Texas State Rules for Web Sites
Texas State Web Site Rules
The State of Texas has developed a set of rules for State's official web sites. This web page contains a brief summary of rules that apply to every page on the UT Arlington web site, with suggestions on how they can be implemented at UT Arlington. The complete document, which includes some additional rules, is available online.
META tags
How to implement | Learn more All new or changed documents should include the following meta tags:
- Title - page topic or subject
- Description - brief description of the subjects covered
- Keywords - specific to the page subject, not more then 25 words
- Author - State of Texas and state agency name
Encryption
Pages that require a citizen to enter the following information shall use an SSL session or equivalent technology to encrypt the data:
- Social Security number
- Payment information
- Identification coda and password
How to implement the META tags
If you write your own HTML, here is an example:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>History Department Home Page</title>
<meta name="description" content="Home page for the UT Arlington History dept.">
<meta name="keywords" content="history, university, Texas">
<meta name="author" content="State of Texas and UT Arlington">
</HEAD>
<BODY> . . .
If you use Microsoft FrontPage:
- Right-click on the page
- Choose 'Page Properties'
- Choose 'Custom'
- Add the needed META tags with the ADD button
- Enter the tag's name and content and click OK