Askabiologist.asu.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
97% 
Server
79% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.86 s
File size
60.50 kB
Words
542
Media files
21
Number of links
57 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Ask A Biologist | Ask A Biologist
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (282 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://askabiologist.asu.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 name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 542 words. That's ok.
34.9% 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.
12 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 11.13 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 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
...default/files/assets/main/aab_header.gifAsk A Biologist LogoAsk A Biologist Logo
...res/feature-header-750.gif?itok=RwmtqCBYIllustration of girl with backpack in a lab coat hiking.Dr. Biology needs your help!
.../features/tiger-beetle.jpg?itok=Fgmir-Uucolorful tiger beetle
...es/florsheim-thumbnail.jpg?itok=ZyL8xYhVIllustration ofa bottle labeled toxins.
...ct-cooperation-feature.jpg?itok=TO2ba19MIllustration of "conflict" showing two people facing away from each other
...res/crispr-cas9-tool_1.jpg?itok=L42J9VkgCRISPR Cas9 gene editing technology
...es/features/plant-mass.png?itok=JeMa90cqWhere does a plants mass come from? Soil, water, or air?
...tures/carolyn_larabell.jpg?itok=1_NHN9tLlarabell skittle
...eatures/ants1_crp4web2.jpg?itok=aZmTiV1rAnts painted with ID colors
...es/Joellen-Russell-200.jpg?itok=wt-kyh1eJoellen Russell
...aab_feather_activity-1.gif?itok=R0fg0LTDNo alt attribute provided
...medicine_coloring_page.gif?itok=jqmV4WC3No alt attribute provided
...res/body_depot_logo-02.png?itok=oxrMjf4wBody Depot
...ures/2016_ub_feature_1.jpg?itok=1OaNSGDwNo alt attribute provided
...chains-headers_feature.jpg?itok=kantpIFfEcoChains logo, a polar bear over an iceberg with text below that says EcoChains.
...covidsim-aab-thumbnail.jpg?itok=UYTdJWlQCOVID-19 game simulation
...s/rainforest-biome-250.jpg?itok=8CdZgrxiRainforest virtual biome tour
...tures/monstermanual-02.png?itok=OP2wLldqMonster game
...default/files/2024-07/NSF_black_logo.pngNational Science Foundation
...gb_white_150ppi_crop_1.png?itok=5V4w2nP2School of Life Sciences Arizona State University
...u_modules/asu_footer/img/footer-rank.pngRepeatedly ranked #1 on 20+ lists in the last 3 years

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H4 Tough, Tiny Tiger Beetles
H4 Toxic Response
H4 Cooperation or Conflict?
H4 CRISPR Science
H4 Are Plants Made from Thin Air?
H4 Cell CAT Scans
H4 Ant Math
H4 Ocean Winds and Climate
H4 Feather Type & Anatomy Worksheet
H4 Nature's Medicine
H4 Body Depot
H4 Ugly Bug Contest 2015-2016
H4 EcoChains: Arctic Futures
H4 COVID SIM Pandemic Simulation
H4 Virtual Reality Tours of Biology
H4 Monster Maker
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 22 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/contact/askaquestionAsk A Question
A-TITLE Ask A Question
/about/teacher-toolboxTeacher's Toolbox
A-TITLE Teacher Toolbox
/listen-watchListen and Watch
A-TITLE Listen and Watch
/homeIMG-ALT Ask A Biologist Logo
A-TITLE Ask A Biologist Home
/experiments/mysterious-world-...IMG-ALT Illustration of girl with backpack in a lab coat hiking.
/explore/tiger-beetlesIMG-ALT colorful tiger beetle
/explore/tiger-beetlesTough, Tiny Tiger Beetles
/sandlaufkäfer-knallhart-klitz...Deutsch
/escarabajos-tigre-pequeños-pe...Español
/redoutables-et-minuscules-cic...Français...
/explore/Toxic-ResponseIMG-ALT Illustration ofa bottle labeled toxins.
/explore/Toxic-ResponseToxic Response
/explore/cooperation-conflictIMG-ALT Illustration of "conflict" showing two people facing away from each other
/explore/cooperation-conflictCooperation or Conflict?
/listen-and-watch/CRISPRIMG-ALT CRISPR Cas9 gene editing technology
/listen-and-watch/CRISPRCRISPR Science
/StoriesExplore our stories
/listen-watch/plant-massIMG-ALT Where does a plants mass come from? Soil, water, or air?
/listen-watch/plant-massAre Plants Made from Thin Air?
/podcasts/cell-cat-scansIMG-ALT larabell skittle
/podcasts/cell-cat-scansCell CAT Scans
/podcasts/ant-mathIMG-ALT Ants painted with ID colors
/podcasts/ant-mathAnt Math
/explore/ocean-winds-and-climateIMG-ALT Joellen Russell
/explore/ocean-winds-and-climateOcean Winds and Climate
/listen-and-watchListen and watch more
/article-type/coloring-pages-w...Coloring Pages & Worksheets
/activities/coloring/feather-t...Feather Type & Anatomy Worksheet
/article-type/coloring-pages-w...Text duplicate Coloring Pages & Worksheets
/activities/coloring/natures-m...Nature's Medicine
/article-type/body-depotBody Depot
/body-depotText duplicate Body Depot
/article-type/contestsContests
/activities/ubc2015Ugly Bug Contest 2015-2016
/ActivitiesView more activities
/games-sims/ecochains/Play EcoChains: Arctic Futures
/games-sims/covid-sim/index.htmlExplore COVID SIM
/games-and-simulations/virtual...Explore our Virtual Tours
/games-sims/monster-maker-game/Play Monster Maker
/gamesPlay more games
http://www.nsf.gov/External Subdomain National Science Foundation
https://nsdl.oercommons.org/External Subdomain NSDL
https://sols.asu.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT School of Life Sciences Arizona State University
https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Bi...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/drbiologyExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/aska...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/askabi...External Subdomain No Text
/contactContact Us
https://www.asufoundation.org/...External Subdomain Contribute
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/Anchor Content
/exploreStories
/ActivitiesActivities
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/Inaccessible
/gamesGames
/VR-toursVirtual Reality (VR)
https://askananthropologist.as...External Subdomain Ask An Anthropologist
https://askanearthspacescienti...External Subdomain Ask An Earth and Space Scientist
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/Anchor Tools
/contact/askaquestionText duplicate Ask A Question
/Teacher-ToolboxTeacher Toolbox
/feedbackFeedback
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/Anchor Usage
/question-guidelinesGuidelines
/contact/permissionsLicensing and Permissions
/user/loginParticipation
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/Anchor Acknowledgements
http://www.nsf.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate National Science Foundation
/CreditsCredits
https://www.asu.edu/about/loca...External Subdomain Maps and Locations
https://cfo.asu.edu/applicantExternal Subdomain Jobs
https://search.asu.edu/?search...External Subdomain Directory
https://www.asu.edu/about/contactExternal Subdomain Contact ASU
https://my.asu.edu/External Subdomain My ASU
https://www.asu.edu/rankingsExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Repeatedly ranked #1 on 20+ lists in the last 3 years
https://www.asu.edu/about/copy...External Subdomain Copyright and Trademark
https://accessibility.asu.edu/...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.asu.edu/about/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy
https://www.asu.edu/about/term...External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://www.asu.edu/emergencyExternal Subdomain Emergency

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://askabiologist.asu.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 0.86 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 (61 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 234 referring domains.
This page has 517 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 98 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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# 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.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /quiz/*/result/*
Disallow: /quiz/*/result
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
# 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

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