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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.29 s
File size
149.30 kB
Words
546
Media files
31
Number of links
87 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Harvard Gazette — Harvard Gazette
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (367 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
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
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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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)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 546 words. That's ok.
27.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 15 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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5 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
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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

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...te/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/series.svgNo alt attribute provided
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.../10/092526_HILTConference_0614.jpg?w=300Panelists Bernard Chang, Amy Edmondson, Rachel Weber, and Le Xie.
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.../wp-content/uploads/2024/01/search-1.svgSearch
.../wp-content/uploads/2024/01/calendar.svgNo alt attribute provided
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...elf-improvement-1280.jpg?resize=1200,750Artificial brain connected to circuit board.
...ercatorProjector_032.jpg?resize=1200,750Molly Taylor-Poleskey
...loads/2026/10/iphone.png?resize=1200,750Illustration of iPhone.
.../10/podcast-9-copy-2.png?resize=1200,750collage of families
...loads/2024/01/microphone.svg?resize=0,32Podcast format
...0823_Goldin_006-1920.jpg?resize=1200,750Claudia Goldin fields congratulatory calls in her home after winning the Nobel Prize.
...09/nobel_quiz_header.png?resize=1200,750nobel prize, john harvard, veritas
...ent/uploads/2024/11/quiz.svg?resize=0,32Quiz format
..._Charles_River_041_1.jpg?resize=1200,750Evelyn Huang sits on the edge of the river bank.
...t/uploads/2024/01/camera.svg?resize=0,32Gallery format
.../John-Malmstad-photo.jpg?resize=1200,750Professor John Malmstad
...26/09/podcast_header.png?resize=1200,750woman holding baby, and doctor holding clipboard
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..._HILTConference_0614.jpg?resize=1200,750Panelists Bernard Chang, Amy Edmondson, Rachel Weber, and Le Xie.
...026/09/Priya_-Parker.png?resize=1200,750Priya Parker and her book cover "The art of fighting"
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Page structure

