Smittenkitchen.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
32% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.29 s
File size
251.20 kB
Words
1327
Media files
40
Number of links
182 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
smitten kitchen – Fearless cooking from a tiny NYC kitchen.
The length of the page title is perfect. (534 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
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-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
(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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 25.58 words is high.
This page contains 1327 words. That's ok.
39% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 27 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
27 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

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...aper-plane-slush-cocktails-09-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...37_f652c70b91_z.jpg?resize=640,427&ssl=1paper plane slush cocktails-01
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...025/05/challah-french-toast-1-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute provided
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...2025/02/classic-lemon-tart-12-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eek-soup-with-crispy-skins-13-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...24/12/invisible-apple-cake-13-scaled.jpgNo alt attribute provided
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...-with-New-scaled.jpg?fit=2219,2560&ssl=1No alt attribute providedTHE SMITTEN KITCHEN COOKBOOKS
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...mitten-kitchen-every-day-final-cover.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...en-kitchen-braiser-smaller-1024x1024.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...022/02/SK-Shop-Logo-Small-2-1024x416.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200slushy paper plane
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200one-pan ditalini and peas
...ke.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200strawberry graham icebox cake
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200baked feta with tomatoes and chickpeas
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200buffalo chicken cobb salad
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200easy basque cheesecake
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200my favorite lentil salad
..._o.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200strawberry summer cake
...rs.jpg?fit=1200,797&ssl=1&resize=200,200thick, chewy granola bars
...ed.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1&resize=200,200red bean chili
...Thumb_MacCheese_v2.jpg?fit=300,169&ssl=1No alt attribute provided
...b_ChocolateCake_v2.jpg?fit=300,169&ssl=1No alt attribute provided
...umb_FarroTomato_v2.jpg?fit=300,169&ssl=1No alt attribute provided
...loads/2021/12/Challah_16X9-1024x576.jpegNo alt attribute provided
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...ds/2021/12/CacioePepe_16X9-1024x576.jpegNo alt attribute provided
...06/YT_Thumb_BroccoliSlaw_v2-1024x576.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...loads/2021/11/Lasagna_16X9-1024x576.jpegperfect vegetable lasagna on youtube
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
smitten kitchen
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (15 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 smitten kitchen
H1 slushy paper plane
H1 one-pan ditalini and peas
H1 eggs florentine
H1 challah french toast
H1 charred salt and vinegar cabbage
H1 simplest brisket with braised onions
H1 ziti chickpeas with sausage and kale
H1 classic lemon curd tart
H1 potato leek soup
H1 invisible apple cake
H1 THE SMITTEN KITCHEN COOKBOOKS
H1 Popular Right Now
H1 Archives
H2 Posts navigation
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.
7 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://smittenkitchen.com/Anchor Skip to content
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https://smittenkitchen.com/No Text
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/?randomSurprise!
/?randomSurprise me!
/recipesRecipes
https://smittenkitchen.com/book/Books
/subscribe/Newsletter
/videos/videos
/podcast/podcast
https://smittenkitchen.com/shop/shop
/events/events
https://smittenkitchen.com/about/About
/about/faq/FAQ
/contact/Contact
/reading/Good Reads
/reading/cookbook-index/cookbook index
/cooking-conversions/Cooking Conversions
/travel/Travel
/travel/debs-new-york/Deb’s New York Favorites
/travel/a-few-trips-to-paris/a few trips to paris
/travel/two-weeks-in-italy/two weeks in italy
/travel/nine-days-in-scotland/nine days in scotland
/travel/six-days-in-iceland/six days in iceland
/travel/five-days-in-london/five days in london
/travel/ten-days-in-ireland/ten days in ireland
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/travel/48-hours-in-new-orleans/48 hours in new orleans
/travel/notes-from-a-weekend-i...notes from a weekend in mexico city
/travel/notes-and-tips-from-rome/notes and tips from rome
/2025/06/slushy-paper-plane/Recipe
/2025/06/slushy-paper-plane/slushy paper plane
/2015/09/the-perfect-manhattan/perfect manhattans
/2025/06/slushy-paper-plane/Read more »
/author/debsk/deb
/2025/06/slushy-paper-plane/Anchor 57 Comments
/recipes/course/drinks/Drinks
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/season/summer/Summer
/2025/05/one-pan-ditalini-and-...Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/05/one-pan-ditalini-and-...one-pan ditalini and peas
/2017/10/quick-pasta-and-chick...here’s
/2023/02/pasta-with-longer-coo...this
/2025/05/one-pan-ditalini-and-...Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/05/one-pan-ditalini-and-...Anchor 96 Comments
/recipes/method/braiser/Braiser
/recipes/course/pasta/Pasta
/recipes/vegetable/peas/Peas
/recipes/quick/Quick
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/season/spring/Spring
/recipes/weeknight-favorite/Weeknight Favorite
/2025/05/eggs-florentine/Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/05/eggs-florentine/eggs florentine
/2009/12/how-to-host-brunch-an...we find a way to pull it off and still sleep in
/2025/05/eggs-florentine/Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/05/eggs-florentine/Anchor 38 Comments
/recipes/course/breakfast/Breakfast
/recipes/course/brunch/Brunch
/recipes/ingredient/eggs/Eggs
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/savory-projects/Savory Projects
/recipes/vegetable/greens/spin...Spinach
/2025/05/challah-french-toast/Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/05/challah-french-toast/challah french toast
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/2012/04/cinnamon-toast-french...cinnamon sugar toast
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/2011/05/creme-brulee-french-t...individual crème brûlées
