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Meta information
69% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
58% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.67 s
File size
81.70 kB
Words
593
Media files
34
Number of links
120 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Sterling College
The page title is too short. (142 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
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)
No canonical link is 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
MobileOptimizedwidth
msapplication-TileColor#da532c
msapplication-config/sites/all/themes/sterling_site/favicons/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#ffffff
GeneratorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width
langen
cleartypeon
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 593 words. That's ok.
23.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 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 15.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Some tags are too long. With 100 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"with a mission to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing christian faith."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
16 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
/sites/all/themes/sterling_site/logo.pngHome
...terling_site/images/interface/m-menu.pngNo alt attribute providedMain Menu
...rling_site/images/interface/m-search.pngNo alt attribute providedSearch
...New Student Orientation NSO 2025 (1).jpgNo alt attribute provided
...t/files/Jump Start 25 - Website Hero.pngNo alt attribute provided
...fault/files/Hero Image _Visit Campus.pngNo alt attribute provided
...age _Learn with purpose_ replacement.pngNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/3_2.pngNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/4_2.pngNo alt attribute provided
...s/default/files/The-Warrior-Way-Hero.jpgThe Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling CollegeThe Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling College
...ault/files/Student Referral Hero (1).pngKansas Christian College, Kansas Christian University
...efault/files/NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...p start 2025 SUMMER, web mobile hero.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ult/files/Hero Image _Visit Campus_0.pngNo alt attribute provided
...e Learn with purpose replacement (1).pngNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/3_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/4_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...default/files/The-Warrior-Way-Mobile.jpgThe Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling CollegeThe Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling College
...age Learn with purpose replacement_2.pngKansas Christian College, Kansas Christian University
...s/styles/cta/public/ma.jpg?itok=8fSdizBnMajors - Sterling CollegeMajors - Sterling College
...s/styles/cta/public/mi.jpg?itok=GqiBxEsYMinors - Sterling CollegeMinors - Sterling College
...yles/cta/public/Online.jpg?itok=RRU14pkjOnline Programs at Sterling CollegeOnline Programs at Sterling College
.../cta/public/IMG_0363_1.jpg?itok=XBeafWNzAcademic Support - Sterling CollegeAcademic Support - Sterling College
...entation - Summer 2025.jpg?itok=LlyNIBfpstudents walking towards camera smilingstudents walking towards camera smiling
...on Teams - Summer 2025.jpg?itok=qrsuX2_EMan standing in front of the room speaking to an audienceMan standing in front of the room speaking to an audience
...er camps - Summer 2025.jpg?itok=IUR-AiG-students outside playing games with a clock tower in the middlestudents outside playing games with a clock tower in the middle
...raduates - Spring 2025.jpg?itok=zZWqyZwStwo students wearing graduation attire and holding glass awardstwo students wearing graduation attire and holding glass awards
...ng Award - Spring 2025.jpg?itok=s93HSb0FWoman wearing academic regalia smiling in front of crowdWoman wearing academic regalia smiling in front of crowd
...encement - Spring 2025.jpg?itok=abya8lF2Man speaking at a podium to a group of peopleMan speaking at a podium to a group of people
...tes/default/files/Cooper Export Blur.jpgSterling CollegeSterling College
...mes/sterling_events/images/logo-icon.pngtest
/sites/default/files/CCCU_Member_Logo.pngNo alt attribute provided
/sites/default/files/cic-logo.pngNo alt attribute provided

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.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Search form
H2 You are here
H2 Empty heading
H2 Welcome to Sterling College!
