# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://yoast.com

**Date:** May 9, 2026  
**URL:** https://yoast.com  
**Overall Grade:** B (84/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/54cbdfc7-6f26-454f-aa2b-78a3abc260c3

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy
3. **[WARNING]** 11 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer — Performance > JavaScript Blocking
4. **[WARNING]** 18 inline style attribute(s) detected — Security > CSP Inline-Style Readiness
5. **[WARNING]** 3 link(s) open in a new tab without rel=noopener — Security > Cross-Origin Tab Safety

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 42 |
| Accessibility | 94 |
| Best Practices | 81 |
| SEO | 92 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (D — 40/100)

*4 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** X-Frame-Options header is missing — This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.
- **[WARNING]** Referrer-Policy header is missing — Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info
- **[PASS]** Domain is in the Chrome HSTS preload list (status: preloaded)

### Content Security Policy (F — 0/100)

*No enforcing CSP policy found*

- **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 8 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** OCSP stapling enabled
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 73 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 1 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 95/100)

*1 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has the Secure flag
- **[PASS]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has the HttpOnly flag
- **[WARNING]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.

### Cookie Hygiene (A+ — 100/100)

*All 1 cookie(s) pass hygiene checks*

- **[PASS]** All 1 cookie(s) pass hygiene checks

### WAF / Bot Protection (A — 90/100)

*Cloudflare*

- **[PASS]** Cloudflare detected — Detected via: cf-ray: 9f8f4a3059822b02-CDG

### security.txt (A+ — 100/100)

*Vulnerability disclosure policy*

- **[PASS]** security.txt found

### Cross-Origin Tab Safety (C — 75/100)

*3 of 19 new-tab link(s) missing rel=noopener*

- **[WARNING]** 3 link(s) open in a new tab without rel=noopener — Without rel="noopener", the destination tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener -- a reverse-tabnabbing phishing primitive. Modern browsers default to noopener since Chrome 88 / Firefox 79 / Safari 12.1, but explicit rel="noopener noreferrer" remains the documented best practice for older browsers, in-app webviews, and security scanners.

### CSP Inline-Style Readiness (C — 75/100)

*18 inline style attribute(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** 18 inline style attribute(s) detected — Each `style=""` attribute forces `style-src 'unsafe-inline'` in any Content-Security-Policy, which negates most of CSP's XSS-mitigation value. 18 inline style(s) is moderate. Affected element types include: img, div, iframe, span. Move styles to a stylesheet; use CSS custom properties for runtime-dynamic values; or adopt a nonce/hash CSP policy. Most teams take the stylesheet path because it's also a maintainability win.

### Trusted Types (XSS Sink Hardening) (A+ — 100/100)

*No CSP header -- Trusted Types check is N/A*

- **[PASS]** No CSP header found -- Trusted Types check is N/A

### Source Map Exposure (A+ — 100/100)

*No source maps accessible (probed 8 candidate URL(s))*

- **[PASS]** No source maps accessible across 8 probed candidate(s)

### HTML Version Disclosure (A+ — 100/100)

*No software-version disclosures in HTML*

- **[PASS]** No software-version disclosures in HTML

### Open Redirect Surface (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links*

- **[PASS]** No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links

### Subdomain Inventory Exposure (A+ — 100/100)

*No risky subdomain names in certificate SANs*

- **[PASS]** No risky subdomain names in certificate SANs

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 14 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from beacon-v2.helpscout.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.cookielaw.org lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn-4.convertexperiments.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from fonts.googleapis.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from widget.trustpilot.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from mbyoastbv.activehosted.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (B — 80/100)

*DMARC: quarantine, SPF: -all, DKIM*

- **[PASS]** DMARC policy is quarantine — good protection
- **[PASS]** SPF ends in -all (hard fail) — strongest setting
- **[PASS]** DKIM configured (selectors: selector1, pm, google)
- **[INFO]** MTA-STS not configured — MTA-STS forces inbound mail to use TLS, preventing downgrade attacks. Requires both a TXT record at _mta-sts.<domain> and a policy file at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
- **[INFO]** TLS-RPT not configured — TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) lets MTAs report TLS-handshake failures, so you can detect and fix MTA-STS misconfigurations. Add a TXT record at _smtp._tls.<domain>.
- **[INFO]** BIMI not configured — BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) lets supporting clients (Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo) display your verified logo next to your messages. Optional but raises trust signals. Requires DMARC at p=quarantine or p=reject to be honored.

