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ProudCity 1.125.0 Release

Posted on May 13, 2022

The main new features for this release focus on user profile experience and log in. Previously users could go to their standard WordPress login page, but sign-in should really be done from the ProudCity Dashboard. This created some confusion. Now users will be sent to the ProudCity Dashboard and should not see the standard WordPress...

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Digital government news from ProudCity (May 2022)

Posted on May 11, 2022

Digital government news Spark community joy ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt shares actionable advice and steps for showcasing and celebrating local government services. How cities are tapping federal aid to make major tech upgrades American Rescue Plan Act funding is being used to upgrade digital services. How GSA is remaking USA.gov An effort is underway...

ProudCity 1.123.0 Release

Posted on April 19, 2022

This release focused on some clean-up of how we're presenting data to users and a couple of bug fixes. We also updated WordPress to version 5.9.3. What changes will I notice? You should no longer see a directions indicator on the frontend display of events if there is no physical location provided. What's up next?...

Digital government news from ProudCity (April 2022)

Posted on April 14, 2022

Digital government news Is it time for a new local government website? ELGL shares our suggestions for performing a diagnostics test on your website to see if it’s time for a change. Multi-factor authentication primer ProudCity has a new MFA primer on how to better secure your online accounts. Routing & switching is not ‘sexy’...

ProudCity 1.122.0 Release

Posted on March 31, 2022

This release contains a revised version of the Simple Staff List plugin which ProudCity contributed new features too. We also added WP Sweep so that post revisions can be cleaned out by administrators if needed. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in this release. What's up next? Release 1.123.0 will...

ProudCity 1.121.0 Release

Posted on March 10, 2022

This release contains bugfixes and third party plugin updates. The WordPress Core 5.9.2 Security & Maintenance Update is included in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable...

ProudCity 1.120 Release

Posted on February 16, 2022

This release contains bugfixes and third party plugin updates. The WordPress Core 5.9 update is included in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in this...

ProudCity 1.119.0 Release

Posted on January 20, 2022

This release contains bugfixes and third party plugin updates. The WordPress Core 5.8.3 security update is included in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in...

ProudCity named to 2022 GovTech 100 top government technology companies list

Posted on January 10, 2022

ProudCity is honored to be named to Government Technology’s esteemed 2022 GovTech 100 top government technology companies list. The list, compiled annually by government technology media company e.Republic, is “a compendium of 100 companies focused on and making a difference in — and selling to — state and local governments.” ProudCity was named a GovTech...

ProudCity 1.118.0 Release

Posted on December 22, 2021

This release contains third party plugin updates. There is no WordPress Core update in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in this release. What's up...

ProudCity 1.117.0 Release

Posted on December 2, 2021

This release primarily contains third party plugin updates. The WordPress Core 5.8.2 security and maintenance update is included in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes...

Marin County Proud: Julian Kaelon

Posted on November 30, 2021

Marin County Public Works Media Communications Manager Julian Kaelon shares their digital journey to better serving its community in our ProudCity Profiles series. Quotable: Transitioning away from our old website was a big move and required thinking about new ways of presenting our services to the community. I’m proud of how we were able to...

NEFCO Proud: Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization

Posted on November 16, 2021

Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization shares its digital journey to better serving its region in our ProudCity Profiles series. Quotable: We are proud to provide our members and the public an accessible, transparent, secure and easy-to-navigate web experience. Full story: NEFCO Proud

ProudCity 1.116.0 Release

Posted on November 5, 2021

This release contains a number of accessibility improvements and third party plugin updates. The WordPress core 5.8.1 security and maintenance update is included in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? See...

ProudCity 1.115.0 Release

Posted on October 22, 2021

This release primarily contains third party plugin updates. There is no WordPress core update in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in this release. What's...

ProudCity 1.114.0 Release

Posted on September 23, 2021

This release contains third party plugin updates and bugfixes. There is no WordPress core update in this release. It is immediately available to all ProudCity Hosted sites and for download on Github under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license. What changes will I notice? There should be no noticeable changes in this release....

ProudCity 360 results (Q3 2021)

Posted on September 2, 2021

ProudCity 360 is our new customer feedback program to help us continuously improve and provide the best service possible. Our first report reflects the responses we received from the ProudCity community based on our Q3 2021 feedback survey. The survey was sent to all users who have ProudCity accounts. For those who responded, thank you...

ProudCity 1.113.0 Release

Posted on August 20, 2021

Kitchen sink digital public service: Why it’s important for local governments to diversify technology vendors

Posted on August 19, 2021

A challenge we often see with how some local governments manage digital services is that they rely on one company to do everything. An example of one company doing most or all of this includes: Websites (and content management systems) Meetings (particularly meetings management) Customer relationship management (311) Newsletters Permitting Chat bot Accessibility add-ons Custom...

Partner profile: Citibot

Posted on August 17, 2021

Citibot CEO Bratton Riley shares how local governments can leverage chat bots to better service their communities. Quotable: "We are a mission driven company where we want all residents, regardless of how much money they make, what their skin looks like, and what language they speak to have equal access to government so that we...