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AssigneeMercury Interactive Corporation
InventorsEran Leshem, Amir Weinberg
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A visual Web site analysis program, implemented as a collection of software components, provides a variety of features for facilitating the analysis and management of Web sites and Web site content. A mapping component scans a Web site over a network connection and builds a site map which graphically depicts the URLs and links of the site. Site maps are generated using a unique layout and display methodology which allows the user to visualize the overall architecture of the Web site. Various map navigation and URL filtering features are provided to facilitate the task of identifying and repairing common Web site problems, such as links to missing URLs. A dynamic page scan feature enables the user to include dynamically-generated Web pages within the site map by capturing the output of a standard Web browser when a form is submitted by the user, and then automatically resubmitting this output during subsequent mappings of the site. The Web site analysis program is implemented using an extensible architecture which includes an API that allows plug-in applications to manipulate the display of the site map. Various plug-ins are provided which utilize the API to extend the functionality of the analysis program, including an action tracking plug-in which detects user activity and behavioral data (link activity levels, common site entry and exit points, etc.) from server log files and then superimposes such data onto the site map.
An extensible software architecture for facilitating the mapping and analysis of web sites, comprising, on a computer-readable medium:
An extensible software package for facilitating the management and analysis of web sites, comprising, on a computer-readable medium:
A plug-in application for extending the functionality of a software package that provides web site scanning and mapping capabilities, the software package including executable code for scanning a web site and for generating a graphical site map of the web site, the plug-in application configured to run in conjunction with the software package and to communicate with the software package via an application program interface (API) of the software package, the plug-in application including executable code for displaying web-site-related data on the site map via the API, the plug-in application further including executable code for adding at least one menu option to a graphical user interface (GUI) of the software package via the API to allow a user to invoke the plug-in application from within the software package.
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