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Each department is encouraged to perform an audit of its existing webpages to determine which pages are outdated and should be removed or updated. The ITS Helpdesk has developed a form tool for completing the website inventory which records results in an Access database. To request the form, contact the ITS Helpdesk.
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.
