https://uct.ac.za
SEO
· 7 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
97
GRADE
A+
FIX
0
REVIEW
0
PASS
6
INFO
1
Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
76 PASS
A+Canonical URLProperly configuredPASS
Canonical URL
Properly configured
Properly configured
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Canonical tag present
Got: https://uct.ac.za/
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Canonical is self-referencing
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Canonical matches final URL after redirects
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Canonical target returns 200
Canonical URL Configured
Page URL https://uct.ac.za Canonical https://uct.ac.za/ Match Self-referencing (correct) Target 200 ✓
A+Meta TagsTitle optimizedPASS
Meta Tags
Title optimized
Title optimized
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Page title is set
Got: Home | University of Cape Town
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Title length (30 chars) is optimal
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Title and H1 are well-aligned
Title
"Home | University of Cape Town"
30 characters Optimal ✓
Title: Home | University of Cape Town
H1: University of Cape Town
Match: Similar ✓
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
A+Content Depth3089 words, Very DifficultPASS
Content Depth
3089 words, Very Difficult
3089 words, Very Difficult
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Page has 3089 words — good depth for search engines
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Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 15)
Good depth
Reading level
Very Easy
Easy
Fairly Easy
Standard
Fairly Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Grade 15
Text-to-HTML Ratio
7% text 93% HTML
22 KB / 326 KB
AInternal Links267 internal, 102 externalPASS
Internal Links
267 internal, 102 external
267 internal, 102 external
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267 internal links (72%)
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96% of links use descriptive anchor text
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Page has 369 links — consider reducing
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267 internal / 102 external links
Warning::
10 internal links use generic anchor text
Got: 10 of 231 internal links
Link Distribution
72% internal (267) 28% external (102)
Anchor Text Quality
353 Descriptive 15 Generic 1 Empty
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | /welcome-uct | 13 |
| 2 | https://uct.ac.za/strategy-2030 | 7 |
| 3 | https://uct.ac.za/uct-research-snapshot | 7 |
| 4 | https://uct.ac.za/students/applications-apply/forms | 4 |
| 5 | /uct-notices | 4 |
| 6 | https://uct.ac.za/students/prospective-students/open-day | 4 |
| 7 | https://uct.ac.za/academic-calendar | 4 |
| 8 | https://uct.ac.za/node/188 | 4 |
| 9 | https://uct.ac.za/contacts-maps/emergency-contacts | 4 |
| 10 | https://uct.ac.za/students/fees-funding-fees/fees-handbook | 4 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| www.news.uct.ac.za | 16 |
| health.uct.ac.za | 16 |
| commerce.uct.ac.za | 5 |
| qr.link | 4 |
| careers.uct.ac.za | 4 |
| whitepages.uct.ac.za | 4 |
| science.uct.ac.za | 4 |
| ebe.uct.ac.za | 3 |
| law.uct.ac.za | 3 |
| humanities.uct.ac.za | 3 |
A+Image SEO27 images, 27 descriptive filenamesPASS
Image SEO
27 images, 27 descriptive filenames
27 images, 27 descriptive filenames
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All images have descriptive filenames
27 descriptive
0 hash-based
0 generic
27 total
All images have descriptive filenames and proper SEO attributes.
See Accessibility tab for detailed alt text quality analysis.
A+Schema Markup AuditPer-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibilityPASS
Schema Markup Audit
Per-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibility
No structured data detected
Without JSON-LD or microdata, this page can't qualify for any of Google's rich result formats. Even basic Organization or WebSite schema is a quick win.
Hreflang0 hreflang tagsINFO
Hreflang
0 hreflang tags
0 hreflang tags
No hreflang tags detected.
Hreflang tags are only needed for multilingual or multi-regional sites.
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