SF.gov newsletter
July 2022, mid-month edition
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Hi SF.gov editors,
This summer is just flying by! We hope you've been able to take some time to enjoy the San Francisco summer weather. 🌁
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NEW FEATURES
What's new for editors
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Filtering content by department and exporting page info 🙌
You can now filter the admin content view by department! You can't filter by public bodies yet, but we're working on it.
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You can also download the pages as a .csv file, from a link at the bottom of the content administration page. It will export the title, content type, department, author, status, and latest modification states.
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Human translation request outage 🫠
Our translation vendor had a malware attack last week. It has affected many of their tools and they cannot process translations right now.
Unfortunately, they do not have an estimated time for restoring service. We are working with them closely to explore alternative options for translation management during this outage.
For now, we are not accepting new human translation requests. We will let everyone know when the service is back on. Sharon Huang, our content designer who manages translations, will contact you directly if you have an active translation request.
In the meantime, all pages will have their current human or Google-sourced translations available.
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Coming soon
Soon you'll be able to add links to archived department sfgov.org sites from Department and Meeting pages on SF.gov. We're continuing to work on combining department and public body content types, so that public bodies will be easier and more flexible to use.
We’re also improving a handful of accessibility issues, and translation editing
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GET HELP
Training and support
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After you register, you'll get a confirmation email with an .ics file. This email may be in your "Other" inbox.
You'll have to click on the .ics file to add the event to your calendar.
Our current schedule:
- PDFs training — Thursday, July 21, 11 am to noon (bonus session!)
- Publishing on SF.gov (the basics) — First and third Wednesday, 11 am to noon
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Introduction to SF.gov — Second Wednesday, 11 am to noon
- Writing for SF.gov — Fourth Wednesday, 11 am to noon
Sign up for office hours every Tuesday at 10 am if you want to talk through any content questions you have.
You can always ping us on Teams if you have a question.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Today's publishing tip
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Use sentence case in your headings
One easy way to make your content more readable is to use sentence case in your headings. You see title case a lot in newspapers, but it's actually harder to read.
Your eyes skim by scanning the overall shape of a word. An uppercase letter is perceived as a square. A lowercase letter sends more information to the brain.
Only use title case if the phrase is a proper noun.
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✅ Do for headings
Apply for a small business grant
Mayor London Breed announces opening of new clinic
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❌ Don't do for headings
Apply for a Small Business Grant
MAYOR LONDON BREED ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW CLINIC
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Hope to see you on Teams! Happy editing!
Thanks as always for being fantastic partners, getting services and information to all San Franciscans.
Anita, Persis, Sharon, and the SF.gov team
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