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Create a Site Map to Aid Navigation

10 December 2009 / 4 Comments

Site maps have been around for almost as long as the Web itself. They’re a great way to improve your website’s navigation and usability.

Although site maps aren’t used that often by visitors — around 7% of the time, according to Jakob Nielsen — a site map can really save a visitor if they can’t find what they’re looking for using your site’s regular navigation menu.

In this article you’ll explore the concept of site maps, look at some examples, and learn how to design and create a site map for your own website.

The HTML Alt and Title Attributes

17 March 2008 / 7 Comments

HTML provides two main ways to add descriptive text to page elements: the alt attribute, and the title attribute. While these two attributes may appear to work in a similar way, they have quite different purposes. This article takes a look at these two attributes, explores their similarities and differences, and shows how to use both attributes correctly.

Creating Accessible Forms

22 November 2006 / Leave a Comment

In HTML forms we looked at the basics of creating HTML forms: GET vs POST, text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons and so on. In this tutorial we’re going to go a step further and look at some of the ways you can make forms more accessible and usable for your visitors.

Web accessibility is important because it makes it easier for users to visit and use your site. This means happier visitors and more traffic!

We’ll cover the following topics:

Using the fieldset and legend elements to group form fields in a logical way
Adding labels to form fields with the label element
Controlling the tabbing order of the elements in a form
Speeding up form access and improving accessibility through the use of access keys

By the end of this tutorial you’ll be well on your way to designing wonderfully accessible forms. Read on…

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