Cgchannel.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
65% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
28% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.77 s
File size
32.20 kB
Words
779
Media files
18
Number of links
75 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
CG Channel - News, Videos, Training and Community for Entertainment Artists
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 705 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
CG Channel is an online destination for entertainment artists. Our mission is to inform, inspire and empower our viewers. For over a decade, CG Channel has
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.cgchannel.com/
There is a valid canonical link 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 prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://www.cgchannel.com/page/2/
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
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
titleCG Channel
descriptionCG Channel is an online destination for entertainment artists. Our mission is to inform, inspire and empower our viewers. For over a decade, CG Channel has
keywordsentertainment arts, computer graphics, visual effects, CG, 3D, animation, computer animation, 3D animation, maya, 3ds max, softimage, 3d max, autodesk, gnomon, movies, games, film, concept art, concept design, blender, poser, lightwave, xsi
generatorWordPress 4.7.5
langen-us
og:titleCG Channel
og:descriptionCG Channel is an online destination for entertainment artists. Our mission is to inform, inspire and empower our viewers.
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og:urlhttp://www.cgchannel.com
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
next/page/2/

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
These Typos were found:
  • religous => religious
This page contains 779 words. That's ok.
24.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
15 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 17.5 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
18 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
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...ToWatchInFall2024_Metatailor-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ads/2024/08/240826_Holiday_f-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eeMocapMoves_HeatOnlineMarketplace_f.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ads/2024/08/240819_3D-Info_f-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...a268202c68b92f135f876d00383dee388e31.pngNo alt attribute provided
...monWorkshopAdvancedCompositing_store.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...WorkshopIntroductiontoMaya2025_store.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...veDesignStorytellingTechniques_store.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...emes/bebop3/images/gnomon-icon-globe.svgNo alt attribute provided
...emes/bebop3/images/gnomon-icon-knife.svgNo alt attribute provided
...bebop3/images/gnomon-icon-binoculars.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s_HorizonAmericanSaga1_River-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...6/240620_MPCAtlasBreakdown_f-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...down_TestamentStoryOfMoses_f-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...0515_GnomonStudentReel2024_f-960x480.jpgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

