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Understanding Your Dashboard

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Mastering the AccessibilityMonitor Dashboard

Your dashboard is the command center for accessibility monitoring. Understanding each component helps you work more efficiently and make data-driven decisions about accessibility improvements.

Dashboard Overview

When you log in, you'll see several key areas:

  1. Header Navigation: Access main sections and settings
  2. Trust Score Widget: Your overall accessibility health
  3. Issues Summary: Quick view of problem counts by severity
  4. Recent Activity: Latest scans and changes
  5. Quick Actions: Common tasks and shortcuts

Understanding Your Trust Score

The Trust Score is a 0-100 metric representing your website's overall accessibility health. Here's how it's calculated:

Score Calculation Formula

Trust Score = 100 - Weighted Issue Impact

Where:
- Critical issues: 4 points each
- Major issues: 2 points each  
- Minor issues: 0.5 points each

The score is normalized based on total pages scanned, so larger sites aren't unfairly penalized.

Score Ranges

  • 90-100 (Excellent): Your site meets high accessibility standards
  • 70-89 (Good): Minor improvements needed, generally accessible
  • 50-69 (Needs Work): Significant issues affecting user experience
  • Below 50 (Critical): Major accessibility barriers present

Improving Your Score

Focus on these areas in order:

  1. Critical Issues First: Each critical fix has the biggest score impact
  2. High-Traffic Pages: Prioritize issues on your most-visited pages
  3. Systematic Fixes: Address one issue type across all pages rather than one page at a time

Issues Breakdown Panel

The issues panel provides detailed categorization:

By Severity

  • Critical (Red): WCAG Level A failures, must fix for basic accessibility
  • Major (Orange): WCAG Level AA failures, important for compliance
  • Minor (Yellow): Best practices and Level AAA recommendations

By WCAG Principle

Issues are also categorized by the four WCAG principles:

  • Perceivable: Can users perceive the content? (images, colors, media)
  • Operable: Can users operate the interface? (keyboard, navigation)
  • Understandable: Can users understand the content? (language, predictability)
  • Robust: Does content work with assistive technologies? (parsing, compatibility)

Pages View

The Pages view shows accessibility status for each scanned page:

Page List Features

  • Sort by Trust Score, issue count, or last scanned date
  • Filter by status (Passing, Needs Work, Critical)
  • Search for specific URLs
  • Export page data to CSV

Individual Page Details

Click any page to see:

  • Page-specific Trust Score
  • All issues found on that page
  • Screenshot of the page at scan time
  • Historical score trend

Analytics Section

The Analytics page provides deeper insights:

Trend Charts

  • Score Over Time: Track how your Trust Score changes
  • Issues Over Time: See if issues are increasing or decreasing
  • Fix Rate: How quickly issues are being resolved

Category Breakdown

Pie charts showing:

  • Issues by WCAG principle
  • Issues by severity
  • Issues by element type (images, forms, links, etc.)

Comparative Analysis

  • Compare current scan to previous scans
  • Identify new issues vs. recurring issues
  • Track which issues you've marked as resolved

Reports Section

Generate professional accessibility reports:

Report Types

  • Executive Summary: High-level overview for stakeholders
  • Technical Report: Detailed issues with code examples
  • Compliance Report: WCAG conformance documentation
  • Progress Report: Changes since last report

Customization Options

Report Settings:
├── Date Range: Last 7/30/90 days or custom
├── Severity Filter: All, Critical only, etc.
├── Page Filter: All pages or specific URLs
├── Format: PDF, HTML, or CSV
└── Branding: Add your logo (Royal plan)

Notifications Configuration

Set up alerts to stay informed:

Email Notifications

  • New critical issues detected
  • Trust Score drops below threshold
  • Scan completion notifications
  • Weekly/monthly summary reports

Threshold Settings

Alert when:
├── Trust Score drops below: [70] points
├── New critical issues exceed: [5] issues
├── Score drops more than: [10] points since last scan
└── Pages with critical issues exceed: [3] pages

Settings and Preferences

Account Settings

  • Profile information
  • Password and security
  • API key management (Royal plan)
  • Two-factor authentication

Scan Settings

  • Default scan scope
  • Crawl depth limits
  • User agent configuration
  • Request rate limiting

Team Settings (Premium/Royal)

  • Invite team members
  • Set role permissions
  • Configure shared notifications

Keyboard Navigation

The dashboard is fully keyboard accessible:

  • Tab: Navigate between interactive elements
  • Enter/Space: Activate buttons and links
  • Escape: Close modals and dropdowns
  • Arrow keys: Navigate within menus and tables

Mobile Dashboard

Access your dashboard on mobile devices:

  • Responsive design adapts to screen size
  • Swipe gestures for navigation
  • Push notifications (enable in settings)
  • Quick scan initiation

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