# SortSite

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{{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](/source/Microsoft_Windows)
| genre                  = [Web crawler](/source/Web_crawler)
| license                = [EULA](/source/EULA)
| website                = http://www.powermapper.com/
}}
'''''SortSite''''' is a [web crawler](/source/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](/source/WCAG) 1.0, 2.0 and [Section 508](/source/Section_508) standards 
* '''Browser compatibility''' - check [cross-browser](/source/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](/source/broken_links), missing images and [HTTP](/source/HTTP) protocol violations
* '''Search engine guidelines''' - Yahoo, Microsoft and [Google guidelines](/source/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](/source/HTML), [XHTML](/source/XHTML) and [CSS](/source/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](/source/Cross-browser) compatibility, making websites work in all browsers
* [Web accessibility](/source/Web_accessibility), making websites available to people of all abilities and disabilities 
* [Web usability](/source/Web_usability), making websites easier to use

==References==
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