Ucalgary.ca - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.00 s
File size
121.00 kB
Words
1148
Media files
14
Number of links
130 internal / 50 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Calgary
The page title is too short. (186 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
What began as a bold vision has grown over six decades into a place that helps shape what’s next for Canada and the world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (766 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://ucalgary.ca/
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

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keywordsUniversity in Alberta, Top research university, International programs, Alberta, PHD programs
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1148 words. That's ok.
30% 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.
12 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 24.78 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 23 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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
60 years of impact – and we’re just getting started
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 60 years of impact – and we’re just getting started
H2 Start Something.
H2 Why UCalgary?
H2 University of Calgary Strategies
H2 UCalgary events
H2 Start something at the University of Calgary
H3 Undergraduate programs
H3 Graduate programs
H3 Professional and Continuing Education
H3 Celebrating 60 years at UCalgary Community Day
H3 A dip in the Bow and donating blood: Dinos Field Hockey gets creative with fundraising
H3 Engineering prof explores new way of detecting sepsis in newborns
H3 Astronomers find galactic 'monsters' in unexpected places using James Webb Telescope
H3 250+ Programs
H3 34,000+ Students
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
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 too many external links (50) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://ucalgary.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://my.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain My UCalgary
https://mail.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Webmail
https://www.ucalgary.ca/it/IT
https://d2l.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain D2L
https://www.ucalgary.ca/iriss/IRISS
https://myfacilities.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain ARCHIBUS
https://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/People and Culture
https://library.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Library
https://www.godinos.com/External Subdomain Go Dinos
https://csprd.my.ucalgary.ca/p...External Subdomain Class Schedule
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain UCalgary Directory
https://conted.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Continuing Education
https://careers.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Careers
https://www.calgarybookstore.ca/External Subdomain Bookstore
/activeliving/Active Living
https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://www.ucalgary.ca/map/UCalgary Maps
https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Cumming School of Medicine
https://arts.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Arts
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Graduate Studies
https://www.ucalgary.ca/knes/Faculty of Kinesiology
https://law.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Law
https://nursing.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Nursing
https://science.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Science
https://fsw.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Social Work
https://vet.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Haskayne School of Business
https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
https://spp.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain School of Public Policy
https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Schulich School of Engineering
https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Werklund School of Education
https://www.ucalgary.ca/IMG-ALT University of Calgary
/future-studentsFuture Students
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/future-students/undergraduate...Explore programs
/future-students/undergraduate...Selecting and customizing your degree
/future-students/undergraduate...Why UCalgary
/future-students/undergraduate...Academic life
/future-students/undergraduate...Student experience
/future-students/undergraduate...Housing and food
/future-students/undergraduate...Life in Calgary
/future-students/undergraduate...Tours and events
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https://discover.ucalgary.ca/p...External Subdomain Events
/future-students/undergraduate...Fees and finances
/registrar/finances/tuition-an...Cost estimator
/future-students/undergraduate...Admissions
/future-students/undergraduate...Admission requirements
/future-students/undergraduate...Dates and deadlines
/future-students/undergraduate...How to apply
/future-students/undergraduate...Transcripts and documents
/future-students/undergraduate...Transfer credit
/future-students/undergraduate...Application status
/future-students/undergraduate...Support and contact
/future-students/undergraduate...Meet a recruiter
/future-students/undergraduate...Guides and publications
/future-students/undergraduate...Information for:
/future-students/undergraduate...Indigenous students
/future-students/undergraduate...International students
/future-students/undergraduate...Families and supporters
/future-students/undergraduate...High school counsellors
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/future-students/graduate/financeFinance
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/future-students/graduate/indi...Indigenous graduate students
/future-students/open-studiesOpen Studies
/future-students/open-studies/...Degree and non-degree holders
/future-students/open-studies/...Visiting students and visiting student researchers
/future-students/open-studies/...High school students
/future-students/open-studies/...University Entrance Program
/future-students/open-studies/...Open Studies dates
/future-students/professional-...Professional and Continuing Education
https://conted.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing Education
https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/f...External Subdomain Haskayne School of Business - Executive Education
