Wou.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
57% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.18 s
File size
399.00 kB
Words
530
Media files
33
Number of links
71 internal / 27 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Western Oregon University | Oregon’s Oldest Public University
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (561 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Western Oregon University is among the most affordable of Oregon public universities and features a wide range of practical, career-focused academic programs.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (998 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://wou.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=1.0
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionWestern Oregon University is among the most affordable of Oregon public universities and features a wide range of practical, career-focused academic programs.
generatorWordPress 6.0.3
msapplication-TileImagehttps://wou.edu/files/2022/05/cropped-wou-favicon-270x270.png
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/WOUnews
article:modified_time2024-04-22T17:00:30+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@westernoregonu
twitter:label1Est. reading time
twitter:data110 minutes
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleWestern Oregon University | Oregon’s Oldest Public University
og:descriptionWestern Oregon University is among the most affordable of Oregon public universities and features a wide range of practical, career-focused academic programs.
og:urlhttps://wou.edu/
og:site_nameWestern Oregon University
og:imagehttps://wou.edu/files/2023/12/whitePawPrintLock.png
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 530 words. That's ok.
23.2% 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.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.6 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width" 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 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
...estern-Oregon-University-logo-shield.pngWestern Oregon UniversityWestern-Oregon-University-logo-shield
...estern-Oregon-University-logo-shield.pngWestern Oregon UniversityWestern-Oregon-University-logo-shield
/files/2023/12/whitePawPrintLock.pngpadlock
/files/2023/12/icon_canvas.pngcanvas icon
...estern-Oregon-University-logo-shield.pngWestern Oregon UniversityWestern-Oregon-University-logo-shield
...estern-Oregon-University-logo-shield.pngWestern Oregon University
/files/2023/12/icon_apply.jpgpaper with arrow
/files/2023/12/icon_visit.jpgWOU logo on map
/files/2023/12/icon_majors.jpggrad cap
https://wou.edu/files/2023/12/icon_cost.jpgcalculator
/files/2023/12/icon_apply.jpgApplication with arrow
/files/2023/12/icon_visit.jpgMap with WOU
/files/2023/12/icon_majors.jpgCap
https://wou.edu/files/2023/12/icon_cost.jpgCalculator
/files/2023/02/apply-computer-student.jpgWOU student on computerapply-computer-student
https://wou.edu/files/2023/05/W.jpgWestern Oregon University students making a WW
/files/2023/01/first-gen-spot.jpgGraduate with grad cap that says She believed she could so she didfirst-gen-spot
...24/04/CristianProfilePicture-400x250.jpgWestern Oregon University adds new role to bolster Hispanic Serving Institution initiatives
/files/2024/04/10-03-WOU-129-400x250.jpgWestern Oregon University supports multilingual learners in schools through grant
/files/2024/04/DJI_0463-400x250.jpgWestern Oregon University Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
/files/2022/06/trees-silhouette-white.pngwhite silhouette treestrees-silhouette-white
...estern-Oregon-University-logo-shield.pngWOU logo
/files/2019/05/icon-facebook.pngFacebookFacebook
/files/2019/05/icon-instagram.pngInstagramInstagram
/files/2023/12/icon-twitterX.pngTwitterTwitter
/files/2019/05/icon-youtube.pngYouTubeYouTube
/files/2023/12/linkedIn-icon.pngLinkedInYouTube
/files/2023/12/logo-wouTV.pngwouTVwouTV
https://wou.edu/files/2024/02/dot.png
...ltilingual/assets/images/flags/en_US.pngen_USEnglish
...ltilingual/assets/images/flags/en_US.pngen_USEnglish
...ltilingual/assets/images/flags/es_MX.pnges_MXEspañol de México
Video URLWidthHeight
...ube.com/embed/LMdfXH8W3lc?feature=oembed500281

