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Latest Do's

  • Write effective Loops
  • Ensure quick loading times
  • Compose to a vertical rhythm
  • Use the text-transform property to specify the case of letters
  • Use inline validation in web forms
  • Specify unique values for the accesskey attribute
  • Use CSS for generating purely presentational content
  • Remove the outline from links on :active only
  • Specify HTML document’s language
  • Make sure your site works with and without the www prefix

Do's Archive

Latest Don'ts

  • Don't use empty image src
  • Don’t use all bold text in your content
  • Don't put non-ascii characters in URLs
  • Don't use splash pages
  • Don't publish undated content
  • Don’t use HTTP based resources on a HTTPS page
  • Don't use protocol relative paths to CSS files
  • Don't be skipping heading levels
  • Don't link pages to themselves
  • Don't use empty HTML elements

Don'ts Archive

Top rated

  • Specify HTML document’s language
  • Do Proofread
  • Use the right DOCTYPE
  • Keep content in a logical order in the source
  • Use the CSS cascade
  • Learn the box model
  • Improve Your Web Typography
  • Do write clean code
  • Optimize the title tags
  • Don’t use HTTP based resources on a HTTPS page

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