https://www.ucalgary.ca/pd/Faculty of Social Work - Professional Development Program
https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/cmeExternal Subdomain Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
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/current-studentsText duplicate Undergraduate
/current-students/academicsAcademics
/current-students/financesFinances
/current-students/student-serv...Student Services
/current-students/student-lifeText duplicate Student life
/registrar/Office of the Registrar
/current-students/under-archUnder the Arch
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/currentExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate
/future-students/graduate/new-...Newly admitted
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Forms & documents
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Managing my program
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Thesis
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Student services
/mygradskills/starting-businessEntrepreneurship
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Tuition & fees
https://grad.ucalgary.ca/curre...External Subdomain Graduate calendar
https://www.ucalgary.ca/Alumni & Donors
https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumniAlumni Engagement
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/eventsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/ben...External Subdomain Benefits
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/com...External Subdomain Communities
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/sto...External Subdomain News & stories
/alumni/volunteerVolunteer
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/con...External Subdomain Connect with us
https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/gro...External Subdomain Grow Your Career
/campaign/how-to-giveDonate now
https://www.ucalgary.ca/givingGiving to UCalgary
/giving/campaign-successEnergize: The Campaign for Eyes High
/campaign/how-to-giveHow to give
/campaign/contactText duplicate Contacts
https://www.ucalgary.ca/researchResearch
/facultyandstaffFaculty & Staff
/about-ucalgaryAbout UCalgary
/about-ucalgary/our-organizationOur organization
/about-ucalgary/uc6060 years of UCalgary
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Facts and figures
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Governance and leadership
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Our mandate
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Faculties
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Our people
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Executive leadership team
/about-ucalgary/our-organizati...Administration
https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/UCalgary news
/events/allUCalgary events
https://ucalgary.ca/podcastsUCalgary Podcasts
/about/our-organization/econom...Economic impact
/about-ucalgary/our-historyOur history
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ca...Calgary's urban evolution
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ch...Changing face of campus
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Culture and society
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Watch
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Listen
/about-ucalgary/our-history/cu...Look
/about-ucalgary/our-history/en...Energy and the environment
/about-ucalgary/our-history/hi...High-performance athletics
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ho...How we teach and learn
/about-ucalgary/our-history/hu...Human and animal health
/about-ucalgary/our-history/ou...Our place in the universe
/about-ucalgary/our-strategyOur strategy
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/s...Strategies and Plans
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/t...Teaching and Learning
/about-ucalgary/our-strategy/r...Research and Scholarship
https://ucalgary.ca/partnershipsPartnerships
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Our campuses
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses/c...Campus maps and room finder
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Main Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Foothills Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Downtown Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Spy Hill Campus
/about-ucalgary/our-campuses-a...Field stations and other facilities
/about-ucalgary/uc60Celebrate with us
/future-students/undergraduateExplore undergraduate degree programs
/future-students/graduate/expl...Explore graduate degree programs
/future-students/professional-...Explore professional and cont-ed programs
/news/celebrating-60-years-uca...Learn more
/news/giving-day-2026-dinos-fi...IMG-ALT A group of people together
/news/giving-day-2026-dinos-fi...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/engineering-prof-explore...IMG-ALT A group of people in the lab
/news/engineering-prof-explore...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/astronomers-find-galacti...IMG-ALT Space
/news/astronomers-find-galacti...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/ucalgary-newsRead more UCalgary News
/future-students/undergraduate...Explore the UCalgary Experience
/about/our-organization/facts-...See more facts and figures
/about/our-strategy/strategies...Text duplicate Learn more
https://events.ucalgary.ca/External Subdomain Explore all UCalgary events
/startsomethingDiscover how
/startsomethingIMG-ALT Start Something
https://www.facebook.com/unive...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/ucalgaryNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT X
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/ucal...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/UCal...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
/website-terms-conditionsWebsite Terms & Conditions
/legal-services/university-pol...Privacy Policy
https://ucalgarysurvey.qualtri...New window External Subdomain Website feedback

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ucalgary.ca/"
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 1.00 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.
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (121 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 694 referring domains.
This page has 2,161 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 447 different ip addresses.

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