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Reorient compares a website before and after an update. It shows what moved, what changed, and where a familiar keyboard route now leads.

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Change summary

Foxglove Books: before and after the update

Sample data created for this demo, with 14 clear notes about what changed.

CheckedEvery note links to a visible page change.

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BeforeSample version 1

26 important page items · 15 Tab stops

banner · navigation:Main · main · form:Newsletter · contentinfo

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h1 Books worth keeping · h2 Bestsellers · h3 Dune · h3 Piranesi · h3 The Left Hand of Darkness · h2 Join the newsletter

Created from the sample page at https://reorient-nine.vercel.app/demo/storefront/before.

AfterSample version 2

27 important page items · 15 Tab stops

banner · navigation:Main · main · form:Newsletter · contentinfo

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h1 Books worth keeping, chosen by hand · h2 Shop · h3 Bestsellers · h3 Dune · h3 Piranesi · h3 The Left Hand of Darkness · h2 Join the newsletter

Created from the sample page at https://reorient-nine.vercel.app/demo/storefront/after.

Needs attention 5Could be confusing 2Small change 7Low impact 014 change notes

What changed

Open any note to see the before-and-after details.

25 page items matched

d01Moved to a new page area: Navigation: “Main”Could be confusing
BeforeNavigation: “Main”
Page area: banner · Not reached with Tab
AfterNavigation: “Main”
Outside a named page area · Not reached with Tab
What changedpage area 1 → 2
Could be confusing
d02Moved to a new page area: Searchbox: “Search the catalog”Needs attention
BeforeSearchbox: “Search the catalog”
Page area: banner · Reached with Tab 7
AfterSearchbox: “Search the catalog”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 8
What changedpage area 2 → 1
Needs attention
d03Heading level changed: “Bestsellers”Small change
BeforeHeading: “Bestsellers”
Page area: main · Not reached with Tab · heading level 2
AfterHeading: “Bestsellers”
Page area: main · Not reached with Tab · heading level 3
What changedheading level 2 → 3
Small change
d04“Cart” is now a button, not a linkNeeds attention
BeforeLink: “Cart”
Page area: banner · Reached with Tab 8
AfterButton: “Cart”
Outside a named page area · Reached with Tab 1
What changedlink → button
Needs attention
d05Moved to a new page area: Link: “Cart”Needs attention
BeforeLink: “Cart”
Page area: banner · Reached with Tab 8
AfterButton: “Cart”
Outside a named page area · Reached with Tab 1
What changedpage area 3 → 1
Needs attention
d06Name changed from “Books worth keeping” to “Books worth keeping, chosen by hand”Small change
BeforeHeading: “Books worth keeping”
Page area: main · Not reached with Tab · heading level 1
AfterHeading: “Books worth keeping, chosen by hand”
Page area: main · Not reached with Tab · heading level 1
What changedname changed
Small change
d07Name changed from “Buy” to “Add to bag”Small change
BeforeButton: “Buy”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 9
AfterButton: “Add to bag”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 9
What changedname changed
Small change
d08Name changed from “Buy” to “Add to bag”Small change
BeforeButton: “Buy”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 10
AfterButton: “Add to bag”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 10
What changedname changed
Small change
d09Name changed from “Buy” to “Add to bag”Small change
BeforeButton: “Buy”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 11
AfterButton: “Add to bag”
Page area: main · Reached with Tab 11
What changedname changed
Small change
d10Moved within its group: Link: “Contact”Could be confusing
BeforeLink: “Contact”
Page area: navigation:Main · Reached with Tab 5
AfterLink: “Contact”
Page area: navigation:Main · Reached with Tab 5
What changedplace in group 4 → 3
Could be confusing
d11Keyboard order changed: Link: “Cart”Needs attention
BeforeLink: “Cart”
Page area: banner · Reached with Tab 8
AfterButton: “Cart”
Outside a named page area · Reached with Tab 1
What changedTab 8 → Tab 1
Needs attention
d12No longer on this page: Link: “Gift cards”Needs attention
BeforeLink: “Gift cards”
Page area: navigation:Main · Reached with Tab 6
AfterNot present
No matching node
What changedpage structure changed
Needs attention
d13New on this page: Link: “Wishlist”Small change
BeforeNot present
No matching node
AfterLink: “Wishlist”
Page area: navigation:Main · Reached with Tab 7
What changedpage structure changed
Small change
d14New on this page: Heading: “Shop”Small change
BeforeNot present
No matching node
AfterHeading: “Shop”
Page area: main · Not reached with Tab · heading level 2
What changedpage structure changed
Small change

