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smithsonianmag.com

https://smithsonianmag.com

C70
Performance 25Accessibility 84SEO 77Best Practices 77

25 technologies detected · Last audited Apr 21, 2026

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Technology stack

Analytics

Cxense Facebook Pixel Google Analytics Google Tag Manager ID5 Microsoft Advertising Microsoft Clarity OptinMonster Parse.ly Webtrends

Build

Piano

Cdn

Cloudflare

Frontend

Amazon ELB Amazon Route 53 Backbone.js Facebook SDK Font Awesome Google Font API Google Search Console Lodash OneTrust Pushly core-js jQuery

Hosting

Amazon Web Services

Frequently asked questions about smithsonianmag.com

What technology does smithsonianmag.com use?

smithsonianmag.com is built with Amazon ELB, Amazon Route 53, Backbone.js, Facebook SDK, and Font Awesome.

Is smithsonianmag.com fast?

No — smithsonianmag.com scores 25/100 on Lighthouse mobile performance, indicating significant optimization opportunities.

Is smithsonianmag.com accessible?

Mostly — smithsonianmag.com scores 84/100 on Lighthouse accessibility, with a handful of automated issues to address.

What CMS does smithsonianmag.com use?

No CMS fingerprint was detected on smithsonianmag.com — it may use a static site generator or a custom application.

Where is smithsonianmag.com hosted?

smithsonianmag.com is hosted on Amazon Web Services.

Does smithsonianmag.com use HTTPS?

Yes — smithsonianmag.com serves traffic over HTTPS.

1 audits

Apr 21, 2026 19:23 UTC Latest

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Worker: worker-santaclara-us-01

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Scores

Performance 25Accessibility 84Best Practices 77SEO 77PWA 0

Timing

LCP: 69.24 sFirst Contentful Paint: 9.11 sTTFB: 287 msTotal Time: 287 msCumulative Layout Shift: 0.036

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