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Compared to previous audit · 2 days ago View previous audit

Singapore, Singapore → Madrid, Spain

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

20
New issues
17
Resolved
21
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (73)C (71) -2.000
PerformanceC (72)C (72)—
SecurityD (60)D (61) +1.000
AccessibilityD (60)D (60)—
SEOA (92)A (92)—
InfrastructureA (91)B (80) -11.000
ComplianceC (76)C (75) -1.000
ContentA (91)B (88) -3.000
SustainabilityB (81)C (77) -4.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 51003000 -2100
Accessibility 90009000—
Best Practices 81008100—
SEO 1000010000—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 94007400 -2000
Desktop Accessibility 90009000—
Desktop Best Practices 81008100—
Desktop SEO 1000010000—
FCP 4.20 s8.75 s +4.55 s
LCP 5.29 s18.23 s +12.94 s
TBT 770 ms1.59 s +822 ms
CLS 0.0010.000 -0.001
Desktop FCP 969 ms1.93 s +965 ms
Desktop LCP 1.27 s2.63 s +1.36 s
Desktop TBT 0 ms68 ms +68 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0470.063 +0.016
TTFB †167 ms89 ms -78 ms
DNS †40 ms74 ms +34 ms
TLS †3 ms4 ms +0 ms
Connect †0 ms1 ms +0 ms
Total †168 ms89 ms -78 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 73
Projected
A 92
Actual
C 71
Fell short of projection
17 issues resolved since last audit
66 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 111 of 116 links are healthy content
WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 437ms CPU time performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 6279ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING 2 advertising/retargeting trackers detected compliance
WARNING Transfer efficiency: 75% sustainability
WARNING Page weight 1.2 MB over 1MB target performance
WARNING https://www.linux.com/wp-content/plugins/td-compos...: 523ms CPU time performance
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.2 MiB of 2.2 MiB) performance
WARNING Domain expires in 36 days infrastructure
WARNING https://js.hs-analytics.net/analytics/177710430000...: 703ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 61 KB unused (45%) performance
WARNING External script from ep2.adtrafficquality.google lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-103...: 54 KB unused (37%) performance
WARNING External script from googleads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://js.driftt.com/include/1777104600000/zxhkzy...: 585ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RJHF...: 63 KB unused (39%) performance
WARNING Unattributable: 866ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL 109 of 114 links are healthy content
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RJHF...: 65 KB unused (40%) performance
WARNING 0.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) sustainability
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3374ms (84% of total) performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 62 KB unused (46%) performance
WARNING https://js.driftt.com/include/1776891000000/zxhkzy...: 420ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-103...: 61 KB unused (41%) performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING Main HTML cached for 1440 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state performance
WARNING Unattributable: 662ms CPU time performance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Page weight 2.3 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.3 MB performance
WARNING https://js.hs-analytics.net/analytics/177689070000...: 473ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://www.linux.com/: 459ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.3 MiB of 2.3 MiB) performance
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
CRITICAL 5 control(s) without accessible label accessibility
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from snap.licdn.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com content
WARNING JavaScript is 1.8 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 163 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING External link from fonts.googleapis.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Broken link: https://www.linux.com/wp-json/ content
WARNING Broken link: https://www.linux.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/576840 content
WARNING External script from www.linux.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.hsadspixel.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING 162 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING External script from js.driftt.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2) accessibility
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from js.usemessages.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.hubspot.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.hs-scripts.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Terms of Service not detected compliance
WARNING Missing required property "url" for WebSite content
WARNING https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/manag...: 135 KB unused (76%) performance
WARNING External script from connect.facebook.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING 11 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING Broken link: https://www.linux.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%... content
WARNING External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from pagead2.googlesyndication.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.hs-banner.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from js.hs-analytics.net lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING https://www.linux.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/k... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING Missing required property "name" for WebSite content
WARNING DMARC policy is none — monitoring only security
WARNING https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-103...: 106 KB unused (72%) performance
WARNING HSTS max-age is too short (300s, should be ≥ 31536000s) security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External link from www.linux.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING External script from www.google-analytics.com lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING External script from lfx-segment.platform.linuxfoundation.org lacks integrity attribute security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
x-pantheon-styx-hostname
styx-us-a-585b48f5c5-pqvnr → styx-us-a-585b48f5c5-dkxz7
x-styx-req-id
87c25952-3e5f-11f1-8097-4a5b5d0c7e50 → eba1eead-3ff1-11f1-ba48-4ad78b05b10e

9 headers unchanged

+ DoubleClick Floodlight Advertising
+ reCAPTCHA Security

34 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+21 pts
C (71) Could reach A (92)
Security +30Performance +28Accessibility +18Infrastructure +18Compliance +16Content +12Sustainability +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (66 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Linux

April 22, 2026 → April 25, 2026

C C 73 → 71 -2 pts

17

Resolved

20

New issues

46

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$4,983 in development time

Investment remaining

$10,292 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

$1/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score73 (C)71 (C)-2
Performance72 (C)72 (C)0
Security60 (D)61 (D)+1
Accessibility60 (D)60 (D)0
SEO92 (A)92 (A)0
Infrastructure91 (A)80 (B)-11
Compliance76 (C)75 (C)-1
Content91 (A)88 (B)-3
Sustainability81 (B)77 (C)-4

Resolved (17)

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RJHF...: 65 KB unused (40%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 109 of 114 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

  • 0.65g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) (Sustainability)

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

  • Third-party scripts: 3374ms (84% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 62 KB unused (46%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://js.driftt.com/include/1776891000000/zxhkzy...: 420ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-103...: 61 KB unused (41%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • Main HTML cached for 1440 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 662ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • Page weight 2.3 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.3 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://js.hs-analytics.net/analytics/177689070000...: 473ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://www.linux.com/: 459ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 2 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (66)

  • Sprint 1

    111 of 116 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    5 control(s) without accessible label (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 437ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 6279ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    2 advertising/retargeting trackers detected (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    Transfer efficiency: 75% (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 2

    Page weight 1.2 MB over 1MB target (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.linux.com/wp-content/plugins/td-compos...: 523ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.2 MiB of 2.2 MiB) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Domain expires in 36 days (Infrastructure)

…and 51 more recommended item(s)

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