{"id":2839,"date":"2022-08-10T19:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=2839"},"modified":"2024-05-22T17:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:43:56","slug":"content-audit-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/enhance-your-site\/content-audit-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Content Auditing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph ncst-fancy-paragraph-seventy ncst-fancy-paragraph\"><p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-left\">The Content Audit Tools allow site editors to schedule and conduct audits of the content found on their web pages. With the Content Audit Tools, site editors can now easily set how frequently they would like a page to be reviewed and then &#8220;check-off&#8221; once a page has been audited. Additionally, through a widget within the WordPress Dashboard, content maintainers can track pages to see if they are overdue or close to overdue, making the governance of content much easier.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment ncst-accompaniment\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/build-your-site\/topics\/website-lifecycle\/\" class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-five-text-color\" data-ua-cat=\"Fact Block\" data-ua-action=\"URL Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/build-your-site\/topics\/website-lifecycle\/\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path d=\"M245.76 409.6h20.48v40.96h-20.48zM102.4 286.72h40.96v20.48H102.4zM276.48 276.48V153.6h-40.96v163.84H409.6v-40.96z\"><\/path><path d=\"M256 81.92c-118.78 0-215 96.26-215 215s96.26 215 215 215 215-96.26 215-215-96.22-215-215-215M256 471a174.08 174.08 0 1 1 174.08-174A173.93 173.93 0 0 1 256 471M225.28 51.2h61.44v20.48h-61.44z\"><\/path><path d=\"m374.657 96.84 18.2-23.472 49.367 38.28-18.2 23.47zM204.8 0h102.4v40.96H204.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><p class=\"fact__support\"><span class=\"text\">Most websites have a lifespan of three to five years.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate aim of these tools is to help users maintain their content\u2019s relevance without having to worry about whether or not they missed a page as they audit their site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring a Page for Auditing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Content Audit Tools sidebar is where site maintainers can indicate that a page has been audited, and the frequency of when the page\u2019s content needs to be reviewed. To access this sidebar, simply click into any page on a WordPress site and click on the sidebar icon found in the top right corner of the editing interface (see demo below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-demo.gif\" data-fullsize=\"2560x1716\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1716\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-demo.gif\" alt=\"Demo of the content audit sidebar. \" class=\"wp-image-2829\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pages Audit Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a page is set to an audit frequency, site editors can find information on when the page was last audited, and when they can expect the page to be audited again, in the &#8220;Pages&#8221; section of the WordPress dashboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited.png\" data-fullsize=\"2376x1338\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2376\" height=\"1338\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the content audit columns found in the Pages section of the WordPress Dashboard. \" class=\"wp-image-2846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited.png 2376w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/page-audit-column-edited-2048x1153.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Dashboard Widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the two new information columns found next to pages, when content maintainers login into their WordPress site they will now find a new Content Audit Tracker widget as part of the WordPress Dashboard. This widget communicates to site editors upcoming audits along with audits that are overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited.png\" data-fullsize=\"2618x1475\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Content Audit Tracker found in the WordPress Dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/08\/content-audit-tracker-dashboard-widget-edited-2048x1154.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph ncst-fancy-paragraph-sixty ncst-fancy-paragraph\"><p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-left\">Questions about the Content Audit Tools?<br><br>Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at\u00a0go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment ncst-accompaniment\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-contact-card has-custombg-two-background-color\"><div class=\"contact-card-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-single-contact-card contact-card-item\"><div class=\"single-card-heading\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path d=\"M295.58 382.33v9.36h-78.17v-9.36H8.6v31.59h494.8v-31.59zM408.65 171.79v-21.06H198.1v42.099999999999994h210.55zM103.35 150.73h63.17v63.17h-63.17zM408.65 277.06V256H198.1v42.11h210.55zM103.35 245.48h63.17v63.17h-63.17z\"><\/path><path d=\"M461.29 98.08H50.71l-.04 273.72h410.62zM441.6 352.25H70.37V117.63H441.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h5>Submit a Help Request<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"single-card-content\"><p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\"><span class=\"text\">Get in touch<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-custombg-three-background-color mirror-layout\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Your Website Cleanup Checklist<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">We recommend conducting a full review of your website and subpages at least once or twice per year. To help, we&#8217;ve created a simple checklist with some of the things you should do to ensure your website is up to date.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/spring-web-cleaning\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/spring-web-cleaning\"><span class=\"text\">Start your checklist<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/05\/at-work-e1716414095181-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Two business professionals working collaboratively.\" class=\"wp-image-37684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/05\/at-work-e1716414095181-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/05\/at-work-e1716414095181-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/05\/at-work-e1716414095181-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/05\/at-work-e1716414095181-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The ultimate aim of these tools is to help users maintain their content\u2019s relevance without having to worry about whether or not they missed a page as they audit their site. 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