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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
37% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.57 s
File size
47.40 kB
Words
420
Media files
14
Number of links
78 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Hood College | Frederick MD
The length of the page title is perfect. (259 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Hood College
The meta description is too short. (84 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.hood.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
descriptionHood College
keywordsColleges in Maryland
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
theme-color#ffffff
langen
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.hood.edu
og:titleHood College
og:imagehttps://www.hood.edu/sites/default/files/2023-01/Scenic_1.jpg
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 420 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22.9% 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.
4 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 17.17 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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...img/hood-college-undergrad-logo-2024.svgHood College
...ublic/2023-01/Scenic_1.jpg?itok=pV_fY4isCampus scenic
...ents-in-chairs_nz80429.jpg?itok=Tkq2edVeStudents interacting in chairs on the quad of hood college.
...24_science-lab_nz84534.jpg?itok=MPqaIki6Science Lab
...323_student-candids_18.jpg?itok=wp4RD98YStudents in Quad Interacting
...ch-competition_nz83380.jpg?itok=K_TaRAnjEPCC Event: Student Presenting to a Board of Pitch Competition Judges.
...5/hood-media-story-art.jpg?itok=4VxfcNvVStudent with film clapboard
...2025-05/alonna-soward.jpeg?itok=ojEJ-Bs0ALonna Soward
...casey-chamberlin_web_1.jpg?itok=-XAB8oTcCasey Chamberlin '25
...ic/2025-03/ricker_web2.jpg?itok=y9Y2srVPPresident Debbie Ricker, Ph.D., outside of Hood College's front entrance
...ome/cta-image/Scenic_2.jpg?itok=uoQ2unprCampus scenic
...g/hood-college-undergrad-logo-footer.svgHood College Logo
...es/hood/assets/img/footer_background.pngNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
...=1&modestbranding=0&playlist=U5acvPzIuWg

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H1 Your FUTURE IS WORTH IT
H1 Empty heading
H2 Become a Blazer
H2 Learn
H2 Connect
H2 Engage
H2 Featured Stories
H2 Are you ready to say Hello?
H2 Footer
H3 Lights, Camera, Hood!
H3 ALonna Soward ’19, M.S.’24, 2025 FCPS Teacher of the Year
H3 Casey Chamberlin ’25 Wins Prestigious Portz Award
H3 12 Questions With Hood’s 12th President
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.hood.edu/Anchor Skip to main site navigation
https://www.hood.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.hood.edu/IMG-ALT Hood College
https://www.hood.edu/Back to Hood.edu
https://www.hood.edu/discoverDiscover Hood
/discover/about-collegeAbout the College
/discover/frederick-marylandFrederick, Maryland
/campus-eventsCampus Events
https://www.hood.edu/newsNews
/discover/storiesSubdomain Stories
http://map.hood.edu/?_escaped_...External Subdomain Campus Map
https://tours.covecreekproduct...External Subdomain Interactive Virtual Campus Tour
/discover/professional-licensu...Professional Licensure Disclosure
https://www.hood.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/programsUndergrad Programs
/graduate/academics/programsGrad Programs
https://www.hood.edu/librarySubdomain Library & Learning Commons
/academics/josephine-steiner-s...Student Success Center
/academics/academic-experiencesAcademic Experiences
/academics/academic-research-c...Academic & Research Centers
/academics/accessibility-servicesAccessibility Services
/academics/mapping-your-majorMapping Your Major
/academics/administrative-officesAdministrative Offices
/academics/facultyMeet the Faculty
https://www.hood.edu/student-lifeStudent Life
http://www.hoodathletics.com/l...External Subdomain Blazer Athletics
/student-life/student-engagementStudent Engagement
/student-life/office-residence...Housing & Res Life
/student-life/commuter-lifeCommuter Life
/student-life/diningDining
/student-life/gear-shopGear Shop
/offices-services/print-mail-s...Subdomain Mail Room
/student-life/dean-studentsDean of Students
/student-life/catherine-filene...Career Center
/student-life/rotc-hoodROTC at Hood
/hood-communityHood Community
/hood-community/community-mattersCommunity Matters
/hood-community/title-ixTitle IX
/hood-community/hood-college-h...Health & Counseling Services
/hood-community/spiritual-lifeSpiritual Life
/offices-services/campus-safetySubdomain Campus Safety
/offices-services/human-resourcesHuman Resources
/admission-aidAdmission & Aid
/admission-aid/visit-campus/ho...Apply Now
/admission-aid/visit-campusVisit Campus
/admission-aid/admissionAdmission
/admission-aid/financial-aidFinancial Aid
https://www.hood.edu/graduateGraduate School
/alumni-friends/areas-support/...Subdomain Give
/admission-aid/visit-campusText duplicate Visit Campus
https://www.hood.edu/Information For
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
/alumni-friendsAlumni & Friends
/corporate-government-relationsFor Businesses
/local-communityLocal Community
/parents-familiesParents & Families
https://hoodcollege.tfaforms.n...External Subdomain DEPOSIT NOW
/academics/programsUndergraduate Programs
/graduate/academics/programsGraduate Programs
/admission-aid/admission/say-y...Say Yes to Hood
/student-life/student-engagementFind Your Home
/student-life/catherine-filene...Find Your Network
/discover/stories/lights-camer...Lights, Camera, Hood!
/discover/stories/alonna-sowar...ALonna Soward ’19, M.S.’24, 2025 FCPS Teacher of the Year
/discover/stories/casey-chambe...Casey Chamberlin ’25 Wins Prestigious Portz Award
/discover/stories/12-questions...12 Questions With Hood’s 12th President
https://hoodcollege.my.salesfo...External Subdomain Request Information
/admission-aid/visit-campusSchedule a Visit
/admission-aid/visit-campus/ho...Apply Now!
https://www.hood.edu/IMG-ALT Hood College Logo
https://www.hood.edu/discoverText duplicate Discover Hood
https://www.hood.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://www.hood.edu/student-lifeText duplicate Student Life
/hood-communityText duplicate Hood Community
/admission-aidText duplicate Admission & Aid
http://map.hood.edu/?_escaped_...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://www.facebook.com/hoodc...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/hood...External Subdomain Instagram
https://hooddam.smugmug.com/External Subdomain SmugMug
https://twitter.com/hood_collegeExternal Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain YouTube
/discover/about-collegeText duplicate About the College
A-TITLE About the College
/offices-servicesOffices & Services
https://www.hood.edu/libraryText duplicate Library & Learning Commons
A-TITLE Search for books, articles, and more
https://www.hood.edu/newsText duplicate News
http://www.hoodathletics.com/l...External Subdomain Athletics
/student-life/gear-shopText duplicate Gear Shop
https://recruiting.ultipro.com...External Subdomain Work at Hood
https://underthehood.hood.edu/External Subdomain Directory (only on campus)
https://hoodcollege.tfaforms.n...External Subdomain Pay my Bill
/campus-eventsText duplicate Campus Events
/offices-services/office-insti...Consumer Information

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.hood.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 0.57 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 (47 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateSat, 28 Jun 2025 07:22:36 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length15027
cache-controlmax-age=2764800, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-drupal-cacheMISS
last-modifiedThu, 26 Jun 2025 20:37:48 GMT
etag"1750970268-gzip"
content-encodinggzip
x-request-idv-6c037ca2-52cd-11f0-ad9c-abee611c58ea
x-ah-environmentprod
age125087
viavarnish
x-cacheHIT
x-cache-hits1910
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 310 referring domains.
This page has 2,733 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 267 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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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/
# 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/

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College61%Check
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Frederick46%Check
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