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Line 1: {{Short description\|Campaign for adoption of W3C web standards}} ~~:''“WaSP” redirects here. For other uses see [[Wasp (disambiguation)]].''~~ {{redirect\|WaSP\|\|Wasp (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox company \| name = Web Standards Project \| logo = \| type = Project \| foundation = {{start date and age\|1998}} \| dissolved = 2013 \| fate = Dissolution \| founder = George Olsen \| location_city = \| location_country = \| ___location = \| key_people = [[Jeffrey Zeldman]], [[Tim Bray]], [[Glenn Davis (web design)\|Glenn Davis]], Steven Champeon, [[Eric A. Meyer\|Eric Meyer]], [[Tantek Çelik]], [[Matt Mullenweg]], [[Molly Holzschlag]], [[Simon Willison]],<ref>{{Cite book \| publisher = Apress \| isbn = 978-1-59059-381-3 \| last = Cederholm \| first = Dan \| title = Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook \| ___location = Berkeley \| date = 2004-06-10 \| page = [https://archive.org/details/webstandardssolu00cede/page/236 236] \| url-access = registration \| url = https://archive.org/details/webstandardssolu00cede/page/236}}</ref> [[Dave Shea (web designer)\|Dave Shea]], [[Christopher Schmitt]] \| area_served = \| industry = [[Information technology]] \| services = \| divisions = \| owner = \| homepage = {{URL\|https://www.webstandards.org}} }} The '''Web Standards Project''' ('''WaSP''') iswas a group of professional web ~~designers~~developers dedicated to disseminating and encouraging the use of the [[web standards]] ~~promoted~~recommended by the [[World Wide Web Consortium]], along with other groups and standards bodies, with a primary focus on web clients (~~W3C~~web browsers). Founded in 1998, The Web Standards Project ~~campaigns~~campaigned for standards that ~~reduce~~reduced the cost and complexity of development while increasing the [[Web accessibility\|accessibility]] and long-term viability of any ~~site~~document published on the Web. WaSP ~~works~~worked with browser companies, authoring tool makers, and peers to encourage them to use these standards, since they "are carefully designed to deliver the ~~true~~greatest ~~power~~benefits to the greatest number of ~~standards~~web tousers".<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.webstandards.org/about/mission/\| title = WaSP: Fighting for Standards (WaSP mission statement)\| access-date = 2008-03-10\| year = 2006\| publisher = Web Standards Project}}</ref> The group dissolved ~~this~~in ~~medium~~2013. ==Organization== ~~The Web Standards Project also hosts the [[Acid2]] project which allows browsers to test their compliance with current web standards.~~ The Web Standards Project began as a [[grassroots]] coalition "fighting for standards in our [web] browsers" founded by George Olsen, [[Glenn Davis (web design)\|Glenn Davis]], and [[Jeffrey Zeldman]] in August 1998.<ref>{{Cite news\| issn = 0010-4841\| volume = 32\| issue = 33\| pages = 76\| last = Sliwa\| first = Carol\| title = Browser standards targeted\| work = Computerworld\| date = 1998-08-17}}</ref> By 2001, the group had achieved its primary goal of persuading [[Microsoft]], [[Netscape]], [[Opera (web browser)\|Opera]], and other browser makers to accurately and completely support [[HTML]] 4.01/XHTML 1.0, [[CSS]]1, and [[ECMAScript]]. Had browser makers not been persuaded to do so, the Web would likely have fractured into pockets of incompatible content, with various websites available only to people who possessed the right browser. In addition to streamlining web development and significantly lowering its cost, support for common web standards enabled the development of the semantic web. By marking up content in semantic (X)HTML, front-end developers make a site's content more available to search engines, more accessible to people with disabilities, and more available to the world beyond the desktop (e.g. mobile). The project re-launched in June 2002 with new members, a redesigned website, new site features, and a redefined mission focused on developer education and standards compliance in authoring tools as well as browsers.<ref>{{Cite news\| last = Pruitt\| first = Scarlet\| title = Web Standards Project aims to educate developers\| work = InfoWorld\| date = 2002-06-12}}</ref> Project leaders were: * George Olsen (1998{{mdash}}1999) * [[Jeffrey Zeldman]] (1999{{mdash}}2002) * Steven Champeon (2002{{mdash}}2004) * [[Molly Holzschlag]] (2004{{mdash}}2006) * Kimberly Blessing and Drew McLellan (2006{{mdash}}2008) * Derek Featherstone, Aaron Gustafson, and Glenda Sims (2008{{mdash}}2013) There were members that were invited to work on ad hoc initiatives, the [https://www.webstandards.org/buzz/ Buzz Blog] and other content areas of the site. The group announced its dissolution on March 1, 2013.<ref>{{Cite news\| last = Gustafson\| first = Aaron\| title = Our Work Here is Done\| work = The Web Standards Project\| access-date = 2019-04-09\| date = 2013-03-01\| url = https://www.webstandards.org/2013/03/01/our-work-here-is-done/index.html}}</ref> === Task forces === The Web Standards Project hosted projects focused on bringing relevant organizations closer to standards-compliance, dubbed Task Forces. ;Adobe Task Force: Focused on improving web standards compliance in products from [[Adobe Systems]]. Was named the [[Adobe Dreamweaver\|Dreamweaver]] Task Force until 2008-03-10.