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https://rivercottage.net· First analyzed 06 May 2026· Updated 06 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com

IP Address

46.101.93.85

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia ip

Server Location

🇬🇧 Slough, United Kingdom

ASN

AS14061

Organization

Digitalocean

Server

Nginx

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

casey.ns.cloudflare.com.sierra.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
657 ms10%
Speed Index
854 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
4.3 MB
155 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Styling
Tailwind CSS
CMS
WordPressv6.9.4
Infrastructure
Hosting
DigitalOcean
CDN
Cloudflare

Technology Stack

29 Technologies Detected

Plugins

16
Advanced Product Labels For Woocommerce
Pw Gift CardsCookie Law Info
WooCommerce
Yith Woocommerce Booking Premium
Add To AnyCf7 Redirect Thank You Page
Livechat Woocommerce
Woocommerce Payments
Woocommerce Square
Bookingattendeesdatamanager
Duracelltomi Google Tag Manager
Popup MakerMailchimp For Wp
Yoast SEO
WP Rocket

Libraries

3
jQueryv3.6.0
jQuery UI
Moment.js

Analytics

3
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4
Facebook Pixel

Frameworks

1
React

UI Components

1
Slick Carousel

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

Customer Support

1
LiveChat

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

A85/100
23
7
0
Meta Tags15/15
Content11/12
Headings7/8
Technical24/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images4/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
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rivercottage.netrivercottage.net

River Cottage: Award-Winning Organic Cookery Course & Dining

Discover River Cottage, an award-winning hub for organic cookery, seasonal food, courses, feasts, and events inspired by nature’s best.

Title Length60 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~365px / 580px)

Description Length135 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    7 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    10 URLs

    10 sub-sitemaps

    robots.txt

    11 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Allows all crawlers

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    14/100
    Poor
    5 12 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

    D55/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    11/25
    Schema Data
    4/25
    Citation
    20/25

    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:4%
    Words:1,362
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Sections/1K:2.2
    Depth:1/5

    Structured Data

    4 JSON-LD
    WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary85w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 3.9w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card1/3
    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.
    B
    70/100
    13
    Passed
    4
    Critical
    3
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    15/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    17/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    5/15
    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
    7/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
    4 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.
    38/100
    F
    442 mg
    CO₂e / view
    4.3 MB
    Page Weight
    15%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    505 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    252 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    53.0 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    22 mg
    Network
    130 mg
    Device
    290 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    1004.6 KB
    Images
    2.8 MB
    CSS
    463.5 KB
    HTML
    42.1 KB
    Green Hosting Verified
    DigitalOcean
    Provider Match
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    F

    Security Score

    21%Critical
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    69d

    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

    16.04.2026

    Valid Until

    15.07.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    rivercottage.netwww.rivercottage.net

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    DB:FE:25:1C:F0:15:1D:CF:7F:0B:66:BA:CF:9A:59:58:4E:55:7B:E6...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🟡 0s(max-age=0)
    content-encoding
    📦 Gzip(gzip)
    content-length
    42811
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    date
    Wed, 06 May 2026 12:41:04 GMT
    expires
    Wed, 06 May 2026 12:41:04 GMT
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Microsoft 365

    Score

    90

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (1)

    rivercottage-net.mail.protection.outlook.com

    Domain Information

    rivercottage.net

    Domain Age
    23y 7m

    Created

    09.10.2002

    Expires

    09.10.2026

    Last Updated

    10.08.2025

    Registrar

    Network Solutions, LLC

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    CookieYes

    Cookie Consent Banner
    CookieYes
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Cookie consent banner detected
    CMP: CookieYes
    Privacy policy page linked
    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
    79/100
    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, shrink-to-fit=no
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    Typography & Readability

    SabonLTPro-Roman + DMSans

    WCAG Partial
    74/100
    Readability
    /30
    23/30

    22px · LH 1.59

    Hierarchy
    /20
    17/20

    3.64x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    16/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    18/25

    2 fonts · 6 req

    Heading Font

    SabonLTPro-Roman

    Sans80px

    Body Font

    DMSans

    Sans22px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    13 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~176 CPL

    Too wide
    80px
    h1
    56px
    h2
    16px
    h4
    22px
    p

    ✅ Excellent readability: 22px body text is ideal for all devices.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.59 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ❌ Very long lines: ~176 chars/line causes eye strain. Add max-width constraint.

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 13 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

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

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 3.6x larger than body text.

    Buy on MyFontsFluid TypeFlesch 50

    Color Palette

    6 unique colors
    11.41:1 AAA Dark
    #2b2924
    Text· 15.4%
    #e1e5e1
    Other· 3.6%
    #1d1b14
    Secondary· 38.5%
    #0d0e07
    Background· 27.300000000000004%
    #f2f8f2
    Primary· 11.5%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    5 Tools Detected

    Enterprise

    Customer Support

    1
    LiveChatMid-Market

    Live chat and helpdesk tools

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    Google Tag ManagerFree
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    Advertising

    1
    Facebook PixelMid-Market

    Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

    Privacy & Cookies

    1
    GDPR Cookie ConsentFree

    Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

    4

    Categories

    5

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    2

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    5
    Async
    3
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    rivercottage.net(15)googletagmanager.com(2)connect.facebook.net(2)cdn.livechatinc.com(1)

    Website Identity

    River Cottage: Award-Winning Organic Cookery Course & Dining

    Discover River Cottage, an award-winning hub for organic cookery, seasonal food, courses, feasts, and events inspired by nature’s best.

    rivercottage.net/
    23 years old
    Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia ip
    Network Solutions, LLC📧 Microsoft 365en-US

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    Last analyzed: 06 May 2026 at 12:41

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking