How-To's
Accessing Page Statistics in WebCRMA
- Go to WebCRMA
- Select the “Statistics” link.
- Log in with your NIUNT AccountID and password.
- Select “View Report”
- In the left navigation, select “Full List” under “Viewed”
- Select the “Reported Period:” In the “Filter” box, put the URL for the page being audited and click “OK” in the “Filter” area.
- Record the value from the “Viewed” column.
Finding the Alternate Text for an Image
- If you are using Internet Explorer, hover the mouse over the image. If there is alternate text, it will appear as a pop-up message.
- If nothing appears, examine the code to see if the image <IMG> has an ALT attribute.
- If you are using Firefox, right-click on the image and selecting “Properties."
Finding the Keywords and Description
Keywords and Description are used by search engines to catalog the pages on your site.
- Switch to the source view for the page to view the HTML coding.
- Search for 'meta name="Keywords"' to locate the keywords.
- Search for 'meta name="Description"' to locate the description.
Website Inventory
Each department is encouraged to perform an audit of its existing webpages to determine which pages are outdated and should be removed or updated.
Audit & File Information
As each page is evaluated, it is essential to document the following information:
Audit Information
- Audit Date - the date the audit is performed
- Audited By - the person performing the audit
File Information
- Path and File - the URL of the webpage being audited
- Modification Date - date of the most recent modification to the page
- Web Page Statistics – how many visitors to this page in a specified time period
- Suggested Navigation Category - identify the appropriate navigation category for the page
- Anticipated Audience - identify the audience the page serves
Content Analysis
- Is the content accurate? Read the page to ensure that the information is accurate. This might require some research.
- Is the content relevant? Consider the information your site needs to deliver, the audiences you serve and the visitor statistics.
- Is the content readable? Can the intended audience read and understand the information?
- Are all the links correct? Do all the links on the page work?
- Is the spelling correct? Select all text on the current page and copy it to the clipboard. Open a new Word document. From the Edit menu, select Paste Special. Select Unformatted Text from the menu. Perform a Spell Check on the pasted text.
Code Analysis
- Do all images have ALT text? Does every image on the page have alternate text? It is acceptable for the ALT to be empty (ALT=””) for decorative images or images that convey no information. It is not acceptable for the ALT text to be missing altogether. See below for instructions on finding the alternate text.
- Are the keywords correct? Does the list of keywords for the page seem accurate?
- Is the description correct? Does the description for this page seem accurate for the page?
Search Results
- Perform a search that you would expect to return the page.
- Note the filename of the page that comes up first.
