isc.cardiff.ac.uk | Website SEO Review

Response time

0.55 s

File size

252.40 kB

Words

744

Media files

12

Number of links

72 internal / 5 external

Meta specifications 87% achieved

Title

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Cardiff University International Study Centre: Study abroad in Wales

The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 608 pixels long. Optimize title

There are word repetitions in the page title.

Meta Title

Meta description

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Prepare for your undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Cardiff University International Study Centre and join a world-leading Russell Group university.

The length of the meta description is perfect. (941 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)

Meta Description

Crawlability

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There are no problems in accessing the website.

Search Engine Crawlers

Canonical URL

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https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/

There is a valid canonical link specified.

Canonical Tag

Language

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Language detected in text: en

Language defined in HTML: en

Server location: United States of America

The following language is defined by HTML: en

Declaring language in HTML

Alternate/Hreflang Links

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The specified alternate links have no errors.

Hreflang

Other meta tags

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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.

There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.

Meta Tags

Domain

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This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.

The domain does not contain non-latin characters.

Domain for SEO

Page URL

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No parameters were found in the URL.

No session ID was found in the URL.

The URL does not have too many subdirectories.

SEO-friendly URLs

Charset encoding

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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.

Character Encoding

Doctype

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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.

The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.

HTML Doctype

Favicon

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The favicon is linked correctly.

Favicon

Meta tags

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viewport	width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
google	notranslate
description	Prepare for your undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Cardiff University International Study Centre and join a world-leading Russell Group university.
keywords	Empty
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lang	en
og:title	Cardiff University International Study Centre: Study abroad in Wales
og:description	Prepare for your undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Cardiff University International Study Centre and join a world-leading Russell Group university.
og:type	website
og:url	https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/
charset	utf-8

Page quality 69% achieved

Content

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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content

Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.

This page contains 744 words. That's ok.

30.4% of the text are stop words.

The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.

13 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 17.39 words is good.

Content is King

Frames

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This page does not use a frameset.

Frames and framesets

Mobile optimization

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No Apple touch icon is specified.

A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.

Mobile Optimization

Bold and strong tags

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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.

Strong and Bold Tags

Image SEO

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3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.

Image SEO

This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.

Social Sharing

Additional markup

(Nice to have)

No additional page markup was found.

HTTPS

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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.

All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

HTTPS

Media list

URL	Alt attribute	Title
data:[...] Base64	Cardiff University International Study Centre
...pg?w=3840&q=75&lossless=true&auto=format	Students chatting together in a communal space
data:[...] Base64	No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64	No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64	Three students sitting and socialising on campus
data:[...] Base64	Students walking outside
data:[...] Base64	Engineering students working together in lab
data:[...] Base64	Students working on computer
data:[...] Base64	Jerono from Kenya
data:[...] Base64	Karina from Hong Kong
data:[...] Base64	No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64	Maintained by Study Group

Page structure 62% achieved

H1 heading

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Study in Wales at Cardiff University

The H1 heading is perfect.

H1-H6 headings

Headings

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The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

There are 33 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

H1-H6 headings

Heading structure

Heading level	Content
H1	Study in Wales at Cardiff University
H2	A Russell Group university
H2	Why Choose Cardiff University International Study Centre?
H2	What's new
H2	Explore our University pathway courses
H2	Everything you need to know
H2	Frequently asked questions
H2	Join us today
H3	#179
H3	22nd
H3	12th
H3	2nd
H3	Shape the future in computer science and cyber security
H3	Need help with your English?
H3	International Year One
H3	International Foundation Year
H3	Pre-Master's programme
H3	Accelerated International Foundation
H3	Entry requirements
H3	Fees & Scholarships
H3	Accommodation
H3	Visa information
H3	Semester dates
H3	Career support
H3	Student life
H3	Blog & news
H4	Why choose Cardiff University International Study Centre?
H4	How do pathway programmes prepare you for university?
H4	What is student life like in Cardiff?
H4	Is Cardiff one of the UK's most affordable student cities?
H6	About the ISC
H6	Admissions
H6	Programmes

Link structure 78% achieved

Internal links

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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.

Internal Linking

External links

(Nice to have)

There are 5 external links on this page.

