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popmatters.com

https://popmatters.com· First analyzed 17 Feb 2026· Updated 17 Feb 2026

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popmatters.com

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Hosting Provider

InMotion Hosting

inmotionhosting.com

IP Address

216.194.165.148

Server Location

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States

ASN

AS22611

Organization

InMotion Hosting, Inc

Server

BunnyCDN-DE1-1332

CDN

Nameservers

coco.bunny.net.kiki.bunny.net.

Performance

Page Speed

1.4 MB

87 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebP

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

Elegant Magazine Prov1.1.5

by AF themes

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Technology Stack

19 Technologies Detected

Advertising

Google Ads Criteo Taboola Outbrain

Plugins

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Font Awesome Material Icons

Analytics

Libraries

Fonts

Payments

Social

Comments

CDN

SEO Analysis

B76/100

popmatters.compopmatters.com

Home » PopMatters

Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999.

Title Length17 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length49 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

3 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

robots.txt

11 rules

Sitemap reference found

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Security Score

65%Fair

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

No WAF

89d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

17.02.2026

Valid Until

18.05.2026

Subject Alternative Names (1)

www.popmatters.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

5D:69:C7:D1:A3:1F:B7:F6:CA:6F:2B:2A:D1:63:29:CC:C7:53:0F:19...

Top Recommendations

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

cache-control

🟡 300s(public, max-age=300, s-maxage=86400)

cdn-burrowzone

ASB

cdn-cache

HIT

cdn-cachedat

02/17/2026 22:02:58

cdn-edgestorageid

1332

cdn-proxyver

1.43

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Rackspace Email

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

MX Records (2)

mx2.emailsrvr.com

mx1.emailsrvr.com

Domain Information

popmatters.com

Domain Age

27 years

Created

12.02.1999

Expires

12.02.2027

Last Updated

01.10.2025

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Quantcast Choice

Cookie Consent Banner

Quantcast Choice

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

CMP: Quantcast Choice

Data Protection Officer mentioned

Legitimate interest basis mentioned

Typography & Readability

Open Sans + Oswald

47/100

Readability

/30

32/40

48px · LH 1.30

Hierarchy

/20

15/25

0.38x ratio

WCAG

/25

5/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance

/25

10/20

3 fonts

Heading Font

Open Sans

Sans18px

Body Font

Oswald

Display48px

Contrast Ratio

Reading Comfort

~39 CPL

Needs attention

18px

42px

18px

48px

Augmented Fourth

Scale

✅ Excellent readability: 48px body text is ideal for all devices.

⚠️ Weak hierarchy: Headlines should be at least 2x body size for clear visual structure.

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

⚠️ Risky: Text appears on background images without overlay protection.

⚠️ Cramped layout: 54 elements lack adequate spacing.

✅ Clean layout: Consistent left alignment throughout.

GGoogle Fonts

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

Google Tag ManagerFree

User behavior and product analytics

Privacy & Cookies

Quantcast ChoiceMid-Market

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

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Scripts & Styles

21 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

popmatters.com(15)fundingchoicesmessages.google.com(2)ads.blogherads.com(2)googletagmanager.com(1)

Website Identity

Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram Bluesky

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Last analyzed: 17 Feb 2026 at 22:10

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