Everything You Wanted to Know about the EERE Web Standards but Never Had Time to Ask

April 30, 2009

Leslie L. Gardner, NREL

THE STANDARDS WEB SITEIS YOUR FRIEND

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Types of Web Standards

• Web Project Management Guidelines• Web Content Guidelines• Web Technical Guidelines

Top Standards for Each Section

Web Project Management Guidelines

Web Project Management Guidelines

All new and redesigned sites need to bein the EERE template and the RedDot CMS.

All sites will use the EERE domain (URL).Any exceptions must be preapproved.

All new sites and redesigns must have aproject charter and follow the steps explainedon the Process and Approvals page.

All sites must have a maintenance plan.

Contact your EERE Web team liaison early and often.

Web Content Guidelines

Web Content Guidelines

Use the Content QA Checklist while you write.

Write a descriptive header and intro text for every page.

Use subheaders and lists to keep content easy to scan.

Write descriptive alt text for every image.

Write descriptive links that tell visitors where they will go.

Web Technical Guidelines

Web Technical Guidelines

Use the Technical QA Checklist.

Know the general coding standards.

Be familiar with the RedDot ContentManagement System (CMS).

Know how to prepare PDFs.

Know EERE's requirements for Web applications.

TAO Web Team Liaison

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