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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
60% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.05 s
File size
139.50 kB
Words
1234
Media files
30
Number of links
76 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
College of the Holy Cross
The length of the page title is perfect. (230 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1843, Holy Cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution and is ranked among the nation's leading four year liberal arts colleges.
The meta description is too long: 1223 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.holycross.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
descriptionFounded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1843, Holy Cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution and is ranked among the nation's leading four year liberal arts colleges.
robotsindex, follow
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og:site_nameCollege of the Holy Cross
og:street_address1 College Street
og:localityWorcester
og:regionMA
og:postal_code01610
og:country_nameUSA
og:phone_number+01-508-793-2011
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 9 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: Every day at Holy Cross offers a chance to learn something meaningful....
  • Duplicate 2: The academic experience at Holy Cross equips students to become skille...
  • Duplicate 3: Students bring classroom lessons to life through internships, voluntee...
  • Duplicate 4: Student-athletes from our 27 Division I teams bleed purple each time t...
This page contains 1234 words. That's ok.
36.5% 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.
30 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.66 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 25 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
30 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
With Courage and Purpose
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 36 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 With Courage and Purpose
H2 main
H2 Our Community
H2 Our Community Duplicate text
H2 Our Community Duplicate text
H2 Envision Your Future at Holy Cross
H2 Your Journey Starts Here
H2 At the Intersection of Faith and Knowledge
H2 Our Alumni Community
H2 Request More Information
H2 Social
H2 Footer
H2 Social Duplicate text
H2 Site Menu
H2 Secondary Menu
H2 Main Menu
H2 Secondary Menu Duplicate text
H2 Info For Menu
H3 Montserrat
H3 Campus Living
H3 Dining Options
H3 Academic Programs
H3 Support & Resources
H3 Get Involved
H3 Community-Based Learning
H3 Study Abroad
H3 Internships
H3 Outcomes
H3 Alumni Benefits & Services
H3 Stories
H3 People
H3 Related Programs
H3 Peace and Conflict Studies
H4 What is Belonging — And Why Does it Matter in Today’s Divided, Lonely World?
H4 How Do We Handle Cancel Culture?
H4 Can We Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?
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 too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Skip Main Navigation
https://www.holycross.edu/College of the Holy Cross
/about-holy-crossWe Are Holy Cross
/admissions-aid/how-to-applyApply
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Make a Gift
https://www.holycross.edu/visitVisit
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Menu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
/communityExplore Our Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
/communityText duplicate Explore Our Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain No Text
/communityText duplicate Explore Our Community
/admissions-aidAdmission & Aid
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor First Year
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Choosing a Plan of Study
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Experiential Learning
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Graduation & Beyond
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Text duplicate First Year
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Choosing a Plan of Study
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Experiential Learning
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Graduation & Beyond
/academics/montserratLearn More About Montserrat
/community/housingExplore Housing
/community/diningDining Options
/academicsBrowse Programs
/academics/support-resourcesBrowse Support & Resources
/community/get-involved/studen...Student Clubs & Organizations
/academics/experiential-learni...Make a Difference
/academics/experiential-learni...Explore the World
/academics/experiential-learni...See Internship Options
https://www.holycross.edu/impactOur Impact
/alumni/benefits-servicesExplore Alumni Benefits
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Stories
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor People
https://www.holycross.edu/Anchor Related Programs
https://magazine.holycross.edu...External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/academics/people/lindsey-caolaLindsey Caola
https://magazine.holycross.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/academics/program/religious-s...Religious Studies
/academics/people/karen-v-guthKaren V. Guth
https://magazine.holycross.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/academics/program/political-s...Political Science
/academics/people/daniel-kling...Daniel Klinghard
/academics/program/political-s...Text duplicate Political Science
/academics/program/psychologyPsychology
/academics/program/religious-s...Text duplicate Religious Studies
/academics/program/anthropologyAnthropology
/academics/program/peace-and-c...Program Details
https://www.holycross.edu/alumniAlumni Events & News
/alumni/networks-clubsNetworks & Clubs
/alumni/benefits-servicesBenefits & Services
https://www.holycross.edu/Text duplicate College of the Holy Cross
https://www.facebook.com/colle...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/holy_crossNew window External X / Twitter
https://instagram.com/collegeo...New window External URL anchor text
https://instagram.com/collegeoftheholycross
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
https://www.youtube.com/user/collegeofholycross
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
https://www.linkedin.com/school/college-of-the-holy-cross/
https://www.tiktok.com/@colleg...New window External Subdomain TikTok
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ySnwNd...New window External Subdomain 1 College Street Worcester, MA 01610
/about-holy-crossAbout
/academicsAcademics
/admissions-aid/how-to-applyText duplicate Apply
/community/athleticsAthletics
/about-holy-cross/offices-serv...Career Opportunities
https://www.holycross.edu/eventsEvents
/academics/faculty/directoryFaculty Directory
https://magazine.holycross.edu/External Subdomain Holy Cross Magazine
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Text duplicate Make a Gift
/about-holy-cross/offices-serv...Media Relations
/about-holy-cross/policiesPolicies
/request-informationRequest Information
https://www.holycross.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://www.facebook.com/colle...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://x.com/holy_crossNew window External Text duplicate X / Twitter
https://instagram.com/collegeo...New window External Text duplicate URL anchor text
https://instagram.com/collegeoftheholycross
https://www.youtube.com/user/c...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate URL anchor text
https://www.youtube.com/user/collegeofholycross
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate URL anchor text
https://www.linkedin.com/school/college-of-the-holy-cross/
https://www.tiktok.com/@colleg...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate TikTok
/about-holy-cross/policies/non...Nondiscrimination Statement
A-TITLE Nondiscrimination Statement
/about-holy-cross/policiesLegal Policies
A-TITLE Policies
/about-holy-crossText duplicate We Are Holy Cross
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Text duplicate Make a Gift
/admissions-aid/how-to-applyText duplicate Apply
https://www.holycross.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://goholycross.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://www.holycross.edu/eventsText duplicate Events
/request-informationGet in Touch
/academicsText duplicate Academics
/communityCommunity
https://www.holycross.edu/impactImpact
/admissions-aidAdmissions & Aid
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...External Subdomain Text duplicate Make a Gift
/admissions-aid/how-to-applyText duplicate Apply
https://www.holycross.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://goholycross.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://www.holycross.edu/eventsText duplicate Events
/request-informationText duplicate Get in Touch
https://www.holycross.edu/alumniAlumni
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
/parents-familiesParents & Families

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.holycross.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 is excellent with 0.05 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (140 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 511 referring domains.
This page has 2,567 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 421 different ip addresses.

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Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
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Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
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www.holycross.edu
College of the Holy Cross
Founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1843, Holy Cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution and is ranked among the nation's leading four year liberal arts colleges.

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