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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
68 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

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

+ reCAPTCHA Security
+ DoubleClick Floodlight Advertising

34 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+21 pts
C (71) Could reach A (92)
Security +30Performance +28Accessibility +18Infrastructure +18Compliance +14Content +12Sustainability +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (68 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Linux

April 22, 2026 → April 25, 2026

C C 73 → 71 -2 pts

17

Resolved

20

New issues

48

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$4,983 in development time

Investment remaining

$10,592 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)

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • Unattributable: 662ms CPU time (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/gtm.js?id=GTM-NXG...: 62 KB unused (46%) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 109 of 114 links are healthy (Content)

    → Stronger social sharing and on-page quality

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

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Lower carbon footprint per page view

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

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

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.3 MiB of 2.3 MiB) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

…and 2 more resolved issue(s)

Recommended next steps (68)

  • Sprint 1

    111 of 116 links are healthy (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    5 control(s) without accessible label (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 3

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

  • Sprint 1

    External script from googleads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Page weight 1.2 MB over 1MB target (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://js.hs-analytics.net/analytics/177710430000...: 703ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://js.driftt.com/include/1777104600000/zxhkzy...: 585ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 3

    https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-103...: 54 KB unused (37%) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Transfer efficiency: 75% (Sustainability)

  • Sprint 3

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

  • Sprint 1

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

…and 53 more recommended item(s)

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