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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
39% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.04 s
File size
138.40 kB
Words
717
Media files
8
Number of links
158 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
MIT Division of Student Life -
The length of the page title is perfect. (259 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://studentlife.mit.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://studentlife.mit.edu/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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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robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
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twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:localeen_US
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og:titleMIT Division of Student Life
og:urlhttps://studentlife.mit.edu/
og:site_nameMIT Division of Student Life
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
nexthttps://studentlife.mit.edu/page/2/
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 717 words. That's ok.
23.3% 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.
6 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 16.14 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: campus
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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

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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)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Welcome
H2 Good to Know
H2 Life on Campus
H2 Dining on Campus
H2 Find your Community
H2 Featured Student Story
H2 Fun Facts
H2 Contact info
H2 Auxiliary info
H2 Emergency Resources
H2 Follow Us
H2 Auxiliary info Duplicate text
H3 Taking Care of You
H3 Infinite Threads Helps the MIT Community and the Planet with Popup Thrift Store
H3 20
H3 350
H3 26+
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 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://studentlife.mit.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://studentlife.mit.edu/Subdomain No Text
/living-communities/Subdomain Living Communities
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https://graduatehousing.mit.edu/External Subdomain Graduate Housing
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/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Residential Experience and Leadership
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Undergraduate Residential Leadership Opportunities
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Graduate Residential Leadership Opportunities
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Faculty and Resident Scholar Opportunities
/living-communities/hosting-a-...Subdomain Hosting a Residence Hall Event
/living-communities/housing-fo...Subdomain Housing for Programs and Conferences
/dining/Subdomain Dining
/dining/dining-locations/Subdomain Dining Locations
/dining/meal-plans/Subdomain Meal Plans
/dining/meal-plans/wellesley-c...Subdomain Wellesley College Meal Program
/wellbeing-support/Subdomain Wellbeing & Support
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Disability and Access Services
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Faculty Responsibilities
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Accommodation Procedures for Students
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Accessibility
/wellbeing-support/student-sup...Subdomain Student Support Services (S3)
/wellbeing-support/care-team/Subdomain CARE Team
/wellbeing-support/violence-pr...Subdomain Violence Prevention and Response
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Indigenous Spirit
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain MIT Chapel
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain LBGTQ+ Services
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain About LBGTQ+ Services
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain LBGTQ+ Services’ Programs
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Trans Resources
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain You Are Welcome Here
/wellbeing-support/intercultur...Subdomain Intercultural Engagement (ie)
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain About WXGS
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain WXGS’ Programs
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Margaret Cheney Room
/wellbeing-support/dialoguemit/Subdomain Dialogue@MIT
/campus-communities/Subdomain Campus Communities
/campus-communities/events/Subdomain Events
/campus-communities/events/hos...Subdomain Host an Event
/campus-communities/events/hos...Subdomain Event Dates & Deadlines
/campus-communities/events/pro...Subdomain Promoting Events
/campus-communities/events/tim...Subdomain TIM the Beaver
/campus-communities/community-...Subdomain Community Stories
/campus-communities/student-ac...Subdomain Student Activities
/campus-communities/hobby-shop/Subdomain The Hobby Shop
/campus-communities/student-le...Subdomain Student Leadership Opportunities (SOLE)
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain FSILG Programming
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Join an FSILG
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Parents and Families
/mit-endicott-house/Subdomain MIT Endicott House
/campus-communities/student-ce...Subdomain Student Center
/athletics-recreation/Subdomain Athletics & Recreation
/policies-and-resources/Subdomain Policies & Resources
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain TECH Cash
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain TechCASH Services
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain Vendors
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain For Students
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Resources for Faculty and Staff
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Responding to an Incident Report
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Incident Procedures
/policies-and-resources/housin...Housing Policies
/policies-and-resources/?expos...Subdomain Dining Policies
/about-dsl/Subdomain About DSL
/about-dsl/people/Subdomain People
/?page_id=1372Subdomain Internal
/about-dsl/key-initiatives/Subdomain Key Initiatives
/about-dsl/key-initiatives/key...Subdomain Renewal & Renovations
/about-dsl/awards/Subdomain Awards
/about-dsl/careers/Subdomain Careers in the MIT Division of Student Life
/living-communities/Subdomain Text duplicate Living Communities
https://mitguidetoresidences.m...External Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Housing
https://graduatehousing.mit.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Housing
/living-communities/living-on-...Subdomain Text duplicate Residence Hall Maintenance and Security
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Text duplicate Residential Experience and Leadership
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Residential Leadership Opportunities
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Residential Leadership Opportunities
/living-communities/residentia...Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty and Resident Scholar Opportunities
/living-communities/hosting-a-...Subdomain Text duplicate Hosting a Residence Hall Event
