emptywheel.net

https://emptywheel.net· First analyzed 02 May 2026· Updated 02 May 2026

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emptywheel.net

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

172.66.136.189

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

robin.ns.cloudflare.com.thomas.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

756 ms10%

Speed Index

983 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

1.2 MB

56 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv6.9

cms

Diviv4.27.6Custom

by Elegant Themes

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Technology Stack

16 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Pdf Print

Divi Essential

Simple Tags Add To Any Zeno Font Resizer

Gravity Forms

Gravityformsrecaptcha

Libraries

Other

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Fonts

CDN

Security

SEO Analysis

B71/100

Meta Tags8/15

Content3/12

Headings3/8

Technical24/25

E-E-A-T5/7

Images6/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social4/5

Freshness4/4

Mobile1/4

Indexability3/3

emptywheel.netemptywheel.net

Home - emptywheel

Come for the weedy coverage of legal cases, politics, and left theory. Stay for the potty mouth and craic.

Title Length17 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~111px / 580px)

Description Length106 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (2)

• Very thin content (3 words). Search engines need substantial content for ranking.
• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1

9 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

39 URLs

39 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

24 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

17/100

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

D43/100

Bot Access

15/25

Machine Read.

11/25

Schema Data

7/25

Citation

10/25

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

Text ratio:2%

Words:909

Token eff.:Optimal

Structured Data

5 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary

Descriptive Headings

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card1/3

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.

69/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

20/20

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

Semantic Structure

11/20

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

15/15

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

Keyboard & Focus

7/15

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.

2 recommendations

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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.

73/100

126 mg

CO₂e / view

1.2 MB

Page Weight

70%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

144 mg

Returning (cached)

72 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

15.2 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

6 mg

Network

37 mg

Device

83 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

156.6 KB

Images

874.5 KB

CSS

139.8 KB

Fonts

38.7 KB

HTML

41.4 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Cloudflare

GWF Verified

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Security Score

26%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

51d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-256

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

24.03.2026

Valid Until

22.06.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

emptywheel.net*.emptywheel.net

SHA-256 Fingerprint

6B:3F:7A:C4:C6:31:7A:F3:7E:6E:B8:76:86:1D:C2:65:A7:3F:5A:FC...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray

9f54bae4df61896f-BOS

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Sat, 02 May 2026 05:47:15 GMT

link

<https://emptywheel.net/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/",...

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Custom Mail Server

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (1)

mail.emptywheel.net

Domain Information

emptywheel.net

Domain Age

18y 4m

Created

31.12.2007

Expires

31.12.2026

Last Updated

16.12.2025

Registrar

Bluehost Inc.

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.

56/100

Not Mobile Friendly80 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.

2 recommendations

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Typography & Readability

Helvetica

WCAG Partial

64/100

Readability

/30

22/30

17px · LH 1.60

Hierarchy

/20

8/20

WCAG

/25

14/25

1.25:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

20/25

2 fonts · 3 req

Heading Font

Helvetica

Sans

Body Font

Helvetica

Sans17px

Contrast Ratio

1.25:1

2 issues

Reading Comfort

Single Font Family

left aligned

96px

20px

18px

17px

✅ Excellent readability: 17px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.60 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

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

⚠️ Partial contrast: 2 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.2:1).

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

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

GGoogle Fonts Buy on MyFontsFlesch 0

Color Palette

6 unique colors

2.99:1 Fail Light

#ffffff

Background· 64.5%

#9b9490

Other· 5.6%

#2c3927

Primary· 15.4%

#443436

Secondary· 3.8%

#1b2127

Secondary· 3.2%

Business & Marketing Stack

1 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

emptywheel.net(14)static.addtoany.com(4)gstatic.com(1)google.com(1)

Website Identity

emptywheel

Organization

Come for the weedy coverage of legal cases, politics, and left theory. Stay for the potty mouth and craic.

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18 years old

Location detected: 🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

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Last analyzed: 02 May 2026 at 05:47

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