Checklist for Web Developer

There is always the need to show commitment to what you love to do. As a web developer, this checklist not only gives you the commitment you need, but it also makes you the very best web developer.

Best Practices

  • Fix broken links
  • Spelling and grammar
  • Check the website in all browsers
  • Decide on www-subdomain

Mobile

  • Mobile-friendly test
  • Use ‘viewport’ meta-tag
  • Use correct input types
  • Manual check using emulators
  • Test using real devices

Analytics

  • Uptime monitoring
  • Traffic analysis

Performance

  • Google Page Speed score of 90+
  • Optimize HTTP headers
  • Optimize images

Usability

  • Mod
  • HTML5 compatibility check
  • Custom 404 page
  • Favicon
  • Use friendly URLs
  • Print-friendly CSS
  • Add search feature
  • Environment Integration

Semantics

  • Add meaning with structured data
  • Check the semantics

SEO

  • Senseo score of 85+
  • Google Rich Snippets
  • txt
  • XML sitemap

Code Quality

  • HTML validation
  • CSS validation
  • Run CSS Lint
  • Run jslint/jshint
  • World ready
  • Automated testing

Accessibility

  • Accessibility validation
  • Color contrast
  • WAI-ARIA Landmarks

Security

  • Follow best practices
  • Cross-site scripting
  • Cross-site request forgery
  • Secure connection (SSL)
  • HTTP Strict Transport Security
  • Enable Content Security Policy

Social Media

  • Open Graph protocol
  • Twitter Cards
  • Facebook Insights
  • Google+

Finally

  • Add humans

Designing and delivering the best website takes time. You need every tip that counts. This checklist is a great way to start and also wrap up the best website design any day.

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