3. Site Markup
New standards released
The New Zealand Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0 (below). See Meeting the standards for more information.
Standards
- 3.1 Documents validate to published formal grammars
- 3.2 Use elements to convey document structure and mark up lists properly
- 3.3 Do not use deprecated features of W3C technologies
- 3.4 Relative rather than absolute units
- Recommendation 3.1.1 Use appropriate mark-up language when it exists
- Recommendation 3.1.2 Use W3C technologies when available
- Recommendation 3.1.3 Provide abbreviations for header labels
