dcist.com
Scanned URL: https://dcist.com
62
π SEO Score
8 / 13 checks passed
27
π€ LLM Readiness
3 / 11 checks passed
55
β‘ Performance
6 / 11 checks passed
π Extracted Page Tags
Title Tag
DCist: News, Food, Arts, Events in DC
Meta Description
DCist covers news, city politics, arts, events, culture, and curiosities in Washington, D.C. The site is owned by WAMU 88.5.
H1 Heading
None found
Canonical URL
https://dcist.com/
π SEO Audit
62/100β
Title Tag
Length: 37 chars (Ideal: 30-60).
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Meta Description
Length: 124 chars (Ideal: 50-160).
β H1 Tag
Found 0 H1 tags. Exactly 1 is recommended.
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Canonical URL
Canonical URL is set.
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Open Graph Tags
Found 14 OG properties (4+ recommended).
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Indexability
Page allows indexing.
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Mobile Viewport
Viewport meta tag present.
β Image Alt Text
19 of 22 images missing alt.
β Sitemap
No sitemap found in robots.txt.
β Heading Hierarchy
Missing H1 or H2 tags.
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Internal Links
Found 68 internal links.
β HSTS Security
Missing HSTS header.
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HTTPS
Loads securely over HTTPS.
π€ LLMO
27/100β Structured Data (JSON-LD)
No JSON-LD found.
β Schema Entities
No schema entities.
β FAQ Schema
Missing FAQ schema.
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Contextual Summary
Description provides good AI context.
β E-E-A-T (Author)
No author meta or schema.
β Organisation Schema
Missing Organization schema.
β Breadcrumb Schema
Missing BreadcrumbList.
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AI Crawler Access
AI agents not blocked.
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Language Declaration
Language set to 'en'.
β Semantic Structure
No semantic HTML5 wrappers.
β Entity Verification Links
No entity validation links.
β‘ Performance
55/100Network Waterfall (Total: 176ms)
- DNS: 124ms
- Connect: 125ms
- TTFB: 175ms
- Download: 1ms
β
Time to First Byte (TTFB)
TTFB: 175ms (Target: < 600ms).
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HTML Payload Size
Raw HTML: 31.2KB (Target: < 150KB).
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Text Compression
Compression enabled (gzip).
β Cache Policies
Missing Cache-Control headers.
β CDN Usage
No CDN headers found.
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Secure Delivery (HTTPS)
Served securely.
β Modern Protocol
Using HTTP/1.1.
β Native Lazy Loading
No lazy loading detected.
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Minified Assets
Minified .js/.css referenced.
β Preload / Preconnect Hints
Missing preload/preconnect hints.
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Character Set
UTF-8 declared.
π‘οΈ Security & Blacklist
Cleanβ
Domain is clean.
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Spamhaus DBLVerify β
Lookup inconclusive β use the Verify link to check manually.
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SURBLVerify β
Not listed β no threats detected.
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URIBLVerify β
Lookup inconclusive β use the Verify link to check manually.
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Google Safe BrowsingVerify β
No unsafe content found per Google Safe Browsing.
βοΈ Technologies
CMS
WordPress
Analytics & Tracking
Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
JavaScript
jQuery
π WHOIS
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered
2004-03-18
Expires
2027-03-18
Last Updated
2026-03-19
Status
client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Name Servers
ns-1124.awsdns-12.org, ns-1766.awsdns-28.co.uk, ns-5.awsdns-00.com, ns-684.awsdns-21.net
π DNS Records
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| A | 13.225.196.21 |
| A | 13.225.196.68 |
| A | 13.225.196.120 |
| A | 13.225.196.75 |
| MX | dcist-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=vgsW-a3oCLQ-hWFsKNmEpSvCujt9KoYwGalXdh1tzxw |
| TXT | v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.e-activist.com include:mail.zendesk.com ?all |
| TXT | MS=ms37764485 |
| TXT | facebook-domain-verification=y9yqvpphunoiipqtp89grltntazqu8 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=fXOPadMNKw4_BSAgRjwCHjY1e7GlAB1EQ8vzbjPPNfM |
| NS | ns-5.awsdns-00.com |
| NS | ns-684.awsdns-21.net |
| NS | ns-1124.awsdns-12.org |
| NS | ns-1766.awsdns-28.co.uk |