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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
92% 
Server
99% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.42 s
File size
404.20 kB
Words
545
Media files
25
Number of links
94 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Western Colorado University
The length of the page title is perfect. (257 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (796 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://western.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
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 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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionAt Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.
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article:modified_time2025-05-15T16:33:30+00:00
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twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome
og:descriptionAt Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.
og:urlhttps://western.edu/
og:site_nameWestern Colorado University
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 545 words. That's ok.
18.2% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.1 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 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
...ads/Western-Colorado-University-Logo.svgWestern Colorado University Logo
...ploads/DSC09766-Enhanced-NR-1160x700.jpgFootball athletes run onto the field through pink smoke.
...ploads/I32A8747-Enhanced-NR-1160x700.jpgA skier skis out of a powder slash.
...t/uploads/I32A4625-7-scaled-1160x700.jpgA student, looking off into the distance, wears a cap and gown as she stands on a high alpine ridge with a large peak behind her at sunrise.
...ent/uploads/I32A4310-scaled-1160x700.jpgA student walks through sagebrush holding a butterfly net with big mountain views behind.
...-Enhanced-NR-e1741120481336-1160x700.jpgWestern Theatre company performs a dance during the dress rehearsal for Tartuffe.
/wp-content/uploads/DSC00684-3-1160x700.jpgA graduate student wearing a cowboy hat smiles as he stands on Verzuh Ranch wetlands with cattle and Whetstone Mountain behind him.
...7702-Enhanced-NR-2-1-scaled-1160x700.jpgA skier slides a rail in front of the library while students cheer for him in the background. A motion blur effect is used in this photo.
/wp-content/uploads/EB_7229-3-1160x700.jpgA professor demonstrates how to inject a water sample to a student as they stand outside in front of a pond.
...ploads/I32A6832-Enhanced-NR-1160x700.jpgSeen from Van Tuyl Ranch, the collegiate "W" on Tenderfoot Mountain is lit on fire during the first night of Homecoming weekend.
...ntent/uploads/taylorrainbow-1160x700.jpgA rainbow is seen above Taylor Hall at sunset
...t/uploads/R0002048-5-scaled-1160x700.jpgA skier grabs her skis while jumping in the air on a blue sky day with mountains in the background.
...oads/DSC00068-Enhanced-NR-1-1160x700.jpgA student in the crow section holds his hands up in a W during a football game.
/wp-content/uploads/DSC03958-1160x700.jpgAn ROE land-based class in single file backpacks up a flat mountain meadow with the Castles and West Elk Peaks in the background.
...ent/uploads/railfabrication-1160x700.jpgMechanical Engineering students create a rail for Rail Jam in the Maker Space in the Rady Building.
/wp-content/uploads/forest-530x300.pngDr. Forest Mannan poses with his award in front of a stage.
...tern-Colorado-University-Logo-Footer.svgWestern Colorado University Logo
...4/public/images/icon-facebook.896378.svgFacebook
.../public/images/icon-instagram.f3d256.svgInstagram
...24/public/images/icon-youtube.2de411.svgYouTube
...24/public/images/icon-twitter.459ecb.svgX
...4/public/images/icon-linkedin.1ffc0d.svgLinkedIn
Video URLWidthHeight
...U6SX8?feature=oembed&rel=0&playsinline=1640360

