This is to provide an update on the latest fixes, feature improvements and accessibility updates across the Colorado.gov CMS platform. Please review for any relevant information you may want to share with your CMS teams.
Features and fixes completed:
- Site search updates - Platform search results originally based (and modulated as needed) on keyword relevancy according to:
- URL, page title, and body copy
- Recent adjustments to improve results:
- Removed case sensitivity
- Boosted landing, basic pages over article, event and contact pages
- Made titles more relevant
- Newer content shows up more than older content
- Other known search influences that your team can control:
- Promoted search
- Search enhancements summary
- Calendar views display update - Simplified all three optional calendar views i.e., month, week and day, to just display the event time and hide the time, which was still showing daylight standard time.
- Font Awesome version 6 update - All areas with Font Awesome integration now updateded with the latest version 6 i.e., FA WYSIWYG button, optional FA icon via button link WYSIWYG button, and optional FA icon via icon cards.
- New video embed recommendation - For improved accessibility compliance, use the Open Embed Card for embedding videos.
Accessibility updates completed:
| Issue | Points* | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Page has no headings | N/A | Updated in code - Added one <h1>. This will be hidden visually on landing pages. |
| Empty Page Headers error related to the Calendar Day View pages for Events | 1.79 | Updated in code |
We continue to make edits to the CMS site training/information as features change on the platform, but if you can’t find what you need please email partnersupport@www.colorado.gov.
*Points breakdown based off Taxation Site Improve report. Other sites may have either a higher or lower points gained based off occurrences.