External Links

Found links on this page

Link	Attributes	Anchor text
https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/zh	New window Subdomain	中文
/contact-us		Enquire now
/apply-now/apply-form		Apply now
https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/		IMG-ALT Cardiff University International Study Centre
/international-study-centre		Cardiff International Study Centre
/international-study-centre/ab...		About Cardiff University
/international-study-centre/st...		Student life
/international-study-centre/st...		Accommodation
/international-study-centre/ca...		Careers & employability
/programmes		Programmes
/programmes/ug		Undergraduate
/programmes/ug/international-f...		International Foundation Year
/programmes/ug/accelerated-int...		Accelerated International Foundation
/programmes/ug/international-y...		International Year One
/programmes/ug/subjects		Undergraduate subjects
/programmes/pg		Postgraduate
/programmes/pg/pre-masters		Pre-Master's
/programmes/pg/subjects		Postgraduate subjects
/programmes/pre-courses		Pre-courses
/programmes/pre-courses/englis...		English Language Preparation
/programmes/pre-courses/prepar...		Prepare for Success
/programmes/pre-courses/enhanc...		Enhanced Induction
/programmes/pre-courses/ai-dig...		AI Digital Literacy
/how-to-apply		How to apply
/how-to-apply/entry-requirements		Entry requirements
/how-to-apply/fees		Fees, accommodation and living costs
/how-to-apply/fees/how-to-pay		How to confirm
/how-to-apply/semester-dates		Semester dates
/how-to-apply/visa-information		Visa information
/how-to-apply/pre-arrival		Before you arrive
/how-to-apply/pre-arrival/join-us		Join us on campus
/how-to-apply/scholarships		Scholarships
/apply-now/apply-form	Text duplicate	Apply now
/programmes		View all programmes
/programmes/pre-courses/ai-dig...		Find out more
/programmes/pre-courses/englis...	Text duplicate	Find out more
/programmes/ug/international-y...		International Year One Get the academic, language and career support you need to start your degree with confidence and progress to year two of your undergrad... IMG-ALT Three students sitting and socialising on campus
/programmes/ug/international-f...		International Foundation Year The International Foundation Year is a route to an undergraduate degree at Cardiff University. Choose from a number of subject ... IMG-ALT Students walking outside
/programmes/pg/pre-masters		Pre-Master's programme Our Pre-Master's programme helps you get ready for postgraduate study at Cardiff University, with a combination of English language tu... IMG-ALT Engineering students working together in lab
/programmes/ug/accelerated-int...		Accelerated International Foundation Our Accelerated International Foundation is an intensive, 22-week course designed to help you progress to the undergradu... IMG-ALT Students working on computer
/programmes		Explore all programmes
/how-to-apply/entry-requirements		Entry requirements Check your eligibility
/how-to-apply/scholarships		Fees & Scholarships Costs, funding & aid
/international-study-centre/st...		Accommodation On-campus options
/how-to-apply/visa-information		Visa information UK student visa guide
/how-to-apply/semester-dates		Semester dates Intakes & deadlines
/international-study-centre/ca...		Career support Graduate outcomes
/international-study-centre/st...		Student life Campus & city
https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/blog		Blog & news Student experiences & more
/contact-us	Text duplicate	Enquire now
/apply-now/apply-form	Text duplicate	Apply now
/international-study-centre/st...	Text duplicate	Student life
/international-study-centre/st...	Text duplicate	Accommodation
/international-study-centre/ca...	Text duplicate	Careers & employability
https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/blog		Blog
/how-to-apply	Text duplicate	How to apply
/how-to-apply/entry-requirements	Text duplicate	Entry requirements
/how-to-apply/fees	Text duplicate	Fees, accommodation and living costs
/how-to-apply/visa-information	Text duplicate	Visa information
/how-to-apply/semester-dates	Text duplicate	Semester dates
/programmes/ug	Text duplicate	Undergraduate
/programmes/pg	Text duplicate	Postgraduate
/programmes/pre-courses	Text duplicate	Pre-courses
https://www.facebook.com/Cardi...	New window External Subdomain	No Text
https://www.instagram.com/card...	New window External Subdomain	No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...	New window External Subdomain	No Text
https://www.studygroup.com/	New window External Subdomain	IMG-ALT Maintained by Study Group
/contact-us		Contact us
/prospectus		Prospectus
/terms-and-conditions		Terms and conditions
/privacy-policy		Privacy policy
https://assets-us-01.kc-userco...	New window Nofollow External Subdomain	Student protection plan
https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/sitemap		Sitemap
/programmes/ug	Text duplicate	Undergraduate
/programmes/pg	Text duplicate	Postgraduate
/contact-us	Text duplicate	Enquire now
/apply-now/apply-form	Text duplicate	Apply now

Server configuration 92% achieved

HTTP redirects

(Critically important)

This page redirects to "https://isc.cardiff.ac.uk/"

WWW Redirect

HTTP header

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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.

The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.

HTTP headers

Performance

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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 (252 kB).

Page Speed

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External factors 100% achieved

Backlinks

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This website has excellent links from other websites.

This page has backlinks from 58 referring domains.

This page has 1,033 backlinks.

This page has backlinks from 52 different ip addresses.

Backlinks

Links from Wikipedia

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Disallow: /business$
Disallow: /biosciences$
Disallow: /pathways$
Disallow: /university-referrals$
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Cardiff University International Study Centre: Study abroad in Wales

Prepare for your undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Cardiff University International Study Centre and join a world-leading Russell Group university.

Most important keywords

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

Keyword	Result	Recheck
Cardiff	95%	Check
Cardiff University	90%	Check
University	84%	Check
Cardiff University International Study	84%	Check
Study	82%	Check
University International Study Centre	78%	Check
International Study Centre	76%	Check
Choose Cardiff University International	74%	Check
International	72%	Check
Centre	71%	Check
Cardiff One	71%	Check
World University	69%	Check
Wales	65%	Check
International Foundation	60%	Check
International Year	60%	Check
Studied International	57%	Check
Group	56%	Check
Join us	56%	Check
Prepare	55%	Check
Russell	55%	Check
Join	55%	Check
Russell Group	55%	Check
International Foundation Year	55%	Check
International Year One	55%	Check
Accelerated International Foundation	55%	Check

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Meta specifications 87% achieved

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Page structure 62% achieved

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Link structure 78% achieved

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Server configuration 92% achieved

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External factors 100% achieved

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