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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
54% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.70 s
File size
155.30 kB
Words
708
Media files
15
Number of links
90 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Villanovan – The Student News Site of Villanova University
The length of the page title is perfect. (566 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Student News Site of Villanova University
The length of the meta description is perfect. (283 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Language defined in meta tags: en, sv
Server location: United States of America
There are different language information within the page markup.
One or more of the specified languages are not ISO standard (en, en-us, de, etc.)
The following language is defined by HTML: en, sv
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
distributionglobal
robotsfollow, all, max-image-preview:large
languageen, sv
viewportwidth=device-width
generatorWordPress 6.8.1
descriptionThe Student News Site of Villanova University
langen-us
og:titleThe Villanovan
og:typeblog
og:urlhttps://villanovan.com
og:imageEmpty
og:image:secure_urlEmpty
og:image:widthEmpty
og:image:heightEmpty
og:site_nameThe Villanovan
og:descriptionThe Student News Site of Villanova University
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 9.08 words is low.
This page contains 708 words. That's ok.
27.4% 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.
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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-header.pngThe Student News Site of Villanova University
/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_6519.jpegOn Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Blue and the White were represented all the way from Vatican City. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a member of the Villanova Class of 1977 who earned a mathematics degree, was elected the 267th pope on just the second day of the conclave. He has chosen the name, Pope Leo XIV.
...nt/uploads/2025/05/AK0V6015-1200x800.jpgDumont had a career-high 15 points against then-ranked No. 16 Marquette.
...loads/2025/05/1745869273090-1200x675.jpgniversity President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D announced that over the summer break, Villanova will be undertaking a major renovation of the Connelly Center, including the addition of a Wawa, fully stocked with its full food, beverage and convenience options.
...ds/2025/05/GqStX4nWkAAjDj6-960x1200.jpegNtambue is a member of the Canadian Elite program.
.../uploads/2025/04/convert-1-1200x741.webpKris Parker transferred from Alabama last offseason to Villanova.
/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_6519.jpegOn Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Blue and the White were represented all the way from Vatican City. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a member of the Villanova Class of 1977 who earned a mathematics degree, was elected the 267th pope on just the second day of the conclave. He has chosen the name, Pope Leo XIV.
...loads/2025/05/1745869273090-1200x675.jpgniversity President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D announced that over the summer break, Villanova will be undertaking a major renovation of the Connelly Center, including the addition of a Wawa, fully stocked with its full food, beverage and convenience options.
...nt/uploads/2025/04/IMG_5722-1200x900.jpgWXVU held its second annual festival on Saturday in Jake Nevin Fieldhouse.
...04/IMG_4359-e1745965557152-900x1200.jpegPolka dots and lace are both elegant styles to add to your wardrobe this summer.
...nt/uploads/2025/05/AK0V6015-1200x800.jpgDumont had a career-high 15 points against then-ranked No. 16 Marquette.
...ds/2025/05/GqStX4nWkAAjDj6-960x1200.jpegNtambue is a member of the Canadian Elite program.
...t-2025-05-07-at-11.07.46-AM-1200x724.pngThe Villanovan will say goodbye to five seniors this academic year.
