Web Best Practices
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Editing the Footer Contact Information
Visitors to your site will expect to find contact information in the footer, which appears at the bottom of every page.
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Embedding Content from Other Websites
Easily embed video, audio, social media and other third-party content.
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Linking to Documents (pdf, doc, ppt, xls)
Link to files by uploading them to WUSTL Box or your website's media library.
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Planning Redirects When Replacing a Site
If you already have a website, launching a new site will break many or all of the links and bookmarks to the pages on your old site.
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Posting News from Other Websites
Share timely content from other sources, including The Record, journal publications and media outlets.
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Saving Images for the Web
Crop and optimize your photos before uploading to your site for crisper, faster-loading images.
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Understanding & Editing Permalinks (URLs)
By default, a page's URL matches its title. You can edit the URL by changing the slug.
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Web Best Practices & Guides
From style guides to Google rankings, get tips to step up your web game.
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Website Checklist
Check through these high-level best practices and content needs to prepare, launch or audit your site.