/living-communities/housing-fo...Subdomain Text duplicate Housing for Programs and Conferences
/dining/Subdomain Text duplicate Dining
/dining/dining-locations/Subdomain Text duplicate Dining Locations
/dining/meal-plans/Subdomain Text duplicate Meal Plans
/dining/meal-plans/wellesley-c...Subdomain Text duplicate Wellesley College Meal Program
/wellbeing-support/Subdomain Text duplicate Wellbeing & Support
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Text duplicate Disability and Access Services
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty Responsibilities
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Text duplicate Accommodation Procedures for Students
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
/wellbeing-support/student-sup...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Support Services (S3)
/wellbeing-support/care-team/Subdomain Text duplicate CARE Team
/wellbeing-support/violence-pr...Subdomain Text duplicate Violence Prevention and Response
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Text duplicate Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Text duplicate Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Text duplicate Indigenous Spirit
/wellbeing-support/religious-s...Subdomain Text duplicate MIT Chapel
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate LBGTQ+ Services
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate About LBGTQ+ Services
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate LBGTQ+ Services’ Programs
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate Trans Resources
/wellbeing-support/lbgtq-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate You Are Welcome Here
/wellbeing-support/intercultur...Subdomain Text duplicate Intercultural Engagement (ie)
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Text duplicate Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Text duplicate About WXGS
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Text duplicate WXGS’ Programs
/wellbeing-support/women-and-g...Subdomain Text duplicate Margaret Cheney Room
/wellbeing-support/dialoguemit/Subdomain Text duplicate Dialogue@MIT
/campus-communities/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Communities
/campus-communities/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/campus-communities/events/hos...Subdomain Text duplicate Host an Event
/campus-communities/events/hos...Subdomain Text duplicate Event Dates & Deadlines
/campus-communities/events/pro...Subdomain Text duplicate Promoting Events
/campus-communities/events/tim...Subdomain Text duplicate TIM the Beaver
/campus-communities/community-...Subdomain Text duplicate Community Stories
/campus-communities/student-ac...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Activities
/campus-communities/hobby-shop/Subdomain Text duplicate The Hobby Shop
/campus-communities/student-le...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Leadership Opportunities (SOLE)
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Text duplicate Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Text duplicate FSILG Programming
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Text duplicate Join an FSILG
/campus-communities/fraterniti...Subdomain Text duplicate Parents and Families
/mit-endicott-house/Subdomain Text duplicate MIT Endicott House
/campus-communities/student-ce...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Center
/athletics-recreation/Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics & Recreation
/policies-and-resources/Subdomain Text duplicate Policies & Resources
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain Text duplicate TECH Cash
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain Text duplicate TechCASH Services
/policies-and-resources/tech-c...Subdomain Text duplicate Vendors
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Text duplicate Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Text duplicate For Students
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Text duplicate Resources for Faculty and Staff
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Text duplicate Responding to an Incident Report
/policies-and-resources/office...Subdomain Text duplicate Incident Procedures
/policies-and-resources/housin...Text duplicate Housing Policies
/policies-and-resources/?expos...Subdomain Text duplicate Dining Policies
/about-dsl/Subdomain Text duplicate About DSL
/about-dsl/people/Subdomain Text duplicate People
/?page_id=1372Subdomain Text duplicate Internal
/about-dsl/key-initiatives/Subdomain Text duplicate Key Initiatives
/about-dsl/key-initiatives/key...Subdomain Text duplicate Renewal & Renovations
/about-dsl/awards/Subdomain Text duplicate Awards
/about-dsl/careers/Subdomain Text duplicate Careers in the MIT Division of Student Life
/wp-login.php?action=wp-saml-a...Log In
https://giving.mit.edu/explore...External Subdomain Giving
https://studentlife.mit.edu/Anchor No Text
/policies-and-resources/See all Resources
/dining/dining-locations/Subdomain Text duplicate Dining Locations
/dining/meal-plans/Subdomain Text duplicate Meal Plans
https://mitguidetoresidences.m...External Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Housing
https://graduatehousing.mit.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Housing
/campus-communities/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Communities
/wellbeing-support/disability-...Subdomain Disability & Access Services
https://doingwell.mit.edu/supp...External Subdomain Get Support
/wellbeing-support/student-sup...Subdomain Student Support Services
/athletics-recreation/Subdomain Athletics and Recreation
/policies-and-resources/Text duplicate See all Resources
/living-communities/Subdomain Find Your Home at MIT
/dining/Subdomain Your Dining Options
/campus-communities/Subdomain Discover "Your" MIT
/wellbeing-support/Subdomain Know your wellbeing support options
/campus-communities/community-...Subdomain Infinite Threads Helps the MIT Community and the Planet with Popup Thrift Store
/campus-communities/community-...See All Student Stories
https://web.mit.edu/External Subdomain No Text
https://accessibility.mit.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
https://www.mit.edu/privacy/External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://x.com/MITstudentsExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/MITS...External Subdomain No Text
https://hr.mit.edu/jobsExternal Subdomain DSL Careers
https://web.mit.edu/External Subdomain No Text
https://accessibility.mit.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
https://www.mit.edu/privacy/External Subdomain Text duplicate Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://studentlife.mit.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 excellent with 0.04 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (138 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 80 referring domains.
This page has 270 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 78 different ip addresses.

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Life63%Check
Student Life63%Check
student organizations49%Check
Campus47%Check
Community47%Check
Division46%Check
Dining40%Check
Know40%Check
Event39%Check
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