...creen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.45.54-AM.pngDecorative Background
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-footer.pngThe Student News Site of Villanova University

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Villanovan
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Villanovan
H1 The Villanovan Duplicate text
H1 The Villanovan Duplicate text
H1 The Villanovan Duplicate text
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 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://villanovan.com/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.facebook.com/TheVi...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/thev...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://twitter.com/TheVillanovanNew window External X
https://villanovan.com/The Villanovan
IMG-ALT The Student News Site of Villanova University
/category/news/News
/category/culture/Culture
/category/sports/Sports
/category/opinion/Opinion
/category/crossword/Crossword
https://villanovan.com/Advertising
https://nam04.safelinks.protec...External Subdomain Villanovan Media Guide
/basketball-preview-magazine/Basketball Preview Magazine
https://villanovan.com/about-us/About Us
https://villanovan.com/staff/Staff
/contact-us/Contact Us
https://villanovan.com/donate/Donate
https://villanovan.com/Trivial anchor text
More
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate The Villanovan
https://villanovan.com/Divisions:
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/category/sports/Text duplicate Sports
/category/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/category/crossword/Text duplicate Crossword
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate The Villanovan
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate The Villanovan
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/category/sports/Text duplicate Sports
/category/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/category/crossword/Text duplicate Crossword
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Advertising
https://nam04.safelinks.protec...External Subdomain Text duplicate Villanovan Media Guide
/basketball-preview-magazine/Text duplicate Basketball Preview Magazine
https://villanovan.com/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
https://villanovan.com/staff/Text duplicate Staff
/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://villanovan.com/donate/Text duplicate Donate
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate The Villanovan
https://villanovan.com/The Latest
/30314/news/villanova-graduate...Villanova Graduate Robert Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV
/staff_name/finn-courtney/Finn Courtney
/staff_name/ava-petrosky/Ava Petrosky
/30311/sports/villanova-transf...Villanova Transfer Jordann Dumont Commits to VCU
/staff_name/dylan-johnson/Dylan Johnson
/30308/news/villanova-announce...Villanova Announces Connelly Center Renovation
/staff_name/finn-courtney/Text duplicate Finn Courtney
/30305/sports/villanova-offici...Villanova Officially Signs Marie-Denise Ntambue
/staff_name/dylan-johnson/Text duplicate Dylan Johnson
/30302/sports/villanova-transf...Villanova Transfer Kris Parker Commits to UCF
/staff_name/dylan-johnson/Text duplicate Dylan Johnson
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/30314/news/villanova-graduate...Text duplicate Villanova Graduate Robert Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV
/staff_name/finn-courtney/Text duplicate Finn Courtney
/staff_name/ava-petrosky/Text duplicate Ava Petrosky
/30308/news/villanova-announce...Text duplicate Villanova Announces Connelly Center Renovation
/staff_name/finn-courtney/Text duplicate Finn Courtney
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/30179/culture/wxvufest-studen...WXVUfest: Student Music and Broadcasting Celebrated
/staff_name/cali-carss/Cali Carss
/30182/culture/villavogue-a-lo...VillaVogue: A Love Letter to Summer Styles
/staff_name/ciara-dursee/Ciara Dursee
/category/sports/Text duplicate Sports
/30311/sports/villanova-transf...Text duplicate Villanova Transfer Jordann Dumont Commits to VCU
/staff_name/dylan-johnson/Text duplicate Dylan Johnson
/30305/sports/villanova-offici...Text duplicate Villanova Officially Signs Marie-Denise Ntambue
/staff_name/dylan-johnson/Text duplicate Dylan Johnson
/category/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/30298/opinion/to-our-2025-sen...To Our 2025 Seniors: With Love, Your EIC’s
/staff_name/brooke-ackerman/Brooke Ackerman
/staff_name/nicole-liddicoat/Nicole Liddicoat
/30296/opinion/how-to-embrace-...How to Embrace Villanova’s Running Culture
/staff_name/patricia-cancio/Patricia Cancio
https://docs.google.com/forms/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Decorative Background
https://twitter.com/TheVillano...External Tweets by TheVillanovan
https://villanovan.com/Recent Headlines
/30311/sports/villanova-transf...Text duplicate Villanova Transfer Jordann Dumont Commits to VCU
/30305/sports/villanova-offici...Text duplicate Villanova Officially Signs Marie-Denise Ntambue
/30302/sports/villanova-transf...Text duplicate Villanova Transfer Kris Parker Commits to UCF
/30298/opinion/to-our-2025-sen...Text duplicate To Our 2025 Seniors: With Love, Your EIC’s
/30296/opinion/how-to-embrace-...Text duplicate How to Embrace Villanova’s Running Culture
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate The Villanovan
IMG-ALT The Student News Site of Villanova University
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Divisions:
/category/news/Text duplicate News
/category/culture/Text duplicate Culture
/category/sports/Text duplicate Sports
/category/opinion/Text duplicate Opinion
/category/crossword/Text duplicate Crossword
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
More
https://villanovan.com/Villanovan:
https://villanovan.com/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/contact-us/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://villanova.policytech.c...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://villanovan.com/Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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https://snosites.com/why-sno/External FLEX Pro WordPress Theme
http://snosites.com/External SNO
/wp-login.phpLog in
https://snosites.com/donation-...New window External terms of service

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://villanovan.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.70 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 (155 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 98 referring domains.
This page has 161 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 85 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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