The Website Specification
The article outlines the essential technical features that every good website should possess. It emphasizes a platform-agnostic approach, providing a checklist that covers various topics such as SEO, accessibility, and security. The specification is designed for both humans and AI agents, encouraging open collaboration and continuous improvement.
- ▪The checklist includes 111 topics related to website standards and best practices.
- ▪Key areas covered include HTML basics, search visibility, accessibility, and performance.
- ▪The specification is open for contributions and encourages users to report gaps or outdated information.
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What a good website does. A platform-agnostic specification of the technical features every decent website should have — from <title> to /.well-known/security.txt, from WCAG contrast to llms.txt. Written for humans and agents. Browse all 111 topics → Get the checklist ★ on GitHub Categories Ten areas, mapped to widely-accepted standards. All topics → Foundations 13 The HTML, head, and document basics every page needs. SEO 13 Search visibility — robots.txt, sitemaps, canonicals, structured data. Accessibility 17 WCAG-aligned rules so people of all abilities can use the site. Security 12 Headers, transport, and policies that keep visitors safe. Well-Known URIs 8 Standard, agreed-upon paths under /.well-known/. Agent Readiness 18 Things that make a site legible to AI agents and crawlers.
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