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Our Side of the Mountains
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Our Side of the Mountains
H2 A one-of-a-kind college experience.
H2 News
H2 Dr. Forest Mannan Receives 2025 Early Career Teaching Award
H2 Events
H2 Juneteenth - No Classes
H2 Gunnison River Festival
H2 High School Mountain Bike Camp
H2 High School Mountain Bike Camp Duplicate text
H2 High School Mountain Bike Camp Duplicate text
H2 A Local's Guide to the Gunnison Valley
H3 Interested in Attending Western?
H3 Curious about what’s happening with Alumni Relations?
H4 Welcome to
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://western.edu/Western Colorado University Logo
IMG-ALT Western Colorado University Logo
https://western.edu/admissions/Admissions
/admissions/basics/Admissions Basics
/admissions/transfer-student-b...Transfer Student Basics
/admissions/international-stud...International Student Basics
/admissions/application-inform...Application Information
/admissions/parent-family-reso...Parent & Family Resources
/admissions/contact-admissions/Contact Admissions
/admissions/visit-western/Visit Western
/admissions/apply/Apply
/admissions/admitted-undergrad...Admitted Undergraduate Students
/admissions/orientation/Orientation
/admissions/financial-services/New Student Financial Services
/admissions/financial-services...Tuition and Costs
/admissions/financial-services...Scholarships and Financial Aid
/admissions/graduate/Graduate Admissions
/admissions/graduate/contact-t...Contact Graduate Studies
/admissions/graduate/applicati...Graduate Application Information
/admissions/graduate/graduate-...Graduate Financial Aid
/graduate-applicationNew window Graduate Application
/admissions/graduate/admitted-...Admitted Graduate Students
https://western.edu/academics/Academics
/academics/undergraduate/Undergraduate Majors & Minors
/academics/graduate/Graduate Programs
/academics/accelerated-degrees/Accelerated Degrees
/department/adult-degree-compl...Adult Degree Completion
/academics/professional-develo...Certificate & Professional Development
/academics/undergraduate-depar...Undergraduate Departments & Schools
/academics/school-of-graduate-...School of Graduate Studies
/academics/registration-and-ad...Registration & Advising Services
/academics/academic-help/Academic Help
/academics/registration-and-ad...Exploratory Program
/academics/center-for-learning...Center for Learning & Innovation
/academics/center-for-learning...Study Abroad
/academics/academic-calendar/Academic Calendar
https://catalog.western.edu/un...New window External Subdomain Undergraduate Catalog
https://catalog.western.edu/gr...New window External Subdomain Graduate Catalog
https://western.edu/campus-lifeCampus Life
/campus-life/residence-life-ho...Residence Life & Housing
/campus-life/health-wellness/Health & Wellness
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain Events
/campus-life/financial-services/Financial Services
/campus-life/student-resources/Student Resources
/campus-life/career-services/Career Services
/campus-life/epic-mentorship-p...EPIC Mentors
/campus-life/campus-recreation/Campus Recreation & Field House
/campus-life/clubs-organizations/Clubs & Organizations
/campus-life/multicultural-cen...Multicultural Center
/campus-life/lead/LEAD: Leadership, Engagement & Development
https://western.edu/athletics/Athletics
https://gomountaineers.com/New window External NCAA Athletics
/athletics/club-sports/Club Sports
/athletics/intramural-sports/Intramural Sports
/athletics/mountain-sports/Mountain Sports
/campus-life/athletic-and-recr...Athletic and Recreational Venues
/campus-life/campus-recreation/Text duplicate Campus Recreation & Field House
https://western.edu/about/About
https://alumnimagazine.western...New window External Subdomain The Westerner Magazine
https://western.edu/about/alumni/Alumni Relations
/about/alumni/alumni-hub/Alumni Hub
/about/alumni/alumni-career-se...Alumni Career Services
/about/foundation/history-of-w...Western’s Foundation History
/about/foundation/About The Foundation
/about/leadership/Leadership
/about/leadership/presidents-o...President’s Office
/about/office-provost/Office of the Provost
/about/sustainability/Sustainability at Western
/about/mission-campus-profile/Mission & Campus Profile
/about/diversity-equity-inclus...Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity & Justice
/about/gunnison-valley/Gunnison Valley
https://western.edu/newsroom/News
https://western.edu/newsroom/Newsroom
/newsroom/press-room/Press Room
/admissions/applyText duplicate Apply
/admissions/visit-western/Visit
https://elevatewestern.org/External Give
https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain MyWestern
/about/gunnison-valley/Welcome to Our Side of the Mountains
https://western.edu/Anchor News & Events
/admissions/visit-western/Check Out Our Visits!
/about/alumni/alumni-hub/Visit the Alumni Hub
/newsroom/dr-forest-mannan-rec...Press Release Dr. Forest Mannan Receives 2025 Early Career Teaching Award At first, it didn’t seem like a big change. But when Western’s Dr. Forest Mannan st...
IMG-ALT Dr. Forest Mannan poses with his award in front of a stage.
https://western.edu/newsroom/Text duplicate Newsroom
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Jun 19 Juneteenth - No Classes Thursday, June 19, 12:00am
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Jun 20 Gunnison River Festival Friday, June 20, 5:00pm
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Jun 22 High School Mountain Bike Camp Sunday, June 22, 1:00pm
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Jun 23 High School Mountain Bike Camp Monday, June 23, 8:00am
https://events.western.edu/eve...New window External Subdomain Jun 24 High School Mountain Bike Camp Tuesday, June 24, 8:00am
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain All Events
/about/gunnison-valley/Explore the Valley
https://western.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Western Colorado University Logo
https://www.facebook.com/Weste...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/Wester...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
https://x.com/westerncolouNew window External IMG-ALT X
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://western.edu/admissions/Text duplicate Admissions
/admissions/financial-services...Tuition & Costs
/admissions/financial-services...Scholarships & Financial Aid
/admissions/financial-services...Net Price Calculator
/accessibility/Accessibility
/about/center-for-civil-rights...Title IX
/campus-life/safety-security/Safety & Security
/campus-life/financial-service...Student Consumer Information
/about/directory/human-resourc...Careers at Western
https://students.western.edu/External Subdomain Current Students
https://western.edu/about/alumni/Alumni
/admissions/parent-family-reso...Parent & Family
https://western.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
/admissions/financial-services...Financial Aid
https://events.western.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://western.edu/newsroomText duplicate News
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/sitemap_index.xmlSitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://western.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 0.42 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 (404 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 307 referring domains.
This page has 1,685 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 261 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Disallow:

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Western Colorado University
At Western, students are immersed in experiential learning, guided by professors who care, in an outdoor landscape like no other.

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KeywordResultRecheck
Western77%Check
Western Colorado63%Check
Western Colorado University59%Check
Mountain56%Check
Visit Western56%Check
University50%Check
Student48%Check
Students48%Check
Mountain Sports47%Check
Learning46%Check
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