Website Standards
The Web
Standards provided guidance and specifications to ensure
Maine 's state websites present a professional, user-friendly,
integrated portal to state information and services, and are
accessible to the broadest possible audience. The main areas
addressed are:
- Maine.gov header: All pages of Maine.gov websites will display
the standard Maine.gov header that easily establishes the site
as part of the State of Maine website, provides links to the
state agency index, web policies, online services, and the
Maine.gov home page. To request a waiver from the required
header, contact the Office of the CIO or use the online
waiver resquest form.
- Design Templates: In order to provide a consistent layout
and style across the entire Maine.gov enterprise, agencies
are required to use the website design templates provided by
InforME
- Style Guide: This document provides the detailed specifications
of the design templates and instructions for using them.
- Approved Software: Macromedia Dreamweaver and Contribute
are the only approved web-authoring software for state webmaster
use. Agencies using other software must transition to Dreamweaver
and Contribute.
- Site Management Plan: Agencies must develop a formal website
management plan. This plan should identify roles and responsibilities,
site monitoring and evaluation, content maintenance, oversight,
user feedback and other aspects of site management.
- Webmaster Directory: All state employees who work on websites
are required to be listed in the newly created webmaster directory.
This directory will be used to disseminate information, maintain
communication, and enhance server security by allowing only
the registered webmasters FTP access to the web server.
- Website Coordinators: Each agency is required to designate
one or two individuals to serve as coordinators of the agency's
website activities. They will be responsible for the web management
plan, ensuring their agencies' websites are compliant with
state web standards and policies, maintaining a current list
in the webmaster directory, and will be the point of contact
for the Office of Information Technology and InforME.
