[10] A related (and sometimes confused term) is a content audit, a qualitative analysis of information assets on a website.
[1][11][12] A spreadsheet application (e.g., Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc) is the preferred tool for keeping a content inventory; the data can be easily configured and manipulated.
Other information could include: Other tabs in the inventory workbook can be created to track related information, such as meta keywords, new Web pages to develop, website tools and resources, or content inventories for sub-areas of the main website.
The inventory sheet, once completed and revised as the site is updated with new content and information assets, can also become a resource for help in maintaining website governance.
[13] The information gathered in the inventory can also be used to plan a website re-design or site migration to a web content management system.