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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
46% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.56 s
File size
135.00 kB
Words
1573
Media files
18
Number of links
129 internal / 38 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Western Colorado University - Adventure Starts Here
The length of the page title is perfect. (476 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (798 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://western.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1573 words. That's ok.
26.1% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
20 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 19.25 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 31 tags for this page.
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
...ntent/uploads/2020/05/WCU_Main-new-1.svgWestern Colorado UniversityWestern Colorado University
...oads/2023/11/MicrosoftTeams-image-50.jpgA group of students celebrate at an orientation event.
...ontent/uploads/2024/10/cover-600x400.pngThe Western women's soccer team stands in a huddle with their arms around eachother.
...ent/uploads/2024/10/MAR_1426-600x400.jpgKanae Haneishi presents about her two projects on JEDI in Physical Education to a group of faculty and staff during a session of Lunch with Western Scholars in the library's Mural Room.
...nt/uploads/2024/10/MAR_3949-600x400.jpegFox21 newscasters interview a Western faculty member.
...ntent/uploads/2024/09/julian-600x400.pngJulian Rubinstein holding his Emmy Award.
...versity_FullImageCollection-308959-1.jpgWestern campus
...nt/uploads/2020/02/img_academicrigor.jpgWestern Colorado University
...020/02/UnderGProgram_hero-2-1200x792.jpgUndergraduate Programs
...oads/2020/02/CarleyClegg-180718-0202.jpgTwo students conduct research in a wildlife ecology lab focused on forest fires.
.../uploads/2020/02/ADP_hero-4-1200x792.jpgAccelerated Degree Programs
...t/uploads/2020/02/CSE-hero6-1200x800.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...0/02/School_Business_Header-1200x625.jpgFour prospective students give a presentation during the Borick Scholars Weekend event.
...tal-Biology-Ecology-hero-16-1200x800.jpgSchool of Environment and sustainability
.../2021/04/ADC_Header_Replace-1200x586.jpgA student types on a laptop.
...ent/themes/wcu/assets/img/logo-white.pngWestern Colorado University Logo
...estern-colorado-university-site-icon.pngWestern Colorado University Logo
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Adventure Starts Here
The H1 heading is perfect.
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 46 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 Adventure Starts Here
H2 Resources For
H2 Experience life as a Mountaineer!
H2 The College Tour
H2 News & Research
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Upcoming Events Duplicate text
H2 Your Future Starts Here
H2 The difference is the outcome.
H2 Where academic rigor meets awe-inspiring adventure.
H2 Schools & Programs
H2 Schools & Programs Duplicate text
H2 Discover your story at Western.
H2 Helpful Links
H2 Contact Us
H2 Admissions
H2 Financial Aid
H2 Helpful Links Duplicate text
H2 Schools & Programs Duplicate text
H2 Resources For Duplicate text
H3 Apply Now for Spring '25
H3 Visit Campus
H3 Get Your Questions Answered
H3 Students Raise Awareness of Athletes’ Mental Health with Eksperience App Students Raise Awareness of Athletes’ Mental Health with Eksperience App
H3 Shaping the Future of Physical Education and Sport: Kanae Haneishi’s Mission of Inclusion and Wellness Shaping the Future of Physical Education and Sport: Kanae Haneishi’s Mission of Inclusion and ...
H3 Fox21 News Visits Western Colorado University Fox21 News Visits Western Colorado University
H3 Western Colorado University Professor Julian Rubinstein Wins Emmy Award for Documentary “The Holly” Western Colorado University Professor Julian Rubinstein Wins Emmy Award for Documentary “The Holly”
H3 Mid-Fall Break - No Classes
H3 Women's Swimming & Diving Quad Meet
H3 Football vs. South Dakota Mines
H3 WCU Cheerleading Little and Junior Neers Clinic!
H3 Women's Soccer vs. Colorado Mesa University
H3 Italy Maymester Course Information Session
H3 Presentation on State and Local Ballot Initiatives
H3 School of Business Speaker Series - Dr. Catherine Flynn
H3 Peace Corps Prep General Interest Meeting
H3 Women's Soccer vs. Regis University
H3 We create a solid foundation for your future success.
