HTML Best Practices for Beginners
Article by Jeffery Way on Net Tuts+
HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) describe the structure of text-based information in a document by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, etc. and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded images, and other objects. HTML is written in the form of “tags” that are surrounded by angle brackets.
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01. Always Close Your Tags
02. Declare the Correct DocType
03. Never Use Inline Styles
04. Place all External CSS Files Within the Head Tag
05. Consider Placing Javascript Files at the Bottom
06. Never Use Inline Javascript
07. Validate Continuously
08. Download Firebug
09. Use Firebug
10. Keep Your Tag Names Lowercase
11. Use H1 – H6 Tags
12. Save the H1 for the Article Title of a Blog
13. Download ySlow – an extension for Firebug
14. Wrap Navigation with an Unordered List
15. Learn How to Target IE
16. Choose a Great Code Editor
17. Once the Website is Complete…Compress
18. Cut…Cut…Cut
19. All Images Require “Alt” Attributes
20. Stay up Late
21. View Source
22. Style all Elements
23. Use Twitter
24. Learn Photoshop
25. Learn Each HTML Tag
26. Participate in the Community
27. Use a CSS Reset
28. Line up your elements
29. Slice your Mockup
30. Don’t Use a Framework…Yet
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Tags: CSS, HTML, Reading, Website, Wordpress
Posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 9:11 pm.
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