### API Surface (A+ — 100/100)

*No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 candidate path(s))*

- **[PASS]** No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 path(s))

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (B — 75/100)

*1.4 MB transferred, 94 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 3.7 MB (1.4 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 808 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 234 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[INFO]** 94 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.29 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*61% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 61% of page weight (857.4 KiB of 1.4 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (C — 60/100)

*23 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/app/uploads/2023/03/results_usp_... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/app/uploads/2023/03/technical_us... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/app/uploads/2023/03/support_usp_... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/app/uploads/2023/03/content_usp_... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/app/uploads/2025/04/yoast_logo_2... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100)

*2567ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://yoast.com/: 581ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://cdn-4.convertexperiments.com/js/1004924-10...: 482ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 433ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NHR...: 356ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://yoast.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scrip...: 212ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1677ms (65% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*4 fonts (234 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (D — 40/100)

*24 scripts, 317 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5HDJ...: 86 KB unused (51%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-168...: 81 KB unused (57%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-NHR...: 68 KB unused (37%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://cdn-4.convertexperiments.com/js/1004924-10...: 57 KB unused (55%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://beacon-v2.helpscout.net/static/js/vendor.4...: 25 KB unused (100%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 317 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A — 85/100)

*6 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[WARNING]** 4 font preload(s) missing `crossorigin` -- font will be downloaded twice — Fonts are always fetched as crossorigin=anonymous; a preload without the attribute creates a different cache key, so the browser refetches when the actual font request happens. Sample: https://yoast.com/app/themes/yoast-com/assets/fonts/OpenSansStatic/OpenSans-Regular.woff2, https://yoast.com/app/themes/yoast-com/assets/fonts/OpenSansStatic/OpenSans-Italic.woff2, https://yoast.com/app/themes/yoast-com/assets/fonts/OpenSansStatic/OpenSans-SemiBold.woff2 (+1 more). Add `crossorigin` (or `crossorigin="anonymous"`) to each preload.
- **[PASS]** Page uses 6 resource hint(s)

### HTTP/3 (QUIC) (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP/3 advertised via Alt-Svc*

- **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) is supported — First-load mobile users on cellular networks see meaningful latency improvements with HTTP/3. The QUIC transport collapses TLS + TCP handshakes into one and recovers faster from packet loss.

### Compression Algorithm (C — 70/100)

*Main response served uncompressed*

- **[INFO]** Main HTML response has no Content-Encoding (uncompressed) — The main HTML document is served without compression. The Text Compression section above lists the broader picture; for the main response specifically, even gzip would shave ~70-80% off most text payloads.

### LCP Image Preload (A+ — 100/100)

*LCP preload audit not available*

- **[PASS]** LCP image preload audit not available for this scan

### Main HTML Cache-Control (C — 70/100)

*Main HTML max-age=57793 (~963min) is aggressive*

- **[WARNING]** Main HTML cached for 963 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state — Long max-age on the main HTML document means users may see outdated auth state, SPA shells, or A/B variants until the cache expires. Consider Cache-Control: no-cache (or max-age=300) for HTML and let your hashed assets (JS/CSS/images) carry the long cache instead.

### Server-Timing Observability (B — 85/100)

*No Server-Timing header found*

- **[INFO]** No Server-Timing header found — Server-Timing exposes backend timing breakdowns to browser DevTools (e.g., `db: 45ms; render: 120ms; cache: 2ms`). Useful for diagnosing slow pages without backend log access. Most modern frameworks (Next.js, Cloudflare Workers, Fastly) emit it automatically; absence on a managed platform usually means telemetry headers are stripped at the edge.

### Page Weight Inventory (D — 50/100)

*94 resources · 1.4 MB · 317 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 1.4 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 375 KB
- **[INFO]** ~317 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 36 third-party resources (61% of weight)

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


### JavaScript Blocking (B — 80/100)

*1 JS blocking issue(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** 11 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer — Each `<script src=...>` without `async`, `defer`, or `type="module"` blocks HTML parsing while the browser fetches and executes it. The block lasts the entire round-trip + execution time -- on slow networks this translates directly into LCP delay. Add `defer` (executes after parse, in source order) for scripts that interact with the DOM, or `async` (executes whenever ready) for analytics / independent scripts. Module scripts (`type="module"`) are deferred by default.

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## Content Quality

### Links (B — 80/100)

*182 links checked, 178 healthy, 4 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 178 of 182 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.googletagmanager.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://yoast.com/features/ — Found in <a href>. Get "https://yoast.com/features/": context deadline exceeded
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.instagram.com/yoast/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (A+ — 100/100)

*Open Graph tags are well configured for social sharing.*

- **[INFO]** og:title is short (16 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.

### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

*1 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.*

- **[PASS]** Custom type "WebPage" — unable to validate specific properties

### Image Optimization (F — 35/100)

*5 issues found across 53 images*

- **[WARNING]** 2 images significantly larger than display size — Resizing to display dimensions could save approximately 2 KB.
- **[WARNING]** 7 images missing explicit width/height — Images without dimensions cause layout shifts (CLS). Set explicit width and height attributes.
- **[INFO]** 5 below-fold images missing loading="lazy" — Lazy loading defers below-fold images, reducing initial page weight.
- **[WARNING]** All 44 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) — WebP offers 25-35% smaller files than JPEG. Use <picture> with <source type="image/webp"> for modern format support.
- **[WARNING]** 46 images missing alt text — Alt text is essential for screen readers and SEO. Every meaningful image needs descriptive alt text.

### Autoplay Media (A+ — 100/100)

*No autoplay media on the page*

- **[PASS]** No autoplay media on the page

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100)

*2 A records, 47 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 1 mail exchanger(s) configured
- **[PASS]** SPF record present in TXT
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 47 ms

### Subdomain Takeover (A+ — 100/100)

*No subdomain takeover risk detected*

- **[PASS]** No CNAME record present

### DNSSEC (A+ — 100/100)

*Signed and validating*

- **[PASS]** DNSSEC fully signed and chain validates (ECDSAP256SHA256)

### CAA Records (A — 90/100)

*issue: comodoca.com, digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog | issuewild: comodoca.com, digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org*

- **[PASS]** CAA issue tag present — authorized CA(s): comodoca.com, digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog
- **[INFO]** No CAA iodef tag — won't be notified of failed issuance attempts — Add `0 iodef "mailto:security@example.com"` to receive notifications when a CA refuses issuance because it doesn't match your CAA policy. Useful signal for detecting issuance attempts by unauthorized CAs.

### Reverse DNS (C — 60/100)

*0/4 IPs match cert SAN*

- **[INFO]** PTR lookup failed for 172.64.155.6: lookup 172.64.155.6: no such host — No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
- **[INFO]** PTR lookup failed for 104.18.32.250: lookup 104.18.32.250: no such host — No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
- **[INFO]** PTR lookup failed for 2606:4700:440c::ac40:9b06: lookup 2606:4700:440c::ac40:9b06: no such host — No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
- **[INFO]** PTR lookup failed for 2a06:98c1:3100::6812:20fa: lookup 2a06:98c1:3100::6812:20fa: no such host — No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.

### Multi-Resolver DNS Speed (A+ — 100/100)

*Mean 16ms across 3 resolvers (spread 29ms)*

- **[PASS]** Quad9: 1ms
- **[PASS]** Cloudflare: 18ms
- **[PASS]** Google: 30ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (16 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:440c::ac40:9b06, 2a06:98c1:3100::6812:20fa

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 19 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 19 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 19 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*yoast.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 26 years, 6 months old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Mar 22, 2027 (10 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** DNSSEC is enabled
- **[PASS]** Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
- **[WARNING]** Registrar lock is NOT enabled — The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (A+ — 100/100)

*privacy policy found*

- **[PASS]** Privacy policy link found
- **[PASS]** Terms of service link found
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[PASS]** 1 essential cookie(s) on initial load — no consent required
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Consent UX Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No consent-UX depth issues detected*

- **[PASS]** No consent-UX depth issues detected

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Hreflang Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*No hreflang tags on this page*

- **[PASS]** No hreflang tags found (single-language site)

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Accessibility Statement (B — 70/100)

*No accessibility statement detected*

- **[WARNING]** No accessibility statement detected — Sites are increasingly expected to publish an accessibility statement. Required by EU Web Accessibility Directive 2016/2102 for public-sector bodies; recommended best practice elsewhere. Common URLs: /accessibility, /accessibility-statement, /a11y.

### GDPR Article 13 Disclosures (F — 25/100)

*0 / 8 Art. 13 categories matched in homepage body*

- **[WARNING]** GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories — Scanned the homepage body text for GDPR Article 13 disclosures. Matched 0 of 8 categories: . Missing: Data Protection Officer contact (where applicable), Data retention period, Data subject rights (access, erasure, rectification, etc.), Identity / contact details of the data controller, International data transfers, Legal basis for processing, Recipients of personal data, Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Note: this scan does not fetch the privacy policy sub-page; if Article 13 disclosures live there, they are not visible to this check.

### Third-Party Trackers (A+ — 95/100)

*6 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 6 third-party trackers detected — Found 4 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager, 0 session-replay, 0 heatmap trackers.

### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*1 cookies · 6 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 6 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

### Tracking Pixel Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*No tracking pixels detected*

- **[PASS]** No tracking pixels detected

### Browser Fingerprinting (A+ — 100/100)

*No browser-fingerprinting libraries detected*

- **[PASS]** No browser-fingerprinting libraries detected

### Cross-Site Cookies (SameSite=None) (A+ — 100/100)

*No SameSite=None cookies -- no cross-site travel surface*

- **[PASS]** No cookies opted in to cross-site travel (SameSite=None)

### Beacon Tracking (sendBeacon) (A+ — 100/100)

*No navigator.sendBeacon usage detected in inline scripts*

- **[PASS]** No navigator.sendBeacon usage detected in inline scripts

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (B — 80/100)

*4 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://yoast.com/privacy-policy/.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://yoast.com/terms-of-service/, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://newfold.com/privacy-center/cookie-policy, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[PASS]** Refund / Returns Policy detected — Found at https://yoast.com/terms-of-service/#h-yoast-refund-policy, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100)

*© 2003-2026 Yoast BV Yoast is a trademark of Yoast BV Faceb…*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2003-2026 Yoast BV Yoast is a trademark of Yoast BV Facebook
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Yoast BV Yoast is a trademark of Yoast BV Facebook

### Regulatory Indicators

*2 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (strong confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Consent management platform detected: cookielaw.org; Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** CCPA indicators detected (strong confidence) — Indicators suggesting CCPA may be relevant: Text mentions: do not sell; Link text: Do not sell or share my personal information. California Consumer Privacy Act — gives California residents rights over their personal data.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*3 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** 3 third-party services across 3 categories — 3 third-party services detected across 3 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (1), CDN (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors.
- **[INFO]** Google Analytics (Analytics) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, User behavior, Demographics, Device info, IP address. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** Google Tag Manager (Tag Management) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Orchestrates other tracking scripts, Page views. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare (CDN) — Detected via cookie name. Typically collects: IP address (transient), Request metadata. Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. Data Processing Agreement available.

### Compliance Badges (B — 70/100)

*1 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** TRUSTe / TrustArc badge detected — Found via body text: 'truste'. Note: the presence of a badge does not verify the certification is current or valid.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A+ — 100/100)

*Cloudflare (HIT)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
- **[PASS]** CDN cache status: HIT

### HTTP Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*max-age=57793 (16 hours)*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** Effective TTL: 16 hours (max-age=57793)
- **[PASS]** CDN TTL: 16 hours (s-maxage=57793)
- **[PASS]** Last-Modified header present

### Operational Status Page (B — 80/100)

*No status page link detected*

- **[INFO]** No operational status page link detected — Status pages communicate planned maintenance and incidents to users -- a hallmark of operationally-mature services. Most SaaS teams publish one via Atlassian Statuspage, Instatus, BetterUptime, or a self-hosted Cachet. Smaller sites legitimately don't need one; flagged as Info, not a failure.

### Transport Security (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported — The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

### Health Check Endpoint (B — 80/100)

*No conventional health endpoint found*

- **[INFO]** No conventional health endpoint found — Health endpoints (/health, /healthz, /status, /ping, /api/health) let uptime monitors, load balancers, and orchestration systems (Kubernetes, ECS, Fly.io) verify the service is alive. Marketing sites and small services often skip them legitimately; flagged as Info, not a failure. Probe results: /api/health: 404, /health: 404, /healthz: 404, /ping: 404, /status: 404.

### CDN Cache Observability (A+ — 100/100)

*Cache state: HIT*

- **[PASS]** CDN cache state observable via 1 header(s)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A+ — 100/100)

*5 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 2 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[PASS]** All <nav> elements are properly labeled
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present

### Heading Hierarchy (A+ — 100/100)

*15 headings*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 53 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 46 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 7 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*All 5 controls labeled*

- **[PASS]** 5 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (A — 88/100)

*146 links, 11 buttons — all OK*

- **[WARNING]** 19 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[PASS]** 127 link(s) with descriptive text

### Form Input Types (A+ — 95/100)

*1 input(s) using type=text where a specific type would help*

- **[INFO]** Input "email" should use type="email" (currently type="text") — Field name "email" suggests type="email". Wrong type loses mobile keyboard hints, browser autofill, and free format validation. Change to <input type="email">.

