Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCrawlabilityActionrobots.txt present, no sitemapFIX
Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.
Disallow: / in robots.txt blocks every search crawler — the site becomes invisible in organic search.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Common deployment mistake: a staging robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Disallow: /` ships to prod. The site falls out of search results within days. Verify your robots.txt is the production-intended version. If this is intentional (private site), no action needed.
Source: Google Search Central
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.
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.
robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.
Source: sitemaps.org
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
User-agent: Googlebot-Mobile
User-agent: Googlebot
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
Allow: /ads.txt
Allow: /app-ads.txt
# temp for bots
Disallow: /enit/*.com
Disallow: /englishusage/
Disallow: /EnglishUsage/
Disallow: /*src
Disallow: /2012/collins/
Disallow: /dictionary/getcollins/
Disallow: /*/collins/
Disallow: /*/reverse/
Disallow: /2012/Goog
Disallow: /dictionary/googTranslate
Disallow: /translators/
Disallow: /spell/
Disallow: /english/suggestions.aspx
# these pages have NOINDEX...
Disallow: /definizione/geraschelt
Disallow: /enru/The%20Trachiniae%20[Sophocles]
Disallow: /es/en/translation.asp?spen=CHAPITA
Disallow: /enfr/Strandmeistereinheit
Disallow: /entr/Die%20Geh%C3%A4lter%20wurden%20gek%C3%BCrzt
Disallow: /iten/lastricher%C3%A0
Disallow: /es/translation.asp?tranword=%5BRindenmulch%5D&dict=enes
Disallow: /definition/barred%20ghoul
Disallow: /sinonimos/innerpolitischselten
Disallow: /enru/relative%20Adressierung
Disallow: /pten/deslanchar
Disallow: /esfr/Empella
Disallow: /es/translation.asp?tranword=%5BReadinghtmliframe=true%5D
Disallow: /enpt/treat%20sb
Disallow: /sinonimos/[Muscle&Fitness]
Disallow: /enzh/black%20capped%20screech%20owl%20[Megascops%20atricapillus]
Disallow: /enpt/in%20Gefahr%20begab
Disallow: /es/en/translation.asp?spen=incende
Disallow: /ende/If%20I%20Knew%20You%20Were%20Comin/%5C'%20I/as%20if
Disallow: /enfr/FUT+Hack
Disallow: /esfr/Unternehmensanteil
Disallow: /engr/Reluctivity
Disallow: /fren/volumeters
Disallow: /es/translation.asp?tranword=kivitatti
Disallow: /enfr/in/?start=2500
Disallow: /esfr/fixedneutered
Disallow: /enpl/nass%20spritzen
Disallow: /enit/prim%E4re+Wachstum
Disallow: /enfr/He/%5C's%20good%20at%20French
Disallow: /thesaurus/aloveh
Disallow: /iten/knarrender
Disallow: /enit/biophysicist%20[female]
Disallow: /definition/Rosamund
Disallow: /es/translation.asp?tranword=Mercedes+Schiff&dict=enes
Disallow: /enja/Duscht
Disallow: /fres/grandseigneur
Disallow: /es/translation.asp?tranword=poetiskt&dict=enes
Disallow: /enpl/to%20give%20somebody%20hell
Disallow: /enes/expectant%20heir
Disallow: /enar/to%20recognize%20a%20responsibility
Disallow: /encz/%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0
Disallow: /es/en/translation.asp?spen=en%20todo%20lo%20descubierto?start=100&start=200
Disallow: /enit/hyperinsulin%E4mischer
Disallow: /definicion/entlastendes
Disallow: /iten/Rotationskolbenpumpe
Disallow: /enzh/Ablaut%20[histor%20Sprachwissenschaft]
Disallow: /definition/wipedout
Disallow: /definition/A.%20O.
Disallow: /engr/freeport
Disallow: /lists
User-agent: Teoma
User-agent: Slurp
User-agent: Yeti
User-agent: Yandex
User-agent: NaverBot
User-agent: bingbot
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Baiduspider
User-agent: Sogou web spider
Crawl-delay: 1
Disallow: /2012/collins/
Disallow: /dictionary/getcollins/
Disallow: /2012/Goog
Disallow: /dictionary/googTranslate
Disallow: /translators/
Disallow: /spell/
Disallow: /lists
Disallow: /*/collins/
Disallow: /*/reverse/
Disallow: /czde/
Disallow: /czes/
Disallow: /czfr/
Disallow: /czgr/
Disallow: /czit/
Disallow: /czja/
Disallow: /czko/
Disallow: /cznl/
Disallow: /czpl/
Disallow: /czpt/
Disallow: /czro/
Disallow: /czru/
Disallow: /czsv/
Disallow: /cztr/
Disallow: /czzh/
Disallow: /decz/
Disallow: /defr/
Disallow: /degr/
Disallow: /deit/
Disallow: /deja/
Disallow: /deko/
Disallow: /denl/
Disallow: /depl/
Disallow: /dept/
Disallow: /dero/
Disallow: /deru/
Disallow: /desv/
Disallow: /detr/
Disallow: /dezh/
Disallow: /escz/
Disallow: /esgr/
Disallow: /esja/
Disallow: /esko/
Disallow: /esnl/
Disallow: /espl/
Disallow: /esro/
Disallow: /esru/
Disallow: /essv/
Disallow: /estr/
Disallow: /eszh/
Disallow: /frcz/
Disallow: /frde/
Disallow: /frgr/
Disallow: /frit/
Disallow: /frja/
Disallow: /frko/
Disallow: /frnl/
Disallow: /frpl/
Disallow: /frpt/
Disallow: /frro/
Disallow: /frru/
Disallow: /frsv/
Disallow: /frtr/
Disallow: /frzh/
Disallow: /grcz/
Disallow: /grde/
Disallow: /gres/
Disallow: /grfr/
Disallow: /grit/
Disallow: /grja/
Disallow: /grko/
Disallow: /grnl/
Disallow: /grpl/
Disallow: /grpt/
Disallow: /grro/
Disallow: /grru/
Disallow: /grsv/
Disallow: /grtr/
Disallow: /grzh/
Disallow: /itcz/
Disallow: /itde/
Disallow: /itfr/
Disallow: /itgr/
Disallow: /itja/
Disallow: /itko/
Disallow: /itnl/
Disallow: /itpl/
Disallow: /itpt/
Disallow: /itro/
Disallow: /itru/
Disallow: /itsv/
Disallow: /ittr/
Disallow: /itzh/
Disallow: /jacz/
Disallow: /jade/
Disallow: /jaes/
Disallow: /jafr/
Disallow: /jagr/
Disallow: /jait/
Disallow: /jako/
Disallow: /janl/
Disallow: /japl/
Disallow: /japt/
Disallow: /jaro/
Disallow: /jaru/
Disallow: /jasv/
Disallow: /jatr/
Disallow: /jazh/
Disallow: /kocz/
Disallow: /kode/
Disallow: /koes/
Disallow: /kofr/
Disallow: /kogr/
Disallow: /koit/
Disallow: /koja/
Disallow: /konl/
Disallow: /kopl/
Disallow: /kopt/
Disallow: /koro/
Disallow: /koru/
Disallow: /kosv/
Disallow: /kotr/
Disallow: /kozh/
Disallow: /nlcz/
Disallow: /nlde/
Disallow: /nles/
Disallow: /nlfr/
Disallow: /nlgr/
Disallow: /nlit/
Disallow: /nlja/
Disallow: /nlko/
Disallow: /nlpl/
Disallow: /nlpt/
Disallow: /nlro/
Disallow: /nlru/
Disallow: /nlsv/
Disallow: /nltr/
Disallow: /nlzh/
Disallow: /plcz/
Disallow: /plde/
Disallow: /ples/
Disallow: /plfr/
Disallow: /plgr/
Disallow: /plit/
Disallow: /plja/
Disallow: /plko/
Disallow: /plnl/
Disallow: /plpt/
Disallow: /plro/
Disallow: /plru/
Disallow: /plsv/
Disallow: /pltr/
Disallow: /plzh/
Disallow: /ptcz/
Disallow: /ptde/
Disallow: /ptfr/
Disallow: /ptgr/
Disallow: /ptit/
Disallow: /ptja/
Disallow: /ptko/
Disallow: /ptnl/
Disallow: /ptpl/
Disallow: /ptro/
Disallow: /ptru/
Disallow: /ptsv/
Disallow: /pttr/
Disallow: /ptzh/
Disallow: /rocz/
Disallow: /rode/
Disallow: /roes/
Disallow: /rofr/
