Checklist for Editing a Web Site
by Agatha Taormina

 

Table of Contents

Organization
Page Properties
Design
Navigation
Mechanics
Test

Organization Examine and update your site outline/storyboard. Can you streamline it or do you need to make any changes?

Check your navigation bar for completeness and consistency.

Be sure there is a link to your home page on every page of the site.

Page Properties Be sure each page has an informational title.

Be sure each page has a mailto link to the person responsible for the page.

Be sure each page includes the date of last revision.

Design Be sure each page and site section makes consistent use of:
  • font
  • background color or design
  • text and link colors
  • navigation bar position

Be sure there is sufficient contrast between text and background on each page. Be sure each page is suitable for printing.

Eliminate any need for the visitor to scroll sideways on a page.

Be sure your splash page fits completely on a 13 inch monitor (640x480 pixels).

Navigation Check all your internal links and fix any that are broken.

Check all your external (absolute) links and fix any that are broken.

Mechanics Revise for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Proofread all pages carefully.

Run a spell check on all pages.

Cite references where necessary.

Obey all copyright laws.

Test View your pages in both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

View your pages on a standard 13 inch monitor.

View your pages via a modem and check the download time. Revise any pages that take more than about 40 seconds to download.

 

Web Design Center Readings
Last Revised: August 28, 2009
©  Agatha Taormina