Webmaster Resources

Resources for Webmasters

See the Resources for Accessible Web Design page for checklists, guides, tutorials, tools and more relating to accessibility.

Cascading Style Sheets - Documentation from the source, the W3C's comprehensive CSS reference pages including specifications, FAQs and tutorials.
Master Compatibility Chart - Chart of possible values in css and supporting browsers from WebReview.
Complete CSS Guide - Useful CSS reference documentation.

Content Management Collection - Google's list of content management companies and software.
CMS Watch - an independent source of information, news, opinion, and analysis about web content management.

Google Search Appliance Information - Information about the Google search appliance on Idaho.gov.

Web Publishing Standards
Every state webpage needs a page title, contact information, and should not have or link to illegal or pornographic content.
Web Publishing Policies
Strongly suggested advice regarding the style and content of your site.
Web Publishing Guidelines
Branding information, accessibility guidelines and resources, state template, hosting choices and domain information.

Approved Meta Tag Standard - ITRMC standard 5110 adopts the Dublin Core as Idaho's standard meta tags.
Meta Tag Generator - Fill in the fields, push generate and paste in your HTML. It's simple to meet ITRMC standard 5110.

Our website design process from the start of your project to the end including our responsibilities, the agency's responsibilities, and important milestones.
- website design process [PDF]
- website design process [Word]
We need certain information from you about your audience and the materials and people available to your agency before starting a new website or a redesign of a current website.
- new client checklist [PDF]
- new client checklist [Word]
- redesign checklist [PDF]

Articles on Usability - A List Apart has several articles on usability.
DEQ's User Test [Word] - The Idaho DEQ is using this test to redesign their website.
Usability on the Cheap - Some testing is better than none!

A List Apart - Timely articles for designers and developers.
Archive.org - A digital, historical website library.
Builder.com - Sections for programming, architecture, management and design.
Developer Shed - Open source web development site.
Evolt - News, book reviews, and tool reviews.
Information Architecture Tutorial - Good starting point for a new site or redesign.
Search Engine Watch - Updates and news regarding search engines.
W3Schools.org/ - Online tutorials in programming, XML and HTML.
WDVL - Tools for authoring and design.
Webmasterbase at SitePoint - Articles, tutorials, reviews and tips.
Webmonkey - Good, fun tutorials and information.
WebWord - interesting usability news from a consultant.
World Wide Web Consortium - They set the guidelines.