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Approval Checklist

General Content Considerations

Most appropriate template is used
Content is unique (i.e., does not repeat information that can already be found on another page)
Page title and headings match content
Spelling and punctuation are correct
Agency-specific requirements for language, formatting, etc. are met
Image aspect ratio is preserved (not stretched or compressed in any way)
Any embedded content (video, iframe) is functional

Links

No broken links (including phone and email links)
All links go to published content (i.e., nothing that is still in a Draft or Unpublished state)
Anchor links go to correct target
Media links go to correct versions of documents
External links open in a new window; internal links open in the same window

Formatting

No excessive use of type styles (i.e., minimal levels of bold, underline, italic text, with no special type styles being ideal)
Content is broken into manageable chunks when possible
No inline styles (e.g., special fonts or colors outside of those identified in the Style Guide)
Appropriate hierarchy of heading styles (e.g., Heading 5 falls under Heading 4 and not vice versa)
Tables are used to display tabular data and not for formatting

Accessibility

Learn more about Accessibility Compliance

Images have alt text
Compliant tables are used
No colors outside of those in the Style Guide are used
Link text is meaningful (i.e., not just “click here”)

Search Optimization

Headers are succinctly written and used to organize content
Teaser is 140 characters or less, expands on the page title, and utilizes search keywords
Information that is more important to users (not government) appears earliest in the page
Content is appropriately tagged, when applicable