SortSite 2.0 Changes

A list of changed accessibility, compatibility and search engine tests in SortSite 2.0.

Changed rules

Errors

• The page specifies a meta content-type charset which does not… (ErrMetaWrongCharset)
• This RSS feed uses the wrong MIME type so will not display correctly… (ErrHttpRssMimeType)
• This site returns «soft 404» errors for missing pages, which… (ErrHttpBroken404Handler)
• The server returned the wrong MIME type for this type of file. (ErrHttpMimeType)
• Some links were not visited because they were blocked by a ROBOTS.TXT file. (ErrCrawlBlockedByRobotsTxt)
• Some links were not visited because they were listed on the Blocked Links box. (ErrCrawlBlockedByPrefs)

Accessibility

• applet elements must contain alternative content. (AccWcag1-1.1.1)
• area elements must have an alt attribute. (AccWcag1-1.1.2)
• img elements must have an alt attribute. (AccWcag1-1.1.8)
• alt text should not be an image file name. (AccHtmlImgAltFilename)
• input type=image elements must have a descriptive alt attribute. (AccWcag1-1.1.10)
• object elements should contain alternative content. (AccWcag1-1.1.11)
• Links in Flash movies should be duplicated as plain text links. (AccWcag1-1.1.12)
• img alt text must not use ASCII art (which includes smileys). (AccHtmlImgAltAsciiArt)
• alt text should not contain placeholders like ‘picture’ or ‘spacer’. (AccHtmlImgAltPlaceholder)
• Provide redundant text links for each active region of a server-side image map. (AccWcag1-1.2.1)
• This MPEG video has no audio track or captions. (AccWcag1-1.4.1)
• Identify row and column headers in data tables using th elements,… (AccWcag1-5.1.1)
• For data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or… (AccWcag1-5.2.1)
• Absolute CSS positioning can make pages unreadable when style… (AccWcag1-6.1.1)
• Scrolling marquee text is very hard to read for low vision users. (AccWcag1-7.1.1)
• The blink element can trigger epileptic seizures and cause… (AccWcag1-7.2.1)
• Use client-side image maps instead of server-side image maps,… (AccWcag1-9.1.1)
• All onmouseup handlers should have an equivalent onkeyup… (AccWcag1-9.3.1)
• All onmouseover handlers should have an equivalent onfocus handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.2)
• All onmouseout handlers should have an equivalent onblur handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.3)
• All onmousedown handlers should have an equivalent onkeydown… (AccWcag1-9.3.4)
• All onclick handlers should have an equivalent onkeypress handler. (AccScriptClickWithoutKeypress)
• All ondblclick handlers should have an equivalent onkey handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.6)
• iframe and frame elements must have title attributes. (AccHtmlFrameTitleMissing)
• Frame title must not be the same as the frame src file name. (AccWcag1-12.1.2)
• frame title must describe function rather than visual relationship… (AccWcag1-12.1.3)
• No TITLE attributes found for the FRAMESETs on these pages. (AccWcag1-12.1.4)
• This page has a Flash movie which does not specify a download link. (Section508-m-1)
• This page has a Flash movie which references Flash version 5… (Section508-m-2)
• This page has links to a PDF file, but does not provide a link… (Section508-m-3)
• This form has fields without LABEL elements or TITLE attributes. (Section508-n-1)
• Provide a way to skip repetitive navigation links. (Section508-o-1)
• When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted… (Section508-p-1)

Compatibility

• IE 6 cannot display PNG images when the file size is 4,097 bytes… (BugIePNGSize)
• IE cannot display GIF images with more than 13,104,400 pixels… (BugIeGifSize)
• The bgsound element is an Internet Explorer extension not supported… (BugNonStdBgsound)
• The blink element is a Netscape extension, no longer supported… (BugNonStdBlink)
• The comment element is a Microsoft extension. Text inside the… (BugNonStdComment)
• The ilayer element is a Netscape extension, and is only supported… (BugNonStdILayer)
• The keygen element is not supported by Chrome, Edge or Internet Explorer. (BugNonStdKeygen)
• The layer element is a Netscape extension, and is only supported… (BugNonStdLayer)
• The multicol element is a Netscape extension only supported by Netscape 4.x. (BugNonStdMulticol)
• The ruby element is not supported by Firefox, Opera and Safari 4 or earlier. (BugNonStdRuby)
• The spacer element is a Netscape extension only supported by Netscape 4.x. (BugNonStdSpacer)
• The xml element is a Microsoft extension only supported by… (BugNonStdXml)
• The div src attribute is a Netscape extension only supported by Netscape 4.x. (BugNonStdDivSrc)
• The img dynsrc attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdImgDynsrc)
• The img controls attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdImgControls)
• The img loop attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdImgLoop)
• The img start attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdImgStart)
• The body fixed attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdBodyFixed)
• The body topmargin attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdBodyTopmargin)
• The body leftmargin attribute is an Internet Explorer specific extension. (BugNonStdBodyLeftmargin)
• This page contains a link using the non-standard view-source:… (BugViewSourceProtocol)
• This page contains a link using the data: protocol. This is… (BugDataProtocol)

Search

• Search engines may penalize hidden single pixel links. (SeoSpamSinglePixelLink)
• A keyword related to gambling, porn, meds, or payday loans was… (SeoSpamBadNeighbourhoodKeywords)

Usability

• This page has a default title like ‘Untitled’ or ‘Title’. Each… (UseGov9.2.3)
• Make sure one radio button in a radio button group is always… (UseGov13.23.2)
• The img width and height attributes don’t match the actual… (UseImgWidthHeightScaled)
• This page has a higher than average reading age, so about 50%… (UseGunningFog)