Released Enhancements
CivicPlus Media – Upload-Only Experience
CivicPlus Media now offers an Upload-Only experience designed for municipalities that need to upload and publish recorded meetings without managing livestreaming. This enhancement provides a simplified, focused workflow to support transparency requirements while reducing operational complexity.
What’s Included
Streamlined Upload and Publishing Workflow: The Upload-Only experience removes livestream-related steps and focuses on managing recorded meetings. Users can:
Upload recorded meeting videos
Add timestamps for navigation
Organize and manage media files
Publish recordings to the Public Portal
Support accessibility with captions, transcripts, and related files
Simplified Interface: The user interface has been updated to include only the tools required for recording and publishing:
Livestream-related menus, settings, and controls have been removed
Live Meeting workflows are replaced with a simplified timestamping experience
Navigation and terminology have been streamlined for clarity
Purpose-Built for Recording Workflows: This experience is designed for municipalities that:
Are required to record and publish meetings
Do not livestream meetings or require livestreaming
Need a straightforward solution for managing recorded content
Configuration-Based Experience: Upload-Only is enabled through product access settings. When enabled:
Livestream functionality is not available
The interface automatically reflects a recording-only workflow
No streaming configuration is required
Clear Separation of Capabilities: Organizations that require livestreaming can upgrade to the full CivicPlus Media experience at any time.
What to Expect
Municipalities using the Upload-Only experience will see a simplified workflow focused on recording and publishing meetings. This reduces technical overhead and improves usability. It also helps agencies meet public transparency requirements without managing livestream functionality.
WCAG 2.1 Public Portal Improvements
Improved Focus Visibility and Placeholder Contrast on Public Portal Search Filters
We have enhanced focus visibility and placeholder text contrast for search and filter controls. This helps improve accessibility and keyboard usability on the Public Portal. These updates align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements. They also improve clarity for keyboard and low-vision users.
Key Enhancements
Improved Placeholder Contrast (WCAG 1.4.3 – Contrast (Minimum)): Placeholder text for the following fields meets minimum contrast requirements:
From Date
To Date
Search All Content
Visible Keyboard Focus Indicators (WCAG 2.4.7 – Focus Visible): Interactive logos and other keyboard-focusable elements display a clear and distinguishable focus indicator during keyboard navigation.
Conditional Focus Behavior: Focus indicators are only displayed when the logo functions as an interactive hyperlink. This prevents unnecessary focus states on non-clickable elements.
Improved Visual Accessibility: Focus styles no longer rely on subtle animations or low-contrast styling. This ensures visibility against varying background colors.
Minor UI Consistency Fix: Corrected a styling issue where the Written Comment email label incorrectly appeared disabled.
Why It Matters
Users navigating the Public Portal with a keyboard or assistive technology will experience clearer focus states and improved readability within search and filter controls. Accessibility scans will no longer flag insufficient placeholder contrast or missing focus indicators. Existing functionality and workflows remain unchanged.
Generated PDFs Missing Defined Document Language
Agenda and Meeting Management Select now ensures that all generated PDF files include an explicitly defined document language. This improves accessibility for screen reader and assistive technology users. The enhancement helps assistive technologies correctly interpret and pronounce document content across agendas, minutes, packets, and other generated files.
Enhancement Summary
Defined Document Language (WCAG 3.1.1 – Language of Page): All PDFs generated by Agenda and Meeting Management Select include an explicitly assigned document-level language attribute (such as en-US).
Consistent Language Application: Language is applied directly during PDF generation rather than relying on inherited metadata from Word templates.
Standardized Across Templates: The enhancement applies consistently across:
Agendas
Minutes
Agenda packets
Legacy and new templates
All customer environments
Fallback Language Support: If a source template does not define a language, Agenda and Meeting Management Select automatically applies a default language value to maintain accessibility compliance.
Improved Screen Reader Compatibility: Screen readers can correctly identify and announce the language of generated documents. This improves pronunciation and readability for users relying on assistive technologies.
Accessibility Scan Compliance: Generated PDFs no longer fail accessibility scans for missing document language definitions.
What to Know
All newly generated PDFs will include a defined language attribute. This improves accessibility and ensures more reliable behavior for screen readers and accessibility validation tools. Existing document generation workflows remain unchanged aside from the accessibility improvement.
