The site form view contains elements to adjust the behavior of a site, especially when running a check. The name field identifies the site and the url is used to perform the checks on. It acts as root url for all pages which are checked. The url itself can only be set when the site is created.
Toolbar actions
The toolbar actions offer the possibility to perform some actions on the site.
Create
Creates the site for the url and parameters. When saved, then the site is scrapped and some initial pages are created from the header and footer navigation with some initial checks. If an error happens during the scrapping process, then it will be displayed on the top of the page.
Update
Updates the site name and parameters.
Cancel
Aborts the site form and returns to the previous screen.
Site parameters
Schedule
The schedule defines the hour and time in UTC timezone, where a new check is automatically started, every day.
Browser
Specifies which browser to use for running the tests. If set to random, a different browser is selected for each test. The available browsers are:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- WebKit/Safari
- Microsoft Edge
Enabled scans
This settings offers the possibility to define which scans should be run, beside the tests, which are always executed. The following scans can be activated:
- Webvitals: The performance analyze about the loading time of the site
- Accessibility: The accessibility scan which scans the site for issues which affect people with disabilities
- SEO scan: Some basic SEO checks like meta description length
- Security scan: Some basic security analyze, should only be enabled when the server can keep the load and no firewall blocks the scanner IP
Mailing settings
It can be defined on which status, mails should be sent out after a check is run.
Thresholds
A threshold is a defined boundary or limit that determines when a certain condition is reached for Web Vitals, accessibility or SEO checks. It acts like a cutoff point, for example, a minimum value for a Web Vitals score when it should be treated as warning.
When a threshold is set, it means that the check will not get a status warning when the value is above the threshold. It is useful when you have a site which has some issues, but you are not going to fix them soon. You can set the threshold to a value which is above the current value and then it will be treated as success on the next run, till you fix them and set it as lower threshold again.