Site folder:
- Is stored in a safe location; network, thumbdrive, etc.
- Has at least one backup
- The site definition is saved in an accessible location
- If the site folder contains working files, they are in a cloaked folder (a Dreamweaver-only feature)
- Contains appropriate folders for file management; images, etc.
- Contains both local and remote server addresses
Image files:
- Are saved in the most appropriate format
- Are saved with a compression level that gives an efficient balance of small file size versus image quality
- GIF images with transparency have the fringe color adjusted to match the page background
- Are placed at 100% size
- Inserted, non-background, images have dimensions in the HTML and proper alternate title tags
Page files:
- Have meaningful titles
- Have a proper DOCTYPE (short for “document type declaration”)
- Have been checked with a validator
Working files:
- Are not stored on the remote server
- Contain all the parts needed to do revisions at a later date
- Are named logically
Cascading Style Sheets:
- Are linked from external css files if they control multiple pages
- The number of divisions is kept to a minimum
- The formatting tags are predominantly standard semantic HTML
- The page information, when veiwed with CSS turned off, is complete and has a logical hierarchy
Search Engine Optimization:
- The page contains some descriptive meta tag keywords that are also used in the page contents, especially the H tags.
- If graphic text is used as "headers" the H header text is still present, but formatted to be invisible