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FYI from ProudCity (July 2024)

ProudCity news, notes, reminders, shout outs. 💥 News 🗞️ Local gov website buying guide Help your network save time and money. Includes buying template. Government content during disasters Communicate in ways that meet the moment. Metadata and local gov websites What they are, why they’re important, how we support them. Reminders 🛎️ Get ProudCity and...

Buying local government websites

Local government website procurement guide, template and resources.

Updated: Local government website buying guide and template

The buying guide and template helps local governments get affordable, always improving websites.

FYI from ProudCity (June 2024)

ProudCity news, notes, reminders, shout outs. 💥 News 🗞️ New ProudCity dashboard Giving our community better access to digital resources and support. Add equations to web forms Extra security protection beyond just the CAPTCHA. Sitemaps 101 What they are, why they’re important, and how we support them. ProudCity and Global Accessibility Awareness Day How we...

New ProudCity dashboard

We launched a new ProudCity dashboard so our community can get direct communications to key benefits. Why it matters 💥 Better access to: ProudCity updates New help articles Training and services Help and support Noted changes 🗒️ Payments and accounts (formerly ‘Users’) are now dashboard panels. Future features 🔮 Panels: Analytics Broken link and alt...

Alt text and accessible imagesHelp

Web image alternative text – ‘alt text’ – describes an image. It explains image content and purpose to users who cannot see it, such as those using screen readers. Why alt text matters 🌟 Legal: It’s the law. Equal access: People who can’t fully see or hear content can understand it. Search engine optimization: Images...

Adding equations to web formsHelp

An equation (example) is a form field that asks users to solve a simple math question. Why use equations Bots and bad actors use forms to disrupt internal systems (email, CRMs). Equations help stop them from sending multiple form submissions. They are helpful when CAPTCHAs aren’t enough. ProudCity and equations ProudCity Forms supports equations. Reminders...

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024: ProudCity and local government websites

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. To celebrate, ProudCity is sharing how we approach and support accessible local government websites. GAAD and digital accessibility 💥 “The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.” (GAAD) “Digital accessibility refers...

FYI from ProudCity (May 2024)

News and notes from ProudCity. News Review your embedded content We always recommend integrations (ex: Mailchimp, Constant Contact) before embedding, but if you choose the latter, ensure code snippets and iframes on your site are secure. Case study: Santa Ana’s website overhaul The Digital Service Network released a case study on the city's website launch...

Digital Service Network: 'The City of Santa Ana's Website Overhaul'

We're proud to support Santa Ana, Calif., in its digital service journey. The Digital Service Network published a case study on the city's new website launch, and "how digital service innovation can occur in government organizations without formally codified or centralized digital service teams." From the case study: Soto began with the anecdotal challenges he...

FYI from ProudCity (April 2024)

News and notes from ProudCity. Add CAPTCHAs to your online forms There's an increase in online government forms used to spam internal email addresses. Make sure you add CAPTCHA to your forms. How to write better government content We now offer plain language training for local governments. This is for anyone responsible for web/digital but...

Case study: Somerville, NJ

With expert guidance from ProudCity and Department of Civic Things, Somerville used a service-minded content design approach to transform their website.

Sitemaps and local government websitesHelp

About A sitemap is like a website's map, guiding search engines to all its pages. It's an XML file listing page URLs and additional info for better search engine crawling. While it doesn't guarantee inclusion in search results, it enhances the chances by providing metadata like last update, change frequency, and importance. All government websites...

Training: How to write better government content

Plain language training for local governments, presented by Department of Civic Things and ProudCity.

Metadata and local government websitesHelp

Metadata is the information about a web page that is not visible on the page but is embedded in the <header> tag of the HTML code. Importance of metadata Complete metadata can have a significant impact on how citizens experience government digital services. It can be the difference between a user quickly assessing search or...

Plain language

Plain language training and support that helps local governments advance their digital service and delivery skills.

ProudCity named to 2024 GovTech 100 list

ProudCity is honored to be named to Government Technology’s esteemed 2024 GovTech 100.

Clean-up

ProudCity data optimization services that help keep your local government website performant.

Embedded contentHelp

Content embedding allows for snippets of code (like HTML, javascript) to be easily added to a web page so that information from external sources can be viewed without leaving the website. Embedded content types include <iframe>, <embed> and <object> with the iframe being the most commonly used. Common embeds used on government websites include: Newsletter...

Adding CAPTCHAs to your online formsHelp

About CAPTCHA CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a challenge-response test in computing designed to differentiate between human users and automated machines (like spambots). Websites commonly use CAPTCHAs to thwart automated bots from executing specific actions, such as form submissions, account creation or engaging in malicious activities. CAPTCHA...

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