Do Websites Have to be ADA Compliant and How to Check a Website for ADA Compliance By Kristen Palm How do WCAG and ADA work together? And, do websites have to be ADA compliant? WCAG is the set of guidelines that websites need to follow in order to be ADA compliant. Following WCAG improves the user experience and avoids the possibility of a lawsuit. Simply put, websites need to be ADA compliant because it’s the law. Read Article
Engage AMS: Recent Updates to the Software as a Service By Rich Campbell In the past year we have released several updates - some focused on small improvements and a few major changes based on client feedback. Our continuous improvement Software as a Service (SaaS) model allows us to act quickly and release updates in a timely manner. Here are some of the recent highlights: We added an unsubscribe link to emails sent through broadcast allowing members/event registrants to opt-out of receiving those communications while still allowing to receive the event-specific registration emails. Read Article
How to Add New Content To Your DNN Site By Kristen Palm How do you add new content to a page? DNN has two methods depending on if you are creating something from scratch or if you have a pattern that you want to mimic. From scratch - you would choose the "ADD NEW MODULE" option Mimic a pattern - pick "ADD EXISTING MODULE" Here are the steps to do both. Read Article
Recognized Again by Clutch.co as One of the Top Software Development Agencies in St. Louis By Kristen Palm At Engage Software, we are honored to be recognized year after year by Clutch.co as one of the Top Software Development agencies in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Read Article
Keeping your website up to date is a must to keep it secure By Dave Gambino DNN is a secure website platform, but no CMS stays secure without regular updates. A cautionary tale and what you can do to protect your website from being hacked. Read Article
Engage Launches Engage Digital Services Division By Dave Gambino In January 2020, Engage acquired SMB Creative Group, a digital marketing firm that helps small to mid-market organizations grow through online initiatives, website development, and support services. Fast-forward just shy of one year, and a new division has evolved from the marriage of the two skill sets: Engage Digital Services. Read Article
Taking Conferences from Live to Online By Dave Gambino Associations everywhere have suddenly found themselves struggling to pivot their plans for their in-person, live events into digital experiences on platforms like Zoom. Read Article
COVID-19 ~ Working From Home By Kristen Palm We are thankful that we have the resources and the technology to do our work remotely and that our clients will not be affected. All projects will continue as planned. Read Article
A New Addition to Our Family By Rich Campbell Engage is excited to announce that we have acquired SMB Creative Group and its Connecting Members platform. Additionally SMB Creative’s entire team will join the team at Engage. Welcome SMB Creative Group to the Engage Software family! Read Article
Association Best Practices Webinar Series By Kristen Palm With our work with associations, we have honed in on and become experts as to what makes a visually-appealing, user-friendly association website. Part of becoming experts means teaming up with other experts to bring you our shared knowledge. This is why we created the Association Best Practices webinar series. Our first series launched in 2017 and we have just launched the next round for 2019 and going into 2020. We hope you can join us for these free, educational opportunities. Read Article