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waitbutwhy.com

https://waitbutwhy.com· First analyzed 19 Feb 2026· Updated 19 Feb 2026

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waitbutwhy.com

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

188.114.96.3

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

CloudFlare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

gene.ns.cloudflare.com.eric.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Page Speed

1.4 MB

135 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPressv6.9.1

cms

WaitButWhy

by @andysowards

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Technology Stack

29 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Wp Bigfoot Convertkit Ajaxy Search Form

Image Map Pro Wordpress

Paid Memberships Pro Social Media Widget

Jetpack

Mailchimp For Wp Wp Featherlight

Enable Jquery Migrate Helper

Disqus Comment System Responsive Image Maps Q2W3 Fixed Widget

Analytics

Facebook Pixel Segment

UI Components

Owl Carousel Lightbox

Libraries

CSS Frameworks

Icon Libraries

Fonts

Email Marketing

Other

Comments

CDN

SEO Analysis

B70/100

waitbutwhy.comwaitbutwhy.com

Wait But Why

A popular long-form, stick-figure-illustrated blog about almost everything.

Title Length12 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length75 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Many images missing alt text (57/67)

4 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: standard

robots.txt

3 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

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Security Score

41%Poor

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

72d

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

02.02.2026

Valid Until

03.05.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

waitbutwhy.com*.waitbutwhy.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

B2:B0:76:CA:1D:12:D0:3A:C1:F8:2A:B6:0F:03:41:8D:F8:DA:94:35...

Top Recommendations

Security recommendation preview

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cache-control

🟡 300s(max-age=300, must-revalidate)

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray🇩🇪 Frankfurt

9d062bc8db18d29d-FRA

content-encoding

zstd

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (5)

alt4.aspmx.l.google.com

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

aspmx.l.google.com

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

+1 more

Domain Information

waitbutwhy.com

Domain Age

12y 11m

Created

20.03.2013

Expires

20.03.2027

Last Updated

14.09.2022

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

Data Protection Officer mentioned

Typography & Readability

Helvetica

68/100

Readability

/30

40/40

16px · LH 1.50

Hierarchy

/20

25/25

2.5x ratio

WCAG

/25

5/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance

/25

13/20

1 font

Heading Font

Helvetica

Sans40px

Body Font

Helvetica

Sans16px

Contrast Ratio

Reading Comfort

Single Font Family

left aligned

40px

16px

26px

24px

16px

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

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.5x larger than body text.

✅ Good performance: Using 1 font families keeps load times fast.

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

⚠️ Risky: Text appears on background images without overlay protection.

GGoogle Fonts Buy on MyFonts

Business & Marketing Stack

8 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Marketing Automation

ConvertKitCreator

Email marketing and automation platforms

Behavior Analytics

Google AnalyticsFree

Google Tag ManagerFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Facebook PixelMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Social Media

Facebook SDKFree

Pinterest WidgetsFree

DisqusFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

A/B Testing & Optimization

OptimizelyEnterprise

Experimentation and conversion optimization

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

waitbutwhy.com(5)connect.facebook.net(3)waitbutwhyforum.disqus.com(3)gstatic.com(1)assets.pinterest.com(1)

Website Identity

Facebook X (Twitter)Instagram

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Last analyzed: 19 Feb 2026 at 13:39

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