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Customizing your website footer

Posted on September 13, 2023

How to customize the footer on your ProudCity-powered website: Login to your MyProudCity dashboard. Select 'Customize' in left admin menu. Select 'Widgets'. Select 'Footer'. Use the 'Add a widget' tool to add content to the footer. Select 'Publish' to save footer changes.

How to customize menu locations

Posted on August 1, 2023

You can display menus in two locations on your ProudCity powered website: Primary navigation (to the right of your logo) Top bar (above main navigation) How to customize menu locations: Login to your MyProudCity dashboard. Select 'Customize'. Select 'Menus'. Select 'View all locations' under 'Menu locations'. Select the menu you want to display for 'Primary...

How to customize CSS

Posted on August 1, 2023

To customize the CSS (cascading style sheet) on your ProudCity powered website: Login to your MyProudCity dashboard. Select 'Customize' on the left admin menu. Select 'Additional CSS'. Edit the CSS. Select 'Publish'. View changes on live site. Note Any edits to the CSS may override the main ProudCity template layouts. Be sure to review your...

How to customize the top bar

Posted on July 26, 2023

The 'Top bar' is an optional design element you can add to your ProudCity-powered website. Configurations Top bar configurations include: Top bar title Top bar link URL Top bar accessibility title Select if action icons should appear in top bar Customize the top bar Login to your MyProudCity dashboard. Go to 'Customize' in leftnav menu....

How to customize site identity

Posted on July 21, 2023

You can easily manage universal site identity items including: Site title (shows in browser bar after page title) Site tagline (used with shortcode) Site logo (shows in the header and footer and should have a transparent background) Site icon (shows in browser tabs, bookmark bars and within WordPress mobile apps) Default social image (shows when...

How to add custom links to menus

Posted on July 7, 2023

Custom links in menus let you easily link to external websites. How to add a custom link to a menu: Login to your MyProudCity dashboard. Go to 'Menus'. Select the menu you want to update. Select the 'Add item' button. Select 'Custom Links' option. Add your URL and link text. Select 'Add to menu' and...

How to set up meetings for a new calendar year

Posted on June 29, 2023

Local governments that use ProudCity Meetings often set up new meetings lists at the beginning of a new year so that they automatically populate when new meetings are added. How to set up meetings for a new calendar year: Login to MyProudCity dashboard. Select 'Meetings' > 'Meeting categories'. Add new category (example: '2030 City Council...

How to add a new meeting

Posted on June 29, 2023

How to add a new meeting: Login to MyProudCity dashboard. Select 'Meetings' > 'Add new' meeting. Add meeting details Title Meeting category Date/time Location Department Agenda text/PDF Agenda packet text/PDF Minutes text/PDF Video link Publish View meeting

How to show meetings lists on a page

Posted on June 28, 2023

With ProudCity Meetings, you can display multiple meetings types on pages. For example, meetings categorized 'City council' can be displayed on the city council page. Likewise for any other committee or working group that meets regularly. NOTE: In order for a meeting to display on a list, it must have the designated category selected. Add...

How to clear your website cache

Posted on June 20, 2023

ProudCity-powered websites use a caching tool that helps with performance, making sites faster for the general public to access. There are times when this tool doesn't let you see immediate changes you've made to your website, so you must clear the cache. How-to To clear your website cache: Login to your My ProudCity Dashboard. Go...

How to list documents on a page

Posted on May 26, 2023

Use the document list widget to display documents as a list on a web page. The document list widget allows to list documents by document type. Navigate to an existing page or create a new page Note: You should know you are on a page when the admin bar on top states ‘Edit page’ Click...

How to embed a document to a page

Posted on May 26, 2023

You can embed a document on a page that has Pagebuilder enabled. Edit page Enable Pagebuilder Add 'Embed document' widget Select document embed Edit document embed widget In another tab, have the document you would like to embed, for example: https://demo.proudcity.com/documents/example-pdf/ Edit the document The edit URL will change on the edit screen, for example:...

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

Activate ProudCity Analytics Set up Google Analytics or upgrade to Google Analytics 4 (required) Give ProudCity analytics access (required) Filter internal traffic (strongly recommended) Order ProudCity Analytics Help Need help setting up Google Analytics (steps 1-3 above)? Order a one-hour ProudCity Concierge session. Questions? Submit a support ticket and select the 'Analytics support' ticket type.

How to filter out internal traffic in Google Analytics

Posted on May 9, 2023

NOTE: We understand this may be a little (too) technical. If you need ProudCity Development support, get started here. 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...

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

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...