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UX audit template:a printable checklist.

The six dimensions every ProCurveUX audit checks, as 36 questions you can work through by hand on any page.

How to use it

01
Pick one page and one goal
A signup page, a product page or checkout. Write down what a visitor should do there.
02
Use it as a visitor would
On a desktop and on a real phone. Try to reach the goal, and note where you hesitate.
03
Work through each dimension
Tick what passes. For each miss, note the element, why it matters and the fix.
04
Rank the fixes
By how much each hurts the goal, and how much work it is. Fix the quick, painful ones first.

The checklist

Page audited: ______________________ Date: __________

01UsabilityCan visitors find and finish what they came for?

The main navigation names what a first-time visitor is looking for, in their words.
Visitors can always tell which page or step they are on.
Every step of a flow has a clear way back or out.
Forms say what went wrong next to the field, and keep what was typed.
Clicking a button visibly does something within a moment: a change, a spinner or a message.
Nothing important can be reached by hover alone.

02UI and visual designDoes the design guide the eye or fight it?

The most important thing on each screen is the most visually prominent.
There is one primary button per screen, and it looks different from secondary ones.
Spacing, type sizes and colours come from a small, consistent set.
Related items sit close together; unrelated ones are clearly separated.
Links and buttons look clickable, and decoration does not.
Elements line up on a shared grid.

03AccessibilityCan everyone use it, including with a screen reader or keyboard?

Body text has at least 4.5:1 contrast against its background (3:1 for large text).
Every page can be used with the keyboard alone, with a visible focus outline.
Every image that carries meaning has alt text; decorative ones are hidden from screen readers.
Every form field has a visible label, not just placeholder text.
Tap targets are at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels, or spaced so they are easy to hit.
Headings follow a logical order, and each page has one main heading.

04Conversion and frictionWhat stands between a visitor and your goal?

The main call to action is visible without scrolling, on desktop and on a phone.
The page says what you get, and for whom, in the first screen.
Prices and costs are shown before the final step, not revealed at checkout.
Forms ask only for what the task needs right now.
Proof sits near the decision: reviews, client logos, guarantees or security notes.
Pop-ups and banners can be dismissed and do not cover the call to action.

05UX laws and principlesDoes the layout work with human behaviour or against it?

Important buttons are large and close to where the eye already is (Fitts's law).
Menus and choices are kept short, or grouped, so deciding is quick (Hick's law).
Common patterns work the way visitors expect from other sites (Jakob's law).
Long content is broken into chunks with headings and lists (Miller's law).
The one thing you want noticed looks different from everything around it (Von Restorff effect).
Screens respond within about 400 milliseconds, or show progress (Doherty threshold).

06Mobile experienceDoes it hold up on a small screen?

Nothing scrolls sideways at 320 CSS pixels wide.
Text is readable without zooming, at 16px or close to it for body copy.
The navigation collapses into a menu that is easy to open and close.
Buttons are big enough for a thumb and not crowded together.
Forms bring up the right keyboard for email, phone and number fields.
The first screen loads quickly on a phone connection and does not jump as it loads.

Want the measurable half done for you? ProCurveUX checks contrast, tap targets, labels, heading order, layout shift and more automatically. See the full accessibility checklist and UX laws explained for detail.

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Paste a URL. ProCurveUX works through the measurable half of this checklist in about a minute, with the element, the rule and the fix for each finding.

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UX audit template:a printable checklist.

How to use it

Pick one page and one goal

Use it as a visitor would

Work through each dimension

Rank the fixes

The checklist

Or let ProCurveUX check it for you.