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https://independent.com· First analyzed 19 Feb 2026· Updated 19 Feb 2026
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independent.com

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Hosting Provider

IP Address

192.0.66.2

Server Location

🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States

ASN

AS2635

Server

Nginx

CDN

CDN

Nameservers

ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.+2 more

Performance

Page Speed

23.5 MB
172 requests

Image Optimization

Responsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPressv6.9.1
cms
independentv1.0.0
by Trew Knowledge
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SEO Analysis

B76/100
11
2
1
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The Santa Barbara Independent

Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area.

Title Length29 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length158 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • Missing H1 tag - every page should have one H1

Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

robots.txt

14 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

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F

Security Score

0%Critical
Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

No WAF

40d

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

Valid From

01.01.2026

Valid Until

01.04.2026

Subject Alternative Names (2)

independent.comwww.independent.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

3C:2C:5A:04:A2:AE:2A:AB:91:6B:CD:BE:7C:F7:2D:90:6F:8A:0A:6B...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

accept-ranges
bytes
cache-control
🟡 300s(max-age=300, must-revalidate)
content-encoding
Brotli(br)
content-type
text/html; charset=UTF-8
date
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:57:38 GMT
host-header
a9130478a60e5f9135f765b23f26593b
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

93

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

Quarantine (Moderate)

MX Records (5)

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+1 more

Domain Information

independent.com

Domain Age
31y 3m

Created

10.11.1994

Expires

09.11.2028

Last Updated

10.09.2023

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Privacy policy page linked
Data Protection Officer mentioned

Typography & Readability

Oswald + sans-serif

71/100
Readability
/30
40/40

16px · LH 1.60

Hierarchy
/20
8/25
WCAG
/25
11/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance
/25
17/20

System fonts

Heading Font

Oswald

Sans

Body Font

sans-serif

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

--

Reading Comfort

~43 CPL

Needs attention
20px
h2
22px
h3
20px
h4
16px
p
Minor Second
Scale

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

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.60 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Excellent performance: System fonts eliminate font loading delays (better LCP).

✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

✅ Smart font loading: Using font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 117 elements lack adequate spacing.

Business & Marketing Stack

8 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Marketing Automation

1

Email marketing and automation platforms

Behavior Analytics

3

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

2

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Privacy & Cookies

1

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

Social Media

1

Social widgets and sharing tools

5

Categories

8

Total Tools

1

Enterprise

4

Mid-Market

Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

Ad Networks

Google Ad Manager

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Scripts & Styles

29 Resources

20
Scripts
9
Styles
16
Async
1
Defer

Top Script Sources

independent.com(3)connect.facebook.net(2)googletagmanager.com(2)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)rules.quantcount.com(1)

Website Identity

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Last analyzed: 19 Feb 2026 at 17:57

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