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Image Naming Standards

Posted by craft-fair on September 11, 2017

Image filename

  • 5 to 7 descriptive words
  • Lowercase
  • Hyphens instead of spaces
  • No special characters
  • E.g. nau-ambassador-talking-to-students.jpg

Media library caption

Unless you want an image caption to automatically appear on your webpage, please do not populate the caption field.

Media library title

  • Title of each image to match file name
  • Use spaces instead of hyphens
  • Use appropriate capitalization
  • E.g. NAU ambassador talking to students

Media library alt text

  • Complete sentence structure
  • E.g. Male freshman student happily interacts with NAU Student Ambassador.

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks

Links

Posted by jump on

Choosing appropriate text for links on a web page

Meaningful link text makes pages more friendly for visitors and search engines.

The Correct Way

The link text should always describe what the user will see when they click on it. It should never be “Click Here”, “Here”, or the URL itself. For example, these are appropriate ways to include a link:
For more information, you can check out the stink bug factsheet.
or
The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management has… Read more

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks

Information Architecture Update

Posted by jump on August 25, 2017

The Web Migration Project team leadership has changed they way that the information architecture (IA) will be developed for all sites.

Instead of Site Stewards attending an Information Architecture Workshop, the IA team will be developing the IA including a menu structure for all sites.  Once a site request is approved and a site has been created, the site will be placed in the IA team queue to be developed.

For more information on IA, please visit our IA page.

Filed Under: Consulting

WUG Minutes 8/24/17

Posted by on August 24, 2017

WUG Meeting Minutes: August 24, 2017

Notes

Prior to this month’s meeting, the team requested participants send in questions ahead of time so the conversation could be somewhat focused, at least to begin with.

 

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August Training Registration Available!

Posted by admin on August 16, 2017

Registration for the August training for WordPress is now available! To receive credit for training, all participants must attend the WordPress training session and at least one open lab session.

Before attending training, participants should view the Lynda.com WordPress Essentials course. Additionally, completing the generic sandbox site will provide critical exposure to the basics of WordPress. The NAU training will not cover the basics. For more information on the training prerequisites, visit the Training Process page.

  • Training Session: Monday, August… Read more

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WUG Minutes 7/20/17

Posted by craft-fair on July 20, 2017

WUG Meeting Minutes: July 20, 2017

Notes:

The first meeting of the Web Users’ Group (WUG) to discuss developmental updates and the progress of the project as a whole. The group will meet monthly to discuss these topics.

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