The Web Page Approval System was designed in conjunction with another web development company to meet quality requirements within web design companies. Written in Perl, it keeps track of client acceptance of pages and has an administration section that oversees the complete set of changed pages.

Web designers upload new and changed pages for their clients to approve as normal. Each page has a temporary "approve" button somewhere easy to spot. (This approve button is added with just a few lines of HTML and is typically a library item; it's also easy to remove just before the page goes live). When the client clicks this button a small window opens (see right) requesting either approve or not-approve status, with a text box for comments, and an email box for identification purposes. The form also includes information showing that the design company have completed some internal quality checks.

When the short form is filled in by the client, the system stores the details in a database and emails the design company. The design company can check the latest status using the password-protected administration screen shown left. This screen can order the information in a number of ways; by latest change or by URL - in both forward and reverse directions. The information shown can also be filtered - to only show URLs with "clock" in them, for example.

The administration screen shows the latest status of each page recorded on the system, with a link to the page itself. Other features include a continuous log file for archiving as well as the ability to delete records.

There are benefits for both the design company and the clients. The design company has the benefit of recorded error checking, providing them with a quality control system, and proof of customer acceptance. The client sees a professional looking quality system which allows them to easily accept or reject new pages and changes. In other words, everyone's happy.