Large Websites and Slow Scans
Pages with a large number of links will scan slowly, especially when link scanning is enabled. To identify and exclude a problem areas on your website from being scanned:
- From the Web Accessibility Settings page, click on the “Scan and Notification” tab.
- Change the number of items to scan each cycle to 1 (3rd option on the tab) and then restart the scan.
- The url of the link being scanned will now be visible in the scan notice box.
- To remove a slow page from all future scans, click on the ignore button next to the url or add an exclusion for the slow page or portions of your website under the “Content to Monitor” tab of the Web Accessibility Settings page. Note: clicking on the ignore option will immediately stop the scan and redirect you to the link inventory.
Identifying Errors
It is possible that the scan is being held up do to PHP server errors. Review your server logs and Javascript console for indications that an error is occurring.
Excluding Content From the Scan
The scan process is know to hang up unexpectedly after PDF scans have been disabled. This has been corrected in version 3.1.7. To correct this condition check the scan PDF option and choose save. Then uncheck it and choose Save. Run a new scan and see if the issue has been resolved.
The Content Filters tab under the plugin settings includes two options that may be used to content from your scans. This can helpful when your website has a large menu or slideshows with many images.
Excluding Code Blocks During Website Scans
To exclude a block of code such as a large menu or slideshow of images from being scanned, include the id of the element that encloses the block of code. For example, if you have a code block that begins with
you would enter “my-id” to exclude all code inside this element.
Once an exclusion is added a list of items is displayed. To remove an exclusion, remove the check mark next to the item in the list.
Excluding URLs During Website Scans
To exclude a url path or sections of your website from link crawling and scanning enter a url path and save your settings. Any url that includes the path will be ignored.
Once an exclusion is added a list of items is displayed. To remove an exclusion, remove the check mark next to the item in the list.
