Set of web pages
This term is defined by more than one standard, and the wording differs. Each definition below is the one that applies to that standard’s criteria.
Definition in RAWeb 1.1
Web pages linked together to form a coherent set of web pages within a website. For example, the pages of a specific section, the pages of a blog or the administration pages of a customer account are all sets of pages.
Note: the home page of a website can, on its own, constitute a "set of web pages" because of its uniqueness.
Criteria in RAWeb 1.1
- 11.3 — In each form, is each label associated with a form input field having the same function and repeated several times in the same page or in a set of web pages consistent?
- 12.1 — Does each set of web pages have at least two different navigation systems (excluding special cases)?
- 12.2 — In each set of web pages, are the menu and navigation bars always at the same place (except in special cases)?
- 12.4 — In each set of web pages, is the site map page accessible from an identical functionality?
- 12.5 — In each set of web pages, is the search engine reachable in the same way?
Definition in WCAG 2.2
collection of web pages (opens in a new tab) that share a common purpose and that are created by the same author, group or organization
Example: Examples include:
- a publication which is split across multiple web pages, where each page contains one chapter or other significant section of the work. The publication is logically a single contiguous unit, and contains navigation features that enable access to the full set of pages.
- an e-commerce website shows products in a set of web pages that all share the same navigation and identification. However, when progressing to the checkout process, the template changes; the navigation and other elements are removed, so the pages in that process are functionally and visually different. The checkout pages are not part of the set of product pages.
- a blog on a sub-domain (e.g. blog.example.com) which has a different navigation and is authored by a distinct set of people from the pages on the primary domain (example.com).
Note: Different language versions would be considered different sets of web pages.
Source: WCAG 2.2 definition of “set of web pages” (opens in a new tab) (W3C)