Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BCrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapREVIEW
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.
robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.
Source: sitemaps.org
User-agent: *
Disallow: /textpattern/
Disallow: /forum/adm/
Disallow: /forum/download/
Disallow: /forum/images/
Disallow: /forum/includes/
Disallow: /forum/language/
Disallow: /forum/styles/
Disallow: /forum/common.php
Disallow: /forum/config.php
Disallow: /forum/cron.php
Disallow: /forum/faq.php
Disallow: /forum/mcp.php
Disallow: /forum/memberlist.php
Disallow: /forum/posting.php
Disallow: /forum/report.php
Disallow: /forum/search.php
Disallow: /forum/ucp.php
Disallow: /forum/viewonline.php
Disallow: /openid
Disallow: /babelzilla.php
Disallow: /getSubscription
Disallow: /403.html
Disallow: /_include/
User-agent: 008
Disallow: /
User-agent: Linguee
Disallow: /
User-agent: mxbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ip-web-crawler.com
Disallow: /
User-agent: Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Allow: /
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations40 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
- Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
- Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+DNS Records1 A records, 104 ms lookupPASS
| A | 199.36.158.100 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | pdns73.ultradns.com, pdns73.ultradns.co.uk, pdns73.ultradns.net, pdns73.ultradns.org, pdns73.ultradns.info, pdns73.ultradns.biz |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com |
| TXT | hosting-site=adblockplus-org google-site-verification=ajs_bDmJHH-QbE-gbOPAHYrJGyLYx_bKKUF4A2amIzU knowbe4-site-verification=863c28da52149dff8953aeda38712adc google-site-verification=ak3vKsHGYb11rfkIp1xY3q3xf-gqTIcjOCqTYLBAK-k google-site-verification=WscIWU4ciCgJXgNh6k-Z0yJQOD7H1h_N1f3kxsNpLEA SPF v=spf1 include:spf1.adblockplus.org include:_spf.google.com include:sendgrid.net... google-site-verification=QhWE6Vtk_VsdAUUFBLD-VmT_YFm8wpzO7laxDL0q9ps |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.
Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+Redirect ChainNo redirects — direct accessPASS
https://adblockplus.org
5 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://adblockplus.org | 200 | 5 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
ADomain Intelligenceadblockplus.org — via RegistryGate GmbH, 20 years, 1 months old, hosted on FastlyPASS
EXPIRED
June 9, 2026
40 days
Issued by Google Trust Services
20 years, 1 months
Registered June 9, 2006
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Fastly
ASN AS54113
199.36.158.100
RegistryGate GmbH
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.
Source: ICANN renewal policy
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.
Source: ICANN / RFC 4033
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.
Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice