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Standards and Guidelines: Pages - Essential

Pages - Essential    Required

  • Use title case for page names (Page names in Page Properties only)
  • Keep pages names as short as possible.
  • Limit the number of pages in a guide (Preferably one line of tabs).
  • Ensure pages are of appropriate length (Minimise scrolling).

Friendly URLs for Pages Including Topic Pages    Required

  • Create friendly URLs for all pages and sub-pages except for pages that redirect to another page or guide e.g. Researching and Referencing
  • Create meaningful friendly URLs and keep them as short as possible
  • When topic pages combine 2 or more topics, use words from the first listed topic only
  • Use agreed friendly URL names where applicable
  • Use no more than 2 words without space or use abbreviations e.g. breadbaking or whs
  • Use lower case only
  • Do not add space or underscores
  • Do not change friendly URLs once you have published them

Page Names Specific to Higher Education (HE) LibGuides   REQUIRED

Page names for readings pages

Option 1

  • Year 1 Readings
  • Year 2 Readings
  • Year 3 Readings

Option 2

  • Level 100 Readings
  • Level 200 Readings 
  • Level 300 Readings

Option 3

  • Subjects

All sub-pages will be listed under subjects.

Option 4

  • Topics

Readings that are arranged by topics with no associated subject numbers. Follow friendly URL instructions for sub-pages.

 
Names for sub-pages of the readings pages
  • Apply the format subject code followed by the subject name e.g. ACACT203A Financial Accounting
  • Do not add dashes or colons after the subject code.

 

Other HE specific page names
  • Academic Skills

Please note: This page name is different to general subject guides where we use Research Skills. The Academic Skills page will not get a friendly URL for the page because it is a redirect. Use the friendly URL of the Researching and Referencing LibGuide instead to link to it: https://tafensw.libguides.com/research

Friendly URLs for General Guides    Required

  • Create meaningful friendly URLs and keep them as short as possible e.g. wifisupport 
  • Friendly URLs for eResources guides include the short name of the eResource + the word support  e.g. studiositysupport
  • Use no more than 2 words without space if possible, unless it is required e.g. linkedinlearningsupport
  • Use lower case only
  • Do not add space or underscores
  • Do not change friendly URLs once you have published them
Friendly URLs for pages
  • Getting started page e.g. pressreadersupport/gettingstarted
  • Features and searching page e.g. pressreadersupport/features
  • Mobile app/s page e.g. pressreadersupport/app
  • Teaching with page e.g. pressreadersupport/teaching
  • Help and FAQ page e.g. pressreadersupport/help

If other pages and friendly URLs are required, check with the Standards and Guidelines group for the appropriate naming.

Agreed Page Names and Friendly URLs    Required

Page names
  • Welcome
  • eResources
  • Web Resources
  • Research Skills 
  • Topics
Friendly URL extension for agreed page names

welcome
eresources
webresources
topics

Please note: the Researching and Referencing page will not get a friendly URL for the page because it is a redirect. Use the friendly URL of the Researching and Referencing LibGuide instead to link to it: https://tafensw.libguides.com/research

Friendly URL Examples - Laboratory Operations LibGuide

Agreed friendly URLs

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/welcome

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/eresources

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/webresources

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/topics

 
Friendly URLs for topics

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/calibration

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/analyticalchemistry

https://tafensw.libguides.com/laboratory/safety