Label Abbreviations in the Editor Widget

To meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.1.4 Abbreviations requirement to make page content more accessible to people with disabilities, abbreviations should be labeled using HTML <abbr> attributes and spell out the abbreviation on the first occurrence.

Important Note

CivicPlus works toward WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards and our websites are highly compliant when they go live. However, ongoing ADA compliance and maintenance is the customer's responsibility.

Instructions

1. Sign in to your website solution.
   
   Note: This process may look different based on your site's design.
2. Navigate to your desired page.
3. Click the Live Edit is OFF button to enable Live Edit:
   
   
   Note: If Live Edit is currently enabled, the button will read Live Edit is ON:
   
4. Click inside the Editor widget with the abbreviated content:
   
5. Identify the abbreviated text and highlight it on the non-code side:
   
6. Click on the Abbreviation tool:
   
7. Click on the Code View tool
   
8. Ensure that the HTML code has <abbr> markings to alert users that an abbreviation is being used:
   
9. Click the Done Editing button (green checkbox) to exit the Editor widget:
   
10. Click the Save button:
    

In-Article Glossary

Review the Municipal Websites Central Glossary of Terms, a comprehensive explanation of the acronyms, abbreviations, and company-specific terminology. The terms located in this section are listed alphabetically:

• ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
• HTML: Hypertext markup language
• WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines