{"id":16009,"date":"2026-02-07T05:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copebusiness.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=16009"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:58:16","slug":"mcclintock-distilling","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.copebusiness.com\/fr\/case-studies\/distillateur-de-mcclin\/","title":{"rendered":"McClintock Distilling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- \n  ====================\n  ONLY CHANGE THIS BLOCK FOR NEW CASE STUDIES\n  ====================\n-->\n<!-- \n  ====================\n  ONLY CHANGE THIS BLOCK FOR NEW CASE STUDIES\n  ====================\n-->\n\n<section class=\"qx9_hero_wrap\">\n    <div class=\"qx9_bg_pattern\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qx9_glow_top\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qx9_glow_bottom\"><\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"qx9_container\">\n    \n        <!-- \u2500\u2500 AUTOMATIC BREADCRUMB \u2500\u2500 -->\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumb\" id=\"js-breadcrumb\">\n<a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n        <span class=\"separator\">\/<\/span>\n        <a href=\"\/case-studies\/\">Case Studies<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n        <div class=\"qx9_grid\">\n            <div>\n                <span class=\"qx9_badge\" id=\"js-badge\">Technical SEO Success Story<\/span>\n                <h1 class=\"qx9_title\" id=\"js-title-before\">McClintock Distilling<\/h1>\n                <p class=\"qx9_desc\" id=\"js-desc\">How we transformed an award-winning organic distillery\u2019s website through technical SEO fixes, crawl optimization, and error elimination \u2014 turning a good site into a perfectly healthy, fully crawlable foundation.<\/p>\n                <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mcclintockdistilling.com\/\" class=\"qx9_btn\" id=\"js-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Visit Website\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"qx9_card\">\n                <div class=\"qx9_card_head\">\n                    <div class=\"qx9_logo\" id=\"js-logo\">M<\/div>\n                    <div>\n                        <div class=\"qx9_card_title\" id=\"js-card-title\">McClintock Distilling<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"qx9_card_meta\" id=\"js-card-meta\">Organic Spirits \/ Distillery<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"qx9_list\">\n                    <div class=\"qx9_row\">\n                        <span class=\"qx9_label\">Industry<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"qx9_value\" id=\"js-industry\">Organic Spirits \/ Distillery<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qx9_row\">\n                        <span class=\"qx9_label\">Website<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"qx9_value\" id=\"js-website-type\">E-commerce + Informational<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qx9_row\">\n                        <span class=\"qx9_label\">Services<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"qx9_value\" id=\"js-services\">Technical SEO, Site Audit &#038; Fixes, Crawl Optimization<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"cx7_challenge_wrap\">\n    <div class=\"cx7_container_box\">\n\n        <div class=\"cx7_header_block\">\n            <span class=\"cx7_header_label\">The Problem<\/span>\n            <h2 class=\"cx7_header_title\">Challenges Faced<\/h2>\n            <p class=\"cx7_header_desc\">\n                McClintock Distilling\u2019s website had strong brand appeal and quality content, but hidden technical issues were limiting search visibility, wasting crawl budget, and blocking full indexing potential.\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"cx7_grid_layout\">\n\n            <div class=\"cx7_card_item\">\n                <div class=\"cx7_card_icon\">\n                    <!-- SVG SAME -->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                            <path d=\"m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3\"><\/path>\n                            <path d=\"M12 9v4\"><\/path>\n                            <path d=\"M12 17h.01\"><\/path>\n                        <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"cx7_card_title\">Technical Barriers<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"cx7_card_text\">31 crawl errors, warnings, and notices blocking proper indexing and site reliability.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"cx7_card_item\">\n                <div class=\"cx7_card_icon\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-gauge h-6 w-6 text-destructive\"><path d=\"m12 14 4-4\"><\/path><path d=\"M3.34 19a10 10 0 1 1 17.32 0\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"cx7_card_title\">Crawl &#038; Indexing Issues<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"cx7_card_text\">96 uncrawled internal links out of 221 discovered \u2014 wasting crawl budget and hurting discoverability.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"cx7_card_item\">\n                <div class=\"cx7_card_icon\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-search h-6 w-6 text-destructive\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"><\/circle><path d=\"m21 21-4.3-4.3\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"cx7_card_title\">Google Search Console Issues<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"cx7_card_text\">Indexing and crawl-related problems reported in GSC, tied to errors and broken crawl paths.