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Security report for sparklewpthemes.com

Sparkle Themes Pvt. Ltd. · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Sparkle Themes Pvt. Ltd. operates a website offering free and premium WordPress themes with advanced features and dedicated support. The company targets WordPress users and developers seeking quality themes with clean design and ease of use. The business model centers on theme development and distribution, supported by e-commerce capabilities via Stripe integration. The website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Easy Digital Downloads, indicating a mature digital infrastructure suitable for its niche market. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Cloudflare, ensuring reliable uptime and performance. From a security perspective, the website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain transfer protections enabled. However, it lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended to enhance security posture. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies were found, which may impact compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. The absence of contact information and incident response details further limits transparency. Analytics are implemented via Google Tag Manager, indicating moderate user tracking. Overall, the website demonstrates a good level of professionalism and technical implementation for a small technology business. Security practices are adequate but could be improved with additional headers and policy disclosures. Privacy compliance is minimal, and the lack of contact details may affect user trust. Strategic improvements in these areas would enhance the website's credibility and security stance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
50
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
56

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Sparkle Themes occupies a niche in the WordPress theme market, offering both free and premium themes with a focus on advanced features and user-friendly design. The company appears to be small-sized, founded in 2016, and operates primarily in the technology sector. Its business model relies on theme sales and support services, leveraging e-commerce tools like Stripe for transactions. The presence of social media links suggests active engagement with its community. The company benefits from Cloudflare's infrastructure for domain registration and DNS, enhancing reliability. However, the lack of detailed business contact information and formal policies may limit its appeal to enterprise clients. Growth opportunities include expanding compliance transparency and security certifications to build trust.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, which protects against unauthorized domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose DNS to spoofing attacks. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. The site uses third-party scripts including Google Tag Manager and Stripe JS, which require regular security audits to prevent supply chain risks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, limiting the ability to handle security incidents effectively. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, DNSSEC, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Add visible and verified contact information including support and security incident contacts.
  5. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response procedures to enhance security transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sparkle Themes Pvt. Ltd.
Description
Free and Premium WordPress Themes with advanced features and dedicated support. Our themes are simple and easy to use with clean design.
Key services
WordPress themes, Theme support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Stripe JS, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based theme provider with a focus on free and premium themes.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  4. Social media links to Facebook and Twitter are present in JSON-LD structured data.
  5. Uses Google Tag Manager and Stripe JS indicating e-commerce/payment capabilities.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  7. No security headers explicitly detected in the HTML content.
  8. No forms with identifiable fields found in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. Website uses Elementor page builder and Easy Digital Downloads plugin.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.2 with Elementor 3.28.4 and Easy Digital Downloads 3.3.8.1, indicating a modern and widely supported CMS and plugin ecosystem. The tech stack includes jQuery, Stripe JS for payment processing, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site shows good mobile optimization and SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by external scripts and theme complexity. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is room for technical improvement in security headers and privacy compliance integration.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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