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✨ About this site

This is a well-established digital media outlet providing technology news, analysis, and advice for IT professionals and business technology buyers. Operating since 1995, it is a globally recognized and widely read source for enterprise technology coverage. The name historically stems from Ziff-Davis, an early computing publisher, combined with 'net' to denote its online evolution.

📊 What the data says

This domain, registered approximately 31 years ago in 1995, currently maintains a 200 HTTP status and is powered by the WordPress CMS using a custom Ziff Davis theme. The technical stack features Nginx, Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager, with security supported by HSTS headers and an SSL certificate valid until November 30, 2026.

HTTP Status ?

200

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in 39d

Domain Expires ?

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Hosting ?

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Security ?

1/3

IP Address ?

192.0.66.145

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N/A

Uptime

100%

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🛠️ Tech Stack ? 4

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📊 Analytics

Google Analytics Google Tag Manager

📝 CMS

WordPress 6.9.10

🖥️ Web Server

Nginx

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🧩 CMS Details WordPress

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🎨 Theme Ziff Davis Theme (ziff-davis-theme)
Parent: zdnet-theme

🏗️ Page Builder Gutenberg (Block Editor)

🔌 Plugins (2)

Jetpack Rank Math SEO

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📋 WHOIS / RDAP ?

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Registrar	CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered	1995-04-27
Expires	2029-04-28 (in 919 days)
Last Updated	2026-06-30
Status	client transfer prohibited

🔒 SSL Certificate ? Valid

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Subject (CN)	www.zdnet.com
Issuer	Let's Encrypt
Valid From	2026-09-01
Valid Until	2026-11-30 (39 days left)
SANs (2)	www.zdnet.comzdnet.com

📡 HTTP Headers ?

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Open to search engines

This site's robots.txt lets crawlers access its main content. Search engines can index it normally.

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AI crawlers restricted — Amazonbot, anthropic-ai, Applebot-extended, Bytespider, CCBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-Web, ClaudeBot …

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🔗 Social & Meta Tags Complete

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Title	News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations \| ZDNET - ZDNET
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