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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
66% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
0% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.97 s
File size
78.20 kB
Words
586
Media files
5
Number of links
86 internal / 66 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UW Homepage
The page title is too short. (136 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
University of Washington
The meta description is too short. (153 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionUniversity of Washington
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsmax-image-preview:large
generatorWordPress 6.7.2
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@uw
twitter:creator@uw
og:imagehttps://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2025/04/15114444/evolution-of-books-tile.jpg
og:titleStudying the evolution of books
og:urlhttps://www.washington.edu/home/
og:site_nameUW Homepage
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 586 words. That's ok.
23.9% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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 18.07 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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 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)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
.../04/15114444/evolution-of-books-tile.jpgPortrait of Geoffrey Turnovsky, a professor of French at the University of Washington
...04/14091449/earth-month-2025-graphic.pngGlobe graphic with text Earth Month 2025 on purple background.
.../sites/81/2025/04/08085900/quad-tile.jpgAerial view of the quad on the UW campus. People are visible in the distance on the walkways. The cherry trees are in bloom
...81/2017/05/12131754/nobel-prize-2024.png8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize
.../08130603/updated-research-fast-fact.png8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
University Of Washington
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 University Of Washington
H2 Featured Story Slideshow
H2 News & Events
H2 Fast Facts
H3 Helpful Links
H3 Water matters
H3 BATTLING BIAS IN AI
H3 Engineering heart health
H3 Thinking across boundaries
H3 Confidence and connection
H3 Studying the evolution of books
H3 Check out Earth Month events
H3 UW programs place highly in US News & World Report ranking
H3 Honors & awards
H3 Undergrad research
H3 Be boundless
H4 Connect with us:
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 too many external links (66) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://www.washington.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://my.uw.edu/?utm_source=...External Subdomain MyUW
/calendar/?utm_source=quicklin...Subdomain Calendar
https://directory.uw.edu/?utm_...External Subdomain Directories
https://lib.uw.edu/?utm_source...External Subdomain Libraries
https://www.uwmedicine.org/?ut...External Subdomain UW Medicine
/maps/?utm_source=quicklinks&u...Subdomain Maps
/news/?utm_source=quicklinks&u...Subdomain UW News
https://it.uw.edu/?utm_source=...External Subdomain Information Technology
https://employeehelp.workday.u...External Subdomain Workday HCM
https://hfs.uw.edu/Husky-Card-...External Subdomain Husky Card
https://www.uwb.edu/?utm_sourc...External Subdomain UW Bothell
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/?utm...External Subdomain UW Tacoma
https://www.facebook.com/UofWA...External Subdomain UW Facebook
https://x.com/UW?utm_source=qu...External UW Twitter
http://uw.edu/External University of Washington University of Washington
A-TITLE University of Washington Home
http://uw.edu/studentlifeExternal Students
A-TITLE Students
http://uw.edu/parentsExternal Parents
A-TITLE Parents
http://uw.edu/facultystaffExternal Faculty & Staff
A-TITLE Faculty & Staff
http://uw.edu/alumniExternal Alumni
A-TITLE Alumni
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain About
A-TITLE About
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain About the UW
A-TITLE About the UW
/diversity/?utm_source=whiteba...Subdomain Diversity
A-TITLE Diversity
/global/?utm_source=whitebar&u...Subdomain Global Impact
A-TITLE Global Impact
/innovation/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Innovation
A-TITLE Innovation
/leadership/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Leadership
A-TITLE Leadership
/maps/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
A-TITLE Maps
/populationhealth/?utm_source=...Subdomain Population Health
A-TITLE Population Health
https://sustainability.uw.edu/...External Subdomain Sustainability
A-TITLE Sustainability
/visit/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Visit
A-TITLE Visit
/about/academics/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Academics
A-TITLE Academics
/calendar/academic/?utm_source...Subdomain Academic calendar
A-TITLE Academic calendar
/about/academics/departments/?...Subdomain Academic departments
A-TITLE Academic departments
/about/academics/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Colleges and schools
A-TITLE Colleges and schools
/students/crscat/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Course descriptions
A-TITLE Course descriptions
https://registrar.washington.e...External Subdomain Registration
A-TITLE Registration
/students/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Student guide
A-TITLE Student guide
/students/timeschd/?utm_source...Subdomain Time schedule
A-TITLE Time schedule
/admissions/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/admissions/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Admissions
A-TITLE Admissions
/financialaid/?utm_source=whit...Subdomain Financial Aid
A-TITLE Financial Aid
https://www.pce.uw.edu/?utm_so...External Subdomain Continuing education
A-TITLE Continuing education
/uaa/advising/degree-overview/...Subdomain Majors
A-TITLE Majors
/about/housing/?utm_source=whi...Subdomain Student housing
A-TITLE Student housing
https://admit.washington.edu/a...External Subdomain Transfer students
A-TITLE Transfer students
https://finance.uw.edu/sfs/tui...External Subdomain Tuition and fees
A-TITLE Tuition and fees
/admissions/undocumented/?utm_...Subdomain Undocumented students
A-TITLE Undocumented students
https://www.pce.uw.edu/online?...External Subdomain UW Online
A-TITLE UW Online
/news/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain News & Events
A-TITLE News & Events
/news/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain Text duplicate UW News
A-TITLE UW News
/boundless/?utm_source=whiteba...Subdomain Featured stories
A-TITLE Featured stories
https://arts.washington.edu/?u...External Subdomain Arts UW
A-TITLE Arts UW
/calendar/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
A-TITLE Calendar
https://magazine.washington.ed...External Subdomain UW Magazine
A-TITLE UW Magazine
https://gohuskies.com/?utm_sou...External Husky sports
A-TITLE Husky sports
/newsletter/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Newsletter
A-TITLE Newsletter
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Research
A-TITLE Research
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Research at the UW
A-TITLE Research at the UW
/research/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Office of Research
A-TITLE Office of Research
/research/myresearch-lifecycle...Subdomain Research Lifecycle
A-TITLE Research Lifecycle
