These standards are in effect for the WSU website built in the legacy templates prior to the 2022 Global Web Redesign project.  Updated standards for th...

Departments manage their own content because they are the experts on the details of their academic programs, services and all the work that they do to suppo...

Users "read" the web differently than print. In fact, they often don't read-- they scan. People rarely read webpages word for word, and genera...

To ensure accuracy, information must be "single sourced" by linking to the official webpage that is the “owner” or origin of the information.  ...

The WSU website is intended to be a source of current information, not a library or archive of past materials.  Keeping old information on the website c...

Creating and maintaining a website is complex and requires the whole WSU team to work together. It is important to ensure that we create a site that has a c...

What is Quality Assurance? Quality assurance is a fancy way of saying that we put in the effort to make sure our websites are free of spelling mistakes,...

What is Web Accessibility?  Web accessibility refers to whether or not people with disabilities can easily use a website. Creating an accessible website...

What is Readability?   Readability refers to how easy it is to read and understand written text. To test the level of readability, you calculate a score u...

What is Search Engine Optimization?  You can have the most fantastic website, but no one will ever use it if they can't find it. That's where se...