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Hosting Provider

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

aws.amazon.com

IP Address

3.138.73.154

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Dublin, United States

ASN

AS16509

Organization

AWS EC2 (us-east-2)

Server

Pagely-ARES/1.22.2

Nameservers

ns-1444.awsdns-52.org.ns-1726.awsdns-23.co.uk.ns-200.awsdns-25.com.ns-669.awsdns-19.net.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

1.3 s10%

Speed Index

1.7 s10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

32 KB

68 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv6.7.5

cms

Hello Elementorv3.3.0

by Elementor Team

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Technology Stack

16 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Social Pug Revslider Timeline Ultimate

Libraries

Other

Analytics

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Fonts

Tag Managers

SEO Analysis

B75/100

Meta Tags10/15

Content8/12

Headings3/8

Technical24/25

E-E-A-T2/7

Images3/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social5/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

crain.comcrain.com

Crain.com - Crain Communications

Crain Communications is one of the largest privately held business media publishers in the world.

Title Length32 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~195px / 580px)

Description Length97 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1
• Most images missing alt text (7/7) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

10 URLs

10 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

25 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

27/100

Needs Work

8 11

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AI & LLM Readiness

D52/100

Bot Access

13/25

Machine Read.

15/25

Schema Data

8/25

Citation

16/25

AI Bot Access

6/14 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.txtinvalid

llms-full.txt

Semantic HTML

Heading Hierarchy

navheader/footer

Text ratio:3%

Words:342

Token eff.:Optimal

Sections/1K:23.4

Depth:2/5

Structured Data

5 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary14w

Descriptive Headingsavg 5.1w

Canonical URL

Open Graph2/3

Twitter Card3/3

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.

81/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

20/20

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

Semantic Structure

13/20

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

Forms & Inputs

15/15

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

13/15

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

ARIA & Roles

6/15

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.

76/100

A+

3 mg

CO₂e / view

31.9 KB

Page Weight

95%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

4 mg

Returning (cached)

2 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

384 g

Emission Segments

Data Center

<0.001 g

Network

<0.001 g

Device

2 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

9.3 KB

Fonts

4.9 KB

HTML

17.8 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Provider Match

3 recommendations

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Security Score

81%Very Good

Static / Informational

HTTPS

No WAF

75d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

RSA (4096 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

09.05.2026

Valid Until

07.08.2026

Subject Alternative Names (2)

crain.comwww.crain.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

D4:51:F1:FF:EA:37:70:3C:86:97:FB:C1:2E:66:81:5F:93:7C:FB:64...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

access-control-allow-origin

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

content-security-policy

default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsaf...

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Sun, 24 May 2026 03:48:36 GMT

host-header

bf8fa6245091322fc10cf9ecf690ffd0

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Mimecast

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (2)

usb-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com

usb-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com

Domain Information

crain.com

Domain Age

31y 4m

Created

13.01.1995

Expires

12.01.2029

Last Updated

17.04.2019

Registrar

TLDS L.L.C. d/b/a SRSPlus

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

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.

77/100

Mobile Friendly3 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

Montserrat

WCAG Partial

68/100

Readability

/30

23/30

16px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

7/20

WCAG

/25

17/25

3.66:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

21/25

System fonts

Heading Font

Montserrat

Sans

Body Font

Montserrat

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

3.66:1

4 issues

Reading Comfort

~40 CPL

Narrow lines

56px

15px

16px

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

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

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 29/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 4 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 3.7:1).

❌ Missing H1: Every page should have exactly one H1 element for SEO and accessibility.

✅ System fonts: Zero font loading delay — best possible LCP impact.

GGoogle FontsFlesch 29

Color Palette

8 unique colors

Dark

#696362

Other· 6.1%

#002a50

Primary· 30.900000000000002%

#5d8ab1

Secondary· 28.2%

#f6f7f5

Text· 12.4%

#96a2ac

Secondary· 7.5%

#483934

Secondary· 7.3%

#11263e

Primary· 5.1%

Business & Marketing Stack

2 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

s44778.pcdn.co(16)googletagmanager.com(3)google-analytics.com(1)

Website Identity

Crain Communications

Organization

Across 24 brands and 10 offices worldwide, Crain employees share a passion and purpose to deliver exceptional news products. Crain understands that our employees are our most valuable resource. That’s why we are committed to investing in top talent and providing the tools and resources they need to

www.crain.com/

31 years old

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

TLDS L.L.C. d/b/a SRSPlus📧 Mimecasten-USEst. 1916

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Last analyzed: 24 May 2026 at 03:49

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