davidwalsh.name

We performed a comprehensive analysis of davidwalsh.name on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 17450ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 66 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and ECDSA-SHA256 signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-08-22, which is 53 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 0/100 (poor). No security headers are configured, which is a significant security concern. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 9 technologies across 8 categories powering davidwalsh.name. The detected stack includes WordPress 5.0.2, React, Google Analytics 4, Google AdSense, Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, jQuery, Font Awesome, and WP Rocket. The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, davidwalsh.name receives an overall trust score of 63/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, davidwalsh.name receives a trust score of 63/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services with 53 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and a well-established domain registered for over 19.6 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked davidwalsh.name against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through Name.com, Inc. based in CA, with a registration date of 2006-12-12 and expiration date of 2030-12-12.

Our technology detection engine scanned davidwalsh.name and identified 9 distinct technologies across 8 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: WordPress (version 5.0.2) — manages the content and page structure for davidwalsh.name. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for davidwalsh.name. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for davidwalsh.name. Advertising: Google AdSense — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for davidwalsh.name. CDN: Cloudflare and Amazon CloudFront — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for davidwalsh.name. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for davidwalsh.name. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for davidwalsh.name. Performance: WP Rocket — optimizes page loading speed and performance for davidwalsh.name.

davidwalsh.name delivers its homepage in 17450ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 66 KB, and we detected 108 resource requests loading assets from 5 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 1 out of 1 CSS files and 2 out of 5 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 3 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. The site is served through a Content Delivery Network (CDN), which caches static assets at edge servers around the world. This means visitors from different geographic regions receive content from the nearest edge server, significantly reducing latency. CDN usage is particularly important for websites with a global audience, as it can reduce page load times by 40-60% for distant visitors. From an environmental perspective, each page view of davidwalsh.name produces approximately 0.03g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 66 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for davidwalsh.name. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

davidwalsh.name resolves to the IPv4 address 172.67.71.244 and also supports IPv6 (2606:4700:20::ac43:47f4), demonstrating modern network infrastructure readiness. The domain has 3 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: daisy.ns.cloudflare.com and tom.ns.cloudflare.com. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for davidwalsh.name is handled by cloudflare.net with 3 MX records configured: route3.mx.cloudflare.net, route2.mx.cloudflare.net, and route1.mx.cloudflare.net. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for davidwalsh.name. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through Name.com, Inc. (CA). It was first registered on 2006-12-12 and is set to expire on 2030-12-12, making it 19.6 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 2 active subdomains for davidwalsh.name: mail.davidwalsh.name and www.davidwalsh.name. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of davidwalsh.name contains 1,165 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 11 H2 headings, 7 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 22 images. 1 images (5%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 95% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 95 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 16 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 5 external JavaScript files, 1 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages), robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Schema.org structured data (CollectionPage, SearchAction, and WebSite), and RSS feed for content syndication. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@davidwalshblog), Twitter (@davidwalshblog), and Github (@darkwing). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for davidwalsh.name is well-optimized at 40 characters: "David Walsh Blog - JavaScript Consultant". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 111 characters (well-optimized): "A blog featuring tutorials about JavaScript, HTML5, AJAX, PHP, CSS, WordPress, and everything else development.". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://davidwalsh.name/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, the meta robots directive is set to max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("David Walsh Blog..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: CollectionPage, SearchAction, and WebSite. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.