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https://downes.ca· First analyzed 06 May 2026· Updated 06 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

OVHcloud
ovhcloud.com

IP Address

158.69.209.43

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia tld

Server Location

🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada

ASN

AS16276

Organization

OVH Hosting, Inc.

Server

Caddy

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

rex.ns.cloudflare.com.anahi.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
529 ms10%
Speed Index
688 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
1.8 MB
15 requests
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Blogger

Progressive Web App

Web ManifestTheme Color

Technology Stack

5 Technologies Detected

CSS Frameworks

2
Tailwind CSS
Normalize.css

Other

1
Modernizr

Payments

1
Stripe

Web Servers

1
Caddy

SEO Analysis

D55/100
15
10
0
Meta Tags8/15
Content10/12
Headings8/8
Technical11/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images2/7
Links4/5
URL5/5
Social0/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile4/4
Indexability3/3
D
downes.cadownes.ca

: Stephen's Web :

Stephen Downes: news, opinion and dialogue around learning technology, new media, open access, and related issues.

Title Length17 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~101px / 580px)

Description Length114 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    10 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap
    robots.txt

    20 rules

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    7/100
    Poor
    2 13 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

    F34/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    13/25
    Schema Data
    0/25
    Citation
    1/25

    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:32%
    Words:1,477
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Sections/1K:0.7

    Structured Data

    No Schema

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary10w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 2w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph0/3
    Twitter Card0/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (12)
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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.
    D
    53/100
    5
    Passed
    6
    Critical
    1
    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
    5/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    12/15
    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
    1/15
    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.
    51/100
    C
    191 mg
    CO₂e / view
    1.8 MB
    Page Weight
    50%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    218 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    109 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    22.9 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    9 mg
    Network
    56 mg
    Device
    126 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    Images
    1.8 MB
    CSS
    10.8 KB
    HTML
    28.6 KB
    Green Hosting Verified
    OVHcloud
    GWF Verified
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    F

    Security Score

    0%Critical
    Critical / Transactional

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    55d

    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

    01.04.2026

    Valid Until

    30.06.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (1)

    www.downes.ca

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    7E:89:51:7A:09:F8:8E:04:55:FF:22:A2:1D:5A:E5:60:7B:20:7B:0A...

    Top Recommendations

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    accept-ranges
    bytes
    alt-svc
    h3=":443"; ma=2592000
    content-length
    29000
    content-type
    text/html; charset=utf-8
    date
    Wed, 06 May 2026 14:47:42 GMT
    etag
    "dibo4j0yjbm9mdk"
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Google Workspace

    Score

    93

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    Quarantine (Moderate)

    MX Records (5)

    alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
    aspmx.l.google.com
    alt3.aspmx.l.google.com

    +1 more

    Domain Information

    downes.ca

    Domain Age
    25y 6m

    Created

    10.11.2000

    Expires

    01.12.2028

    Last Updated

    11.03.2026

    Registrar

    DomainePlus.com (3612040 CANADA inc.)

    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.
    B
    72/100
    Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint
    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, user-scalable=yes
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    Typography & Readability

    Droid Serif + Ubuntu

    WCAG AA
    77/100
    Readability
    /30
    25/30

    16px · LH 1.40

    Hierarchy
    /20
    16/20

    2x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    22/25

    5.11:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    14/25

    2 fonts

    Heading Font

    Droid Serif

    Serif32px

    Body Font

    Ubuntu

    Sans16px

    Contrast Ratio

    5.11:1

    WCAG AA (≥4.5:1)

    Reading Comfort

    ~37 CPL

    Narrow lines
    32px
    h1
    24px
    h2
    16px
    p

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

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.40 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 43/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

    ✅ WCAG AA contrast: All text meets 4.5:1 ratio (min 5.1:1).

    ✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.0x larger than body text.

    Buy on MyFontsFlesch 43

    Color Palette

    9 unique colors
    6.34:1 AA Light
    #ffffff
    Primary· 67.7%
    #5d6157
    Other· 5.2%
    #9e614d
    Secondary· 4.8%
    #c3b9b6
    Secondary· 4.8%
    #91a2b9
    Secondary· 4.2%
    #c1a39a
    Secondary· 3%
    #874337
    Secondary· 1.6%

    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

    2 Resources

    0
    Scripts
    2
    Styles
    0
    Async
    0
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    Website Identity

    downes.ca

    [email protected]
    25 years old
    Location detected: 🇨🇦 Canadavia tld
    DomainePlus.com (3612040 CANADA inc.)📧 Google Workspace

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    Last analyzed: 06 May 2026 at 14:47

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking

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