Public Audit Report

cordonbleu.edu

https://www.cordonbleu.edu/home/en
Scanned on July 22, 2026
60
Overall
C
57
SEO
56/103 passed
57
AEO
25/46 passed
68
GEO
39/61 passed
120
Passed
89
Failed
209
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 57/100 (47 issues)

Failed Checks (47)

  • Title length: 21 characters (too short, aim for 30-60)meta
  • Description length: 77 chars (too short)meta
  • Readability: 17 (difficult — simplify language)content
  • 68% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
  • 15 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • 10 of 16 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
  • 2 empty href attributes — fix or remove these linkscontent
  • 3 non-descriptive link text(s) found ("read more"...) — use descriptive anchor text for SEOcontent
  • Missing og:title — poor social sharingsocial
  • Missing og:descriptionsocial
  • Missing og:image — social shares will lack visualssocial
  • Missing og:url — social platforms may use wrong URLsocial
  • Missing og:type — defaults to "website"social
  • Missing og:site_name — helps brand recognition in sharessocial
  • Missing twitter:card meta tagsocial
  • Missing twitter:titlesocial
  • Missing twitter:descriptionsocial
  • Missing twitter:imagesocial
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 4.3% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
  • Inline CSS: 134.8 KB — too much, move to external stylesheetperformance
  • Inline JS: 20.7 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
  • 7 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • No Strict-Transport-Security headersecurity
  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No About page link detected — add for credibilitytrust
  • Schema may be excessive: 6 JSON-LD blocks, 4.7 KB total — consider consolidatingschema
  • 4 HTTP resource(s) on HTTPS page — security risktechnical
  • No /sitemap.xml found — create one for better crawlingtechnical
  • 1 of 5 internal links are brokencontent
  • URL lacks title keywords — use a descriptive URL slugtechnical
  • 82 target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener" — security risksecurity
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • Missing hreflang x-default — add fallback for unmatched languagestechnical
  • Only 0% responsive images — add srcset for mobilecontent
  • Possible hidden text detected (font-size:0 or same-color text) — Google spam violationtechnical
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 10 image(s) with generic filenames — use descriptive names for image SEOcontent
  • H1 length: 14 characters — too short, aim for 20-70content
  • 171 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
  • 3 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • Missing ARIA landmarks — add <main>, <nav>, and skip-to-content link for accessibilityaccessibility
  • 1 form input(s) without labels — bad for accessibility and screen readersaccessibility
  • 1 iframe(s) without sandbox attribute — security risksecurity
  • No RSS/Atom feed in <head> — add for content discovery by aggregators and AItechnical

Passed Checks (56)

  • Title tag found: "Home | Le Cordon Bleu"meta
  • Meta description found (77 chars)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • Robots: "index, follow"meta
  • meta keywords tag found — deprecated since 2009, Google ignores it. Remove to keep HTML cleanmeta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • Title-H1 alignment: 67% word overlap (good)content
  • 6 H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy is correctcontent
  • 1537 words on page (good content depth)content
  • All 16 images have ALT textcontent
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • 122 internal links foundcontent
  • 91 external links foundcontent
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Compression: gziptechnical
  • URL length: 34 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • URL is lowercase (good)technical
  • 11 hreflang tags found (multi-language)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Font preload/preconnect found — faster font loadingperformance
  • Cache-Control: privateperformance
  • Contact page/email link foundtrust
  • Privacy Policy link foundtrust
  • Terms of Service link foundtrust
  • Author byline found + author in schematrust
  • 6 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: Review, Review, Review, Review, Review, Reviewschema
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • All 6 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
  • font-display: swap detected — prevents invisible textperformance
  • Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
  • robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
  • robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
  • No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
  • 0% nofollow links (0/214) — good link equity flowcontent
  • 2 resource hint(s) (dns-prefetch/preconnect) — faster loadingperformance
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 34 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • All 11 hreflang codes are valid ISO 639-1technical
  • Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • DOM size: ~947 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • Trailing slash consistent between URL and canonicaltechnical
  • 4 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • No duplicate IDs found (30 unique IDs)accessibility
  • All 6 H2 sections have sufficient depth (avg 255 words)content
AEO — 57/100 (21 issues)

