Leicester City Council’s content management system powered website has been upgraded to provide new features and meet latest standards for accessibility and eGovernment (eGov).
The site, which has been developed using the EasySite content management system from EIBS has over 250 people across the council able to provide content to it.
The new site also utilises the multilingual CMS features of EasySite software such as Unicode, which enables the translators at the City Council to enter information onto the site in the range of languages used by the community, such as Urdu, Gudjarati, Punjabi and Hindi, without the need for HTML programming. The EasySite system enables users without technical expertise to add content to the website with just minimal training.
Leicester City Council’s web manager – Steve Scott, says that the system enables the council to keep the website continually up to date. “The Easysite website is very straightforward to use,” said Steve. “It is very popular with editors, because they don’t need to have any technical knowledge to use it. Similarly, staff who do have expertise in web editing are happy to use it, because it has a number of advanced facilities.
"The website is attracting lots of visitors, with over 5 million hits per month. People have used the site to vote for things such as the new school year and other important issues."
Speaking about the Leicester City Council site, David Walsh from EIBS said: “Leicester was the first council to buy the EasySite Content Management System back in 1999. They have pioneered the use of the software and shown how versatile it is in the local government sector. As a result of the feedback we have received from Leicester and other councils, we have enhanced EasySite CMS and introduced additional modules, so that today we can provide a comprehensive service to all councils, whatever their requirements.”