H1 heading
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There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 46 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Sections
H2 Featured Topics
H2 Featured series
H2 Explore the Gazette
H2 Read the latest
H2 Empty heading
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 All News
H2 Sections Duplicate text
H2 Explore the Gazette Duplicate text
H2 Our recent series
H2 Follow us on
H3 Wondering
H3 Are analytics making pro sports less fun?
H3 How to teach in era of AI, grade inflation
H3 Heart attack, stroke — and hip fractures
H3 Heart attack, stroke — and hip fractures Duplicate text
H3 Who knew self-improvement could be so terrifying?
H3 Correcting the world map
H3 Should quitting smartphones be this hard?
H3 Is your parenting style working?
H3 You won a Nobel Prize. Now what?
H3 What do you know about the Nobels?
H3 Boston Chamber Music Society / Mozart, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams
H3 Worldwide Week at Harvard 2026
H3 Olmstead About-Face: Implications of the U.S. Department of Justice’s new stance on persons with disabilities’ right to community integration
H3 Empty heading
H3 Why we love the Charles
H3 John E. Malmstad, 84
H3 Marcyliena H. Morgan, 75
H3 Harvard launches $150 million research initiative
H3 The healing power of gene therapy
H3 How did her sister become so sick so fast?
H3 Who needs opioids?
H3 Are analytics making pro sports less fun? Duplicate text
H3 Digital life doesn’t have to be this way
H3 Who’s in charge here?
H3 How to teach in era of AI, grade inflation Duplicate text
H3 What role should ‘diversity,’ ‘pluralism’ play in higher education?
H3 Is cursive worth learning?
H3 Why a fight might be just what your group needs
H3 ‘Design is not a single thing,’ and these projects prove it
H3 Helping us make our way ‘through a world that can feel broken’
H3 Why AI hasn’t triggered mass layoffs — yet
H3 Who’ll win AI race? U.S.? China? Maybe no one.
H3 Dumbest question is the one you never ask, says Amazon CEO
H3 Wondering Duplicate text
H3 Life | Work
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/gazette/section/health/Subdomain Health
/gazette/section/science-techn...Subdomain Science & Tech
/gazette/section/nation-world/Subdomain Nation & World
/gazette/section/arts-humanities/Subdomain Arts & Culture
/gazette/section/business-econ...Subdomain Work & Economy
/story/series/findings/Text duplicate Findings
/gazette/section/campus-commun...Subdomain Text duplicate Campus & Community
/gazette/section/health/Subdomain Text duplicate Health
/gazette/section/science-techn...Subdomain Text duplicate Science & Tech
/gazette/section/nation-world/Subdomain Text duplicate Nation & World
/gazette/section/arts-humanities/Subdomain Text duplicate Arts & Culture
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/gazette/story/series/experience/Subdomain Experience
/gazette/books/Subdomain Harvard Reads
/gazette/harvard-events/Events
/gazette/story/series/wondering/Wondering
/gazette/harvard-events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/gazette/archives/Subdomain Article archive
/gazette/about-harvard-gazette/Subdomain About us
/gazette/story/newsplus/Subdomain News+
/gazette/harvard-thinking/Subdomain Podcast
/gazette/quizzes/Subdomain Quizzes
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/gazette/story/2026/10/how-to-...Subdomain How to teach in era of AI, grade inflation
/gazette/story/2026/10/heart-a...Subdomain Heart attack, stroke — and hip fractures
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https://gocrimson.com/External Athletics News & Scores
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Digital Accessibility
/gazette/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
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/gazette/story/series/experience/Subdomain Text duplicate Experience
/gazette/books/Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Reads
/gazette/harvard-events/Text duplicate Events
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/gazette/story/2026/10/who-kne...Subdomain Who knew self-improvement could be so terrifying?
/gazette/story/2026/10/correct...Subdomain Correcting the world map
/gazette/story/2026/10/should-...Subdomain Should quitting smartphones be this hard?
/gazette/story/2026/10/is-your...Subdomain Is your parenting style working?
/gazette/story/2023/09/we-aske...Subdomain You won a Nobel Prize. Now what?
/gazette/story/2026/09/what-do...Subdomain What do you know about the Nobels?
/gazette/harvard-events//event...Subdomain Boston Chamber Music Society / Mozart, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams
https://worldwide.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Worldwide Week at Harvard 2026
https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/e...External Subdomain Olmstead About-Face: Implications of the U.S. Department of Justice’s new stance on persons with disabilities’ right to community integration
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/gazette/story/2026/10/why-we-...Subdomain Why we love the Charles
/gazette/story/series/photogra...Subdomain Part of the Photography series
/gazette/section/campus-commun...Subdomain Text duplicate Campus & Community
/gazette/story/2026/10/john-e-...Subdomain John E. Malmstad, 84
/gazette/story/2026/10/memoria...Subdomain Marcyliena H. Morgan, 75
/gazette/story/2026/09/harvard...Subdomain Harvard launches $150 million research initiative
/gazette/section/health/Subdomain Text duplicate Health
/gazette/story/2026/09/the-hea...Subdomain The healing power of gene therapy
/gazette/story/2026/09/how-did...Subdomain How did her sister become so sick so fast?
/gazette/story/2026/09/who-nee...Subdomain Who needs opioids?
/gazette/section/science-techn...Subdomain Text duplicate Science & Tech
/gazette/story/2026/10/are-ana...Subdomain Text duplicate Are analytics making pro sports less fun?
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/gazette/story/2026/09/whos-in...Subdomain Who’s in charge here?
/gazette/section/nation-world/Subdomain Text duplicate Nation & World
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/gazette/story/2026/09/is-curs...Subdomain Is cursive worth learning?
/gazette/section/arts-humanities/Subdomain Text duplicate Arts & Culture
/gazette/story/2026/09/why-a-f...Subdomain Why a fight might be just what your group needs
/gazette/story/2026/09/design-...Subdomain ‘Design is not a single thing,’ and these projects prove it
/gazette/story/2026/09/helping...Subdomain Helping us make our way ‘through a world that can feel broken’
/gazette/section/business-econ...Subdomain Text duplicate Work & Economy
/gazette/story/2026/09/why-ai-...Subdomain Why AI hasn’t triggered mass layoffs — yet
/gazette/story/2026/09/wholl-w...Subdomain Who’ll win AI race? U.S.? China? Maybe no one.
/gazette/story/2026/09/smart-c...Subdomain Dumbest question is the one you never ask, says Amazon CEO
/story/series/findings/Text duplicate Findings
/gazette/section/campus-commun...Subdomain Text duplicate Campus & Community
/gazette/section/health/Subdomain Text duplicate Health
/gazette/section/science-techn...Subdomain Text duplicate Science & Tech
/gazette/section/nation-world/Subdomain Text duplicate Nation & World
/gazette/section/arts-humanities/Subdomain Text duplicate Arts & Culture
/gazette/section/business-econ...Subdomain Text duplicate Work & Economy
/gazette/harvard-events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/gazette/archives/Subdomain Text duplicate Article archive
/gazette/about-harvard-gazette/Subdomain Text duplicate About us
/gazette/story/newsplus/Subdomain Text duplicate News+
/gazette/harvard-thinking/Subdomain Text duplicate Podcast
/gazette/quizzes/Subdomain Text duplicate Quizzes
/gazette/story/series/wondering/Subdomain Text duplicate Wondering
/gazette/story/series/life-work/Subdomain Life | Work
http://instagram.com/harvardExternal Instagram
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/sc...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.tiktok.com/@harvardExternal Subdomain TikTok
http://facebook.com/harvardExternal Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/@harvardExternal Subdomain YouTube
/gazette/email-sign-up/Subdomain Email
https://www.harvard.edu/media-...External Subdomain Text duplicate For Media & Journalists
https://gocrimson.com/External Text duplicate Athletics News & Scores
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Text duplicate Digital Accessibility
/gazette/privacy-policy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
https://trademark.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trademark

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/"
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 excellent with 0.29 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (149 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has 12,432 backlinks.
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