Tracked site: https://nationalgeographic.com/.
Checked against the Web 1.0 Specification
(2026 Edition), front page
only, roughly every two weeks.
F
Fails on multiple major faults.
Latest check: 2026-09-30.
4 major, 4 minor;
14.5 MB first-party transfer,
161 requests.
Rule by rule
| Rule | Fault | Result |
|---|
| JS-01 | JavaScript |
MAJOR
- inline <script>
- inline <script>
- <script src="https://cdn.disneyaccount.com/v5/sdk.js">
- <script src="https://dcf.espn.com/TWDC-DTCI/prod/Bootstrap.js">
- inline <script>
- and 23 more
|
| TP-01 | Third-party requests |
MAJOR
- https://i.natgeofe.com (via <link rel=preconnect>)
- https://dcf.espn.com (via <link rel=preconnect>)
- https://service-pkgespn.akamaized.net (via <link rel=preconnect>)
- https://www.datadoghq-browser-agent.com (via <link rel=preconnect>)
- https://cdn.registerdisney.go.com (via <link rel=dns-prefetch>)
- and 4 more
|
| CK-01 | Cookies |
MAJOR
- Set-Cookie on https://nationalgeographic.com/
|
| WT-01 | Excessive transfer |
MAJOR
- total first-party transfer 14.50 MB (over 2 MB)
|
| AV-01 | Autoplaying media |
pass |
| HY-01 | Missing doctype |
pass |
| HY-02 | Missing title |
pass |
| HY-03 | Missing language |
pass |
| HY-04 | Missing charset |
pass |
| HY-05 | Missing alt text |
pass |
| FT-01 | Web fonts |
3 minor
- @font-face in https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/bfcb66aa1ac5-release-09-29-2026.8/client/natgeo/css/323-855c62df.css
- @font-face in https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/bfcb66aa1ac5-release-09-29-2026.8/client/natgeo/css/323-855c62df.css
- @font-face in https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/bfcb66aa1ac5-release-09-29-2026.8/client/natgeo/css/323-855c62df.css
- @font-face in https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/bfcb66aa1ac5-release-09-29-2026.8/client/natgeo/css/323-855c62df.css
- @font-face in https://assets-cdn.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo/bfcb66aa1ac5-release-09-29-2026.8/client/natgeo/css/323-855c62df.css
- and 353 more
|
| RQ-01 | Excessive requests |
1 minor
|
| FR-01 | First-party frame |
pass |
History
| Date | Grade | Majors | Minors |
Weight | Requests |
|---|
| 2026-09-30 |
F |
4 |
4 |
14.5 MB |
161 |
| 2026-09-16 |
F |
4 |
4 |
14.5 MB |
160 |
| 2026-09-01 |
F |
4 |
4 |
14.5 MB |
161 |
| 2026-08-17 |
F |
4 |
4 |
14.0 MB |
156 |