Websters

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

• Where can I join the Websters mailing list?
• Which are the largest congregations in the UUA?

Policy Issues

• What online privacy issues should I pay attention to?

Design Issues

• What basic information should be included on our website?
• What should be included as part of my Web Style Guide
• How can I make my site accessible to users with disabilities?
  • Best practice: Use the W3 HTML Validator for conformance to W3 standards.
    • Alternate validators include CSE HTML Validator and NetMechanic
  • Give users the power to adjust the font size on your site.
• Suggestions for Menu-Navigation bars
• Since Google will be one of your major sources of traffic, you'll want to ensure that your site is listed in Google and follows the Google webmaster guidelines.

Content Management

• What Content Management System (CMS) can help manage a web site?
• How can I add a UUA online banner to my website?
• How can I add a Beacon Press banner to my website?
• What Calendar Software can help manage events information?
• What are my options for audio versions of our sermons?
• Where can I get chalice images for our site?

Site Management

• How can I add a Search feature to our site?
• How can I track website visitors?
• What are effective anti-spam strategies?

Site Syndication

• What is site syndication?
• 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.
• What's the difference between RSS/ATOM/XML/RDF?
• Which UU churches have syndicated site feeds?
• What are some popular news aggregators people use to read syndication feeds?

Parking Lot Questions

aka wiki-pages waiting for someone to create.

• What web security issues should I pay attention to?
• Sending online versions of printed church newsletters
• 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??