bostonherald.com
excluded from the index
- Largest paint
- 56.3s
- Paywall
- hard paywall
- Ad requests
- 126
- Tracker requests
- 133
- Page weight
- 2.5 MB
- Readability
- 12px type · 1.3 line height · 84 characters per line · 14.6:1 contrast
- Accessibility
- 2 automated checks failed (2 serious)
- Green hosting
- not measured
- Measured
- 2026-08-31
Observed interruptions
Ad and tracker counts above are network requests, not counts of visible ads or separate companies. They do not affect the interruption score.
Interruption evidence is incomplete or needs review, so this subject is not scored. Missing evidence is not treated as an interruption-free page.
The type, and who can use it
Measured on 1 rendered page; latest measurement 2026-09-05. Every number is a mechanical fact about the page, not a judgment of its design.
| What | Measured | The bar |
|---|---|---|
| Body type size | 12px, 17px at phone width | 16px, the browser default |
| Characters per line | 84 | 45–90 |
| Line height | 1.33 | 1.5 (WCAG 1.4.8) |
| Text contrast | 14.6:1 | 4.5:1 (WCAG AA), 7:1 (AAA) |
| Text column | 44% of the window | at least 45% |
| Reflows at phone width | no — scrolls sideways at 360px | WCAG 1.4.10 |
| Dark mode | no | noted, not scored |
| Automated accessibility checks | 2 automated checks failed (2 serious): frame-title, image-alt | WCAG 2.1 A and AA, via axe-core |
| Keyboard | no trap; focus visible on 100% of stops | never trapped, always visible |
| Structure | main landmark, 1 h1, 3 skipped heading levels | a main landmark, one h1, no skips |
| Alt text | 0% of 14 content images described | every content image |
| Reader mode | parses | parses (Firefox’s Readability) |
Automated accessibility checks catch an estimated 30–40% of real problems, so “no automated violations detected” is a floor, not a certificate. We never say “accessible”. How these are scored.
Why it is excluded
| Gate | What tripped |
|---|---|
| G1 | Hard paywall — the content requires payment |
A site that fails any of these is not indexed at all — not ranked lower, absent. It keeps this page, and the measurement that produced the verdict stays visible.
Measurement dates
Oldest evidence 50 days old. At least one subject is due for rechecking (30 days or older). Dates refer to the evidence, never the card rebuild.
- Access and interruptions:
- Readability and accessibility:
Measurement history
Newest 4 saved observations. Each describes a sampled page at that time; older, failed or held observations do not override the current reviewed card. Raw automated findings may have been superseded by later review or detector replay. No previous grade is inferred.
Read dated observations
- — Readability and accessibility observation; prose source p; desktop type 12px; phone overflow observed
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/11/houthi-rebels-attacks-mideast-news/
Evidence source: readability-top5000.jsonl · observation 2ac98f058fd5 - — Access observation: pass; review required
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/31/protect-your-teeth-with-the-best-enamel-toothpaste/
Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation 93a2a6bafbe0 - — Access observation: excluded; detected gates G1; review required
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/31/editorial-the-herald-endorses-craig-maclellan-for-norfolk-da/
Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation 85580090eda6 - — Access observation: excluded; detected gates G1; review required
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/31/dear-abby-readers-speak-bride-should-have-her-way/
Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation a92338490899
How we know
| Pages rendered | 3 |
|---|---|
| Site verdict | errors dropped; majority of remaining; ties to the stricter verdict; active reviewed exclusions override admission |
| Figures shown | numeric measurements generally use medians; interruption costs, overflow, keyboard traps and accessibility failures retain the strongest observed finding |
| Cited by | 4,597 encyclopedia articles |
| Flagged | at least one render was degraded, so this card is queued for re-measurement |
Think this is wrong? It may well be — the measurements cover only a handful of pages. Any reviewed admission decision and its dated evidence are shown above. Re-measurement on request is not built yet, so there is no button here that would do anything. When it exists it will be free and it will be on this page.