WCAG 2.2 Admin Portal Improvements
Improved Keyboard Accessibility and Focus Visibility in Field Design and Image Library Workflows
We have enhanced focus visibility and keyboard interaction across Field Design and Image Library workflows. This improves accessibility for keyboard-only and assistive technology users. These updates align with WCAG accessibility requirements. They also improve navigation within pop-ups, dialogs, and media management interfaces.
Key Features
Visible Focus Indicators (WCAG 2.4.7 – Focus Visible): Interactive elements display clear and distinguishable focus states when navigated by keyboard across:
Field Designs
Image Library
Media preview dialogs
Delete confirmation pop-ups
Keyboard Accessibility (WCAG 2.1.1 – Keyboard): Previously non-focusable controls can be accessed and operated using keyboard navigation, including:
Copy URL actions
Preview image controls
Pop-up close links
Media interaction elements
Improved Anchor Accessibility: Anchor (<a>) elements include proper href attributes. This ensures they are keyboard navigable and correctly interpreted by assistive technologies.
Enhanced Media Interaction: Updates to the Dropzone implementation improve focus handling and keyboard interaction within the Image Library experience.
Consistent Accessibility Behavior: Focus styling and interaction behavior are applied consistently across affected workflows and dialogs.
Overview
Users navigating with a keyboard will experience clearer focus indicators and improved interaction across Field Design and Image Library workflows. These enhancements strengthen accessibility compliance. They also improve usability without changing existing functionality or workflows.
Improved Color Contrast on Events Pages
We have enhanced color contrast across the Events pages in the Admin Portal. This improves readability and accessibility for users with low vision or color perception challenges. These updates align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. They also improve visual clarity in both card and list views.
Highlights
Improved Contrast Compliance (WCAG 1.4.3 – Contrast (Minimum)): Text, labels, and interface elements on Events pages have been updated to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA minimum contrast requirements.
Enhanced Card View Accessibility: Color and styling adjustments improve readability and distinguishability of content within Event card layouts.
Enhanced List View Accessibility: List view elements provide improved visual contrast. This makes event information easier to read and navigate.
Validated with Accessibility Tools: Updates were reviewed using WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool), SiteImprove, and NVDA screen reader testing to ensure compliance and usability.
No Workflow Changes: Existing Event functionality, navigation, and workflows remain unchanged.
How This Applies
Users will experience improved readability and clearer visual distinction across Event pages, particularly in card and list views. Accessibility scans will no longer flag contrast-related issues. This helps municipalities maintain WCAG compliance while preserving the existing Events workflow.
Improved Validation Messaging and Sensory Characteristics Accessibility on Events Pages
We have enhanced validation messaging and interaction cues across Events pages. This improves accessibility and ensures instructions are understandable for all users. The updates align with WCAG 2.1 requirements. They also reduce reliance on visual or sensory-only indicators.
Changes Overview
Improved Instruction Clarity (WCAG 1.3.3 – Sensory Characteristics): Validation messages and field guidance provide clear textual instructions rather than relying solely on color, position, or visual cues.
Enhanced Required Field Messaging: Required fields display clearer placeholders and validation feedback when values are missing, including the “Number of Streams” field.
Accessible Validation Prompts: Pop-up messaging and inline guidance communicate errors in a way that is understandable to screen readers and keyboard users.
Consistent Field Instructions: Inputs and controls include more descriptive labels and placeholders. This improves usability for all users.
Validated with Accessibility Tools: Improvements were reviewed using WAVE and NVDA testing to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
Details to Know
Users will experience clearer instructions and validation feedback throughout the Events workflow, particularly when required fields are incomplete. These enhancements improve accessibility and usability without changing existing functionality or workflows.
Improved Keyboard Accessibility and Focus Visibility for Section Design and Word Layout Workflows
We have enhanced focus visibility and keyboard interaction across Section Design and Word Layout workflows. This improves accessibility for keyboard-only and assistive technology users. The updates align with WCAG accessibility standards. They also improve usability within configuration dialogs and design management interfaces.
