31 technologies5 categories
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The frontend relies on Bootstrap. Analytics are handled by Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. Infrastructure includes Amazon Route 53 and Unpkg.
Tech Stack Highlights
Core Platform1
TownNews
CMS
100%
4 evidence signals
Header
1.91.0; app11; 0.01s; 1.3MJS Global
TNCMS → objectJS Global
TNStats_Tracker → functionJS Global
TNTracker → objectFrameworks & Languages2
Bootstrapv87df60d54091cf1e8f8173c2e568260c
UI frameworks
75%
1 evidence signal
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet preload" as="style" href="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestarAngular
JavaScript frameworks
75%
1 evidence signal
HTML
<a href="/life/relationships/forget-dating-appAnalytics & Marketing18
Google Tag Manager
Tag managers
100%
3 evidence signals
HTML
googletagmanager.com/gtm.jsJS Global
google_tag_manager → objectJS Global
dataLayer → objectGoogle Analytics
Analytics
100%
8 evidence signals
Cookie
_gaScript
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4T2EB147B8&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-6FZFMVVWVN&cx=c>m=4e6241Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-B4CQN4KW3R&cx=c>m=4e6241Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14475035&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-698108511Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14475035Twitter Ads
Advertising
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.jsJS Global
twttr → objectFacebook Pixelv2.9.261
Analytics
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://connect.facebook.net/signals/config/549886031832745?v=2.9.261&r=stable&domain=www.thestar.com&hme=20296eac3bb30511174edf43e83f1c9e303df926d3c833283a366d6f5480f82a&ex_m=95%2C158%2C135%2C20%2C67%2C68%2C128%2C63%2C42%2C129%2C72%2C62%2C10%2C142%2C81%2C15%2C94%2C123%2C116%2C70%2C73%2C122%2C139%2C103%2C144%2C7%2C3%2C4%2C6%2C5%2C2%2C82%2C92%2C145%2C226%2C170%2C56%2C228%2C229%2C49%2C185%2C27%2C69%2C234%2C233%2C173%2C29%2C55%2C9%2C58%2C88%2C89%2C90%2C96%2C119%2C28%2C26%2C121%2C118%2C117%2C136%2C71%2C138%2C137%2C44%2C54%2C112%2C14%2C141%2C39%2C215%2C217%2C180%2C23%2C24%2C25%2C17%2C18%2C38%2C34%2C36%2C35%2C77%2C83%2C87%2C101%2C127%2C130%2C40%2C102%2C21%2C19%2C108%2C64%2C32%2C132%2C131%2C133%2C124%2C22%2C31%2C53%2C100%2C140%2C65%2C16%2C134%2C105%2C76%2C61%2C30%2C195%2C165%2C287%2C213%2C156%2C198%2C191%2C166%2C98%2C120%2C75%2C110%2C48%2C41%2C43%2C104%2C109%2C115%2C52%2C59%2C114%2C47%2C50%2C46%2C91%2C143%2C0%2C113%2C13%2C111%2C11%2C1%2C51%2C84%2C57%2C60%2C107%2C80%2C79%2C146%2C147%2C85%2C86%2C8%2C93%2C45%2C125%2C78%2C74%2C66%2C106%2C97%2C37%2C126%2C33%2C99%2C12%2C148Script
https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.jsJS Global
_fbq → function(v2.9.261)Linkedin Insight Tag
Analytics
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.jsJS Global
_linkedin_partner_id → stringMicrosoft Advertising
Advertising
100%
5 evidence signals
Cookie
_uetsidCookie
_uetvidScript
https://bat.bing.com/bat.jsJS Global
UET → functionJS Global
uetq → objectSegment
Customer data platform
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/N4fBVOicgUFz4iwge6yVvB9PJGQcEwtp/analytics.min.jsJS Global
__SEGMENT_INSPECTOR__ → objectMarfeel
Analytics
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.es5.js?id=7469Script
https://sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=7469JS Global
marfeel → objectM
Mimecast
Email
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
MX: ca-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.comAmazon Advertising
Advertising
75%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/5028Script
https://client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.jsReddit Ads
