Technical Audit Checklist

When you send your website content out for review, your content goes through a "Technical Audit" prior to being published live. The following is a general checklist of what will be checked for in each review.

URL Review

Review the URL path (website address) to make sure that:

  • a URL has been added and is human-readable
  • the URL is in the correct context
  • the URL doesn’t start with a slash (/)
  • the URL doesn’t use special characters and that spaces are replaced with a dash (-)

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Menu Review

If this content has been added to a menu, check that:

  • it has been added to an appropriate menu (and parent item if applicable) for the context of the content.
  • the menu link title clearly describes the content that it is associated with
  • the menu weight is appropriate for where this content should appear on the menu

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Filename Review

If files are being used on the content, check that:

  • downloadable files (Word, PDF etc.) have appropriate file names
    • no special characters or spaces
    • not longer than 31 characters
    • file name has context and is understandable
    • does not contain working language like “draft” or “final”
    • does not contain internal language like “uc” or “sem”
  • image files have appropriate file names
    • no special characters or spaces
    • not longer than 31 characters

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Accessibility Review

Review the content area(s) of the website content to ensure adherence to the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines, check that:

  • all images have ALT tags and are they appropriate
  • if headings are used, are they used correctly
  • links that are used on the page clearly indicate where they are going and don’t use language like “click here” or “more info”…
  • images do not contain information that is too complex to be described in the ALT text (some exceptions may be permissible.

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Mobile Friendliness Review

Content will be reviewed to ensure that it has been created in a way that will work well on mobile devices such as tablets and phones, check that:

  • image sizes are appropriate — this includes both file sizes and pixel dimensions
  • content that has been added without the use of the WYSIWYG editor (copy/pasted in) is appropriate and will work on a mobile device

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Note: We will also complete a basic qualitative review of how the content has been laid out and if the WYSIWYG tools have been used appropriately. This review will check that:

  • the content is laid out in a clear way and does not use/overuse WYSIWYG styles in a confusing way
  • there is no attempt to override the styles of the built in WYSIWYG editor – this could include bolding headings, trying to change colours, adding additional style code, adding JavaScript etc.
  • the content is laid out like a web page rather than a poster or word document