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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
50% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.55 s
File size
67.70 kB
Words
743
Media files
21
Number of links
82 internal / 38 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Cal Poly | Learn by Doing
The length of the page title is perfect. (229 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
California public university with more than 150 undergraduate programs, united by one philosophy — Learn by Doing.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (721 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.calpoly.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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 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
descriptionCalifornia public university with more than 150 undergraduate programs, united by one philosophy — Learn by Doing.
abstractHands-on learning, centered in California and impacting the world.
keywordsCal Poly
robotsindex, follow
google-site-verificationLieJulAR_KZOGmvzTFIgeizrAIdUxbjFc6KIducfQm0
theme-color#ffffff
msapplication-tilecolor#da532c
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@CalPoly
twitter:creator@calpoly
og:site_nameCal Poly
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.calpoly.edu/home
og:imagehttps://www.calpoly.edu/sites/calpoly.edu/files/styles/width_968px/public/2021-09/CIE_Virtual_reality.jpg
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ImageToolbarfalse
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 743 words. That's ok.
26.6% 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.
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 24.17 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 15 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)
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
...poly_v2/images/calpoly-logo-reversed.svgCal Poly
...-03/plant-conservatory.jpg?itok=pQf5Mx4_Students and a professor stand among plants and are seen from above.
...24-03/CA-Impact-fire-2.jpg?itok=4rvmcAcbA car drives away from a wildfire with dark smoke in the sky
...2024-03/CA-Impact-nasa.jpg?itok=6IhLHZnGStudents work on a project for NASA’s Micro-g NExT (Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams) Challenge
...024-03/CA-Impact-trees.jpg?itok=7LxF7DulStudents present the tree mapping project
...nch_app-1037_saved-min.jpg?itok=YSBSmpjtCOSAM students conducting an experiment
..._launch_APP-1167_sized.jpg?itok=8ViaxZA-CAFES student with calf
...johnson_1889_sized-min.jpg?itok=w3E7GrZWCal Poly Architecture Stduents
..._launch_APP-1084_sized.jpg?itok=C3JfqWJ6CENG students
..._launch_APP-1107_sized.jpg?itok=2aS1CBoHCLA student drawing
...ollege-grid-cie-vr-1_0.jpg?itok=ZFRqZwxSOrfalea college students utilize virtual reality in classroom environment.
.../20250522-exopg-jj0403.jpg?itok=tjCwl0y5Cal Poly students launch an ocean powered generator from a boat in Morro Bay.
...bmed.cell_.lab_.1-1-84.JPG?itok=rorv8djvA student in lab gear works in the Frost Center's Cell Therapy Lab.
...0250312-archsom-jj0161.jpg?itok=yVTC6EFOArchitecture students work on a scale model of a skyscraper in a studio.
...2025-06/news_baja_hero.jpg?itok=nInrCGEJThe Cal Poly Racing baja car skids over dirt below the hills of San Luis Obispo
...0614-baileycomm-jj0392.jpg?itok=saTpHOmrFrom left: Dionna Glover, Genesis Glover and Victor Glover, all wearing graduation regalia, smile for a family photo. Dionna and Genesis both hold their diplomas.
...25-corpseflower-jj0035.jpg?itok=0jJCsUGlA massive titan arum bloom, nicknamed Stinky, in the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory surrounded by greenery.
...0516-nabilasoil-jj0365.jpg?itok=jJvjGQbaNabila Wildman analyzes soil in the field.