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.jsGoogle Publisher Tag
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jsPrebid
Advertising
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
PREBID_TIMEOUT → numberJS Global
pbjs → objectRubicon Project
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/18488.jsID5
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/esp.jsPinterest Conversion Tagv3.0
Analytics
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
pintrk → function(v3.0)Rakuten
Affiliate programs
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://tag.rmp.rakuten.com/126773.ct.jsRakuten Advertising
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://tag.rmp.rakuten.com/126773.ct.jsInfrastructure & Security6
A
Amazon Route 53
PaaS
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
NS: ns-1321.awsdns-37.orgreCAPTCHA
Security
75%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js?render=6LdF3BEhAAAAAEQUmLciJe0QwaHESwQFc2vwCWqhScript
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=explicitScript
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=explicitHSTS
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
max-age=31536000Google Sign-in
Authentication
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://accounts.google.com/gsi/clientUnpkg
CDN
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://unpkg.com/web-vitals/dist/web-vitals.iife.jsFunding Choices
Cookie compliance
75%
4 evidence signals
Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/i/58580620?ers=3Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxVY6tFxtQvk_pD4pr1RtonWJeFKXQT08A-lC4B7AzQPjS8daEAbTApwHUj---tV2ZsoK6-7itm208auwDAvNQeji-WYR3F_isqfXVN0kPoi3ilzUh00qacpP1uItwE9ObPb6zc7DA==?fccs=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLFsxNzcwNjIyNDEwLDcxNDAwMDAwMF0sbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsW251bGwsWzddXSwiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlc3Rhci5jb20vIixudWxsLFtbOCwiRV9QODVabGZ0SG8iXSxbOSwiZW4tVVMiXSxbMTksIjIiXSxbMTcsIlswXSJdLFsyNCwiIl0sWzI5LCJmYWxzZSJdXV0Script
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxWZ5pvz-Ecskv-CIMFn-dA7LGx1Khp4vqGMexb4mD_1yIL3xjgjX3VhN_m10r8fYQR6cne_X8c3OLszkja1G2lmhufwXycpZGDb5s2-mp8xsIStwo_1gwVfal7wizeaweRYNXeXlQ==?fccs=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLFsxNzcwNjIyNDEwLDk5NDAwMDAwMF0sbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsW251bGwsWzcsOV0sbnVsbCwyLG51bGwsImVuIl0sImh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZXN0YXIuY29tLyIsbnVsbCxbWzgsIkVfUDg1WmxmdEhvIl0sWzksImVuLVVTIl0sWzE5LCIyIl0sWzE3LCJbMF0iXSxbMjQsIiJdLFsyOSwiZmFsc2UiXV1dScript
https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com/f/AGSKWxWrkrdYmMtJtsx7B8hgrtrDgdzaJG7FVgEa3AlEq1yo3NRBy7QWd2qOad7cVAdPqYgAO39Hs7NkSl_mF6eXvcuA6-AiInDzn7v_m_wSVEPsexfZ4adm6Hr_9ZoeXuFhJuvMPcunFA==?fccs=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLFsxNzcwNjIyNDExLDcwNDAwMDAwMF0sbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsW251bGwsWzcsOSw2XSxudWxsLDIsbnVsbCwiZW4iLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCwxXSwiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlc3Rhci5jb20vIixudWxsLFtbOCwiRV9QODVabGZ0SG8iXSxbOSwiZW4tVVMiXSxbMTksIjIiXSxbMTcsIlswXSJdLFsyNCwiIl0sWzI5LCJmYWxzZSJdXV0Libraries & Utilities4
Font Awesome
Font scripts
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/plugins/resources/scripts/fontawesome.2d2bffd5ae1ad5a87314065b9bf6fb87.jsJS Global
___FONT_AWESOME___ → objectcore-js
JavaScript libraries
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
__core-js_shared__ → objectweb-vitals
JavaScript libraries
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
webVitals → objectLazySizes
JavaScript libraries
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
lazySizes → objectJS Global
lazySizesConfig → object