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boston.com

https://boston.com· First analyzed 11 Feb 2026· Updated 11 Feb 2026

Export

boston.com

Mobile

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

104.18.18.63

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

noah.ns.cloudflare.com.teagan.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Page Speed

676 KB

133 requests

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Headless

⚙️ SSR

Decoupled

API

Data Source

Headless CMS

Strapi

Infrastructure

Hosting

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

Detected API Sources

https://auth.boston.com/api/ti...

Technology Stack

25 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Block Library Wp Plugin Piano

Tablepress Premium

Wp Plugin Outbrain Teads Bdc Chartbeat Urban Airship Web Push Notifications Ad Refresh Control Bdc Functionality

WooCommerce

Yoast SEO

Advertising

Google Ads Google AdSense Criteo Taboola Outbrain

Fonts

Google Fonts Adobe Fonts (Typekit)

Analytics

Meta Frameworks

Libraries

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

CDN

Customer Support

SEO Analysis

B76/100

boston.comboston.com

Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do

What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.

Title Length66 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length137 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Many images missing alt text (62/92)

3 issues found

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Security Score

61%Fair

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

79d

Top Recommendations

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

age

1760

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray🇩🇪 Frankfurt

9cc173fb6c0a9253-FRA

content-encoding

📦 Gzip(gzip)

content-security-policy

upgrade-insecure-requests

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

Good Warning Issue

Typography & Readability

arial

60/100

Readability

/30

12/40

13px · LH 1.20

Hierarchy

/20

25/25

3.75x ratio

WCAG

/25

15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance

/25

13/20

2 fonts

Heading Font

arial

Sans48px

Body Font

arial

Sans13px

Contrast Ratio

Reading Comfort

~39 CPL

Needs attention

48px

36px

18px

13px

❌ Critical: 13px body text is too small. Increase to at least 14px.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 3.8x larger than body text.

✅ Good performance: Using 2 font families keeps load times fast.

✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

✅ Smart font loading: Using font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 118 elements lack adequate spacing.

GGoogle Fonts AAdobe Fonts Buy on MyFonts

Business & Marketing Stack

7 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

Google Tag ManagerFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Privacy & Cookies

OneTrustEnterprise

Quantcast ChoiceMid-Market

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

Social Media

Facebook SDKFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

Reviews & Social Proof

TrustpilotMid-Market

Customer reviews and testimonials

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

bdc2020.o0bc.com(4)connect.facebook.net(3)cdn.cookielaw.org(2)apps.bostonglobe.com(2)boston.com(1)

Website Identity

boston.com

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Last analyzed: 11 Feb 2026 at 05:30

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