Failed Checks (20)

  • Missing meta description or og:description — unclear topic for AIdiscoverability
  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • No FAQ/Q&A section found — Q&A content helps AI extraction (FAQ schema markup is optional since Google retired FAQ rich results in May 2026)structure
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • No concise answer paragraphs detected — add short summaries after headingsstructure
  • No numbered steps or ordered lists — add for "how to" AI answersstructure
  • 32% short sentences — shorten sentences for better AI parsingstructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authoritycitation
  • Only 1 concise answer paragraph(s) after headings — add 2+ short summaries (40-200 chars) right after H2/H3 tagscitation
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • Avg 38 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • Pronoun density: 0.8% — add more "you/your" for engagementvoice
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No Last-Modified header or dateModified — AI prefers content with freshness signalscitation
  • Content not updated in 90+ days — stale content loses AI visibilitycitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure

Passed Checks (25)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 1537 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 5 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • 7 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • 108 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 124 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 28 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • 100% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 371 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Author information found — builds E-E-A-Tcitation
  • Publication/modification date foundcitation
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • Organization schema found — AI can identify your brandcitation
  • 5/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • 91 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 22 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Active voice dominant (7% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • 12 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • AI search crawlers not blocked in robots.txt (8/8 allowed)discoverability
  • Video found but no VideoObject schema — add for AI video discoverydiscoverability
GEO — 68/100 (22 issues)

Failed Checks (22)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • Incomplete brand identity — add og:site_name + Organization schemaauthority
  • No original data signals — "our research shows..." boosts AI citationauthority
  • No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
  • No comparison content — add vs. sections for AI recommendationsformat
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • Only one list type — use both <ul> and <ol> for content varietyformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No conclusion — add recommendations or a verdict sectionformat
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Incomplete Open Graph tags — AI uses these for contexttechnical
  • 1 image(s) with generic/short ALT text — use descriptive textformat
  • Only 1 data points — adding statistics measurably boosts generative-engine visibility (GEO study, arXiv:2311.09735)authority
  • 6 blockquote(s) missing cite attribute — add source URLs for AI trustauthority
  • Only 2/6 question types — add What, Why, How headingsoverview
  • 3 generic anchor texts ("click here") — use descriptive link text for AIsemantic
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
  • No authoritative sameAs links — add Wikipedia/Wikidata/LinkedIn URIs to schema for entity disambiguationauthority
  • Hidden text detected (~38 words in display:none/visibility:hidden) — AI crawlers read it and may flag cloaking; render it or remove ittrust
  • Video without VideoObject schema — add name, description, thumbnailUrl, uploadDate (+ captions/transcript)semantic

Passed Checks (39)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • Comprehensive content (1537 words, 6 sections)overview
  • Title and H1 are aligned — clear topic focusoverview
  • 3-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • 68% optimal paragraphs (20-80 words) — AI-friendlyoverview
  • Author schema markup foundauthority
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 2/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • 3 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 6 links to authoritative sources — boosts credibilityauthority
  • 16 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • 16 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • 4/6 formatting types used — rich contentformat
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • 2 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
  • 6/14 semantic HTML5 elements — deep semantic structuresemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 192 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • 2 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 226 KB — reasonabletechnical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • 6 Schema types — rich structured datatechnical
  • HTML lang="en" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
  • 3 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • 1537 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • First 200 words contain topic keywords — AI extracts primarily from the startoverview
  • Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Author "Madison Huang - Project Manager and Development at Cheval Blanc" has credentials — strong E-E-A-T signalauthority
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • No keyword-stuffing detectedauthority
  • Healthy content-to-chrome ratio (~37% boilerplate)overview
  • All tested AI crawlers can access the page (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)authority

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