Web Site Checklist

WEB SERVICES

Whether you're building a new page or updating a current one, use this checklist to help ensure the best possible results. Items are grouped according to basic and advanced site review. Please print out this page and check off items as you complete them.

Basic Checklist
	The office or department has assigned a primary developer or maintainer for the site.
	The primary developer or maintainer has the training, software, and hardware needed to carry out Web-related tasks.
	The site has been proofread and checked by at least one person other than the primary developer or maintainer.
	All pages using SMU's official template follow style and content guidelines set forth in the Style Guide.
	All links are functioning properly.
	All pages have been checked on multiple computer platforms (Macintosh and Windows; others if available).
	All pages have been checked in multiple browsers (Internet Explorer and Netscape; others if available).
	All pages have been checked on monitors of different screen resolutions.
	All pages have been checked on a dial-up modem connection.
	All images have appropriate ALT (text description) tags.
	Each hotspot on an image map has an appropriate ALT (text description) tag.
	All linked images and image maps have redundant text-only links.
	All .PDF files are clearly labeled as such.
	All text has been checked for proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
	Pages that are likely to be printed have been tested on 8-1/2 x 11" paper.
	Pages that are likely to be printed have been tested on multiple printers.
Advanced Checklist
	All pages conform to ADA Priority 1 requirements.
	The site has been reviewed with an accessibility and compliance checker such as the World Wide Web Consortium's Markup Validation Service
	All multimedia files are captioned.