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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
62% 
Page structure
56% 
Link structure
46% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.60 s
File size
112.20 kB
Words
814
Media files
30
Number of links
79 internal / 44 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage - Southern Virginia University
The length of the page title is perfect. (365 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At Southern Virginia University, we empower faithful Latter-day Saints and those who share our values to fulfill their capacity. You belong here.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (874 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://svu.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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionAt Southern Virginia University, we empower faithful Latter-day Saints and those who share our values to fulfill their capacity. You belong here.
google-site-verification_gNphOHQzG-rxP9Xzlbn-x2cX-OvBC9AmoBkR5
et-api-versionv1
et-api-originhttps://svu.edu
tec-api-versionv1
tec-api-originhttps://svu.edu
msapplication-TileImagehttps://svu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-svu-emblem_crimson_512x512-270x270.png
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/southernvirginia/
article:modified_time2024-07-17T19:25:19+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@svuedu
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHomepage - Southern Virginia University
og:descriptionAt Southern Virginia University, we empower faithful Latter-day Saints and those who share our values to fulfill their capacity. You belong here.
og:urlhttps://svu.edu/
og:site_nameSouthern Virginia University
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: “The thing I value most about my time at [Southern Virginia] and what ...
The average number of words per sentence of 25.77 words is high.
This page contains 814 words. That's ok.
28.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 58 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" 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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
...ute-Photoshoot_EF_0659_1-copy-1.jpg.webpNo alt attribute provided
...ec-Shooting_EF_0122-2-e1713905939606.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...t_front_page_desktop-e1713907228833.jpegNo alt attribute provided
.../uploads/2023/10/DQ5A3405-1040x693-1.jpgInstitute Couples
.../uploads/2023/10/DQ5A3405-1040x693-1.jpgInstitute Couples
...8_MAR_Staged-Classroom-Shoot_EF_0248.jpgProfessor helping a student in the classroom
...8_MAR_Staged-Classroom-Shoot_EF_0248.jpgProfessor helping a student in the classroom
/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1SV01103.jpg2023 Women's Soccer Championship win
/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1SV01103.jpg2023 Women's Soccer Championship win
...ent/uploads/2023/06/music-mobile-min.jpgStudent playing french horn
...nt/uploads/2023/06/music-desktop-min.jpgStudent playing french horn
...3/20240213_MAR_Spec-Shooting_EF_0003.jpgStudent doing biochemistry homework on iPad
...3/20240213_MAR_Spec-Shooting_EF_0003.jpgStudent doing biochemistry homework on iPad
...2_SL_Back-to-School-Barbeque_EF_0666.jpgStudents laughing together.
...2_SL_Back-to-School-Barbeque_EF_0666.jpgStudents laughing together.
...Commencement-Ceremonies_EF_0693-copy.jpgStudent receiving their diploma
...2023-Commencement-Ceremonies_EF_0693.jpgStudent receiving their diploma
...tudent-Feature_EF_0131-1-2048x1812-1.jpgMoriah Salins
...s/2024/01/Jacob_Taloa-e1704752527631.jpgJacob Taloa speaking at commencement
...AR_Kenneth-Black_RW_0639-2048x1365-1.jpgKenneth Black
...nt/uploads/2024/01/Crystal_Cleveland.jpgAlum Crystal Cleveland
...ent/uploads/2023/08/Mckenzie_Kitchen.pngMckenzie Kitchen
...hew-Valentine_RW_0414-e1710865605271.jpgMatthew Valentine

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
You Belong Here.
The H1 heading is too short (16 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 49 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 You Belong Here.
H2 Who we are
H2 Why students love SVU
H2 Why students love SVU Duplicate text
H2 Why students love SVU Duplicate text
H2 Why Students Love SVU
H2 Why students love SVU Duplicate text
H2 Why Students Love SVU Duplicate text
H2 Career Success
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Become a Knight
H2 Gather. Lift. Launch.
H3 About
H3 Admissions
H3 Links
H3 Resources
H3 Help
H3 The only East Coast college for Latter-day Saints.
H3 Christ-centered campus environment.
H3 Small classes. Big Results.
H3 NCAA DIII Athletics
H3 Pursue your creative passions.
