# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://post-gazette.com

**Date:** April 21, 2026  
**URL:** https://post-gazette.com  
**Overall Grade:** D (69/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/cb59bfc6-70b7-4d0b-b143-31db08fbd6b8

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 26.8 MB (14.4 MB transferred) — Performance > Page Weight Budget
3. **[CRITICAL]** 2 image-in-link without alt text — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality
4. **[CRITICAL]** 20 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 24 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 28 |
| Accessibility | 72 |
| Best Practices | 77 |
| SEO | 77 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (F — 35/100)

*4 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Strict-Transport-Security forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks. Add the header with a max-age of at least 1 year.
- **[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.
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[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 not present

### Content Security Policy (B — 70/100)

*2 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[WARNING]** default-src directive is missing — default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-inline'
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-eval'
- **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for wildcard
- **[PASS]** object-src falls back to default-src
- **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set
- **[WARNING]** form-action directive is missing — form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
- **[INFO]** upgrade-insecure-requests is not set — This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 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]** Certificate is valid (expires in 113 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks

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## Advanced Security

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

*0 of 46 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.cxense.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from id.tinypass.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.cxense.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from api-esp.piano.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from get.civicscience.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.tinypass.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from experience.tinypass.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagservices.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from c.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac9e4618971f3.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from pittpostgazette-d.openx.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.krxd.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 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 www.google-analytics.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 www.google-analytics.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 platform.twitter.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac9e4618971f3.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from 814824ac51e64b4abcaa-cffb1f8b6941251295ee20eefbd7d321.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.npttech.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from s.ntv.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.sophi.io 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 googleads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from aswpsdkus.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from jadserve.postrelease.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from fundingchoicesmessages.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from fundingchoicesmessages.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from fundingchoicesmessages.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from fundingchoicesmessages.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.instagram.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cmp.osano.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac9e4618971f3.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.queryly.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac9e4618971f3.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.post-gazette.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from 814824ac51e64b4abcaa-cffb1f8b6941251295ee20eefbd7d321.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from 814824ac51e64b4abcaa-cffb1f8b6941251295ee20eefbd7d321.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from kit.fontawesome.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 (D — 50/100)

*DMARC: none*

- **[WARNING]** DMARC policy is none — monitoring only — This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.

### 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 (F — 0/100)

*14.4 MB transferred, 306 requests*

- **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 26.8 MB (14.4 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** Images are 9.7 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size.
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 3.5 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** CSS is 368 KB — consider purging unused styles — Remove unused CSS rules with tools like PurgeCSS to reduce stylesheet size.
- **[WARNING]** 306 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 3.0 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*100% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (14.4 MiB of 14.4 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)

*84 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.post-gazette.com/apple-touch-icon.png is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]**  is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)

*22839ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://post-gazette.com/: 5257ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 4511ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 2566ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac...: 1968ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://cmp.osano.com/AzqJR3TIYlP3a9ky4/390842b9-0...: 1198ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 17583ms (77% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*6 fonts (86 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 6 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (F — 20/100)

*115 scripts, 1.4 MB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://s.ntv.io/serve/load.js: 191 KB unused (76%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js: 88 KB unused (67%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 87 KB unused (46%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VZTY...: 84 KB unused (49%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac...: 80 KB unused (66%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 1.4 MB

### 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+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Page Weight Inventory (F — 15/100)

*306 resources · 14.4 MB · 1.4 MB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 13.4 MB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~1.4 MB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 302 third-party resources (100% of weight)
- **[INFO]** 19 resources over 200KB

### 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*


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## Content Quality

### Links (B — 80/100)

*200 links checked, 196 healthy, 4 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 196 of 200 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://pittpostgazette-d.openx.net/w/1.0/jstag?nc=678515... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://cdn.krxd.net/controltag/r7o3vzlr6.js — Found in <script src>. Get "https://cdn.krxd.net/controltag/r7o3vzlr6.js": resolve cdn.krxd.net: lookup cdn.krxd.net on 1.1.1.1:53: no such host
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: http://www.traffic.com/Pittsburgh-Traffic/Pittsburgh-Traf... — Found in <a href>. Get "http://www.traffic.com/Pittsburgh-Traffic/Pittsburgh-Traffic-Reports.html?utm_source=magnet&utm_medium=traffic_magnet&utm_content=728164&utm_campaign=magnet_wideSky.vm&AWOPARTNER=POST-GAZETTE": resolve www.traffic.com: lookup www.traffic.com on 1.1.1.1:53: no such host
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: http://classified.post-gazette.com/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 404.

### 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 — 90/100)

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

- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[INFO]** og:title is short (23 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** og:description is long (210 characters) — Descriptions over 200 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.

### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

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

- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "description" for WebSite — Adding "description" can improve how search engines display your content.
- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "potentialAction" for WebSite — Adding "potentialAction" can improve how search engines display your content.

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A — 85/100)

*1 A records, 926 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** Single A record — no DNS redundancy — Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records
- **[PASS]** 3 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 9 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.
- **[PASS]** SPF record present in TXT
- **[WARNING]** DNS resolution is slow (926 ms) — Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

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

### IPv6 Readiness (C — 60/100)

*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.

