Website Design Specifications

As of August 2005 all websites designed by Pearson Treehouse either directly or through reselling partners have the following specifications.

Basic Coding - Designed in HTML and CSS - conforming to the XHTML 1.0 transitional standard as specified by the World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3c.org) .

Advanced Coding - Advanced coding for databases and server side information coded in PHP. Databases coded in MySQL. Javascript interactivity coded into pages where required.

Software - All software used on sites is fully tested. Where possible software used is off the shelf Open Source software.

Graphics - Graphics optimised in Gif / Jpeg format according to needs. Animation where required is delivered as animated Gif, or Flash.

Navigation - all navigation items provided in at least two (on / off) states to make their presence apparent to visitors.

Resolution - Sites designed in both liquid and static formats, optimised for a minimum of 800 pixels X 600pixels.

Site testing - Sites tested in Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Opera and Netscape Navigator.