Follow a familiar route

Open the cart

The 8 Tab presses that reached link "Cart" in banner now land on searchbox "Search the catalog" in main.

BeforeTab 8Link: “Cart”

AfterTab 8Searchbox: “Search the catalog”

Page details: d02, d04, d05, d11

Step-by-step check

First change: Open the cart

Reorient follows the same named steps in both versions and shows the first place the route changed. It compares page structure; it does not operate the site or replace a screen reader.

Small change · Page details: d04, d05, d11

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Open the cartfocus link “Cart”missing · d04, d05, d11before fnv1a-a0112ce0 · after fnv1a-ddade33b

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- banner:
  - link "Foxglove Books home":
    - /url: /
  - navigation "Main":
    - list:
      - listitem:
        - link "New arrivals":
          - /url: /new
      - listitem:
        - link "Bestsellers":
          - /url: /bestsellers
      - listitem:
        - link "About":
          - /url: /about
      - listitem:
        - link "Contact":
          - /url: /contact
      - listitem:
        - link "Gift cards":
          - /url: /gift-cards
  - text: Search the catalog
  - searchbox "Search the catalog"
  - link "Cart":
    - /url: /cart
- main:
  - heading "Books worth keeping" [level=1]
  - paragraph: "A small shop with a short shelf: every title here earned its place, and the descriptions are written by the people who actually read them."
  - heading "Bestsellers" [level=2]
  - article:
    - heading "Dune" [level=3]
    - paragraph: The desert planet epic that swallowed science fiction whole.
    - button "Buy"
  - article:
    - heading "Piranesi" [level=3]
    - paragraph: A house of infinite halls, an ocean inside it, and one gentle narrator.
    - button "Buy"
  - article:
    - heading "The Left Hand of Darkness" [level=3]
    - paragraph: Le Guin's winter planet, where trust is the only politics that matters.
    - button "Buy"
  - form "Newsletter":
    - heading "Join the newsletter" [level=2]
    - text: Email address
    - textbox "Email address"
    - button "Subscribe"
- contentinfo:
  - paragraph: © Foxglove Books, 12 Fern Lane. Open every day except Mondays.
  - link "Privacy":
    - /url: /privacy
  - link "Terms":
    - /url: /terms

- banner:
  - link "Foxglove Books home":
    - /url: /
- navigation "Main":
  - list:
    - listitem:
      - link "New arrivals":
        - /url: /new
    - listitem:
      - link "Bestsellers":
        - /url: /bestsellers
    - listitem:
      - link "Contact":
        - /url: /contact
    - listitem:
      - link "About":
        - /url: /about
    - listitem:
      - link "Wishlist":
        - /url: /wishlist
- button "Cart"
- main:
  - heading "Books worth keeping, chosen by hand" [level=1]
  - text: Search the catalog
  - searchbox "Search the catalog"
  - paragraph: "A small shop with a short shelf: every title here earned its place, and the descriptions are written by the people who actually read them."
  - heading "Shop" [level=2]
  - heading "Bestsellers" [level=3]
  - article:
    - heading "Dune" [level=3]
    - paragraph: The desert planet epic that swallowed science fiction whole.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - article:
    - heading "Piranesi" [level=3]
    - paragraph: A house of infinite halls, an ocean inside it, and one gentle narrator.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - article:
    - heading "The Left Hand of Darkness" [level=3]
    - paragraph: Le Guin's winter planet, where trust is the only politics that matters.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - form "Newsletter":
    - heading "Join the newsletter" [level=2]
    - text: Email address
    - textbox "Email address"
    - button "Subscribe"
- contentinfo:
  - paragraph: © Foxglove Books, 12 Fern Lane. Open every day except Mondays.
  - link "Privacy":
    - /url: /privacy
  - link "Terms":
    - /url: /terms

