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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Web Design Tip: 09/22/10



A common mistake many amateur web designers make is not properly testing their beta and/or finished products. These are a few quick reminders on how to test your website:

1. Test in ALL browsers! It is well known that Firefox does not play nice with some javascript and Internet Explorer is the devil. So make sure your website is working properly in all of the popular browsers. (See: Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera)

2. Validation. http://validator.w3.org/ .... 'nuff said.  Make sure you have no errors. Sometimes warnings are okay, but try to eliminate them!

3. Beta Testers. You could join an online web community or get a group of friends to test out your site. Chances are if you haven't encountered a problem, someone else WILL. It could be a result of the machine its running on, the operating system, browser versions, etc.

An ugly website is still better than a website that doesn't work. SO TEST IT!

Sarge

15 comments:

  1. I'm using Chrome. The speed is just unmatched...and I mean the speed of it opening and closing on your compy.

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  2. good :)

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  3. Someone tried to turn me on to chrome... didn't like it that much.

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  4. Seems like it never works out for me, always end up using a template. Thanks for the info.

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  5. you brought me to an idea buddy... shit i shouldnt have deinstalled i-explorer

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