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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
78% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.28 s
File size
26.20 kB
Words
512
Media files
11
Number of links
65 internal / 3 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Guittard Chocolate Company | Artisanal, Gourmet Chocolate Since 1868
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 647 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Guittard Chocolate Company has been making delicious baking, eating and drinking chocolate for professionals and home cooks alike for over 150 years.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (971 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.guittard.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
keywordsartisanal chocolate, gourmet chocolate
descriptionThe Guittard Chocolate Company has been making delicious baking, eating and drinking chocolate for professionals and home cooks alike for over 150 years.
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge,chrome=1
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 512 words. That's ok.
29.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.5 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, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
/assets/images/sub-chocolate-bake.jpgBake
/assets/images/sub-chocolate-drink.jpgDrink
/assets/images/sub-chocolate-pro.jpgProfessional
/assets/images/sub-kitchen-recipes.jpgRecipes
/assets/images/sub-kitchen-101.jpgChocolate 101
/assets/images/sub-kitchen-askachef.jpgWatch & Learn
/assets/images/3together.jpgProduct Grouping
/assets/images/recommend-grand.jpgGrand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
/assets/images/recommend-rouge.jpgCocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
/assets/images/recommend-natural.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Cultivate Better
H2 Discover Our Chocolate
H2 Which Cocoa Powder Should I use?
H2 155 Years of Family Tradition
H2 Adventures in Chocolate
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 3 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.guittard.com/shopFREE GROUND SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $25 (continental US only)
A-TITLE Free shipping on orders over $25 (continental US only)
https://www.guittard.com/A-TITLE Guittard Chocolate Company
/our-chocolateOur Chocolate
A-TITLE Our Chocolate
/our-companyOur Company
A-TITLE Our Company
/cultivate-betterCultivate Better
A-TITLE Cultivate Better
/in-the-kitchenIn The Kitchen
A-TITLE In The Kitchen
/mindful-choicesMindful Choices
A-TITLE Mindful Choices
/professionalProfessional
A-TITLE Professional
/bulk-wholesaleBulk & Wholesale
A-TITLE Bulk & Wholesale
https://www.guittard.com/shopShop
A-TITLE Shop
/our-chocolateText duplicate Our Chocolate
/our-companyText duplicate Our Company
/cultivate-betterText duplicate Cultivate Better
/in-the-kitchenText duplicate In The Kitchen
/mindful-choicesText duplicate Mindful Choices
/professionalText duplicate Professional
/bulk-wholesaleText duplicate Bulk & Wholesale
/where-to-buyWhere To Buy
https://www.guittard.com/shopText duplicate Shop
https://www.guittard.com/checkoutView Cart
/where-to-buyText duplicate Where To Buy
A-TITLE Where To Buy
https://www.guittard.com/checkoutSubdomain View Cart 0
A-TITLE View Cart
/our-chocolate/type/bakeBake
IMG-ALT Bake
A-TITLE Bake
/our-chocolate/type/drinkDrink
IMG-ALT Drink
A-TITLE Drink
/our-chocolate/type/professionalText duplicate Professional
IMG-ALT Professional
A-TITLE Professional
/in-the-kitchen/recipesRecipes Sensational Cooking
IMG-ALT Recipes
A-TITLE Recipes
/in-the-kitchen/chocolate101Chocolate 101 Education & Advice
IMG-ALT Chocolate 101
A-TITLE Chocolate 101
/in-the-kitchen/hands-on-choco...Watch & Learn Video Demonstrations
IMG-ALT Watch & Learn
A-TITLE Watch & Learn
/our-chocolate/detail/sante-72...Buy Now
A-TITLE Buy Now
/bulk-wholesaleWholesale
A-TITLE Wholesale
/our-chocolate/type/professionalShop The Line
A-TITLE Shop The Line
/professionalLearn More
A-TITLE Learn More
/professional/dairy-freeText duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
/dairy-freeText duplicate Buy Now
A-TITLE Buy Now
/professionalDiscover Our Chocolate
https://www.guittard.com/eventsView class schedule
A-TITLE Classes at the Chocolate Studio
/cultivate-betterExplore How We Cultivate Better
/assets/images/Guittard-CB-Rep...Read our 2024 Progress Report
/our-chocolate/type/bakeText duplicate Bake
/our-chocolate/type/eatEat
/our-chocolate/type/drinkText duplicate Drink
/our-chocolate/type/professionalText duplicate Professional
https://www.guittard.com/New window Anchor Take The Quiz
A-TITLE Take The Quiz
/assets/images/019682_Organic_...New window Get The Guide
A-TITLE Get The Guide
/our-chocolate/detail/drink_gr...IMG-ALT Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
A-TITLE Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
/our-chocolate/detail/drink_gr...Text duplicate Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
A-TITLE Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
/assets/images/019682_Organic_...New window Download PDF
A-TITLE Download PDF
/our-chocolate/detail/bake_coc...IMG-ALT Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
A-TITLE Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
/our-chocolate/detail/bake_coc...Text duplicate Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
A-TITLE Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
/assets/images/019682_Organic_...New window Text duplicate Download PDF
A-TITLE Download PDF
/our-chocolate/detail/organic-...A-TITLE Organic Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
/our-chocolate/detail/organic-...Text duplicate Organic Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
A-TITLE Organic Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
/assets/images/019682_Organic_...New window Text duplicate Download PDF
A-TITLE Download PDF
https://www.guittard.com/Anchor Try Again
A-TITLE Try Again
https://www.guittard.com/150Celebrating 155 Years
https://www.facebook.com/Guitt...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/GuittardChocoNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://instagram.com/guittard...New window External Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.guittard.com/eventsSubdomain Events
A-TITLE Events
https://www.guittard.com/pressSubdomain Press
A-TITLE Press
/assets/images/Guittard-Allerg...New window Allergen Statement
A-TITLE Allergen Statement
/newsletterSubdomain Newsletter Sign-Up
A-TITLE Newsletter Sign-Up
/shipping-returnsSubdomain Shipping & Returns
A-TITLE Shipping & Returns
https://www.guittard.com/privacySubdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE Privacy Policy
/contact-usSubdomain Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/where-to-buyText duplicate Where To Buy
A-TITLE Where To Buy
/statements/sb-657-disclosureSB 657 Disclosure
A-TITLE SB 657 Disclosure
https://www.guittard.com/sitemapSitemap
A-TITLE Guittard Sitemap

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.guittard.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 slow (1.28 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (26 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 05 Aug 2025 05:28:34 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
expiresMon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT
pragmano-cache
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
last-modifiedTue, 05 Aug 2025 05:28:34 GMT
servercloudflare
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
set-cookie95 Characters
cf-ray96a3e44ab961657d-CDG
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 351 referring domains.
This page has 1,517 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 286 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Allow: /asssets*
Allow: /in-the-kitchen*
Disallow: /paperless
Disallow: /paperless/page
Noindex: /index.php*

Sitemap: https://www.guittard.com/sitemap.xml

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Guittard Chocolate Company | Artisanal, Gourmet Chocolate Since 1868
The Guittard Chocolate Company has been making delicious baking, eating and drinking chocolate for professionals and home cooks alike for over 150 years.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Guittard Chocolate71%Check
Chocolate70%Check
Guittard Chocolate Company67%Check
Guittard66%Check
Drinking Chocolate60%Check
Company58%Check
Free Chocolate53%Check
chocolate delivers53%Check
Years50%Check
Drink50%Check
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