Website Review - Olney Town

[pyromaniac]

Just to be a bit awkward I've PDFed the first of my website reviews...
stneotsfc.net/reviews/Olney_Town_2006-08.pdf

Club website: www.olneytownfc.com/

[ianh]

dont PDF it, stick it on here in case anybody cant access PDFs (or have dial-up).
as for using the same format as Spencerbloke, I think he would look at it as flattery, If you keep it all the same format it is easier for others to compare.
Hats off to you both ;D ;D

PS do you think we should have a website thread

[spencerbloke]

Yes, I'd be very flattered. Also, if we all stick to a format then it should give some kind of consistency, especially if people post their agreement or otherwise with each review (thanks pyromaniac!)

Maybe a sub board for all the reviews?

[pyromaniac]

Here's an un-PDFed version...


Club Name: Olney Town F.C.
Website URL: www.olneytownfc.com

What I like:
- Easy to use and understand navigation
- Consistent layout on site
- Nice use of PHP to include the content
- Good colour scheme making it easy to read the content and identify links

What I didn't like:
- Perhaps it would be nice to have a message board to allow fans to discuss.
- Also perhaps it would be nice to have slightly longer match reports.

Technical breakdown:
- DocType (HTML 4.0 / XHTML) and encoding specified: Both specified
- HTML Validation of main page: 10 errors
- Compatible with different screen resolutions (800x600, 1024x768): Yes
- Compatibility with different browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera): No obvious differences
- Able to navigate site without Javascript?: Yes as menu becomes expanded
- Mostly CSS or Tables for layout?: Mostly tables
- Download speed for 56K modem users:17.21 seconds

Scores:
1.Ease of use and navigation – 10
2.Scope, breadth and quality of information - 8
3.Quality and bias of match reports (probably difficult at this time of year) – 7
4.Overall impression of technical (based mainly on breakdown) - 9
5.Commercial aspects (does it help raise money for the club?) - 8
6.Editorial quality (does it read well?) - 9
7.Overall score (add up the scores and divide by six) – 8 ½

Summary:
Overall a great website both visibly and code wise, it's hard to fault the site.


For reference much of the technical section was done with the aid of the 'web developer' Firefox extension:
addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/