Our website solution, customized for visitors and administrators

Well-reviewed online services hinge on getting the right information at the right time through an easily accessible way. Residents and businesses expect to quickly see the information they are looking for on government websites. It is therefore important to be able to respond to this as a government organization. A good management environment in which webmasters can easily add content, structure it and make it accessible is essential. In response to such a management environment, we have our own website solution powered by Drupal. 

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Shift2 has accumulated extensive knowledge in digital government services. Together with our clients we are constantly working on improving our software solutions to optimally serve residents and businesses. With our website solution we take a step in website management that benefits everyone. The advantages for the web team and website visitors become clear when we zoom in on some of the functionalities.

Content tailored to target audience

Our website solution is flexible, agile and customizable at every detail level. This means that, as an administrator, you can configure the content within one environment in a targeted way. The best feature, in my opinion. By this I mean that you can adjust the look and feel of the pages, as well as service options and information blocks to the questions and needs of the target group. For example, a page aimed at tourists in the municipality has many atmospheric images, the calendar of events is prominently displayed. The wedding page of the same municipality is correctly classified with top tasks, so that a couple can easily and quickly find information about registering a marriage and matters surrounding it. So you show relevant content, matching the personal situation of different visitors.

Adding structure and choosing appearance

You can easily add pages in the structure. For example, you choose to add a homepage, search page, archive page, and so on. Then you can choose the appearance: split screen, colored top tasks, blocks, vertical page, and so on. In a manner of speaking, you can choose a different layout by the day, and by the minute. This is how you create a unique appearance.

Adding content at the touch of a button

Creating new content is a snap. Previously, it was a bit trickier before you got to the right page in the structure before you could add content. Also, you can now add various paragraphs to the base template to give content that presentation style that is appropriate. Think of paragraph types such as featured image, text block, side blocks, reveal blocks, and so on. For example, a news page can be laid out differently each time so you can present the message properly. Templates have already been added in the CMS for some frequently used page options: news, opening hours, page, products and services, jobs, weblog. But you can still decide the layout afterwards.

Tags and summary pages

With tags, you contribute to the visibility of certain content within our website solution. You determine where it is displayed and whether the content can be included in a post on Facebook, for example. Content and structure are thus linked and you give weight to the content. With the tag you say how much more important this content is compared to other content.

You can also create overview pages by using tags, for example a road works overview page that shows all posts with the tag 'road works'. Useful for you as administrator and for the visitor who has all the info together.

Image optimization

A nice built-in tool is image optimization. Within the image you can determine/indicate the most important subject. By indicating this focus point, you determine the center of the image, so that the image builds from there on any device. Also, our website solution automatically saves more than ten versions for different devices. This ensures the display is appropriate for each device and the visitor gets a good picture.

Feedback and rating tool

Displaying content in an attractive way that fits the target audience's questions is nice, but of course you also want to know if the content is a good fit. The feedback and rating tool allows visitors to give a rating per page, so you can see customer satisfaction with the content per page.

And new developments keep coming, because SIMsite powered by Drupal is ready for now and the future.

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