Salford.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
98% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
102.30 kB
Words
723
Media files
22
Number of links
88 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to the University of Salford | University of Salford, Manchester
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 641 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
Arrive a student, leave an expert and become unstoppable when you study with us at Salford. Browse courses, open days and our unique industry links.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (933 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.salford.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 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
descriptionArrive a student, leave an expert and become unstoppable when you study with us at Salford. Browse courses, open days and our unique industry links.
dcterms.titleHomepage | University of Salford
dcterms.creatorThe University of Salford
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-TileColor#da532c
msapplication-config/themes/custom/uos/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#ffffff
langen
twitter:titleHomepage | University of Salford
twitter:creator@SalfordUni
twitter:creator:id17068001
twitter:imagehttps://www.salford.ac.uk/themes/custom/uos/img/icons/dark-logo.svg
twitter:image:altUniversity of Salford
og:site_nameUniversity of Salford
og:urlhttps://www.salford.ac.uk/homepage-0
og:titleHomepage | University of Salford
og:image:urlhttps://www.salford.ac.uk/themes/custom/uos/img/icons/dark-logo.svg
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 723 words. That's ok.
35% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.5 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 14 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
/themes/custom/uos/img/logo-horizontal.pngHome
...rs-luca-pou-3-expanded.jpg?itok=WvWKU8ciTwo student friends looking at each other and laughing
...udents-lecture-theatre.jpg?itok=eTkR-nESStudents concentrating at a lecture
...c/2022-07/Open_day (1).jpg?itok=SBc_sTbxOpen day bunting hanging in Peel Park, University of Salford
...-redsignpost-on-campus.jpg?itok=dhh3VcawA red signpost showing destinations on Peel Park Campus, University of Salford
...dentsOnCampus-1500x500.jpg?itok=_1yCtvzdFive students socialising in New Adelphi Café
...ic/2023-04/In_the_city.jpg?itok=uYMSUmS2Three students walking around Manchester city centre alongside a tram
...ccommodation-peel-park.jpg?itok=27kuQpyCExterior view of Peel Park Quarter accommodation
...ampus-students-in-cafe.jpg?itok=QOCW8_T7Five students socialising around a table in Maxwell Café, University of Salford
.../sport-salford-swimmer.jpg?itok=fxGzS-t2Swimmer adjusting goggles in the University of Salford Sports Centre swimming pool
...23-04/recording studio.jpg?itok=cwceEeGXTwo students working in a recording studio
...diacity_external_night.jpg?itok=2M4gEsNKMediaCity skyline at night
...nal-students-on-campus.jpg?itok=oWG3sHjOA group of students walking across campus
...Acoustical Engineering.jpg?itok=2vjWb9vJStudent working on equipment in the anechoic chamber, Newton Building, University of Salford
...ng-using-a-white-board.jpg?itok=SNiG7KZzTwo people planning using a white board
...ford-campaign-homepage.jpg?itok=6vRk-mZKCeleste walking through Salford
...-07/photo_album_24px_0.png?itok=zEfkOMWHIcon representing a bookmarked page
...07/calendar_today_24px.png?itok=8ja4_svdIcon representing a calendar
...-07/photo_album_24px_0.png?itok=zEfkOMWHIcon representing a bookmarked page
...ic/2022-07/home_24px_0.png?itok=YBeYbJwtIcon representing a building
...22-07/open_in_new_24px.png?itok=eSOq6B2LIcon representing an arrow
.../custom/uos/img/qaa-membership-badge.svgQAA Membership page

