Lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk - SEO Checker

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Meta information
77% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
52% 
Server
68% 
External factors
6% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.91 s
File size
203.40 kB
Words
1201
Media files
11
Number of links
219 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
The length of the page title is perfect. (409 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Online courses, professional courses, weekly classes and summer schools for students looking for flexible and part-time study options at Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford.
The meta description is too long: 1130 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
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.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
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.
Charset encoding
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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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: The Graduate School exists to provide a stimulating and enriching envi...
This page contains 1201 words. That's ok.
21.3% 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.
15 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 17 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 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
/www/static/images/oll-logo.svgUniversity of Oxford Oxford Lifelong Learning logo
...0ec.SG9tZXBhZ2UtYmFubmVyLTAxYi5qcGc=.jpgRadcliffe Camera with the copy 'Oxford Lifelong Learning'
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.../homepage-short-online-courses-1200w.jpgShort Courses
...mepage-oxford-lifelong-learning-logo.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...es/homepage-professional-development.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...es/homepage-lifelong-learning-banner.jpgLifelong learning with Oxford. Join a worldwide community of adult learners.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
University of Oxford Oxford Lifelong Learning
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 51 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 University of Oxford Oxford Lifelong Learning
H2 Find a course
H3 Introducing our new brand
H3 Professional development
H3 Stay in the know
H3 Student information
H3 News
H3 Student spotlights
H3 Academic staff
H4 Subject areas
H4 Course format
H4 Join us in Oxford or online
H4 Academic credit
H4 Certificates
H4 Diplomas
H4 Advanced Diplomas
H4 Pre-Master's
H4 Summer schools
H4 Gain an Oxford undergraduate qualification
H4 Flexible study
H4 Certificates Duplicate text
H4 Diplomas Duplicate text
H4 Master of Studies (MSt)
H4 Research Degrees (DPhil)
H4 Master of Science (MSc)
H4 Flexible qualifications
H4 Graduate School
H4 Pre-Master's Duplicate text
H4 Continuing professional development
H4 See also
H4 Courses designed for professionals
H4 Continuing professional development Duplicate text
H4 See also Duplicate text
H4 Research at the Department for Continuing Education
H4 Research forums
H4 Graduate School Duplicate text
H4 See also Duplicate text
H4 The Department
H4 News and events
H4 Facilities
H4 Student information Duplicate text
H4 Connect with us
H4 Support lifelong learning
H4 News Duplicate text
H4 Introducing Oxford Lifelong Learning
H4 Contact us
H4 Information
H4 Student and staff
H5 ‘This class gives me hope for the future’: Course for refugee and asylum seeker students
H5 Lifelong Learning Visiting Fellow, Summer 2025: Welcome Dr Joe MacDonagh
H5 Introducing Oxford Lifelong Learning Duplicate text
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
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 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/about/oussaOxford University Summer School for Adults
/about/undergraduate-award-cou...What are these types of courses?
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/about/postgraduate-certificat...Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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/about/postgraduate-certificat...Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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/about/postgraduate-certificat...Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
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/about/urban-studiesUrban studies
/about/oxford-qualificationsOxford qualifications
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/about/continuing-professional...CPD courses
/searchProfessional course search
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/about/cultural-heritageText duplicate Cultural heritage
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/about/education-and-study-skillsText duplicate Education
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/about/medical-and-health-scie...Text duplicate Medical and health sciences
/about/nanotechnology-and-nano...Text duplicate Nanotechnology and nanomedicine
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/about/electronics-engineering...Text duplicate Technology and AI
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/searchText duplicate Short and online courses
/about/oxford-summer-schools-f...Text duplicate Summer schools for professionals
/about/researchresearch community
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/about/literature-researchLiterature
/about/political-economy-busin...Political Economy and Business
/about/sustainable-urban-devel...Text duplicate Sustainable Urban Development
/about/artificial-intelligence...Artificial Intelligence (AI) Steering Group
/about/lifelong-learning-pedag...Lifelong Learning Pedagogies forum
/about/research-ethics-colloquiumResearch Ethics Colloquium
/about/the-vice-chancellors-co...The Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium
/graduate-schoolText duplicate Graduate School
/about/graduate-schoolGraduate School courses and training
/dphil-student-spotlightsDPhil student profiles
/about/rewley-house-lecture-se...Rewley House Lecture Series
/about/dphil-programmesDPhil (PhD) search
/profilesAcademic staff profiles
/about/mission-vision-and-valuesMission, vision and values
/about/our-historyOur history
/profiles/spotlightsStudent spotlights
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/about/visiting-fellowships-in...Visiting Fellowships Scheme
/newsNews
/about/opendayOpen events
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/about/oxford-qualificationsText duplicate Oxford qualifications
/about/studentsStudent resources and support
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/news/this-class-gives-me-hope...‘This class gives me hope for the future’: Course for refugee and asylum seeker students
/news/lifelong-learning-visiti...Lifelong Learning Visiting Fellow, Summer 2025: Welcome Dr Joe MacDonagh
/news/introducing-oxford-lifel...Introducing Oxford Lifelong Learning
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/about/short-open-access-coursesIMG-ALT Short Courses
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/about/continuing-professional...Professional development
/stay-in-the-knowStay in the know
/stay-in-touch-with-oxfordSign up
/about/lifelong-learningIMG-ALT Lifelong learning with Oxford. Join a worldwide community of adult learners.
/about/studentsStudent information
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/profiles/spotlightsText duplicate Student spotlights
/profilesAcademic staff
/about/find-usText duplicate Find us
/about/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
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/about/study-online-with-oxfordOnline and virtual courses
/about/day-and-weekendDay and weekend classes
/about/weekly-learningWeekly learning courses
/about/continuing-professional...Text duplicate Professional development
/about/oxford-qualificationsText duplicate Oxford qualifications
/about/summer-schoolsText duplicate Summer schools
/profilesText duplicate Academic staff profiles
/about/bursary-fundSupport lifelong learning
/about/work-for-the-departmentJobs and vacancies
/about/terms-and-conditionsTerms and conditions
/about/studentsStudent support
/about/library-facilitiesUsing the library
https://onlinesupport.conted.o...External Subdomain Using Moodle
https://login.canvas.ox.ac.uk/External Subdomain Canvas login
https://outlook.office.com/mail/External Subdomain Nexus login
https://www.facebook.com/OxLif...New window External Subdomain Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/oxli...New window External Subdomain Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@OxLif...New window External Subdomain Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - linkedIn
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https://bsky.app/profile/oxlif...New window External < Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - Bluesky
https://www.ox.ac.uk/External Subdomain University of Oxford
/about/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/about/cookie-policyHow we use cookies
/stay-in-the-knowWebsite feedback
/accessibilityAccessibility Statement
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https://www.instagram.com/oxli...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@OxLif...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford - YouTube
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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
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The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.91 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 (203 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This page only has backlinks from 2 referring domains.
This page only has 4 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 1 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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