SortSite is a web crawler that scans entire websites for quality issues including accessibility, browser compatibility, broken links, legal compliance, search optimization, usability and web standards compliance.

SortSite
Developer(s)Electrum
Stable release
3.03 / June 1, 2009
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeWeb crawler
LicenseEULA
Websitehttp://www.powermapper.com/

Tests, standards and checkpoints

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Quality tests run on each page include:

  • Accessibility - W3 WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and Section 508 standards
  • Browser compatibility - check cross-browser compatibility of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (i.e. find code that doesn't work in all browsers)
  • Broken links - checks for broken links, missing images and HTTP protocol violations
  • Search engine guidelines - Yahoo, Microsoft and Google guidelines - websites violating the guidelines may be removed from the Google index
  • Usability - Usability.gov peer-reviewed web usability guidelines[1]
  • Web standards - validation of HTML, XHTML and CSS

Reviews

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The product has been reviewed in Website Magazine[2] and Softpedia News.[3] The vendor maintains a list of current reviews on their website.

A list of problems commonly encountered by users is provided by the vendor in the "SortSite FAQ" on its website.[4]

Licensing

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SortSite is commercial licensed software which uses serial numbers to prevent unlicensed usage. Standard licensing is per-user, but pooled floating licences are also available at extra cost.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Usability.gov". U.S. General Services Administration.
  2. ^ Maureen Alley (April 1, 2009). "SortSite Checks Browser Compatibility". Website Magazine.
  3. ^ Ionut Ilascu (April 17, 2007). "Website Revision". Softpedia News.
  4. ^ "SortSite FAQ".