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== UU Websters Frequently Asked Questions: ==
== UU Websters ==


Here is a list of solutions/recommendations by fellow webmasters on common issues shared by all
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.


<ul>
===UUA Resources===
<li>How do you select [[Web Hosting]]?
 
<li>What information should be included on my website?
*Where can I [http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/websters join the Websters mailing list]?
<li>What are my options for navigation?
*Which are the [[largest congregations]] in the UUA?
<li>What [[Content Management Systems]] (CMS) are available?
 
<li>What [[Calendar Software]] can help me manage events information?
===Other UU-related Resources===
<li>How can I send members [[Newsletters]] by email?
 
</ul>
*What [[other useful web sites or pages]] have information that might be useful in designing, building, and maintaining a UU-related web site?
 
===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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