H2 Visit Sterling College
Anchor text is an URL
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
10 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.sterling.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.sterling.edu/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
/admissionsAdmissions
/apply-nowSubdomain Apply
/sites/default/files/Next Step...Subdomain Anchor Warrior Next Steps
/admissions/visit-campusVisit Campus
/admissions/jump-start-daysSubdomain Jump Start Days
/student-life/new-student-orie...Subdomain New Student Orientation
/admissions/enrollment-feeEnrollment Fee
/student-life/housing-optionsSubdomain Housing
/admissions/housing-form-and-d...Housing Form and Deposit
/admissions/transfer-studentsTransfer Students
/admissions/international-stud...Subdomain International Students
/academics/registrar/veterans-...Subdomain Military
/financial-aid/cash-programCA$H Program
/financial-aidFinancial Aid
/admissions/tuition-expensesSubdomain Tuition and Expenses
/academicsAcademics
/academics/majorsSubdomain Majors
http://online.sterling.edu/External Subdomain Online Learning
/academics/graduate-programsSubdomain Graduate Programs
/academics/honors-programSubdomain Honors Program
/academics/academic-catalogSubdomain Academic Catalog
/academics/resourcesAcademic Resources
/academics/course-finals-scheduleCourse/Finals Schedule
/academics/cs-lewis-centerSubdomain C.S. Lewis Center
/academics/mabee-libraryMabee Library
/academics/registrarRegistrar
/academics/commencementCommencement
/academics/sterling-college-ad...Subdomain Adjunct Information
/about/directory/facultyFaculty Directory
http://www.scwarriors.com/External Subdomain Athletics
/academics/arts-sterling-collegeSubdomain Arts
/academics/musicSubdomain Music
/academics/art-and-designSubdomain Art & Design
/academics/departments/theatre...Subdomain Theatre
/academics/communication-and-m...Subdomain Comm. Media
/resourcesResources
https://www.sterling.edu/aboutAbout
/about/what-we-believeWhat We Believe
/about/presidentOffice of the President
/warrior-wearhouseSubdomain Warrior Wearhouse
/about/ross-and-fern-freeman-l...Freeman Lecture Series
/about/directoryEmployee Directory
https://sterlingcollege.presto...External Subdomain Athletic Calendar
/sites/default/files/STERLING ...Subdomain Anchor Parent/Student Calendar 2025-2026
/student-life/career-servicesSubdomain Career Services
/student-success/academic-supp...Subdomain Academic Support
/student-successSubdomain Student Success
/student-life/warrior-wireSubdomain Warrior Wire
https://office.com/External Student Email
https://mail.sterling.edu/External Subdomain Employee Email
https://my.sterling.edu/ics/External Subdomain MySterling
/sites/default/files/CampusMap...Subdomain Campus Map
/student-life/residence-lifeResidence Life
/student-life/safety-securityCampus Safety
/student-life/health-and-couns...Health and Counseling
/marketing-and-communicationsMarketing Office
/about/buildings-and-office-di...Building and Office Directory
/resources/guest-and-conferenc...Conference Services
/about/employmentSubdomain Employment
https://www.sterling.edu/givingGiving
/sterlingnowSubdomain SterlingNOW
/giving/sterling-scholarship-fundSterling Scholarship Fund
/giving/cooper-societyCooper Society
/giving/kelsey-societyKelsey Society
http://scgift.org/External Gift Planning
/giving/ways-to-giveWays to Give
/meet-advancement-teamSubdomain Meet the Advancement Team
http://www.sterling.edu/giveSubdomain Give Online
https://platform.engiven.com/g...External Subdomain Give Cryptocurrency
/student-lifeStudent Life
https://www.sterling.edu/alumniAlumni
https://online.sterling.edu/External Subdomain Online
https://sterling.instructure.c...External Subdomain Canvas
/student-life/new-student-orie...Subdomain No Text
/admissions/jump-start-daysSubdomain No Text
/admissions/personal-visitSubdomain No Text
/admissionsSubdomain No Text
/admissionsSubdomain No Text
https://youvis.it/uWol3jExternal No Text
/admissions/the-warrior-waySubdomain IMG-ALT The Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling College
/admissions/student-referrals/Subdomain IMG-ALT Kansas Christian College, Kansas Christian University
/student-life/new-student-orie...Subdomain No Text
/admissions/jump-start-daysSubdomain No Text
/admissions/personal-visitSubdomain No Text
/admissionsSubdomain No Text
/admissionsSubdomain No Text
https://youvis.it/uWol3jExternal No Text
/admissions/the-warrior-waySubdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Warrior Way Scholarship - Sterling College
/admissions/student-referrals/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Kansas Christian College, Kansas Christian University
/request-infoSubdomain Request Info
/admissions/personal-visitSubdomain Personal Visit
https://www.sterling.edu/?New window Subdomain Anchor URL anchor text
https://www.sterling.edu/#/vte/?data-platform=v&data-link-type=immersive&data-inst=63238&data-image-width=100%&data-image-height=100%&
/academics/majorsSubdomain Majors Majors
IMG-ALT Majors - Sterling College
A-TITLE Majors
