Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
44% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.41 s
File size
77.00 kB
Words
1103
Media files
25
Number of links
84 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
The length of the page title is perfect. (286 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://www.kpu.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
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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GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-TileColor#840029
msapplication-config/themes/custom/kpu/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#ffffff
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1103 words. That's ok.
31.9% 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.
19 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 20.61 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 22 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.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Where Thought Meets Action
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 37 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 Where Thought Meets Action
H2 How Can We Help You?
H2 Dates & Deadlines
H2 About Kwantlen Polytechnic University
H2 Explore Our 140+ Programs
H2 We Are KPU
H2 Explore KPU
H2 Upcoming Info Sessions
H2 Explore KPU Faculties
H2 University Events
H2 University News
H3 Getting to KPU
H3 Attend an Info Session
H3 Tuition Estimator
H3 How to Apply
H3 How to Register
H3 Why Choose KPU?
H3 Find Your Classroom
H3 Work Integrated Learning
H3 Fall 2025
H3 Work Integrated Learning Duplicate text
H3 Current Students
H3 Future Students
H3 International Students
H3 Indigenous Students
H3 Indigenous Hub
H3 Mature Students
H3 Alumni
H3 Literacy Communities Information Session
H3 Graduate Diploma Information Session
H3 Kwantlen Farmers Market
H3 Literacy Communities Information Session Duplicate text
H3 Birthdays could offer clues to mental illness, KPU researchers find
H3 Celebrating International Beer Day at the KPU brewery
H3 General Information
H3 Mailing Address
H3 Our Campuses
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 6 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.kpu.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
http://www.kpu.ca/applyNew window Subdomain Apply Now
https://www.kpu.ca/foundationSubdomain Give
https://www.kpu.ca/contactContact Us
https://www.kpu.ca/IMG-ALT KPU Logo
A-TITLE Home
http://www.kpu.ca/applyNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
https://www.kpu.ca/foundationSubdomain Text duplicate Give
https://www.kpu.ca/contactText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.kpu.ca/why-choose-kpuWhy KPU
/find-your-programPrograms
https://www.kpu.ca/admissionAdmission
https://www.kpu.ca/aboutAbout KPU
https://www.kpu.ca/newsroomNews & Events
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/future-studentsFuture Students
https://www.kpu.ca/internationalKPU International
https://www.kpu.ca/cps-2Continuing & Professional Studies
https://www.kpu.ca/alumniSubdomain Alumni
/what-will-it-mean-to-youLearn More
/sustainability/getting-to-kpuSubdomain Commute Sustainably Open Link
https://www.kpu.ca/info-sessionsSee Info Sessions Open Link
/tuition-estimatorTuition Estimator Open Link
https://www.kpu.ca/admissionAdmission Guide Open Link
https://www.kpu.ca/registrationRegistration Guide Open Link
https://www.kpu.ca/why-choose-kpuWhy Choose KPU? Open Link
/current-students/find-your-cl...Find Your Classroom Open Link
https://www.kpu.ca/wilWork Integrated Learning Open Link
/registration/datesRegistration Deadlines
/registration/datesNo Text
/admission/deadlinesApplication Deadlines
/admission/deadlinesNo Text
/what-will-it-mean-to-youText duplicate Learn More
/find-your-programBROWSE ALL PROGRAMS
A-TITLE Find Your Program
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Baccalaureate Degree
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Post Baccalaureate Diploma
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Graduate Diploma
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Associate Degree
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Graduate Certificate
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Diploma
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Certificate
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Citation
/find-your-program?k&departmen...Certificate of Completion
https://www.kpu.ca/we-are-kpuHear from KPU Students, Faculty, and Alumni
https://www.kpu.ca/wilSubdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/current-studentsText duplicate Learn More
/future-studentsText duplicate Learn More
https://www.kpu.ca/internationalText duplicate Learn More
https://www.kpu.ca/indigenousText duplicate Learn More
https://www.kpu.ca/indigenous-hubSubdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/future-students/mature-studentsText duplicate Learn More
https://www.kpu.ca/alumniText duplicate Learn More
https://go.kpu.ca/en-US/events...External Subdomain Register
https://go.kpu.ca/en-US/events...External Subdomain Text duplicate Register
https://www.kpu.ca/acpFaculty of Academic & Career Preparation
https://www.kpu.ca/artsFaculty of Arts
https://www.kpu.ca/healthFaculty of Health
https://www.kpu.ca/science-hortFaculty of Science
https://www.kpu.ca/tradesFaculty of Trades and Technology
https://www.kpu.ca/businessMelville School of Business
https://www.kpu.ca/designWilson School of Design
/events/kwantlen-farmers-marketSubdomain Image 5 Aug Kwantlen Farmers Market Tue, Aug 5, 2025, 11 AM - 3 PM Location: 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond Students in KPU's Sustainable Agriculture and Farm Sc...
IMG-ALT science
/events/literacy-communities-i...Subdomain Image 7 Aug Literacy Communities Information Session Thu, Aug 7, 2025, 7 - 8 PM
IMG-ALT llcom
https://www.kpu.ca/eventsSee All
/news/2025/07/30/birthdays-cou...30 Jul Birthdays could offer clues to mental illness, KPU researchers find Wed, Jul 30, 2025 Depression symptoms in adulthood could be linked to the season o...
IMG-ALT A young child, walking in front of his parents, reaches out with sun shining in the background.
/news/2025/07/29/celebrating-i...29 Jul Celebrating International Beer Day at the KPU brewery Tue, Jul 29, 2025 This International Beer Day, two students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s...
IMG-ALT KPU brewing student
https://www.kpu.ca/newsText duplicate See All
https://www.kpu.ca/libraryLibrary
/teaching-and-learningTeaching & Learning
https://www.kpu.ca/researchResearch
https://one.kpu.ca/External Subdomain One.KPU
/current-studentsServices
https://www.kpu.ca/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
/beyondtheclassroomEmployers
https://www.kpu.ca/hrWork at KPU
https://www.kpu.ca/civicplazaKPU Civic Plaza
https://www.kpu.ca/langleyKPU Langley
https://www.kpu.ca/richmondKPU Richmond
https://www.kpu.ca/surreyKPU Surrey
https://www.kpu.ca/techKPU Tech
/sustainability/getting-to-kpuSubdomain Getting to KPU
https://www.facebook.com/kwant...External Subdomain facebook
https://twitter.com/kwantlenuExternal twitter
https://www.instagram.com/kwan...External Subdomain instagram
/website-feedbackWebsite Feedback
https://www.kpu.ca/accessibilityAccessibility
https://www.kpu.ca/ogc/foiPrivacy Policy
/campus-risk-securityCampus Risk and Security
https://www.kpu.ca/contactContact
/social-media-directorySocial Media
/hui/communicable-disease-prev...Subdomain Communicable Disease Prevention Plan

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.kpu.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.41 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 (77 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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accept-rangesbytes
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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 587 referring domains.
This page has 9,455 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 476 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: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /dev/
# 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/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/dev/

Disallow: /calendar/2018-19/
Disallow: /calendar/2017-18/
Disallow: /calendar/2016-17/
Disallow: /calendar/2015-16/
Disallow: /calendar/2014-15/
Disallow: /calendar/2013-14/
Disallow: /calendar/2012-13/
Disallow: /calendar/2011-12/
Disallow: /calendar/archive/
Sitemap: https://www.kpu.ca/sitemap.xml

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Most important keywords

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University54%Check
Kwantlen Polytechnic University54%Check
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