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

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 News
H2 Free Resources
H2 CG training from The Gnomon Workshop
H2 CG training from The Gnomon Workshop Duplicate text
H2 CG training from The Gnomon Workshop Duplicate text
H2 Eye Candy
H4 More News
H4 More Featured Articles
H4 More Free Resources
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
13 links don't have an anchor text.
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 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/cgcha...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/theCGchannelExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/thec...External Subdomain No Text
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/c...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.cgchannel.com/No Text
https://www.cgchannel.com/No Text
/category/newsNews
/category/featuresFeatured
/category/trainingTraining
/category/eye-candy/Eye Candy
/category/free-resources/Free Resources
/advertise/Advertise
https://www.facebook.com/cgcha...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/theCGchannelExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/thec...External Subdomain No Text
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/c...External Subdomain No Text
/category/newsText duplicate News
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...No Text
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Style3D Atelier and Simulator
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...No Text
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...Tools to watch in Fall 2024: SwitchLight Studio
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...No Text
/2024/08/tools-to-watch-in-fal...Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Metatailor
/2024/08/cg-channel-is-on-holi...No Text
/2024/08/cg-channel-is-on-holi...CG Channel is on holiday this week
/category/newsMore News
/2024/08/download-25-free-moca...Download 25 free mocap moves from the Heat online library
/2024/08/advanced-compositing-...Advanced Compositing: Keying & Creating 2.5D Projections
/2024/08/pixar-releases-render...Pixar releases RenderMan 26.2
/2024/08/adobe-releases-after-...Adobe releases After Effects 24.6
/2024/08/keentools-releases-fa...KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender free in beta
/2024/08/sparseal-releases-uni...Sparseal releases Uniform 1.2
/2024/08/check-out-the-new-fea...Check out the new features in Unigine 2.19
/2024/08/check-out-cloud-based...Check out cloud-based 3D model optimization service RapidPipeline
/2024/08/3d-info-is-a-lightwei...3D-Info is a lightweight open-source viewer for USD scenes
/category/newsOlder Posts
/2024/07/the-best-drawing-tabl...No Text
/2024/07/the-best-drawing-tabl...An ideal drawing tablet for beginners - XPPen Deco 640
/2024/07/group-test-amd-radeon...No Text
/2024/07/group-test-amd-radeon...Group test: AMD Radeon Pro W7000 Series workstation GPUs
/2024/07/5-key-features-in-ble...No Text
/2024/07/5-key-features-in-ble...5 key features in Blender 4.2
/category/featuresMore Featured Articles
/2024/07/sidefx-releases-houdi...SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features
/2024/05/10-essential-tips-for...10 essential tips for crafting a successful demo reel
/2024/05/unity-6-preview-five-...Unity 6 Preview: five key features for CG artists
/2024/04/chip-render-is-on-a-m...Chip Render is on a mission to democratize cloud rendering
/2024/04/unreal-engine-5-4-fiv...Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
/2024/03/5-key-features-in-ble...5 key features in Blender 4.1
/category/featuresText duplicate Older Posts
/category/free-resourcesText duplicate Free Resources
/2024/08/download-25-free-moca...No Text
/2024/08/download-25-free-moca...Text duplicate Download 25 free mocap moves from the Heat online library
/2024/08/3d-info-is-a-lightwei...No Text
/2024/08/3d-info-is-a-lightwei...Text duplicate 3D-Info is a lightweight open-source viewer for USD scenes
/2024/08/download-25-free-3d-m...Download 25 free 3D models of classical sculptures
/2024/08/google-open-sources-v...Google open-sources virtual reality modeling app Blocks
/category/free-resourcesMore Free Resources
/2024/08/open-brush-2-x-updates/Open Brush 2.8 is available
/2024/08/supersplat-is-a-free-...SuperSplat is a free online editor for 3D Gaussian Splats
/2024/08/create-a-cg-moon-in-u...Recreate the moon in UE5 with Cesium's free moon terrain data
/2024/08/get-call-of-duty-warz...Call of Duty: Warzone's Caldera map is now a free USD data set
/2024/08/open-3d-foundation-re...Open 3D Foundation releases O3DE 24.09 in preview
/2024/07/shapelab-2024-is-now-...Shapelab 2024 is now free to students worldwide
/2024/07/free-tool-p4houdini-b...Free tool: P4Houdini builds version control into Houdini
/2024/07/free-tool-character-c...Free tool: Character Creator Auto Setup for 3ds Max
/2024/07/5-key-features-in-ble...Text duplicate 5 key features in Blender 4.2
/category/free-resourcesText duplicate Older Posts
https://thegnomonworkshop.com/...External Watch the demo »
https://www.thegnomonworkshop....External Subdomain CG training from The Gnomon Workshop Introduction to Maya 2025: UV Toolkit by CG Artist and Maya Instructor Eric Keller Watch the demo » CG training from The...
https://www.thegnomonworkshop....External Subdomain Text duplicate Watch the demo »
https://www.thegnomonworkshop....External Subdomain CG training from The Gnomon Workshop Illustrative Storytelling & Design Techniques by Abe Taraky, Art Director, Crystal Dynamics Watch the demo » Learn From ...
https://www.thegnomonworkshop....External Subdomain Text duplicate Watch the demo »
https://www.thegnomonworkshop....External Subdomain Start Your FREE Trial Today
/2024/07/the-making-of-the-vfx...No Text
/2024/07/the-making-of-the-vfx...The making of the VFX for Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
/2024/06/vfx-breakdown-mpc-atlas/No Text
/2024/06/vfx-breakdown-mpc-atlas/VFX breakdown | MPC | Atlas
/2024/06/see-mojo-fxs-vfx-brea...No Text
/2024/06/see-mojo-fxs-vfx-brea...See Mojo FX's VFX breakdown for Testament: The Story of Moses
/2024/05/check-out-gnomons-gor...No Text
/2024/05/check-out-gnomons-gor...Check out Gnomon's gorgeous 2024 student showreel
/category/eye-candyText duplicate Older Posts
https://www.cgchannel.com/No Text
http://gnomonschool.com/External A-TITLE Gnomon School
http://thegnomonworkshop.com/External A-TITLE Gnomon Workshop
https://www.cgchannel.com/about/About
https://www.cgchannel.com/contactContact
/advertiseText duplicate Advertise
https://www.cgchannel.com/privacyPrivacy
https://www.facebook.com/cgcha...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/theCGchannelExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/thec...External Subdomain No Text
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/c...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.cgchannel.com/privacyFind out more

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cgchannel.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.77 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (32 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servernginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
dateFri, 30 Aug 2024 06:43:22 GMT
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varyCookie
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,065 referring domains.
This page has 252,023 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,253 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

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