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Importance of W3C Standards

Then vs Now

When the Internet first began its boom, the technologies used in design were forgiving. W3C-Compliance wasn’t as necessary because there were fewer browsers, fewer users, and overall fewer technologies in use. With the burgeoning popularity of the internet, new developmental tools are created daily. With these tools come new challenges – marketing, design, cross-browser transitions, etc. All of these can be a daunting task for those web gurus who aren’t well-versed in the W3C Standards.

Why do I need this?

There are numerous technologies used by programmers (ASP, PHP, and Javascript to name a few), but this article will focus solely on XHTML and CSS. W3C has a set of standards for both of these technologies, and making a website W3C-compliant ensures that most all viewers will see the site exactly the same way (no matter what browser they’re using). Validation also helps with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) because clean code means easier search-engine spidering.
Making a website W3C-compliant ensures that most all viewers will see the site exactly the same way (no matter what browser they’re using).
Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, is a technology often used in sites with many pages to make aesthetic changes easier. The style sheet is an exterior file that runs interdependently with the HTML (or outputted HTML) of a site. The style sheet serves as a template for the entire site’s color and font schemes, while also controlling borders, sizes, and more. Being able to edit a single file, instead of 100s of changes in many files saves time and precious web design dollars.

How to get my code validated by W3C?

A user can upload or copy-and-paste their CSS file to the W3C site, and they’ll be given a list of any errors it contains.
Validation is imperative to get the most out of a website. That is, a user can upload or copy-and-paste their CSS file to the W3C site, and they’ll be given a list of any errors it contains. Another of the technologies becoming more popular is Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, or XHTML. XHTML is an extension of HTML 4.0, and, while in its infancy, has become quite prevalent. XHTML conforms to standards moreso than HTML. As such, it is more search-engine and user-friendly:
  • XHTML documents conform to XML. XML Tools can double as XHTML tools.
  • XHTML is an extension of HTML 4.0. It is more user-friendly and streamlined than HTML.
  • XHTML is a combination of HTML and XML in that it can run scripts and applets that use both the HTML and XML DOM (Document Object Model)
  • As XHTML grows, XHTML 1.0 documents will be able to interoperate among other XHTML documents making it a more browser transitional language. (Source: www.w3.org)
Making a webpage W3C-compliant is the first step of SEO, a marketing tool to get the most out of your advertising dollar.

Conclusion

To conclude, using the standards of web development lined out by the W3C is imperative for users to get the most out of a site. Often, making a webpage W3C-compliant is the first step of SEO, a marketing tool to get the most out of your advertising dollar. Validation is easy, and can be completed if a user has a basic knowledge of HTML-editing and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Using these tools, coupled with the set of W3C standards can save a lot of money and help the site’s overall functionality.

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