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

**Date:** April 21, 2026  
**URL:** https://searchengineland.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (77/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/ebf1c86d-6d4b-4c4f-8e9f-08a2b77983ed

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
2. **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Accessibility > Heading Hierarchy
3. **[WARNING]** 134 third-party resources (52% of weight) — Performance > Page Weight Inventory
4. **[WARNING]** 175 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Performance > Page Weight Budget
5. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 38 |
| Accessibility | 92 |
| Best Practices | 77 |
| SEO | 100 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (D — 50/100)

*4 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[WARNING]** HSTS max-age is too short (2592000s, should be ≥ 31536000s) — A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured
- **[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.
- **[WARNING]** X-Powered-By header reveals technology stack — This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### 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 87 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 1 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*1 cookies analyzed, 3 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has the Secure flag
- **[PASS]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has the HttpOnly flag
- **[PASS]** Cookie '__cf_bm' has SameSite=None

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## Advanced Security

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

*0 of 24 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from platform-api.sharethis.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from scripts.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from munchkin.marketo.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from snap.licdn.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.cookiehub.eu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from buttons-config.sharethis.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 securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from challenges.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from platform-api.sharethis.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from platform-api.sharethis.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from app-sj02.marketo.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 munchkin.marketo.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from a.omappapi.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from app-sj02.marketo.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from app-sj02.marketo.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from a.omappapi.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from app-sj02.marketo.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from app-sj02.marketo.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.semrush.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 (A — 90/100)

*Origin: https://downloads.digitalmarketingdepot.com/*

- **[PASS]** CORS restricted to specific origin(s)
- **[INFO]** Origin reflection not testable with a single request — Some servers reflect the request Origin header. This requires manual testing with a crafted Origin header.

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (D — 43/100)

*2.4 MB transferred, 175 requests*

- **[WARNING]** Page weighs 6.8 MB (2.4 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 1.4 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 437 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[WARNING]** 175 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.51 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (B — 70/100)

*52% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 52% of page weight (1.3 MiB of 2.4 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 (B — 75/100)

*64 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized

### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)

*9148ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://searchengineland.com/: 1910ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 1268ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 1200ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-496D...: 702ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TCJ...: 681ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 6779ms (74% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*7 fonts (437 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 7 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (F — 20/100)

*48 scripts, 539 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 99 KB unused (53%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://searchengineland.com/wp-content/themes/tdm...: 75 KB unused (79%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-496D...: 69 KB unused (40%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://searchengineland.com/wp-content/themes/tdm...: 55 KB unused (90%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TCJ...: 55 KB unused (31%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 539 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)

*23 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[PASS]** Page uses 23 resource hint(s)

### Page Weight Inventory (F — 35/100)

*175 resources · 2.4 MB · 539 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 1.4 MB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~539 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 134 third-party resources (52% of weight)
- **[INFO]** 1 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 (F — 40/100)

*200 links checked, 120 healthy, 80 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 120 of 200 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://munchkin.marketo.net — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://t.sharethis.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://snap.licdn.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 503.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.googletagmanager.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://platform-api.sharethis.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://9e0c656a368e7e699b9f36347a5a320c.safeframe.google... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.gstatic.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/?wordfence_syncAttackData=17... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/newsletters — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/google/goo... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/latest-jobs-in-search-market... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/ecommerce — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/content — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/enterprise-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/international — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/link-building — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/seo/local — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/ai-seo/generative-en... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/ppc — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-paid-search — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/ppc/paid-social — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/ppc/video — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/ai-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/google — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/amazon — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/apple-2 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/duckduckgo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/meta — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/microsoft — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/openai — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/pinterest — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/reddit — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/shopify — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/snapchat — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/tiktok — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/twitter — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/wordpress — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms/google/goo... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/platforms — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/digital-pr-for-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/international-seo-stra... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/chatgpt-for-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/ecommerce-seo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/link-equity — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/groas-introduces-a-fully-aut... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/author/groas — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-adds-ai-qualified-cal... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/ai-funnel-bottom-up-acquisit... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-rolls-out-new-ai-safe... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/build-youtube-analytics-repo... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/author/alex-juel — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/seo-reporting-data-studio-wh... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/author/bruce-clay — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/measure-demand-gen-creative-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/author/patrick-ortenzio — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/latest-posts — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/march-2026-google-core-updat... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/claude-skills-ppc-scalable-s... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/author/frederick-vallaeys — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-retire-dynamic-search... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-is-bringing-back-a-fa... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-search-to-penalize-ba... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/google-ads-advertisers-repor... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/smx/master-classes — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/smx — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-google-discover — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-lead-generation — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-are-hashtags — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/how-ai-is-impacting-lo... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/advanced-ecommerce-seo... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/qa-workflow-for-ai-gen... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/library/guide/seo-guide — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/bofu-keywords — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/organic-search-vs-paid... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://searchengineland.com/guide/retargeting — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.

