Siteimprove Issues We Can Help Address
- Yen Tang
- Donna Sumner
- Ericca Rowe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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.