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19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by eurochamp, Apr 24, 2007.

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    1. DO NOT resize the user’s browser window, EVER.
    2. If your website requires the visitor to load your home page, and then “launch” your real website in a pop up, YOU LOSE.
    3. If your website asks the user which version they’d like, high bandwidth or low, HTML or Flash, you ALSO LOSE.
    4. If your website is ALL Flash, FIRE your web development company, and if you made it, add it to your portfolio under “Useless web projects I’ve done” and start over.
    5. DO NOT try to reinvent the website navigation.

    The rest can be found at

    http://www.josiahcole.com/2007/02/14/a-webmasters-19-commandments/

    some of its pretty funny! enjoy the read.
     
    eurochamp, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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  2. SlickR

    SlickR Active Member

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    oh wow you discovered hot water. bravo
     
    SlickR, Apr 24, 2007 IP
  3. Slumberface

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    I think my two main pet hates are sites that resize browsers and site's that mess around with my status bar.

    Instant close.
     
    Slumberface, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    #4
    lots of these NOT to are really true. still many sites have blinking texts
     
    deques, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    ^ blinking text is horrible! Especially when the colors are bright and contrast each other.

    Also: don't build a splash page! It's not necessary and wastes visitor's time...
     
    8everything, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    PHPGator Banned

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    I am absolutely 100% against complete flash websites. I also hate flash intro's into websites. Flash is best left from subtle effects throughout the site, not anything else... in my opinion.
     
    PHPGator, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    sebastya Well-Known Member

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    hahahahaha
     
    sebastya, Apr 24, 2007 IP
  8. Stax_Daniel

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    #8
    my thoughts exactly...

    nice animated banners or headers...maybe a animated navigation menu (nothing too dramatic)...is all flash should be used for...
     
    Stax_Daniel, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    #9
    My favorite example of "what not to do with a website" is jimjacobson.com . I use that in the Intro to Computers course I teach. An example gets the message across to non-web designers better than a list.

    Jay
     
    jshaffstall, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    natearoe5 Banned

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    I have just taken a class in HTML and the teacher instucted us to do some of the top 19 things not to do. This will be useful as a intend to start my own.
     
    natearoe5, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    imteaz Notable Member

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    #11
    some very useful information, and some r funny too....
    well i also dont like flash websites, and when on main page they ask, chosse flash or html, its really anoothing and it helps visitor run away. true that
     
    imteaz, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    Even worse than asking a user to choose between html or flash is forcing them into the higher bandwidth option...

    "I'm sorry, you need Flash v21.72 to view this site. Mwaahaa!"
     
    kingcaw, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    Are you kidding me? Full flash website is the worst thing you can do.
     
    netpox, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    ancer Well-Known Member

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    Full flash websites is like digging your grave...
     
    ancer, Apr 24, 2007 IP
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    that's what he said...
     
    Stax_Daniel, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    cdotech Banned

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    i also agree with full flash websites. i think its more of a beginners attitude to appreciate it so much. just stunned with animation and dont even bother to care with content and usability.
     
    cdotech, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    Arson Well-Known Member

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    If I go to a site, and get a popup, dont ever expect me to visit the site again! Pop-Up ads= BIG NONO!!
     
    Arson, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    splash pages are the worst i don't really see the point of them. All they do is drive me nuts. That would be on my list of something never to put on a website.
     
    scuba5794, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    They are sometimes useful :)...for certain sites...

    I made a trick site one time...and the trick was getting past the splash page...so in that sense that site needed one...so I wouldn't say never
     
    Stax_Daniel, Apr 26, 2007 IP
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    ya, popup kills the site
     
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