Umb.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
88% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.06 s
File size
21.10 kB
Words
347
Media files
5
Number of links
58 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UMass Boston
The page title is too short. (133 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The oceanfront campus is minutes from downtown Boston and nationally recognized as a student-centered urban public research university.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (862 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionThe oceanfront campus is minutes from downtown Boston and nationally recognized as a student-centered urban public research university.
keywordsUniversity of Massachusetts Boston, UMass, UMB, Beacons, U-Mass, Boston State College
entry_idEmpty
site_id1
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 347 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
23.3% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 10.29 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 7 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)
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
/assets/images/wabi/new-umb-logo-white.svgUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
/assets/images/wabi/new-umb-logo-white.svgUMass Boston
...ads/images/news/KenjiMaeda_Goldwater.jpgKenji Maeda
...hcounselor_schools_news_CEHD_760x400.jpgMental health counselor in classroom with students
...ets/images/wabi/new-umb-logo-blue-tm.svgUMass Boston Logo Blue

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H3 News
H3 Events
H4 COVID-19 Updates
H4 Summer Term 2023
H4 UMass Boston Mobile App
H4 UMass Boston Residence Hall to be Named in Honor of Dr. J. Keith and Angela Motley
H4 Apply for Fall 2023
H4 Support Student Scholarships
H4 Department of Commerce $2.97M Grant to Enhance Digital Connections in Minority Communities
H4 Online Programs
H4 Here4U
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.umb.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.umb.edu/Return to Home Page
IMG-ALT University of Massachusetts Boston
/managemyaccountPassword Management
/it/getting_services/emailEmail
https://umb.umassonline.net/New window External Subdomain Blackboard
/it/getting_services/wiserWISER
https://www.umb.edu/here4uHere4U
https://hr.umb.edu/hr-directNew window External HR Direct
https://umb.campuslabs.com/eng...New window External Subdomain UMBeInvolved
/news_events_media/appMobile App
/controller/travel_registryTravel Registry
/registrar/academic_calendarAcademic Calendar
/academics/vpassStudent Success
https://www.bkstr.com/massachu...New window External Bookstore
https://www.umb.edu/bursarBursar
https://www.umb.edu/calendarCalendar
/academics/course_catalogCourse Listings
/offices_directoryDirectory
/admissions/financial_aid_scho...Financial Aid
/the_university/getting_hereGetting Here
https://www.umb.edu/housingHousing
https://www.umb.edu/libraryLibrary
/news_events_mediaUMass Boston News
A-TITLE UMass Boston News
https://www.umb.edu/registrarRegistrar
https://www.facebook.com/umass...New window External No Text
https://twitter.com/umassbostonNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/umas...New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...New window External No Text
/community-guidelinesCommunity Guideines
https://www.umb.edu/admissionsAdmissions & Aid
https://www.umb.edu/academicsAcademics
https://www.umb.edu/researchResearch
https://www.umb.edu/athleticsAthletics
/the_universityAbout
https://www.umb.edu/givingGive
https://www.umb.edu/itIT
/life_on_campusStudents
https://www.umb.edu/familiesParents & Families
https://www.umb.edu/faculty_staffFaculty & Staff
http://www.alumni.umb.edu/External Alumni
/in_the_communityCommunity
https://www.umb.edu/coronavirusNo Text
https://www.umb.edu/coronavirusCOVID-19 Updates Get the latest information on UMass Boston’s transition back to campus.
https://online.umb.edu/summerExternal No Text
https://online.umb.edu/summerExternal Summer Term 2023 Registration is open! Over 600 flexible course options. Get ahead this summer.
/news_events_media/appNo Text
/news_events_media/appUMass Boston Mobile App The new app is the fastest way to access some of the most important campuses services! Available on iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android...
/news/detail/us_senator_elizab...U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Business Leader Rob Hale to Speak at 2023 UMass Boston Commencement
/news/detail/college_of_scienc...College of Science and Mathematics Student Named a Goldwater Scholar
IMG-ALT Kenji Maeda
/news/detail/department_of_cou...Department of Counseling and School Psychology Awarded $5.7M by Department of Education
IMG-ALT Mental health counselor in classroom with students
https://www.umb.edu/newsAll News
/news/detail/umass_boston_resi...No Text
/news/detail/umass_boston_resi...UMass Boston Residence Hall to be Named in Honor of Dr. J. Keith and Angela Motley This dedication recognizes the Motleys’ long-standing commitment to UMass ...
https://admissions.umb.edu/applyExternal No Text
https://admissions.umb.edu/applyExternal Apply for Fall 2023 Apply for admission to UMass Boston.
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain No Text
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Support Student Scholarships Every gift adds up to change thousands of lives through accessible education.
/news/detail/department_of_com...No Text
/news/detail/department_of_com...Department of Commerce $2.97M Grant to Enhance Digital Connections in Minority Communities
/news_events_media/events/the_...The Robert Wood Lecture 2023 @ 4:30PM
/news_events_media/events/eart...The 11th Annual SFE Earth Day Symposium @ 9:00AM
/news_events_media/events/eart...Earth Week 2023 @ 9:00AM
/news_events_media/eventsAll Events
https://online.umb.edu/External No Text
https://online.umb.edu/External Online Programs Find all of UMass Boston's online and hybrid degree programs in one place.
https://www.umb.edu/here4uNo Text
https://www.umb.edu/here4uHere4U Students: Get on-the-go assistance for campus questions and concerns right here.
https://www.umb.edu/IMG-ALT UMass Boston Logo Blue
/accessibility_statementAccessibility Statement
https://www.umb.edu/crtixADA
https://www.umb.edu/text_onlyDocument Converter
https://hr.umb.edu/External Employment
https://www.umb.edu/privacy_termsPrivacy & Terms
/the_university/student_consum...Student Consumer Information
https://www.umb.edu/preparednessUMass Boston Alert
https://www.massachusetts.edu/External UMass System
https://www.umb.edu/contactContact UMass Boston

