HUD's Web Publication Procedures and Style Guide

Section 2: Compliance With Management Controls

A. Templates: HUD uses a standard template for all web pages, both Internet and intranet. The templates do a number of things for the Department:

1. They make the Department look like "one HUD."
2. They enable the Department to ensure that all web pages meet accessibility, privacy, and other requirements.
3. When the Departmental Web Team needs to make changes to the templates, all pages are updated quickly and easily.
4. All HUD web pages - both those on HUD servers and those housed on outside servers - must follow the standard HUD templates.

Read more about using consistent navigation and templates on WebContent.gov.

B. Content Date: Content must be dated to help us ensure that it is current.

1. For hud@work and Headquarters pages: the date that the content was last updated must appear at the bottom center of each page on HUD's Internet site. The Dreamweaver templates automatically provide an area to indicate the "last revised date." This date must be changed every time a significant content change occurs.
2. For state pages: the date of the last certification must be show at the bottom of the page. The date will be reflected as "content current as of (date)."

Read more about keeping content current on WebContent.gov.

C. Testing Web-Based Applications: Web-based applications must be cleared through the HUD Test Center, before they are posted to production.

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