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Updated Date: 2024-07-14T18:57:06Z
Creation Date: 2004-08-14T03:15:21Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2028-08-14T03:15:21Z
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Last tested: 2018-05-02


Desktop Speed Good
86/100

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diffbot.com mobile page speed rank

Last tested: 2018-01-29


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diffbot.com Mobile Speed Test Quick Summary


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diffbot.com mobile page usability

Last tested: 2018-01-29


Mobile Usability Good
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diffbot.com Mobile Usability Test Quick Summary


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diffbot.com HTML validation

Errors

Attribute “alt” not allowed on element “svg” at this point.

Line: 100 Column: 9 - 141
"...> <svg class="diffbotLogo d-inline-block align-top" aria-hidden="true" width="148px" height="30px" viewBox="0 0 233 46" alt="Diffbot">Diffbo..." Line: 835 Column: 21 - 127
"... <svg class="diffbotLogo" aria-hidden="true" width="148px" height="30px" viewBox="0 0 233 46" alt="Diffbot"> ..."

Text not allowed in element “svg” in this context.

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"..."Diffbot">Diffbot <use x..."

Bad value “true” for attribute “autofocus” on element “input”.

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"... <input type="text" id="getStartedInput" name="e" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="Work Email Address" aria-label="Work Email Address" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" autofocus="true"> ..." Line: 794 Column: 25 - 77
"... <input type="email" id="getStartedBottomInput" name="e" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="Work Email Address" aria-label="Work Email Address" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" autofocus="true"> ..."

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"... <form action="https://www.diffbot.com/get-started" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" id="getStartedForm" class="getStartedForm"> ..."

A document must not include more than one “autofocus” attribute.

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"... <input type="email" id="getStartedBottomInput" name="e" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="Work Email Address" aria-label="Work Email Address" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" autofocus="true"> ..."

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"..."evenodd"><mask id="c" fill="#fff"><use x..."

Element “script” must not have attribute “charset” unless attribute “src” is also specified.

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"...ipt> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> ..."

The “aria-describedby” attribute must point to an element in the same document.

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"... <input type="text" id="getStartedInput" name="e" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="Work Email Address" aria-label="Work Email Address" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" autofocus="true"> ..." Line: 794 Column: 25 - 77
"... <input type="email" id="getStartedBottomInput" name="e" value="" class="form-control" placeholder="Work Email Address" aria-label="Work Email Address" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" autofocus="true"> ..."

Warnings

The first occurrence of ID “getStartedForm” was here.

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"... <form action="https://www.diffbot.com/get-started" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" id="getStartedForm" class="getStartedForm"> ..."

The first occurrence of ID “b” was here.

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The first occurrence of ID “a” was here.

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The first occurrence of ID “c” was here.

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