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How to list documents on a page

Posted on May 26, 2023

Important: Document lists can only be added to pages that have ProudCity Pagebuilder enabled. Steps Go to the page you would like to add the 'Documents list' widget to Edit page Select ‘Add widget’ Select 'Documents list' widget Configure the widget Select 'Done' Update page View page Example View the documents list example on the...

How to add documents to a page

Posted on May 26, 2023

Important: Documents can only be added to pages that have ProudCity Pagebuilder enabled. Steps: Select 'Add widget' Select 'Embed document' widget Add document title and ID Select 'Done' Publish or update page View page Example View the document embed example on the documents example page. Related How to add documents and document types How to...

How to create documents and document types

Posted on May 26, 2023

Before adding new documents, make sure you have your document types (categories) created. If you have already done this, skip to the 'Create a new document' section below. Create document types Steps: Login to your website admin In the left nav admin, select 'Documents' Select 'Document types' Select 'Add new' Name the title of your...

How to set up ProudCity Analytics

Posted on May 16, 2023

Activating ProudCity Analytics Steps for activating ProudCity Analytics: Set up Google Analytics or upgrade to Google Analytics 4 (required) Give ProudCity analytics access (required) Filter internal traffic (strongly recommended) Getting more from ProudCity Analytics Recommendations for getting the most out of ProudCity Analytics: Get ProudCity Academy analytics training (recommended) Subscribe to ProudCity Review (recommended) Questions?...

How to filter out internal traffic in Google Analytics

Posted on May 9, 2023

Filtering out internal traffic in Google Analytics means excluding data generated by you, your employees, or anyone accessing your website from within your organization. It's important to filter out internal traffic for the following reasons: Accurate data: When your employees or anyone else in your organization visits your website, they can skew the data by...

How to access ProudCity Analytics

Posted on May 3, 2023

To access ProudCity Analytics: Login to MyProudCity. Select your website. Select 'Analytics' in the left navigation (below 'View Site').

How to give ProudCity permissions to your Google Analytics 4 account and property

Posted on April 26, 2023

In order for us to activate your ProudCity Analytics dashboard, we need access to your Google Analytics 4 account and property. Step 1: Provide Google Analytics 4 account access To give ProudCity permissions to your Google Analytics 4 account: Sign in to your Google Analytics account. Click on the gear icon at the bottom-left corner...

How to set up Google Analytics 4

Posted on April 26, 2023

Overview Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is an analytics tool for website owners to understand user behavior, make data-driven decisions and improve performance. It also has enhanced privacy controls to ensure compliance with regulations and protect user data. Google is transitioning from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 with a deadline of July 2023. How to...

How to set up your Google Analytics account

Posted on April 26, 2023

Google Analytics is a free tool that helps you track how people use your website. It can tell you things like how many people visit your site, how long they stay, what pages they visit, and where they're coming from. To set up Google Analytics: Go to the Google Analytics website and sign in using...

How to add a favicon to your ProudCity-powered website

Posted on February 7, 2023

ProudCity makes it easy to add favicons to websites. How to add a favicon to your website: Login to MyProudCity. In the left side admin navbar, select ‘Customize’. Select ‘Site identity.’ Scroll down to the ‘Site icon’ section. Upload your site icon. Should be square and at least 512 pixels x 512 pixels. Select the...

Favicons and local government websites

Posted on February 7, 2023

Overview A favicon — short for favorite icon — is an image associated with a website or web page. Favicons are also called: Shortcut icon Website icon Tab icon URL icon Bookmark icon Where favicons display: Browser tabs Search results Bookmarks Desktop icons Browser history Examples In browser tabs: In search results: Why favicons are...

Why and how to compress PDFs

Posted on August 16, 2022

Overview Portable document format (PDF) files are commonly used by governments to upload meeting agendas, minutes and other official public documents. Reducing PDF sizes makes it easier for the public to access these types of files. Problem Government PDFs can be large in file size. This makes it difficult to download and access them, especially...

Icons on ProudCity

Posted on May 10, 2022

IMPORTANT We have upgraded our icon tool, including: Improved font selector tool More icons (2,000+) As part of this upgrade, because of the new way icon files are named, there is a slight ‘bug’. When editing an icon widget, you will need to update all of the icons in the widget. Otherwise, they...

Multi-factor authentication

Posted on March 15, 2022

Overview Authentication is the process of verifying that a user’s identity is genuine. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a simple, multi-step process that adds an additional layer of security to a login process. MFA is also called two-factor authentication (2FA). While MFA adds a step to your login process, it is a minor inconvenience that helps...

ProudCity Forms 101

Posted on March 10, 2022

ProudCity Forms gives you a flexible way to set up and manage mobile-friendly, accessible, WCAG 2.1 AA compliant forms. ProudCity Forms is powered by Gravity Forms. Gravity Forms has a library of user guides and video tutorials that help address any questions you may have around best practices in setting up online forms on your...

Accessible forms

Posted on March 9, 2022

Overview Online forms are an important way to engage with users and make it easy to collect information, whether it’s for feedback, permitting or parking tickets. ProudCity and accessible forms ProudCity Forms gives users a flexible way to set up and manage mobile-friendly, accessible, WCAG 2.1 AA compliant forms. ProudCity Forms is powered by Gravity...

HTML tables

Posted on February 24, 2022

An HTML table is a structured set of tabular data (rows and columns) displayed on a web page. Similar to spreadsheets, tables allow you to display values that indicate a connection between different types of data. Sample HTML table: It's important to note that tables should be used sparingly and for tabular data only. We...

PDFs and digital government

Posted on January 14, 2022

Overview Portable document format, or PDF, is a file type that, according to its creator Adobe, is “a reliable way to present and exchange documents - regardless of the software, hardware, or operating systems being used by anyone who views the document.” PDFs can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader and can be created in...

Plain language and government websites

Posted on January 4, 2022

From plainlanguage.gov: Plain language (also called Plain English) is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. Language that is plain to one set of readers may not be plain to others. Written material is in plain language if your audience can: Find what they need; Understand what they find;...

How to stay connected to all things ProudCity

Posted on December 10, 2021

We pride ourselves on being open and accessible. Here are all the ways you can stay connected to ProudCity. Customers Join ProudCity Plaza! General Subscribe to the ProudCity newsletter Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our RSS feed Releases All ProudCity release updates are: Sent to ProudCity...