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www.cms.gov: Web standards & metadata — week 2026-W31

Web standards & metadata

Web-standards, metadata, and security checks in the spirit of ScanGov (methodology CC0), run across our scan rather than only the homepage.

Share of checked pages passing each standard (lowest first).
StandardPass ratePages
hreflang alternates declared0%0/2255
Open Graph tags (0/6)0%1/2255
Twitter card metadata0%1/2255
Open social presence (Mastodon/Bluesky) linked0%0/2255
schema.org GovernmentOrganization markup4%92/2255
Meta description present44%995/2255
Canonical URL declared69%1567/2255
Character encoding declared99%2230/2255
Document language (lang) set99%2230/2255
Responsive viewport (zoom not disabled)99%2230/2255
Page has a <title>100%2255/2255

across 2255 page(s)

No Mastodon/Bluesky links detected on checked pages.

Progressive Web Resilience across 2255 page(s)

Capabilities that keep the site useful under real-world conditions — unreliable connectivity, interrupted sessions, mobile install. Not a compliance score: each row is independent evidence.

Progressive Web Resilience signals (lowest pass rate first).
CapabilityResultWhy it mattersEvidence
Web app manifest declared ✗ 0/2255 pages A web app manifest is required for installability and controls how the app appears when launched. —
Service worker registered ✗ 0/2255 pages A service worker is what makes offline access, caching, and background sync possible. —
Theme color declared ✗ 1/2255 pages Theme color controls the browser chrome/status-bar color when the site is installed or bookmarked. #000000
Manifest fetched and parsed successfully ✗ 0/2255 pages A manifest that fails to parse cannot drive installability or launch behavior even if the link is present. No manifest declared
Manifest declares a maskable icon ✗ 0/2255 pages A maskable icon lets the OS safely crop/mask the app icon on different device shapes without clipping content. No manifest declared
Service worker is active (not just registered) ✗ 0/2255 pages An active service worker (not just registered) is what actually intercepts requests and serves cached content. —
Service worker controls this page load ✗ 0/2255 pages A controlling service worker means THIS page load is being served/intercepted, not just a future one. —
Meets basic installability criteria ✗ 0/2255 pages Determines whether the browser can realistically offer "Add to Home Screen" / install, based on manifest + service worker + HTTPS together. no readable web app manifest; no service worker registered
Apple touch icon (iOS/bookmark icon) ~ 1567/2255 pages iOS uses this icon for home-screen bookmarks and "Add to Home Screen" — without it the icon falls back to a screenshot. —
HTTPS (required for service workers) ✓ 2255/2255 pages HTTPS is required for service workers and most install prompts. —