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MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

Learn how to maintain a website effectively for better user engagement and accessibility. Follow these tips on design, navigation, readability, and download time. Proper use of hyperlinks and menu structure is key. Make your contact information prominent for visitors.

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MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

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  1. MAINTAINING A WEBSITE If you build it, will they come?

  2. EASE OF USE • - HYPERLINKS SHOULD BE LOGICAL: • + LINK TEXT SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DESTINATION • + DON’T USE UNDERLINING THAT MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A LINK • + USE DEFAULT COLORS OF BLUE FOR UNVISITED & PURPLE FOR VISITED

  3. USE MENU IF SITE IS LARGE Example: basilica.nd.edu

  4. CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROMINENT Example: basilica.nd.edu

  5. EASE OF READING • USE CONTRASTING COLORS • BLACK ON WHITE IS BEST • YELLOW ON DARK BLUE IS GOOD • BE CAREFUL OF BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES THAT MIGHT MAKE TEXT UNREADABLE

  6. USE “INCLUSIVE” PAGE DIMENSIONS: WIDTH = 640, HEIGHT = 480

  7. FONT FAMILY STYLES + TIMES NEW ROMAN + GARAMOND + PALATINO + HELVETICA + ARIAL + AVANT GARDE

  8. DOWNLOAD TIME: NO LONGER THAN 8- TO - 15 SECONDS

  9. USE <META> TAGS TO DRAW VISITORS TO YOUR SITE Example: www.nd.edu/~rbarger/capp30380.html

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