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Use the following checklist to
develop your web pages and to
keep them up-to-date.
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Site Organization
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Do you use the UD header and
footer on your site
pages?
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Have you named your home page
index.html?
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Do you include a link to the
UD home page on your site's
home page? In addition, does
every other page in your site
include a link back to the
site's home page?
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Page coding
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Does the first line of every
web page include a DOCTYPE
definition? Include the
following at the top of the
page before the "html" tag:
<!DOC TYPE
html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD
XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
See http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/Doctype
for more information.
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Do your pages contain a
"title" tag that describes
the page content?
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Do your pages contain "meta"
tags that describe the site's
purpose and list keywords so
that search engines can find
your information?
<meta
http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html;
charset=UTF-8" />
For more information, see
http://www.w3.org/International/O-charset.
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Do your pages use CSS
(Cascading Style Sheets) to
control layout and
presentation? All references
to css should include the
following:
<link
rel="stylesheet"
type="text/css"
href="http://your
page URL" >
See http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/learning
for more information.
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Do all references to
Javascript contain the
following:
<script
type="text/javascript">
or
<script
type="text/javascript"
src="your page
URL">
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Do your color choices follow
accessibility
standards?
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Does every image tag include
an "alt" tag to meet accessibility
standards?
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Does every image tag include
"height" and width tags to
improve loading time and to
meet accessibility
standards?
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Do your pages include a
copyright statement?
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Page features
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Are all links up-to-date?
Check for broken links on
your UD web site by going to
http://www.udel.edu/cgi-bin/linklint/lint,
logging in with your UDelNet
ID and password, and
providing your UD site URL.
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Have you removed links to
pages that are out-of-date or
no longer needed?
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Do your links contain
meaningful text? (Make sure
there are no links that say
"click here".)
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Have you followed copyright
rules?
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Do you open linked pages in a
new browser window only for a
good reason (e.g., a help
page)? When at all possible,
use only one browser window
for your site.
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Are spelling and grammar
correct?
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Do you avoid the use of
underlined and blinking text
on your page? Also, remember
that italics is difficult to
read on a computer monitor.
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Is there a link to a contact
person on your page for
questions or comments readers
may have? Note: To
reduce SPAM, do not include
the person's actual name or
email address on the page.
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Testing
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Is your HTML valid? Use an
HTML validation tool like the
one at http://validator.w3.org
to check your pages.
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Have you tested your pages on
all common browsers (Firefox,
Internet Explorer, Safari)
and platforms (Windows,
Macintosh, UNIX)?
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Have you tested your pages
for usability and
accessibility? See Jakob
Nielsen's usability site at
http://www.useit.com.
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