H3 An iPad for Every Student
H3 Build life-long friendships.
H3 Prepare to Launch
H3 Request Info
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Moriah
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Jacob
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Kenneth
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Crystal
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Mckenzie
H5 #KnightVision: Meet Matthew
H5 Aug. 26–27, 2024
H5 Oct. 26, 2024
H5 Schedule a Visit
H5 Contact Admissions
H5 Apply Today
H5 Ask Us a Question
H5 About Duplicate text
H5 Admissions Duplicate text
H5 Links Duplicate text
H5 Resources Duplicate text
H5 Help Duplicate text
H6 Art Major from Idaho
H6 Biochemistry Major from California
H6 Philosophy Major from Oregon and Ph.D. candidate at MIT
H6 Crystal Cleveland, LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR FROM NEW JERSEY
H6 Music Major from Texas NYC-based Vocal Instructor Performer/Production Assistant at Carnegie Hall
H6 Psychology Major from Texas
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
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 too many external links (44) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://svu.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://svu.edu/IMG-ALT SVU emblem crimson
https://svu.edu/applyApply Now
https://svu.edu/about/mission/Our Mission
https://svu.edu/about/faith/Faith in Jesus Christ
https://svu.edu/about/careers/Careers
http://news.svu.edu/External Subdomain News
https://svu.edu/apply/Text duplicate Apply Now
https://svu.edu/admissions/How to Apply
https://svu.edu/financial-aid/Affordability
/financial-aid/scholarships/Scholarships & Grants
https://svu.edu/visit/Visit Campus
https://knightathletics.com/External Knight Athletics
https://svu.textbookx.com/External Subdomain Bookstore & Swag
https://svu.edu/canvas/Canvas
https://catalog.svu.edu/External Subdomain Catalog
https://voncanon.svu.edu/External Subdomain Library
http://app.svu.edu/External Subdomain Knight App
https://www.tfaforms.com/4947887External Subdomain Make a Payment
http://my.svu.edu/External Subdomain mysvu
https://catalog.svu.edu/accred...External Subdomain Accreditation
https://svu.edu/alumni/Alumni
https://svu.textbookx.com/inst...External Subdomain Anchor Apparel & Gifts
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Campus Map
/about/brand-guidelines/Brand Guidelines & Logos
https://catalog.svu.edu/wp-con...External Subdomain Request Transcripts
https://svu.edu/calendar/Calendar
https://svu.edu/contactContact Us / Directory
/website-accessibility/Accessibility Statement
https://svu.edu/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://svu.edu/cookie-policy/Cookie Policy
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Text duplicate Campus Map
/student-life/services/Title IX
https://my.svu.edu/icsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate mysvu
https://news.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://svu.edu/calendarCalendar & Events
https://svu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
https://svu.edu/give/Give Now
https://svu.edu/contact/Contact Us
https://knightathletics.com/External Text duplicate Knight Athletics
https://svu.edu/about/careers/Text duplicate Careers
https://catalog.svu.edu/accred...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
https://svu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
https://svu.textbookx.com/inst...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Apparel & Gifts
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Text duplicate Campus Map
/about/brand-guidelines/Text duplicate Brand Guidelines & Logos
https://catalog.svu.edu/wp-con...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Transcripts
https://svu.edu/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar
https://svu.edu/apple/No Text
https://my.svu.edu/icsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate mysvu
https://news.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://svu.edu/calendarText duplicate Calendar & Events
https://svu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
https://svu.edu/give/Text duplicate Give Now
https://svu.edu/contact/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://knightathletics.com/External Text duplicate Knight Athletics
https://svu.edu/about/careers/Text duplicate Careers
https://catalog.svu.edu/accred...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
https://svu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
https://svu.textbookx.com/inst...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Apparel & Gifts
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Text duplicate Campus Map
/about/brand-guidelines/Text duplicate Brand Guidelines & Logos
https://catalog.svu.edu/wp-con...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Transcripts
https://svu.edu/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar
https://svu.edu/visit/Visit CampusVisit Campus
https://svu.edu/request-info/Request InfoRequest Info
https://svu.edu/about/Links to SVU’s About Us pageAbout Us
https://svu.edu/about/faith/link to Faith in Jesus Christ pageOur Faith in Jesus Christ
https://svu.edu/academics/link to academics pageAcademics at SVU
/student-life/athletics/link to athletics pageKnights Athletics
/student-life/arts/link to ArtsArts at SVU
https://svu.edu/apple/link to Apple Distinguished SchoolApple Distinguished School
/organizer/student-life/link to SVU student LifeDiscover Knight Life
/about/mission/launch/links to Launch pageExplore Outcomes
https://news.svu.edu/2024/disc...External Subdomain Link to News ArticleMoriah’s Story
https://news.svu.edu/2023/alum...New window External Subdomain Link to news articleJacob’s Story
https://news.svu.edu/2022/clas...New window External Subdomain Link to news article.Kenneth’s Story
https://news.svu.edu/2023/prep...New window External Subdomain Link to news articleCrystal’s Story
https://news.svu.edu/2020/musi...New window External Subdomain Link to news articleMckenzie’s Story
https://news.svu.edu/2022/clas...External Subdomain Link to news articleMatthew’s Story
https://svu.edu/calendar/New window New tabFull calendar and events schedule
/admissions/orientation/New window New tabOrientation
/alumni/homecoming/New window New tabHomecoming
https://svu.edu/visit/New window New Window, Come see our beautiful campus!
