Solent.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
66% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
28% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
4.71 s
File size
351.90 kB
Words
714
Media files
25
Number of links
142 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Southampton Solent University | Embrace The New
The length of the page title is perfect. (459 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Solent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.
The meta description is too long: 1076 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.solent.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
(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

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descriptionSolent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 714 words. That's ok.
27.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 16.89 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,shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
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)
12 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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...-about1.x4e9a7094.png?w=3840&q=75&f=webpNo alt attribute provided
/graphics/logo/logo.svgSouthampton Solent University logo
...ner-25.x8427a060.jpg?w=3840&q=100&f=webpSolent student Jamie stood in Southampton
...334&crop=520,320,0,7?w=3840&q=100&f=webpSolent student Jamie stood in Southampton
...ef-2023.x61c9d044.png?w=3840&q=75&f=webpTEF logo
...ed-2025.x79114689.png?w=3840&q=75&f=webpThe Pod, a unique classroom in Solent's Spark building
...tudents.x0de66ef9.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpA male and female students walking through the park in autumn
...d-sport.xc8a99b97.jpg?w=3840&q=75&f=webpA basketball player in red with the ball in his hand going past a player in black
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...oup-min.xb61c38f6.png?w=3840&q=75&f=webpA group of Warsash Maritime Cadets together in The spark.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
21 June open dayThe best way to experience Solent
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 21 June open dayThe best way to experience Solent
H2 Solent open days
H2 We’re golden!
H2 Chat to our students
H2 Graduate stories
H2 Featured news and blogs
H2 Upcoming events
H2 Thinking of making a visit?
H3 Want to find out more about Solent University?
H3 Students present innovative healthcare research to international conference in Oman
H3 National recognition for TV talent
H3 New student-led society empowers women at leading maritime school
H3 Engineers of the future win global prize
H3 Waves of Change: A water-themed educational day
H3 Film and Media Degree Show 2025
H3 Sport and health taster day
H3 Online taster session: Ethics in action: A nursing decision-making workshop
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.
11 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 16 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.solent.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
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https://www.solentsu.co.uk/New window External Subdomain Students' Union
https://evision.prod.solent.tr...New window External Subdomain Applicants
https://www.solent.ac.uk/IMG-ALT Southampton Solent University logo
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/courses?studyLevels=undergrad...Undergraduate courses
/courses?studyLevels=postgraduatePostgraduate courses
/courses?page=1&courseOptions=...Apprenticeship courses
https://www.solent.ac.uk/subjectsBrowse subjects
/prospectuses-and-publicationsOrder a prospectus
/how-to-applyApplication help
/internationalInternational students
/discover/postgraduate-at-solentPostgraduate help
/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships
/foundation-yearsFoundation yearstrending
/courses?page=1&courseOptions=...Professional (CPD) courses
/sport-at-solent/sport-educati...Coach education courses
/courses/cpd-professional/pre-...Pre-sessional English language course
/discover/higher-technical-qua...Higher Technical Education
/open-daysBook now
/accommodationAccommodation
/life-in-southampton/on-campus...Life on campus
/student-supportStudent support
/learning-at-solentLearning at Solent
/sport-at-solentSport at Solent
/facilitiesFacilities
/internationalText duplicate International students
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeFees and finance
/how-to-applyText duplicate Application help
/discover/chat-to-our-studentsChat to a student
/open-daysOpen daystrending
/graduationGraduation
/discover/52-weeks52 Weeks to Go
/graduate-storiesSubdomain Graduate stories
https://www.solentsu.co.uk/External Subdomain Text duplicate Students' Union
/life-in-southampton/cost-of-l...Cost of living advice
/accommodationFind out more
/enterprisesGain industry experience
/facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
/finance/bursariesBursaries and scholarships
/life-in-southamptonLife in Southampton
/about/mission-and-strategy/pl...Pledges and charters
/student-support/careers-advic...Careers advice for life
/student-supportText duplicate Student support
https://www.solent.ac.uk/coursesText duplicate All courses
https://www.solent.ac.uk/subjectsText duplicate Browse subjects
/accommodationAccommodationtrending
/open-daysText duplicate Open daystrending
/how-to-applyText duplicate Application help
/life-in-southampton/on-campus...Text duplicate Life on campus
https://students.solent.ac.uk/...External Subdomain Safer Solent
/media-hub/events?page=1&story...Future student events
/media-hubNews