<ref>[http://www.webstandards.org/2008/03/10/announcing-the-adobe-task-force/ Announcing the Adobe Task Force - The Web Standards Project]</ref> ;Education Task Force : Worked with institutions of higher [[education]] to promote instruction of Web standards and standards-compliant public sites. ; Microsoft Task Force: Worked with the [[Internet Explorer]] and Web platform tools team. ; Accessibility Task Force: Worked with organizations, vendors and others to promote Web accessibility. ; International Liaison Group: A member was "an active advocate for Web standards and best practices either in their [[country]] of origin or domicile."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.webstandards.org/action/ilg/members/\|title=ILG Members - The Web Standards Project\|work=webstandards.org}}</ref> ; The Street Team: Organized community events to promote web standards. ;DOM Scripting Task Force: Focused on interoperable [[client-side scripting]], through explaining and promoting the [[Document Object Model\|DOM]] standards from W3C and the [[ECMAScript]] Standard, and concepts like [[progressive enhancement]], [[graceful degradation]], [[Web accessibility\|accessibility]], standards-driven [[JavaScript]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.webstandards.org/action/dstf/manifesto/\|title=Manifesto - The Web Standards Project\|work=webstandards.org}}</ref> These best practice approaches have been called "DOM scripting" to differentiate them from earlier perceived bad uses of "[[Dynamic HTML]]". The task force became inactive before the group disbanded. == Activities == * The [[Acid1]] test allows browsers and other rendering engines to test compliance with HTML 4 and CSS 1 specifications. * The [[Acid2]] test allows browsers and other rendering engines to test compliance with [[CSS]] 1 and 2 specifications. * The [[Acid3]] test allows browsers and other rendering engines to test compliance with CSS 2.1, [[Document Object Model\|DOM]], and [[EcmaScript]] specifications. * The [[Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers]] allows mobile browsers and other rendering engines to test for web page rendering issues. ===Browse Happy=== '''Browse Happy''' is a [[website]] urging users to upgrade their [[web browsers]]. The site was initially created by the Web Standards Project in August 2004 to convince users to switch to a web browser other than [[Microsoft]]'s [[Internet Explorer]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Festa \|first=Paul \|title=Browser campaign slams IE \|work=CNET News \| access-date=2019-03-22 \|date=2004-08-24 \|url=http://news.cnet.com/Browser-campaign-slams-IE/2100-1032_3-5322759.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007013215/http://news.cnet.com/Browser-campaign-slams-IE/2100-1032_3-5322759.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2008-10-07}}</ref> It focused on [[computer security\|security]] issues in Internet Explorer and suggested four alternatives: [[Mozilla Firefox]], [[Opera (web browser)\|Opera]], [[Safari (web browser)\|Safari]] and [[Google Chrome]]. The core of the site was a collection of testimonials by people who had switched from Internet Explorer to alternative web browsers.<ref>heise - "Glücklich browsen" ohne Internet Explorer - Staff Writer - 25.08.2004 [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Gluecklich-browsen-ohne-Internet-Explorer--/meldung/50360]</ref> In June 2005, the Web Standards Project decided that an anti-Internet Explorer campaign did not fit with their mission, and they handed the site over to [[Matt Mullenweg]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Holzschlag \|first=Molly E. \|date=2005-06-01 \|df=dmy \|url=https://www.webstandards.org/press/releases/2005-06-01/ \|title=BrowseHappy Now Part of WordPress as WaSP Refocuses Mission \|work=Web Standards Project \|access-date=2025-04-17 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050603013128/http://www.webstandards.org/press/releases/archive/2005/06/01/index.html \|archive-date=2005-06-03}}</ref> Since then, the site has been maintained by [[WordPress.com]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/WordPress/browsehappy \|title=Browse Happy \|work=[[GitHub]] \|date=7 September 2021}}</ref> with collaboration from [[HTML5 Boilerplate]] team members. == See also == [[A List Apart]] [[WebPlatform]] [[CSS Zen Garden]] == References == {{Reflist\|2}} ==External links== {{Official website}} [http://www.webstandards.org/ The Web Standards Project]▼ [~~http~~https://www.w3webstandards.org/action/edutf/ The ~~World~~Web ~~Wide~~Standards ~~Web~~Project Education Task ~~Consortium~~Force] [http://archive.webstandards.org/mission.html Archive: The Web Standards Project's baseline standards proposal] ▲[http://~~www~~archive.webstandards.org/ Archive: The Web Standards Project's historical "goodbye" page] *[https://browsehappy.com/ Browse Happy] {{Web~~-stub~~ browsers}}▼ [[Category:Organizations established in 1998]] ▲{{Web-stub}} [[Category:Organizations disestablished in 2013]] [[Category:Web standards]] [[Category:Internet-related organizations]] [[Category:Volunteer organizations]]