plos.org

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plos.org is ranked #1,189 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 18 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Oct 2, 2000, 26 years ago, through Cloudflare, Inc., and is paid up until Oct 2, 2027. Its homepage uses jQuery, WordPress, Google Fonts and HubSpot. It is served through Cloudflare and Kinsta.

Global rank

#1,189

▼ 16 this week

Domain age

26 years

since Oct 2, 2000

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

89/100

homepage checks

Popularity rank

#1,189 of the top 1 million sites in the Tranco research ranking, which averages several traffic and DNS sources over 30 days. Best rank in the period shown: #1,082.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

See where plos.org sits in the top 10,000

Domain registration

Registered: Oct 2, 2000 (26 years ago)
Expires: Oct 2, 2027
Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc.
Name servers: chad.ns.cloudflare.com, paloma.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: Not signed

From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.

Technology stack

JavaScript libraries

jQuery 3.5.1

CMS & site builders

WordPress 7.1.3

UI frameworks & fonts

Marketing

CDN

Hosting

Detected from the homepage HTML and response headers on Oct 14, 2026. Tools loaded only after scripts run (or after consent banners) may be missing.

Homepage SEO check

Checked from the HTML our scanner received on Oct 14, 2026. Content added later by JavaScript isn't counted.

89/100

https://plos.org/

Leading the future of open science publishing - PLOS

Discover how we are transforming scholarly publishing with a mission-driven commitment to open science, research integrity, and innovation that benefits researchers, institutions, and society worldwide.

18 passed · 5 warnings · 0 failed

Content

✓Title52 characters
!Meta description202 characters — aim for 50–170
✓H1 headingExactly one H1
✓Subheadings2 H2 headings
✓Image alt textAll 2 images have alt text
✓Content lengthAbout 688 words

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
✓Canonical URLhttps://plos.org/
✓robots.txtFound
✓XML sitemapFound
✓Language attributeen-US
✓Structured dataWebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite, Organization

Social sharing

✓Open GraphTitle, description and image set
✓Twitter / X cardsummary_large_image

Technical

✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
✓Mobile viewportFound
✓FaviconFound
✓Character encodingutf-8

Security headers

!Strict-Transport-SecurityNot set
!Content-Security-PolicyNot set
!Clickjacking protectionNot set
✓X-Content-Type-OptionsSet
!Referrer-PolicyNot set

Server response

Final URL: https://plos.org/
HTTP status: 200
Server: cloudflare
Response time: 73 ms (first byte 61 ms, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 249 KB
Compression: br

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Questions about plos.org

How popular is plos.org?

plos.org is #1,189 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is plos.org?

plos.org was registered on Oct 2, 2000, which makes the domain 26 years old.

What is plos.org built with?

We detected jQuery, WordPress, Google Fonts, HubSpot, Cloudflare and Kinsta on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of plos.org?

Cloudflare, Inc., according to the registry's RDAP record.