Page structure, titles and headings

Structure

• Page structure should be logical and consistent with other pages on the website. For example, don’t disable the left hand navigation and then use a portlet to rebuild it on the right.
• When using a keyboard to navigate a page, the order must be logical.
• Only use bullet points for lists, not to draw attention to one sentence or link.
• Do not use negative space to create space between paragraphs. Instead use headings to break the content into short, manageable and easy-to-read sections. The paragraph and heading functionality has accessibility compliant space built-in.

Page Titles

• Page titles must be unique to the site and indicate the purpose of the page.
• Page titles should be in either Sentance Case or Capital Case and the chosen format should be used consistently throughout. All caps should not be used.

Headings

• Use headings and sub-headings to break page content into short manageable sections.
• Headings should be hierarchical.
• Headings must be informative and meaningful.
• Headings should be in either Sentance Case or Capital Case and the chosen format should be used consistently throughout. All caps should not be used.
• Don’t use headings for items that aren’t headings, e.g. to draw attention to a line of text.
• Don’t use bold as a substitute for a heading.

Videos & Guides

How to edit a page title on a standard Haiku web page.

Guide on how to edit the page title (same content as video).

 How to create headings and sub-headings.

Guide on how to create headings and sub-headings (same content as video).