### Form Input Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*5 form control(s) checked, no input-semantic issues*

- **[PASS]** All form input semantics look correct

### Mobile Keyboard & Autofill (D — 60/100)

*3/3 eligible field(s) missing autocomplete or inputmode*

- **[WARNING]** 1 field(s) missing recommended autocomplete attribute — WCAG 1.3.5 (Level AA): inputs whose purpose maps to a Common Input Purpose value should declare it via `autocomplete=`. Required for password managers, browser autofill, and assistive tech that customizes inputs (e.g., simplified keyboards). Mobile autofill in particular cuts form-completion time by 30-50% when these are present. Affected purposes: email.
- **[WARNING]** 2 field(s) would benefit from inputmode attribute — Mobile browsers pick the on-screen keyboard layout from `inputmode=` when present (numeric pad, tel dialpad, email keyboard). Without it, users see the default text keyboard and must mode-switch -- 2-3 extra taps per phone-number or numeric-ID field. Type-based defaults exist (`type=tel` shows the tel keyboard on most browsers) but `inputmode` is the explicit, cross-browser way to control this. Affected types: search.

### Document Language (A+ — 100/100)

*Lang attribute set to "en"*

- **[PASS]** <html lang="en"> is set and valid

### Tabindex Anti-Patterns (B — 70/100)

*0 positive, 6 -1-on-focusable*

- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)

### Iframe Accessibility (A — 90/100)

*1/3 iframe(s) missing title; 0 placeholder(s)*

- **[WARNING]** <iframe> missing title attribute (src="") — WCAG 4.1.2: iframes need a title attribute so screen readers can announce what's embedded. Without one, the announcement is just "iframe" -- the user has no way to decide whether to enter or skip.

### Tap Target Adequacy (A+ — 100/100)

*All tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5/2.5.8 sizing*

- **[PASS]** All tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5 (44x44px) sizing

### Mobile-Readable Font Sizes (B — 90/100)

*99% of visible text renders at >= 12 CSS px (2 below threshold)*

- **[INFO]** 2 text node(s) render below 12 CSS pixels on mobile — Mobile browsers default the root font-size to 16 px; text below ~ 12 px (75% of root) is hard to read without zooming. WCAG 1.4.4 (Resize Text) requires the page to support 200% zoom without loss of functionality -- which most layouts handle, but small base text still costs readability and conversion. Audit which selectors set sizes below 12 px (often footers, fine print, table cells) and bump them to 14-16 px or use rem units that scale with user preferences. Examples: <div> 10.0px ("Premium"); <div> 10.0px ("Premium").

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (A — 90/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Search form present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (A — 90/100)

*8 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size
- **[PASS]** Multiple icon sizes detected

### Web Manifest (A+ — 100/100)

*PWA-ready*

- **[PASS]** Meets PWA install criteria
- **[PASS]** Name present: Yoast.com
- **[PASS]** 192x192 icon present
- **[PASS]** 512x512 icon present
- **[PASS]** Display mode: minimal-ui

### PWA Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No PWA depth issues detected*

- **[PASS]** No PWA depth issues detected

### Dark Mode Support (B — 80/100)

*Dark mode detected*

- **[PASS]** color-scheme meta tag present — The site declares support for light and dark color schemes via <meta name='color-scheme'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 30/100)

*1 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 2 navigation landmark(s) detected

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200

### Meta Tags (A — 85/100)

*Title: 26 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 26 characters — consider expanding
- **[PASS]** Meta description length (131 chars) is optimal
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 have very different wording — Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*1516 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1516 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 4% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 15)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*130 internal, 16 external*

- **[PASS]** 130 internal links (89%)
- **[PASS]** 100% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 130 internal / 16 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*53 images, 52 descriptive filenames*

- **[INFO]** 1 image(s) have hash/generic filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


### Hreflang URL Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*No hreflang tags on the page*

- **[PASS]** No hreflang tags on the page

### Sitemap Freshness (A+ — 100/100)

*Sitemap updated within 90 days (19/19 URLs have lastmod)*

- **[PASS]** Sitemap actively maintained — newest lastmod: today

### Sitemap × Robots Consistency (A+ — 100/100)

*No sitemap-vs-robots conflicts detected*

- **[PASS]** Sitemap URLs are not blocked by robots.txt

### Sitemap Hygiene (A+ — 100/100)

*Sitemap structure / size look healthy (19 URLs, 3 KB)*

- **[PASS]** Sitemap structure / size look healthy (19 URLs)

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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.32g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.32g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.32g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.07g, end-user device 0.25g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 38.8 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 38.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 4850 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A+ — 100/100)

*Green (both)*

- **[PASS]** Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*96% cached*

- **[PASS]** 96% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 55 KB (vs 1398 KB first visit). 91 of 94 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.31g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.32g)

### Carbon Budget (A — 85/100)

*22th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.32g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 78% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 22th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*77% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 77% — An estimated 317 KB (23%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 317 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.07g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

### Web Font Weight Variants (A+ — 100/100)

*1 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable*

- **[PASS]** 1 font weight(s) loaded across 1 famil(y/ies)

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