Meta-descriptions provide brief summaries of webpage content. They appear on search engine results pages along with URLs and page titles. Cascade, our content management platform,...
A page or section dedicated to frequently asked questions (FAQ) can be a useful part of your website. It’s a tool that audiences are used...
NIU websites must be accessible to everyone. Part of accessibility is using inclusive language. Language is inclusive when it doesn’t exclude anyone based on characteristics...
This fall, members of the web team traveled to Milwaukee to attend the 2019 HighEdWeb conference. The annual conference is sponsored by the Higher Education...
The Portable Document Format, or PDF, can be a useful tool. The format gives users another way to access web content. However, PDFs have some...
The NIU Web Standards help us ensure that websites in the niu.edu domain are consistent, accessible and easy to use. Each year, the Web Steering...
People read differently online. They scan for information instead of reading every word. You can tailor your web content to this behavior by ensuring that...
Need a refresher on how to use numbers on your webpages? The following examples will help you use numbers according to AP Style, the guide...
In a previous post, we went over some general guidelines about web accessibility. Now let’s look at how to make some different kinds of content...
As someone who maintains or creates content for an NIU website, it’s important for you to know about web accessibility. Since NIU is a state...