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https://cityofgastonia.com· First analyzed 28 May 2026· Updated 28 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

GoDaddy
godaddy.com

IP Address

132.148.72.237

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Tempe, United States

ASN

AS398101

Organization

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Server

Nginx

Nameservers

ns1.cityofgastonia.com.ns2.cityofgastonia.com.

Performance

79

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
2.3 s10%
Speed Index
3.0 s10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
8.6 MB
73 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPCloudinary
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Styling
Bootstrap
CMS
Joomla!
Infrastructure
Hosting
GoDaddy
CDN
Cloudinary

Technology Stack

9 Technologies Detected

Libraries

2
jQuery
Animate.css

CSS Frameworks

2
Bootstrap
Tailwind CSS

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

B71/100
21
7
0
Meta Tags9/15
Content10/12
Headings6/8
Technical16/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images6/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
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City of Gastonia - Home

Welcome to the official website of the City of Gastonia, NC—your hub for city services, news, job openings, utilities, permits, and community resources.

Title Length23 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~143px / 580px)

Description Length152 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    7 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap
    robots.txt

    16 rules

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    12/100
    Poor
    4 11 2

    This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    D45/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    7/25
    Schema Data
    0/25
    Citation
    18/25

    AI Bot Access

    14/14 accessible
    AI Search
    OAI-SearchBot
    PerplexityBot
    Claude-SearchBot
    Gemini-Deep-Research
    DuckAssistBot
    Training
    GPTBot
    ClaudeBot
    Google-Extended
    Meta-ExternalAgent
    Bytespiderinfo
    Amazonbot
    Applebot-Extended
    CCBotinfo
    Fetch
    ChatGPT-User

    Machine Readability

    llms.txt
    llms-full.txt
    Semantic HTML
    Heading Hierarchy
    Text ratio:7%
    Words:1,904
    Token eff.:Optimal

    Structured Data

    No Schema

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary39w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 2.1w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card2/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (9)
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    Accessibility

    WCAG 2.1 Compliance

    Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
    B
    78/100
    14
    Passed
    2
    Critical
    2
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    15/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    2/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    15/15
    Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
    Keyboard & Focus
    15/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    11/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
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    Carbon Footprint

    SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

    Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
    21/100
    F
    1.09 g
    CO₂e / view
    8.6 MB
    Page Weight
    5%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    1.24 g
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    621 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    130.4 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    243 mg
    Network
    261 mg
    Device
    583 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    507.2 KB
    Images
    6.5 MB
    CSS
    1.4 MB
    Fonts
    1.7 KB
    HTML
    178.8 KB
    Other
    28.0 KB
    Green Hosting Not Verified
    GoDaddy
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    F

    Security Score

    0%Critical
    Critical / Transactional

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    30d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Let's Encrypt

    Key Algorithm

    RSA (2048 bit)

    Signature

    SHA-256 with RSA

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/1.1

    Valid From

    29.03.2026

    Valid Until

    27.06.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (7)

    cpanel.gastonianc.govcpcalendars.gastonianc.govcpcontacts.gastonianc.govgastonianc.govwebdisk.gastonianc.govwebmail.gastonianc.govwww.gastonianc.gov

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    2A:33:7F:03:F4:13:93:BA:22:10:19:83:47:FC:10:3F:F9:C4:44:11...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🔴 No Cache(no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check...)
    connection
    keep-alive
    content-type
    text/html; charset=utf-8
    date
    Thu, 28 May 2026 14:54:21 GMT
    expires
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
    last-modified
    Thu, 28 May 2026 14:54:21 GMT
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Custom Mail Server

    Score

    90

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (2)

    mxb-00358b01.gslb.pphosted.com
    mxa-00358b01.gslb.pphosted.com

    Domain Information

    cityofgastonia.com

    Domain Age
    27y 11m

    Created

    02.07.1998

    Expires

    01.07.2030

    Last Updated

    02.05.2025

    Registrar

    Network Solutions, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Privacy policy page linked
    Data Protection Officer mentioned

    Mobile Compatibility

    Viewport & Responsive Test

    Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
    C
    68/100
    Mobile Friendly205 breakpoints
    Viewport Meta
    The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
    Responsive Design
    Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
    Touch Icons
    Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
    Readable Font Size
    Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
    Relative Units
    Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
    No H-Scroll Risk
    No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
    Tap Targets OK
    Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
    No Fixed Widths
    No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
    Viewport
    width=device-width, initial-scale=1
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    Typography & Readability

    Lato + Verdana

    WCAG Partial
    68/100
    Readability
    /30
    21/30

    15px · LH 1.67

    Hierarchy
    /20
    16/20

    2.67x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    13/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    18/25

    2 fonts · 6 req

    Heading Font

    Lato

    Sans40px

    Body Font

    Verdana

    Sans15px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    19 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~37 CPL

    Narrow lines
    40px
    h1
    40px
    h2
    18px
    h3
    16px
    h4
    15px
    p

    ⚠️ Small text: 15px may strain on mobile. Use ≥16px for WCAG compliance.

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 19 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

    ⚠️ Minor heading issue: 1 level skip(s) detected. Maintain sequential order for screen readers.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.7x larger than body text.

    ❌ Pure vw font sizes: Viewport units alone break browser zoom (WCAG 1.4.4 fail). Use clamp(rem, vw, rem).

    ✅ Lean font stack: 2 font families keeps load times fast.

    GGoogle Fonts

    Color Palette

    12 unique colors
    7.47:1 AAA Light
    #ffffff
    Text· 13.7%
    #5a544e
    Other· 3%
    #af8d62
    Secondary· 13.9%
    #022369
    Primary· 12.8%
    #4a3428
    Secondary· 11.5%
    #caa375
    Secondary· 9.6%
    #806140
    Secondary· 8.3%
    #96704f
    Secondary· 6.7%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    1 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    1
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    1

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    1
    Async
    3
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    local(18)collector-48244.us.tvsquared.com(1)gastonianc.gov(1)

    Website Identity

    cityofgastonia.com

    webmaster@cityofgastonia.com
    181S.SouthStreet,Gastonia,NC28052
    27 years old
    Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
    Network Solutions, LLCen-us

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    Last analyzed: 28 May 2026 at 14:54

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking