Government websites
ProudCity Web makes it easy to launch and manage accessible, mobile-friendly government websites.
Mobile-friendly
Compatible with all devices:
- Smartphones
- Tablets
- Laptops/desktops
- TVs
- Kiosks
Calendar
- Manage events
- Search and filter by type
- Save to personal calendars (iCalendar, Google, Outlook, Yahoo!)
- Google Maps directions
- Share to social media
Directory
- Filter by agency, councils, elected officials
- People profile pages
- Contact email, phone, social media
- See example →
Content management
- Add/edit/delete pages, posts, menus, images, videos
- Information architecture management
- News/blogs
- Calendars
- Job postings
Social
Connect social media feeds to your website for real-time updates:
- YouTube
- and more
GIS/maps
- Interactive services map
Vote
Automated voting information:
- Polling times and locations
- Issues and referendums
- Political candidate info
SEO
- Search-engine optimized
- Automatic sitemap.xml generation, submitted to Google/Bing
- Webmaster tools XML sitemap
- Structured HTML mark-up
Newsletter
Email newsletter integrations:
- MailChimp
- ConstantContact
Analytics
Administrative dashboard access to web analytics (Google Analytics):
- Pageviews
- Visitor traffic
- and more
Data-driven
- Open application programming interface (API)
Accessible
Designed to meet ADA standards and requirements.
Customize
Manage the appearance of your website branding:
- Colors
- Photos
- Graphics
- Fonts
- Page templates
- Drag and drop customization
Translation
Built-in translation for more than 100 languages:
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese
- and more
User roles/permissions
Internal users have administrative access to content based on their respective roles:
- Manager
- Publisher
- Author
Integrations
Interoperable with a growing list of third-party services:
- Stripe
- Romulus
- SeeClickFix
- MailChimp
- Widget embedding
- and more
Government website request for information
Learn more about the request for information template and how it helps governments purchase modern websites and digital services.
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Government Technology: ‘As Google’s Deadline for Web Encryption Looms, Many State and Local Websites Don’t Meet the Standard’
Government Technology covered our research on encryption and state government websites. We’re proud to say that every government website on the ProudCity Platform is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
Government Technology: ‘Shaping the Future of Digital Services’
San Rafael Senior Management Analyst Rebecca Woodbury shared her thoughts on the importance of startups for the January/February issue of Government Technology, including a mention of ProudCity and the work we’ve done with San Rafael.
ELGL: ‘Mutual Aid for Government Websites during a Disaster’
San Rafael’s Rebecca Woodbury and Talia Smith share their experience supporting Santa Rosa’s Emergency Operation Center fire response and recovery efforts over the past few weeks. While Rebecca and Talia highlight ProudCity’s involvement with Sonoma County recovery efforts, this resonates most with us.
Sonoma Strong
As fires burned northern California, particularly Sonoma County and the City of Santa Rosa, it immediately became clear to local government leaders they needed better digital tools to effectively communicate externally, especially via their public-facing websites.
Video: ‘Online Government Forms and Payments’
Video of the “Online Government Forms and Payments” webinar is now available.
Route Fifty: ‘Successfully Building a New City Website in a Matter of Months, Not Years’
As part of its 2017 Navigator Awards Finalists feature, Route Fifty recognized San Rafael Senior Management Analyst Rebecca Woodbury and the work the city is doing with ProudCity.
‘Not Secure’: What government needs to know about HTTPS website security and the Google Chrome October deadline
Starting in October 2017, visitors to non-secure government website forms using Google Chrome will receive a “Not secure” message indicating the site cannot be fully trusted to protect user privacy.
Jarrell, Texas, shows how small cities can launch digital government operations in one week
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Launch 2017: Governments get 50% off website subscriptions with ProudCity Onboarding (offer ends October 1)
The most ambitious, efficient, cost-effective local government website launch program of 2017.
Video: ‘Government and Software-as-a-Service’
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Government Technology: ‘3 Advantages of Beta Testing City Websites’
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Slides: Rules for great city websites
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