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 analt
attribute. (AccWcag1-1.1.2)img
elements must have analt
attribute. (AccWcag1-1.1.8)alt
text should not be an image file name. (AccHtmlImgAltFilename)input type=image
elements must have a descriptivealt
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 equivalentonkeyup
… (AccWcag1-9.3.1) - All
onmouseover
handlers should have an equivalentonfocus
handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.2) - All
onmouseout
handlers should have an equivalentonblur
handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.3) - All
onmousedown
handlers should have an equivalentonkeydown
… (AccWcag1-9.3.4) - All
onclick
handlers should have an equivalentonkeypress
handler. (AccScriptClickWithoutKeypress) - All
ondblclick
handlers should have an equivalentonkey
handler. (AccWcag1-9.3.6) iframe
andframe
elements must havetitle
attributes. (AccHtmlFrameTitleMissing)- Frame
title
must not be the same as the framesrc
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
andheight
attributes don’t match the actual… (UseImgWidthHeightScaled) - This page has a higher than average reading age, so about 50%… (UseGunningFog)