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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.37 s
File size
95.40 kB
Words
505
Media files
13
Number of links
84 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Virginia Tech
The page title is too short. (186 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
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)
No canonical link is 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
generatorEnsemble: https://ensemble.cms.vt.edu/
pageTypehome-page
created2024-05-09T21:01:40Z
pubdate2024-05-09T20:49:28Z
last-modified2024-05-09T20:49:28Z
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
format-detectiontelephone=no
facebook-domain-verificationo361an7jijh586jgybynmv8u73lpyr
thumbnailEmpty
langen
twitter:urlhttps://vt.edu/content/vt_edu/en/index.html
twitter:titleHome
twitter:cardsummary
fb:app_id194068395756282
og:urlhttps://vt.edu/content/vt_edu/en/index.html
og:typearticle
og:titleHome
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 505 words. That's ok.
18.8% 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.
3 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 14.83 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 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 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
...s.vt.edu/images/whiteVTonTransparent.svgNo alt attribute provided
....edu/images/accessibility_icon_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/vt-accessibility_report-barrier.svgNo alt attribute provided
...t-accessibility_accessibility-portal.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...es/2023/10/vt-hunt-2023-commencement.jpgCommencement capsVT Hunt logo
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgPresident Tim Sands at the Graduate School ceremonyGraduate School ceremony
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgStudents work on a construction projectFutureHAUS
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgHelmet Research Lab
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgMalawi Library Model

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)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 People Results
H2 VT News Results
H2 friday: university commencement ceremony
H2 Boundless Impact
H2 Innovation Campus
H2 Stories from Virginia Tech News
H2 Our Vision
H3 Learning
H3 Research
H3 Our role in the world
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 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.vt.edu/Subdomain Virginia Tech® home
/accessibility/barrier.htmlSubdomain Report a barrier
/accessibility.htmlSubdomain Accessibility portal
https://www.vt.edu/apply.htmlSubdomain Apply
https://www.vt.edu/visit.htmlSubdomain Visit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Hokie Gear Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://www.vt.edu/platesSubdomain Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
/admissions.htmlSubdomain Future Students
/resources/current-students.htmlSubdomain Current Students
/resources/parents-and-familie...Subdomain Parents and Families
/resources/faculty-and-staff.htmlSubdomain Faculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.vt.edu/link.htmlSubdomain Industry and Partners
https://www.vt.edu/Virginia Tech
https://www.vt.edu/Text duplicate Virginia Tech
https://www.vt.edu/about.htmlSubdomain About
/about/facts-about-virginia-te...Subdomain Facts About Virginia Tech
/about/locations.htmlSubdomain Campus Locations
/about/university-leadership.htmlSubdomain University Leadership
/about/arts.htmlSubdomain Arts@VirginiaTech
/about/traditions.htmlSubdomain History and Traditions
/about/rankings.htmlSubdomain Rankings
https://www.vt.edu/academics.htmlSubdomain Academics
/academics/depts-colleges.htmlSubdomain Colleges
/academics/majors.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate Majors
/academics/minors.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate Minors
/academics/graduate-school.htmlSubdomain Graduate School
/academics/beyond-boundaries.htmlSubdomain Beyond Boundaries
/academics/online-learning.htmlSubdomain Online Learning
/academics/libraries.htmlSubdomain Libraries
/academics/continuing-professi...Subdomain Continuing and Professional Education
/academics/summer-winter-progr...Subdomain Summer and Winter Sessions
/academics/experiential-learni...Subdomain Experiential Learning
/academics/living-learning-com...Subdomain Living-Learning Programs
/academics/study-abroad.htmlSubdomain Study Abroad
/admissions.htmlSubdomain Admissions & Aid
/admissions/undergraduate.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/transfer.htmlSubdomain Transfer Admissions
/admissions/international.htmlSubdomain International Admissions
/admissions/veterans.htmlSubdomain Veteran Admissions
/admissions/graduate.htmlSubdomain Graduate School Admissions
/admissions/cost-and-aid.htmlSubdomain Cost & Aid
/admissions/apply.htmlSubdomain Applying to Virginia Tech
/admissions/visit.htmlSubdomain Visiting Virginia Tech
/admissions/first-generation-s...Subdomain First-Generation Students
/admissions/black-college-inst...Subdomain Black College Institute
/admissions/hispanic-college-i...Subdomain Hispanic College Institute
/admissions/staff.htmlSubdomain Admissions Staff
/admissions/frequently-asked-q...Subdomain Frequently Asked Questions
/admissions/alumni-referrals.htmlSubdomain Alumni Referrals
/admissions/online-redir.htmlSubdomain Online Programs
