Information for Web Developers

The following topics are of interest to web developers creating official web sites for the UCSF School of Pharmacy, such as a site for any unit or department affiliated with the School.

Set up or redesign your site

Web Developer's Guide - How to build and manage an official web site for the School.

Assess and secure your existing resources.
Determine your goals.
Review our minimum skill requirements.
Make key decisions.
Buy hardware and software.
Set up your domain name if needed.
- Choosing a domain name and URLs - Best practices for how to choose.
Set up your connection to the server.
Build your site.
- Style Guide - How to code web pages to meet the technical and visual specifications of the School.
- Ensure that search engines rank your site well
Set up redirects.
Publicize your site.

Go To: School of Pharmacy home page

Information for Supervisors of Web Developers

Supervisor's Guide - How to hire a web developer for your School of Pharmacy web site.

Maintain an Existing Site

Accessibility - The who, what, why, and how of making your web site accessible to people with disabilities.

Security - Data security, server hardening, digital certificates, more.

Usability - Ensuring that people can use your web site easily in order to achieve a particular goal.

Link Checking - Which web pages have broken links.

Statistics - Usage reports of our web sites.

Community - Discuss web issues with other UCSF web developers.

Web Sites for Course Materials

If you are a UCSF faculty member and you want to put course curriculum materials on the Web, see the Center for Instructional Technology.

Web Sites for Student Organizations

If you are a UCSF faculty member, student, or staff member and you who want to create a Web site for a student organization, contact the Office of Student Life (OSL).