling Center
/campus-life/ice-arenaIce Arena
/campus-life/calendarEvents
/campus-life/facilities-servicesFacilities Services
https://www.plymouth.edu/policeUniversity Police
/campus-life/health-safetyText duplicate Health & Safety
https://www.plymouth.edu/aboutAbout
/contact-usContact Us
/about/centers-servicesCenters and Services
/about/campus-mapCampus Map
/about/emergency-informationEmergency Information
https://www.plymouth.edu/newsText duplicate News
https://www.plymouth.edu/alumniSubdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/presidentPresident's Office
/about/academic-affairsAcademic Affairs
https://www.usnh.edu/trusteesNew window External Subdomain Board of Trustees
/about/covid-19-updates-safety...Covid-19
https://www.plymouth.edu/applyText duplicate Apply
A-TITLE Apply
https://www.plymouth.edu/giving/Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://panthers.plymouth.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
https://www.plymouth.edu/portalText duplicate IMG-ALT myPlymouth
A-TITLE Plymouth Portal

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.plymouth.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 is very slow (1.55 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page only loads 3 JavaScript files. That's good!
The file size of the HTML document is fine (88 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx/1.26.1
dateTue, 13 Aug 2024 14:56:51 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-powered-byPHP/7.4.33
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheHIT
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expires-1
x-generatorDrupal 9 (https://www.drupal.org)
surrogate-controlno-store, content="BigPipe/1.0"
pragmano-cache
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 2,676 referring domains.
This page has 14,435 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,764 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

# Global UNH rules.
Disallow: /sites/default/files/*.pdf$

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# robots.txt
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# 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: *
# 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
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# 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
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

# Site specific robots.txt settings.
Disallow old_magazine/

Search preview

www.plymouth.edu
Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University, New Hampshire

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Plymouth88%Check
Plymouth State81%Check
Plymouth State University79%Check
State74%Check
State University72%Check
University66%Check
new56%Check
New Hampshire52%Check
University System50%Check
New England45%Check

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