Community Updates
GitHub Best Practices
The Office of Digital Services (ODS) at California Department of Technology (CDT) recommends the following practices Best practices for GitHub Repos (Best practices for repositories - GitHub Docs) Create a README file to make it easier for people to...
Five Digital Mistakes to avoid in 2023
Author: Koji Kumpulainien Disclaimer! It’s OK to make mistakes Do your best not to break these specific rules Innovation often requires us to break the rules Mistake 1 CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart)...
CDT and ODI share the beta version of the CA Design System
CDT and ODI share the beta version of the CA Design System At the most recent DWSN presentation we shared the initial work and thinking on the emerging California Design System. We’re excited to share our early beta and invite you to share your feedback and...
jQuery-less State Template Release v5.6.0
Release v5.6.0 is the first jQuery-less version of the state web template. This version has no more jQuery dependency and jQuery plugins. In this version we also introducing a new responsive font size calculation functionality. Body text and headings font sizes and...
How to Stop Search Engine Crawlers From Crawling Your Site
There are times when we don't want Google, Bing, etc. to crawl our website into their search index. This is a common issue for new websites in development, or for ongoing websites that are being redesigned. This "new" website typically resides under a development URL...
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 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...