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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
83
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, no sitemap
FIX
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2442 bytes
Critical::
robots.txt blocks all crawlers
Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.

Why this matters

Disallow: / in robots.txt blocks every search crawler — the site becomes invisible in organic search.

Learn more

Common deployment mistake: a staging robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Disallow: /` ships to prod. The site falls out of search results within days. Verify your robots.txt is the production-intended version. If this is intentional (private site), no action needed.

Source: Google Search Central

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2442 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents ia_archiver, Seobility, GPTBot, Googlebot, Teoma, SemrushBot, Twitterbot, facebookexternalhit, *, Slurp, msnbot Blocking Yes — all crawlers blocked
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: Slurp
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: msnbot
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: Teoma
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

User-agent: Seobility
Disallow: /join/
Disallow: /lidworden/
Disallow: /businesses/
Disallow: /reset_password/
Disallow: /invitation/
Disallow: /generic_unsub/
Disallow: /inv_unsub/
Disallow: /generic_nm_unsub/
Disallow: /category_unsub/
Disallow: /rso_database_match_new/

# Twitter specifies this format here https://dev.twitter.com/cards/getting-started#crawling
User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow: *
Allow: /events/
Allow: /city/feed/
Allow: /city/post/
Allow: /agency/
Allow: /pages/
Allow: /link_preview_image/

User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Disallow: /
Allow: /rewind
Allow: /?from_rewind=true
Allow: /link_preview_image/
Allow: /for_sale_and_free/
Allow: /p/
Allow: /g/
Allow: /faves/

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Allow: /link_preview_image/
Allow: /for_sale_and_free/

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

C
IPv6 Readiness
Action
No IPv6 support
REVIEW
No IPv6 support
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records found
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No IPv6 Support
About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
309 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

309
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 82 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 82 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 13.249.228.44, 13.249.228.5, 13.249.228.19, 13.249.228.41
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1734.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-1005.awsdns-61.net, ns-61.awsdns-07.com, ns-1316.awsdns-36.org
Info::
5 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 82 ms
Got: 82 ms
A13.249.228.44, 13.249.228.5, 13.249.228.19, 13.249.228.41
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-1734.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-1005.awsdns-61.net, ns-61.awsdns-07.com, ns-1316.awsdns-36.org
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
40 aspmx2.googlemail.com
50 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
stripe-verification=a6e8d615b93a924b2bd9076a573c40b2bd28cacf12f42c295c227d869634...
google-site-verification=qcHRaT0QHmpBHQg9LwymiwG3HwXStPDAmdNT4Kxs9cE
onetrust-domain-verification=b98cb1e5dc4648779952be5836a28fe8
anthropic-domain-verification-43zv66=SYl0xVvQeUScHqpmFY3CdKpS8
have-i-been-pwned-verification=f7e78745f37dc3cce3c163c07a5b1758
CisionOne SAML=ce16d3f59f007aa0cd7b3817919ab56d1f3b84c88135e3583dfbef41fa8fd4c6
amazonses:Zgv+qLglapD3jCC/3nAq3seDQ7x3m2BbX2K19QGF4pA=
stripe-verification=7e5f3cb932f9907759b9a01b00be273b05ee7f681c48ca7d25470c2386ff...
canva-site-verification=74379-_bsPI7RgMPI6t9iQ
twilio-domain-verification=16008e63da9a904621ab3c180ae4000c
google-site-verification=pPGxzrWdOD4RZHU2FHDk-gc-IZOrhqzYydN1ZHFkoO0
stripe-verification=6592ecc703321011b70d9e9a2bad18183af4b3d8b43a61749625897b9c50...
docusign=f4808610-33ff-434f-a6c2-fcdbb72ad2c5
adobe-idp-site-verification=ef96e9b89f65061510835e31e2b68bf5b706a0b7f6c3d2e4679c...
google-site-verification=r7NHJRhgTmTS2Mu8nyoQDdhhmYtERj7zJUX29uabWjM
MS=ms28859681
openai-domain-verification=dv-1pyaNQtslu8WISrJEjB8afL5
cursor-domain-verification-n7t2ea=BH9fXLDULg0CGAEtS7CG9XLKE
google-site-verification=vRyT_7LgS3iwK0j1Xa-4hssVsqd-t0gPaeWgfu6ZrrM
jamf-site-verification=tVCbpTjR6J3NFlrt9Xhi3Q
google-site-verification=OTZyHZAnCkfafNaOoE-C47xaz2c_4AQ5MjO9b6J6U5U
h1-domain-verification=tPjYmixyvCxwJZo2mKh43CT9KyHwp8budWJ6KNXXU7Tqcmyb
stripe-verification=a2f8ef65badbd284f3517d1823f7355b2c94336e78ae1f3211f5fb84388a...
stripe-verification=ed5bd9b75b8044bea267024a29553776c7e90bafead69cb3b9c36cd373e9...
cursor-domain-verification-fmsj6t=UynbUS4x4TjZqr5Sgy8Fll9FR
hubspot-domain-verification=YjU2MTM4MDItZmJkMS00YjMyLWE1MzQtYmU5YjkxNWQ5ZDA4
SPF v=spf1 include:nextdoor.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._s...
00d36000001gqddeas
google-site-verification=jJrOlchVU6F2KtkGHoduYTtPySMzBu00Iui-yufBFsk
stripe-verification=d093b67bc19d2119de1178f8cd47619a7ba3367a79ba2c26aef3504629cf...
segment-site-verification=R6tFFkwUk99N4NVzvPM71rEzt5WC7fER
HyyE7huGMzb8zwdmKp5TdDnWQvNP2fI
atlassian-domain-verification=xEjhcN2mkn0C+dWmKFSB6xRKKSWAFubHbMnnAlI84bNuPmsk9a...
stripe-verification=2330bc9474cc3f973fb84f7514b762129c7161b3a12256e5e70eeeb49d4a...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 82 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://nextdoor.com

https://nextdoor.com

281 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://nextdoor.com200281 msHTTP/1.1istio-envoy
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.nextdoor.com/
200https://nextdoor.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://nextdoor.com/ https://nextdoor.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
nextdoor.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 22 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
nextdoor.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 22 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 11, 2027 (9 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: Amazon Registrar, 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.
Info::
Hosting: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

241 days

February 11, 2027

SSL certificate

309 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

22 years, 6 months

Registered February 11, 2004

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

13.249.228.44

Registrar

Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Created February 11, 2004 (22 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 11, 2027 (9 months)
Last Updated January 7, 2026
Name Servers ns-1005.awsdns-61.net, ns-1316.awsdns-36.org, ns-1734.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-61.awsdns-07.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 13.249.228.44
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

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.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 573 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
30 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
16 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
18 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
573 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
574 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 30 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 18 ms Server Processing 509 ms Content Transfer 1 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: CDG50-P6)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: GAD6V7zKYvswJR9jb1vxWBwTYc9kK0fB_jbGz1vpjqOKUKn7NpaacA==
Info::
CDN cache status: Miss from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Miss from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: GAD6V7zKYvswJR9jb1vxWBwTYc9kK0fB_jbGz1vpjqOKUKn7NpaacA==
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