/media-hub/eventsEvents
https://explore.solent.ac.uk/External Subdomain Solent virtual tourupdated
/media-hub/blogsBlogs
/graduate-storiesSubdomain Text duplicate Find out more
https://www.solent.ac.uk/researchResearch at Solent
/research/graduate-schoolGraduate School
/research/meet-our-researchersMeet our researchers
/research/research-groupsResearch groups
/research/research-areasView themes
/schools-and-collegesSchools and colleges
https://www.solent.ac.uk/alumniAlumni
/engage-with-us/business-solut...Business
/engage-with-us/communityCommunity
/international/solent-globalInternational partners
/enterprisesWork with our students
/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
/engage-with-us/donate-to-solentDonate to Solent
/engage-with-us/business-solut...Consultancy
/facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
/engage-with-us/solent-careersRecruiting students
/engage-with-us/community/publ...Public engagement
https://www.solent.ac.uk/researchText duplicate Research at Solent
/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Find out more
https://www.solent.ac.uk/aboutAbout us
/strategy-2035Subdomain Solent Strategy 2035
/about/our-governance-and-orga...Governance and organisation
/about/mission-and-strategy/pl...Text duplicate Pledges and charters
/about/working-at-solentWork at Solent
/engage-with-us/communityText duplicate Community
/about/environment-sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability
/about/our-historyOur history
/about/our-facts-and-figuresFacts and figures
/about/contact-usContact us
/about/find-usFind us
/media-hubText duplicate News
/media-hub/eventsText duplicate Events
/media-hub/blogsText duplicate Blogs
/strategy-2035Text duplicate Find out more
https://www.solent.ac.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Southampton Solent University logo
/open-daysBook your place
/courses?searchNo Text
https://www.solent.ac.uk/coursesJump to all courses
/open-daysBook
/open-daysNo Text
/learning-at-solent/tef-goldFind out why
/learning-at-solent/tef-goldNo Text
/discover/chat-to-our-studentsChat
/discover/chat-to-our-studentsNo Text
/graduate-storiesDiscover
/graduate-storiesNo Text
/accommodationText duplicate Accommodation
/accommodationNo Text
https://explore.solent.ac.uk/New window External Subdomain Explore Solent
https://explore.solent.ac.uk/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeText duplicate Fees and finance
https://www.solent.ac.uk/financeNo Text
/internationalText duplicate International students
/internationalNo Text
/sport-at-solentNew window Text duplicate Sport at Solent
/sport-at-solentNo Text
/how-to-applyHow to apply
/how-to-applyNo Text
/discover/52-weeksText duplicate 52 Weeks to Go
/discover/52-weeksNo Text
https://www.solent.ac.uk/aboutText duplicate About us
/media-hubVisit media hub
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/media-hub/news/national-recog...National recognition for TV talent
/media-hub/news/new-student-le...New student-led society empowers women at leading maritime school
/media-hub/news/engineers-of-t...Engineers of the future win global prize
/media-hub/eventsView all events
/media-hub/events/waves-of-cha...Waves of Change: A water-themed educational day
/media-hub/events/film-and-med...Film and Media Degree Show 2025
/media-hub/events/sport-and-he...Sport and health taster day
/media-hub/events/solent-insig...Online taster session: Ethics in action: A nursing decision-making workshop
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/about/term-datesTerm dates
/about/working-at-solentCareers at Solent
/about/our-facts-and-figuresText duplicate Facts and figures
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/courses/a-z-directoryA-Z course directory
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/about/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
/media-hub/press-officePress office and experts directory
/international/solent-globalSolent Global
/media-hub/news/solent-univers...IMG-ALT TEF 2023 Gold
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https://www.instagram.com/sole...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/solentuniNew window Nofollow External No Text
https://www.facebook.com/Solen...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/S...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@solent...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window Nofollow External Subdomain No Text
/disclaimerDisclaimer
/disclaimer/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/disclaimer/cookiesCookies
/disclaimer/accessibilityAccessibility
/about/our-facts-and-figures/o...Transparency return

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.solent.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 is very slow (4.71 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (352 kB).

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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 828 referring domains.
This page has 11,312 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 626 different ip addresses.

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www.solent.ac.uk
Southampton Solent University | Embrace The New
Solent University offers a wide range of courses to help students explore their interests and discover their passions. Embrace the new and register to attend an open day today.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Solent93%Check
Solent University80%Check
Solent open79%Check
Southampton Solent72%Check
Southampton Solent University69%Check
open66%Check
day66%Check
New66%Check
open day66%Check
University63%Check

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