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https://www.duckduckgo.com
Compared to previous audit · 1 minute ago View previous audit

New York, United Stated → Madrid, Spain

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

13
New issues
11
Resolved
15
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeC (76)C (75) -1.000
PerformanceB (80)C (78) -2.000
SecurityD (66)D (66)—
AccessibilityD (58)D (58)—
SEOA (96)A (96)—
InfrastructureB (83)B (83)—
ComplianceB (83)B (83)—
ContentB (88)B (87) -1.000
SustainabilityC (72)C (72)—
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 50005900 +900
Accessibility 91009100—
Best Practices 1000010000—
SEO 92009200—
PWA 00—
Desktop Performance 96009600—
Desktop Accessibility 83008300—
Desktop Best Practices 1000010000—
Desktop SEO 85008500—
FCP 3.07 s2.28 s -788 ms
LCP 9.14 s4.76 s -4.38 s
TBT 566 ms915 ms +350 ms
CLS 0.0000.000—
Desktop FCP 765 ms592 ms -173 ms
Desktop LCP 1.23 s1.19 s -33 ms
Desktop TBT 68 ms98 ms +30 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000—
TTFB †145 ms49 ms -96 ms
DNS †41 ms23 ms -18 ms
TLS †35 ms11 ms -25 ms
Connect †34 ms8 ms -27 ms
Total †145 ms49 ms -96 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Previous
C 76
Projected
A 95
Actual
C 75
Fell short of projection
11 issues resolved since last audit
46 issues remaining
Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL Broken link: https://duckduckgo.com/pro?origin=funnel_home_website__de... content
CRITICAL 15 image-only link(s) without alt text accessibility
WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance
WARNING 50 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING Third-party scripts: 3645ms (100% of total) performance
WARNING Domain expires in 71 days infrastructure
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2100ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 265ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 466ms CPU time performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/: 361ms CPU time performance
WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance
WARNING 188 of 189 links are healthy content
WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance
CRITICAL Domain has EXPIRED infrastructure
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 1683ms CPU time performance
WARNING Third-party scripts: 2351ms (84% of total) performance
WARNING No meta description tag found seo
WARNING 60 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING Main HTML cached for 525600 minutes -- risks stale auth / SPA state performance
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING Page weight 2.1 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 1.1 MB performance
WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance
WARNING Unattributable: 437ms CPU time performance
WARNING 104 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance
CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure
CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security
CRITICAL Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages accessibility
CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security
CRITICAL 1 link(s) with no accessible text accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 27 KB unused (29%) performance
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/media/google-p... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/7500-ac...: 33 KB unused (86%) performance
WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security
WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility
WARNING 8 link(s) with generic text accessibility
WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.1 MiB of 2.1 MiB) performance
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/598-7ab...: 51 KB unused (87%) performance
WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security
WARNING /phpinfo.php is publicly accessible security
WARNING Multiple <main> landmarks (2 found) accessibility
WARNING 2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled accessibility
WARNING JavaScript is 807 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading performance
WARNING 105 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing performance
WARNING Multiple H1 headings (3 found) accessibility
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H6 (missing H2) accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/9489-16...: 33 KB unused (62%) performance
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/2912-e3...: 63 KB unused (88%) performance
WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security
WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security
WARNING Heading level skipped: H2 → H5 (missing H3) accessibility
WARNING https://duckduckgo.com/static-assets/image/pages/a... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance
expires
Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:05:15 GMT → Mon, 12 Apr 2027 14:07:05 GMT

6 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

15 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+20 pts
C (75) Could reach A (95)
Accessibility +30Security +30Performance +22Infrastructure +14Content +13Compliance +10

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

Website improvement report — Duckduckgo

April 12, 2026 → April 12, 2026

C C 76 → 75 -1 pts

11

Resolved

13

New issues

33

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

$1,433 in development time

Investment remaining

$9,408 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 score76 (C)75 (C)-1
Performance80 (B)78 (C)-2
Security66 (D)66 (D)0
Accessibility58 (D)58 (D)0
SEO96 (A)96 (A)0
Infrastructure83 (B)83 (B)0
Compliance83 (B)83 (B)0
Content88 (B)87 (B)-1
Sustainability72 (C)72 (C)0

Resolved (11)

  • https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 1683ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Third-party scripts: 2351ms (84% of total) (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

  • Domain has EXPIRED (Infrastructure)

    → More reliable delivery

  • No meta description tag found (SEO)

    → Better search engine visibility

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

    → Improved usability for assistive technology 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

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

    → Page loads faster for users

  • No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)

    → Reduced regulatory exposure

  • Unattributable: 437ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

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

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (46)

  • Sprint 1

    Broken link: https://duckduckgo.com/pro?origin=funnel_home_website__de... (Content)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)

  • Sprint 1

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

  • Sprint 2

    Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    50 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 3

    Third-party scripts: 3645ms (100% of total) (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Domain expires in 71 days (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 2100ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/%...: 265ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 466ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    https://duckduckgo.com/: 361ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 31 more recommended item(s)

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