### 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.

### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

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

- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "logo" for Organization — Adding "logo" can improve how search engines display your content.
- **[PASS]** Custom type "WebPage" — unable to validate specific properties
- **[PASS]** 2 JSON-LD blocks found

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100)

*2 A records, 5 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 3 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: 5 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

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

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (1 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::6814:1787, 2606:4700:10::ac42:96c9

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 649 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 649 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 649 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (B — 75/100)

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

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
- **[CRITICAL]** HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

*searchengineland.com — via Tiger Technologies LLC, 20 years old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jul 26, 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: Tiger Technologies 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.

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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
- **[PASS]** 1 cookie(s) set on initial load (functional)
- **[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 (F — 30/100)

*12 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 12 third-party trackers detected — Found 7 analytics, 2 advertising, 2 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 12 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.
- **[WARNING]** Session replay tool detected: Microsoft Clarity — Session replay tools record user interactions. These require clear disclosure and often explicit consent under GDPR.

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

*1 cookies · 12 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 12 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 https://searchengineland.com/privacypolicy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://searchengineland.com/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)

*© 2026 Search Engine Land is a Trademark of Semrush Inc*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 Search Engine Land is a Trademark of Semrush Inc
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Search Engine Land is a Trademark of Semrush Inc

### Regulatory Indicators

*1 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: European TLD detected: .de; Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*4 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]** 4 third-party services across 4 categories — 4 third-party services detected across 4 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (1), Advertising (1), CDN (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors.
- **[INFO]** Google Analytics (Analytics) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, User behavior, Demographics, Device info, IP address. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** Google Tag Manager (Tag Management) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Orchestrates other tracking scripts, Page views. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** LinkedIn Insight (Advertising) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, Conversions, Ad targeting, Professional demographics. Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare (CDN) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: IP address (transient), Request metadata. Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. Data Processing Agreement available.

### Compliance Badges (B — 70/100)

*1 compliance badge(s) detected*

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

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A — 85/100)

*Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: SIN)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: DYNAMIC

### HTTP Caching (A+ — 95/100)

*max-age=14400 (4 hours)*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** Effective TTL: 4 hours (max-age=14400)
- **[PASS]** Last-Modified header present

### 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]** HSTS max-age is short: 30 days — HSTS max-age should be at least 1 year (31536000 seconds).
- **[INFO]** HSTS missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain.
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A — 85/100)

*4 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[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 (F — 15/100)

*108 headings, 4 skip(s)*

- **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H3 → H5 (missing H4) — 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.
- **[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.

### Alt Text Quality (B — 82/100)

*4 of 93 images have issues*

- **[WARNING]** 2 image(s) with filename as alt text
- **[WARNING]** 2 image(s) with generic alt text
- **[INFO]** 1 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
- **[PASS]** 88 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*All 14 controls labeled*

- **[PASS]** 14 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (C — 68/100)

*2 issue(s) across 328 links and 21 buttons*

- **[WARNING]** 22 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
- **[PASS]** 306 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (F — 25/100)

*HTTP 403, custom page*

- **[WARNING]** Unexpected status code: HTTP 403 — Expected HTTP 404 but received 403. This may confuse search engine crawlers.
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (F — 30/100)

*2 icon(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** No favicon.ico at site root — Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present

### 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 (B — 70/100)

*Dark mode detected*

- **[PASS]** prefers-color-scheme CSS detected in inline styles
- **[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 — 20/100)

*No navigation patterns*

- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected
- **[PASS]** Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
- **[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+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target reachable (self-referencing)

### Meta Tags (A+ — 100/100)

*Title optimized*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[PASS]** Title length (60 chars) is optimal

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*2140 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 2140 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 2% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 16)

### Internal Links (A+ — 95/100)

*270 internal, 58 external*

- **[PASS]** 270 internal links (82%)
- **[PASS]** 100% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 328 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 270 internal / 58 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*93 images, 93 descriptive filenames*

- **[PASS]** All images have descriptive filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (B — 70/100)

*0.58g CO2 per view*

- **[INFO]** 0.58g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 2.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.58g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.12g, end-user device 0.44g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 69.5 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 69.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8689 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A+ — 100/100)

*Green (both)*

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

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

*91% cached*

- **[PASS]** 91% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 219 KB (vs 2506 KB first visit). 169 of 175 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.53g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.05g CO2 (first visit: 0.58g)

### Carbon Budget (B — 70/100)

*47th percentile*

- **[INFO]** 0.58g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g) — Better than an estimated 53% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 47th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*78% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 78% — An estimated 539 KB (22%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 539 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.12g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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