2009 May | Web Do's & Don'ts


Tip	No. of Votes	Avg. Score
Showing 33 tip(s)
Improve the typographic contrast	28	4.71
Don’t remove the outline from links	65	2.74
Create a site map for larger sites	24	3.96
Don’t use the wrong dashes	23	4.17
Use headings to make your site more accessible	26	4.58
Don’t use frames	50	4.68
Don’t use “click here” links	44	4.68
Use `ins` and `del` elements for document changes	11	4.09
Don’t rely on colors in print stylesheet	11	4.55
Use proper markup on quotes	10	4.5
Don’t use flags to indicate a language	51	3.33
Make use of `:active` pseudo selector	24	4.46
Don’t give presentational names to classes and ids	25	4.24
Always use `utf-8` encoding	45	4.73
Never use HTML tables for layout	92	4.38
Use semantic markup for tag clouds	23	3.83
Don’t use negative letter-spacing without good cause	36	3.03
Cure your divitis	31	4.45
Don’t write non-descriptive titles	26	4.5
Add `display:inline` to floated elements	65	4.14
Don’t think valid HTML is good HTML	50	4.58
Use Microformats to enhance markup semantics	40	4.2
Autoplay is not best practise	120	4.62
Use an asterisk to indicate required fields	76	3.86
Don’t Use @import	87	3.85
Declare a background color	80	4.53
Don’t use `display:none` to hide an element	93	2.6
Use Better Font Stacks	46	4.41
Don’t use text scrollers	89	4.28
Put Scripts at the Bottom	95	3.87
Don’t underline text that is not a link	142	4.72
Use CSS Sprites	105	4.66
Don’t Write Inline CSS and JS	77	4.14