Website Checklist
Checklist
Detail needed before starting project:
Title
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Description
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Comment
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Technology
:
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HTML
…
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Site
name/Title
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-
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What are the main objectives of website?
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Business
Promotion
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Is
there any exiting site?
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Yes/No
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-
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Exiting
logo/or need new logo?
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-
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What
are your proposed website architecture / navigation structure/ Site map for
site?
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-
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Need
top navigation as drop down?
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-
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Need
left navigation in internal pages?
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-
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What is the target audience for the
website?
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International Companies/
Organization who would like to enter
into Indian Market
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Related/reference
sites
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-
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Key
words to describe look & feel?
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-
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Need Feedback, Contact Us page?
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-
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Need Google Analytics code or detail?
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-
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Need Google Custom Search?
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-
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Integration of information e.g. Social
media account or links detail (facebook twitter etc.)
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-
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Who will provide the resources? e.g. Site related Content and Stock, Company
Photography
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-
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-
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-
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Legal detail e.g. Copyright, Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policies |
Yes
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Sort
description about site.
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-
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Checklist: site development
1.
Don’t use
inline Style.
2.
Use separate style (external styles)
Accessibility
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Comments
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1.
Font size/spacing is easy to
read
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2.
Flash & add‐ons are used
sparingly
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3.
Images have appropriate ALT
tags
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4.
Site has custom not‐found/404
page
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Identity
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5.
Company logo is prominently
placed
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6.
Tagline makes company’s
purpose clear
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7.
Home‐page is digestible in 5
seconds
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8.
Clear path to company information
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9.
Clear path to contact
information
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Navigation
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10. Navigation is easy to use for target audience
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11. Navigation is structured in an unordered
list (accessibility)
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12. All navigation hyperlinks
"work" — are not broken
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13. Main navigation is easily identifiable
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14. Navigation labels are clear & concise
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15. Number of buttons/links is reasonable
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16. Company logo is linked to home‐page
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17. Links are consistent & easy to identify
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18. Site search is easy to access
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Content
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19. Major headings are clear & descriptive
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20. Styles & colors are consistent
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21. Emphasis (bold, etc.) is used sparingly
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22. Ads & pop‐ups are unobtrusive
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23. Main copy is concise & explanatory
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24. URLs are meaningful & user‐friendly
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25. HTML page titles are explanatory
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Browser Compatibility |
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26. Displays on popular versions of Internet Explorer
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27. Displays on popular versions of Firefox
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28. Display on popular versions of Safari (both Mac and
Windows)
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Multimedia
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29. Each audio/video/Flash file used serves a clear purpose
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30. The audio/video/Flash files used enhance rather than
distract from the site
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31. Captions are provided for each audio or video file used
(accessibility)
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32. Download times for audio or video files are indicated
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33. Links to downloads for media plug-ins are provided
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Content Presentation
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34. Common fonts such as Arial or Times New Roman are used
OR no more than one web font used
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35. Techniques of writing for the Web are used: headings,
bullet points, short sentences in short paragraphs, use of white space, etc.
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36. Fonts, font sizes, and font colors are consistently
used
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37. Content provides meaningful, useful information
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38. Content is organized in a consistent manner
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39. Information is easy to find (minimal clicks)
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40. Timeliness: The date of the last revision and/or
copyright date is accurate
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41. Content does not include outdated material
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42. Content is free of typographical and grammatical errors
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43. Content provides links to other useful sites
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44. If standard link colors are not used, hyperlinks use a
consistent set of colors to indicate visited/nonvisited status
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45. If graphics and/or media is used to convey meaning, the
alternate text equivalent of the content is provided (accessibility)
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Functionality
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46. All internal hyperlinks work
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47. All external hyperlinks work
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48. All forms function as expected
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49. No JavaScript errors are generated
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50.
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