/academics/minorsSubdomain Minors Minors
IMG-ALT Minors - Sterling College
A-TITLE Minors
https://online.sterling.edu/External Subdomain Earn Your Degree Online Online Programs
IMG-ALT Online Programs at Sterling College
A-TITLE Online Programs
/student-success/academic-supp...Subdomain Academic Support Academic Support
IMG-ALT Academic Support - Sterling College
A-TITLE Academic Support
https://www.sterling.edu/Anchor News
https://www.sterling.edu/Anchor Events
/news/sterling-college-welcome...Sterling College to Welcome New Students with Warrior Welcome orientation
/news/sterling-college-welcome...> Read More
/news/new-covenant-presbyteria...New Covenant Presbyterian Church Hosts Commissioning Service for Sterling College Mission Teams
/news/new-covenant-presbyteria...Text duplicate > Read More
/news/sterling-college-welcome...Sterling College to welcome hundreds of students for summer camps
/news/sterling-college-welcome...Text duplicate > Read More
/news/gill-urwiller-named-2025...Gill, Urwiller named 2025 Outstanding Graduates
/news/gill-urwiller-named-2025...Text duplicate > Read More
/news/george-receives-2025-mcc...George receives 2025 McCreery Teaching Award
/news/george-receives-2025-mcc...Text duplicate > Read More
/news/sterling-college-graduat...Sterling College graduates Class of 2025 at Commencement
/news/sterling-college-graduat...Text duplicate > Read More
https://www.sterling.edu/news> More News
A-TITLE More News
/admissions/personal-visitSubdomain Text duplicate Personal Visit
/about/what-we-believeText duplicate What We Believe
https://www.sterling.edu/givingAdvancement
/about/buildings-and-office-di...Campus Directory
https://youvis.it/uWol3jExternal Virtual Tour
/human-resourcesHuman Resources
/privacy-policy-and-web-discla...Privacy Policy
/translateSubdomain Translate
/academics/majorsDepartments
/academics/course-finals-scheduleCourse & Finals Schedule
/academics/registrarText duplicate Registrar
http://online.sterling.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Online Learning
https://office.com/External Text duplicate Student Email
https://outlook.office365.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Employee Email
https://my.sterling.edu/ics/External Subdomain mySterling
/academics/academic-catalogCatalog
/admissions/visit-campusText duplicate Visit Campus
http://www.scwarriors.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/financial-aidText duplicate Financial Aid
/student-lifeText duplicate Student Life
/student-life/servicesStudent Services
/warrior-wearhouseSubdomain Text duplicate Warrior Wearhouse
/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
https://www.sterling.edu/title-ixSubdomain Title IX
/financial-aid/consumerism-at-...Subdomain Consumerism at a Glance
/cares-act-reportingSubdomain CARES Act Reporting
http://www.cccu.org/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.cic.edu/Pages/defa...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/sterl...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Add us on Facebook
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain Google Plus
A-TITLE Join our Google plus page
https://twitter.com/sterlingclifeNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Follow us on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...New window External Subdomain Youtube
A-TITLE Subscribe to our youtube channel
https://www.instagram.com/ster...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Follow us on Instagram

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.sterling.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 is very slow (1.67 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 (82 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlno-cache, must-revalidate
content-encodinggzip
content-languageen
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
servernginx
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-generatorDrupal 7 (http://drupal.org)
x-pantheon-styx-hostnamestyx-fe3-b-67ccfb6869-7gcd9
x-styx-req-id1da47049-6b52-11f0-9c5b-46f352e252c5
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
dateMon, 28 Jul 2025 01:28:09 GMT
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x-cacheMISS, MISS
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varyAccept-Encoding, Cookie, Cookie
age0
accept-rangesbytes
via1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 237 referring domains.
This page has 1,051 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 175 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# 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: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
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: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# Directories
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
# Files
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
# 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: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

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