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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
89% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
53% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.61 s
File size
81.20 kB
Words
667
Media files
14
Number of links
62 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Our Research Changes Lives | University of Maryland
The length of the page title is perfect. (481 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At UMD, brilliant scholars and scientists come together to spark new ideas, pursue important discoveries, drive innovation and tackle humanity’s grand...
The length of the meta description is perfect. (936 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://umd.edu/
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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keywordsA Preeminent Public Research University
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og:titleOur Research Changes Lives | University of Maryland
og:descriptionAt UMD, brilliant scholars and scientists come together to spark new ideas, pursue important discoveries, drive innovation and tackle humanity’s grand...
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og:image:altMaryland flag waving in a field with a pond. Cars parked on field.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 667 words. That's ok.
29.7% 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.
10 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 15.83 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,viewport-fit=cover" 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 13 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)
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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...88507&s=a2d24b932e73ef9e3b88db938c5a3e984 dancers backlit in orange
...75625&s=5ed3399c76fe573574dedc228184a0fftwo researchers wearing hazmat suits sample sediment on hill
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...56676&s=c6b11f952b6e3a909ff944bd056173dbA student looks at a large monitor with colorful scans of a head
...06168&s=1668507f5e06a3a431437d5f170da037Professor sitting at a desk listening to a discussion, students in background also at desks.
...57493&s=2c85199105c6489138f6904c5ee6c035Group of performers on stage mid-pose one dancer holds their arms out stretched, the others from behind hold them up
...67380&s=ad18b04a9c67c8371e6197ce13f20b36View of full stands and court of a basketball game. Maryland flag in stands.
...92634&s=648606272d18e7de7a6fb1bea1927deaStudents walking outdoors on campus in front of a large traditional building. Construction fence on the left side.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Our Research Changes Lives
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Our Research Changes Lives
H2 Latest News
H2 By The Numbers
H2 #12
H2 70
H2 #7
H2 A BOLD RESEARCH ENTERPRISE
H2 Campus Calendar
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 (47) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://umd.edu/Anchor Skip site navigation
https://umd.edu/IMG-ALT University of Maryland
https://umd.edu/aboutAbout
https://umd.edu/academicsAcademics
https://umd.edu/admissionsAdmissions & Aid
https://umd.edu/student-lifeStudent Life
https://umd.edu/researchResearch
https://umd.edu/about/missionMission & Values
https://umd.edu/about/historyTraditions & History
/about/inclusive-communityInclusive Community
https://umd.edu/about/factsFacts & Rankings
https://umd.edu/about/contactContact Us
/about/university-presidentsUniversity Presidents
https://umd.edu/about/landmarksLandmarks
/about/athletics-and-eventsAthletics Traditions
https://umd.edu/about/songsSongs
/about/traditions-of-the-pastTraditions of the Past
/about/signature-eventsSignature Events
/academics/colleges-and-schoolsColleges & Schools
https://admissions.umd.edu/pro...External Subdomain Undergraduate Programs
https://gradschool.umd.edu/pro...External Subdomain Graduate Programs
/academics/academic-supportAcademic Support
/student-life/housing-and-diningHousing & Dining
/student-life/athletics-and-re...Athletics & Recreation
/student-life/student-organiza...Student Organizations
https://umd.edu/visitVisit
https://provost.umd.edu/calendarNew window External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://identity.umd.edu/searchNew window External Subdomain Directory
https://testudo.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Testudo Student Portal
https://elms.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain ELMS-Canvas
https://umd.edu/artIMG-ALT 4 dancers backlit in orange
https://umd.edu/artThe Arts
https://umd.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://giving.umd.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://umterps.com/New window External Athletics
https://today.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain News
https://search.umd.edu/External Subdomain Search
https://umd.edu/aboutText duplicate About
https://umd.edu/aboutOverview
https://umd.edu/about/missionText duplicate Mission & Values
https://umd.edu/about/historyText duplicate Traditions & History
/about/inclusive-communityText duplicate Inclusive Community
https://umd.edu/about/factsText duplicate Facts & Rankings
https://umd.edu/about/contactText duplicate Contact Us