...2023-study-abroad-fair.jpg?itok=ANCnDHNb2023 Study Abroad Fair
...c/2025-07/iew-2024-2-1.jpg?itok=uTWxbUZ4International Education Week 2025
...poly_v2/images/calpoly-logo-reversed.svgCal Poly

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Learn by Doing
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 33 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 Learn by Doing
H1 See Yourself Here
H1 California Impact
H1 Learn by Doing Leads the way
H1 Cal Poly News
H1 Cal Poly Events
H2 Main navigation
H2 Global Navigation
H2 Top Navigation
H2 Our Founding Your Future
H2 Cal Poly Maritime Academy
H2 Footer
H2 Global Footer Primary
H2 Global Footer Secondary
H3 Bailey College of Science and Mathematics
H3 College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
H3 College of Architecture and Environmental Design
H3 College of Engineering
H3 College of Liberal Arts
H3 Orfalea College of Business
H4 Other Ways to Search
H4 Blazing a Trail
H4 Reach for the Stars
H4 A Cooler California
H4 Wave Generator Created by Engineering Teams Could Charge Marine Corps Batteries
H4 Two New Cal Poly Patents Showcase Innovation in Health Care and Disaster Relief
H4 New Heights: Architecture Students Work With Storied Firm to Dream Up Skyscraper Designs
H4 Cal Poly Racing’s Baja Team Kicks Up Dust — and Picks Up Trophies — in National Competitions
H4 Astronaut Victor Glover Accepts Honorary Degree — and Celebrates Family Graduations
H4 The Stench of Summertime: A Reborn Corpse Flower Blooms on Campus
H4 Great Grad: Meet Nabila Wildman, Soil Science Major
H4 2025 Study Abroad Fair
H4 International Education Week
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
https://www.calpoly.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.calpoly.edu/visitVisit
/admissionsApply
https://giving.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.calpoly.edu/aboutAbout Cal Poly
/about/facts-and-figuresFacts and Figures
/about/president-and-leadershipPresident and Leadership
https://www.calpoly.edu/awardsRankings and Awards
https://www.calpoly.edu/academicsAcademics
https://registrar.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://advising.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Academic Advising and Services
/centers-and-institutesCenters and Institutes
https://www.calpoly.edu/collegesColleges
/internships-and-co-opsInternships and Co-ops
A-TITLE Learning outside the classroom in business settings
https://lib.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Library
https://www.calpoly.edu/researchResearch
/study-abroadStudy Abroad
/life-at-cal-polyStudent Life
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/life-at-cal-poly/clubs-and-or...Clubs and Organizations
/life-at-cal-poly/health-wellb...Health, Wellbeing and Safety
/life-at-cal-poly/housing-and-...Housing and Dining
/tuition-and-financial-aidTuition and Financial Aid
/financial-aidFinancial Aid
https://afd.calpoly.edu/studen...External Subdomain Student Accounts
/university-divisionsUniversity Divisions
https://www.calpoly.edu/maritimeCal Poly Maritime Academy
/admissionsAdmissions
https://gopoly.com/External Mustang Athletics
A-TITLE Visit Mustang Athletics
https://www.calpoly.edu/newsNews
/contact-usContact Us
https://www.calpoly.edu/studentsSubdomain Students
https://parent.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Parents
https://alumni.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.calpoly.edu/staffSubdomain Staff
https://www.calpoly.edu/facultySubdomain Faculty
https://maps.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
https://myportal.calpoly.edu/s...External Subdomain Directory
/admissionsFind a major
https://my.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain My Cal Poly Portal
https://www.calpoly.edu/studentsText duplicate Students
https://parent.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Parents
https://alumni.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.calpoly.edu/staffText duplicate Staff
https://www.calpoly.edu/facultyText duplicate Faculty
https://www.calpoly.edu/IMG-ALT Cal Poly
https://www.calpoly.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
/admissionsText duplicate Apply
https://giving.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/start-hereStart Here
https://www.calpoly.edu/toursTour Our University
/learn-by-doingExplore Learn by Doing
/start-hereLet’s go
/news/early-warning-wildfires-...Subdomain IMG-ALT A car drives away from a wildfire with dark smoke in the sky
/news/early-warning-wildfires-...Subdomain Dive Into Their Work
/news/shoot-moon-engineering-s...Subdomain IMG-ALT Students work on a project for NASA’s Micro-g NExT (Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams) Challenge
/news/shoot-moon-engineering-s...Subdomain Read About the Experience
/news/beating-heat-students-ma...Subdomain IMG-ALT Students present the tree mapping project
/news/beating-heat-students-ma...Subdomain Branch Out With Them
/bailey-college-of-science-and...Bailey College of Science and Mathematics View College
/college-of-agriculture-food-a...College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences View College
/college-of-architecture-and-e...College of Architecture and Environmental Design View College
/college-of-engineeringCollege of Engineering View College
/college-of-liberal-artsCollege of Liberal Arts View College
/orfalea-college-of-businessOrfalea College of Business View College
https://www.calpoly.edu/maritimeStart Your Journey
/news/wave-generator-created-e...IMG-ALT Cal Poly students launch an ocean powered generator from a boat in Morro Bay.
