Web Object Naming Rules

All objects placed on the web must adhere to certain naming rules. This is not necessarily because of hardware requirements (although this is true in some instances), but more often because of de facto standards (those that have evolved over time).

There are four rules:

1. No capitals in the file or folder name (This applies to all files, folders and multimedia objects - no exceptions!)
2. No spaces in the name - again, this applies to everything!
3. No special characters - this is really a hardware or software issue, specific characters include:
   • \ - Backslash
   • / - Slash
   • : - Colon
   • * - Asterisk
   • ? - Question Mark
   • " - Quote
   • < - less than
   • > - greater than
   • | - Pipe (vertical bar)
4. Short meaningful names. Whenever possible, keep names to 12 characters or less, but at the very least make sure the name describes the content.

Remember these rules and apply them to all objects within your web site!