Cte.smu.edu.sg - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
86% 
External factors
9% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.02 s
File size
35.30 kB
Words
299
Media files
11
Number of links
50 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Centre for Teaching Excellence
The length of the page title is perfect. (347 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/home
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 299 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
18.7% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.5 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, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" 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 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
...-headers/logo-smu-d.svg?revised=20241122Singapore Management University (SMU)
...-headers/logo-smu-t.svg?revised=20241122Singapore Management University (SMU)
...-headers/logo-smu-t.svg?revised=20241122Singapore Management University (SMU)
...eaders/logo-smu2025.svg?revised=20241122Celebrating Meaning Impact: 25 Years and Beyond
...edu.sg/files/2020-06/OnlineBanner-v5.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...du.sg/files/images/icons/scholarship.pngNo alt attribute provided
...les/images/integratingtechnologyicon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...u.edu.sg/files/images/scholarly-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...e.smu.edu.sg/files/images/icons/chat.pngNo alt attribute provided
....smu.edu.sg/files/images/awards-icon.pngNo alt attribute provided
...eaders/logo-smu2025.svg?revised=20240229No alt attribute provided

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.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Main menu
H2 Supporting Instructors in Online Teaching and Learning
H2 Centre for Teaching Excellence at a glance
H2 Where to Find Us
H2 Empty heading
H2 Get in Touch
H4 Teaching and Learning Practices
H4 Integrating Technology
H4 Education Research
H4 Feedback on Teaching
H4 Teaching Excellence Awards
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 16 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.smu.edu.sg/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Singapore Management University (SMU)
A-TITLE Singapore Management University (SMU)
https://smu25.smu.edu.sg/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Celebrating Meaning Impact: 25 Years and Beyond
A-TITLE Celebrating Meaning Impact: 25 Years and Beyond
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/Centre for Teaching Excellence
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/Home
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/about-usAbout Us
/vision-missionVision & Mission
/about-us/teamCTE Team
/faculty-advisory-committee-te...FACTL
/smu-pedagogySMU Pedagogy
/step-step-guidelines-teachingStep-by-Step Guidelines for Teaching
/online-teachingOnline Teaching and Learning
A-TITLE Supporting Instructors in Online Teaching and Learning
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/mixed-modeFacilitating an Effective Mixed-Mode Class
/feedback-on-teachingFeedback on Teaching
/smu-x-experiential-learningSMU-X (Experiential Learning)
/blendedlearningBlended Learning @ SMU
/teaching-smu-handbookTeaching @ SMU Handbook
/online-coursesOnline Courses (DRTL)
/emergency-preparedness-drtlEmergency Preparedness (DRTL)
/faculty-development-opportuni...Faculty Development Opportunities
/resources/grading-rubricsAssessment Resources
/smu-x-toolkitSMU-X Toolkit
/case-method-teachingCase Method Teaching
/teaching-resources/teaching-a...Technology-enhanced Learning
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/bltoolkitBlended Learning Toolkit
/education-research/strategySMU Strategy
/education-research/cycleFaculty Guide
/education-research/grantsFunding Opportunities
/education-research/cte-supportCTE's Support
/teaching-excellence-awardsSMU Teaching Excellence Awards
/teaching-excellence-awards/di...Distinguished Educators
/teaching-excellence-awards/ha...Sustained Achievements
/teaching-excellence-awards/re...Undergraduate Recipients and Nominees
/teaching-excellence-awards/po...Postgraduate Recipients and Nominees
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/aun-teplAUN-TEPL
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/merlotMERLOT
https://cte.smu.edu.sg/eventsEvents
/online-teachingClick here to access resources
/smu-pedagogyNo Text
/smu-pedagogyTeaching and Learning Practices
/smu-pedagogyEvolve teaching through developing one’s understanding of pedagogy, teaching expertise, and professional values over time
/teaching-resources/teaching-a...No Text
/teaching-resources/teaching-a...Integrating Technology
/teaching-resources/teaching-a...Enhance and transform existing pedagogy, as well as, solve instructional problems through appropriate use of technology
/educational-research/overviewNo Text
/educational-research/overviewEducation Research
/educational-research/overviewImprove student learning and enhance educational quality through scholarly inquiry
/feedback-on-teachingNo Text
/feedback-on-teachingText duplicate Feedback on Teaching
/feedback-on-teachingUphold the quality of teaching and learning through continuous student and peer feedback
/teaching-excellence-awardsNo Text
/teaching-excellence-awardsTeaching Excellence Awards
/teaching-excellence-awardsRecognise and value the importance of teaching as a complex and multi-faceted activity
https://smu25.smu.edu.sg/New window External Subdomain No Text
https://smu.edu.sg/campus-life...External Subdomain Map & Directions
https://smu.edu.sg/campus-life...External Subdomain Carpark Info
https://www.smu.edu.sg/terms-useNew window External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://www.smu.edu.sg/form/we...New window External Subdomain Website Feedback
https://www.smu.edu.sg/forms/w...New window External Subdomain Report Whistleblowing
https://www.smu.edu.sg/persona...New window External Subdomain Personal Data Protection
http://facebook.com/sgsmuNew window External Facebook
A-TITLE SMU on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/sgsmuNew window External Subdomain Instagram
http://twitter.com/sgsmuNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE SMU (@sgsmu) on Twitter
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE SMU on LinkedIn
http://www.youtube.com/smutubesgNew window External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE SMU on YouTube
https://soundcloud.com/sgsmuNew window External SoundCloud
https://www.tiktok.com/@sgsmuNew window External Subdomain TikTok

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://cte.smu.edu.sg/"
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 is slow (1.02 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 (35 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 3 referring domains.
This page only has 3 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 3 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

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
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
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
# Paths (no clean URLs)
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
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Excellence54%Check
Teaching Excellence53%Check
Teaching51%Check
SMU50%Check
Centre50%Check
Excellence Awards49%Check
Teaching SMU49%Check
CTE48%Check
Teaching Excellence Awards48%Check
Online Teaching44%Check

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