Preview Template & Site Testing

When a preview version of the Texas Tech Global Template is released for testing, you should be able to view the new styles on any page in the current template.

To preview a website or page:

1. Navigate to the first page you would like to view:
   Ex: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/itts/
2. Append ?v=preview to the end of the URL:
   Ex: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/itts/?v=preview
3. Review the webpage in the preview version of the template.
4. As you navigate to other pages within TTU.EDU, the ?v=preview should remain in place, making it easy to view multiple pages. If for some reason the setting is not retained, repeat step #2 for the page in question.

How to Test Your Site

• Go to your site's homepage and add ?v=preview to the end of the url.  
  Ex: https://www.ttu.edu/administration/?v=preview 
• Review pages and make adjustments as needed.  
• Use the feedback form to alert the Office of Communications & Marketing and   IT TeamWeb of any issues you need help with or want to discuss. 

What to Look For

Text & Typography 

• Has all the text on the body of my page updated to the Helvetica font? 
• Is there any default text style that doesn't visually match the new styles? 
• Is the H1 style only used on the page title? 
• Is all default text left-aligned? 
• Do all text links have a red underline? 
• Is there any overlapping text? 
• Is the color of text correct? 

Spacing & Layout 

• Does the layout of the page look correct? 
• Are there any overlapping areas of content? 
• If the sidebar is active, does it look correct? 
• If the page has a subnav, does it look correct? 

Elements

• Is the color of text correct in elements like buttons and custom elements? 
• Do all buttons look correct and are legible? 
• Do lists show the correct bullets? 
• Are there any unnecessary horizontal rule elements?