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www.cms.gov: Web standards & metadata — week 2026-W40

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%0/529
Open social presence (Mastodon/Bluesky) linked0%0/529
schema.org GovernmentOrganization markup3%17/529
Open Graph tags (0/6)3%16/529
Twitter card metadata3%16/529
Canonical URL declared50%267/529
Meta description present65%342/529
Character encoding declared89%469/529
Document language (lang) set89%469/529
Responsive viewport (zoom not disabled)89%469/529
Page has a <title>100%529/529

across 529 page(s)

No Mastodon/Bluesky links detected on checked pages.

Progressive Web Resilience across 529 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 ✗ 0/529 pages A web app manifest is required for installability and controls how the app appears when launched. —
Service worker registered ✗ 0/529 pages A service worker is what makes offline access, caching, and background sync possible. —
Theme color declared ✗ 0/529 pages Theme color controls the browser chrome/status-bar color when the site is installed or bookmarked. —
Manifest fetched and parsed successfully ✗ 0/529 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 ✗ 0/529 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) ✗ 0/529 pages An active service worker (not just registered) is what actually intercepts requests and serves cached content. —
Service worker controls this page load ✗ 0/529 pages A controlling service worker means THIS page load is being served/intercepted, not just a future one. —
Meets basic installability criteria ✗ 0/529 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) ~ 267/529 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) ✓ 529/529 pages HTTPS is required for service workers and most install prompts. —