I’m one of the guys that keeps getting 0 0 0 0, but warn me if/when you fix it because you’ll have as a user :P

Great site. Simple and easy to use. Very useful.

I couldn’t get websites that I know have good information on them to register with your service. It looks like a good idea that could be very useful for developers.

The fact that you care about accessibility makes me very happy. However, I really wish you’d let me scan my page without having to sign up. Grade me or something, but don’t give me details until I sign up.

The OpenID authentication is broken. You shouldn’t have to first sign up with OpenID and then log in, signing up and logging in should be the same operation.

Nicely executed interface, with big clear text. A couple of minor annoyances – after signing up I was redirected back to the login screen, making it seem that I either 1) had to login now that I’ve signed up or 2) it didn’t take in the first place; also, some the “blank” screens were disconcerting – instead of saying “No results were found” (huh?) how about “Yay! Your site has no errors!” (where appropriate).

Appearance/UI: 3/5
Good job putting an informative description of why standards are important and how Last Percent helps right on the front page. Without those few paragraphs, I would have been lost on what to do and why. With them, it’s clear what to do and why. But, the first thing I notice is the big ‘Enter your website address…’ box. It looks nice, so you get appearance points there, but is actually not functional as I’d suspect. It’s nice and inviting to see the big ‘Enter your website address…’ box, but then a big let down to be told you must be logged in. I’d recommend making sign-in required only to manage the personal list of results. I was not sure whether to put this in Appearance or Completeness. Because the ‘Enter your website address..’ box is such a major component of the home page appearance, I address it here.

Overall appearance and ease of UI navigation is good. I like the Home > Sites > SiteName > Results navigation styles. The result feedback is well laid out and easy to read and understand.

Completeness: 4/5
I’m impressed with the amount of information I got about my website. Seems very complete.

Innovation: 4/5
There are, of course, other validation tools out there. I probably error’ed a little on the high side here because it is unlike any of the other apps in the Rumble, which gets innovation points in my book.

Usefulness: 5/5
Last Percent provides practical and actionable information.

Appearance: 5/5
Very neat logo, and good management of color to draw attention to the appropriate areas of your pages. Navigation is laid out in a way that is both intuitive and non-intrusive. This site is easy to understand and to navigate once the user has logged in.

Completeness: 3/5
One thing I would mention, your site draws attention on the homepage to the “Enter your website address…” field. When a user tries to do so, however, they immediately get rejected with a “You must be logged in.” This doesn’t encourage people to use your site, as it comes off as a bait and switch tactic. Either use a means of supporting anonymous users (such as with AuthTrial), or don’t display the text-field unless the user is logged in. When I did try to sign up with Open ID, I appreciated the toggle between regular registration and Open ID registration, but you didn’t use a helper for the Open ID field, and I had to go spend a few minutes looking up what the url was for Google’s Open ID service. After signing up, it gave me an error, saying I entered an invalid email (understandable, since Google doesn’t provide this information), and giving me fields for a password, first name, and last name. I assume the password field should be hidden, as it doesn’t apply here. Take a look at Ryan Bates’ Railscast on integrating Open ID for some ideas as to how to handle this. However, since I have already been bounced back and forth, this is yet another step in the way of actually using your site. Either email should not be a requirement, or there should be a way to try the site without signing up, or perhaps Open ID is not the answer for your site. Finally, once I had signed in, I was still on the login page, which could be confusing to an average user.

When I added a site, I originally had 0 assets, 0 errors, 0 warnings, and 0 succeses. It was only once I refreshed the page that they appeared. Again, this would not be clear to an average user. I see now that they are later added via Javascript, but some text signifying that the content is loading would be more helpful than a simple 0. The last value, successes, did not update.

All of that aside, the tools you have up here are fantastic, and it’s clear you put a ton of work into this application. Aside from some some login troubles and user-friendliness, the core functionality seems quite extensive. Great job.

Innovation: 4/5
This is something I don’t think has been done before. Firebug has similar tools for checking a single page, but the ability to crawl, checking assets as you go, is a fantastic utility. A neat idea, and a very nice way to manage things.

Usefulness: 4/5
I think this is a fantastic tool, and I hope you’re able to keep it running. I think you could easily establish a business model by supporting longer crawls. I’d like to see items sorted by error vs. warning, and I’d like to see a list of what you’re actually checking on the about page. Finally, links explaining the errors would be helpful, for those not familiar with concepts of web accessibility.

Overall, this is a fantastic application, and I look forward to seeing what additions you make going forward. Great submission!

Kevin W. Gisi

I can’t login using my OpenID that I created for Rails Rumble.