Perec.columbia.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
81% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.79 s
File size
76.80 kB
Words
470
Media files
12
Number of links
79 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Physical Education and Recreation
The length of the page title is perfect. (311 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://perec.columbia.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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 470 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
21.9% 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.
9 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 17.42 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=1.0, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 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.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ec.columbia.edu/files/logo/SitesLogo.pngPhysical Education and Recreation logo
...ec.columbia.edu/files/logo/SitesLogo.pngPhysical Education and Recreation logo
...tent/pics/DCardio.jpg.webp?itok=0OMYAcXoDCardio.jpg
...nt/pics/DBlue Gym.jpg.webp?itok=52VW1qN-DBlue Gym.jpg
...Ball_0002_Layer 1.jpg.webp?itok=OdpzNdnjDBall 0002 Layer 1.jpg
...ntent/AR4 resize2.jpg.webp?itok=bmOKGs8PAerobics Room 4
...ics/DTrack resize.jpg.webp?itok=yPvzp_P4DTrack Resize.jpg
...cs/DSquash resize.jpg.webp?itok=_LuSYYS6DSquash Resize.jpg
...Ball_0001_Layer 2.jpg.webp?itok=gO0dm2-XDBall 0001 Layer 2.jpg
...ontent/pics/DPool.jpg.webp?itok=g0VUb3HXDPool.jpg
...l_0003_Background.jpg.webp?itok=4Ob6AmWKDBall 0003 Background.jpg
...tom/columbia/assets/img/cu-blue-logo.svgColumbia University Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
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)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Main navigation expanded
H2 Recreational Areas
H2 Phone
H2 Follow Us
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://perec.columbia.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Columbia University in the City of New York
https://perec.columbia.edu/Physical Education and Recreation
IMG-ALT Physical Education and Recreation logo
/physical-educationPhysical Education
/MembershipsMembership
/fitnessFitness
/club-sportsClub Sports
/intramuralsIntramurals
https://perec.columbia.edu/campsCamps
/wellnessWellness
/about-usAbout Us
/registration-informationRegistration Information
/virtual-course-descriptionsCourse Descriptions
/attendance-grading-medical-wa...Attendance, Grading, & Medical Waivers
/swim-test-requirementSwim Test Requirement
/membershipinfoMembership Info and Pricing
A-TITLE Membership Info and Pricing
/overnight-locker-rentalsOvernight Locker Rentals
https://docs.google.com/forms/...External Subdomain Membership Application Form
/content/member-portal-resourcesMember Portal & Resources
https://recreation.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Member Portal
https://recreation.columbia.ed...External Subdomain Reserve a Squash Court
/content/member-portal-resourc...Subdomain Anchor Resources
/content/fitness-passesFitness Passes
/youth-swim-lessonsYouth Swim Lessons
/content/personal-trainingPersonal Training
/content/programpoliciesProgram Policies
/specialty-coursesSpecialty Courses
/cyclingCycling
/equestrianEquestrian
https://perec.columbia.edu/hikingHiking
/road-runnersRoad Runners
/rock-climbingRock Climbing
/sailingSailing
/ski-and-snowboardSki and Snowboard
/triathlonTriathlon
https://perec.columbia.edu/aikidoAikido
/brazilian-jiu-jitsuBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
/goju-ryu-karateGoju Ryu Karate
https://perec.columbia.edu/kendoKendo
/naginataNaginata
/shotokan-karateShotokan Karate
/tae-kwon-doTae Kwon Do
/archeryArchery
/badmintonBadminton
/ballroom-danceBallroom Dance
/content/figure-skatingFigure Skating
/swing-danceSwing Dance
/table-tennisTable Tennis
https://perec.columbia.edu/tennisTennis
/ice-hockey-mensIce Hockey (M)
/lacrosse-mensLacrosse (M)
/rugby-womensRugby (W)
/rugby-mensRugby (M)
/content/soccer-womensSoccer (W)
/content/soccer-mensSoccer (M)
/ultimate-womensUltimate (W)
/ultimate-mensUltimate (M)
/volleyball-womensVolleyball (W)
/volleyball-mensVolleyball (M)
/water-polo-womensWater Polo (W)
/water-polo-mensWater Polo (M)
/content/wrestling-womensWrestling (W)
/registration_informationText duplicate Registration Information
/rules_policiesRules and Policies
/littlelionscampLittle Lions Camp
/sports-campsSports Camps
/content/sosSOS: Sweat Out The Stress
/hours-operationHours of Operation
A-TITLE Hours of Operation
/hours-operation?_escaped_frag...Subdomain Anchor Open Recreation
/hours-operation?_escaped_frag...Subdomain Anchor Uris Pool Hours
/content/modified-hours-closuresModified Hours & Closures
/about-us?_escaped_fragment_Subdomain Anchor Our Mission
/our-teamOur Team
/about-us?_escaped_fragment_Subdomain Anchor Contact Us
/student-employmentStudent Employment
/policiesPolicies
/membershipinfoSubdomain Find Out if You're Eligible
/content/membership-pageSubdomain Purchase Your Membership
/content/hoursofoperationsSubdomain Text duplicate Hours of Operation
https://recreation.columbia.ed...External Subdomain Tri-Level Fitness Area
IMG-ALT DCardio.jpg
https://recreation.columbia.ed...External Subdomain here.
/fitnessSubdomain small group training classes
/fitnessSubdomain itness pass programs
https://recreation.columbia.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate here.
/content/personal-trainingPersonal Training Program.
A-TITLE Personal Training
/fitnessSubdomain fitness pass programs
https://www.instagram.com/colu...External Subdomain Instagram
http://www.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Columbia University
IMG-ALT Columbia University Logo
https://www.columbia.edu/conte...External Subdomain ©2026 Columbia University
https://accessibility.columbia...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://universitypolicies.col...External Subdomain Nondiscrimination
https://careers.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Careers
https://sites.columbia.edu/External Subdomain Built using Columbia Sites

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://perec.columbia.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 0.79 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

NameValue
dateSun, 14 Jun 2026 22:20:04 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servercloudflare
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-cacheHIT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=14400; preload
last-modifiedFri, 12 Jun 2026 14:42:34 GMT
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
age0
x-varnish-cacheMISS
x-cache-controlmax-age=300, public
cache-controlno-store,no-cache,private
set-cookie117 Characters
content-encodinggzip
cf-raya0bcb85d8876d0bb-CDG
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 156 referring domains.
This page has 168 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 57 different ip addresses.

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Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Physical52%Check
Education52%Check
Physical Education52%Check
Physical Education Recreation51%Check
Columbia50%Check
Recreation48%Check
Columbia University43%Check
Fitness39%Check
Membership39%Check
Sports39%Check
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