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We are excited to announce the launch of updated product names, logos, and headers within our user interfaces as part of the CivicPlus® Solution Rebranding initiative. These changes mark the first step toward creating a cohesive and seamless user experience across all solutions in our portfolio. As part of this transition, users may notice minor design updates. While the functionality you rely on remains unchanged, we are in the process of updating screenshots and other resources on our Help Centers to reflect the new branding. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to complete these updates.

Create Link Text

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The WCAG Success Criterion 2.4.4. says that the purpose of each link should be determined from the link text alone, or from the link text and its context. URLs should be masked with text that succinctly communicates to the user what they will view if they visit the link.

 

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher | Author

 

Important Notes

  • 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.
  • For more information about linking documents, review the Link to a Document article.

 

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Compliance Notes

  • Do not mask links with sensory language like “click here for instructions”, “find more information below”, or "click the red link".
  • Re-word the directional “Click Here” language by referring directly to the linked item. For instance, instead of “Click here to view the full meeting minutes,” change the link text to “View the full meeting minutes.”
  • Replace directional language such as “View the document linked to the right” or “View the graph to the left” with language like "Access the linked document" or "View the line graph next to the informational fields."

 

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Create Link Text

 

  1. Sign in to your website solution.
    Note: This process may look different based on how your site was designed.
  2. Navigate to the page you wish to add the linked text to.
  3. Click the Live Edit is OFF button to enable Live Edit:
    Web Central Live Edit is Off button.
    Note: If Live Edit is enabled, the button will read Live Edit is ON:
    When Live Edit is ON, Web Central pages are able to updated.
  4. Click inside the Editor Widget:
    When Live Edit is enabled, the user can click insto the Editor Widget to make any needed changes.
  5. To create link text from the start, click the Link tool:
    The Editor Widget's Link tool allows a user to create links without already created text to choose from.
    Note: If there is an existing text that you want to turn into a link, highlight the text, and then click the Link tool.
    When selected, the Link tool can add a link to the text.
  6. Fill in the information fields:
    The Link tool's URL and Text fields. The Open in new tab checkbox, when enabled, will make the linked text open its link in a new tab whenever the link is clicked.
    • URL: Enter the destination URL for the link
    • Text: Add the linked text
      Note: Change the text to comply with WCAG 2.4.4. and alert users to the purpose of the link.
    • Open in new tab: Select to open the link in a new tab (Recommended for external links)
      Note: To mask an email, put mailto: followed by the email address as the URL.
      • Example: mailto:name@email.com
  7. Click the Link tool's Insert button:
    The Link tool's insert button adds the link to the Editor Widget's text editor.
  8. View the link text:
    Linked text will often appear blue when it hasn't been used and will be underlined to mark the text as different than surrounding text.
  9. Click the Done Editing button (green box with a checkmark) next to the Editor widget to save the content and exit the Editor:
    The Done Editing button saves any changes to the Editor Widget's content.
  10. Click the Save button on the Live Edit bar:
    When selected, the page's Save button will save and publish any changes made to the live page.

 

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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
  • URL: Uniform resource locator
  • WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

 

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