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What does a website cost in Romania in 2026? Public price lists from 93 providers
In September 2026 I collected 397 public packages from 93 Romanian web providers: business websites, online stores, landing pages, maintenance, SEO and hosting. This article gives… Read more → What does a website cost in Romania in 2026? Public price lists from 93 providers

Local Google visibility in Harghita County: I opened 283 business profiles on Google Maps
On 27 September 2026 I went through the Google Maps results for 10 trades in 5 towns of Harghita County, Romania, and opened the profiles of… Read more → Local Google visibility in Harghita County: I opened 283 business profiles on Google Maps

Selling online in Romania: what 100 Transylvanian online shops get wrong on consumer law
On 27 September 2026 I checked the public pages of 100 working online shops in Transylvania, Romania: the ANPC SAL and EU ODR links, tracking cookies… Read more → Selling online in Romania: what 100 Transylvanian online shops get wrong on consumer law

Bilingual websites in Szeklerland: 57% of Harghita company websites offer several languages, but often without hreflang
The eighth part of the Harghita website study is about languages: what language the company homepage speaks, how many sites offer Hungarian and Romanian versions, whether… Read more → Bilingual websites in Szeklerland: 57% of Harghita company websites offer several languages, but often without hreflang

Accessibility errors on 77 company websites in Harghita: the automated test flagged 96%
The seventh part of the Harghita website study is about accessibility: I tested 77 company homepages with the automated axe-core tool against WCAG 2.1 levels A… Read more → Accessibility errors on 77 company websites in Harghita: the automated test flagged 96%

Outdated WordPress on Harghita company websites: half of the visible versions are not the latest
The sixth part of the Harghita website study is about WordPress: how many company websites run on it, which version they use, whether the version is… Read more → Outdated WordPress on Harghita company websites: half of the visible versions are not the latest

Business email authentication on 82 company domains in Harghita: 46% have no DMARC record
The fifth part of the Harghita website study is about company email: using public DNS lookups, I checked the SPF, DKIM and DMARC records of the… Read more → Business email authentication on 82 company domains in Harghita: 46% have no DMARC record

Slow website on mobile: a Lighthouse test of 78 company websites in Harghita, with a 13-second median LCP
The fourth part of the Harghita website study is about mobile speed: a Lighthouse test of 78 company homepages, the time until the largest content element… Read more → Slow website on mobile: a Lighthouse test of 78 company websites in Harghita, with a 13-second median LCP

Website security: HTTPS, expired certificates and exposed version numbers on 87 company websites in Harghita
The third part of the Harghita website study is about the visible layer of security: is the certificate valid, does http redirect to https, what shows… Read more → Website security: HTTPS, expired certificates and exposed version numbers on 87 company websites in Harghita

Website legal compliance on 81 company websites in Harghita: missing company details, cookies without consent
I measured legal compliance on 81 working company websites in Harghita County: company ID, privacy policy link, cookie banner, tracking cookies before consent and, for online… Read more → Website legal compliance on 81 company websites in Harghita: missing company details, cookies without consent

I measured the websites of 100 companies in Harghita County: here is what I found
In September 2026 I measured the websites of 100 companies in Harghita County with the same script: the 50 largest companies and 50 small businesses. This… Read more → I measured the websites of 100 companies in Harghita County: here is what I found

The right of withdrawal and mandatory elements of an online store in Romania: what most people skip
In an online store, the legal elements have real consequences: if the withdrawal information is missing, the customer can withdraw for over a year instead of… Read more → The right of withdrawal and mandatory elements of an online store in Romania: what most people skip