Updates

These articles chart the journey we are taking to deliver the W3C website redesign. We aim to add an update every few weeks to talk about what we've been doing and why we are doing it.

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• W3C live website launch

  20 Jun 2023

  The redesigned W3C website has gone live today on w3.org

• Beta website launch

  27 Feb 2023

  The new design is launched on the Beta website beta.w3.org to gather community feedback

• Handing over to W3C

  07 Apr 2022

  As our work comes to a close, we reflect on the past six months and the future of w3.org

• Weeknotes, 1 Oct

  01 Oct 2021

  We’re currently in the middle of a three-week sprint of work to build out the frontend website for w3.org

• Technical Reports page - version 4

  08 Sep 2021

  Find out what has changed in version 4 and the accessibility test results.

• The W3C Design System is live

  08 Sep 2021

  View the documentation on how to use the different templates and components in the W3C website design

• High level timeline and approach (August Update)

  08 Sep 2021

  Latest updates to the delivery timeline and approach

• Static Template Retest Reports

  21 Jul 2021

  Issues noted in the static template retests for accessibility, browser and device testing

• Redesigning the landing page for Technical Reports

  21 Jul 2021

  A review of the design and front-end build of the landing page for Technical Reports.

• Accessibility testing - round 2

  17 Jun 2021

  Results from the latest test

• Weeknotes, 11 June

  11 Jun 2021

  Good progress across HTML testing, navigation, TR layout review and Symfony app development

• Building the main navigation

  11 Jun 2021

  A review of the main navigation front-end build, from first prototype to client sign off.

• Feedback guide

  09 Jun 2021

  Read the test reports following the second round of compatibility testing by Zoonou.

• Round 2 testing - browser and device results

  09 Jun 2021

  Read the test reports following the second round of compatibility testing by Zoonou

• Round 2 testing

  24 May 2021

  The next set of static templates ready for browser, device and accessibility testing

• Prototyping the main navigation - version 4

  24 May 2021

  An update on version 4 of our navigation prototype

• Weeknotes, 23 Apr

  23 Apr 2021

  Content modelling and front-end iteration

• Accessibility testing - round 1 retest

  23 Apr 2021

  Results from the retest and notes on what we didn’t do, and why

• Weeknotes, 16 Apr

  16 Apr 2021

  Home page is agreed and our next development sprint has commenced

• Home page

  16 Apr 2021

  How we defined and designed the new W3C website homepage

• Weeknotes, 09 Apr

  09 Apr 2021

  Preparing for the next round of development

• How we are using illustrations to represent the W3C

  06 Apr 2021

  Creating a visual style for the website that conveys W3Cs unique community and work

• Weeknotes, 26 Mar

  26 Mar 2021

  Design and content work is coming to an end.

• Group page usability recommendations

  22 Mar 2021

  Improving the usability of W3C Group pages

• Accessibility testing - round 1

  22 Mar 2021

  Read the accessibility test report on the first three static templates to be tested

• Weeknotes, 19 Mar

  19 Mar 2021

  One year on since the project and the pandemic started.

• Weeknotes, 12 Mar

  12 Mar 2021

  It has been a busy week of activity, and it feels great.

• High level timeline and approach (March Update)

  12 Mar 2021

  Latest updates to the delivery timeline and approach

• Browser and device testing round 1 results

  10 Mar 2021

  The first three static templates have been tested, read about the outcome

• The first three static templates in build

  23 Feb 2021

  Take a look at the default, landing and business ecosystem static templates

• Header design finalisation

  19 Jan 2021

  The final changes agreed with W3C to the header area design

• Prototyping the main navigation - version 3

  18 Jan 2021

  An update on version 3 of our navigation prototype

• High level timeline and approach (Update)

  15 Jan 2021

  Find out what has changed in the delivery timeline and approach

• Listing and post pages design

  13 Jan 2021

  View our designs for the listing and post pages

• Header Design Update

  14 Dec 2020

  Our updated header design, balancing the many requirements for this area of the website.

• Weeknotes, 11 Dec

  11 Dec 2020

  Feedback on key templates and the site header, and build planning

• Headless CMS approach

  27 Nov 2020

  Find out about our Headless CMS approach to building the front-end

• Designs for the default, landing and business templates

  26 Nov 2020

  A look at the designs for key site pages

• Prototyping the main navigation

  26 Nov 2020

  Find out how we have been prototyping the main navigation and give us your feedback on how it works.

• Weeknotes, 23 Oct

  23 Oct 2020

  Design presentation, design system work, editing the spec, and a community talk for Marie.

• Weeknotes, 9 Oct

  09 Oct 2020

  Progress on design, prototyping and planning.

• On not choosing WordPress for the W3C redesign project

  25 Sep 2020

  Explaining the background of our choice on CMS platform and the response to a recent WordPress Tavern post

• Weeknotes, 25 Sep

  24 Sep 2020

  Our CMS choice, first design review and planning, planning, planning.

• Weeknotes, 11 Sept

  11 Sep 2020

  Progress has been made in a range of areas: design, CMS selection and sitemap technical work

• Content design and sitemap updates

  02 Sep 2020

  A few updates to the content design and sitemap documents

• Weeknotes, 17 Aug

  14 Aug 2020

  First look at content design, URL strategy, and some CMS accessibility considerations.

• Weeknotes, 7 Aug

  07 Aug 2020

  A review of the last two weeks’ work.

• IA and content - stage 2 work plan

  29 Jul 2020

  A workplan showing the approach, tasks and timings to complete the next stage of work.

• Weeknotes, 24 Jul

  24 Jul 2020

  The research is coming together.

• Our proposal for a new W3C site Information Architecture

  22 Jul 2020

  A summary of the problems with the current site organisation and how we recommend solving them.

• Weeknotes, 17 Jul

  17 Jul 2020

  The research is coming together.

• Weeknotes, 10 July

  10 Jul 2020

  An update and reflection on this week

• User research update

  07 Jul 2020

  Our next steps in recommending a new site IA

• Weeknotes, 3 July

  03 Jul 2020

  An update and reflection on this week

• Front end approach

  24 Jun 2020

  Announcing the decision on the front end approach we will use.

• Our second user survey

  22 Jun 2020

  Two new public surveys to gather user information on groups, standards, specifications and technical reports.

• Project update, May 2020

  18 May 2020

  A summary of the new W3C website redesign project and where we are now.

• User research

  11 May 2020

  Find out how we are gathering feedback from website users to discover more about who uses the website and what they need it to do.

• Design direction survey insights

  14 Apr 2020

  Initial thoughts from W3C to inform the design direction.