Technical Information
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| HTTP Version | HTTP/1.1 |
| HTTPS | ✔ Available |
| IP Address | 192.0.66.2 |
| Server Software | nginx |
| CDN | CDN (MISS) |
| Compression | gzip |
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🔒 🟡 Mixed Content (1 HTTP resources) | The page is served over HTTPS but loads 1 resource(s) over HTTP. This may be blocked in modern browsers. |
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🕐 🟡 Slow Response (1007 ms) | Response time exceeds 1 second. Consider optimizing the server or using caching. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS | HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites. |
HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 192.0.66.2
Server Software nginx
CDN CDN (MISS)
Compression gzip
🔒 🟡 Mixed Content (1 HTTP resources) The page is served over HTTPS but loads 1 resource(s) over HTTP. This may be blocked in modern browsers.
🕐 🟡 Slow Response (1007 ms) Response time exceeds 1 second. Consider optimizing the server or using caching.
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites.
Redirect Chain
| # | URL | HTTP Status Code | Status |
| 1 | https://basicbooks.com:443 | 301 | HTTP/2 301 |
| 2 | https://www.basicbooks.com/ | 301 | HTTP/2 301 |
| 3 | https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/imprint/basic-books/ | 200 | HTTP/2 200 |
#1 URL https://basicbooks.com:443
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/2 301
#2 URL https://www.basicbooks.com/
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/2 301
#3 URL https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/imprint/basic-books/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/2 200
Performance
| DNS Lookup | 55.9 ms |
| TCP Connect | 57.1 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 7.8 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 996.7 ms |
| Content Download | 10.2 ms |
| Total Response Time | 1007 ms |
DNS Lookup 55.9 ms
TCP Connect 57.1 ms
TLS Handshake 7.8 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 996.7 ms
Content Download 10.2 ms
Total Response Time 1007 ms
Security
| HTTPS | ✔ Enabled |
| HSTS | ✘ Not configured |
| CSP | ✔ Configured |
| X-Frame-Options | ✔ SAMEORIGIN |
| X-Content-Type-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| HTTP/2 | ⚠ HTTP/1.1 |
HTTPS ✔ Enabled
HSTS ✘ Not configured
CSP ✔ Configured
X-Frame-Options ✔ SAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Type-Options ⚠ Not configured
HTTP/2 ⚠ HTTP/1.1
SEO Quick Check
| Title | Basic Books | Hachette Book Group |
| Meta Description | Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, Richard Feynman, and more. |
| Canonical | https://www.basicbooks.com/ |
| Robots Meta | max-image-preview:large |
| Open Graph Title | Basic Books |
| Open Graph Description | Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, Richard Feynman, and more. |
| Open Graph Image | https://s0.wp.com/_si/?t=eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lmhh... |
| Twitter Card | summary |
| Twitter Image | https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017... |
Title Basic Books | Hachette Book Group Meta Description Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, Richard Feynman, and more. Canonical https://www.basicbooks.com/ Robots Meta max-image-preview:large Open Graph Title Basic Books Open Graph Description Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, Richard Feynman, and more. Open Graph Image https://s0.wp.com/_si/?t=eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lmhh... Twitter Card summary Twitter Image https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017... Detected Technologies
| Technology | WordPress Shopify jQuery Google Analytics Nginx PHP |
Technology WordPress Shopify jQuery Google Analytics Nginx PHP
HTTP Headers
| Server
| nginx |
| Date
| Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:53:15 GMT |
| Content-type
| text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| Vary
| Accept-Encoding |
| X-hacker
| If you're reading this, you should visit https://join.a8c.com/viphacker and apply to join the fun, mention this header. |
| X-powered-by
| WordPress VIP |
| Host-header
| a9130478a60e5f9135f765b23f26593b |
| Content-security-policy
| frame-ancestors 'self' www.bookends.info *.bookends.info |
| X-frame-options
| SAMEORIGIN |
| Link
| ; rel=shortlink |
| Content-encoding
| gzip |
| Accept-ranges
| bytes |
| X-rq
| cdg1 0 30 9980 |
| Cache-control
| max-age=300, must-revalidate |
| X-cache
| MISS |
Meta Tags
| Viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| Google-site-verification | 85wAGAWAuJVKY63Av9XQL_d8G9S3oJQ9FIKRL_p_NnA |
| Msvalidate.01 | 0051B8D8511A2B9F4DE35FC989DC79B8 |
| P:domain_verify | 79d8cbefee03f25db6ce46c4316ae312 |
| Robots | max-image-preview:large |
| Generator | WordPress 7.1 |
| Description | Since its founding in 1950, Basic Books has shaped public debate by publishing award-winning books in history, science, sociology, psychology, politics, and current affairs. Basic's list of influential authors includes Stephon Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Edward Baptist, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Iris Chang, Richard Feynman, and more. |
| Article:published_time | 2017-06-29T17:15:28+00:00 |
| Article:modified_time | 2026-08-20T17:56:21+00:00 |
| Msapplication-TileImage |  |
Server nginx
Date Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:53:15 GMT
Content-type text/html; charset=UTF-8
Vary Accept-Encoding
X-hacker If you're reading this, you should visit https://join.a8c.com/viphacker and apply to join the fun, mention this header.
X-powered-by WordPress VIP
Host-header a9130478a60e5f9135f765b23f26593b
Content-security-policy frame-ancestors 'self' www.bookends.info *.bookends.info
X-frame-options SAMEORIGIN
Link ; rel=shortlink
Content-encoding gzip
Accept-ranges bytes
X-rq cdg1 0 30 9980
Cache-control max-age=300, must-revalidate
X-cache MISS
