Policies.ncsu.edu - SEO Checker

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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
34% 
Page structure
74% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
22% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.13 s
File size
49.00 kB
Words
486
Media files
1
Number of links
137 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Policies, Regulations & Rules – NC State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (464 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://policies.ncsu.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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsmax-image-preview:large
generatorSite Kit by Google 1.122.0
langen-us
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 486 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
These Typos were found:
  • auxillary => auxiliary
19.1% 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 14.17 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 98 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"procedure for formatting, adopting, and publishing policies, regulations, and rules (prr protocol)"
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
...16/09/CAMPUS.spring09.10175-1500x539.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (7 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome
H2 View All…
H2 Select a Category
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 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://policies.ncsu.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://policies.ncsu.edu/Subdomain Policies, Regulations & Rules
https://policies.ncsu.edu/policySubdomain Policies
/regulationSubdomain Regulations
https://policies.ncsu.edu/ruleSubdomain Rules
/repealedSubdomain Repealed
/audience/students/Subdomain Student PRRs
/definitions/Subdomain Definitions
/feedback/Subdomain Protected Content
/handbooks/Subdomain Handbooks
/overview/Subdomain Overview
/resources/Subdomain Resources
https://policies.ncsu.edu/new/Subdomain What’s New
/regulation/reg-01-25-05Subdomain Procedure for Formatting, Adopting, and Publishing Policies, Regulations, and Rules (PRR Protocol)
A-TITLE REG 01.25.05 - Procedure for Formatting, Adopting, and Publishing Policies, Regulations, and Rules (PRR Protocol)
/definitionsSubdomain definitions
A-TITLE Definitions
/overviewSubdomain overview
A-TITLE Overview
/chancellorSubdomain Message from the Chancellor
A-TITLE Message from the Chancellor
https://policies.ncsu.edu/policySubdomain All Policies
/regulationSubdomain All Regulations
https://policies.ncsu.edu/ruleSubdomain All Rules
/repealedSubdomain All Repealed
/audience/students/Subdomain All Student PRRs
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Governance & Administration
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Board of Trustees
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Board of Visitors
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Delegation of Authority
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Governance – General
/category/governance-administr...Subdomain Honorary Degrees, Awards and Distinctions
/category/academic-affairs/Subdomain Academic Affairs
/category/academic-affairs/aca...Subdomain Academic Progress
/category/academic-affairs/gra...Subdomain Graduate School
/category/academic-affairs/adm...Subdomain Admissions, Undergraduate
/category/academic-affairs/cou...Subdomain Courses, Undergraduate
/category/academic-affairs/deg...Subdomain Degree Requirements, Graduate
/category/academic-affairs/deg...Subdomain Degree Requirements, Undergraduate
/category/academic-affairs/fac...Subdomain Faculty, Graduate School
/category/academic-affairs/gra...Subdomain Grades and Courses, Graduate School
/category/academic-affairs/gra...Subdomain Grades, Undergraduate
/category/academic-affairs/int...Subdomain International Affairs
/category/academic-affairs/lib...Subdomain Library
/category/academic-affairs/reg...Subdomain Registration & Records
/category/academic-affairs/sch...Subdomain Scholarships & Financial Aid
/category/academic-affairs/uni...Subdomain University Scholars Program (USP)
/category/advancement/Subdomain Advancement
/category/campus-environment/Subdomain Campus Environment
/category/campus-environment/g...Subdomain General Campus Environment PRRs
/category/campus-environment/c...Subdomain Campus Police
/category/campus-environment/e...Subdomain Environmental Safety
/category/campus-environment/f...Subdomain Fire Protection
/category/campus-environment/h...Subdomain Health, Safety and Welfare
/category/campus-environment/n...Subdomain Non-Discrimination
/category/personnel/Subdomain Personnel
/category/personnel/general-pe...Subdomain General Personnel PRRs
/category/personnel/applying-f...Subdomain Applying for Employment
/category/personnel/cooperativ...Subdomain Cooperative Extension County Personnel
/category/personnel/employees-...Subdomain Employees Exempt from the State Personnel Act (SPA)
/category/personnel/employees-...Subdomain Employees Subject to the State Personnel Act (SPA)
/category/personnel/faculty/Subdomain Faculty
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain Post Tenure Review (PTR) Rules
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS)
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Design
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Education
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Engineering
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHASS)
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Natural Resources
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Sciences
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Textiles
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain College of Veterinary Medicine
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain Division of Academic & Student Affairs (DASA)
/category/personnel/faculty/po...Subdomain Poole College of Management
/category/personnel/professors...Subdomain Professorship Awards
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Reappointment Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Rules
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS)
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Design
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Education
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Engineering
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHASS)
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Natural Resources
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Sciences
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Textiles
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate College of Veterinary Medicine
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate Division of Academic & Student Affairs (DASA)
/category/personnel/faculty/rp...Subdomain Text duplicate Poole College of Management
/category/personnel/grievances...Subdomain Grievances & Review
/category/personnel/leave/Subdomain Leave
/category/personnel/mediation/Subdomain Mediation
/category/personnel/outside-em...Subdomain Outside Employment & Activities
/category/personnel/payroll/Subdomain Payroll
/category/personnel/performanc...Subdomain Performance Management and Review
/category/personnel/recruitmen...Subdomain Recruitment and Hiring
/category/personnel/retirement/Subdomain Retirement
/category/extension-engagement/Subdomain Extension & Engagement
/category/extension-engagement...Subdomain Centennial Campus
/category/extension-engagement...Subdomain Continuing Education
/category/extension-engagement...Subdomain Cooperative Extension
/category/extension-engagement...Subdomain Copyright
/category/extension-engagement...Subdomain Use of McKimmon Conference and Training Center (MCTC)
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Finance Operations & Auxillary Services
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Accounts Payable
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Bookstore
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Budget
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Construction Services
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Facilities
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Financial Services
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain General Finance Operations & Auxillary PRRs
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Insurance and Risk Management
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Property
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Purchasing
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Real Estate
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Student Accounts
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Transportation
/category/finance-operations-a...Subdomain Travel
/category/information-technology/Subdomain Information Technology
/category/intercollegiate-athl...Subdomain Intercollegiate Athletics
/category/research-sponsored-a...Subdomain Research & Sponsored Activities
/category/research-sponsored-a...Subdomain General Research
/category/research-sponsored-a...Subdomain PRRs Contract and Grants
/category/research-sponsored-a...Subdomain Research Administration
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Student Activities & Services
/category/academic-affairs/Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Affairs
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Campus Recreation
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Craft Center
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Dining
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Gallery of Art & Design
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain General Student Activities & Services PRRs
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Housing
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Student Discipline
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Student Grievance
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Student Health Services
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Student Organizations
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Talley Student Center
/category/student-activities-s...Subdomain Ticket Central
/category/personnel/salary-adm...Subdomain Salary Administration/Compensation
https://policies.ncsu.edu/new/Subdomain PRR Archives
https://www.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain NC State University
http://accessibility.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Accessibility
http://www.ncsu.edu/privacy/External Subdomain Privacy
http://policies.ncsu.edu/Subdomain University Policies
/wordpress/wp-login.phpSubdomain Log in
https://www.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate NC State University

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://policies.ncsu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.13 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 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (49 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 10 Apr 2024 18:46:15 GMT
serverApache
link<https://policies.ncsu.edu/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/", <https://policies.ncsu.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/12>; rel="alternate"; type="application/json", <https://policies.ncsu.edu/>; rel=shortlink
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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 156 referring domains.
This page has 132,934 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 132 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

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

Sitemap: https://policies.ncsu.edu/wp-sitemap.xml

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