Web Standards

Templates:

Web pages should make use of the existing templates. This will provide your pages:

• A consistent global or site-wide navigation system.
• Approved Cleveland Clinic logo.
• Departmental sub-site navigation and branding.

Technical Requirements:

• File names require the extension ".php", otherwise the web server will not be able to parse the template's code.
• File names should be kept lowercase and, preferably, as short as possible.
• File names cannot contain tabs, spaces or any of the following characters: / \ : ? < > | " ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = { } [ ] ' , .

Common Sense Recommendations:

1. Keep pages up-to-date.
2. Know your audience.
3. Always check the spelling.
4. Use an appropriate tone.
5. Use the available Styles provided by the global Cascading Style Sheets file on the server, which are provided so that web pages will be consistent and viewable in most browsers.
6. Words say more than a thousand images, so try to find the right balance.
7. Try to imagine if images and content are appropriate for outside visitors, not just your target audience.
8. Crop and resize images to minimize download time. Don't forget to apply filters, such as "Unsharp Mask" or "Sharpen" to keep the images crisp after resizing.
9. Try to preview your pages in more than one browser (examples: Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Netscape etc.) and on different platforms, such as Windows, Macintosh, UNIX or Linux.