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https://northernstar.info· First analyzed 22 May 2026· Updated 22 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare
cloudflare.com

IP Address

172.67.211.203

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

sima.ns.cloudflare.com.owen.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
379 ms10%
Speed Index
493 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
49 KB
154 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy Load
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPress
cms
SNO FLEXv11.1.10Custom
by School Newspapers Online

Technology Stack

23 Technologies Detected

Plugins

11
Menu IconsHivepress
Contact Form 7
Owm WeatherSno Countdown
Elementor
Sno Ad RotateWp Paginate
Gravity Forms
Sno Pdf Flipbook
Gravity Forms

Libraries

2
jQueryv3.7.1
jQuery UI

UI Components

2
Slick CarouselFancybox

CSS Frameworks

2
Tailwind CSS
Foundation

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Email Marketing

1
Mailchimp

CDN

1
Cloudflare

SEO Analysis

C60/100
15
11
0
Meta Tags8/15
Content10/12
Headings6/8
Technical16/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images4/7
Links2/5
URL5/5
Social3/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
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northernstar.infonorthernstar.info

Northern Star – The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Title Length69 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~413px / 580px)

Description Length53 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    11 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    70 URLs

    70 sub-sitemaps

    robots.txt

    6 rules

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    6/100
    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

    F39/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    11/25
    Schema Data
    0/25
    Citation
    8/25

    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:3%
    Words:1,279
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Depth:1/5

    Structured Data

    No Schema

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary
    Descriptive Headingsavg 6w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card0/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (10)
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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.
    B
    74/100
    13
    Passed
    3
    Critical
    2
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    15/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    2/15
    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
    11/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    11/15
    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.
    67/100
    A+
    5 mg
    CO₂e / view
    49.2 KB
    Page Weight
    95%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    6 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    3 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    600 g
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    <0.001 g
    Network
    2 mg
    Device
    3 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    726 B
    HTML
    47.7 KB
    Other
    900 B
    Green Hosting Verified
    Cloudflare
    GWF Verified
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    A

    Security Score

    85%Very Good
    Critical / Transactional

    HTTPS

    WAF

    54d

    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+H3

    Valid From

    17.04.2026

    Valid Until

    16.07.2026

    OCSP Stapling

    Enabled

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    northernstar.info*.northernstar.info

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    15:F8:6E:AD:5C:98:2A:50:E2:FB:F3:C3:9D:A5:36:AF:13:A0:DC:81...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    alt-svc
    h3=":443"; ma=86400
    cf-cache-status
    DYNAMIC
    cf-ray
    9ffd138b29878fff-BOS
    content-encoding
    zstd
    content-security-policy
    frame-ancestors 'self';
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Custom Mail Server

    Score

    90

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (1)

    mailer.it.niu.edu

    Domain Information

    northernstar.info

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    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
    71/100
    Mobile Friendly34 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.
    Viewport
    width=device-width
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    Typography & Readability

    Roboto + Libre Franklin

    WCAG AA
    56/100
    Readability
    /30
    10/30

    12px · LH 1.50

    Hierarchy
    /20
    11/20

    3x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    19/25

    4.54:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    16/25

    2 fonts · 5 req

    Heading Font

    Roboto

    Sans36px

    Body Font

    Libre Franklin

    Sans12px

    Contrast Ratio

    4.54:1

    WCAG AA (≥4.5:1)

    Reading Comfort

    ~177 CPL

    Too wide
    36px
    h1
    20px
    h2
    35px
    h3
    12px
    p
    Minor Third
    Scale

    ❌ Critical: 12px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ❌ Very long lines: ~177 chars/line causes eye strain. Add max-width constraint.

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

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

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

    GGoogle FontsFlesch 0

    Color Palette

    9 unique colors
    13.67:1 AAA Light
    #ffffff
    Background· 49.20000000000001%
    #302d2b
    Text· 6.1%
    #14191b
    Primary· 17.3%
    #9e6e66
    Secondary· 6.3%
    #f0efe9
    Secondary· 5.3%
    #9a9c85
    Secondary· 4.7%
    #6a2b2f
    Secondary· 1%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    2 Tools Detected

    Advanced

    Marketing Automation

    1
    MailchimpSMB

    Email marketing and automation platforms

    Behavior Analytics

    1
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    2

    Categories

    2

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Well-developed marketing technology stack

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    2
    Async
    0
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    northernstar.info(19)googletagmanager.com(1)

    Website Identity

    northernstar.info

    Location detected: 🇨🇦 Canadavia ip
    en-US

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    Last analyzed: 22 May 2026 at 16:08

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