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Power of [Us]
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Power of [Us]
H2 More than just a certificate
H2 Become a student
H2 Find your future
H2 Looking for more?
H2 The latest at Salford
H2 Our research shapes the world
H2 Popular links
H3 Visit us
H3 Explore online
H3 Student living
H3 Manchester and Salford
H3 Student accommodation
H3 Student Handbook
H3 Health and fitness
H3 Facilities
H3 News
H3 Blog
H3 Our research
H3 Collaborative partnerships
H3 It starts in Salford
H3 Get in touch
H3 Quick links
H3 Questions
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.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.salford.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
/current-studentsCurrent students
/internationalInternational
https://www.salford.ac.uk/libraryLibrary
https://www.salford.ac.uk/campusCampus
/corporate-informationCorporate information
/corporate-information/heritageHeritage
https://www.salford.ac.uk/newsNews
/our-staffOur staff
A-TITLE Browse and search our academic staff and their specialist fields of study
/corporate-information/our-sch...Our schools
/press-officePress
https://testlivesalfordac.shar...External Subdomain Staff hub
https://testlivesalfordac.shar...External Subdomain Student hub
/environmental-sustainabilitySustainability
/contact-usContact us
https://www.salford.ac.uk/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/undergraduateUndergraduate
A-TITLE Find out about Undergraduate study
/postgraduatePostgraduate
A-TITLE Postgraduate study and research at the University of Salford
/doctoral-schoolDoctoral school
A-TITLE Explore our Doctoral School
/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships
A-TITLE Discover how to apply for an apprenticeship
/internationalText duplicate International
A-TITLE Become an International student at the University of Salford
/international-opportunitiesInternational opportunities
A-TITLE Study and work abroad opportunities
https://www.salford.ac.uk/parentsStudent supporters
A-TITLE Information for Parents, Carers, Guardians and Supporters
https://www.salford.ac.uk/alumniAlumni
A-TITLE As a Salford graduate, your relationship with the University continues long after you graduate
https://fromsalford.com/External From Salford
A-TITLE Online mentoring and networking - make the most of being part of the Salford alumni community
https://www.salford.ac.uk/givingGiving to Salford
A-TITLE Help us to provide opportunities and change lives
/giving/donate-nowDonate now
A-TITLE Donate to get involved and make a difference
/researchResearch
A-TITLE Innovation at the heart of the community
/research/our-expertiseExpertise
A-TITLE Creating a fairer and more prosperous world
/research/our-peopleOur people
A-TITLE Unstoppable researchers applying real-world experience
/research/research-cultureResearch culture
A-TITLE Flourishing in an engaging, equitable and collegial environment
/postgraduate-researchPostgraduate research
A-TITLE Become an expert in the field you're passionate about
/business/grow-your-business/c...Collaborative R&D
A-TITLE Working with businesses for over 50 years
/businessPartnering with business
A-TITLE Driving innovation and growth for over 50 years
/business/grow-your-businessGrow your business
A-TITLE Supporting you to develop resilience and evolve
/business/grow-your-business/c...Text duplicate Collaborative R&D
A-TITLE Use our expertise to find solutions and make ideas happen
/business/grow-your-business/o...Our facilities and services
A-TITLE State-of-the-art facilities for research
/business/develop-your-peopleDevelop your people
A-TITLE Bespoke training programmes and degree apprenticeships
/business/recruiting-studentsAccess our graduates
A-TITLE Attract some of the region's best students and graduates
/conferencingConferencing
/our-facilitiesFacilities
/schools-and-collegesSchools and colleges
https://www.salford.ac.uk/spdTraining courses
/partnershipsPartnerships
https://www.salford.ac.uk/jobsJobs
/current-studentsText duplicate Current students
/internationalText duplicate International
https://www.salford.ac.uk/libraryText duplicate Library
https://www.salford.ac.uk/campusText duplicate Campus
/corporate-informationText duplicate Corporate information
/corporate-information/heritageText duplicate Heritage
https://www.salford.ac.uk/newsText duplicate News
/our-staffText duplicate Our staff
A-TITLE Browse and search our academic staff and their specialist fields of study
/corporate-information/our-sch...Text duplicate Our schools
/press-officeText duplicate Press
https://testlivesalfordac.shar...External Subdomain Text duplicate Staff hub
https://testlivesalfordac.shar...External Subdomain Text duplicate Student hub
/environmental-sustainabilityText duplicate Sustainability
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/the-power-of-usDiscover the Power of Us
/search/coursesBrowse our courses
/order-a-prospectusOrder a prospectus
/open-daysVisit us
https://explore.salford.ac.uk/New window External Subdomain Explore online
/search/coursesSearch our courses
/student-lifeStudent living
/student-life/in-the-cityManchester and Salford
/accommodationStudent accommodation
/current-studentsStudent Handbook
/sports-centreHealth and fitness
/our-facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
https://www.salford.ac.uk/newsText duplicate News
https://blogs.salford.ac.uk/ma...New window External Subdomain Blog
/researchOur research
/businessCollaborative partnerships
/research/it-starts-in-salfordIt starts in Salford
/search/coursesFind a course
IMG-ALT Icon representing a bookmarked page
/open-daysOpen Days
IMG-ALT Icon representing a calendar
https://explore.salford.ac.uk/External Subdomain Virtual tour
IMG-ALT Icon representing a bookmarked page
/accommodationAccommodation
IMG-ALT Icon representing a building
/contact-us/student-support-teamsStudent support teams
IMG-ALT Icon representing an arrow
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/contact-us/course-enquiriesCourse enquiries
https://www.salford.ac.uk/travelTravel to the university
/accessibility-on-campusCampus accessibility
https://www.salford.ac.uk/privacyData protection and privacy
/equity-diversity-and-inclusionEquity, Diversity and Inclusion
/legal-and-regulatory-informationLegal and regulatory information
/modern-slavery-statementModern slavery statement
/askus/admin-essentials/compla...Student complaints
A-TITLE Student Complaints
/student-life/term-datesTerm dates
/web-accessibility-statementWeb Accessibility statement
/undergraduate/applyHow do I apply for an undergraduate course?
A-TITLE How do I apply for an undergraduate course?
/postgraduate-taught/how-to-applyHow do I apply for a postgraduate course?
A-TITLE How do I apply for a postgraduate course?
/undergraduate/fees-and-fundingHow much does a course cost?
A-TITLE How much does a course cost?
/askus/admin-essentials/changi...How do I change my course?
A-TITLE How do I change my course?
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/membershipNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT QAA Membership page
https://www.facebook.com/salfo...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/salf...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.tiktok.com/@salfor...New window External Subdomain TikTok
https://x.com/SalfordUniNew window External X
https://www.youtube.com/Salfor...New window External Subdomain Youtube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.salford.ac.uk/"
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 0.47 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 (102 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,207 referring domains.
This page has 11,069 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 976 different ip addresses.

