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Responsive
Responsive testing: usability on any device
Most of the visits are mobile. We check the presentation of three device profiles in the real browser: no horizontal scrolling, readable font sizes, sufficiently large control areas.
- 4 device profiles (390 · 768 · 1440 · 1920 px)Scope and rule set are stated in the report, countable.
- Human reviewClear decisions in the gold standard: a person judges disputed cases.
- TraceableEvery finding with reasoning, source and location.
- Publicly verifiableVia audit ID, QR code and an open verification page.
What is checked in detail
- Three device profiles (smartphone, tablet, desktop) rendered in the real browser
- No horizontal scrolling, no cropped content
- Touch targets: large enough and with sufficient distance
- Viewport configuration and scalability
How your partial seal comes about
- Prove the domainDNS TXT record or file in the .well-known path.
- Choose the scopeBy page tier, up to 1,000 pages.
- Automated auditEverything technically decidable is measured.
- Auditor judgementA person judges disputed cases, in the gold standard.
- Partial sealFrom 90 of 100 points in this audit area.
The result: a verifiable partial seal
If your website reaches the target in this audit area, you receive a partial seal with its own audit ID and a public verification page with result, audit date and validity. How the audit proceeds is described in the audit procedure, the conditions under pricing.
Topics in detail
10 pages along the guidelines of the rule set, each with the associated checkpoints and its own questions.
- Waagrechtes Scrollen beheben: warum Inhalte über den Rand ragen
- Zielgrößen auf dem Telefon: 24×24 Pixel als Untergrenze
- Text, der aus seinem Kasten läuft: Umbruch statt Abschneiden
- Auf welchen Geräten geprüft wird — und warum das Fenster verkleinern nicht genügt
- Der erste Bildschirm: wie viel Text ohne Scrollen sichtbar ist
- Die zentrale Schaltfläche: erreichbar ohne langes Scrollen
- Tabellen, Karten und Videos: Elemente, die nicht ins Telefon passen
- Bilder auf schmalen Geräten: Höchstbreite statt fester Breite
- Zweimal messen: warum ein schwankender Befund kein Befund ist
- Zoom nicht sperren: user-scalable=no schließt Menschen aus
What a result looks like
Every criterion receives exactly one of three judgements. A criterion is never considered met just because the measurement found nothing.
- Met: demonstrably, with evidence
- Still open: awaits an auditor judgement
- Still to be met: location, rule and remedy named
A partial seal is issued from 90 of 100 points in this audit area.
Our own website currently reaches 89 of 100.
Good to know
- Three real device profiles in the browser — no window reduction.
- Operating surfaces are measured, not estimated.
