Csulb.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
81% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
55% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
6.48 s
File size
91.10 kB
Words
664
Media files
41
Number of links
112 internal / 32 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
California State University, Long Beach
The length of the page title is perfect. (349 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
CSULB is a large, urban, comprehensive university in the 23-campus California State University system.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (641 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.csulb.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
descriptionCSULB is a large, urban, comprehensive university in the 23-campus California State University system.
keywordsCollege, University, Long Beach, Long Beach State, 49ers, Dirtbags, Cal State, CSU, CSULB, Conoley, California
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GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
og:site_nameCalifornia State University Long Beach
og:urlhttps://www.csulb.edu/homepage
og:titleHomepage
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 664 words. That's ok.
18.1% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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 11.25 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 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
25 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
/themes/custom/csulb/images/logo.pngCalifornia State University Long Beach
/themes/custom/csulb/images/lb.svgCalifornia State University Long Beach
/themes/custom/csulb/images/logo-footer.svgCalifornia State University, Long Beach
...stom/csulb/images/mobile-footer-logo.pngCalifornia State University, Long Beach
...s/custom/csulb/images/wordmark-black.pngCalifornia State University Long Beach
...s/custom/csulb/images/wordmark-black.pngCalifornia State University Long Beach
...alth Research Lab Hero.jpg?itok=r_HwHHC7CSULB PRO-Health Research Lab students with Professor Guido Urizar
...lic/2025-07/hero_FRG_2.jpg?itok=NpKrqTgOStudent walking down path surrounded by trees
...ntialing Program Hero.jpeg?itok=VnQop7P7A teacher, also a CSULB student, using a puppet to teach children
...ro/public/2025-07/hero.jpg?itok=mN9w5HP5A person shows marine specimens to children at a table with shark jaws
...2025-07/Camp Nugget-03.JPG?itok=5G_4a7ajChild wearing goggles collects diving sticks underwater while an adult watches
...by Banner_2.png?h=cc4e4216&itok=dm1epnZHJane Close Conoley at Farewell Celebration
...tial search.png?h=cc4e4216&itok=Oc0FGRqtPresidential Search Banner
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...tudents using pipettes.jpg?itok=SCzDR3k_No alt attribute provided
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.../default/files/2025-04/wordmark-wcd4.svgLogo of California State University, Long Beach – Where California Dreams
...default/files/2025-04/wordmark-wcd4m.svgLogo of California State University, Long Beach – Where California Dreams
/themes/custom/csulb/images/lb.svgCalifornia State University, Long Beach logo
...s/custom/csulb/images/wordmark-white.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
CSU Long Beach Home
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 27 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 CSU Long Beach Home
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Utility Menu Duplicate text
H2 Academics
H2 About
H2 Alumni
H2 Campus Life
H2 Divisions
H2 Resources
H2 A Legacy of Leadership
H2 Presidential Search
H2 Stories
H2 Events
H2 Explore
H2 Services
H2 Colleges
H2 Additional Resources
H3 First Day of Classes
H3 LBSU Night at Angel Stadium
H3 Athletics
H3 Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
H3 Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
H3 Space Beach
H3 Sustainability
H3 Shark Lab
H3 Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
H3 Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 6 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (32) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.csulb.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.csulb.edu/IMG-ALT California State University Long Beach
https://www.csulb.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT California State University Long Beach
https://www.csulb.edu/about-csulbExplore
https://www.csulb.edu/applyApply
https://www.csulb.edu/giveGive
https://www.csulb.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT California State University, Long Beach
https://www.csulb.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT California State University, Long Beach
https://www.csulb.edu/about-csulbText duplicate Explore
https://www.csulb.edu/applyText duplicate Apply
