thesouthern.com

https://thesouthern.com· First analyzed 28 Apr 2026· Updated 28 Apr 2026

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thesouthern.com

Mobile

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Hosting Provider

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

IP Address

192.104.182.209

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Davenport, United States

ASN

AS10668

Organization

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Nameservers

ns10.domaincontrol.com.ns09.domaincontrol.com.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

1.2 s10%

Speed Index

1.6 s10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

363 KB

250 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

Frontend

Styling

Bootstrap

Infrastructure

Hosting

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Technology Stack

13 Technologies Detected

Advertising

Google Ads Google AdSense Criteo Taboola

Analytics

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Fonts

Tag Managers

Security

SEO Analysis

B72/100

Meta Tags9/15

Content8/12

Headings3/8

Technical22/25

E-E-A-T5/7

Images3/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social4/5

Freshness2/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

thesouthern.comthesouthern.com

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Read Carbondale, IL breaking news. Get latest news, events and information on Southern Illinois sports, weather, entertainment and lifestyles.

Title truncated.

Title Length184 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~1085px / 580px)

Description Length142 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (3)

• Title is too long (184 chars, ~1085px). Will be truncated in search results.
• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1
• Most images missing alt text (75/106) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

5 URLs

5 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

148 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

17/100

Poor

4 13 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

F32/100

Bot Access

10/25

Machine Read.

1/25

Schema Data

3/25

Citation

18/25

AI Bot Access

4/14 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:3%

Words:3,914

Token eff.:Poor Structure

Structured Data

3 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary313w

Descriptive Headingsavg 9w

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card1/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (11)

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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.

76/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

20/20

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

Semantic Structure

11/20

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

Forms & Inputs

15/15

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

4/15

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.

55/100

45 mg

CO₂e / view

363.0 KB

Page Weight

90%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

51 mg

Returning (cached)

26 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

5.4 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

10 mg

Network

11 mg

Device

24 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

260.7 KB

Images

2.0 KB

Fonts

1.9 KB

HTML

74.7 KB

Other

23.6 KB

Green Hosting Not Verified

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

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Security Score

65%Fair

Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

No WAF

82d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

21.04.2026

Valid Until

20.07.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

thesouthern.comwww.thesouthern.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

A4:E4:D8:50:5A:57:DD:09:44:5E:6D:F7:24:7C:5A:2B:34:F0:53:7A...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

accept-ranges

bytes

age

183

cache-control

🟡 60s(public, max-age=60, s-maxage=30, must-revalidate, proxy-reva...)

content-encoding

📦 Gzip(gzip)

content-length

76230

content-security-policy

upgrade-insecure-requests

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Microsoft 365

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

Quarantine (Moderate)

MX Records (1)

thesouthern-com.mail.protection.outlook.com

Domain Information

thesouthern.com

Domain Age

26y 3m

Created

27.01.2000

Expires

27.01.2028

Last Updated

28.01.2026

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

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.

79/100

Mobile Friendly40 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

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Typography & Readability

Open Sans

WCAG Partial

64/100

Readability

/30

20/30

14px · LH 1.43

Hierarchy

/20

8/20

WCAG

/25

16/25

1:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

20/25

1 font · 1 req

Heading Font

Open Sans

Sans

Body Font

Open Sans

Sans14px

Contrast Ratio

1:1

7 issues

Reading Comfort

~45 CPL

Narrow lines

36px

24px

20px

14px

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

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.43 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 14/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 7 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

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

✅ Lean font stack: 1 font families keeps load times fast.

GGoogle FontsFlesch 15

Color Palette

11 unique colors

Light

#ffffff

Background· 35.300000000000004%

#131b59

Primary· 17%

#c5112f

Accent· 7.5%

#89746f

Secondary· 7.1%

#394a68

Secondary· 5.8%

#c6af9f

Secondary· 5.8%

#202744

Secondary· 4.8999999999999995%

#8a989f

Secondary· 4.8%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

SegmentEnterprise

User behavior and product analytics

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Scripts & Styles

29 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

googletagmanager.com(7)cdn.hadronid.net(3)local(3)prebid.wurflcloud.com(1)btloader.com(1)

Website Identity

thesouthern.com

26 years old

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

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Last analyzed: 28 Apr 2026 at 22:36

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