Technical Information
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| HTTP Version | HTTP/1.1 |
| HTTPS | ✔ Available |
| IP Address | 104.20.17.109 |
| Server Software | nginx/1.22.1 |
| Compression | gzip |
|
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS | HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing Content Security Policy | CSP is not configured. It helps prevent XSS attacks and content injection. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options | The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk). |
HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 104.20.17.109
Server Software nginx/1.22.1
Compression gzip
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites.
ℹ 🔵 Missing Content Security Policy CSP is not configured. It helps prevent XSS attacks and content injection.
ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk).
Redirect Chain
| # | URL | HTTP Status Code | Status |
| 1 | https://theroot.com:443 | 308 | HTTP/2 308 |
| 2 | https://www.theroot.com/ | 200 | HTTP/2 200 |
#1 URL https://theroot.com:443
HTTP Status Code 308
Status HTTP/2 308
#2 URL https://www.theroot.com/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/2 200
Performance
| DNS Lookup | 12.3 ms |
| TCP Connect | 94.4 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 167.4 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 526.1 ms |
| Content Download | 84.5 ms |
| Total Response Time | 610.6 ms |
DNS Lookup 12.3 ms
TCP Connect 94.4 ms
TLS Handshake 167.4 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 526.1 ms
Content Download 84.5 ms
Total Response Time 610.6 ms
Security
| HTTPS | ✔ Enabled |
| HSTS | ✘ Not configured |
| CSP | ⚠ Not configured |
| X-Frame-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| X-Content-Type-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| HTTP/2 | ⚠ HTTP/1.1 |
HTTPS ✔ Enabled
HSTS ✘ Not configured
CSP ⚠ Not configured
X-Frame-Options ⚠ Not configured
X-Content-Type-Options ⚠ Not configured
HTTP/2 ⚠ HTTP/1.1
SEO Quick Check
| Title | The Root – Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture |
| Canonical | https://www.theroot.com |
| Robots Meta | max-image-preview:large |
Title The Root – Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture
Canonical https://www.theroot.com
Robots Meta max-image-preview:large
Detected Technologies
| Technology | WordPress Bootstrap jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare Nginx PHP |
Technology WordPress Bootstrap jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare Nginx PHP
HTTP Headers
| Date
| Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:37:56 GMT |
| Content-type
| text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| Server
| nginx/1.22.1 |
| Vary
| Accept-Encoding |
| X-powered-by
| PHP/8.2.29 |
| Last-modified
| Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:53:13 GMT |
| Content-encoding
| gzip |
Meta Tags
| Viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| Robots | max-image-preview:large |
| Msapplication-TileImage |  |
Date Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:37:56 GMT
Content-type text/html; charset=UTF-8
Server nginx/1.22.1
Vary Accept-Encoding
X-powered-by PHP/8.2.29
Last-modified Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:53:13 GMT
Content-encoding gzip
