SF.gov publisher's newsletter

March 2022, end-of-month edition

Hi SF.gov publishers,

Happy Friday! This is a bit late, but not an April Fool's, we promise! Days are longer, and we hope you feel more refreshed as you get ready to tackle your web content.

But first! We continue to acknowledge that there have been a lot of updates, and that we could do better at letting you know about them. Let us know how you'd like to get updates about SF.gov. (And I fixed the permissions for the form now. 😉 )

Fill out the survey

Thank as always for being fantastic partners, getting services and information to all San Franciscans.

GET HELP

Training and support

Sign up for training to get the meeting invitations and to get a publishing account. Anyone who works for the City is welcome!

Publishing on SF.gov (the basics) - First and third Wednesday, 11 am to 12 pm
Introduction to SF.gov - Second Wednesday, 11 am to 12 pm
Writing for SF.gov - Fourth Wednesday, 11 am to 12 pm

And you can always ping us on Teams if you have a question.

DID YOU KNOW?

Tips for publishing

Dealing with this pesky popup (a reminder!)

You've probably seen this popup when editing your page. The popup comes with Drupal, but we assure you it's ok!

If you see code in your text field, do the following:

Click on the dropdown under "Text format"
Click on "SF Basic HTML."
Click "Continue" on the popup. (You will not lose data, we promise!)

WINS!

Latest launches

Here are some departments making waves this month!

City Administrator and City Hall

City Administrator and City Hall have redirected their pages entirely to SF.gov! Wahoo! 

The City Administrator landing page, with an image of Carmen Chu in the spotlight.

The SF City Hall location page, with an image of City Hall at sunset, along with a sidebar containing contact and address information.

Examples

Info page

An information page is a flexible content type you can use to share content San Franciscans can use as a reference. One example we have is knowing your rights around a police officer. 

Note how we use headings to talk about different scenarios. And even though there are steps involved, it's not a touchpoint a San Franciscan would do with the City. That's why it's an information page and not a transaction.

If you have a program that you're wondering how to rewrite as a step by step, transactions, or information pages, sign up for office hours on Tuesdays so we can discuss it together! 

Hope to see you on Teams. Happy editing!

Anita, Persis, Sharon, Mary, Bekah, and the SF.gov team

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