coloradoindependent.com

https://coloradoindependent.com· First analyzed 05 May 2026· Updated 05 May 2026

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Hosting Provider

WP Engine

wpengine.com

IP Address

141.193.213.11

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Austin, United States

ASN

AS209242

Organization

WPEngine, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns65.domaincontrol.com.ns66.domaincontrol.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

464 ms10%

Speed Index

603 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

36 KB

76 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv.

cms

Newspaper (Newsroom Edition)v8.7.5Custom

by tagDiv & IB5k

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Technology Stack

18 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Graph Lite Aesop Story Engine Js_Composer Slide Anything

Libraries

Analytics

Other

UI Components

CSS Frameworks

Fonts

Tag Managers

Email Marketing

Payments

CDN

SEO Analysis

A82/100

Meta Tags11/15

Content10/12

Headings5/8

Technical24/25

E-E-A-T5/7

Images3/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social4/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

coloradoindependent.comcoloradoindependent.com

Home - The Colorado Independent

The Colorado Independent (2013-2020). The Indy has merged with the new nonprofit Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) on a new mission to strengthen local new...

Description truncated.

Title Length31 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~190px / 580px)

Description Length171 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Most images missing alt text (15/29) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

26 URLs

26 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

18 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

18/100

Poor

5 12

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

F37/100

Bot Access

3/25

Machine Read.

8/25

Schema Data

8/25

Citation

18/25

AI Bot Access

0/14 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:3%

Words:876

Token eff.:Optimal

Sections/1K:1.1

Structured Data

4 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary41w

Descriptive Headingsavg 7.4w

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card1/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (10)

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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.

62/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

15/20

Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Semantic Structure

11/20

Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.

Forms & Inputs

10/15

Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.

Color & Contrast

14/15

Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.

Keyboard & Focus

9/15

Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).

ARIA & Roles

3/15

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.

71/100

A+

4 mg

CO₂e / view

35.6 KB

Page Weight

95%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

4 mg

Returning (cached)

2 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

432 g

Emission Segments

Data Center

<0.001 g

Network

1 mg

Device

2 mg

Resource Breakdown

Images

1.7 KB

CSS

1.7 KB

HTML

32.3 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Google Cloud

GWF Verified

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Security Score

0%Critical

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

WAF

76d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-384

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

21.04.2026

Valid Until

20.07.2026

Subject Alternative Names (1)

www.coloradoindependent.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

37:44:0B:30:45:3B:98:E6:3D:82:62:48:39:63:5F:78:3F:E8:D9:2D...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cache-control

🟡 600s(max-age=600, must-revalidate)

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray🇫🇷 Paris

9f6e833a2ad4bb33-CDG

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

MX Records (5)

aspmx.l.google.com

alt4.aspmx.l.google.com

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

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+1 more

Domain Information

coloradoindependent.com

Domain Age

18y 4m

Created

28.12.2007

Expires

28.12.2026

Last Updated

29.12.2025

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

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.

75/100

Mobile Friendly5 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=1.0

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Typography & Readability

Roboto + Quattrocento Sans

WCAG Partial

54/100

Readability

/30

18/30

14px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

9/20

1x ratio

WCAG

/25

14/25

1:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

13/25

System fonts

Heading Font

Roboto

Sans14px

Body Font

Quattrocento Sans

Sans14px

Contrast Ratio

1:1

19 issues

Reading Comfort

~42 CPL

Narrow lines

14px

24px

18px

14px

Major Third

Scale

⚠️ Small text: 14px may strain on mobile. Use ≥16px for WCAG compliance.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 0/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ 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.

⚠️ Weak hierarchy: Headlines should be ≥2x body size for clear visual structure.

GGoogle FontsFluid Type (rem)Flesch 0

Color Palette

12 unique colors

14.48:1 AAA Light

#ffffff

Background· 46.99999999999999%

#2b2928

Other· 5.8%

#9b8273

Primary· 4.7%

#bfab91

Secondary· 3.9%

#6a474d

Secondary· 2.5%

#dad8d0

Secondary· 2.5%

Business & Marketing Stack

4 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Marketing Automation

MailchimpSMB

Email marketing and automation platforms

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Social Media

Twitter/X WidgetsFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

coloradoindependent.com(8)googletagmanager.com(4)platform.twitter.com(3)google-analytics.com(1)chimpstatic.com(1)

Website Identity

Colorado Independent

Organization

The Colorado Independent (2013-2020). The Indy has merged with the new nonprofit Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) on a new mission to strengthen local news in Colorado.

www.coloradoindependent.com/

18 years old

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

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Social Profiles

Facebook X (Twitter)YouTube

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Last analyzed: 05 May 2026 at 08:53

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