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

#########################
# General
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Sitemap: https://www.salford.ac.uk/sitemap.xml
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
Allow: /search/all-courses/
# 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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# SPD Site
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Allow: /spd/core/*.css$
Allow: /spd/core/*.css?
Allow: /spd/core/*.js$
Allow: /spd/core/*.js?
Allow: /spd/core/*.gif
Allow: /spd/core/*.jpg
Allow: /spd/core/*.jpeg
Allow: /spd/core/*.png
Allow: /spd/core/*.svg
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.css$
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.css?
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.js$
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.js?
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.gif
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.png
Allow: /spd/profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /spd/core/
Disallow: /spd/profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /spd/README.txt
Disallow: /spd/web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /spd/admin/
Disallow: /spd/comment/reply/
Disallow: /spd/filter/tips
Disallow: /spd/node/add/
Disallow: /spd/search/
Disallow: /spd/user/register
Disallow: /spd/user/password
Disallow: /spd/user/login
Disallow: /spd/user/logout
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Disallow: /spd/index.php/admin/
Disallow: /spd/index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /spd/index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /spd/index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /spd/index.php/search/
Disallow: /spd/index.php/user/password
Disallow: /spd/index.php/user/register
Disallow: /spd/index.php/user/login
Disallow: /spd/index.php/user/logout

#########################
# Crawlers
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User-agent: SemrushBot
Crawl-Delay: 10

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www.salford.ac.uk
Welcome to the University of Salford | University of Salford, Manch...
Arrive a student, leave an expert and become unstoppable when you study with us at Salford. Browse courses, open days and our unique industry links.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Salford86%Check
Student63%Check
Student Accommodation56%Check
Manchester55%Check
Power55%Check
links55%Check
Open54%Check
student life53%Check
University52%Check
Open Days52%Check

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