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The Websters mailing list is designed to allow webmasters to ask and answer questions about building and maintaining websites for their congregation and/or district.
The Websters mailing list is designed to allow webmasters to ask and answer questions about building and maintaining websites for their congregation and/or district.


===Frequently Asked Questions===
===UUA Resources===


<ul>
*Where can I [http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/websters join the Websters mailing list]?
<li>Where can I [http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/websters join the Websters mailing list]?
*Which are the [[largest congregations]] in the UUA?
<li>How can I add a [http://www.uua.org/ads/index.html UUA online banner] to my website?
 
<li>What [[Calendar Software]] can help manage events information?
===Other UU-related Resources===
<li>What [[Content Management System]] (CMS) can help manage a web site?
 
<li>How can I add a [[Search feature]] to our site?
*What [[other useful web sites or pages]] have information that might be useful in designing, building, and maintaining a UU-related web site?
</ul>
 
===Policy Issues===
*What [[online privacy]] issues should I pay attention to?
*What [[webmaster policy|policy]] should a congregation's webmaster follow?
 
===Choosing a Web Hosting Service===
*What is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting web hosting]?
*What services are [[Web Hosting Services|UU churches using, what do they cost, and what quality can I expect from these services]]?
 
===Design Issues===
*What [[basic information]] resource is available specifically for UU sites? ([http://www.baltwashuus.org/SPREAD-THE-FLAME.doc Word doc])
*Where can I find [[Good Web Site Examples|good examples of UU church web sites]]?
*How can I avoid [http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/05/14/10-easy-ways-to-keep-me-from-visiting-your-church-because-i-visited-your-website/ common mistakes]
*What should be included as part of my [http://www.webstyleguide.com/ Web Style Guide]
*How can I make my site accessible to users with disabilities?
** Best practice: Use the [http://validator.w3.org W3 HTML Validator] for conformance to W3 standards. 
***Alternate validators include [http://www.htmlvalidator.com CSE HTML Validator] and [http://www.netmechanic.com NetMechanic]
** Best practice: Use [[Tools to test Accessibility]]. 
**Give users the power to [[adjust the font size]] on your site.
*Suggestions for [[Menu-Navigation]] bars
*[[Icon Support]] to support icons specific to your site in different browsers.
*[[Web Site Usability]] A list of questions. How user-friendly is your web site?
**[[Google Traps]]: What they are, how to avoid them.
**[[To Blue or Not to Blue:]] Pros and Cons of having all text links blue and underlined.
 
===Content Management===
*What [[Content Management System]] (CMS) can help manage a web site?
*Graphics-related questions
**How can I add a [http://www.uua.org/ads/index.html UUA online banner] to my website?
**How can I add a [http://www.beacon.org/uu/banner.html Beacon Press banner] to my website?
**Where can I get [[chalice images]] for our site?
*What [[Calendar Software]] can help manage events information?
*What are my options for [[Putting sermons online]]?
*What [[Image Editing Software]] can I use to prepare images for the site?
 
===News & Newsletters===
* [[Online newsletters]] and methods of news distribution.
 
===Site Management===
*How can I add a [[Search feature]] to our site?
*How can I track [[website visitors]]?
*What are effective [[anti-spam strategies]]?
*Identify possible DNS problems by running the diagnostic tool at [http://www.dnsreport.com http://www.dnsreport.com]
 
===Search Engine Optimization===
*Since Google will be one of your major sources of traffic, you'll want to ensure that your site is [http://www.google.com/webmasters/1.html listed in Google] and follows the [http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html Google webmaster guidelines].
 
*Link placement is important to help getting your sites hits. See: [[Link Placement Suggestions]]
 
===Site Syndication===
*What is site syndication?  What's the difference between RSS/ATOM/XML/RDF?
**See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)
*Why would I want to syndicate my site?
**One classic example would be to provide a "feed" of information on your Sunday services.  That way, as soon as you put new information up on your web site, anyone who watched the feed would get the up-to-date information.
*Which UU churches or people have syndicated site feeds?
**See [http://www.philocrites.com/archives/000587.html Guide to UU blogs] from Philocrites
*Check out [[news aggregators]] for the software people use to read syndication feeds.
*How can we view all these current UU headlines if all we have is a browser?
**See http://uupdates.net/sites.php
 
===Parking Lot Questions===
aka wiki-pages waiting for someone to create.
*What [[web security]] issues should I pay attention to?
*How do I allow private and secure connections to my web site (SSL/TLS) and make my own certificate?
*How do I create an [[intranet]] and/or "private area" which restricts access to just our members?
*What are effective [[stewardship practices]] for our website?
*What are the pros/cons of joining [[affiliate programs]] like Amazon.com?
*Copyright Policy : Who owns the sermons : the minister or the congregation?
*My Finance Committee wants to use [[PayPal]] : what should I tell them?
**See the discussion in [[UU-Money]].
* How can I get listservs (as in multiple) up and running ? What are my options??

Latest revision as of 22:36, 29 August 2010

UU Websters

The Websters mailing list is designed to allow webmasters to ask and answer questions about building and maintaining websites for their congregation and/or district.

UUA Resources

Other UU-related Resources

Policy Issues

  • What online privacy issues should I pay attention to?
  • What policy should a congregation's webmaster follow?

Choosing a Web Hosting Service

Design Issues

Content Management

News & Newsletters

Site Management

Search Engine Optimization

Site Syndication

  • What is site syndication? What's the difference between RSS/ATOM/XML/RDF?
  • Why would I want to syndicate my site?
    • One classic example would be to provide a "feed" of information on your Sunday services. That way, as soon as you put new information up on your web site, anyone who watched the feed would get the up-to-date information.
  • Which UU churches or people have syndicated site feeds?
  • Check out news aggregators for the software people use to read syndication feeds.
  • How can we view all these current UU headlines if all we have is a browser?

Parking Lot Questions

aka wiki-pages waiting for someone to create.

  • What web security issues should I pay attention to?
  • How do I allow private and secure connections to my web site (SSL/TLS) and make my own certificate?
  • How do I create an intranet and/or "private area" which restricts access to just our members?
  • What are effective stewardship practices for our website?
  • What are the pros/cons of joining affiliate programs like Amazon.com?
  • Copyright Policy : Who owns the sermons : the minister or the congregation?
  • My Finance Committee wants to use PayPal : what should I tell them?
  • How can I get listservs (as in multiple) up and running ? What are my options??
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