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 82 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 82 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 82 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (C — 65/100)

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

- **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content
- **[WARNING]** HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301

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

*post-gazette.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 31 years, 8 months old, hosted on BUCKEYECABLEVISION - Buckeye Cablevision, Inc., US*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jan 4, 2029 (2 years, 8 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.
- **[PASS]** Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC
- **[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.
- **[PASS]** Hosting: BUCKEYECABLEVISION - Buckeye Cablevision, Inc., US

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[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.

### 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.

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

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (C — 60/100)

*Viewport prevents zooming*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[CRITICAL]** Viewport prevents user zooming — user-scalable=no or maximum-scale < 2 prevents users from zooming. This is a WCAG 1.4.4 (Level AA) failure and an accessibility barrier for users with low vision.

### Third-Party Trackers (D — 40/100)

*10 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 10 third-party trackers detected — Found 4 analytics, 5 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** 5 advertising/retargeting trackers detected — Advertising trackers collect user data for ad targeting. Under GDPR, these typically require explicit consent.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 10 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

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

*0 cookies · 10 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 10 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 60/100)

*2 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at /privacypolicy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at /termsofuse, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Cookie Policy not detected — No link matching common Cookie Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Cookie Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[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.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[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)

*© 1997-2026 PG Publishing Co*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 1997-2026 PG Publishing Co
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: PG Publishing Co

### 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: osano.com; Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** HIPAA indicators detected (weak confidence) — Indicators suggesting HIPAA may be relevant: Text mentions: phi. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects sensitive patient health information.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*2 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]** 2 third-party services across 2 categories — 2 third-party services detected across 2 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (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.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A+ — 100/100)

*Varnish (HIT)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Varnish CDN
- **[PASS]** CDN cache status: HIT

### HTTP Caching (F — 30/100)

*No cache headers*

- **[WARNING]** No Cache-Control header found — Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

### Transport Security (B — 75/100)

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

- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[WARNING]** Missing Strict-Transport-Security header — HSTS tells browsers to only use HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks.
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (C — 55/100)

*3 landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[INFO]** No contentinfo (footer) landmark
- **[WARNING]** Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) — Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

### Heading Hierarchy (B — 70/100)

*2 headings*

- **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
- **[WARNING]** 1 empty heading(s) — Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

### Alt Text Quality (F — 30/100)

*3 of 128 images have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 3 image(s) missing alt attribute — Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 2 image-in-link without alt text — An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.
- **[INFO]** 70 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
- **[PASS]** 25 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 30 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (C — 55/100)

*3 of 4 controls have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 3 control(s) without accessible label — Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
- **[PASS]** 1 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (F — 37/100)

*22 issue(s) across 530 links and 1 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 20 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[WARNING]** 2 link(s) with generic text — Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
- **[CRITICAL]** 24 image-only link(s) without alt text — Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.
- **[WARNING]** 1 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[PASS]** 483 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (F — 20/100)

*Soft 404 detected*

- **[CRITICAL]** Soft 404: server returns HTTP 200 for non-existent pages — The server returns HTTP 200 for a path that does not exist. Search engines will index these pages, diluting your real content. Configure your server to return a proper 404 status code for missing pages.

### Favicon & Branding (B — 70/100)

*5 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** Multiple icon sizes detected

### Web Manifest (F — 30/100)

*Invalid JSON*

- **[WARNING]** Manifest contains invalid JSON — Manifest at https://post-gazette.com/manifest.json contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 45/100)

*Theme color only*

- **[INFO]** Theme-color present but no dark variant — A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[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 — 15/100)

*No navigation patterns*

- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected
- **[INFO]** No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected — These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A — 85/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[WARNING]** Canonical does not match final URL (https://post-gazette.com)
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200
- **[INFO]** Canonical points to a different domain

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 23 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 23 characters — consider expanding

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*2755 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 2755 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: Very Difficult (grade 25)

### Internal Links (A+ — 95/100)

*154 internal, 376 external*

- **[PASS]** 154 internal links (29%)
- **[PASS]** 96% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 530 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 154 internal / 376 external links

### Image SEO (B — 75/100)

*128 images, 49 descriptive filenames*

- **[WARNING]** 62% of images have non-descriptive filenames — Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.
- **[INFO]** 3 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (F — 15/100)

*4.09g CO2 per view*

- **[CRITICAL]** 4.09g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 14.4 MB, producing an estimated 4.09g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.76g, network 0.71g, end-user device 2.62g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 490.6 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 490.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 61325 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 40/100)

*Not green*

- **[INFO]** No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected — Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
- **[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)

*99% cached*

- **[PASS]** 99% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 210 KB (vs 14782 KB first visit). 296 of 306 resources are served from browser cache, saving 4.03g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.06g CO2 (first visit: 4.09g)

### Carbon Budget (F — 15/100)

*95th percentile*

- **[WARNING]** 4.09g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) — Heavier than an estimated 5% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 95th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (A+ — 100/100)

*91% efficient*

- **[PASS]** Transfer efficiency: 91% — Only 1402 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.

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