Web Development Guidelines Resources for Creating a Web Site at Johns Hopkins
Web Guidelines Site Map

Web Publishing Overview for New Web Creators

Web publishing becomes easier every day, as the tools become more mature, and easier to use. It is still necessary to understand the process, and the steps involved. Following these steps can help reinforce the process, and save you time. They can also save you the embarrasment of publishing your pages or site before they are ready for public viewing.

The full process is outlined below:

1. Planning your site
2. Hopkins Guidelines
3. Finding a server to host your site (Johns Hopkins community servers only)
4. Understanding HTML

   10 minute Quick Guide: (http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide)

   Downloadable BareBones Guide (http://werbach.com/barebones)

5. Choosing your tools
6. Steps to follow to create or edit a page
7. General style guide and tips
8. Making your site searchable
9. Publicizing your site

Before beginning any Johns Hopkins Institutions web project, please contact the appropriate office in your area for assistance with guidelines, standards or existing programs. If there is any doubt about the methods for collecting, storing, or displaying sensitive information on web sites, the Johns Hopkins legal departments (410-516-8128) should be contacted for a definitive answer about Hopkins' liability and responsibility.