https://www.csulb.edu/giveText duplicate Give
https://sso.csulb.edu/New window External Subdomain Students
https://sso.csulb.edu/New window External Subdomain Faculty & Staff
https://www.csulb.edu/admissionsFuture Students
/student-affairs/parents-famil...Parents & Family
https://www.csulb.edu/alumniAlumni
https://www.csulb.edu/communityCommunity
https://www.csulb.edu/mediaNews Media
https://longbeachstate.com/New window External Fans
/academic-affairs/colleges-dep...Colleges & Degrees
/office-of-research-and-econom...Research
/academic-affairs/academic-aff...Academic Calendar
http://www.ccpe.csulb.edu/inte...New window External Subdomain International Education
/university-libraryLibrary
/graduate-studiesGraduate Studies
https://www.csulb.edu/about-csulbAbout Us
/academic-affairs/office-of-pr...Accreditation
/student-records/tuition-and-feesTuition and Fees
https://www.csulb.edu/mapsParking & Maps
https://www.csulb.edu/employmentCareers with CSULB
https://www.csulb.edu/alumniAlumni Home
/alumni/volunteersAlumni Volunteering
https://giveto.csulb.edu/New window External Subdomain Alumni Giving
http://www.longbeachstate.com/New window External Subdomain Athletics
/commencementCommencement
http://specialevents.csulb.edu...New window External Subdomain Events
/student-affairs/university-ho...Housing
/office-of-the-presidentOffice of the President
/academic-affairsAcademic Affairs
/administration-financeAdministration & Finance
/student-affairsStudent Affairs
/university-relations-and-deve...University Relations & Development
/information-technologyInformation Technology
https://sso.csulb.edu/New window External Subdomain MyCSULB
/academic-technology-services/...New window Subdomain Canvas
https://www.csulb.edu/beach-shopsBeach Shops
https://webapps.csulb.edu/camp...New window External Subdomain Campus Directory
https://mail.csulb.edu/New window External Subdomain Email
https://www.csulb.edu/admissionsAdmissions
/enrollment-servicesEnrollment Services
/financial-aid-and-scholarshipsFinancial Aid
/student-records/schedule-of-c...Schedule of Classes
/student-recordsStudent Records
/long-beach-state-foundationLong Beach State Foundation
/research-foundationResearch Foundation
https://www.csulb.edu/helpHelp
/university-policiesSubdomain University Policies
https://www.facebook.com/csulbNew window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/csulbNew window External Twitter
http://instagram.com/csulongbeachNew window External Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@csulbNew window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Linkedin
https://www.csulb.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT California State University Long Beach
https://www.csulb.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT California State University Long Beach
https://sso.csulb.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Students
https://sso.csulb.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty & Staff
https://www.csulb.edu/admissionsText duplicate Future Students
/student-affairs/parent-family...Parents & Families
https://www.csulb.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
https://www.csulb.edu/communityText duplicate Community
https://www.csulb.edu/mediaText duplicate News Media
http://longbeachstate.com/External Text duplicate Fans
/news/article/csulb-psychology...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/article/fall-2025-resour...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/news/article/csulb-now-offers...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/news/article/sharks-the-beach...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/article/splash-climb-gro...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://www.carpenterarts.org/External Subdomain Learn More
/office-of-the-president/farew...Text duplicate Learn More
/presidential-searchText duplicate Learn More
/news/article/csulb-psychology...Community Connection CSULB psychology students tackle maternal stress, one family at a time
/news/article/fall-2025-resour...Beach Ready Fall 2025 resource guide: What’s new on CSULB campus
/news/article/csulb-now-offers...Ready to Teach CSULB now offers early childhood education credential, with help from Ballmer Group
/news/article/sharks-the-beach...Deep Dive Sharks @ The Beach gives families a close look at marine biology
/news/article/splash-climb-gro...Active Learning Splash, climb, grow: CSULB’s Camp Nugget celebrates 55 joyful summers
/news/article/meet-four-csulb-...Generations Ahead Meet four CSULB grads on the frontlines of America’s aging boom
/news/article/dennis-hum-06-jo...Full-Circle Moment Dennis Hum ‘06 joins Long Beach State Foundation
/news/making-waves/article/gar...Making Waves Garcia’s Capitol Hill rise leads a month of honors
