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Meta information
72% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.80 s
File size
399.40 kB
Words
860
Media files
18
Number of links
88 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home Page - DRI
The page title is too short. (159 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Working to solve our most challenging environmental problems. Since 1959, the faculty, students, and staff at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) have advanced scientific knowledge to help solve pressing environmental challenges and improve human health.
The meta description is too long: 1590 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.dri.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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robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionWorking to solve our most challenging environmental problems. Since 1959, the faculty, students, and staff at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) have advanced scientific knowledge to help solve pressing environmental challenges and improve human health.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 860 words. That's ok.
29.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 24.06 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 27 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 118 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"your support enables dri scientists to dream bigger and grow their ideas into impactful solutions that..."
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
data:[...] Base64DRI
data:[...] Base64Meet Cayenne Engel
data:[...] Base64DRI Holds Water Panel at Nevada State Legislature
data:[...] Base64Landscape overlooking the valley between mountains featuring a river, trees, and marshy areas.SAR 2025 Vol 1
data:[...] Base64Curiosity Lab by DRI with a yellow circle with a sunburst pattern.CLPrimaryLogo
data:[...] Base64Curiosity Lab logo over an image of people walking through a reddish haze.
data:[...] Base64Curiosity Lab logo over a painting of a person holding a cloud on a blue green landscape looking up at multicolor rocks.
data:[...] Base64Curiosity Lab logo over an image of people walking through a reddish haze.
data:[...] Base64STEM Education Program Logo with an image of joshua trees on fire and wildfire smoke.
data:[...] Base64STEM Education Program Logo with image of books and STEAM materials.
data:[...] Base64World Environment Day | DRI 2024DRI Foundation Logo 225px
data:[...] Base64scientists launching drone into wildfireMain-DAS-1
data:[...] Base64Dr. Kumud Acharya sifting through waterMain-DHS-1
data:[...] Base64scientist pointing at hieroglyphicsMain-DES-1
data:[...] Base64teachers listening to a presentationEducation-development-Thumbnail
data:[...] Base64Illustrated graphic of glass beakers for a lab.Beaker-icon-1
data:[...] Base64illustrated graphic of globeGlobe-icon-1
data:[...] Base64illustrated icon of book, ruler, pencil, glassesBook-Glasses-icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Featured Story
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 Featured Story
H2 Meet Cayenne Engel
H2 DRI Holds Water Panel at Nevada State Legislature
H2 Research Highlights
H2 Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World
H2 Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World Duplicate text
H2 From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create
H2 From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create Duplicate text
H2 All Upcoming Events
H2 Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World Duplicate text
H2 Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World Duplicate text
H2 STEM Professional Development Training: Fire Ecology
H2 STEM Professional Development Training: Fire Ecology Duplicate text
H2 Ecosystem Explorers: A Family STEAM Adventure!
H2 Ecosystem Explorers: A Family STEAM Adventure! Duplicate text
H2 Support Science that Matters Now
H2 Atmospheric Sciences
H2 Hydrologic Sciences
H2 Earth & Ecosystem Sciences
H2 Education & Workforce Development
H2 As a non-profit, we rely on your support.
H3 More than 60 years of scientific discovery and innovation, in Nevada and around the world
H4 Environmental Research Areas
H4 40 Laboratories and Facilities
H4 60 Years of Scientific Excellence
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.dri.edu/Subdomain Home
/about/partner-with-us/Subdomain Partner With Us
https://www.dri.edu/directory/Subdomain Faculty & Staff Directory
https://www.dri.edu/careers/Subdomain Careers
/for-journalists/Subdomain For Journalists
https://www.dri.edu/contact-dri/Subdomain Contact
https://www.dri.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT DRI
https://www.dri.edu/about/Subdomain About DRI
/strategicplan/Subdomain Strategic Plan 2020-2025
/about/leadership/Subdomain Leadership Team
https://www.dri.edu/directory/Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty & Staff Directory
/about/history-timeline/Subdomain 60-Year History
/about/awards-and-scholarships/Subdomain Awards and Scholarships
https://www.dri.edu/publications/Subdomain DRI Publications
https://www.dri.edu/support-dri/Subdomain Support DRI
/support-dri/dri-foundation/Subdomain DRI Foundation
/policies-and-compliance/Subdomain Policies and Compliance
/researchareas/Subdomain Areas of Research
https://www.dri.edu/labs/Subdomain Laboratories and Facilities
https://www.dri.edu/programs/Subdomain Programs and Networks
https://www.dri.edu/projects/Subdomain Projects and Collaborations
/education-outreach/Subdomain PreK-College Education Outreach
/education-workforce-developme...Subdomain Research Libraries
/education-workforce-developme...Graduate Programs
/project/mountain-rain-or-snow/Mountain Rain or Snow
/project/ashfall/Project Ashfall
/research-park/Subdomain Research Park
https://www.dri.edu/newsroom/Subdomain News & Announcements
/behind-the-science/Subdomain Behind the Science Blog
/about/research-highlights/Subdomain Storymaps
/special-events/Subdomain DRI Special Events
https://www.dri.edu/awe-2024/Subdomain AWE+ 2024
https://signup.e2ma.net/signup...External Subdomain Newsletter Sign Up
https://www.dri.edu/our-impact/Subdomain Our Impact
https://connect.clickandpledge...External Subdomain DONATE
A-TITLE donate today
/meet-cayenne-engel/Subdomain IMG-ALT Meet Cayenne Engel
/meet-cayenne-engel/Subdomain Text duplicate Meet Cayenne Engel
/dri-holds-water-panel-at-neva...Subdomain IMG-ALT DRI Holds Water Panel at Nevada State Legislature
/dri-holds-water-panel-at-neva...Subdomain Text duplicate DRI Holds Water Panel at Nevada State Legislature
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/s...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Landscape overlooking the valley between mountains featuring a river, trees, and marshy areas.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/s...External Subdomain Research Highlights
https://www.dri.edu/curiositylab/Subdomain IMG-ALT Curiosity Lab by DRI with a yellow circle with a sunburst pattern.
