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https://thespec.com· First analyzed 18 Feb 2026· Updated 18 Feb 2026
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thespec.com

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Hosting Provider

IP Address

192.104.182.109

Server Location

🇺🇸 Davenport, United States

ASN

AS10668

Organization

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Nameservers

ns-431.awsdns-53.com.ns-949.awsdns-54.net.ns-1057.awsdns-04.org.ns-1884.awsdns-43.co.uk.

Performance

Page Speed

570 KB
172 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Headless
⚙️ SSR
Decoupled
Frontend
Framework
jQuery
Styling
Bootstrap
API
Data Source
Headless CMS
Strapi
Infrastructure
Hosting
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Detected API Sources

/shared-content/art/tncms/api/...

Technology Stack

22 Technologies Detected

SEO Analysis

A+94/100
12
1
0
T
thespec.comthespec.com

Hamilton News - Daily Breaking News | The Spec

thespec.com is your Hamilton source for daily breaking news, local stories, life, opinion, voices from the community, events and more.

Title Length46 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length134 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    robots.txt

    250 rules

    Sitemap reference found

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    C

    Security Score

    65%Fair
    Critical / Transactional

    HTTPS

    No WAF

    52d

    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

    11.01.2026

    Valid Until

    11.04.2026

    OCSP Stapling

    Enabled

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    thespec.comwww.thespec.com

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    53:E2:62:B2:09:D1:E8:CC:98:B8:F7:64:96:96:51:8C:3E:7A:EA:CB...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    accept-ranges
    bytes
    age
    33210
    cache-control
    🟡 10s(public, max-age=10)
    content-encoding
    📦 Gzip(gzip)
    content-length
    98161
    content-security-policy
    upgrade-insecure-requests
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Mimecast

    Score

    95

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    None (Monitor Only)

    MX Records (2)

    ca-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com
    ca-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com

    Domain Information

    thespec.com

    Domain Age
    25y 2m

    Created

    19.12.2000

    Expires

    19.12.2030

    Last Updated

    01.12.2025

    Registrar

    Tucows Domains Inc.

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookiebot

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Cookiebot
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Cookie consent banner detected
    CMP: Cookiebot
    Privacy policy page linked
    Legitimate interest basis mentioned

    Typography & Readability

    Helvetica Neue

    80/100
    Readability
    /30
    32/40

    14px · LH 1.43

    Hierarchy
    /20
    25/25

    2.21x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    15/15

    Contrast: undefined

    Performance
    /25
    13/20

    2 fonts

    Heading Font

    Helvetica Neue

    Sans31px

    Body Font

    Helvetica Neue

    Sans14px

    Contrast Ratio

    --

    Reading Comfort

    ~40 CPL

    Needs attention
    31px
    h1
    20px
    h2
    26px
    h3
    14px
    h4
    14px
    p

    ⚠️ Small text: 14px may be hard to read on mobile. Consider 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.43 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.2x larger than body text.

    ✅ Good performance: Using 2 font families keeps load times fast.

    ✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

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

    Business & Marketing Stack

    6 Tools Detected

    Enterprise

    Behavior Analytics

    3

    User behavior and product analytics

    Advertising

    1

    Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

    Privacy & Cookies

    1

    Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

    Social Media

    1

    Social widgets and sharing tools

    4

    Categories

    6

    Total Tools

    1

    Enterprise

    2

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

    Ad Networks

    Google Ad ManagerMedia.netAmazon Publisher ServicesSovrnPubMaticOpenXIndex ExchangePrebid.js

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    Scripts & Styles

    30 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    10
    Styles
    17
    Async
    1
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    googletagmanager.com(9)connect.facebook.net(2)sdk.mrf.io(2)gstatic.com(2)launchpad.privacymanager.io(1)

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    Last analyzed: 18 Feb 2026 at 09:58

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking