Audit Result

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howdystranger.net

https://howdystranger.net/journal.html

Scanned 2 months ago

79
Fair Score
39 total checks
Passed
25
Warnings
12
Errors
2

Meta Information

  • Title Tag Warning

    Found 22 characters. Keep title between 30 and 60 characters.

    Fix: Add a unique <title> tag describing the main page intent in 30-60 characters.

  • Meta Description Pass

    Found 117 characters. Good snippet length.

  • Canonical URL Pass

    Canonical found: https://howdystranger.net/journal.html

  • Favicon Pass

    Favicon found and reachable: favicon.ico (HTTP 200).

    Favicon
  • Viewport Meta Pass

    Viewport configured: width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0

  • HTML Lang Pass

    Language declared as "en".

Content Structure

  • H1 Tag Warning

    Found 4 H1 tags.

    Fix: Use a single, descriptive <h1> that states the primary purpose of the page.

  • Heading Hierarchy Pass

    Valid heading flow across 86 headings.

  • Image Alt Text Error

    3 of 23 images are missing alt text.

    Fix: Add meaningful alt attributes to all informative images for accessibility and image SEO.

Technical Optimization

  • HTTPS Pass

    Page is served over HTTPS.

  • HSTS & HTTPS Redirect Warning

    2 HTTPS hardening issues detected.

    • • HSTS is missing includeSubDomains.
    • • Could not probe the HTTP version of this page.
    • • Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63072000

    Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security with a long max-age, add includeSubDomains, and redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS.

  • Security Headers Warning

    Missing: content-security-policy, x-frame-options, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy.

    Full HTTP headers (15)
    • • access-control-allow-origin: *
    • • age: 326
    • • cache-control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
    • • content-disposition: inline; filename="journal.html"
    • • content-encoding: br
    • • content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
    • • date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:06:00 GMT
    • • etag: W/"758d1ec2dae8a2a7b368861d7215c1d3"
    • • expires: 0
    • • last-modified: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:34 GMT
    • • pragma: no-cache
    • • server: Vercel
    • • strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000
    • • x-vercel-cache: HIT
    • • x-vercel-id: iad1::rwkqm-1781013960278-4eff3db0c9ab

    Fix: Add the missing security headers at your reverse proxy or application layer.

  • CSP Quality Warning

    Content-Security-Policy header is missing.

    • • Missing Content-Security-Policy header.

    Fix: Define a restrictive Content-Security-Policy and avoid unsafe directives such as unsafe-inline and unsafe-eval.

  • Cookie Security Pass

    No first-party cookies were set during the initial page load.

  • Server Version Disclosure Pass

    Server response headers do not expose version tokens.

  • Cloudflare Proxy Warning

    Domain does not appear to be behind Cloudflare.

  • Perceived Load Time Pass

    Loaded in 0.06s (perceived).

  • Render Blocking Resources Warning

    0 scripts and 8 styles may block rendering.

    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/theme.css?v=20260429
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/body.css?v=20260429
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/nav.css?v=20260429
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/article.css?v=20260321
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/news.css?v=20260429
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/journal-tweets.css?v=20260321
    • • style: https://howdystranger.net/css/page-branding.css?v=20260510
    • • style: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Crimson+Pro:wght@600;700&family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&display=swap

    Fix: Defer non-critical scripts and inline critical CSS to improve first paint speed.

  • Compression Warning

    11 text resources look uncompressed.

    • • https://howdystranger.net/js/speed-insights.js (application/javascript; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/components/head-meta.html (text/html; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/components/fonts.html (text/html; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/components/analytics.html (text/html; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/components/error-handling.html (text/html; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-06-nyc-racial-equity-plan.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-06-trump-accounts-update.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-07-1996-bipartisan-immigration.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-06-iran-policy-bipartisan.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-04-b1-bridge-struck.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)
    • • https://howdystranger.net/article/posts/2026-04-06-iran-coastline-islands.md (text/markdown; charset=utf-8)

    Fix: Enable Brotli or Gzip compression for HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON responses.

  • Robots.txt Pass

    Found robots.txt (200).

  • Sitemap File Pass

    Found sitemap (200) at https://howdystranger.net/sitemap.xml.

  • Crawl Directives Pass

    Robots meta found: noindex, nofollow

Accessibility Basics

  • Form Labels Pass

    All 1 controls are labeled.

  • Landmarks Pass

    Header, nav, main, and footer landmarks are present.

  • Tap Target Size Warning

    25 interactive elements appear smaller than 48px.

    • • a.nav-link.nav-icon-link (Media) - 42x61px
    • • a.nav-link.nav-icon-link (Docs) - 42x61px
    • • button#darkModeToggle.dark-mode-toggle (Switch to dark mode) - 40x40px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/USD) - 59x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/IOT.) - 54x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/BRK) - 60x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/CB) - 48x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/VST) - 48x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/NEE) - 53x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/XOM) - 61x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/GS) - 48x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/MCD) - 61x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/ENB) - 59x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/VG) - 48x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/TSLA) - 67x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/DJT) - 55x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/NYC) - 59x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/INVH) - 63x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/AMH) - 61x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/GOOGL) - 85x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/CACI) - 64x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/JFB) - 55x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/TSLA) - 67x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/U) - 36x30px
    • • a (https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/IOT) - 52x30px

    Fix: Increase target size to at least 48x48 CSS pixels for touch interactions.

Social & Rich Results

  • Open Graph Basics Pass

    Core Open Graph tags are present.

  • Open Graph Image Pass

    og:image is present and absolute.

    Open Graph Image
  • Twitter Card Pass

    twitter:card set to summary_large_image.

  • Structured Data Pass

    JSON-LD schema detected.

  • PWA Metadata Pass

    Manifest and Apple touch icon are configured.

  • Open Graph/Twitter Quality Warning

    1 social preview quality issues detected.

    • • ISSUE: Failed to fetch preview image: network error.
    • • GUIDELINE: Optimal og:title length: 40-60 characters (acceptable: 10-70).
    • • GUIDELINE: Optimal og:description length: 110-160 characters (acceptable: 50-200).
    • • GUIDELINE: Optimal preview image size: 1200x630 pixels.
    • • GUIDELINE: Optimal preview image aspect ratio: 1.91:1.
    • • GUIDELINE: Optimal preview image file size: under 5 MB.
    • • GUIDELINE: Recommended twitter:card: summary_large_image.

    Fix: Use absolute OG/Twitter URLs, keep metadata lengths in recommended ranges, and provide a preview image near 1200x630 under 5MB.

Links Analysis

  • Internal Links Pass

    Checked 80 links. No broken internal links found.

  • External Links Warning

    5 external links returned errors or timed out.

    • • https://kalshi.com/markets/kxvenezuelaleader/who-will-be-the-head-of-state-of-venezuela-on-date/kxvenezuelaleader-26dec31 (HTTP 429)
    • • https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-8/ (HTTP 403)
    • • https://www.realclearpolling.com/latest-polls/house (HTTP 403)
    • • https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6293 (HTTP 403)
    • • https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/USD (HTTP 403)

    Fix: Replace dead external URLs or point to working alternatives.

  • Link Format Pass

    All 651 links use non-empty href values.

Performance & Runtime

  • Core Web Vitals: LCP Pass

    Largest Contentful Paint: 0.83s.

  • Core Web Vitals: CLS Error

    Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.311.

    Fix: Reserve space for images/ads and avoid injecting layout-changing elements above existing content.

  • Main Thread Blocking (TBT) Pass

    Total Blocking Time estimate: 105ms.

  • Broken Assets Pass

    No failed CSS/JS/image/font/media requests detected.

  • JavaScript Runtime Errors Warning

    3 JavaScript runtime issues detected.

    • • Request failed: https://analytics.google.com/g/collect?v=2&tid=G-DWEVPGLJDP&gtm=45je6640h2v9221205046za200zd9221205046&_p=1781013960432&_gaz=1&gcd=13l3l3l3l1l1&npa=0&dma=0&ecid=1300853213&_eu=AAAAAGAC&are=1&cid=1444256044.1781013961&ec_mode=a&frm=0&pscdl=noapi&rcb=3&sr=1280x800&uaa=x86&uab=64&uafvl=Not%253AA-Brand%3B99.0.0.0%7CHeadlessChrome%3B145.0.7632.6%7CChromium%3B145.0.7632.6&uam=&uamb=0&uap=Linux&uapv=&uaw=0&ul=en-us&gaf=2&_s=1&tag_exp=0~115616986~115938465~115938468&sid=1781013960&sct=1&seg=0&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fhowdystranger.net%2Fjournal.html&dt=Docs%20-%20Howdy%2C%20Stranger&_tu=QA&en=page_view&_fv=1&_nsi=1&_ss=1&_ee=1&ep.anonymize_ip=true&tfd=500 (net::ERR_ABORTED, type: fetch)
    • • Request failed: https://www.google.com/rmkt/collect/16914260010/?random=1781013961099&cv=11&fst=1781013961099&fmt=8&bg=ffffff&guid=ON&async=1&en=gtag.config&gtm=45be6640h2za200zb9221205046zd9221205046xec&gcd=13l3l3l3l1l1&dma=0&tag_exp=0~115938465~115938468&u_w=1280&u_h=800&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhowdystranger.net%2Fjournal.html&rcb=15&frm=0&tiba=Docs%20-%20Howdy%2C%20Stranger&hn=www.googleadservices.com&npa=0&pscdl=noapi&auid=1974655438.1781013961&uaa=x86&uab=64&uafvl=Not%253AA-Brand%3B99.0.0.0%7CHeadlessChrome%3B145.0.7632.6%7CChromium%3B145.0.7632.6&uamb=0&uam=&uap=Linux&uapv=&uaw=0&data=event%3Dgtag.config&ept=68&gcp=5 (net::ERR_ABORTED, type: fetch)
    • • Request failed: https://www.google.com/ccm/collect?rcb=15&frm=0&auid=1974655438.1781013961&dt=Docs%20-%20Howdy%2C%20Stranger&en=page_view&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fhowdystranger.net%2Fjournal.html&scrsrc=www.googletagmanager.com&rnd=996364695.1781013961&navt=n&npa=0&gtm=45be6640h2za200zb9221205046zd9221205046xec&gcd=13l3l3l3l1l1&dma=0&tag_exp=0~115938465~115938468&apve=1&apvf=f&apvc=1&tids=AW-16914260010&tid=AW-16914260010&tft=1781013961154&tfd=899 (net::ERR_ABORTED, type: fetch)

    Fix: Fix JS files returning 404/failed requests and resolve the listed runtime exceptions.