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https://independent.co.ug· First analyzed 30 Apr 2026· Updated 30 Apr 2026
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Hosting Provider

Sucuri

IP Address

192.124.249.9

Site Location

🇺🇬 Ugandavia tld

Server Location

🇺🇸 Menifee, United States

ASN

AS30148

Organization

Sucuri

Server

Sucuri/Cloudproxy

CDN

Sucuri

WAF

Sucuri

Nameservers

10.sucuridns.com.11.sucuridns.com.12.sucuridns.com.13.sucuridns.com.

Performance

99

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
712 ms10%
Speed Index
926 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
2.6 MB
126 requests

Image Optimization

Responsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPressv4.9.6
cms
Sahifav5.5.3Custom
by TieLabs
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Technology Stack

19 Technologies Detected

Plugins

9
TaqyeemAds For WpAdsense PluginShare Post On WhatsappTaqyeem Buttons
Wordpress Popular Posts
Jetpack
Youtube Video Player
Yoast SEO

Libraries

2
jQuery
Lightbox

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Segment

Advertising

2
Google AdsGoogle AdSense

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Security

1
Sucuri

SEO Analysis

B73/100
21
4
1
Meta Tags12/15
Content11/12
Headings8/8
Technical18/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images2/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social5/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile4/4
Indexability3/3
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independent.co.ugindependent.co.ug

HOME: Independent magazine Uganda; Cutting edge Opinions & Analysis

The Independent magazine Uganda offers the latest Ugandan News, Cutting edge opinions & Analysis of Home and International Political, Business News

Title Length67 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~406px / 580px)

Description Length147 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • • Most images missing alt text (64/70) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

1,000 URLs

robots.txt

3 rules

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

7/100
Poor
2 14 1

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

D50/100
Bot Access
20/25
Machine Read.
13/25
Schema Data
3/25
Citation
14/25

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
nav
Text ratio:7%
Words:1,347
Token eff.:Optimal
Sections/1K:40.8
Depth:1/5

Structured Data

1 JSON-LD
WebSiteSearchAction

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary15w
Descriptive Headingsavg 8.3w
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.
A
81/100
12
Passed
2
Critical
1
Warnings
Images & Alt Text
20/20
Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
Semantic Structure
20/20
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
9/15
Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
ARIA & Roles
2/15
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.
24/100
E
333 mg
CO₂e / view
2.6 MB
Page Weight
30%
Cleaner Than
New Visitor
381 mg
vs
Returning (cached)
190 mg
Annual (10K/mo)
40.0 kg
Emission Segments
Data Center
74 mg
Network
80 mg
Device
179 mg
Resource Breakdown
JavaScript
349.3 KB
Images
2.1 MB
CSS
197.4 KB
Fonts
3.2 KB
HTML
19.0 KB
Other
19.8 KB
Green Hosting Not Verified
Sucuri
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A

Security Score

81%Very Good
Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

188d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

20.04.2026

Valid Until

04.11.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

independent.co.ugwww.independent.co.ug

SHA-256 Fingerprint

A9:64:81:3F:20:F2:08:F2:D2:E8:40:5F:E3:A6:F8:FA:E1:01:AC:D3...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc
h3=":443"; ma=2592000, h3-29=":443"; ma=2592000
content-encoding
📦 Gzip(gzip)
content-security-policy
upgrade-insecure-requests;
content-type
text/html; charset=UTF-8
date
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:45:10 GMT
link
<https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w...
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

45

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

MX Records (6)

mail.independent.co.ug
ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM

+2 more

Domain Information

independent.co.ug

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

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
63/100
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
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Typography & Readability

arial + Roboto

WCAG Partial
55/100
Readability
/30
11/30

13px · LH --

Hierarchy
/20
20/20

3.28x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

WCAG
/25
13/25

1.12:1 min contrast

Performance
/25
11/25

System fonts

Heading Font

arial

Sans43px

Body Font

Roboto

Sans13px

Contrast Ratio

1.12:1

27 issues

Reading Comfort

~49 CPL

Optimal (45–75)
43px
h1
22px
h2
14px
h3
22px
h4
13px
p

❌ Critical: 13px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

✅ Optimal line length: ~49 chars/line (ideal 45–75 CPL).

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 10/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 27 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.1:1).

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

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 3.3x larger than body text.

GGoogle FontsFlesch 10

Color Palette

9 unique colors
15.19:1 AAA Light
#f2f2f2
Background· 43.00000000000001%
#1d1c1c
Text· 12%
#9f817b
Secondary· 6.1%
#e6dad2
Primary· 4.5%
#682926
Secondary· 3.3%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Behavior Analytics

1
Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

1
Google AdsEnterprise

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Social Media

1
Facebook SDKFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

3

Categories

3

Total Tools

1

Enterprise

0

Mid-Market

Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

Ad Networks

Google AdSense

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

20
Scripts
10
Styles
6
Async
1
Defer

Top Script Sources

independent.co.ug(9)pagead2.googlesyndication.com(3)youtube.com(2)jsc.mgid.com(2)google-analytics.com(1)

Website Identity

The Independent Uganda:

www.independent.co.ug/
Location detected: 🇺🇬 Ugandavia tld
📧 Google Workspaceen-US

Social Profiles

FacebookX (Twitter)

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Last analyzed: 30 Apr 2026 at 00:45

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