What’s New
Visible Focus Indicators (WCAG 2.4.7 – Focus Visible): Interactive elements display clear and distinguishable focus states during keyboard navigation across:
Section Design lists and dialogs
Edit Order workflows
Delete confirmation pop-ups
Word Layout deletion dialogs
Keyboard Accessibility (WCAG 2.1.1 – Keyboard): Users can fully navigate and interact with design configuration controls using keyboard input. This includes pop-up close actions and ordering interfaces.
Improved Pop-up Interaction: Add/Edit and Delete dialogs properly support focus handling and keyboard navigation. This ensures controls are accessible without requiring a mouse.
Consistent Focus Styling: Focus indicators are consistently applied to buttons, links, and interactive controls across affected workflows.
Enhanced Accessibility Compliance: Updates improve compatibility with keyboard navigation and assistive technologies while preserving existing functionality and workflows.
What You Should Know
Users navigating with a keyboard will experience clearer focus visibility and improved interaction throughout Section Design and Word Layout workflows. These enhancements strengthen accessibility compliance. They also improve usability without altering existing design management functionality.
Improved Keyboard Accessibility and Focus Visibility for Word Design Upload Workflows
We have enhanced focus visibility and keyboard navigation within Word Design upload workflows. This improves accessibility for keyboard-only and assistive technology users. These updates align with WCAG accessibility requirements. They also improve usability for upload dialogs and validation messaging.
Important Details
Improved File Upload Accessibility: The upload Dropzone implementation supports focusable controls and improved keyboard interaction.
Enhanced Error Dialog Support: Validation and error pop-ups properly support keyboard navigation and visible focus states for actionable controls.
Consistent Interaction Behavior: Focus styling and keyboard interaction patterns are applied consistently across Word Design workflows.
Update Overview
Users navigating with a keyboard will experience improved visibility and interaction throughout Word Design upload workflows. These enhancements strengthen accessibility compliance. They also improve usability without changing existing functionality or upload behavior.
Improved Accessibility for Analytics Filter Controls
We have enhanced the structure and behavior of filter controls used throughout the Analytics experience. This improves accessibility and usability within Analytics filtering workflows. The updates align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements. It also improves compatibility with screen readers and keyboard navigation.
What This Includes
Improved Structure and Relationships (WCAG 1.3.1 – Info and Relationships): Filter controls and grouped selection fields expose clearer semantic relationships and labeling for assistive technologies.
Replaced Chosen.js with Tom Select: The Analytics filtering experience uses the more accessible Tom Select library. This improves keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility.
Enhanced Keyboard and Screen Reader Support: Users can more reliably navigate, interpret, and interact with filter controls using assistive technologies such as NVDA.
Improved Grouped Selection Behavior: Custom plugins were introduced to:
Support accessible grouped option handling
Prevent duplicate Data Field selections across grouped inputs
Validated with Accessibility Tools: Improvements were reviewed using WAVE and screen reader testing to ensure WCAG compliance and improved usability.
Where This Applies
Users navigating Analytics filters with a keyboard or assistive technology will experience clearer labeling, improved navigation, and more consistent interaction behavior. These enhancements strengthen accessibility compliance while preserving existing Analytics functionality and workflows.
Improved Accessibility for OneDrive Integration Workflows
We have enhanced semantic structure, labeling, and interaction behavior across OneDrive-related dialogs and controls. This improves accessibility and usability within OneDrive integration workflows. These updates align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements. They also improve compatibility with screen readers and keyboard navigation.
Update Details
Improved Structure and Relationships (WCAG 1.3.1 – Info and Relationships): OneDrive integration elements include improved semantic relationships, labels, and structural markup. This ensures assistive technologies can correctly interpret controls and workflows.
Enhanced Form Labeling: Interactive elements, dialogs, and selection controls expose clearer labels and relationships for screen readers and accessibility tools.
Improved Keyboard Navigation: Navigation and interaction behavior within OneDrive integration workflows have been refined to improve usability for keyboard-only users.
Better Screen Reader Compatibility: Updates improve interpretation and navigation when using assistive technologies such as NVDA.
Validated with Accessibility Tools: Enhancements were reviewed using WAVE, SiteImprove, and screen reader testing to ensure accessibility compliance and usability.
Key Information
Users interacting with OneDrive integration workflows will experience improved accessibility, clearer navigation, and better compatibility with assistive technologies. These updates strengthen WCAG compliance while preserving existing OneDrive functionality and workflows.