Modern city portal with digital accessibility and long-term support for over 7 years
Key facts
- Target group: Citizens, businesses, visitors and administration
- Industry: Public administration and municipal administration
- Offering: Comprehensive municipal information and digital services
- Area of use: City portal with accessibility and content management
Digital transformation of the city of Schwabach
Accessible city portal with a long-term partnership
Problem
The city of Schwabach faced the challenge of modernizing its citizen communication while at the same time meeting the high requirements for digital accessibility in the public sector. Without a professional content management system, the extensive municipal information could not be efficiently managed and kept up to date.
The greatest difficulty lay in coordinating a large editorial team of over 30 employees from various administrative areas. Without a differentiated rights system and central content management, inconsistencies, outdated information and inefficient workflows arose. Particularly problematic was the missing integration of digital services that would enable citizens to use modern online services.
In addition, the strict requirements for digital accessibility according to BITV 2.0 and WCAG guidelines complicated the implementation. The city needed a solution that ensures both technical excellence and long-term support in order to keep pace with the constantly changing requirements of digital administration. A sustainable solution had to structure over 250 existing content pages and be scalable for the future.
Traditional administrative communication meets digital accessibility
Comprehensive Joomla city portal solution
PixelMechanics developed a pioneering city portal solution based on Joomla for the city of Schwabach that sets new standards in accessible administrative communication. The heart of the solution is a sophisticated content management system that efficiently coordinates over 30 editors from various administrative areas.
The key to success lay in the development of a differentiated rights system that assigns each editor exactly the areas for which they are responsible. The various interface connections enable central content management and ensure consistent, up-to-date information across all areas. Particularly innovative was the complete implementation of digital accessibility according to BITV 2.0 and WCAG guidelines.
A milestone was the integration of digital services via the Bayernportal, giving citizens direct access to state online services. This connection positions Schwabach as a pioneer in digital administration and enables citizens to have seamless access to public authority services.
The professional acquisition and reassignment of over 250 content pages created a structured, user-friendly navigation. The scalable Joomla architecture ensures long-term extensibility and performance even with growing requirements.
Cutting-edge CMS meets accessible citizen communication
Result
The transformation of the city of Schwabach by PixelMechanics led to a fundamental modernization of citizen communication and established the city as a pioneer in digital administration. The accessible city portal meets all requirements of the BITV 2.0 and WCAG guidelines and ensures all citizens equal access to municipal information.
Particularly impressive is the efficiency gain through the differentiated rights system: over 30 editors work in a coordinated and efficient manner on maintaining the more than 250 content pages. The central interface connections eliminate redundancies and ensure consistent, up-to-date information across all administrative areas.
The integration of digital services via the Bayernportal revolutionized citizen services: citizens can now access state online services directly via the city portal, which makes Schwabach one of the most modern municipal administrations in Bavaria. This seamless integration of state and municipal services sets new standards in digital administration.
The long-term partnership with PixelMechanics for over 7 years ensures continuous further development, technical support and adaptation to new requirements. This sustainable support enables the city to always stay up to date with digital administration and to implement new technologies promptly.
City of Schwabach: From traditional administration to a digital pioneer municipality
Project details at a glance
Portal development
- Conception and technical implementation of a comprehensive city portal
- Complete implementation of digital accessibility according to BITV 2.0
- Compliance with WCAG guidelines for maximum accessibility
- Responsive design for optimal use on all devices
Content management system
- Setup of a differentiated rights system for over 30 editors
- Central content management through various interface connections
- Structured management of over 250 content pages
- Professional acquisition and reassignment of existing content
Digital services integration
- Bayernportal connection: Direct access to state online services
- Seamless integration of municipal and state services
- Modern citizen services via a unified platform
- Pioneering role in Bavaria's digital administration
Long-term partnership
- Continuous support for over 7 years
- Regular updates and security patches
- Adaptation to new legal requirements
- Proactive further development and optimization
Technical implementation
- Joomla CMS as a stable, extensible basis
- Scalable architecture for growing requirements
- Performance optimization for large data volumes
- Secure hosting infrastructure and backup systems
Accessibility & compliance
- BITV 2.0 compliant implementation
- WCAG 2.1 AA standard fulfillment
- Screen-reader-optimized navigation
- Keyboard navigation and contrast optimization
Technologies
- Joomla content management system
- Accessibility-compliant templates
- Bayernportal API integration
- Responsive web design
- SEO-optimized structure
- Secure hosting infrastructure
Long-term success partnership
For municipal administrations
- Accessibility: Complete BITV 2.0 and WCAG compliance
- Efficiency: Optimized workflows for large editorial teams
- Integration: Seamless connection of state digital services
- Sustainability: Long-term support and continuous further development
For citizens
- Accessibility: Barrier-free access to all municipal information
- Convenience: Unified access to municipal and state services
- Timeliness: Always up-to-date information through central content management
- User-friendliness: Intuitive navigation and responsive design
„The collaboration with PixelMechanics over more than 7 years shows how important a long-term partnership is for the success of digital administration projects. The city portal continuously evolves with our requirements.“
– City administration of Schwabach