Quality Assurance Checklist

This list is used to review all NREL.gov websites (new sites and redesigns) before they are approved to go live.

Template Elements

Follows NREL Style Guide and NREL Web Standards
Title tags are in the NREL style and are approved for site.
Anchor links are used to skip repetitive navigation links in header and left navigation.
On sub pages, the site header links back to that site's homepage.
The correct NREL level navigation (top tabs) is working and uses on and off states correctly.
Pages are responsive and work on mobile devices.
Left navigation links are working and uses on and off states correctly.

Separate subdirectories are used for major subsites or content categories linked from the main site (e.g., /about/).
All extraneous, non-linked files have been deleted.

File names do not contain upper case letters, spaces, or special characters (e.g., & or $). Hyphens are used to separate words in file names.
File names clearly denote their content.
A spell check is conducted on every page.
Internal links are coded relatively.
If used, "Back to Top" anchor links use the correct style and verbiage.
Alt descriptions are used with all client side image maps.
Each page has a meaningful and unique title tag and uses NREL style.
Information conveyed with color is also available without color and foreground and background colors provide sufficient contrast.
All links work.
Graphics have meaningful "alt" tags (use empty alt tags for graphics that do not add meaning to the content).
References to native files and PDFs within the HTML show their appropriate icon.
Pages are still understandable with a style sheet turned off.
Row and column headings are provided for all data tables.
Page components are styled per NREL Style Guide.
Page has been tested in various screen sizes and devices to ensure they are optimized for responsive.
All elements are accessible by keyboard.
Web forms have associated labels.
Dynamic content is accessible to a screen reader.