Please see the Web Accessibility Group (WAG) presentation from June 2017 on accessible documents.
There's a recording of the meeting as well as a link to the presenter's slides. The presenter's website has more resources, including information on a book about Accessible PDFs that the presenter wrote.
Due to Institute policy changes, Professional Web Presence will no longer support the use of outside domain names on PWP sites (names that do not end with ".gatech.edu"). Existing outside domain name assignments will be left in place for a limited time, but those site owners will be asked to eventually move their sites elsewhere or switch to a ".gatech.edu" domain name.
The College IA is designed to put your college’s work – academic offerings and research – at the forefront of the website.
Adopting this structure will help ensure a cohesive, unified experience across Georgia Tech academic sites. Users who visit multiple sites, such as students comparing degree programs, will have an easier time finding information.
A streamlined, easy-to-navigate site will also make a positive impression upon prospective students, faculty, and the larger community.
The School IA is designed to showcase your academic programs, research, and student life.
By using this navigation, you are helping to provide a cohesive, unified experience across Georgia Tech academic sites. Users who visit multiple sites, such as students comparing degree programs, will have an easier time finding information.
Below is a guideline for a school website’s main menu
To change the privacy of the content, follow the directions below.
To change a post or page to be private or password protected, please follow the directions provided by WordPress:
Visibility for posts and Pages is set from the Edit screen. The option is available under the "Publish" option normally found at the top-right of the Edit screen. The screenshot below shows the interface, with the relevant section highlighted in the red rectangle.
WordPress has built-in embedding support for various media services.
Note that this content is derived from the Wordpress.org article on Embeds.
Embedding allows you to paste a URL from a media service, which is then converted into the proper code for placing into a webpage.
As an example, pasting a YouTube URL into a post or page causes WordPress to convert that URL into the proper YouTube player on your page.
Visitors come to your website to find information. They want it find it easily, and they want to find it fast. But if it doesn't answer their questions, it will be of little value, no matter how easy your website is to navigate.
Refer to this guide to learn how to create web content that makes your online audience happy.
A well thought-out site structure is the foundation of your website's success. Before you start creating pages on your website, plan out its structure.
Your website’s “hierarchy” is simply the way its information is organized. The hierarchy is the basis for the menu and URL structure.
Here is an example of a website hierarchy:
Use the following best practices below to ensure that your images are appropriate for your website, and optimized for the Web.
