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A '''webmaster''' is a person responsible for maintaining one or more [[website]]s. The title may refer to web architects, [[web developer]]s, site authors, website [[System administrator|administrator]]s, website owners, website coordinators, or website publishers. |
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The duties of a webmaster could include: |
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* Creating, editing, and publishing content on the website, either independently or with other content creators |
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* Content placement |
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* Managing a website's appearance, user [[access control list|access rights]], and [[direct navigation|navigation]] |
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* Ensuring that the [[web server]]s, [[Computer hardware|hardware]] and [[software]] are operating correctly |
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* [[A/B testing]] |
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* Analysing [[Web traffic|traffic]] through the site |
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* Ensuring the website is up to date and functioning correctly, e.g. installing updates, fixing bugs and errors, and optimizing performance |
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* Optimizing the website's content and structure to improve its ranking in search engines ([[SEO]]), e.g. [[keyword research]], link building, and optimizing meta tags and titles |
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* Keeping the site secure, e.g. installing security [[software]], monitoring for threats, and implementing practices for data protection |
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* Analytics, e.g. monitoring the website's traffic and performance to make informed decisions about its content |
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* Customer support, e.g. troubleshooting any issues that users may be experiencing. |
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Due to the {{IETF RFC|822}} requirement for establishing a "'''postmaster'''" [[email address]] for the single point of contact for the email administrator of a [[domain name|domain]], the "'''webmaster'''" address and title were unofficially adopted by analogy for the website administrator. {{IETF RFC|2142}}, which turned this common practice into a standard. |
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Webmasters may be [[wikt:generalist|generalists]] with [[HTML]] expertise who manage most or all aspects of [[web operations]]. Depending on the nature of the websites they manage, webmasters may be required to know [[scripting language]]s such as [[ColdFusion]], [[JavaScript]], [[JavaServer Pages|JSP]], [[.NET Framework|.NET]], [[Perl]], [[PHP]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}} They may also need to know how to configure web servers such as [[Apache HTTP Server|Apache]] and be a server administrator.{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}} Most server roles, however, would be overseen by an [[System administrator#Related fields|IT Administrator]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[Chief web officer]] |
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* [[Database administrator]] |
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* [[Postmaster (computing)]] |
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* [[Web design]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Computer occupations]] |
[[Category:Computer occupations]] |
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[[Category:Website management]] |
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