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"cx7_card_item\">\n                <div class=\"cx7_card_icon\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-settings h-6 w-6 text-destructive\"><path d=\"M12.22 2h-.44a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v.18a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.73l-.43.25a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.15-.08a2 2 0 0 0-2.73.73l-.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 .73 2.73l.15.1a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.72v.51a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.74l-.15.09a2 2 0 0 0-.73 2.73l.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 2.73.73l.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.43.25a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.73V20a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h.44a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-.18a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.73l.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.15.08a2 2 0 0 0 2.73-.73l.22-.39a2 2 0 0 0-.73-2.73l-.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.74v-.5a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.74l.15-.09a2 2 0 0 0 .73-2.73l-.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-2.73-.73l-.15.08a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.73V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"><\/circle><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"cx7_card_title\">Site Health Limitations<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"cx7_card_text\">Health score stuck at 82 (Good), with 31 URLs showing errors and suboptimal internal linking.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pillar-section\">\n        <div class=\"wide-constraint\">\n\n            <div class=\"center-text bottom-margin-xl\">\n                <span class=\"accent-text weight-semi text-micro all-caps letter-spread bottom-margin-sm display-block\">The Solution<\/span>\n                <h2 class=\"font-grotesk-display\">Our Strategy<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"secondary-text constrain-narrative auto-center text-body-lg\">\n                    A focused, results-driven approach to eliminate issues and achieve perfect site health.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"pillar-grid\">\n\n                <!-- Pillar 1 -->\n                <section class=\"strategy-card\">\n                    <div class=\"card-top-row\">\n                        <span class=\"pillar-index\">01<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"title-container\">\n                            <div class=\"status-pill pill-blue\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M14.7 6.3a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.4l1.6 1.6a1 1 0 0 0 1.4 0l3.77-3.77a6 6 0 0 1-7.94 7.94l-6.91 6.91a2.12 2.12 0 0 1-3-3l6.91-6.91a6 6 0 0 1 7.94-7.94l-3.76 3.76z\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                                <span>Technical Audit &#038; Error Elimination<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"feature-stack\">\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Deep Ahrefs audit identified 31 errors, 16 warnings, and 15 notices<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Fixed broken links, redirects, crawl blocks, and server-side issues<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Resolved GSC-reported indexing problems and optimized robots.txt\/sitemap directives<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/section>\n\n                <!-- Pillar 2 -->\n                <section class=\"strategy-card\">\n                    <div class=\"card-top-row\">\n                        <span class=\"pillar-index\">02<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"title-container\">\n                            <div class=\"status-pill pill-amber\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M4 14a1 1 0 0 1-.78-1.63l9.9-10.2a.5.5 0 0 1 .86.46l-1.92 6.02A1 1 0 0 0 13 10h7a1 1 0 0 1 .78 1.63l-9.9 10.2a.5.5 0 0 1-.86-.46l1.92-6.02A1 1 0 0 0 11 14z\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                                <span>Crawl Budget &#038; Internal Linking Optimization<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"feature-stack\">\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Re-structured internal links to prioritize high-value pages<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Reduced uncrawled links dramatically and improved crawled vs. uncrawled ratio<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Balanced resource vs. internal page distribution for efficient bot behavior<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/section>\n\n                <!-- Pillar 3 -->\n                <section class=\"strategy-card\">\n                    <div class=\"card-top-row\">\n                        <span class=\"pillar-index\">03<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"title-container\">\n                            <div class=\"status-pill pill-emerald\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M3 3v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16\"><\/path>\n                                    <path d=\"M18 17V9\"><\/path>\n                                    <path d=\"M13 17V5\"><\/path>\n                                    <path d=\"M8 17v-3\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                                <span>Site Health Consolidation &#038; Validation<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"feature-stack\">\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Eliminated all 31 errors (0 remaining)<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Cleared warnings and notices for a clean audit profile<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Re-crawled the site to confirm 100% health score and excellent crawl status<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/section>\n\n                <!