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🎯 Getting Started

Creating Your First Audit

Step-by-step walkthrough of your first accessibility audit with ConformPilot.

This guide applies to both the Desktop App and Web App. The interface is nearly identical across both editions.

Step 1: Open the audit form

After launching ConformPilot (Desktop) or logging in (Web App), you will see the main dashboard. Click New Audit or navigate to the audit form.

Step 2: Enter the target URL

  1. 1

    Paste the URL

    Enter the full URL of the page you want to audit, e.g. https://example.com/about

  2. 2

    Choose audit mode

    Select Browser Audit for most pages. Use Form Login or Basic Auth for pages behind authentication.

Step 3: Select a compliance standard

WCAG 2.2 AA

Recommended. The current international standard for web accessibility. Required by most regulations worldwide.

Section 508

Required for US federal agencies and contractors. Based on WCAG 2.0 AA.

EN 301 549

European standard for ICT accessibility. Required for EU public sector websites.

Step 4: Choose audit engines

ConformPilot uses three industry-leading engines. You can run all three for maximum coverage:

axe-core

Zero false positives. Industry standard.

Pa11y

HTML_CodeSniffer based. Broad coverage.

Lighthouse

Google's audit tool. Performance + a11y.

Step 5: Run the audit

Click Run Audit. ConformPilot will:

  • Launch a headless browser and load the page
  • Run selected audit engines against the live DOM
  • Collect violations, warnings, and passes
  • Map results to WCAG success criteria
  • Display results in the Results Panel

Step 6: Review results

The Results Panel shows violations grouped by severity:

Critical— Blocks access for users with disabilities. Must fix.
Serious— Significant barrier. Should fix.
Moderate— Causes difficulty. Recommended to fix.
Minor— Best practice. Fix when possible.

Each violation includes:

  • • WCAG success criterion reference (e.g. 1.1.1 Non-text Content)
  • • HTML source snippet showing the affected element
  • • Description of the issue and how to fix it
  • • Engine that detected it (axe-core, Pa11y, or Lighthouse)

Step 7: Export your report

Click Export to download your report in one of three formats:

📄 VPAT DOCX

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template. Required for enterprise procurement.

📋 Error Report DOCX

Detailed list of all violations with source snippets and fix guidance.

🌐 HTML Report

Interactive report you can share with your team or clients.

🎉 Congratulations!

You've completed your first accessibility audit with ConformPilot. Now explore advanced features like authenticated scanning and site crawls.