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State Web Template Latest Production Release – Accessibility Improvements

As the AB 434 deadline of July 1st approaches, to post on your main organizational website a certification of accessibility compliance, updating to the latest release of the template will be important. This State Template v5.0.6 production release includes multiple...

Governor Banner Update

Hello and Happy New Year! We finally have updates on the incoming governor banner as many of you have been requesting. All of the details can be found on this web standards page. Thanks for your cooperation!...

Digital Web Services Network (DWSN) – Community of Practice Event announced!

Update: Please note that the DWSN - Community of Practice event on December 17th is now scheduled from 1:30-3:30pm. The California Department of Technology (CDT) has just announced the Digital Web Services Network (DWSN) – Community of Practice which will be held...

State Web Template Updates

The legacy, current, and beta versions of the state web template have recently received updates. Please visit the respective GitHub repositories to see changes and download the latest release. Legacy Web State Template The legacy (v4) of the state web template has...

Digital Web Services Network Update – AB 434 Accessibility

Hi Team, As you know, there was a significant effort to launch information related to compliance with AB 434. We previously sent to you the Technology Letter (TL), TL 18-05 Website Accessibility Certification Policy which requires each Agency/state entity to certify...

How to remove ads from your Google search results

Government Edition for Custom Search Engine is now available for free without ads for Government agencies or bodies at any level (federal, state, local, or tribal). Please use the following form to start the process. Please note that the free usage of Custom Search...

Restructuring of WUG with new Digital Services Council!

The California Department of Technology (CDT) recently announced the establishment of the Digital Services Council (DSC). The DSC has expanded from the Webmaster User Group (WUG) which began in 2006. CDT would like to thank the WUG team for your years of dedicated...

State Template v5 is Here!

Hi Team! The official release of Template v5 is now live! Check out the dedicated Template v5 page. Also, the Template v5 Beta Survey deadline has been extended to January 11, 2017. Results will be shared at our next WUG during 1st quarter 2018....

State Template v5 Beta Survey

Hi Team. We’re getting ready to release the non-Beta, production version of the State Template v5 next week! We’d like to get a feel of where everyone’s at, with a quick 3-question survey on what version of the template you're currently using. Your input is greatly...