NYC.gov Agency / Initiative Website Process & Guidelines

Learn how to get your site up on NYC.gov

Through this site, you'll learn:

• about the process of getting your site up on NYC.gov,
• how to get started,
• how to develop web content and to prepare it for production,
• how to ensure web content is accessible,
• about typography styles and specs for images, hyperlinks, tables, forms, collapsible items, and more,
• about a variety of resources from the NYC Logo Guidelines to the Citywide Linking Policy and more, and
• about the importance of maintaining your site and content in good order, once live.

As part of the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), we, the NYC.gov Web Operations (Ops) team, are here to guide you through the process.

Learn how to get started

About TeamSite and Agency Templates

We create websites on NYC.gov using standard, agency templates in TeamSite, the City's enterprise content management system (CMS). TeamSite enables users with little or no web design experience to update their agency's site through a simple, form-based content entry process. By using the templates for your new site, your users will be able to:

• experience a consistent look and feel across sites on NYC.gov,
• access your site across mobile devices, and
• benefit from a site and page layouts that are based on established usability guidelines.

Sample Sites

Check out these few sample sites, which use the standard, agency templates:

• Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
• NYC Housing Preservation & Development
• Wildlife NYC
• NYC Office of Payroll Administration
• NYC Human Resources Administration

Sites on Content API templates:

• Office of Technology and Innovation
• Vision Zero
• Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants

NOTE:

Bookmark this site for future reference. Follow the guidelines and best practices post-launch, also, to keep your site and its content in order.