niemanwatchdog.org

https://niemanwatchdog.org· First analyzed 17 May 2026· Updated 17 May 2026

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niemanwatchdog.org

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Hosting Provider

Web.com Group, Inc

IP Address

209.17.116.160

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Atlanta, United States

ASN

AS19871

Organization

Web.com Group, Inc

Server

OpenResty

Nameservers

ns60.worldnic.com.ns59.worldnic.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

429 ms10%

Speed Index

558 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

74 KB

10 requests

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

Infrastructure

Hosting

Web.com Group, Inc

Technology Stack

4 Technologies Detected

CSS Frameworks

Analytics

Social

Web Servers

SEO Analysis

F35/100

Meta Tags5/15

Content7/12

Headings0/8

Technical6/25

E-E-A-T0/7

Images1/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social0/5

Freshness0/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

niemanwatchdog.orgniemanwatchdog.org

Nieman Watchdog

Questions the press should ask.

Title Length15 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~96px / 580px)

Description Length31 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (3)

• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1
• Most images missing alt text (3/3) — critical for accessibility and SEO
• Missing viewport meta tag — page may not be mobile-friendly (Google uses mobile-first indexing)

15 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

robots.txt

2 rules

Allows all crawlers

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

4/100

Poor

2 14 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

F25/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

1/25

Schema Data

0/25

Citation

4/25

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:7%

Words:139

Token eff.:Too Short

Structured Data

No Schema

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary81w

Descriptive Headings

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.

39/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

2/20

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

Semantic Structure

3/20

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

Forms & Inputs

10/15

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

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.

5 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.

61/100

A+

9 mg

CO₂e / view

74.0 KB

Page Weight

95%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

11 mg

Returning (cached)

5 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

1.1 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

2 mg

Network

2 mg

Device

5 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

3.1 KB

Images

30.5 KB

CSS

35.3 KB

HTML

5.0 KB

Green Hosting Not Verified

Web.com Group, Inc

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Security Score

61%Fair

Interactive

HTTPS

No WAF

128d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Network Solutions L.L.C.

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

22.08.2025

Valid Until

22.09.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

www.niemanwatchdog.orgniemanwatchdog.org

SHA-256 Fingerprint

8A:3E:57:3F:12:AA:75:83:5C:4C:89:5F:D7:D3:DA:42:1C:DB:2C:6D...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

content-encoding

📦 Gzip(gzip)

content-type

text/html

date

Sun, 17 May 2026 23:46:55 GMT

etag

W/"35b8-63d19b478966a"

last-modified

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:14:31 GMT

referrer-policy

no-referrer-when-downgrade

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Custom Mail Server

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

Domain Information

niemanwatchdog.org

Domain Age

22y 8m

Created

04.09.2003

Expires

04.09.2026

Last Updated

22.08.2025

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

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.

31/100

Not Mobile Friendly

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.

5 recommendations

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Typography & Readability

Verdana

WCAG Partial

49/100

Readability

/30

12/30

10px · LH --

Hierarchy

/20

9/20

WCAG

/25

14/25

1.09:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

14/25

2 fonts

Heading Font

Verdana

Body Font

Verdana

Sans10px

Contrast Ratio

1.09:1

24 issues

Reading Comfort

~95 CPL

Wide lines

10px

❌ Critical: 10px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

⚠️ Wide lines: ~95 chars/line. Use max-width: 65ch for comfortable reading.

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 30/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 24 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.1:1).

✅ Lean font stack: 2 font families keeps load times fast.

⚠️ Missing font-display: swap — users may see invisible text while fonts load (FOIT).

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 30

Color Palette

9 unique colors

2.31:1 Fail Light

#ffffff

Background· 7.699999999999999%

#aaaab1

Other· 3.5%

#1a3668

Primary· 73.4%

#ccd3df

Secondary· 4.5%

#075081

Accent· 3.1%

#4e5c6f

Secondary· 2.6%

#001d3f

Accent· 2.3%

#4f899e

Secondary· 1.7%

Business & Marketing Stack

1 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

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Scripts & Styles

4 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

..(3)flash_detect.js(1)

Website Identity