/news/category/california-impactCalifornia Impact
/news/wave-generator-created-e...Wave Generator Created by Engineering Teams Could Charge Marine Corps Batteries
/news/wave-generator-created-e...Read the Full Story
/news/two-new-cal-poly-patents...IMG-ALT A student in lab gear works in the Frost Center's Cell Therapy Lab.
/news/category/science-and-tec...Science and Technology
/news/two-new-cal-poly-patents...Two New Cal Poly Patents Showcase Innovation in Health Care and Disaster Relief
/news/new-heights-architecture...IMG-ALT Architecture students work on a scale model of a skyscraper in a studio.
/news/category/built-environmentThe Built Environment
/news/new-heights-architecture...New Heights: Architecture Students Work With Storied Firm to Dream Up Skyscraper Designs
/news/cal-poly-racings-baja-te...IMG-ALT The Cal Poly Racing baja car skids over dirt below the hills of San Luis Obispo
/news/category/our-studentsOur Students
/news/cal-poly-racings-baja-te...Cal Poly Racing’s Baja Team Kicks Up Dust — and Picks Up Trophies — in National Competitions
/news/astronaut-victor-glover-...IMG-ALT From left: Dionna Glover, Genesis Glover and Victor Glover, all wearing graduation regalia, smile for a family photo. Dionna and Genesis both hold their dipl...
/news/category/campus-and-comm...Campus and Community
/news/astronaut-victor-glover-...Astronaut Victor Glover Accepts Honorary Degree — and Celebrates Family Graduations
/news/stench-summertime-reborn...IMG-ALT A massive titan arum bloom, nicknamed Stinky, in the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory surrounded by greenery.
/news/category/environment-and...Environment and Sustainability
/news/stench-summertime-reborn...The Stench of Summertime: A Reborn Corpse Flower Blooms on Campus
/news/great-grad-meet-nabila-w...IMG-ALT Nabila Wildman analyzes soil in the field.
/news/category/our-studentsText duplicate Our Students
/news/great-grad-meet-nabila-w...Great Grad: Meet Nabila Wildman, Soil Science Major
https://www.calpoly.edu/newsView All Cal Poly News
https://events.calpoly.edu/202...External Subdomain IMG-ALT 2023 Study Abroad Fair
https://events.calpoly.edu/202...External Subdomain 2025 Study Abroad Fair
https://events.calpoly.edu/int...External Subdomain IMG-ALT International Education Week 2025
https://events.calpoly.edu/int...External Subdomain International Education Week
https://events.calpoly.edu/eve...External Subdomain View All Upcoming Events
https://registrar.calpoly.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/graduate-educationGraduate Programs
/undergraduate-educationUndergraduate
/admissionsApply to Cal Poly
https://maps.calpoly.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://catalog.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Catalog
https://lib.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Kennedy Library
https://www.calpoly.edu/toursTake a Tour
https://magazine.calpoly.edu/New window External Subdomain Cal Poly Magazine
https://afd.calpoly.edu/hr/job...External Subdomain Careers at Cal Poly
https://events.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://giving.calpoly.edu/New window External Subdomain Give to Cal Poly
https://www.instagram.com/calp...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CalPolyNew window External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/CalPoly/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.calpoly.edu/Subdomain University Home
https://my.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate My Cal Poly Portal
https://maps.calpoly.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://afd.calpoly.edu/public...External Subdomain Campus Safety
https://www.calpoly.edu/privacySubdomain Privacy Notice
/form/website-feedbackSubdomain Website Feedback
A-TITLE Share your feedback about the webpage design and functionality
https://accessibility.calpoly....External Subdomain Web Accessibility Statement
https://crco.calpoly.edu/conte...External Subdomain Title IX
https://afd.calpoly.edu/clery/...External Subdomain Campus Annual Security Report (PDF)
https://afd.calpoly.edu/clery/...External Subdomain Campus Safety Plan (PDF)
https://deanofstudents.calpoly...External Subdomain Students with Dependents

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.calpoly.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 of 0.55 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (68 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,771 referring domains.
This page has 8,325 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,045 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
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Disallow: /core/
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Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
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Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
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Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
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Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
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Cal Poly | Learn by Doing
California public university with more than 150 undergraduate programs, united by one philosophy — Learn by Doing.

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Doing84%Check
Cal81%Check
Cal Poly75%Check
Cal Poly News66%Check
California54%Check
new49%Check
News New48%Check
College46%Check
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