Siteimprove is Aarhus University's shared Quality Assurance system. It is set up on all pages in TYPO3 and can help editors improve the quality of the content on the website.
All employees at AU have access to Siteimprove, but to access the right pages, you need to:
A major advantage of Siteimprove is that it uses web analytics data to highlight which pages are most important for you as an editor to address. This helps you start with the changes that will have the greatest impact on the user experience of the site.
The system includes several different modules that we have access to.
View recordings of Siteimprove training for editors at Aarhus University. The instructor from Siteimprove covers a range of the most commonly used features in the system and answers questions from the editors.
-to find spelling errors, broken links, and assess readability (e.g., lix index), etc.
- to track user behavior on your website
Check out tips and tricks for using Siteimprove modules for AU’s websites:
- to identify issues that might negatively impact your pages' search engine rankings
Check out tips and tricks for using Siteimprove modules for AU’s websites:
- to identify accessibility issues and help ensure your pages comply with accessibility regulations
Additionally, Siteimprove offers a handy Dashboard feature where you can customize your own overview by selecting the 'widgets' you want to include on a Dashboard. You can also set up the Dashboard to be sent as a monthly report. This way, you can create a monthly report for your various websites.
Rewatch a webinar where Ditte from Siteimprove explains the options for customizing your own Dashboard in Siteimprove and demonstrates how to use it to design reports. (Note: You must be logged in with an AU ID to view the presentation.)
Here are some dashboards that you might find interesting and can choose to receive as reports. Siteimprove offers many features, so we have compiled the "widgets" that we believe provide the most value:
QA report
Overview of broken links, spelling errors, readability (lixtal).
Accessibility NextGen
Overview of web accessibility issues for editors.
SEO for editors
A separate overview of SEO challenges on your site.
Analytics for editors
Overview of visitors to your site. The most and least visited pages.
Content optimization for editors
Includes elements from each module, covering the basics that you might be interested in optimizing as an editor. Broken links, spelling errors, and some SEO and accessibility issues.
Overview of all your sites
A collection of Siteimprove widgets that aggregate data across domains, so you can get an overview of performance if you manage multiple sites.
Spelling errors and broken links
A simple overview containing only spelling errors and broken links.