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Centers and institutes
A-TITLE Centers and institutes
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Stats and rankings
A-TITLE Stats and rankings
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Campuses
A-TITLE Campuses
https://www.uwb.edu/?utm_sourc...External Subdomain Bothell
A-TITLE Bothell
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Seattle
A-TITLE Seattle
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/?utm...External Subdomain Tacoma
A-TITLE Tacoma
/giving/?utm_source=whitebar&u...Subdomain Give
A-TITLE Give
/giving/make-a-gift/?utm_sourc...Subdomain Give now
A-TITLE Give now
/giving/how-to-give/?utm_sourc...Subdomain Ways to give
A-TITLE Ways to give
https://myuwgiving.gifts.washi...External Subdomain My UW Giving
A-TITLE My UW Giving
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Text duplicate About
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Text duplicate About the UW
/diversity/?utm_source=whiteba...Subdomain Text duplicate Diversity
/global/?utm_source=whitebar&u...Subdomain Text duplicate Global Impact
/innovation/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Text duplicate Innovation
/leadership/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Text duplicate Leadership
/maps/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
/populationhealth/?utm_source=...Subdomain Text duplicate Population Health
https://sustainability.uw.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Sustainability
/visit/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
/about/academics/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
/calendar/academic/?utm_source...Subdomain Text duplicate Academic calendar
/about/academics/departments/?...Subdomain Text duplicate Academic departments
/about/academics/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Text duplicate Colleges and schools
/students/crscat/?utm_source=w...Subdomain Text duplicate Course descriptions
https://registrar.washington.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Registration
/students/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Text duplicate Student guide
/students/timeschd/?utm_source...Subdomain Text duplicate Time schedule
/admissions/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
/admissions/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
/financialaid/?utm_source=whit...Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://www.pce.uw.edu/?utm_so...External Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing education
/uaa/advising/degree-overview/...Subdomain Text duplicate Majors
/about/housing/?utm_source=whi...Subdomain Text duplicate Student housing
https://admit.washington.edu/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transfer students
https://finance.uw.edu/sfs/tui...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tuition and fees
/admissions/undocumented/?utm_...Subdomain Text duplicate Undocumented students
https://www.pce.uw.edu/online?...External Subdomain Text duplicate UW Online
/news/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain Text duplicate News & Events
/news/?utm_source=whitebar&utm...Subdomain Text duplicate UW News
/boundless/?utm_source=whiteba...Subdomain Text duplicate Featured stories
https://arts.washington.edu/?u...External Subdomain Text duplicate Arts UW
/calendar/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
https://magazine.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate UW Magazine
https://gohuskies.com/?utm_sou...External Text duplicate Husky sports
/newsletter/?utm_source=whiteb...Subdomain Text duplicate Newsletter
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Research at the UW
/research/?utm_source=whitebar...Subdomain Text duplicate Office of Research
/research/myresearch-lifecycle...Subdomain Text duplicate Research Lifecycle
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Centers and institutes
https://research.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Stats and rankings
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Text duplicate Campuses
https://www.uwb.edu/?utm_sourc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Bothell
/about/?utm_source=whitebar&ut...Subdomain Text duplicate Seattle
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/?utm...External Subdomain Text duplicate Tacoma
/giving/?utm_source=whitebar&u...Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/giving/make-a-gift/?utm_sourc...Subdomain Text duplicate Give now
/giving/how-to-give/?utm_sourc...Subdomain Text duplicate Ways to give
https://myuwgiving.gifts.washi...External Subdomain Text duplicate My UW Giving
https://magazine.washington.ed...External Subdomain Read story
https://ischool.uw.edu/news/20...External Subdomain Text duplicate Read story
https://www.engr.washington.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Read story
/uaa/2025/01/10/from-mentorshi...Subdomain Text duplicate Read story
https://artsci.washington.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Read story
https://arts.washington.edu/External Subdomain ArtsUW
A-TITLE Arts UW
https://www.washington.edu/maps/Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
A-TITLE Maps
https://my.uw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyUW
A-TITLE MyUW
https://gohuskies.com/External Athletics
A-TITLE Athletics
/social/Subdomain Social
A-TITLE UW social media links
https://lib.uw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
A-TITLE Libraries
https://www.uwmedicine.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate UW Medicine
A-TITLE UW Medicine
https://artsci.washington.edu/...External Subdomain Learn the history
https://sustainability.uw.edu/...External Subdomain Get involved
/news/2025/04/07/uw-informatio...Subdomain View rankings
https://www.washington.edu/Subdomain University of Washington
/boundless/Subdomain Be boundless
https://www.facebook.com/UofWAExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/UWExternal Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uofwa/External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.pinterest.com/uofwa/External Subdomain Pinterest
/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility
/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
https://www.washington.edu/jobs/Subdomain Jobs
/safety/Subdomain Campus Safety
https://my.uw.edu/External Subdomain My UW
/rules/wac/Subdomain Rules Docket
/online/privacy/Subdomain Privacy
/online/terms/Subdomain Terms
/newsletter/Subdomain Text duplicate Newsletter

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "http://www.washington.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 of 0.97 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 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 9 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 (78 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 84,536 referring domains.
This page has 7,169,383 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 41,939 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /?s=*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /graduation/?s=*

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University63%Check
News43%Check
Events43%Check
News and Events43%Check
Research42%Check
Earth42%Check
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Earth Month42%Check
UW Information School41%Check
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