Code Changes (transparent to end-users)
1. Site Re-Indexing – Sites can now be re-indexed for search engine upon request. Please submit requests to gpadigitalhelp@state.gov
NOTE: IT MAY TAKE GOOGLE UP TO 15 HOURS TO UPDATE SITE CONTENT. PAGES THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED MAY STILL DISPLAY ON GOOGLE FOR UP TO 3 DAYS.
Design Changes (look and feel)
1. Travel Advisory Bar – The notification bar will no longer affect site content as it automatically slides down from the top of the page.
NOTE: THE LANGUAGE SELECTOR NOW APPEARS AFTER A 3 SECOND DELAY.
New Functionality
1. Accordion Panel Linking – Users now have the ability to link directly to accordion panels from any page on the site using anchor tags.
Instructions for New Functionality
Accordion Panel Linking
When a new accordion is created, each panel is automatically identified as “panel1”, “panel2”, “panel3”, etc. – according to the current order of the accordion. This ID is the anchor tag.
NOTE: IF ACCORDION ORDER IS CHANGED OR NEW RIBS ARE ADDED OR REMOVED, PANEL ID’S COULD CHANGE BASED ON THE CURRENT ORDER OF THE ACCORDION. ANCHOR TAGS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS APPROPRIATE.
To link to an accordion panel in body text from:
- Page containing the accordion:
o Plain Text: <a href=“panel1”>displaytext</a>
o Visual: Link using #panel1 - Any other existing page:
o Plain Text : <a href=“https://mx.pre.usembassy.gov/page/#panel1”>displaytext</a>
o Visual: link using full site address with anchor tag: https://mx.pre.usembassy.gov/page#panel1
Example: Example Link
