2. W3C Guidelines
In this chapter, you will learn:
o State the W3C guidelines for publishing a
website.
o Validate a website using w3c validator.
o State the guidelines for web content
accessibility.
3. W3C Guidelines
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
o an international community where Member
organizations, a full-time staff, and the public
work together to develop Web standards
o Led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and CEO
Jeffrey Jaffe
o W3C's mission is to lead the Web to its full
potential
4. Organizational Structure
Administrative Term
o W3C is administered via a joint agreement
among three "Host Institutions" ( MIT , ERCIM ,
and Keio University)
o The W3C staff is led by a Director and CEO
o Small management team is responsible for
resource allocation and strategic planning
5. Organizational Structure
Process Term
The W3C Process Document, Member Agreement,
Patent Policy, and a few others documents
establish the roles and responsibilities
o Advisory Committee, composed of one
representative from each W3C Member
o Advisory Board, elected by the Advisory
Committee
o Technical Architecture Group (TAG), seeks to
document Web Architecture principles
6. Organizational Structure
Process Term
o Technical Architecture Group (TAG), primarily
seeks to document Web Architecture principles
o W3C Director and CEO, who assess consensus
for W3C-wide decisions
o chartered groups, populated by Member
representatives and invited experts, and which
produce most of W3C's deliverables
7. About W3C Standards
• W3C follows processes that promote the
development of high-quality standards based
on the consensus of the community
• W3C processes promote fairness,
responsiveness, and progress, all facets of
the W3C mission
8. About W3C Standards
Value of Creating Standards at W3C
o a large, international community of passionate
thinkers;
o a well-defined, Royalty-Free Patent Policy
o a full-time staff of world experts on Web
technology
o effective infrastructure and tools
o over 15 years of experience in standards
development
9. About W3C Standards
W3C Validator: http://validator.w3.org/
Why Web Professionals choose to validate
o Validation as a debugging tool
o Validation as a future-proof quality check
o Validation eases maintenance
o Validation helps teach good practices
10. Publishing your Website
1. Create a website
2. Get a hosting plan (including a domain
name)
3. Publishing it using a FTP client.
