towleroad.com

https://towleroad.com· First analyzed 29 Apr 2026· Updated 29 Apr 2026

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towleroad.com

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Hosting Provider

Kinsta

cloudflare.com

IP Address

162.159.135.42

Site Location

🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United Statesvia schema_nap

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns-1501.awsdns-59.org.ns-1959.awsdns-52.co.uk.ns-320.awsdns-40.com.ns-691.awsdns-22.net.

Performance

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

1.4 s10%

Speed Index

1.8 s10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

1 MB

129 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy Load

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv6.5.8

cms

News Prov3.2.2Custom

by StudioPress

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Technology Stack

28 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Genesis Blocks Official Mailerlite Sign Up Forms Genesis Tabs Advanced Ads Advanced Ads Pro Genesis Simple Share Recent Posts Widget Extended Disqus Comment System Advanced Ads Layer Advanced Ads Sticky Ads Advanced Ads Tracking Disqus Popular Posts

Analytics

Google Analytics

Google Analytics 4

Facebook Pixel Microsoft Clarity

Advertising

Google Ads Google AdSense Twitter Ads

Libraries

CSS Frameworks

Fonts

Tag Managers

Social

Comments

CDN

Customer Support

SEO Analysis

B74/100

Meta Tags8/15

Content10/12

Headings8/8

Technical21/25

E-E-A-T5/7

Images2/7

Links2/5

URL5/5

Social5/5

Freshness2/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

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Title Length69 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~444px / 580px)

Description Length52 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Most images missing alt text (20/20) — critical for accessibility and SEO

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

418 URLs

418 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

4 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

20/100

Needs Work

6 13 1

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AI & LLM Readiness

D55/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

13/25

Schema Data

6/25

Citation

16/25

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

navheader/footer

Text ratio:1%

Words:1,102

Token eff.:Optimal

Sections/1K:8.2

Depth:2/5

Structured Data

4 JSON-LD

Person×1.3microdataWebSiteSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary10w

Descriptive Headingsavg 11.9w

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card3/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (5)

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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.

81/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

15/20

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

Semantic Structure

20/20

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

5/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

1 recommendation

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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.

57/100

106 mg

CO₂e / view

1.0 MB

Page Weight

70%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

121 mg

Returning (cached)

61 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

12.7 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

5 mg

Network

31 mg

Device

70 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

715.9 KB

Images

194.7 KB

CSS

67.2 KB

Fonts

5.0 KB

HTML

24.4 KB

Other

42.4 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Something Familiar

GWF Verified

5 recommendations

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Security Score

36%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

74d

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

14.04.2026

Valid Until

13.07.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

towleroad.com*.towleroad.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

4D:42:15:C0:B4:2F:63:39:8F:93:12:76:DB:7D:4F:BE:B4:E7:7B:6B...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray

9f41a1c51deb7e56-SJC

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:09:35 GMT

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

MX Records (7)

aspmx3.googlemail.com

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

aspmx2.googlemail.com

aspmx.l.google.com

+3 more

Domain Information

towleroad.com

Domain Age

23y 5m

Created

06.12.2002

Expires

06.12.2027

Last Updated

25.09.2023

Registrar

Tucows Domains Inc.

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

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.

81/100

Mobile Friendly4 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

1 recommendation

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Typography & Readability

Raleway

WCAG Partial

70/100

Readability

/30

25/30

16px · LH 1.63

Hierarchy

/20

14/20

3x ratio

WCAG

/25

18/25

1.11:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

13/25

1 font · 3 req

Heading Font

Raleway

Sans48px

Body Font

Raleway

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

1.11:1

5 issues

Reading Comfort

Single Font Family

left aligned

48px

30px

24px

16px

✅ Excellent readability: 16px body text is ideal for all devices.

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 45/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 5 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.1:1).

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

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 3.0x larger than body text.

✅ Modern fluid typography: clamp() with rem units ensures zoom accessibility (WCAG 1.4.4).

GGoogle Fonts Buy on MyFontsFluid Type (rem)Flesch 45

Color Palette

8 unique colors

3.99:1 AA Large Light

#ffffff

Background· 61.60000000000001%

#7f7f82

Other· 6.4%

#080c14

Primary· 6.8%

#4e5760

Secondary· 6.3%

#362b30

Text· 5.6%

#e2e0d9

Secondary· 4%

Business & Marketing Stack

6 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

Microsoft ClarityFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Google AdsEnterprise

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Social Media

Facebook SDKFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

connect.facebook.net(4)googletagmanager.com(3)sb.scorecardresearch.com(2)google-analytics.com(2)sdk.mrf.io(2)

Website Identity

Towleroad

NewsMediaOrganization

tips@towleroad.com

www.towleroad.com

23 years old

848 N Rainbow Boulevard, No 1772, Las Vegas

80291, Las Vegas, Nevada

United States

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United States, Las Vegasvia schema_nap

Tucows Domains Inc.📧 Google Workspaceen-US

Social Profiles

Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram

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Last analyzed: 29 Apr 2026 at 22:10

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