Slide 1/ Imagery
Optimizing images is the process of decreasing their file size, using either a plugin or script, which in turn speeds up the load time of the page. A variety of tools exist to aid in this process, from software like Photoshop or handy website tools like TinyPNG.
Learn more about best practices when using images.
Slide 2 / Video Performance
Video is widely used in today's web design and is one of the most powerful tools of visual communication. It is the technology of recording, processing, storing and transmitting a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.
Creative and professional videos take a prominent position in web design.
Slide 3 / Content Is Key
Your website’s most important feature is its content. Take the time to streamline what you would like to highlight about your department, unit or group. You can do so with a content audit — systematically removing old and outdated written and graphic elements and replacing those with updated visuals and text.
Learn more about boosting your content with search engines.
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Behind the Standards
BLOG
Displaying RSS Feeds From External Sites
We can use Drupal's core functionality to gather, read, and display news, text, images, and other content from external news sites and blogs around the internet.
Content
Breaking down the web into it's most vital components on the front end (Header, Footers and Navigation) and the back end (Metatags and SEO)
Design
The guidelines, tips, and resources below will help you plan for effective web content that is clear and accurate and available to all types of visitors
Development
Providing information to better understand the building blocks of the web as well as making use of specific web technologies and APIs
Security
Ensuring that the content on a UCSB website is updated is a critical step in providing a great user experience for our visitors