Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
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
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations83 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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 Records1 A records, 6 ms lookupPASS
| A | 192.0.66.176 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-2008.awsdns-59.co.uk, ns-208.awsdns-26.com, ns-940.awsdns-53.net |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 2 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 3 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 4 aspmx2.googlemail.com 5 aspmx3.googlemail.com |
| TXT | _globalsign-domain-verification=VzRovTWhxjedMqXFfoiZ-UNRnlnuTXYHgjKemPNt33 google-site-verification=572UHbYSzRAgomLgb85wQOIvrft0kpjr5Z5Czm9ciec google-site-verification=8_7QGNdEIMdI-bLI7u6qpRrGVnKUPhpt49L93_yrB5A google-site-verification=9ROI-ZgDQO0vFIoTpJRqQ_RIbRobZhcUAiEx3BiIPGw google-site-verification=LBYnVChICurzD-yX8JEbQvnpw2RBVWwXy9QKAdWedjg google-site-verification=UsQEgs6kjaS4_N72cq-75GWN1LoMmhXIH9HQR5Up3sI google-site-verification=_NLVIxcSgrvO7bvdhrPKdld6y14WRnObFLG5Z4hQrLw google-site-verification=b3eyruFX_bvhsvaqSHExQqjAEUD13Sk9i7kOeqlssLo google-site-verification=sb0CgSYVEjo-Eg8ZM_4fjEmcZAagKzAdYbc7_cYS87Q pinterest-site-verification=b491413d66fb910688116decd61f6d86 tollbit-domain-verification=7d573571d9262ee7d5f7249fe117f3cc29c8e3f4305875ae06fe... SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sendgrid.net ~all |
| 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.
Learn more ▾ ▴
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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 21 ms totalPASS
https://bobvila.com
12 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.bobvila.com/
9 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://bobvila.com | 301 | 12 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.bobvila.com/ | 200 | 9 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 4 URLsPASS
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /t/
Disallow: /11043633/
Disallow: /Shop/
Disallow: /blog_iframes/
Disallow: /wwwboard/
Disallow: /BBS/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /tags/sections/
Disallow: /thumbs-up/
Disallow: /marketplace/
Disallow: /community/
Disallow: /academy/
Disallow: /quizzes/
Disallow: /calendars/
Disallow: /contest/
Disallow: /topics/
Disallow: /articles/authors/
Disallow: /articles/wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /posts/sections/
Disallow: /forum/sections/
Disallow: /pages/sections/
Disallow: /slideshows/52109-thank-you-for-entering-bob-vila-s-giveaway
Disallow: /find-a-contractor
Disallow: /articles/page/
Disallow: /articles/2012/
Disallow: /academy
Disallow: /articles/author/
Disallow: /marketplace
Disallow: /static/
Disallow: /community
Disallow: /news_items
Disallow: /shop
Disallow: /flooring-guide
Disallow: /newsletters/new
Disallow: /newsletters/archives
Disallow: /radio
Disallow: /launch-academy
Disallow: */Article
Disallow: /*=$
Allow: /_static/
Disallow: /forum
Disallow: /asearch
Disallow: /whats_new?
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://www.bobvila.com/sitemap-news.xml/
Sitemap: https://www.bobvila.com/sitemap_index.xml
ADomain Intelligencebobvila.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 30 years, 2 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)PASS
35 days
July 21, 2026
83 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
30 years, 2 months
Registered July 22, 1996
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
WordPress.com (Automattic)
ASN AS2635
192.0.66.176
NameCheap, Inc.
Expiry timeline
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
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.
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