Web Quality Index
Scan complete · Scanned May 14, 2026 · 36 of 36 standards scored (64 didn’t apply)

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cerncourier.com

SaaS / Product site based in Switzerland, served through cloudflare.

Site typeSaaS / Product
Built onwordpress
Hosted byCERN-LAN1
Hosted fromSwitzerland
Online sinceJanuary 1998
Managed hostCERN-LAN1
CDN / WAFcloudflare
Web Quality Score
59/100
Solid
Meets the baseline standards we measure against — but with real room to improve.
Check breakdown
45 scored
A further 26 standards didn’t apply to this site — most are accessibility and privacy tests that need page contents to evaluate.
Is email from this domain trustworthy?
32
Needs work
13 standards behind this question
Pass1Fail4
Fail

Stops scammers from emailing customers as you

You have DMARC set up, but in monitor-only mode — it's not actually rejecting spoofed mail.

WEBQ-01
Fail

Lists who's allowed to email as your business

No SPF record is published, so nothing tells mail providers who's allowed to send as you.

WEBQ-03
Fail

You email from your own domain, not Gmail

Your published contact email is on a free service, not your own domain.

WEBQ-75
Fail

Your email is being forwarded, not hosted

We didn't detect any mail forwarding — your inbox provider is unclear.

WEBQ-85
Pass

A clickable email link on your site

Your site exposes a mailto: link visitors can tap to start a message.

WEBQ-84

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Does it respect visitor privacy?
40
Needs work
6 standards behind this question
Review1Fail2
Fail

You have a privacy policy page

No privacy policy page found. Required by GDPR, CCPA, and most app store listings.

WEBQ-47
Fail

You have a terms of service page

No terms of service page found. Without one, you have no contractual basis for the relationship with your visitors.

WEBQ-48
Review

How many outside companies you let watch your visitors

Your homepage loads a moderate number of third-party trackers. Worth auditing what each one is for.

WEBQ-49

3 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Is it fast?
67
Excellent
14 standards behind this question
Pass3Review1Fail2
Fail

Your site uses the newest connection style

Your server still serves over the older HTTP/2 protocol — not the newer, faster HTTP/3.

WEBQ-30
Fail

Your photos are saved in modern formats

Your images are served as JPEG or PNG when modern formats (WebP, AVIF) would cut their size by 30–60% with no visible loss.

WEBQ-32
Review

How fast your site loads on a phone

Your homepage is mid-pack on mobile. Reasonable but Google's ranking signal rewards faster sites.

WEBQ-08
Pass

Your homepage isn't bloated

Your homepage downloads at a reasonable size.

WEBQ-37
Pass

Photos lower on the page wait their turn

Below-fold images use loading="lazy" — they download only when the visitor scrolls toward them.

WEBQ-35
Pass

Reachable on the modern internet

Your domain is reachable on IPv6.

WEBQ-31

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Can everyone use it?
72
Excellent
7 standards behind this question
Pass3Fail2
Fail

Your headings are in a sensible order

Your heading levels skip — for example, an H1 followed by an H3 with no H2 in between. Screen reader users lose the outline of the page.

WEBQ-55
Fail

A way to skip past the menu

No skip-to-content link is published. Keyboard users have to tab through every nav item on every page before reaching the content.

WEBQ-58
Pass

Your photos have written descriptions

Every image on your homepage has alt text — screen readers can describe them.

WEBQ-54
Pass

Text is dark enough to read

Text on your homepage meets WCAG AA contrast minimums — readable by visitors with low vision.

WEBQ-56
Pass

Your buttons and forms are labeled for screen readers

Interactive elements have proper ARIA labels — screen reader users get a clear description of each control.

WEBQ-57

2 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Can people find this site?
74
Excellent
15 standards behind this question
Pass4Review1Fail2
Fail

A clear headline on every page

Your homepage doesn't have a visible H1 heading. Without it, search engines and screen readers have no anchor for what the page is about.

WEBQ-13
Fail

How well your site feeds AI the right facts

We couldn't find any organization details in your page's structured data.

WEBQ-45
Review

Hidden labels that explain your business to Google

Your homepage doesn't publish any Schema.org structured data. Search engines and AI tools fall back to guessing what your site is — and they guess wrong more often than not.

WEBQ-12
Pass

How your site appears when shared or in search results

Your homepage has the title, description, OG, Twitter, and canonical tags.

WEBQ-11
Pass

Whether your behind-the-scenes labels are valid

Your structured-data tags parse cleanly against Schema.org.

WEBQ-39
Pass

A trail showing where visitors are on your site

Your pages publish breadcrumb schema — search results show the path back to important sections.

WEBQ-40
Pass

How easy it is to reach your deepest pages

Important pages are reachable in just a click or two from your homepage.

WEBQ-43

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Does this look like a real business?
78
Excellent
12 standards behind this question
Pass3Review2Fail1
Fail

Your reviews on Trustpilot

We couldn't find a Trustpilot listing. Many consumers check Trustpilot before buying — a missing listing reads as a missing reputation.

WEBQ-60
Review

Whether anyone's written about you lately

No news mentions of this domain in the last 30 days.

WEBQ-20
Review

Whether you have a Wikipedia entry

No Wikipedia entry was found for this business.

WEBQ-21
Pass

How long your site has been online

Your site has been online for years — public archives have a long history of it.

WEBQ-18
Pass

Your company page on LinkedIn

Your LinkedIn Company Page is live with employees and followers — B2B prospects can verify you exist.

WEBQ-62
Pass

A contact form people can actually find

A visible contact form is reachable from your homepage.

WEBQ-83

6 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Is it safe to visit?
79
Excellent
21 standards behind this question
Pass8Review3Fail2
Fail

Visitors connect faster on the first click

Your server doesn't staple OCSP. Visitors' browsers may have to contact the CA themselves, slowing first connects.

WEBQ-91
Fail

Strict mode for your padlock check

Neither OCSP stapling nor Must-Staple is in play. A revoked cert wouldn't be caught quickly.

WEBQ-96
Review

Your padlock isn't using outdated keys

Your certificate uses outdated key strength or a SHA-1 signature. Reissue with a modern ACME-class cert.

WEBQ-89
Review

Your certificate is publicly logged

Your certificate carries only one embedded SCT — modern browsers want at least two. Reissue from a CA that includes them.

WEBQ-92
Review

Your site finishes its handshake quickly

Your TLS handshake is on the slower side. A CDN with anycast edges and session resumption usually cuts this in half.

WEBQ-98
Pass

Your padlock isn't about to expire

Your SSL certificate is valid and not close to expiring.

WEBQ-05
Pass

WordPress isn't leaking your usernames

Your WordPress REST API doesn't leak usernames — attackers can't list accounts without already being authenticated.

WEBQ-06
Pass

Private files aren't open to the public

None of the common admin or developer paths are publicly reachable.

WEBQ-07
Pass

Old TLS versions are turned off

Only modern TLS (1.2 and above) is offered — TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are turned off.

WEBQ-27
Pass

Forgotten subdomains aren't an open door

No forgotten or claimable subdomains were found.

WEBQ-28
Pass

Your padlock loads cleanly on every device

Your server sends the full certificate chain — every device builds the path to a trusted root cleanly.

WEBQ-90
Pass

Your padlock renews on a healthy schedule

Your certificate uses a short validity window (≤ 90 days) — auto-renewal keeps revocation fast and frictionless.

WEBQ-95
Pass

Your padlock comes from a reputable vendor

Your certificate is issued by a tier-1 publicly trusted CA (Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, Google Trust, Sectigo, etc.).

WEBQ-97

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site