mcdonalds.co.uk

We performed a comprehensive analysis of mcdonalds.co.uk on 2026-07-01. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 15457ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 384 KB. Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 50/100 (moderate). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, 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 3 technologies across 3 categories powering mcdonalds.co.uk. The detected stack includes reCAPTCHA v3, Akamai, and jQuery. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, mcdonalds.co.uk receives an overall trust score of 70/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, mcdonalds.co.uk receives a trust score of 70/100, 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, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a reject policy — the strongest available setting, and a well-established domain registered for over 26.2 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, 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 mcdonalds.co.uk 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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc based in US, with a registration date of 2000-04-12 and expiration date of 2027-04-12.

Our technology detection engine scanned mcdonalds.co.uk and identified 3 distinct technologies across 3 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for mcdonalds.co.uk. CDN: Akamai — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for mcdonalds.co.uk. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for mcdonalds.co.uk.

mcdonalds.co.uk delivers its homepage in 15457ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 384 KB, and we detected 343 resource requests loading assets from 14 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: 5 out of 5 CSS files and 8 out of 11 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. From an environmental perspective, each page view of mcdonalds.co.uk produces approximately 0.19g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of B. 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 384 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for mcdonalds.co.uk. 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.

mcdonalds.co.uk resolves to the IPv4 address 44.208.147.61, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: ns-1221.awsdns-24.org, ns-1817.awsdns-35.co.uk, ns-394.awsdns-49.com, and ns-605.awsdns-11.net. Having 4 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 mcdonalds.co.uk is handled by pphosted.com with 2 MX records configured: mxa-0038a101.gslb.pphosted.com and mxb-0038a101.gslb.pphosted.com. 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 (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a reject policy — the strongest setting, instructing receiving servers to reject unauthorized emails entirely. 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 mcdonalds.co.uk. 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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc (US). It was first registered on 2000-04-12 and is set to expire on 2027-04-12, making it 26.2 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 2 active subdomains for mcdonalds.co.uk: m.mcdonalds.co.uk and www.mcdonalds.co.uk. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of mcdonalds.co.uk contains 1,739 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 34 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 7 H4 headings, 1 H5, and 0 H6 headings. The page includes 74 images. 51 images (69%) 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 31% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 192 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 23 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 11 external JavaScript files, 5 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@mcdonaldsuk&), Twitter (@mcdonaldsuk&), and Instagram (@mcdonaldsuk&). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for mcdonalds.co.uk is good at 13 characters: "McDonald’s UK". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. No meta description is configured for mcdonalds.co.uk. This is a critical SEO oversight — without a meta description, Google will auto-generate a snippet from page content, which may not accurately represent the page or entice users to click. Adding a unique, compelling meta description of 120-155 characters is strongly recommended. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb.html, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en-gb, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 2/4 recommended fields: OG title ("McDonald’s UK..."), 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.