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.umb.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 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.06 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (21 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 16 Apr 2023 13:00:42 GMT
content-typetext/html
transfer-encodingchunked
connectionkeep-alive
varyAccept-Encoding
last-modifiedFri, 14 Apr 2023 13:42:22 GMT
cache-controlmax-age=432000
expiresSun, 16 Apr 2023 12:03:52 GMT
access-control-allow-origin*
cf-cache-statusHIT
age3410
servercloudflare
cf-ray7b8c9cdf8dc1047a-FRA
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 26,349 referring domains.
This page has 7,682,471 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 16,516 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.
Listed on Webwiki
(Nice to have)
This website is listed on Webwiki.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

User-agent: Twitterbot
Allow: /editor_uploads/*

User-agent: *
Disallow: /academics/uc/nea
Disallow: /academics/uc/nea/*
Disallow: /academics/uc/acep/
Disallow: /academics/uc/acep/*
Disallow: /academics/uc/id/
Disallow: /academics/uc/id/*
Disallow: /academics/uc/faculty/
Disallow: /academics/uc/winter/
Disallow: /academics/uc/fall/
Disallow: /academics/uc/spring/
Disallow: /academics/uc/summer/
Disallow: /control/
Disallow: /images
Disallow: /themes
Disallow: /subtest
Disallow: /static_images
Disallow: /static_page_caching
Disallow: /assets
Disallow: /cache
Disallow: /directory
Disallow: /pages_to_delete
Disallow: /test
Disallow: /editor_uploads
Disallow: /news_events_media/in_the_media
Disallow: /static
Disallow: /maps-icons
Disallow: /page-up
Disallow: /pages/*
Disallow: /utility/*
Disallow: /coronavirus/video

Sitemap: https://www.umb.edu/xml_sitemaps/index
Sitemap: https://www.umb.edu/xml_sitemaps/news_events

User-agent: dotbot
User-agent: sogou spider
User-agent: YoudaoBot
User-agent: Baiduspider
User-agent: Baiduspider-video
User-agent: Baiduspider-image
User-agent: NaverBot
User-agent: Yeti
User-agent: moget
User-agent: ichiro
User-agent: Yandex
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: SemanticScholarBot
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
User-agent: BLEXBot
User-agent: PetalBot


Disallow: /

User-agent: bingbot
Crawl-delay: 20

User-agent: msnbot
Crawl-delay: 20

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UMass Boston
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Student52%Check
University48%Check
campus46%Check
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