SortSite Checkpoints

Tests carried out by SortSite include:

Accessibility

Check for problems preventing disabled people using sites, by scanning for violations of accessibility standards:

• WCAG 2.2 over 320 checkpoints covering A, AA and AAA accessibility guidelines
• WCAG 2.1 over 310 checkpoints covering A, AA and AAA accessibility guidelines
• WCAG 2.0 over 300 checkpoints covering A, AA and AAA accessibility guidelines
• Section 508 over 290 checkpoints covering A and AA accessibility guidelines
• Accessibility - more information

Browser Compatibility

Find problems affecting site visitors using different web browsers and devices:

• Desktop browser compatibility in Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera
• Mobile browser compatibility in iPhone, iPad and Android
• Browser Compatibility - more information

Broken Links and Errors

Find critical problems like broken links and missing images, that prevent everyone from using parts of your site:

• Broken links and unexpected HTTP error codes
• Missing images and script errors
• Invalid SSL certificates, missing DNS entries and expired domains
• Badly configured RSS feeds and 404 handlers
• Errors - more information

Spell and Content Checking

Make sure your pages don’t have embarrassing problems like spelling errors, or are full of placeholder text:

• Check English and French Spelling (US, UK and international English spelling variants)
• Find blank pages and placeholder text such as “Lorem Ipsum” and “TODO”
• Custom dictionary for unusual words like product names
• Spell Checking - more information

Web Standards

• Validate HTML and XHTML
• Validate CSS
• Web Standards - more information

Search Optimization (Pro and OnDemand editions only)

Make sure keywords are in the optimum locations for best ranking, and find problems that prevent sites ranking well:

• Check pages follow Google and Bing webmaster guidelines
• Check your keywords in appear in the best places to rank well
• SEO best practice guidelines
• Search Optimization - more information

User Experience (Pro and OnDemand editions only)

Find problems that affect user experience like slow-loading pages, confusing navigation and hard-to-read text:

• Check pages follow Usability.gov and W3C guidelines
• Find hard to read pages (small font sizes and complex sentences)
• Usability - more information

Supported file types

File formats checked: HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, SMIL, SVG, MathML, Adobe PDF, GIF, PNG, JPEG, Audio, Video, Microsoft Office. Includes server-side rendering that produce HTML such as JSP, ASP, ASPX and CFM.