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Powered by Juicer
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 45 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 Powered by Juicer
H2 Find pages, people and places at Western Oregon University
H2 ADMISSIONS
H2 ACADEMICS
H2 Portal padlock
H2 Canvas canvas icon
H2 Launch your experience
H2 Apply
H2 Visit
H2 Majors
H2 Cost & Aid
H2 Know Your Teachers
H2 Diversity at WOU
H2 First Generation
H2 Oldest Public University in Oregon
H2 and located on the west coast
H2 Western Oregon University adds new role to bolster Hispanic Serving Institution initiatives
H2 Western Oregon University supports multilingual learners in schools through grant
H2 Western Oregon University Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
H2 Stay Connected
H3 Future Students
H3 Current Students
H3 Graduate Students
H3 Faculty and Staff
H3 Alumni and Donors
H3 Athletics
H3 April 26 • 26 de april • 2024
H3 Explore Our Campus
H3 Become a Wolf
H3 Complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA®
H3 Apply Duplicate text
H3 Visit Duplicate text
H3 Majors Duplicate text
H3 Cost & Aid Duplicate text
H3 Average Class Size
H3 Average Class Size Duplicate text
H3 Students of Color
H3 Students of Color Duplicate text
H3 First-Generation Students
H3 First-Generation Students Duplicate text
H3 News
H3 Success Story
H3 Upcoming Events
H3 Tools
H3 Resources
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 (27) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Apply
https://wou.edu/portal/Portal
/foundation/give-to-wou/Give
https://wou.edu/admission/Future Students
https://wou.edu/current-students/Current Students
https://graduate.wou.edu/External Subdomain Graduate Students
/resources/faculty-resources/Faculty and Staff
https://wou.edu/alumni/Alumni and Donors
https://wou.edu/athletics/Athletics
https://wou.edu/admission/ADMISSIONS
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Apply Now
https://wou.edu/admission/Undergraduate Admissions
https://graduate.wou.edu/how-t...External Subdomain Graduate Admissions
/admission/wou-said-yes/Accepted Students
https://network.wou.edu/regist...External Subdomain Request Information
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Subdomain Anchor Virtual Tour
https://wou.edu/admission/visit/Visit WOU
https://wou.edu/admission/Visit Admissions
https://wou.edu/academics/ACADEMICS
https://wou.edu/provost/Office of the Provost
https://wou.edu/academics/Majors
https://catalog.wou.edu/External Subdomain Course Catalog
https://library.wou.edu/External Subdomain Library
/registrar/calendars/academic-...Academic Calendar
https://wou.edu/academics/Visit Academics
https://wou.edu/portal/Text duplicate Portal
IMG-ALT padlock
https://wou.instructure.com/External Subdomain Canvas
IMG-ALT canvas icon
https://wou.edu/IMG-ALT Western Oregon University
https://wou.edu/dei/hsi-summit/April 26 • 26 de april • 2024
https://wou.edu/dei/hsi-summit/More information
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Subdomain Anchor Launch your experience
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Become a Wolf
https://wou.edu/finaid/Complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA®
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/IMG-ALT paper with arrow
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Text duplicate Apply
https://wou.edu/admission/visit/IMG-ALT WOU logo on map
https://wou.edu/admission/visit/Visit
https://wou.edu/academics/IMG-ALT grad cap
https://wou.edu/academics/Text duplicate Majors
/finaid/tuition-fees/cost-of-a...IMG-ALT calculator
/finaid/tuition-fees/cost-of-a...Cost & Aid
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/IMG-ALT Application with arrow
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Text duplicate Apply
https://wou.edu/admission/visit/IMG-ALT Map with WOU
https://wou.edu/admission/visit/Text duplicate Visit
https://wou.edu/academics/IMG-ALT Cap
https://wou.edu/academics/Text duplicate Majors
/finaid/tuition-fees/cost-of-a...IMG-ALT Calculator
/finaid/tuition-fees/cost-of-a...Text duplicate Cost & Aid
https://wou.edu/admission/apply/Text duplicate Apply Now
https://wou.edu/dei/Diversity Info
https://wou.edu/firstgen/First Gen Resources
https://wou.edu/life-at-wou/See what life at WOU looks like
https://wou.edu/the-college-tour/View The College Tour Videos
/2024/04/23/western-oregon-uni...IMG-ALT Western Oregon University adds new role to bolster Hispanic Serving Institution initiatives
/2024/04/23/western-oregon-uni...Text duplicate Western Oregon University adds new role to bolster Hispanic Serving Institution initiatives
/2024/04/22/western-oregon-uni...IMG-ALT Western Oregon University supports multilingual learners in schools through grant
/2024/04/22/western-oregon-uni...Text duplicate Western Oregon University supports multilingual learners in schools through grant
/2024/04/18/western-oregon-uni...IMG-ALT Western Oregon University Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
/2024/04/18/western-oregon-uni...Text duplicate Western Oregon University Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
https://wou.edu/category/archive/View All News
/marcom/newsletters/WolfBytes Newsletters
/student-success-stories/View More Student Success Stories
https://calendar.wou.edu/External Subdomain View All Events
http://facebook.com/wounewsNew window External Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Instagram
https://pin.it/2jebAXFNew window External Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on Pinterest
https://www.tiktok.com/@wester...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on TikTok
https://twitter.com/westernore...New window External Text duplicate Follow
A-TITLE Follow on X
http://www.juicer.io/External Subdomain Powered by Juicer
https://www.facebook.com/Weste...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://twitter.com/westernore...New window External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www2.wou.edu/nora/wout...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT wouTV
/resources/campus-map/Campus Maps
https://wou.instructure.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
/resources/find-people/Find People
https://wou.edu/portal/Text duplicate Portal
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Virtual Tour
https://mail.google.com/a/mail...External Subdomain WOU Email
https://wou.edu/ucs/Technical Support
/resources/a-z-index/A-Z Index
https://wou.edu/accessibility/Accessibility
/registrar/calendars/academic-...Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://ssb-prod.ec.wou.edu/PR...External Subdomain Class Schedule
/hr/employment/jobs/Jobs at WOU
https://wou.edu/partnerships/Partnerships
https://wou.edu/student/Student Services
https://www.grandronde.org/New window External Subdomain Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/New window External Subdomain Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians
https://wou.edu/accessibility/New window Text duplicate Accessibility
/institutionalresearch/data-re...Public Records
/ucs/policies-procedures/infor...Privacy
/finaid/managing-my-aid/consum...Student Consumer Information
https://wou.edu/wp-admin/New window No Text
https://wou.edu/es/ES
IMG-ALT es_MX
A-TITLE Español de México

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://wou.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 is very slow (3.18 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (399 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateThu, 25 Apr 2024 11:28:38 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
set-cookie44 Characters
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
link<https://wou.edu/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
content-encodinggzip
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 6,936 referring domains.
This page has 120,843 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,634 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Western Oregon University | Oregon’s Oldest Public University
Western Oregon University is among the most affordable of Oregon public universities and features a wide range of practical, career-focused academic programs.

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Western76%Check
Western Oregon76%Check
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Oregon74%Check
Public University70%Check
Western Oregon University Board66%Check
Oldest Public University64%Check
Public61%Check
WOU56%Check
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