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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
41% 
Page structure
43% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
99% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.41 s
File size
101.10 kB
Words
464
Media files
9
Number of links
102 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Virginia Tech
The page title is too short. (184 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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
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pubdate2025-07-22T16:54:32Z
last-modified2025-07-22T16:54:32Z
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langen
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twitter:titleHome
twitter:cardsummary
fb:app_id194068395756282
og:urlhttps://vt.edu/content/vt_edu/en/index.html
og:typearticle
og:titleHome
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 464 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
16.8% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19 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)
Some tags are too long. With 130 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"we are expanding student access and affordability, and increasing our ability to bring together talent..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 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
...s.vt.edu/images/whiteVTonTransparent.svgNo alt attribute provided
....edu/images/accessibility_icon_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/vt-accessibility_report-barrier.svgNo alt attribute provided
...t-accessibility_accessibility-portal.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgThree people standing around a large flower that releases a distinct smell when it blooms every few years.Corpse Flower

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 People Results
H2 VT News Results
H2 Insert your title here
H2 Stories from Virginia Tech News
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 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor Skip to search
https://www.vt.edu/Virginia Tech® home
/accessibility/barrier.htmlReport a barrier
/accessibility.htmlAccessibility portal
https://www.vt.edu/apply.htmlApply
https://www.vt.edu/visit.htmlVisit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Hokie Sports Shop Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://hokiegear.com/External Hokie Gear Everything you need to know about Hokie gear
https://www.vt.edu/platesHokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
/admissions.htmlFuture Students
/resources/current-students.htmlCurrent Students
/resources/parents-and-familie...Parents and Families
/resources/faculty-and-staff.htmlFaculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.vt.edu/link.htmlIndustry and Partners
https://www.vt.edu/Virginia Tech
https://www.vt.edu/Text duplicate Virginia Tech
/global-distinction.htmlVirginia Tech Global Distinction
/global-distinction/faqs.htmlVirginia Tech Global Distinction FAQs
/global-distinction/leadership...Leadership
/global-distinction/give.htmlText duplicate Give
/global-distinction/faculty.htmlFor Faculty
https://www.vt.edu/advantage.htmlVirginia Tech Advantage
/advantage/faqs.htmlVirginia Tech Advantage FAQs
/advantage/about.htmlAbout
/advantage/leadership.htmlText duplicate Leadership
/advantage/news.htmlNews
/advantage/give.htmlText duplicate Give
/advantage/scholarships.htmlScholarship support from Virginia Tech Advantage
/advantage/career.htmlSupport for career preparation
/advantage/experiences.htmlSupport for learning experiences
https://www.vt.edu/about.htmlText duplicate About
/about/facts-about-virginia-te...Facts About Virginia Tech
/about/locations.htmlCampus Locations
/about/university-leadership.htmlUniversity Leadership
/about/arts.htmlArts@VirginiaTech
/about/traditions.htmlHistory and Traditions
/about/rankings.htmlRankings
https://www.vt.edu/academics.htmlAcademics
/academics/depts-colleges.htmlColleges
/academics/majors.htmlUndergraduate Majors
/academics/minors.htmlUndergraduate Minors
/academics/graduate-school.htmlGraduate School
/academics/beyond-boundaries.htmlBeyond Boundaries
/academics/online-learning.htmlOnline Learning
/academics/libraries.htmlLibraries
/academics/continuing-professi...Continuing and Professional Education
/academics/summer-winter-progr...Summer and Winter Sessions
/academics/experiential-learni...Experiential Learning
/academics/living-learning-com...Living-Learning Programs
/academics/study-abroad.htmlStudy Abroad
/admissions.htmlAdmissions & Aid
/admissions/undergraduate.htmlUndergraduate Admissions
/admissions/transfer.htmlTransfer Admissions
/admissions/international.htmlInternational Admissions
/admissions/veterans.htmlVeteran Admissions
/admissions/graduate.htmlGraduate School Admissions
/admissions/cost-and-aid.htmlCost & Aid
/admissions/apply.htmlApplying to Virginia Tech
/admissions/visit.htmlVisiting Virginia Tech
/admissions/first-generation-s...First-Generation Students
/admissions/staff.htmlAdmissions Staff
/admissions/frequently-asked-q...Frequently Asked Questions
/admissions/alumni-referrals.htmlAlumni Referrals
/admissions/online-redir.htmlOnline Programs
/admissions/finaid-cares-act-d...Federal CARES Act Reporting Disclosure
/admissions/site-map.htmlSite Map
/campus-life.htmlCampus Life
/campus-life/discover-blacksbu...Discover Blacksburg
/campus-life/housing.htmlHousing
/campus-life/dining.htmlDining
/campus-life/career-profession...Career and Professional Development
/campus-life/health-wellness.htmlHealth and Wellness
/campus-life/corps-cadets.htmlCorps of Cadets
/campus-life/clubs-organizatio...Clubs, Organizations, and Involvement
/campus-life/cultural-centers....Cultural Centers
/campus-life/athletics.htmlAthletics
/inclusive-vt-rdr.htmlInclusiveVT
/engagement-outreach.htmlEngagement and Outreach
https://www.vt.edu/research.htmlResearch
/federal-guidance.htmlFederal Guidance
https://vt.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
https://vt.edu/visit.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Sports Shop Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://hokiegear.com/External Text duplicate Hokie Gear Everything you need to know about Hokie gear
https://www.vt.edu/platesText duplicate Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
https://vt.edu/admissions.htmlText duplicate Future Students
/resources/current-students.htmlText duplicate Current Students
/resources/parents-and-familie...Text duplicate Parents and Families
/resources/faculty-and-staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/resources/industry-and-partne...Text duplicate Industry and Partners
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor See more
A-TITLE See more people results
https://www.vt.edu/Anchor Text duplicate See more
A-TITLE See more news results
https://www.vt.edu/Home /
/global-distinction.htmlText duplicate Virginia Tech Global Distinction
https://www.vt.edu/advantage.htmlText duplicate Virginia Tech Advantage
https://www.vt.edu/about.htmlText duplicate About
https://www.vt.edu/academics.htmlText duplicate Academics
/admissions.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/campus-life.htmlText duplicate Campus Life
/inclusive-vt-rdr.htmlText duplicate InclusiveVT
/engagement-outreach.htmlText duplicate Engagement and Outreach
https://www.vt.edu/research.htmlText duplicate Research
/federal-guidance.htmlText duplicate Federal Guidance
https://vt.edu/advantage.htmlLearn more
/global-distinction.htmlText duplicate Learn more
https://news.vt.edu/videos.htmlExternal Subdomain Watch More Videos
http://news.vt.edu/External Subdomain View More

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.vt.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 0.41 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.
A Content Delivery Network like Bootstrap CDN can save bandwidth for Bootstrap front-end component library.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (101 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 2,817 referring domains.
This page has 80,000 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,438 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Tech50%Check
Virginia Tech50%Check
edu48%Check
Tech News48%Check
Virginia Tech Advantage46%Check
Virginia Tech Global46%Check
Virginia Tech Global Distinction44%Check
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News43%Check
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