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Readers' choice! Our 10 most popular articles of 2022

Which articles struck a chord in our Web Services community in 2022?
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Joyce Peralta | 21 Dec 2022

Here are the Web Services articles published in 2022 that attracted the most readers:

  1. Everything you need to know about McGill DS (now in beta)
    McGill DS (or MDS) stands for McGill , a collection of web design and development standards and resources offered by the Web Services team.
  2. Make a clean sweep! How to archive old, outdated content
    Old, outdated web content can have an negative impact on your site's SEO, create unnecessary maintenance work for your team and confuse your visitors.
  3. Time to get off the carousel?
    It might have been a fun ride, but audience feedback has taught us that there's a downside to displaying website content in a slideshow carousel.
  4. Where to get help with web accessibility updates
    As of July 2022, McGill's websites must meet web accessibility requirements outlined by the Government of Quebec in the . Here are some resources to help you prepare:
  5. When good bones house great content
    You know good bones when you see them, and the potential is all the more attainable when you’re in a prime location with plenty of support from the community. Of course, I'm talking about websites, and in this case, the McGill Digital Humanities webpage had those good bones and some major improvements to be made.
  6. New Web Services course: WS 106 : Web Accessibility
    Learn more about the four principles of accessibility and the tools that will help you make your web content more accessible
  7. Editoria11y tip: Are yellow alerts driving you bananas?
    Have you been wondering how to remove the yellow Editoria11y (accessibility) alerts appearing on your site's administration pages?
  8. Best eco-friendly 2022 spring cleaning tips for your website
    Hey, it's me again (© Cheap Trick, 1979), here to present the top best greatest cleaning tips for your websites!
  9. Transforming forms
    Many of you have spent your summer pruning the virtual garden that is your website, preparing for the upcoming upgrade to Drupal 9. Webforms are one of the items you may want to clean up, deleting those that are old and unused, and perhaps moving others to Microsoft Forms.
  10. When an accordion sounds the right note
    As anyone who has listened to polka will tell you, accordions are a wonderful thing in moderation. And so it is with the accordions available in the WMS. The key to knowing when to use them is to understand what they do well, and what their limitations are.
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