Siteimprove Issues We Can Help Address

We understand that your scores in the Siteimprove tool are sometimes affected by issues that are out of your control. These are often code-related at the platform level and deal with accessibility or SEO. To keep you informed of what we’re addressing, please see the list below. It will be updated as we work on the issues.

But first, see the list of site-specific issues that you can fix with content changes.

Site-Specific Issues For Content Managers to Address

Module

Issue Description

Priority Level

How You Can Fix

Module

Issue Description

Priority Level

How You Can Fix

Accessibility

Heading issues

High

Be sure to use heading tags (H1, H2, H3, etc.) in hierarchal order and nest them where appropriate. Visitors who use assistive technology lose relative importance of content when heading tags are not in order.

SEO

Mobile Speed

Medium

Speed can be affected by the size of images. Make sure images are .jpg format and optimized in size for web. Large images and .png format will slow the speed.

SEO

Desktop Speed

Medium

Speed can be affected by the size of images. Make sure images are .jpg format and optimized in size for web. Large images and .png format will slow the speed.

SEO

Navigation depth beyond 5 levels

low

Consider the hierarchy that you need for each section. Can the navigation be simplified, combined, etc.?

SEO

Pages with iFrames

low

Consider if the iFrame is necessary. Can you link to the content rather than embed it?

SEO

Pages with low text-to-code ratio

low

On pages where there is very little content, you may be able to combine content.

Guide to Priority Levels

High Fix these issues first to make the most impact on the accessibility of your site.
Medium These issues can affect usability and content quality.
low You may not necessarily need to fix these issues, but they are recommended guidelines to keep in mind.

Platform-Wide Issues

Recently Fixed

We added WAI-ARIA labels to Calls to Action, Promos, and Icon Lists so that crawlers are able to identify links with the default text "Learn more".

We fixed the lower mobile speed of some sites due to logo sizes.

Appropriate text alternatives for caret toggles in the side navigation menu will be added

Empty heading levels will be removed from Location pages

Adjustments will be made to the DOM (Document Management Order) so that it is in the correct order for all screen widths

Work in Progress

Identified on Our Roadmap

We Can’t Fix