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/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/05/challah-french-toast/Anchor 23 Comments
/recipes/course/breakfast/Text duplicate Breakfast
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/2025/04/charred-salt-and-vine...Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/04/charred-salt-and-vine...charred salt and vinegar cabbage
/2025/04/charred-salt-and-vine...Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/04/charred-salt-and-vine...Anchor 98 Comments
/recipes/5-ingredients-or-fewer/5 Ingredients or Fewer
/recipes/budget/Budget
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/recipes/diet/gluten-free/Gluten-Free
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/method/sheet-pan/Sheet Pan
/recipes/course/side-dish/Side Dish
/recipes/vegetable/Vegetable
/recipes/diet/vegetarian/Text duplicate Vegetarian
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/2025/04/simplest-brisket-with...Text duplicate Read more »
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/recipes/5-ingredients-or-fewer/Text duplicate 5 Ingredients or Fewer
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/recipes/method/braiser/Text duplicate Braiser
/recipes/course/dinner/Dinner
/recipes/cuisine/jewish/Jewish
/recipes/ingredient/meat/Meat
/recipes/holiday/passover/Passover
/2025/02/ziti-chickpeas-with-s...Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/02/ziti-chickpeas-with-s...ziti chickpeas with sausage and kale
https://x.com/karlimarulli/sta...External internet recipe naming conventions
/2017/09/pizza-beans/Pizza Beans 1.0
https://smittenkitchen.com/books/Smitten Kitchen Every Day
/2015/10/my-old-school-baked-z...baked ziti
https://www.eater.com/24320621...External Subdomain truly unexpected
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/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/02/ziti-chickpeas-with-s...Anchor 94 Comments
/recipes/ingredient/beans/Beans
/recipes/method/braiser/Text duplicate Braiser
/recipes/method/casserole/Casserole
/recipes/course/dinner/Text duplicate Dinner
/recipes/diet/gluten-free/Text duplicate Gluten-Free
/recipes/vegetable/greens/kale/Kale
/recipes/ingredient/meat/Text duplicate Meat
/recipes/ingredient/meat/pork-...Pork
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/weeknight-favorite/Text duplicate Weeknight Favorite
/2025/02/classic-lemon-curd-tart/Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/02/classic-lemon-curd-tart/classic lemon curd tart
/2009/02/whole-lemon-tart/whole lemon tart
https://smittenkitchen.com/books/The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
/2025/02/classic-lemon-curd-tart/Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/02/classic-lemon-curd-tart/Anchor 125 Comments
/recipes/cuisine/french/French
/recipes/fruit/lemon/Lemon
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/sweets/tarts-pies/Tarts/Pies
/recipes/season/winter/Text duplicate Winter
/2025/01/potato-leek-soup/Text duplicate Recipe
/2025/01/potato-leek-soup/potato leek soup
/travel/ten-days-in-ireland/Ireland
/2025/01/potato-leek-soup/Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
/2025/01/potato-leek-soup/Anchor 95 Comments
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/recipes/vegetable/leeks/Leeks
/recipes/vegetable/potatoes/Potatoes
/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/recipes/course/soup/Soup
/recipes/diet/vegetarian/Text duplicate Vegetarian
/recipes/weeknight-favorite/Text duplicate Weeknight Favorite
/2024/12/invisible-apple-cake/Text duplicate Recipe
/2024/12/invisible-apple-cake/invisible apple cake
/2012/01/apple-sharlotka/apple sharlotka
/2018/10/even-more-perfect-app...apple pie
/2021/10/big-apple-crumb-cake/crumb cake
/2008/09/moms-apple-cake/doorstop of an apple cake
/2024/12/invisible-apple-cake/Text duplicate Read more »
/author/debsk/Text duplicate deb
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/recipes/fruit/apple/Apple
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/recipes/Text duplicate Recipe
/page/2/Older posts
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http://www.pinterest.com/smitt...New window External Subdomain Pinterest
http://instagram.com/smittenki...New window External Instagram
http://twitter.com/smittenkitchenNew window External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/smitte...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.tiktok.com/@smitte...New window External Subdomain TikTok
http://feeds.feedburner.com/sm...New window External Subdomain Feed
https://www.penguinrandomhouse...External Subdomain No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/books/No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/books/No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/books/No Text
https://www.zwilling.com/us/st...External Subdomain No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/shop/No Text
/2025/06/slushy-paper-plane/Text duplicate IMG-ALT slushy paper plane
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/2017/05/strawberry-graham-ice...IMG-ALT strawberry graham icebox cake
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/2024/06/easy-basque-cheesecake/IMG-ALT easy basque cheesecake
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/2011/05/strawberry-summer-cake/IMG-ALT strawberry summer cake
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/2010/02/thick-chewy-granola-b...IMG-ALT thick, chewy granola bars
A-TITLE thick, chewy granola bars
/2007/07/red-bean-chili/IMG-ALT red bean chili
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https://youtu.be/dhlM139zs58External IMG-ALT perfect vegetable lasagna on youtube
/2020/04/how-i-stock-the-smitt...No Text
http://www.facebook.com/smitte...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
http://www.pinterest.com/smitt...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Pinterest
http://instagram.com/smittenki...New window External Text duplicate Instagram
http://twitter.com/smittenkitchenNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/smitte...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
https://www.tiktok.com/@smitte...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate TikTok
http://feeds.feedburner.com/sm...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Feed
https://smittenkitchen.com/book/No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/book/No Text
https://smittenkitchen.com/Anchor Back to top
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://wordpress.com/wp/?part...New window Nofollow External Proudly powered by WordPress.
https://pressable.com/?utm_sou...New window Nofollow External Hosted by Pressable.

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://smittenkitchen.com/"
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 (251 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,348 referring domains.
This page has 221,959 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,010 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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