H3 Undergraduate Programs
H3 School of Graduate Studies
H3 Accelerated Degree Programs
H3 Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering
H3 School of Business
H3 Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability
H3 Adult Degree Completion
H6 Select your Undergraduate Student Type
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (38) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
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https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain Current Students
https://western.edu/alumni/Alumni
/parents-family/Parents & Family
https://western.edu/athletics/Athletics
/public-health/Public Health
https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
https://western.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/parents-family/Text duplicate Parents & Family
https://western.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
/public-health/Text duplicate Public Health
/admissions-aid/apply/Apply
/admissions-aid/visit-western/Visit
/elevate/ways-to-giveGive
https://western.edu/IMG-ALT Western Colorado University
https://western.edu/about/About Western
/about/administration/Administration
/about/leadership/Leadership
/about/mission-campus-profile/Mission & Campus Profile
/about/map-directions/Map & Directions
/about/directory/Directory
/about/division-justice-inclus...Division for Justice & Inclusion
/about/vision-values/Vision & Values
/about/sustainable-western/Sustainable Western
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain Events
https://western.edu/academics/Academics
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Undergraduate Programs
/school/school-of-graduate-stu...School of Graduate Studies
/school/accelerated-degree-pro...Accelerated Degree Programs
/school/paul-m-rady-school-of-...Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering
/school/school-of-business/School of Business
/school/school-environment-sus...Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability
/school/adult-degree-completion/Adult Degree Completion
/academics/center-learning-inn...Center for Learning & Innovation
/academics/departments/Academic Departments
/academics/academic-calendar/Academic Calendar
/academics/academic-resource-c...Registration & Advising Services
/academics/catalog/University Catalog
/news-research/News & Research
https://library.western.edu/libExternal Subdomain Library
/program/honors-program/Honors Program
/admissions-aid/admissions/Admissions
/admissions-aid/visit-western/Visit Western
/admissions-aid/apply/Text duplicate Apply
/admissions-aid/financial-aid/Financial Aid & Scholarships
/admissions-aid/admissions/adm...Admitted Undergraduate Students
/admissions-aid/tuition-costs/Tuition & Costs
/school/school-of-graduate-stu...Admitted Graduate Students
https://western.edu/student-life/Student Life
/student-life/residence-life-h...Residence Life & Housing
/student-life/student-affairs/Student Affairs
https://western.edu/clubs-orgs/Clubs and Organizations
/student-life/campus-recreation/Campus Recreation
/student-life/health-wellness/Health & Wellness
/student-life/safety-security/Safety & Security
/about/division-justice-inclus...Multicultural Center
/student-life/lead/LEAD: Leadership, Engagement and Development
/student-life/epic-mentorship-...EPIC Mentorship Program
/student-life/career-services/Career Services
/student-life/title-ix/Title IX and Community Standards
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/admissions-aid/apply/Text duplicate Apply
/admissions-aid/visit-western/Text duplicate Visit
/elevate/ways-to-giveText duplicate Give
https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
https://western.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/parents-family/Text duplicate Parents & Family
https://western.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
/public-health/Text duplicate Public Health
https://western.edu/college-tour/The College Tour
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/admissions-aid/admissions/Admissions Requirements
A-TITLE Admissions Requirements
/admissions-aid/visit-western/Text duplicate Visit Western
A-TITLE Visit Western
/admissions-aid/admissions/con...Request Information
A-TITLE Request Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
/students-raise-awareness-of-a...IMG-ALT The Western women's soccer team stands in a huddle with their arms around eachother.
A-TITLE Students Raise Awareness of Athletes’ Mental Health with Eksperience App
/category/featured-news/Featured News
/students-raise-awareness-of-a...Students Raise Awareness of Athletes’ Mental Health with Eksperience App
/shaping-the-future-of-physica...IMG-ALT Kanae Haneishi presents about her two projects on JEDI in Physical Education to a group of faculty and staff during a session of Lunch with Western Scholars ...
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/category/featured-news/Text duplicate Featured News
/shaping-the-future-of-physica...Shaping the Future of Physical Education and Sport: Kanae Haneishi’s Mission of Inclusion and Wellness
/fox21-news-visits-western-col...IMG-ALT Fox21 newscasters interview a Western faculty member.
A-TITLE Fox21 News Visits Western Colorado University
/category/featured-news/Text duplicate Featured News
/fox21-news-visits-western-col...Fox21 News Visits Western Colorado University
/western-colorado-university-p...IMG-ALT Julian Rubinstein holding his Emmy Award.
