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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.85 s
File size
75.90 kB
Words
579
Media files
11
Number of links
79 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home: Smith College | Smith College
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (330 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Smith College homepage
The length of the meta description is perfect. (256 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.smith.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)
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
descriptionWelcome to the Smith College homepage
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-TileColor#da532c
theme-color#ffffff
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 579 words. That's ok.
28.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 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 15.58 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 12 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 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
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..._page_header_2025.jpg.webp?itok=YsG9MFpqNo alt attribute provided
...da_comstock_house.jpg.webp?itok=SiB-JINHNo alt attribute provided
...-05/megan_gardner.jpg.webp?itok=F0n857orNo alt attribute provided
...llen_story_header.jpg.webp?itok=QHxCMj9_No alt attribute provided
...placeholder-image.png.webp?itok=rVOugwB9No alt attribute provided
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...3d-dd38afbef8a7_1.jpg.webp?itok=MdYeyw21No alt attribute provided
...nthal_crop.webp?h=9de20ae8&itok=xzoEp_FZNo alt attribute provided
...25-01/img_1270_2.jpeg.webp?itok=NLXwqlTWTiki Pather holds up a shell and looks at the camera with white buildings visible behind
Video URLWidthHeight
.../2023-09/smithwebheader_homepage_v2.webm

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Utility
H2 main
H2 You belong here.
H2 A milestone anniversary
H2 Together we are better
H2 50 Years of Ada Comstock Scholars
H2 Smith, in the Moment
H2 Generation to Generation, Financial Aid Elevates Women
H2 Building an Inclusive Jewish Community
H2 Same Spirit. New Roar.
H2 Celebrating Seniors
H2 Rory Harper ’25
H2 Alliyah Logan ’25
H2 Jonna Rosenthal ’25
H2 Tiki Pather ’25J
H2 Footer
H2 Social Navigation
H2 Meta
H3 Smith College
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 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.smith.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.smith.edu/studentsStudents
/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
/parents-familiesFamilies
https://www.smith.edu/alumsAlums
https://www.smith.edu/givingGive to Smith
https://www.smith.edu/Smith College logo
/discover-smithDiscover Smith
/discover-smith/smith-actionSmith in Action
/discover-smith/history-tradit...History & Traditions
/discover-smith/president-sara...President Sarah Willie-LeBreton
/discover-smith/visit-campusVisit the Campus
/discover-smith/governanceGovernance
/discover-smith/smith-glanceSmith at a Glance
/discover-smith/contact-smithContact Smith
https://www.smith.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/programs-coursesPrograms & Courses
/academics/our-approach-learningOur Approach To Learning
/academics/integrative-learningIntegrative Learning
/academics/our-facultyOur Faculty
/academics/academic-calendarAcademic Calendar
https://libraries.smith.edu/External Subdomain Libraries
/academics/registrarRegistrar
/academics/class-deansClass Deans
/academics/provostdean-facultyProvost/Dean of the Faculty
/academics/study-abroadStudy Abroad
/admission-aidAdmission & Aid
/admission-aid/apply-smithApply to Smith
/admission-aid/visits-programsVisits & Programs
/admission-aid/life-after-smit...Life After Smith: Career Outcomes
/admission-aid/tuition-aid-app...Tuition & Aid for Applicants
/admission-aid/aid-current-stu...Aid for Current Students
/parents-familiesFor Parents & Families
/admission-aid/school-counselorsFor School & CBO Counselors
https://www.smith.edu/your-campusYour Campus
/your-campus/health-wellnessHealth & Wellness
/your-campus/residence-lifeResidence Life
/your-campus/dining-menusDining & Menus
/your-campus/communityCommunity
/your-campus/offices-servicesOffices & Services
/your-campus/clubs-organizationsClubs & Organizations
/your-campus/student-governmen...Student Government Association
/your-campus/athletics-recreationAthletics & Recreation
/your-campus/new-studentsFor New Students
/your-campus/smithartsSmithArts
https://www.smith.edu/news-eventsSmith Today
/news-events/eventsEvents
/your-campus/smitharts/calendarArts Calendar
/news-events/smith-quarterlySmith Quarterly
/academics/integrative-learnin...Research at Smith
/admission-aid/visits-programsCome Visit Us
https://www.smith.edu/150A milestone anniversary
/news-events/news/bring-all-yo...Together we are better
/news-events/news/50-years-ada...Read the Full Story
/academics/programs-courses/ad...Learn About the Program
https://www.smith.edu/node/21606Subdomain events
https://www.smith.edu/node/500040Subdomain Text duplicate Smith Today
/news-events/news/generation-g...Generation to Generation, Financial Aid Elevates Women
/news-events/news/building-inc...Building an Inclusive Jewish Community
/news-events/news/same-spirit-...Same Spirit. New Roar.
/alums/your-associationRory Harper ’25
/academics/our-facultyAlliyah Logan ’25
/academics/programs-coursesJonna Rosenthal ’25
/your-campus/communityTiki Pather ’25J
https://www.smith.edu/Text duplicate Smith College logo
https://www.smith.edu/Smith College
https://portal.smith.edu/External Subdomain Portal
/your-campus/people-directoryDirectory
/your-campus/dining-menusDining Menus
/campus-map?id=774&_ga=2.24787...Subdomain Campus Map
/about-smith/givingText duplicate Give to Smith
/your-campus/offices-services/...Subdomain Employment
https://libraries.smith.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
https://garden.smith.edu/External Subdomain Botanic Garden
https://scma.smith.edu/External Subdomain Museum of Art
https://www.smith.edu/150Subdomain Celebrate Smith’s 150th anniversary with us!
https://twitter.com/smithcollegeExternal Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/smit...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/smith...External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...External Subdomain Youtube
/discover-smith/governanceSubdomain Anchor Privacy
/discover-smith/governanceSubdomain Anchor Terms of Use
/discover-smith/governance/tit...Subdomain Title IX
/your-campus/offices-services/...Subdomain Equity and Inclusion
/discover-smith/governanceSubdomain Nondiscrimination Statement
/discover-smith/governance/con...Subdomain Consumer Information
/discover-smith/contact-smithSubdomain Contact Us
/about-smith/technology-access...Subdomain Please let us know.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.smith.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 0.85 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 (76 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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servernginx
dateWed, 28 May 2025 15:25:26 GMT
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cache-controlmax-age=1800, public
content-encodinggzip
content-languageen
etagW/"1748444258"
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedWed, 28 May 2025 14:57:38 GMT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=300
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-drupal-cacheMISS
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-pantheon-styx-hostnamestyx-fe2-a-65b77f78df-gn7s6
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x-cacheMISS, HIT
x-cache-hits0, 0
x-timerS1748445635.722277,VS0,VE4
varyAccept-Encoding, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie
age1374
via1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
x-cache-statusHIT
accept-rangesbytes
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 957 referring domains.
This page has 58,050 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 709 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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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.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/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: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# 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/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

# Additions to the defaut.txt
# See: https://docs.pantheon.io/bots-and-indexing#robotstxt-with-composer-and-drupal

# Paths that should be disallowed.
Disallow: /its/
Disallow: /tara/

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Home: Smith College | Smith College
Welcome to the Smith College homepage

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Smith College71%Check
College60%Check
Discover Smith58%Check
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