Filenames
Filenames (for document, images, etc.) must be short, meaningful and descriptive. This is both a technical requirement and as well as help with SEO.
Filenames (for document, images, etc.) must be short, meaningful and descriptive. No special characters and spaces.
Files must be named in a consistent way according to the guidelines below. This will ensure they are web safe.
- You must use only lowercase letters (a-z), numerals (0-9), and hyphens (-)
- You must not use special characters (e.g. á, ê, ï, õ, ù) or other punctuation marks, including underscores (_)
- You must not use spaces; instead you must use hyphens in place of spaces to delimit words
- You must not include dates or version numbers in filenames
- Filenames must be short, meaningful and descriptive
Correct examples:
- guidance-notes-for-direct-applicants.pdf
- visiting-day-programme.pdf
- william-and-mary-version.docx
- ug-prospectus.pdf
Incorrect examples:
- Guidance notes for direct applicants.pdf
- VDprog.pdf
- william-&-mary-version-2.1.docx
- ug-prospectus-2016-2017.pdf
The Communications Team reserves the right to change filenames if they do not meet best practice.