Disallow: /rogr/
Disallow: /roit/
Disallow: /roja/
Disallow: /roko/
Disallow: /ronl/
Disallow: /ropl/
Disallow: /ropt/
Disallow: /roru/
Disallow: /rosv/
Disallow: /rotr/
Disallow: /rozh/
Disallow: /rucz/
Disallow: /rude/
Disallow: /rues/
Disallow: /rufr/
Disallow: /rugr/
Disallow: /ruit/
Disallow: /ruja/
Disallow: /ruko/
Disallow: /runl/
Disallow: /rupl/
Disallow: /rupt/
Disallow: /ruro/
Disallow: /rusv/
Disallow: /rutr/
Disallow: /ruzh/
Disallow: /svcz/
Disallow: /svde/
Disallow: /sves/
Disallow: /svfr/
Disallow: /svgr/
Disallow: /svit/
Disallow: /svja/
Disallow: /svko/
Disallow: /svnl/
Disallow: /svpl/
Disallow: /svpt/
Disallow: /svro/
Disallow: /svru/
Disallow: /svtr/
Disallow: /svzh/
Disallow: /trcz/
Disallow: /trde/
Disallow: /tres/
Disallow: /trfr/
Disallow: /trgr/
Disallow: /trit/
Disallow: /trja/
Disallow: /trko/
Disallow: /trnl/
Disallow: /trpl/
Disallow: /trpt/
Disallow: /trro/
Disallow: /trru/
Disallow: /trsv/
Disallow: /trzh/
Disallow: /zhcz/
Disallow: /zhde/
Disallow: /zhes/
Disallow: /zhfr/
Disallow: /zhgr/
Disallow: /zhit/
Disallow: /zhja/
Disallow: /zhko/
Disallow: /zhnl/
Disallow: /zhpl/
Disallow: /zhpt/
Disallow: /zhro/
Disallow: /zhru/
Disallow: /zhsv/
Disallow: /zhtr/
# Ad bots - allow all
# Triplelift minutemedia ad partner
User-agent: Opebot-v (https://www.1plusx.com)
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
Disallow:
# now disallowing all other bots, No AI allowed, for permission, write us: https://forum.wordreference.com/misc/contact
User-agent: *
Allow: /ads.txt
Allow: /app-ads.txt
Disallow: /
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
DURL VariantsActionwww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSFIX
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
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
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations31 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
- 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, 44 ms lookupPASS
| A | 148.251.52.149 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-113.awsdns-14.com, ns-1335.awsdns-38.org, ns-2039.awsdns-62.co.uk, ns-652.awsdns-17.net |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=VN-aoJjBPlqX1D3Gwz5zF8WfrYh6zKwPbgjKcJER-n0 SPF v=spf1 mx a:forum.wordreference.com a:daily.wordreference.com include:_spf.googl... |
| 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.
A+Redirect ChainNo redirects — direct accessPASS
https://wordreference.com
658 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://wordreference.com | 200 | 658 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx/1.29.8 |
A+Domain Intelligencewordreference.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 27 years, 6 months old, hosted on HetznerPASS
2047 days
February 25, 2032
31 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
27 years, 6 months
Registered February 25, 1999
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Hetzner
ASN AS24940
148.251.52.149
NameCheap, Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
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.
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.
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