-- Pillar 4 -->\n                <section class=\"strategy-card\">\n                    <div class=\"card-top-row\">\n                        <span class=\"pillar-index\">04<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"title-container\">\n                            <div class=\"status-pill pill-purple\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path>\n                                    <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle>\n                                    <path d=\"M22 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path>\n                                    <path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                                <span>Ongoing Foundation Strengthening<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"feature-stack\">\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Validated improvements in Ahrefs and Google Search Console<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"feature-row\">\n                            <div class=\"validation-circle\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                                    <path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"><\/path>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <span class=\"feature-desc\">Created a clean technical base ready for future content, keyword, and link-building growth<\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/section>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"zephyr-metrics\">\n        <div class=\"zephyr-bg-glow\">\n            <div class=\"zephyr-glow-a\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"zephyr-glow-b\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"zephyr-container\">\n            <div class=\"zephyr-header\">\n                <span class=\"zephyr-eyebrow\">The Impact<\/span>\n                <h2 class=\"zephyr-title\">Results That Speak<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"zephyr-lead\">Dramatic technical improvements that set the stage for long-term organic success.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"zephyr-stats\">\n                <!-- Stat 1 -->\n                <div class=\"zephyr-stat\">\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-stat-accent zephyr-accent-amber\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-icon-box zephyr-icon-amber\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\">\n                            <polyline points=\"22 7 13.5 15.5 8.5 10.5 2 17\"><\/polyline>\n                            <polyline points=\"16 7 22 7 22 13\"><\/polyline>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-value-row\">\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-value\">+18<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-symbol\">%<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"zephyr-stat-label\">Site Health Score<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"zephyr-stat-meta\">82 \u2192 100 (Perfect)<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Stat 2 -->\n                <div class=\"zephyr-stat\">\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-stat-accent zephyr-accent-emerald\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-icon-box zephyr-icon-emerald\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\">\n                            <path d=\"M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path>\n                            <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle>\n                            <path d=\"M22 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path>\n                            <path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-value-row\">\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-value\">100<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-symbol\">%<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"zephyr-stat-label\">Critical Errors<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"zephyr-stat-meta\">31 Errors \u2192 0 Errors<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Stat 3 -->\n                <div class=\"zephyr-stat\">\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-stat-accent zephyr-accent-blue\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-icon-box zephyr-icon-blue\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\">\n                            <path d=\"M12 5v14\"><\/path>\n                            <path d=\"m19 12-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-value-row\">\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-value\">0<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"zephyr-symbol\">%<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"zephyr-stat-label\">Uncrawled Internal<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"zephyr-stat-meta\">Uncrawled Internal Links Reduction<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Stat 4 -->\n                <div class=\"zephyr-stat\">\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-stat-accent zephyr-accent-purple\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"zephyr-icon-box zephyr-icon-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\">\n                            <path d=\"M11.525 2.295a.53.53 0 0 1 .95 0l2.31 4.679a2.123 2.123 0 0 0 1.595 1.16l5.166.756a.53.53 0 0 1 .294.904l-3.736 3.638a2.123 2.123 0 0 0-.611 1.878l.882 5.14a.53.53 0 0 1-.771.56l-4.618-2.428a2.122 2.122 0 0 0-1.973 0L6.396 21.01a.53.53 0 0 1-.77-.56l.881-5.139a2.122 2.122 0 0 0-.611-1.879L2.16 9.795a.53.53 0 0 1 .294-.906l5.165-.755a2.122 2.122 0 0 0 1.597-1.16z\"><\/path>\n                   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