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| == UU Websters ==
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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.
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| ===UUA Resources===
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| *Where can I [http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/websters join the Websters mailing list]?
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| *Which are the [[largest congregations]] in the UUA?
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| ===Other UU-related Resources===
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| *What [[other useful web sites or pages]] have information that might be useful in designing, building, and maintaining a UU-related web site?
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| ===Policy Issues===
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| *What [[online privacy]] issues should I pay attention to?
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| ===Design Issues===
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| *What [http://www.uua.org/CONG/congsites.html#info basic information] should be included on our website?
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| *Where can I find [[Good Web Site Examples|good examples of UU church web sites]]?
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| *How can I avoid [http://tonymorgan.typepad.com/tony_morgan_one_of_the_si/2005/05/10_easy_ways_to.html common mistakes]
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| *What should be included as part of my [http://www.webstyleguide.com/ Web Style Guide]
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| *How can I make my site accessible to users with disabilities?
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| ** Best practice: Use the [http://validator.w3.org W3 HTML Validator] for conformance to W3 standards.
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| ***Alternate validators include [http://www.htmlvalidator.com CSE HTML Validator] and [http://www.netmechanic.com NetMechanic]
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| ** Best practice: Use [[Tools to test Accessibility]].
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| **Give users the power to [[adjust the font size]] on your site.
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| *Suggestions for [[Menu-Navigation]] bars
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| *[[Icon Support]] to support icons specific to your site in different browsers.
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| ===Content Management===
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| *What [[Content Management System]] (CMS) can help manage a web site?
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| *Graphics-related questions
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| **How can I add a [http://www.uua.org/ads/index.html UUA online banner] to my website?
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| **How can I add a [http://www.beacon.org/uu/banner.html Beacon Press banner] to my website?
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| **Where can I get [[chalice images]] for our site?
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| *What [[Calendar Software]] can help manage events information?
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| *What are my options for [[Putting sermons online]]?
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| *What [[Image Editing Software]] can I use to prepare images for the site?
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| ===Newsletters===
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| * [[Online newsletters]]
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| ===Site Management===
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| *How can I add a [[Search feature]] to our site?
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| *How can I track [[website visitors]]?
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| *What are effective [[anti-spam strategies]]?
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| *Identify possible DNS problems by running the diagnostic tool at [http://www.dnsreport.com http://www.dnsreport.com]
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| ===Search Engine Optimization===
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| *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].
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| ===Site Syndication=== | | ===Site Syndication=== |
| *What is site syndication? | | *What is site syndication? |
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| *Which UU churches have syndicated site feeds? | | *Which UU churches have syndicated site feeds? |
| *What are some popular [[news aggregators]] people use to read syndication feeds? | | *What are some popular [[news aggregators]] people use to read syndication feeds? |
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| ===Certificates for secure web sites===
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| *Where can I get a certificate to secure my web site traffic with SSL?
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| **You can make your own
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| **[http://cacert.org CAcert.org] is an interesting free option, though your users will still need to install the root cert in their browser since they aren't preinstalled in the major browsers yet
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| ===Parking Lot Questions===
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| aka wiki-pages waiting for someone to create.
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| *What [[web security]] issues should I pay attention to?
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| *How do I allow private and secure connections to my web site (SSL/TLS) and make my own certificate?
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| *How do I create an [[intranet]] and/or "private area" which restricts access to just our members?
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| *What are effective [[stewardship practices]] for our website?
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| *What are the pros/cons of joining [[affiliate programs]] like Amazon.com?
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| *Copyright Policy : Who owns the sermons : the minister or the congregation?
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| *My Finance Committee wants to use [[PayPal]] : what should I tell them?
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| **See the discussion in [[UU-Money]].
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| * How can I get listservs (as in multiple) up and running ? What are my options??
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