by lucent | Aug 29, 2026 | Accessibility, HTML, Standards, Workflow |
HTML validation compares markup with the rules of the relevant HTML standard. A validator can identify elements in invalid contexts, malformed attributes, duplicate IDs, missing structural requirements, and other conformance problems. The report is a starting point...
by lucent | Aug 28, 2026 | Information Architecture, Optimization, Retrieval |
Lexical matching is the process of finding information by comparing the words, tokens, or character patterns in a query with those found in documents. A lexical retrieval system looks for direct textual relationships, such as the same word, a normalized form of the...
by lucent | Aug 27, 2026 | Accessibility, HTML, Optimization |
Semantic HTML gives browsers information about the purpose and relationships of elements on a webpage. The browser can use that information, together with ARIA attributes, element states, text, labels, and rendered styles, to construct an accessibility tree for...
by lucent | Aug 27, 2026 | Accessibility, Optimization, Retrieval |
Internal links reflect the website that existed when an article was written. As new definitions, guides, and subject areas are published, older articles may gain useful destinations that were not previously available. Revisiting those articles does not mean they were...
by lucent | Aug 27, 2026 | Accessibility, Optimization |
Before changing an existing webpage, identify what the page is supposed to accomplish, what prompted the review, and what evidence supports the proposed change. A possible improvement is not automatically a necessary one. Some pages need substantial revision. Others...
