SortSite 3.0 Changes

A list of changed accessibility, compatibility and search engine rules in SortSite 3.0.

Changed rules

Errors

• Found forbidden text (ErrKeyword)
• Image is corrupt (ErrCorruptImage)
• img links to non-image (ErrNotImage)
• Missing image map (ErrMissingImageMap)
• Page is blank (ErrEmptyPage)
• Page weight is too large (ErrPageWeight)

Accessibility

• Applet with no fallback content (AccHtmlAppletNoFallback)
• Image map has no accessible name (AccHtmlAreaNoAlt)
• Image has no accessible name (AccHtmlImgNoAlt)
• alt is image file name (AccHtmlImgAltFilename)
• Graphic button has no accessible name (AccHtmlInputImageNoAlt)
• Object with no fallback content (AccHtmlObjectNoFallback)
• ASCII art used for text alternative (AccHtmlImgAltAsciiArt)
• Image accessible name uses placeholder (AccHtmlImgAltPlaceholder)
• CSS depends on default colors (AccHtmlUnsetTextOrBackgroundColor)
• Text contrast below minimum (AccHtmlContrastMinimum)
• Text contrast ratio below 7:1 (AccHtmlContrastEnhanced)
• CSS absolute units and zoom disabled (AccHtmlNoTextResize)
• Headings should not contain headings (AccHtmlNestedHeading)
• Mark up lists and list items properly (AccHtmlBulletListMarkup)
• Language change without lang attribute (AccPhraseLangMissing)
• Missing page language (AccPageLangMissing)
• Data table without th headers (AccHtmlTableNoHeaders)
• Complex header associations need headers attribute (AccHtmlTableComplexHeaders)
• Layout table contains data table markup (AccHtmlLayoutTableStructuralMarkup)
• Layout table contains summary or caption (AccHtmlLayoutTableCaptionSummary)
• CSS position: causes meaningless sequence (AccCssMeaninglessSequence)
• Scrolling marquee element (AccHtmlMarquee)
• Flashing blink element (AccHtmlBlink)
• Animated image longer than 5 seconds (AccImgLongAnimation)
• Timed meta tag page refresh (AccHtmlMetaRefresh)
• Timed meta tag page redirect (AccHtmlMetaRedirect)
• Server-side image maps are inaccessible (AccHtmlImgIsmap)
• mouseup handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptMouseupNoKeyboard)
• mouseover handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptMouseoverNoKeyboard)
• mouseout handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptMouseoutNoKeyboard)
• mousedown handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptMousedownNoKeyboard)
• click handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptClickWithoutKeypress)
• dblclick handler without keyboard equivalent (AccScriptDblclickNoKeyboard)
• select change event blocks keyboard navigation (AccHtmlSelectChangeEvent)
• Link target opens new window without warning (AccHtmlLinkTargetNew)
• JavaScript opens new window without warning (AccHtmlLinkScriptNewWindow)
• Frame has no accessible name (AccHtmlFrameTitleMissing)
• Page with no headings (AccPageNoHeadings)
• label is blank (AccHtmlLabelBlank)
• HTML link has no accessible name (AccHtmlLinkTextBlank)
• Ambiguous link text (AccHtmlLinkTextAmbiguous)
• Document title is blank (AccPageBlankTitle)
• Document title is placeholder (AccDocTitlePlaceholder)
• Provide multiple ways to reach page (AccPageMultipleWays)
• Page is hard to read (AccAdvancedReadingLevel)
• Use h1-h6 instead of heading-like styles (AccWcag2-F2-1)
• Use h1-h6 instead of heading-like images (AccWcag2-F2-2)
• CSS causes blinking (AccWcag2-F4-1)
• Form auto-submits when tabbing (AccWcag2-F9-1)
• Alt text does not convey color information (AccWcag2-F13-1)
• Autoplay sound longer than 3 seconds (AccWcag2-F23-1)
• Document title used on multiple pages (AccWcag2-F25-1)
• Word has spaces between each letter (AccWcag2-F32-1)
• Spaces used to simulate table layout (AccWcag2-F33-1)
• Form submits on focus change (AccWcag2-F36-1)
• Script opens new window without warning (AccWcag2-F37-1)
• Decorative image missing null alt attribute (AccHtmlImgDecorativeAltMissing)
• Spacer image has descriptive alt (AccHtmlImgDecorativeAltNonNull)
• JavaScript simulated link (AccWcag2-F42-1)
• fieldset with no interactive elements (AccWcag2-F43-4)
• Tab order wrong (AccWcag2-F44-1)
• Unexpected popup on page load (AccWcag2-F52-1)
• Field blurs when focused (AccWcag2-F55-1)
• Timed HTTP page redirect (AccHttpRedirect)
• JavaScript control with no ARIA role (AccWcag2-F59-1)
• Popup appears when control value changes (AccWcag2-F60-1)
• Timed JavaScript page refresh (AccWcag2-F61-1)
• Ambiguous link text with no context (AccHtmlLinkTextAmbiguousContext)
• HTML form control has no accessible name (AccHtmlControlLabelMissing)
• Unicode lookalike characters used (AccWcag2-F71-1)
• Links only indicated by color (AccWcag2-F73-1)
• CSS outline or border hides focus indicator (AccWcag2-F78-1)
• Grouped fields need a label or instructions (AccWcag2-F82-1)
• CSS content: not available to all users (AccWcag2-F87-1)
• Justified text is hard to read (AccWcag2-F88-1)
• Unexpected JavaScript popup (AccHtmlUnwantedPopup)

Compatibility

• Image maps with id but no name have partial support (BugMozillaImageMap)

Search

• No search keywords set (SeoNoKeywordsSet)

Usability

• Minimize page download time (UseGov2.6)
• Avoid active ‘home’ links on the home page (UseGov5.6.2)
• Provide descriptive page titles (UseGov9.2.3)
• Use meaningful link labels (UseGov10.1)
• Use familiar fonts (UseGov11.7)
• Ensure images do not slow downloads (UseGov14.3)