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How to tell if website Is Functioning properly?

by bigballin6161
4 replies
I just put up my website and am about to start an linking campaign. How do I know that my website is working properly?
#functioning #properly #website
  • Profile picture of the author angel1987
    If your website is dynamic, that is based on php or asp.net, then you need to check it before making it live. After making it live you need to test it again for any bugs. If the website is static then just go through pages to check if there are any broken links or not. Also you can validate your website with css and xhtml, whatever your website is based on. That will ensure you are using good code in your website. For linking campaign you might need to use tracking services like analytics or openx.
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  • Profile picture of the author craigcdz
    When all the links are working properly, website functions according to the code, compatible with the multiple browsers, page rendering is fine, website security is intact and there are no as such technical/non-technical bugs then the website is working properly. Otherwise, you need to find out the problem and solve it.
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  • Profile picture of the author aandersen
    for starters i would download and run this :

    Find broken links on your site with Xenu's Link Sleuth (TM)

    this program will check all the links on your site and see if any are broken


    Next you want to look at your site in as many browsers as you can and make sure that it still appears the way you want. This site can help speed up the proccess :

    Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test - Browsershots


    However, if you have any intricate javascript, AJAX, or DHMTL you need to do as much manual testing as you can. Things like fly-out menu and such sometimes will not work the same in all browsers. For this, the best thing is just to install the major browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and test.


    Beyond this, it is all about QA. You need to test. Fill out your own forms, click your links, write comments, opt-in, etc. then repeat on every page. Take your time and try to be through. Even the best sites will usually have errors.

    if you dont want to do it your self, hire someone to do it for you. I am sure you could find someone to do it for a few bucks an hour.
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  • Profile picture of the author terrapurus
    Get a Google Webmaster account. Put your site in. Google will show you the crawl errors you need to fix. Also, check the site visually in what browsers you can install.
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