{{Short description|Internet bot}} {{Infobox Software | name = SortSite | developer = Electrum | latest_release_version = 3.03 | latest_release_date = June 1, 2009 | operating_system = Microsoft Windows | genre = Web crawler | license = EULA | website = http://www.powermapper.com/ }} '''''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.
== Tests, standards and checkpoints== 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usability.gov/ |title=Usability.gov|publisher=U.S. General Services Administration}}</ref> * '''Web standards''' - validation of HTML, XHTML and CSS
== Reviews== The product has been reviewed in ''Website Magazine''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/04/02/sortsite-checks-browser-compatibility.aspx |title=SortSite Checks Browser Compatibility|work=Website Magazine|author=Maureen Alley|date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> and ''Softpedia News''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/SortSite-Professional-Review-52178.shtml |title=Website Revision|website=Softpedia News|date=April 17, 2007|author=Ionut Ilascu}}</ref> The vendor maintains a list of [http://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/reviews.htm 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powermapper.com/support/faq-sortsite.htm |title=SortSite FAQ}}</ref>
== Licensing== ''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== * Cross-browser compatibility, making websites work in all browsers * Web accessibility, making websites available to people of all abilities and disabilities * Web usability, making websites easier to use
==References== <references/>
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