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https://skeptic.org.uk· First analyzed 21 May 2026· Updated 21 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare
cloudflare.com

IP Address

172.67.147.248

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

jaxson.ns.cloudflare.com.diva.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
476 ms10%
Speed Index
619 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
1.6 MB
82 requests

Image Optimization

WebP
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
WordPressv6.9.4
cms
Newspaperv12.7.3Custom
by tagDiv
View Theme

Technology Stack

12 Technologies Detected

Plugins

6
Official Mailerlite Sign Up FormsWp User AvatarTd ComposerMaster SliderTd Cloud Library
Yoast SEO

Frameworks

1
Angular

Libraries

1
jQueryv3.7.1

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Analytics

1
Plausible Analytics

CDN

1
Cloudflare

SEO Analysis

B74/100
21
7
0
Meta Tags9/15
Content6/12
Headings5/8
Technical24/25
E-E-A-T2/7
Images4/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness4/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
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skeptic.org.ukskeptic.org.uk

Homepage - The Skeptic

The Skeptic is the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.

Title Length22 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~137px / 580px)

Description Length145 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    7 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    6 URLs

    6 sub-sitemaps

    robots.txt

    2 rules

    Allows all crawlers

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    20/100
    Needs Work
    6 11

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    D49/100
    Bot Access
    20/25
    Machine Read.
    10/25
    Schema Data
    8/25
    Citation
    11/25

    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:1%
    Words:1,730
    Token eff.:Optimal

    Structured Data

    4 JSON-LD
    Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction
    sameAs entity links

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary
    Descriptive Headings
    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.
    C
    69/100
    10
    Passed
    5
    Critical
    1
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    9/20
    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
    7/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
    2 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.
    47/100
    C
    169 mg
    CO₂e / view
    1.6 MB
    Page Weight
    60%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    193 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    97 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    20.3 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    8 mg
    Network
    50 mg
    Device
    111 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    133.7 KB
    Images
    254.2 KB
    CSS
    1.2 MB
    HTML
    78.4 KB
    Green Hosting Verified
    Cloudflare
    GWF Verified
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    F

    Security Score

    0%Critical
    Critical / Transactional

    HTTPS

    WAF

    55d

    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)

    skeptic.org.uk*.skeptic.org.uk

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    10:DD:C0:33:BC:FD:A5:EC:A6:E3:AD:4D:41:7C:77:DA:A3:45:6D:A7...

    Top Recommendations

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    alt-svc
    h3=":443"; ma=86400
    cf-cache-status
    DYNAMIC
    cf-edge-cache
    cache,platform=wordpress
    cf-ray🇮🇹 Milan
    9ff746e6ac58ed29-MXP
    content-encoding
    zstd
    content-type
    text/html; charset=UTF-8
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Google Workspace

    Score

    70

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (5)

    alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
    aspmx.l.google.com
    alt3.aspmx.l.google.com

    +1 more

    Domain Information

    skeptic.org.uk

    Domain Age
    27y 9m

    Created

    26.08.1998

    Expires

    26.08.2026

    Last Updated

    26.07.2025

    Registrar

    Gandi

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    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
    75/100
    Mobile Friendly56 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, initial-scale=1.0
    2 recommendations
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    Typography & Readability

    Roboto + Source Sans Pro

    WCAG Partial
    57/100
    Readability
    /30
    15/30

    14px · LH 1.40

    Hierarchy
    /20
    12/20

    2.29x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    16/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    14/25

    System fonts

    Heading Font

    Roboto

    Sans32px

    Body Font

    Source Sans Pro

    Sans14px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    24 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~44 CPL

    Narrow lines
    32px
    h1
    32px
    h3
    17px
    h4
    14px
    p

    ⚠️ Small text: 14px may strain on mobile. Use ≥16px for WCAG compliance.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.40 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

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

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 24 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

    ⚠️ Minor heading issue: 1 level skip(s) detected. Maintain sequential order for screen readers.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.3x larger than body text.

    GGoogle FontsFlesch 0

    Color Palette

    11 unique colors
    20.87:1 AAA Light
    #ffffff
    Background· 60.10000000000001%
    #010101
    Text· 6.4%
    #2f3a41
    Primary· 4.7%
    #dbd8d2
    Secondary· 4.3%
    #d29487
    Secondary· 3.5%
    #f16348
    Accent· 3.2%
    #d24223
    Accent· 3%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    2 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    PlausibleSMB
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    2

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    4
    Async
    1
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    skeptic.org.uk(16)assets.mailerlite.com(2)gstatic.com(1)plausible.io(1)

    Website Identity

    The Skeptic

    The Skeptic

    Organization

    The Skeptic is the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.

    editor@skeptic.org.uk
    www.skeptic.org.uk/
    27 years old
    Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld
    Gandi📧 Google Workspaceen-GB

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    Last analyzed: 21 May 2026 at 23:14

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking