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https://www.duckduckgo.com
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Sao Paulo, Brazil → Santa Clara, United States

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

13
New issues
14
Resolved
15
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (75)C (75)—
PerformanceC (78)C (78)—
SecurityD (66)D (66)—
AccessibilityD (58)D (58)—
SEOA (96)A (96)—
InfrastructureB (83)B (81) -2.000
ComplianceB (83)B (83)—
ContentB (88)B (88)—
SustainabilityC (72)C (72)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 40005700 +1700
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 100009600 -400
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 92009200—
Desktop Accessibility 83008300—
Desktop Best Practices 100009600 -400
Desktop SEO 85008500—
FCP 3.20 s2.29 s -906 ms
LCP 9.70 s4.77 s -4.93 s
TBT 1.14 s1.12 s -20 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 727 ms602 ms -124 ms
Desktop LCP 1.33 s1.52 s +196 ms
Desktop TBT 162 ms138 ms -24 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000—
TTFB †81 ms141 ms +60 ms
DNS †5 ms130 ms +126 ms
TLS †25 ms5 ms -20 ms
Connect †28 ms3 ms -25 ms
Total †81 ms142 ms +60 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 75
Projected
A 95
Actual
C 75
Fell short of projection
14 issues resolved since last audit
46 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 15 image-only link(s) without alt text accessibility
WARNING DNS resolution is slow (260 ms) infrastructure
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2187ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 582ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3975ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 271ms CPU time performance
WARNING Domain expires in 71 days infrastructure
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 309ms CPU time performance
WARNING 50 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/: 357ms CPU time performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 264ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 887ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 313ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3600ms (80% of total) performance
WARNING Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB performance
WARNING 104 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/: 349ms CPU time performance
WARNING Main HTML cached for 525600 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING 60 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2470ms CPU time performance
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages accessibility
CRITICAL 1 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING /phpinfo.php is publicly accessible security
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/static-assets/image/pages/a... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H2 → H5 (missing H3) accessibility
WARNING 8 link(s) with generic text accessibility
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Multiple <main> landmarks (2 found) accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 807 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Multiple H1 headings (3 found) accessibility
WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H6 (missing H2) accessibility
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/2912-e3...: 63 KB unused (88%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 27 KB unused (29%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/media/google-p... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING 2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled accessibility
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING 105 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/598-7ab...: 51 KB unused (87%) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/7500-ac...: 33 KB unused (86%) performance
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/9489-16...: 33 KB unused (62%) performance
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.1 MiB) performance
expires
Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:07:26 GMT → Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:07:44 GMT

6 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

15 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+20 pts
C (75) Could reach A (95)
Accessibility +30Security +30Performance +22Infrastructure +18Compliance +10

Estimate — actual results may vary (46 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Duckduckgo

April 12, 2026 → April 12, 2026

C C 75 → 75 0 pts

14

Resolved

13

New issues

33

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$1,433 in development time

Investment remaining

$9,558 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 score75 (C)75 (C)0
Performance78 (C)78 (C)0
Security66 (D)66 (D)0
Accessibility58 (D)58 (D)0
SEO96 (A)96 (A)0
Infrastructure83 (B)81 (B)-2
Compliance83 (B)83 (B)0
Content88 (B)88 (B)0
Sustainability72 (C)72 (C)0

Resolved (14)

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 264ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Unattributable: 887ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 313ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 3600ms (80% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • 104 third-party resources (100% of weight) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/: 349ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Main HTML cached for 525600 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • 60 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

    → Improved usability for assistive technology users

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2470ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (46)

  • Sprint 1

    15 image-only link(s) without alt text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    1 link(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    DNS resolution is slow (260 ms) (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2187ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 582ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 3975ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 271ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Domain expires in 71 days (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 309ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 31 more recommended item(s)

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