WHAT IS W3C VALIDATION?

W3C stands for 'World Wide Web Consortium', which is an international consortium of companies involved with the Internet and the Web. The W3C was founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the original architect of the World Wide Web. The organization's purpose is to develop open standards so that the Web evolves in a single direction rather than being splintered among competing factions. The W3C is the chief standards body for website design Code - HTTP and HTML.

Most websites do not comply with W3C standards which is why a lot of websites do not display the way they should on all browsers. But how do you know if your website is valid or not? The way to find out is to run your site through
[ W3C Validation Services ] which is free for the public to use. Just put in your domain name (always start with www) and click validate, if the page comes back red this means that you failed validation and a list of all the errors on your website will be displayed below. If it comes back green well then you have passed validation.

What is the advantage of having your website pass W3C validation?

A website Designed and built to comply with the W3C Standards makes viewing the pages more accessible to all types of users.

Will your new website pass W3C validation?

Yes. All of the websites that we design and built use W3C guide lines making them accessible to all types of users across the world regardless of the technology they are using to view it.

I want my website to pass W3S validation - Will this increase the cost?

No. Your website will be created using W3S guidelines as standard at no extra cost.

For further information about W3C verification and standards you can either visit the W3C website [ www.w3.org ] or give us a call on 01785 248101.

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