A-TITLE Western Colorado University Professor Julian Rubinstein Wins Emmy Award for Documentary “The Holly”
/category/featured-news/Text duplicate Featured News
/western-colorado-university-p...Western Colorado University Professor Julian Rubinstein Wins Emmy Award for Documentary “The Holly”
/news-research/View All News & Research
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain View All Events
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Mid-Fall Break - No Classes
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Women's Swimming & Diving Quad Meet
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Football vs. South Dakota Mines
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain WCU Cheerleading Little and Junior Neers Clinic!
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Women's Soccer vs. Colorado Mesa University
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Italy Maymester Course Information Session
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Presentation on State and Local Ballot Initiatives
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain School of Business Speaker Series - Dr. Catherine Flynn
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Peace Corps Prep General Interest Meeting
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Women's Soccer vs. Regis University
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate View All Events
https://western.edu/about/Explore Western
A-TITLE Explore Western
https://western.edu/academics/Explore Our Programs
A-TITLE Explore Our Programs
/school/undergraduate-programs/Text duplicate Undergraduate Programs
/school/school-of-graduate-stu...Text duplicate School of Graduate Studies
/school/accelerated-degree-pro...Text duplicate Accelerated Degree Programs
/school/paul-m-rady-school-of-...Text duplicate Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering
/school/school-of-business/Text duplicate School of Business
/school/school-environment-sus...Text duplicate Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability
/school/adult-degree-completion/Text duplicate Adult Degree Completion
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Undergraduate Programs
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate School of Graduate Studies
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Accelerated Degree Programs
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate School of Business
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability
https://western.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Adult Degree Completion
https://western.edu/academics/Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
/admissions-aid/admissions/Text duplicate Admissions
/admissions-aid/visit-western/Text duplicate Visit Western
/apply-to-western-today/Apply Now
/admissions-aid/admissions/adm...Admitted Students
/admissions-aid/tuition-costs/Text duplicate Tuition & Costs
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Text duplicate Undergraduate Programs
/school/school-of-graduate-stu...Text duplicate School of Graduate Studies
/about/map-directions/Text duplicate Map & Directions
https://events.western.edu/External Subdomain Event Calendar
/about/directory/Text duplicate Directory
/about/map-directions/Campus Map
https://events.western.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Event Calendar
/about/directory/Text duplicate Directory
/accessibility/Accessibility
/admissions-aid/tuition-costs/...Net Price Calculator
/admissions-aid/financial-aid/...Student Consumer Information
/about/administration/human-re...Careers at Western
/admissions-aid/financial-aid/Financial Aid
/about/vision-values/Text duplicate Vision & Values
/about/division-justice-inclus...Discrimination, Harassment, Title IX
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Text duplicate Undergraduate Programs
/school/school-of-graduate-stu...Graduate Programs
/school/accelerated-degree-pro...Text duplicate Accelerated Degree Programs
/school/paul-m-rady-school-of-...Text duplicate Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering
/school/school-of-business/Text duplicate School of Business
/school/school-environment-sus...Text duplicate Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability
https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
https://western.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/parents-family/Text duplicate Parents & Family
https://western.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
/public-health/Text duplicate Public Health
https://western.edu/IMG-ALT Western Colorado University Logo
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/sitemap_index.xmlSitemap
https://facebook.com/WesternCo...New window External Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://youtube.com/WesternCol...New window External Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
https://twitter.com/westerncolouNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Linkedin
A-TITLE Linkedin
https://western.edu/Anchor Back to top
https://admissions.western.edu...New window External Subdomain First-Time Freshman: I have never attended college and am interested in earning a bachelor’s degree at Western.
https://admissions.western.edu...New window External Subdomain Transfer: I have taken classes at another institution after earning a HS diploma and am interested in finishing a bachelor’s degree at Western.
https://admissions.western.edu...New window External Subdomain Additional Bachelors Degree: I have earned one bachelor’s degree and am interested in earning another at Western.
https://admissions.western.edu...New window External Subdomain Non-Degree-Seeking: I am interested in taking classes, but not earning a degree at Western.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://western.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 0.56 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.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (135 kB).

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External factors

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This page has backlinks from 2,350 referring domains.
This page has 85,193 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,579 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Western Colorado University - Adventure Starts Here
At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.

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Western Colorado72%Check
Western Colorado University68%Check
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Adventure Starts66%Check
Starts65%Check
Visit Western63%Check
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