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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
28% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
94% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.51 s
File size
327.10 kB
Words
520
Media files
2
Number of links
56 internal / 41 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | UC Santa Barbara
The length of the page title is perfect. (234 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
UC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (912 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ucsb.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
descriptionUC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!
google-site-verificationWADEVrXg5O_4OvcOQW2dc_6upRt2Ta7CXiCXsIiJjOw
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleHome
twitter:site@ucsantabarbara
og:site_nameUC Santa Barbara
og:urlhttps://www.ucsb.edu/home
og:titleHome
og:image:urlhttps://www.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/images/fpo/UCSB-Default-image-FB.jpg
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 520 words. That's ok.
22.9% 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.
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 13.64 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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...s/images/2022-08/campus-map-ucsb-edu.pnginteractive campus map with link to map website
Video URLWidthHeight
...embed/mJE3Xf5kOWc?modestbranding=1&rel=0

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
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)
There are 31 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H1 #8
H2 Main navigation
H2 Quick links
H2 Public University
H2 Platinum Bike-Friendly University
H2 This Is Where It Happens
H2 News & Events
H2 Popular Links
H3 200+
H3 Shifa Leduc-Akbar
H3 Eugene Riordan
H3 New frontiers for well-being in Antarctica and isolated spaces
H3 Professor Irene Beyerlein elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
H3 Lithium shows its metal, paving the way for better batteries
H3 Ecologist Joan Dudney studies forest change in a warming world
H4 Find your community
H4 Follow your passion
H4 Undergraduate Majors
H4 Graduate Admission
H4 Undergraduate Admission
H4 People Finder
H4 Freshman Applicants
H4 Majors, Degrees & Credentials
H4 Graduate Degrees
H4 Transfer Applicants
H4 Future Students
H4 Students
H4 Faculty & Staff
H4 Parents & Visitors
H4 Alumni
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 (41) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ucsb.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ucsb.edu/University of California, Santa Barbara
https://giving.ucsb.edu/?utm_s...External Subdomain Give
https://www.ucsb.edu/A-TITLE Home
https://www.ucsb.edu/directoryFaculty & Staff
A-TITLE Faculty and Staff Directory
https://www.ucsb.edu/a-zA-Z Index
https://map.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Interactive Campus Map
https://www.ucsb.edu/applyingApplying
https://www.ucsb.edu/applyingOverview
A-TITLE Applying to UC Santa Barbara Overview
/applying/undergraduate-admissionUndergraduate Admission
A-TITLE Applying for Undergraduate Admission
/applying/graduate-admissionGraduate Admission
A-TITLE Applying for Graduate Admission
/applying/international-studentsInternational Students
A-TITLE Applying for International Students
http://www.summer.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Summer Sessions
A-TITLE Applying for Summer Sessions
https://extension.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Professional Education
A-TITLE Applying for Professional and Continuing Education
https://www.ucsb.edu/academicsAcademics
https://www.ucsb.edu/academicsText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Academics Overview
/academics/undergraduateUndergraduate Colleges and Majors
A-TITLE Undergraduate Colleges and Majors Academics
/academics/graduateGraduate Schools and Programs
A-TITLE Graduate Schools and Programs Academincs
/academics/professional-and-co...Text duplicate Professional Education
A-TITLE Professional and Continuing Education Academics
/academics/additional-opportun...Additional Opportunities
A-TITLE Additional Opportunities Academics
/academics/academic-department...Departments & Programs
A-TITLE Academic Departments & Programs
/academics/academic-officesAcademic Offices
A-TITLE Academic Offices
/academics/mentorship-and-teac...Mentorship and Teaching
https://www.ucsb.edu/researchResearch
https://www.ucsb.edu/researchText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Research Overview
https://www.research.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Office of Research
A-TITLE Office of Research homepage
https://undergrad.research.ucs...External Subdomain Undergraduate Research
A-TITLE Undergraduate Research homepage
https://www.library.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Library
A-TITLE UC Santa Barbara Library
http://www.news.ucsb.edu/?utm_...External Subdomain The Current
A-TITLE The Current
https://www.research.ucsb.edu/...External Subdomain Organized Research Units
/research/research-in-60-secondsResearch in 60 Seconds
/campus-experienceCampus Experience
/campus-experienceText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE Campus Experience Overview
https://www.campuscalendar.ucs...External Subdomain Events
A-TITLE Campus Experience Events
http://ucsbgauchos.com/External Athletics
A-TITLE Athletics homepage
http://recreation.sa.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Recreation
A-TITLE Recreation homepage
/campus-experience/housing-diningHousing & Dining
A-TITLE Housing homepage
https://studentlife.sa.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Student Life
A-TITLE Student Life homepage
https://wellbeing.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Student Wellbeing
A-TITLE Student Wellbeing homepage
/campus-experience/all-the-ans...All the Answers
https://www.ucsb.edu/aboutAbout
https://www.ucsb.edu/aboutText duplicate Overview
A-TITLE About UC Santa Barbara
/about/majors-degrees-and-cred...Majors, Degrees & Credentials
A-TITLE About Majors, Degrees & Credentials
/about/facts-and-figuresFacts and Figures
A-TITLE UCSB Facts and Figures
/about/faculty-and-alumniFaculty and Alumni
A-TITLE Nobel Laureates and Notable Alumni
/about/historyHistory
A-TITLE History of UC Santa Barbara
/about/administrationAdministration
A-TITLE UCSB administration
https://www.ucsb.edu/about/visitVisit UCSB
A-TITLE Map & Directions and Campus Tours
https://www.ucsb.edu/about/faqFAQ
A-TITLE UCSB Frequently Asked Questions
/future-studentsFuture Students
https://www.ucsb.edu/studentsStudents
/parents-and-visitorsParents & Visitors
/faculty-and-staffText duplicate Faculty & Staff
http://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/ind...External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.ucsb.edu/a-zText duplicate A-Z Index
https://www.ucsb.edu/directoryDirectory Search
https://maps.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Interactive Campus Map
https://giving.ucsb.edu/?utm_s...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
A-TITLE Giving to UCSB from Quick Link
/about/facts-and-figuresMore Facts & Figures
/academics/undergraduateExplore Undergraduate Programs
/campus-experience/all-the-ans...Hear more student voices
https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Explore Graduate Programs
/campus-experience/all-the-ans...Text duplicate Hear more student voices
https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021...External Subdomain Culture + World New frontiers for well-being in Antarctica and isolated spaces
https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021...External Subdomain Faculty Professor Irene Beyerlein elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021...External Subdomain Computing + Technology Lithium shows its metal, paving the way for better batteries
https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021...External Subdomain Earth Science Ecologist Joan Dudney studies forest change in a warming world
http://www.news.ucsb.edu/?utm_...External Subdomain More News
https://www.campuscalendar.ucs...External Subdomain More Events
https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/catalog...External Subdomain Undergraduate Majors - General Catalog
http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/ad...External Subdomain Graduate Division Admissions and Outreach
http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Office of Admissions Home
http://www.ucsb.edu/directorySubdomain Faculty/Staff Directory
http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/...External Subdomain Freshman Applicants - Office of Admissions
/about/majors-degrees-and-cred...200+ options
https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/catalog...External Subdomain Graduate Degrees - General Catalog
http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/...External Subdomain Transfer Applicants - Office of Admissions
/future-studentsText duplicate Future Students
https://www.ucsb.edu/studentsText duplicate Students
/faculty-and-staffText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/parents-and-visitorsText duplicate Parents & Visitors
http://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/ind...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.tiktok.com/@ucsant...External Subdomain TikTok
https://x.com/ucsantabarbaraExternal X
https://www.instagram.com/ucsa...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/c/ucsa...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/ucsan...External Subdomain Facebook
https://brand.ucsb.edu/social-...External Subdomain social media directory
https://www.ucsb.edu/contactContact Us
https://www.ucsb.edu/jobsJobs
http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/...External Subdomain Virtual Tour
A-TITLE Virtual Tour
/policies-and-disclosuresPolicies & Disclosures
https://titleix.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain Title IX Office
A-TITLE Title IX Office
https://map.ucsb.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT interactive campus map with link to map website
A-TITLE link to maps website
https://www.ucsb.edu/terms-of-useTerms of Use
/accessibilityAccessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ucsb.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 0.51 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 (327 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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servernginx
strict-transport-securitymax-age=300
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-drupal-cacheUNCACHEABLE (response policy)
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheHIT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
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x-timerS1746652952.679285,VS0,VE234
varyAccept-Encoding, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie
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 1,901 referring domains.
This page has 11,948 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,467 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# 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

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www.ucsb.edu
Home | UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
UC Santa71%Check
UC Santa Barbara68%Check
Santa62%Check
Barbara62%Check
Santa Barbara62%Check
UCSB48%Check
Research46%Check
California46%Check
Teaching46%Check
Undergraduate43%Check
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