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URZ Workshop „Creating websites with TUCAL“
Planning new web offers
URZ Workshop „Creating websites with TUCAL“ 

Planning new web offers

Which contents should be arranged in what way?

Content menu of a TUCAL website

Mapping this structure to folders and filenames

  • File/folder names become part of the URL (web address) – choose carefully!
  • Concise name, lower case letters or numbers, no special characters, umlauts, spaces or similar
  • Recommended file extension = .html – PHP code is also interpreted
  • Note: later renaming can be very time-consuming and affect other (even unknown) authors
  • One project = one folder, each with index file index.html (or index.php)
  • It is best to have a separate folder for each group of related web pages (menu items)
  • Stick to the structure, put files where they belong
  • Clean up and keep order: delete files that are not needed
  • Put pictures in a subfolder (e. g. ../images/) for more clarity
  • Store documents with special access rights in extra folders
Mapping the structure to folders and filenames

Exercise 4: Planning of the website

Planning the page layout of the new website

Possible approaches include Excel spreadsheets, paper prototypes, organigrams or even wireframes.
Use the tools that you can work the best with.

Step by step

  • >Breadcrumb navigation: Think about it: Where should the new site be placed within TU?
  • Menu items: Which menu items are needed? (If necessary, adapt the template to your own structure)
  • File names: Choose file and folder names sensibly
  • Modules etc.: Options for preparing the content
  • Show example