https://umd.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://umd.edu/academicsText duplicate Overview
/academics/colleges-and-schoolsText duplicate Colleges & Schools
https://admissions.umd.edu/pro...External Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Programs
https://gradschool.umd.edu/pro...External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Programs
/academics/academic-supportText duplicate Academic Support
https://umd.edu/admissionsText duplicate Admissions & Aid
https://umd.edu/student-lifeText duplicate Student Life
https://umd.edu/student-lifeText duplicate Overview
/student-life/housing-and-diningText duplicate Housing & Dining
/student-life/athletics-and-re...Text duplicate Athletics & Recreation
/student-life/student-organiza...Text duplicate Student Organizations
https://umd.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://umd.edu/artText duplicate IMG-ALT 4 dancers backlit in orange
https://umd.edu/artText duplicate The Arts
https://umd.edu/researchText duplicate Research
https://umd.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://giving.umd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://umterps.com/New window External Text duplicate Athletics
https://today.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://provost.umd.edu/calendarNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://identity.umd.edu/searchNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Directory
https://testudo.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Testudo Student Portal
https://elms.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate ELMS-Canvas
https://umd.edu/researchExplore our impact
https://today.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain See all
https://today.umd.edu/umd-biol...New window External Subdomain UMD Biologist Wins Emmy for Documentary on Quest to Find, Sequence Ancient DNA
https://umd.edu/about/factsLearn more
https://umd.edu/admissionsText duplicate Admissions & Aid
https://umd.edu/visitText duplicate Visit
https://umd.edu/researchText duplicate Learn more
https://umd.edu/academicsGet started
https://calendar.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain View all events
https://umd.edu/artText duplicate The Arts
https://umd.edu/artText duplicate The Arts
https://umterps.com/New window External Text duplicate Athletics
https://umterps.com/New window External Text duplicate Learn more
/about/inclusive-communityAn Inclusive Community
/about/inclusive-communityMeet our community
https://fearlesslyforward.umd....New window External Subdomain The Nation's First Do Good Campus
https://fearlesslyforward.umd....New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
https://fearlesslyforward.umd....New window External Subdomain We Reimagine Learning
https://fearlesslyforward.umd....New window External Subdomain Learn More
https://uhr.umd.edu/work_at_umdNew window External Subdomain Careers
https://www.ocrsm.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct
http://www.umpd.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain UMD Police Department
https://ogc.umd.edu/public-inf...New window External Subdomain Public Records Request
https://finance.umd.edu/ethics...New window External Subdomain Report Fraud and Waste
/policies-and-proceduresPolicies and Procedures
https://admissions.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Prospective Undergraduate Students
https://gradschool.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Prospective Graduate Students
https://admissions.umd.edu/per...New window External Subdomain Parents & Families
https://alumni.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Alumni
https://umd.edu/visitVisitors
https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Media
https://provost.umd.edu/calendarNew window External Subdomain Academic Calendars
https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Course Catalogs
https://www.lib.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Libraries
https://testudo.umd.edu/New window External Subdomain Student Portal
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/Univo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/univ...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/UofMarylandNew window External No Text
https://www.threads.net/@univo...New window External Subdomain No Text
/faqs-heoaconsumer-informationHEOA Consumer Information

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://umd.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 0.61 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 (81 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,092 referring domains.
This page has 37,927 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,417 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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    # live - don't allow web crawlers to index cpresources/ or vendor/

    User-agent: *
    Disallow: /cpresources/
    Disallow: /vendor/
    Disallow: /.env
    Disallow: /cache/


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Our Research Changes Lives | University of Maryland
At UMD, brilliant scholars and scientists come together to spark new ideas, pursue important discoveries, drive innovation and tackle humanity’s grand...

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