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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1995 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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

Why this matters

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

Learn more

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

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

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

Why this matters

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

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1995 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Googlebot-News, Domain Re-Animator Bot, *, Mediapartners-Google Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

# disallowed for ALL robots due to impact on impressions/click tracking
Disallow: /sponsor/
Disallow: /show.aframe
Disallow: /logger
Disallow: /video/*/adconfig.xml

# deprecated
Disallow: /video/

# disallowed for search engines because redundant
Disallow: /encyclopedia/error-report.php
Disallow: /encyclopedia/new-
Disallow: /encyclopedia/anime-
Disallow: /encyclopedia/releases.php?*yearmonth=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/releases.php?*anime=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/releases.php?*format=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/releases.php?*new=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/releases.php?*sort=
#instead of disallow, use canonical?
Disallow: /MyAnime/*sort=
Disallow: /MyManga/*sort=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/*&lookup=
Disallow: /encyclopedia/reports
Disallow: /encyclopedia/api.xml
Disallow: /encyclopedia/search/
Disallow: /bbs/phpBB2/profile.php
Disallow: /bbs/phpBB2/search.php
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /?t=
Disallow: /cms/changelog/
Disallow: /staff.php

# only for authorized users
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /bbs/phpBB2/login.php
Disallow: /bbs/phpBB2/posting.php
Disallow: /encyclopedia/admin
Disallow: /encyclopedia/addinfo
Disallow: /encyclopedia/error-report.php?code=*&oldmsg
Disallow: /encyclopedia/compare.php
Disallow: /MyAnime/anime-set-categ.php
Disallow: /MyManga/anime-set-categ.php
Disallow: /herald/
Disallow: /newsfeed/getnews.php
Disallow: /logev/
Disallow: /rsvp.php

Crawl-delay: 2

################################################################################

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow: /sponsor/
Disallow: /show.aframe
Disallow: /logger
Crawl-delay: 2

################################################################################

User-agent: Googlebot-News
Disallow: /sponsor/
Disallow: /show.aframe
Disallow: /logger
Allow:    /newsfeed/getnews.php?u=google
Crawl-delay: 2

################################################################################
# block useless bot

User-agent: Domain Re-Animator Bot
Disallow: /

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/
200https://animenewsnetwork.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://animenewsnetwork.com/ https://animenewsnetwork.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
61 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

61
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 7 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 7 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.20.0.32, 104.20.1.32
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:120, 2606:4700:10::6814:20
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: eva.ns.cloudflare.com, ian.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
4 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 7 ms
Got: 7 ms
A104.20.0.32, 104.20.1.32
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:120, 2606:4700:10::6814:20
CNAME
NSeva.ns.cloudflare.com, ian.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
5 aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
15 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
20 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
google-site-verification=5VIG_aoTgJatbEBD6-VIynSPshqsbxo0rjyB52nN_bw
stripe-verification=b420df0d48762dfdbd5ff34f1a68cad3d4cc246c9f94dff7e4a660044503...
SPF v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com include:cust-spf.exacttarget.com include:spfa....
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 7 ms

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

Why this matters

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

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 236 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 236 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://animenewsnetwork.com → https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://animenewsnetwork.com

94 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/

142 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://animenewsnetwork.com30194 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/200142 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::6814:120, 2606:4700:10::6814:20
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::6814:120, 2606:4700:10::6814:20 Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
animenewsnetwork.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 28 years old
PASS
animenewsnetwork.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 28 years old
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 20, 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.
Info::
Registrar: Cloudflare, 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.
Domain expiry

65 days

August 20, 2026

SSL certificate

61 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

28 years

Registered August 21, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::6814:120

Registrar

Cloudflare, Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc.
Created August 21, 1998 (28 years ago)
Expires August 20, 2026 (3 months)
Last Updated May 22, 2025
Name Servers eva.ns.cloudflare.com, ian.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::6814:120
Data source: rdap (0.0s)

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

Why this matters

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

Learn more

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

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

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

Learn more

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

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 66 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
7 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
2 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
8 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
66 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
67 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 7 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 49 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9f07fdc37e6a8c6b-EWR
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f07fdc37e6a8c6b-EWR
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