Documentation Workflows

Testing Tools

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the importance of testing documentation was already covered in the testing docid\ fuvopfyzcmrevxg3yks y section the following lists offers some ideas of things you can test for and some suggestions of tools to use grammar, punctuation, spelling grammarly https //www grammarly com ai powered writing assistant that checks for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors prowritingaid https //prowritingaid com style and grammar checker with in depth reports on writing mechanics vale a customizable, command line linter for prose that enforces style guides the built in spellchecker of your authoring tool style and readability hemingway editor http //www hemingwayapp com highlights long, complex sentences and suggests simpler alternatives readable https //readable com analyzes text readability using various readability scores (flesch kincaid, gunning fog, etc ) links and navigation screaming frog seo spider https //www screamingfrog co uk/seo spider/ crawls websites to audit links, images, scripts, and more w3c link checker https //validator w3 org/checklink checks the validity of links on a webpage xenu's link sleuth a legacy windows tool that scans entire websites for broken links has the added bonus of working offline too the built in reports of your authoring tool compliance and accessibility axe accessibility checker browser extension or cli that tests web content for accessibility issues wave web accessibility evaluation tool that provides visual feedback about accessibility problems some of these tool need manual intervention and decisions; in other cases, testing can be automated as part of a ci/cd pipeline remember that you can always write your own custom tests too (either by yourself or with the help of a friendly neighborhood dev or ai tool)
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