/admissions/finaid-cares-act-d...Subdomain Federal CARES Act Reporting Disclosure
/admissions/site-map.htmlSubdomain Site Map
/campus-life.htmlSubdomain Campus Life
/campus-life/discover-blacksbu...Subdomain Discover Blacksburg
/campus-life/housing.htmlSubdomain Housing
/campus-life/dining.htmlSubdomain Dining
/campus-life/career-profession...Subdomain Career and Professional Development
/campus-life/health-wellness.htmlSubdomain Health and Wellness
/campus-life/corps-cadets.htmlSubdomain Corps of Cadets
/campus-life/clubs-organizatio...Subdomain Clubs, Organizations, and Involvement
/campus-life/cultural-centers....Subdomain Cultural Centers
/campus-life/athletics.htmlSubdomain Athletics
/inclusive-vt-rdr.htmlSubdomain InclusiveVT
/engagement-outreach.htmlSubdomain Engagement and Outreach
https://www.vt.edu/research.htmlSubdomain Research
https://vt.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
https://vt.edu/visit.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Gear Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://vt.edu/platesText duplicate Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
https://vt.edu/admissions.htmlText duplicate Future Students
/resources/current-students.htmlText duplicate Current Students
/resources/parents-and-familie...Text duplicate Parents and Families
/resources/faculty-and-staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/resources/industry-and-partne...Text duplicate Industry and Partners
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor See more
A-TITLE See more people results
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor Text duplicate See more
A-TITLE See more news results
https://www.vt.edu/Subdomain Home /
https://www.vt.edu/about.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate About
https://www.vt.edu/academics.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Academics
/admissions.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Admissions & Aid
/campus-life.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Campus Life
/inclusive-vt-rdr.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate InclusiveVT
/engagement-outreach.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Engagement and Outreach
https://www.vt.edu/research.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Research
https://www.511virginia.org/External Subdomain Check traffic
https://commencement.vt.edu/pa...External Subdomain See the map
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Learn more
https://vt.edu/innovationcampusVisit the site
http://news.vt.edu/External Subdomain View More
https://news.vt.edu/videos.htmlExternal Subdomain Watch More Videos

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.vt.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 4 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A Content Delivery Network like Bootstrap CDN can save bandwidth for Bootstrap front-end component library.
The page response time is excellent with 0.37 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (95 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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content-length16562
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serverApache
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last-modifiedFri, 10 May 2024 01:01:46 GMT
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accept-rangesbytes
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlmax-age=600
expiresFri, 10 May 2024 01:11:45 GMT
x-routeinfocmsw-prod-04
varyAccept-Encoding
x-cacheHit from cloudfront
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age22203
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 6,443 referring domains.
This page has 456,752 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 4,308 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 13678 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: bingbot
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Disallow: /test.html
Disallow: */admissions/*do-not-crawl
Disallow: /admissions/*_old
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Disallow: /admissions/*_remove_
Disallow: /admissions/info
Disallow: /admissions/error
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/redirect*
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/sandbox*
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/visit/*update.html
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/visit/*cancel.html
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/visit/*reprint.html
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Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/visit/openhouse/closed.html
Disallow: /admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshmen/secondchoicemajor-us.html
Disallow: /innovationcampus/Ref.html
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /test/*
Disallow: /test.html
Disallow: */admissions/*do-not-crawl
Disallow: /admissions/*_old
Disallow: /admissions/*_ref_
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Disallow: /innovationcampus/Ref.html
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: *
Disallow: /test/*
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Tech50%Check
Virginia Tech50%Check
Tech News49%Check
edu48%Check
News44%Check
results43%Check
News results43%Check
commencement42%Check
People results42%Check
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