Find Contactfocus link “Contact”same · d10before fnv1a-a0112ce0 · after fnv1a-ddade33b

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- banner:
  - link "Foxglove Books home":
    - /url: /
  - navigation "Main":
    - list:
      - listitem:
        - link "New arrivals":
          - /url: /new
      - listitem:
        - link "Bestsellers":
          - /url: /bestsellers
      - listitem:
        - link "About":
          - /url: /about
      - listitem:
        - link "Contact":
          - /url: /contact
      - listitem:
        - link "Gift cards":
          - /url: /gift-cards
  - text: Search the catalog
  - searchbox "Search the catalog"
  - link "Cart":
    - /url: /cart
- main:
  - heading "Books worth keeping" [level=1]
  - paragraph: "A small shop with a short shelf: every title here earned its place, and the descriptions are written by the people who actually read them."
  - heading "Bestsellers" [level=2]
  - article:
    - heading "Dune" [level=3]
    - paragraph: The desert planet epic that swallowed science fiction whole.
    - button "Buy"
  - article:
    - heading "Piranesi" [level=3]
    - paragraph: A house of infinite halls, an ocean inside it, and one gentle narrator.
    - button "Buy"
  - article:
    - heading "The Left Hand of Darkness" [level=3]
    - paragraph: Le Guin's winter planet, where trust is the only politics that matters.
    - button "Buy"
  - form "Newsletter":
    - heading "Join the newsletter" [level=2]
    - text: Email address
    - textbox "Email address"
    - button "Subscribe"
- contentinfo:
  - paragraph: © Foxglove Books, 12 Fern Lane. Open every day except Mondays.
  - link "Privacy":
    - /url: /privacy
  - link "Terms":
    - /url: /terms

- banner:
  - link "Foxglove Books home":
    - /url: /
- navigation "Main":
  - list:
    - listitem:
      - link "New arrivals":
        - /url: /new
    - listitem:
      - link "Bestsellers":
        - /url: /bestsellers
    - listitem:
      - link "Contact":
        - /url: /contact
    - listitem:
      - link "About":
        - /url: /about
    - listitem:
      - link "Wishlist":
        - /url: /wishlist
- button "Cart"
- main:
  - heading "Books worth keeping, chosen by hand" [level=1]
  - text: Search the catalog
  - searchbox "Search the catalog"
  - paragraph: "A small shop with a short shelf: every title here earned its place, and the descriptions are written by the people who actually read them."
  - heading "Shop" [level=2]
  - heading "Bestsellers" [level=3]
  - article:
    - heading "Dune" [level=3]
    - paragraph: The desert planet epic that swallowed science fiction whole.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - article:
    - heading "Piranesi" [level=3]
    - paragraph: A house of infinite halls, an ocean inside it, and one gentle narrator.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - article:
    - heading "The Left Hand of Darkness" [level=3]
    - paragraph: Le Guin's winter planet, where trust is the only politics that matters.
    - button "Add to bag"
  - form "Newsletter":
    - heading "Join the newsletter" [level=2]
    - text: Email address
    - textbox "Email address"
    - button "Subscribe"
- contentinfo:
  - paragraph: © Foxglove Books, 12 Fern Lane. Open every day except Mondays.
  - link "Privacy":
    - /url: /privacy
  - link "Terms":
    - /url: /terms

GPT-5.6 route updates

Remembered paths, updated.

Tab ×8 → Cart→Tab ×8 → Search the catalogd02, d04, d05, d11
Main navigation → Contact (4th item)→Main navigation → Contact (3rd item)d01, d10
Main navigation → Gift cards→Main navigation → Wishlistd12, d13

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