https://svu.edu/admissions/team/New window New Window, Meet your admissions counselor
https://svu.edu/applyNew window New Window, Start your new student application
https://svu.edu/request-info/New window New Window, We typically respond within 24 hours
https://svu.edu/about/mission/Gather. Lift. Launch.
https://svu.edu/about/mission/Text duplicate Our Mission
https://svu.edu/about/faith/Text duplicate Faith in Jesus Christ
https://svu.edu/about/careers/Text duplicate Careers
http://news.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://svu.edu/apply/Text duplicate Apply Now
https://svu.edu/admissions/Text duplicate How to Apply
https://svu.edu/financial-aid/Text duplicate Affordability
/financial-aid/scholarships/Text duplicate Scholarships & Grants
https://svu.edu/visit/Text duplicate Visit Campus
https://knightathletics.com/External Text duplicate Knight Athletics
https://svu.textbookx.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore & Swag
https://svu.edu/canvas/Text duplicate Canvas
https://catalog.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Catalog
https://voncanon.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
http://app.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Knight App
https://www.tfaforms.com/4947887External Subdomain Text duplicate Make a Payment
http://my.svu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate mysvu
https://catalog.svu.edu/accred...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
https://svu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
https://svu.textbookx.com/inst...External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Apparel & Gifts
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Text duplicate Campus Map
/about/brand-guidelines/Text duplicate Brand Guidelines & Logos
https://catalog.svu.edu/wp-con...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Transcripts
https://svu.edu/calendar/Text duplicate Calendar
https://svu.edu/contactText duplicate Contact Us / Directory
/website-accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility Statement
https://svu.edu/privacy-policy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
https://svu.edu/cookie-policy/Text duplicate Cookie Policy
https://svu.edu/campus-map/Text duplicate Campus Map
/student-life/services/Text duplicate Title IX
https://www.instagram.com/svuedu/New window External Subdomain New Tab, Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/south...New window External Subdomain New Tab, Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/S...New window External Subdomain New Tab, Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain New Tab, LinkedIn
https://svu.edu/privacylinkPrivacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://svu.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 0.60 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.
This page loads 12 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 58 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (112 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateMon, 26 Aug 2024 23:13:55 GMT
serverApache
cache-controlno-cache
content-encodinggzip
wpo-cache-statuscached
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
referrer-policysame-origin
last-modifiedMon, 26 Aug 2024 15:22:45 GMT
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 page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,001 referring domains.
This page has 8,666 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 699 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wpo/wpo-plugins-tables-list.json

# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://svu.edu/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK

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svu.edu
Homepage - Southern Virginia University
At Southern Virginia University, we empower faithful Latter-day Saints and those who share our values to fulfill their capacity. You belong here.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Belong62%Check
Southern58%Check
Virginia58%Check
University58%Check
SVU58%Check
Southern Virginia58%Check
Virginia University58%Check
Southern Virginia University58%Check
Latter-day50%Check
Saints50%Check
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