W3C Compliance Mapping

Question

I think most people agree that adhering to W3C standards is a worthy pursuit.

However, do you advertise the fact that your site is compatible? Are there any positive or negative sides to this?

If you show your conformity, how do you do it?

Answer 1

I do not know, because the average user does not know what it means for the website to be valid.

If someone who is interested in such things is interested in this, they probably would not take my word for it - they launched my site through a validator on their own, perhaps using a tool like Firebug.

Answer 2

It depends on your audience. If this is a technical site, you can increase your relevance.
If it's a simple blog, it's just superficial.

There are buttons that link to the W3C, which immediately check the reference site (as a check for your visitors, if you put it).

I would put a small text with such a link in the print or on the page. So interested people can watch, but the normal user is not annoying.
Such a button on each page will simply steal the space :)

Answer 3

I do not know, mainly for two reasons:

• Nobody cares, and those who make it possible to use the Firefox extension, which tells them anyway.
• Not everything and everything in web design is 100% valid, there are sometimes legitimate reasons for a breakthrough check.

Obviously, # 2 requires great care when an initial CSS assembly with the correct markup is mandatory, and any errors in the final assembly must be well-founded.

I also thought that as a web professional it goes without saying that my markup is valid and to some extent this is still true, but as you can see, my point of view has moved something.

Answer 4

I consider this a good practice. I don’t know, many users pay attention to this, but as a developer, the more I see this on sites, the more I have to use standards. I consider it a means to show each other that we consider it important.

they don’t see any negatives, and standard coding has simplified my work for many years.

as for how I use the standard w3c logo, but I saw a lot of sites that developed their own version.

Answer 5

I used to get used to it, but I came to the conclusion that this causes users more problems than benefits. Yucca explains this best .

There were cases when people containing the W3C Validator community (via the mailing list) after linking to the logo from the sample site and considered that the contact information for the Validator community was contact information for the sample site!

Answer 6

Several times I saw people with these icons where their front pages are checked, but subpages often have errors that no one has noticed.

And you can really click on the correct XHTML image (the ones guerda is attached to) and be sent to W3C to say in capital letters: "Validation failed!"

If you want to support the goals of the W3C, then go. Be that as it may, knock yourself out. Get pages valid. You do not even have to report this to visitors. But if you want to communicate this to visitors, then your page would be better - or rather!

You will need to continue to keep an eye on the future as your content changes. If your site is huge or especially dynamic, perhaps this is not possible. It may not be worth the effort.

Answer 7

I think it’s good to show it. Most sites have empty space below (e.g., SO). Why not put buttons there? The average user does not care and will simply ignore them, and people like me will be happy to know that you are following the standards.

Answer 8

Basically, this adds another unnecessary thing to your page - especially for non-technical users. When you read a page, how often do you really care about this HTML or CSS code if it works?

Answer 9

If the page is your professional IT portfolio / web site, then you probably could, why not. The audience will understand and appreciate it. However, on sites with a non-technical audience, this is a little pointless.

Information about reality in a sense resembles the build number of the application. Why would anyone want to know this? And if someone takes care, he can still go to the "about" or "contact webmaster" page, where you can include this information.

Having said that, as a programmer, I like to see it on the pages. And no one is hurt.

Answer 10

I have a blog compatible with w3c but not displaying fact. I’m a graphic designer and just made sure that my site is professionally compatible if someone wants to check before hiring me.