Label Non-English Text in the Editor Widget

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To meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.1.1 Language of Page requirement to make page content more accessible to people with disabilities, label any text other than English in the Editor Widget using the HTML attribute "_"> (example: label Spanish as ).

Important Note:

CivicPlus works toward WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards and our websites are highly compliant when they go live. However, ongoing ADA compliance and maintenance is the customer's responsibility.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher | Author

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your website solution.

  2. Navigate to your desired page.

  3. Click the Live Edit is OFF button to enable Live Edit: Web Central Live Edit is Off button.

    Note: If Live Edit is currently enabled, the button will read Live Edit is ON:When Live Edit is ON, Web Central pages are able to updated.

  4. Click inside the Editor : Clicking inside a page's Editor widget allows to user to update or change any content currently added to that widget.

  5. Identify the text that is in a non-English language and highlight it on the non-code side: Highlighting the non-English text on the non-code view side makes it easier to use the Editor widget's Language tool to apply the HTML code accurately.

  6. Select the Language tool (Globe icon) to open the language : The Language tool allows the user to apply the HTML language element for the chosen language.

  7. Select the appropriate language from the list: The Language tool's list of languages to choose from.

  8. Click on the Code View tool: The Code View tool allows the user to see the content's HTML source code.

  9. Ensure that the code reads Text: The language HTML tags are added to both sides of the non-English text.

    Note: The tag does not stand for Spanish, it is an HTML text marker. The HTML language abbreviation for Spanish is "es". For example, Por favor

  10. Click the Done Editing button to exit the editor: The Done Editing button closes the Editor Widget once any changes are made.

  11. Click the Save button: When clicked, the Save button will save all changes made and will reflect those changes on the live page.