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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
83% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.33 s
File size
138.10 kB
Words
577
Media files
6
Number of links
78 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
NC State News
The page title is too short. (138 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
News from NC State University
The meta description is too short. (193 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://news.ncsu.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Germany
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)
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
(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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og:descriptionNews from NC State University
og:site_nameNC State News
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charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 577 words. That's ok.
26.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 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 19.5 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, shrink-to-fit=no" 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 12 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
...Through-Tucker-Owen-Beach-1500x844-1.jpgA group of NC State students walk through Tucker-Owen Beach and past the sandy beach volleyball court.
...trolling-Professor-Statue-1500x844-1.jpgThe strolling professor statue, a well-known campus landmark in NC State’s Gardner Arboretum.
...t/uploads/2025/07/Yates_Mill_repairs.jpgA man in a hard hat works to detach the old wheel from Yates Mill as it is prepped for replacement.
.../2025/07/Fang-bloodstain-2025-HEADER.jpgred stains are spattered across a white background

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Homepage
The H1 heading contains the words Homepage! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Homepage
H2 Top Stories
H2 The Abstract
H2 In the News
H2 Follow NC State News
H2 Connect with us on social
H2 Faculty and Staff
H2 Subscribe to News
H2 Connect With Us
H3 Discover Our Colorful Campus
H3 Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars
H3 Wheel of Yates Mill Stops Turning — For Now
H3 Forensics Study Helps Investigators Draw New Clues From Bloodstains
H3 Probiotics Post-Antibiotic Treatment: Friend or Foe for Recovery?
H3 Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine
H3 Probiotics can help or hinder gut recovery after antibiotic treatment
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 too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://news.ncsu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
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/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Partners
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/category/we-are-the-wolfpack/Subdomain We Are the Wolfpack
/category/service-and-community/Subdomain Service and Community
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https://news.ncsu.edu/for-media/Subdomain For Media
/category/news-releases/Subdomain News Releases
/in-the-news/Subdomain In the News
https://experts.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Experts
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/for-media/hurricane-experts/Subdomain NC State Hurricane Experts
/for-media/nc-state-supply-cha...Subdomain NC State Supply Chain Experts
/for-media/tv-studio/Subdomain TV Studio
https://news.ncsu.edu/about/Subdomain About NC State News
/about/contact/Subdomain Contact
/faculty-support/Subdomain Faculty Support
/about/send-a-tip/Subdomain Send a Tip
/communications-training/Subdomain Training Program
http://www.facebook.com/sharer...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/intent/twe...External No Text
http://www.linkedin.com/shareA...External Subdomain No Text
/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Text duplicate Research and Innovation
/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Text duplicate The Abstract
https://news.ncsu.edu/podcast/Subdomain Text duplicate Audio Abstract Podcast
/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Text duplicate Centennial Campus
/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Text duplicate Partners
https://news.ncsu.edu/results/Subdomain Text duplicate Results
/category/campus-life/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Life
/category/campus-life/academics/Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
/category/campus-life/athletics/Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/category/campus-life/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
/category/campus-life/students/Subdomain Text duplicate Students
/category/faculty-and-staff/Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty and Staff
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/category/faculty-and-staff/hr...Subdomain Text duplicate HR and Finance
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/category/we-are-the-wolfpack/Subdomain Text duplicate We Are the Wolfpack
/category/service-and-community/Subdomain Text duplicate Service and Community
/category/service-and-communit...Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://news.ncsu.edu/for-media/Subdomain Text duplicate For Media
/category/news-releases/Subdomain Text duplicate News Releases
/in-the-news/Subdomain Text duplicate In the News
https://experts.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Experts
/nc-state-experts-available-on...Subdomain Text duplicate NC State Experts Available on Climate
/for-media/hurricane-experts/Subdomain Text duplicate NC State Hurricane Experts
/for-media/nc-state-supply-cha...Subdomain Text duplicate NC State Supply Chain Experts
/for-media/tv-studio/Subdomain Text duplicate TV Studio
https://news.ncsu.edu/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About NC State News
/about/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact
/faculty-support/Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty Support
/about/send-a-tip/Subdomain Text duplicate Send a Tip
/communications-training/Subdomain Text duplicate Training Program
/2025/07/tour-the-nc-state-cam...Subdomain Published on July 14, 2025 Discover Our Colorful Campus Join a student-led tour of NC State and learn about the campus we hold dear — and the boundless oppor...
IMG-ALT A group of NC State students walk through Tucker-Owen Beach and past the sandy beach volleyball court.
/2025/07/four-faculty-members-...Subdomain Published on July 16, 2025 Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars This year’s cohort will conduct engineering and horticultural research as we...
IMG-ALT The strolling professor statue, a well-known campus landmark in NC State’s Gardner Arboretum.
/2025/07/wheel-of-yates-mill-s...Subdomain Published on July 16, 2025 Wheel of Yates Mill Stops Turning — For Now The water wheel at historic Yates Mill, the oldest structure on NC State’s campus, is ...
IMG-ALT A man in a hard hat works to detach the old wheel from Yates Mill as it is prepped for replacement.
/2025/07/new-forensic-clues-fr...Subdomain Published on July 14, 2025 Forensics Study Helps Investigators Draw New Clues From Bloodstains New research offers key insights into how blood stains cotton ...
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/category/research-and-innovat...Subdomain Explore the Abstract
/2025/06/turtle-crossing-study...Subdomain Turtle Crossing: Study Identifies Local Hot Spots for Turtle/Car Collisions
/2025/06/ai-can-help-cut-down-...Subdomain AI can help cut down on waste, improve quality in dyed fabrics
/2025/05/horse-fly-bites/Subdomain How Do Horse Flies Bite? And Are They Dangerous?
/2025/05/fire-ant-stings-contr...Subdomain What’s in Fire Ant Venom? And How Can I Get Rid of Fire Ants?
https://www.technologynetworks...External Subdomain July 22, 2025 Technology Networks Probiotics Post-Antibiotic Treatment: Friend or Foe for Recovery?
https://www.science.org/conten...External Subdomain July 22, 2025 Science Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine
https://medicalxpress.com/news...External July 22, 2025 Medical Xpress Probiotics can help or hinder gut recovery after antibiotic treatment
https://www.facebook.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain X
https://www.instagram.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain Instagram
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/no...External Subdomain LinkedIn
/category/faculty-and-staff/Subdomain See more stories
/2025/07/monks-named-associate...Subdomain Monks Named Associate Dean and Director of NC State Extension
/2025/07/four-faculty-members-...Subdomain Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars
/2025/07/chancellor-howells-why/Subdomain Chancellor Howell’s Why
/2025/06/meet-the-2025-award-f...Subdomain Meet the 2025 Award for Excellence Winners
https://www.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Home
https://news.ncsu.edu/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About NC State News
https://accessibility.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Accessibility
https://admissions.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Apply
https://brand.ncsu.edu/platform/External Subdomain Brand Platform
https://brand.ncsu.edu/voice-a...External Subdomain Brand Voice and Tone Guide
/about/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact
https://www.ncsu.edu/free-speech/External Subdomain Free Speech
https://www.ncsu.edu/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy
https://strategicplan.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain Strategic Plan
https://policies.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain University Policies
https://www.facebook.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.twitter.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain No Text
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/no...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/ncstateExternal Subdomain No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://news.ncsu.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 excellent with 0.33 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (138 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 208 referring domains.
This page has 3,214 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 132 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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