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https://thoughtcatalog.com· First analyzed 16 Feb 2026· Updated 16 Feb 2026
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thoughtcatalog.com

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Hosting Provider

IP Address

192.0.66.160

Server Location

🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States

ASN

AS2635

Server

Nginx

CDN

CDN

Nameservers

ns1.wordpress.com.ns2.wordpress.com.ns3.wordpress.com.

Performance

Page Speed

1.3 MB
92 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadAVIFResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Headless
⚙️ SSR
Decoupled
API
Data Source
Headless CMS
Strapi
Infrastructure
Hosting
Automattic, Inc
CDN
CDN

Detected API Sources

https://cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1...

Technology Stack

11 Technologies Detected

SEO Analysis

B70/100
10
3
1
T
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Thought Catalog

Thought Catalog is a digital youth culture magazine dedicated to your stories and ideas.

Title Length15 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length88 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • Missing H1 tag - every page should have one H1

Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

robots.txt

6 rules

Sitemap reference found

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B

Security Score

76%Good
Static / Informational

HTTPS

No WAF

57d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Let's Encrypt

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-384

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

15.01.2026

Valid Until

15.04.2026

Subject Alternative Names (1)

thoughtcatalog.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

11:0F:5C:B4:29:35:12:FF:6F:0C:77:A5:55:CF:35:1E:D6:5F:90:46...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

accept-ranges
bytes
cache-control
🟡 300s(max-age=300, must-revalidate)
content-encoding
Brotli(br)
content-type
text/html; charset=UTF-8
date
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:12:19 GMT
host-header
a9130478a60e5f9135f765b23f26593b
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

90

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (5)

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
aspmx3.googlemail.com
aspmx.l.google.com
aspmx2.googlemail.com

+1 more

Domain Information

thoughtcatalog.com

Domain Age
17y 6m

Created

12.08.2008

Expires

12.08.2028

Last Updated

05.09.2022

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

consentmanager

Cookie Consent Banner
consentmanager
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected
CMP: consentmanager
Privacy policy page linked

Typography & Readability

Instrument Serif + Libre Caslon

63/100
Readability
/30
40/40

30px · LH 1.44

Hierarchy
/20
8/25
WCAG
/25
15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance
/25
10/20

3 fonts

Heading Font

Instrument Serif

Serif

Body Font

Libre Caslon

Sans30px

Contrast Ratio

--

Reading Comfort

~42 CPL

Needs attention
60px
h2
48px
h3
30px
p

✅ Excellent readability: 30px body text is ideal for all devices.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.44 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

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

⚠️ Cramped layout: 54 elements lack adequate spacing.

⚠️ Inconsistent alignment: Mix of left/center/right creates visual noise.

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Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

2

User behavior and product analytics

Privacy & Cookies

1

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

2

Categories

3

Total Tools

0

Enterprise

1

Mid-Market

Assessment: Well-developed marketing technology stack

Ad Networks

Google Ad ManagerAmazon Publisher ServicesRaptive (AdThrive)Prebid.js

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Scripts & Styles

29 Resources

19
Scripts
10
Styles
11
Async
1
Defer

Top Script Sources

ads.adthrive.com(4)thoughtcatalog.com(3)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)cdn.consentmanager.net(2)cdn.id5-sync.com(1)

Website Identity

thoughtcatalog.com

17 years old
GoDaddy.com, LLC📧 Google Workspace

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Last analyzed: 16 Feb 2026 at 13:12

Historical Analysis & Change Tracking

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