Scan Settings
Scan Settings controls how Vesper Audit behaves during a crawl and how your name appears in exported reports. These settings are found in Settings > Scan settings and Settings > Report options.
Page load timeout
Page load timeout sets how long Vesper Audit waits for each page to finish loading before moving on. The default is 30 seconds.
Increase the timeout for sites that load slowly - JavaScript-heavy pages, sites with large images, or pages that fetch data before rendering. Decrease it to speed up crawls on fast-loading sites where slow pages are unlikely.
The timeout applies per page. If a page does not finish loading within the timeout, Vesper Audit logs a warning and continues to the next page rather than stalling the crawl.
Page load timeout is available on all plans including free.
Viewport width
Viewport width requires a Supporter license or active trial.
Viewport width sets the browser window width Vesper Audit uses when loading each page during a scan. The default is 1280px.
Common values:
- 1280 - standard desktop (default)
- 768 - tablet
- 375 - mobile (iPhone SE / common mobile breakpoint)
Changing the viewport width affects which CSS is applied and which elements are visible during the scan. Some accessibility violations only appear at certain breakpoints - a navigation menu that becomes a hamburger button on mobile may have different landmark or keyboard focus issues than its desktop equivalent.
Viewport width is saved as part of Scan Profiles, so you can maintain separate mobile and desktop configurations for the same site.
Auditor name
Auditor name requires a Supporter license or active trial.
Auditor name lets you add your name or agency name to every exported report. When set, it appears in:
- The cover page of PDF reports
- The header section of Markdown exports
- The summary header of CSV exports
Leave the field blank to omit your name from all outputs. The field is in Settings > Report options > Auditor name.
Vesper Audit attribution
The Show Vesper Audit attribution toggle in Report options controls whether the "Tool: Vesper Audit" credit appears in exported reports. It is on by default. When toggled off, the Vesper Audit attribution line is removed from all output formats - the PDF scope strip, Notion output, and Markdown header.
This is typically used alongside auditor name when delivering reports to clients under your own brand. Setting your name and turning off the Vesper attribution produces a report that carries your identity rather than the tool's.
Show Vesper Audit attribution requires a Supporter license or active trial.