/news/article/beach-voices-sum...Life-Changing Experiences Beach Voices: Summer Bridge and EOP opened doors 'I never even knew existed'
/news/article/cal-state-long-b...Building Momentum Cal State Long Beach students dig in for a productive, enriching summer
/news/article/csulb-students-g...Training Ground CSULB students give local small businesses a marketing makeover
/news/article/alumni-gifts-exp...Powerful Affirmations Alumni gifts expand sense of belonging at The Beach
/news/article/csulbs-corpse-fl...Phenomenal Plant CSULB's corpse flower, known as Phil, raises a stink during its third bloom
/news/article/csulb-program-ea...Growing Reputation CSULB program earns accolades in 'America's Top Animation Schools' ranking
/news/article/contest-winners-...Starting Up Contest winners prove entrepreneurship is open to all at CSULB
/news/article/its-changed-us-a...Cultural Exchange 'It's changed us all': CSULB vocal jazz students reflect on transformative Cuba tour
https://www.csulb.edu/newsMore News
/news/event/first-day-of-class...Aug 25 First Day of Classes
/news/event/lbsu-night-at-ange...Sep 25 LBSU Night at Angel Stadium
http://specialevents.csulb.edu...New window External Subdomain More Events
http://longbeachstate.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
http://www.carpenterarts.org/External Subdomain Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
/kleefeldcontemporarySubdomain Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
https://www.csulb.edu/space-beachSubdomain Space Beach
/sustainabilitySubdomain Sustainability
http://www.csulb.edu/shark-labSubdomain Shark Lab
/japanese-garden/Subdomain Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
https://web.csulb.edu/depts/mu...External Subdomain Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
https://www.csulb.edu/about-csulbTrivial anchor text
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/university-policeUniversity Police
https://www.csulb.edu/alertEmergency Information
/student-affairs/campus-assess...Crisis Resources (CAST)
A-TITLE Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team (CAST)
/student-affairs/beach-wellnessHealth & Wellness Resources
/information-technology/access...Accessibility Statement
/college-of-the-artsThe Arts
/college-of-businessBusiness
/college-of-engineeringEngineering
/college-of-health-human-servicesHealth & Human Services
/college-of-educationEducation
https://www.cpace.csulb.edu/External Subdomain College of Professional and Continuing Education
/college-of-liberal-artsLiberal Arts
/college-of-natural-sciences-a...Natural Sciences & Mathematics
/news?utm_source=website&utm_m...News
/enforcement-actions-campusSubdomain Enforcement Actions on Campus
/employment?utm_source=website...Careers
https://www.calstate.edu/External Subdomain CSU System
https://www.csulb.edu/cleryASRAnnual Security Report (Clery)
/document-readersDownload Document Reader
/site-index?utm_source=website...Site Index
/equity-compliance/title-ix-at...Title IX
A-TITLE Title IX
https://www.csulb.edu/safetyplanCampus Safety Plan
https://calstate.policystat.co...External Subdomain Anchor Privacy Notice
/student-affairs/pregnant-and-...Pregnant and Parenting Students
https://www.calstate.edu/syste...New window External Subdomain Systemwide Hate Crimes Report
/student-affairs/free-speech?u...Free Speech
https://www.csulb.edu/contactContact Us
/equity-compliance/csu-non-dis...Subdomain Notice of Nondiscrimination
https://www.csulb.edu/puvungnaPuvungna
/space-beach-initiativeText duplicate Space Beach
https://www.facebook.com/csulbNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/csulbNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
http://instagram.com/csulongbeachNew window External Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@csulbNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Linkedin

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.csulb.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 is very slow (6.48 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (91 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-languageen
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x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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expiresSun, 03 Aug 2025 16:19:12 GMT
dateSun, 03 Aug 2025 16:14:12 GMT
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,638 referring domains.
This page has 14,884 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 960 different ip addresses.

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# 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: /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
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout

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California State University, Long Beach
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