https://www.dri.edu/curiositylab/Subdomain Learn more and purchase tickets!
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain 14 May
IMG-ALT Curiosity Lab logo over an image of people walking through a reddish haze.
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain Text duplicate Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World
/event/curiosity-lab-listen-le...Subdomain 30 July
IMG-ALT Curiosity Lab logo over a painting of a person holding a cloud on a blue green landscape looking up at multicolor rocks.
/event/curiosity-lab-listen-le...Subdomain From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create
/event/curiosity-lab-listen-le...Subdomain Text duplicate From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain IMG-ALT Curiosity Lab logo over an image of people walking through a reddish haze.
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain Text duplicate Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World
/event/curiosity-lab-under-the...Subdomain Text duplicate Under the Sun: Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World
/tag/curiosity-lab/Subdomain Curiosity Lab
/tag/extreme-heat/Subdomain Extreme Heat
https://www.dri.edu/tag/hurbain/Subdomain Hurbain
/tag/las-vegas/Subdomain Las Vegas
/event/stem-pd-fire-ecology-ma...Subdomain IMG-ALT STEM Education Program Logo with an image of joshua trees on fire and wildfire smoke.
/event/stem-pd-fire-ecology-ma...Subdomain STEM Professional Development Training: Fire Ecology
/event/stem-pd-fire-ecology-ma...Subdomain Text duplicate STEM Professional Development Training: Fire Ecology
/tag/stem-ed-program/Subdomain DRI STEM Education Program
/tag/educators/Subdomain Educators
/tag/professional-development/Subdomain Professional Development
https://www.dri.edu/tag/stem/Subdomain STEM
/event/ecosystem-explorers-bou...Subdomain IMG-ALT STEM Education Program Logo with image of books and STEAM materials.
/event/ecosystem-explorers-bou...Subdomain Ecosystem Explorers: A Family STEAM Adventure!
/event/ecosystem-explorers-bou...Subdomain Text duplicate Ecosystem Explorers: A Family STEAM Adventure!
/tag/green-boxes/Subdomain Green Boxes
https://www.dri.edu/tag/stem/Subdomain Text duplicate STEM
https://www.dri.edu/events/Subdomain View all upcoming events
https://www.dri.edu/donateNew window Subdomain IMG-ALT World Environment Day | DRI 2024
https://connect.clickandpledge...New window External Subdomain Donate Today!
https://nshe.nevada.edu/New window External Subdomain Nevada System of Higher Education
/atmospheric-sciences/Subdomain Learn More About Atmospheric Sciences
/hydrologic-sciences/Subdomain Learn More About Hydrologic Sciences
/earth-ecosystem-sciences/Subdomain Learn More About Earth & Ecosystems Sciences
/education-workforce-development/Subdomain Learn More About Education & Workforce Development
A-TITLE Learn More About Education & Workforce Development
https://www.dri.edu/donateSubdomain GIVE TO DRI TODAY
/research-divisions/three research divisions
A-TITLE four research divisions
https://www.dri.edu/directory/Faculty Directory
https://www.dri.edu/about/Text duplicate About DRI
https://www.dri.edu/leadership/Our Leadership
/about/history-timeline/Our History
https://www.dri.edu/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/researchareas/Text duplicate Areas of Research
https://www.dri.edu/programs/Special Programs
https://www.dri.edu/labs/Labs & Facilities
/news/news-announcements/News & Events
https://www.dri.edu/contact-dri/Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/drisc...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/driscience/New window External Twitter
https://bsky.app/profile/drisc...External Bluesky
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/dris...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://flickr.com/photos/dris...New window External Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/drisci...New window External Subdomain YouTube
/accessibility-policy/Subdomain Accessibility
/gdpr-cookie-policy/Subdomain Cookie Policy
/privacy-policy-new/Subdomain Privacy Policy
/public-and-personal-safety/Public & Personal Safety
/careers/title-ix/Equal Employment Opportunity
https://nshe.nevada.edu/External Subdomain NSHE
/wp-content/uploads/DRI_Bylaws...Subdomain DRI Bylaws
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws...External Subdomain Conflict of Interest Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dri.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 is very slow (1.80 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.
This page loads 15 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 27 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (399 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateFri, 09 May 2025 14:09:50 GMT
serverApache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu)
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
varyAccept-Encoding,Cookie
last-modifiedFri, 09 May 2025 13:55:24 GMT
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referrer-policyno-referrer-when-downgrade
pragmapublic
cache-controlpublic
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-encodinggzip
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 354 referring domains.
This page has 2,912 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 310 different ip addresses.

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