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

**Date:** April 16, 2026  
**URL:** https://wattpad.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (71/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/d8c07684-1402-458e-974b-d1211b3f1743

## 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. **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 7.8 MB (3.9 MB transferred) — Performance > Page Weight Budget
4. **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 5 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 41 |
| Accessibility | 98 |
| Best Practices | 85 |
| SEO | 100 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (F — 30/100)

*3 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** X-Content-Type-Options header is missing — This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.
- **[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

### 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, 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 158 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 14 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from sb.scorecardresearch.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from sb.scorecardresearch.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 accounts.google.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 cdn.cookielaw.org 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 link from accounts.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from a.wp-e.net 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 ase.clmbtech.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.clmbtech.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*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (A+ — 100/100)

*DMARC: reject*

- **[PASS]** DMARC policy is reject — strongest protection

### 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)

*3.9 MB transferred, 210 requests*

- **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 7.8 MB (3.9 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** Images are 2.4 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size.
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 977 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 321 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[WARNING]** 210 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.83 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 (3.9 MiB of 3.9 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)

*104 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/181121904-256-k81941... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/224016460-256-k54532... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/276321551-256-k42345... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/389097748-256-k99214... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/111614995-256-k23175... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/158008243-256-k81562... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/240256215-256-k31353... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/890487-256-k461724.j... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/345813647-256-k92727... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/376957415-256-k27825... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/19145631-256-k698481... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/198853565-256-k64043... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/397727457-256-k15157... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/402659967-256-k65060... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/347718219-256-k37266... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/393392420-256-k76584... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/get-m... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/326277149-256-k53489... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/1890687-256-k78617.j... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/378954742-256-k82491... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/240045572-256-k88678... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/265841465-256-k38059... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/147933890-256-k85005... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/124711439-256-k98545... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/5949534-256-k579768.... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/80428185-256-k903753... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/90623050-256-k503464... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/258988576-256-k69125... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/231385938-256-k67043... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/387928203-256-k70949... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/257468746-256-k96827... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/386615177-256-k34944... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/246316767-256-k89275... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/115320159-256-k93435... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/396290476-256-k26460... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/5095707-256-k764271.... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/155084955-256-k84702... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/18024139-256-k854044... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/397656072-256-k91336... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/351599673-256-k68528... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/350193740-256-k59079... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/360094542-256-k93446... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/394344302-256-k45695... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/21530897-256-k713766... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/319781399-256-k70875... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/7483469-256-k557503.... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/11070537-256-k296790... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/393556265-256-k74530... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/images/landi... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://img.wattpad.com/cover/396703505-256-k77675... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)

*4007ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 1485ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/build/_share...: 980ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/: 607ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WD9...: 268ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FNDT...: 241ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 4007ms (100% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*3 fonts (321 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 3 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (D — 40/100)

*77 scripts, 347 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WD9...: 78 KB unused (49%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202601.2...: 74 KB unused (58%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client: 70 KB unused (74%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FNDT...: 69 KB unused (41%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.wattpad.com/wp-web-assets/build/_share...: 33 KB unused (42%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 347 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+ — 100/100)

*2 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[PASS]** Page uses 2 resource hint(s)

### Page Weight Inventory (D — 40/100)

*210 resources · 3.9 MB · 347 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 2.9 MB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~347 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 209 third-party resources (100% 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*


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## Content Quality

### Links (A+ — 100/100)

*200 links checked, 200 healthy, 0 broken*

- **[PASS]** 200 of 200 links are healthy

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

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

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

### Open Graph (F — 0/100)

*No Open Graph tags found — social sharing previews will be generic.*

- **[WARNING]** No Open Graph meta tags found — Without og:title, og:description, and og:image, social media platforms will generate a generic preview when your page is shared.

### Structured Data (C — 40/100)

*No structured data (JSON-LD) found.*

- **[INFO]** No structured data (JSON-LD) found — Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100)

*4 A records, 80 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records
- **[PASS]** 4 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 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.
- **[PASS]** SPF record present in TXT
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 80 ms

### Redirect Chain (A — 90/100)

*1 redirect(s), 426 ms total*

- **[PASS]** Single redirect
- **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect

### 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 10 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 10 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 10 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (B — 75/100)

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

- **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

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

*wattpad.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 20 years old, hosted on AWS*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jul 17, 2026 (3 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: 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.
- **[PASS]** Hosting: AWS

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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 (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

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

### Third-Party Trackers (D — 40/100)

*9 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 9 third-party trackers detected — Found 6 analytics, 2 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** 2 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 9 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 · 9 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 9 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (A — 85/100)

*4 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://policies.wattpad.com/privacy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://policies.wattpad.com/terms, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://policies.wattpad.com/cookie-policy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://policies.wattpad.com/accessibility, linked from footer.
- **[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)

*© 2026 Wattpad We Care About Your Privacy We and our 994*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 Wattpad We Care About Your Privacy We and our 994
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Wattpad We Care About Your Privacy We and our 994

### Regulatory Indicators

*3 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 My Personal Information. California Consumer Privacy Act — gives California residents rights over their personal data.
- **[INFO]** ADA indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting ADA may be relevant: Accessibility statement page found. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

### 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 — 85/100)

*AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: CDG50-P5)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: Miss from cloudfront

### 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 (A — 90/100)

*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.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (D — 50/100)

*16 landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[PASS]** 2 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[WARNING]** 2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled — Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
- **[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 (D — 45/100)

*21 headings, 2 skip(s)*

- **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[INFO]** 4 hidden heading(s) (aria-hidden)

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 152 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 82 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 70 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (B — 84/100)

*2 of 2 controls have issues*

- **[WARNING]** 2 control(s) rely on placeholder only — Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

### Link & Button Quality (F — 38/100)

*6 issue(s) across 149 links and 36 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 69 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]** 13 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[CRITICAL]** 5 button(s) with no accessible text — Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
- **[PASS]** 66 link(s) with descriptive text

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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 (F — 15/100)

*1 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[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]** 2 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+ — 95/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200
- **[INFO]** Canonical points to a different domain

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 14 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 14 characters — consider expanding

### Content Depth (C — 65/100)

*543 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 543 words of content
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 2% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 11)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*1 internal, 148 external*

- **[PASS]** 1 internal links (1%)
- **[PASS]** 99% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 1 internal / 148 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*152 images, 102 descriptive filenames*

- **[INFO]** 50 image(s) have hash/generic filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (D — 50/100)

*1.12g CO2 per view*

- **[WARNING]** 1.12g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 3.9 MB, producing an estimated 1.12g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.21g, network 0.19g, end-user device 0.72g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 133.9 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 133.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 16738 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]** AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
- **[INFO]** AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
- **[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)

*100% cached*

- **[PASS]** 100% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 17 KB (vs 4034 KB first visit). 209 of 210 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.11g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 1.12g)

### Carbon Budget (D — 50/100)

*64th percentile*

- **[WARNING]** 1.12g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) — Heavier than an estimated 36% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 64th 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 347 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.

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