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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
GRADE
B
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
200 OK
Checks
9
5 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
IPv6 Readiness
Action
IPv6 records exist but unreachable
FIX
IPv6 records exist but unreachable
Warning::
IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable
Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.
Got: 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:4280
Info::
IPv6 connection error
Got: dial tcp6 [2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:4280]:443: connect: network is unreachable
IPv6 Misconfigured
AAAA Records 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:4280 Connection UNREACHABLE

Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.

Why this matters

Advertising IPv6 (AAAA records) without a reachable server means IPv6-preferring clients silently fail every connection.

Learn more

Modern browsers prefer IPv6 if AAAA exists (Happy Eyeballs algorithm). If the IPv6 server isn't reachable, browsers fall back to IPv4 — but with seconds of added latency per request. Either fix IPv6 reachability or remove the AAAA records.

Source: RFC 8305 (Happy Eyeballs)

D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 122 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 122 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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

Certificate validity

55
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • 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
1 A records, 9 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 9 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 192.0.66.2
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:4280
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns0.wikimedia.org, ns1.wikimedia.org, ns2.wikimedia.org
Info::
2 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: 9 ms
Got: 9 ms
A192.0.66.2
AAAA2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:4280
CNAME
NSns0.wikimedia.org, ns1.wikimedia.org, ns2.wikimedia.org
MX
10 mx-in2001.wikimedia.org
10 mx-in1001.wikimedia.org
TXT
SPF v=spf1 include:wikimedia.org ~all
facebook-domain-verification=orjhfudqyeumf4uber3bpwan5pisu0
google-site-verification=M_SODfP3BPr-z8R-YmIdrbm_nEJDG6BpfRXsf-e6P8E
google-site-verification=m7jEgoI4DOUy0u6cebxtp7oJT7s3nnNyPWgmPQmNEjc
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 9 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://wikimediafoundation.org

https://wikimediafoundation.org

108 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://wikimediafoundation.org200108 msHTTP/1.1nginx
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.wikimediafoundation.org/
200https://wikimediafoundation.org/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://wikimediafoundation.org/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/

Consistent

A
Domain Intelligence
wikimediafoundation.org — via MarkMonitor Inc., 23 years, 1 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
PASS
wikimediafoundation.org — via MarkMonitor Inc., 23 years, 1 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
Warning::
Domain expires in 88 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jul 19, 2026
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: MarkMonitor 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.
Info::
Hosting: WordPress.com (Automattic)
Got: AS2635
Domain expiry

34 days

July 19, 2026

SSL certificate

55 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

23 years, 1 months

Registered July 19, 2003

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

WordPress.com (Automattic)

ASN AS2635

192.0.66.2

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 3 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created July 19, 2003 (23 years, 1 months ago)
Expires July 19, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated June 22, 2025
Name Servers ns0.wikimedia.org, ns1.wikimedia.org, ns2.wikimedia.org
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 192.0.66.2
ASN AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US)
Provider WordPress.com (Automattic)
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

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.

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 155 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
27 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.
65 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
153 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
156 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 27 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 65 ms Server Processing 59 ms Content Transfer 2 ms
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