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Free government website review
See your city, county, or town website the way residents do. Find out what's working, what they'd notice, and how to fix each item — by hand, or in minutes.
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What the review looks at
Is it current?
The newest date anywhere on the site, and whether the calendar shows anything coming up.
Can residents find it?
Agendas and minutes, notices, bids, jobs, and offices — present, filled in, and up to date.
Does it work on a phone?
Most residents visit on a phone. We check the page is built for one.
Is it secure and accessible?
HTTPS, plus an accessibility quick check: image descriptions, form labels, link names, headings, and phone zoom.
Then fix it your way
Every finding comes with a fix you can do yourself. If you'd rather it be done for you, the review suggests the option that fits your site.
Keep your site, keep it current
Commons posts meetings, notices, bids, and jobs and takes each one down when its date passes. Add it to the site you have.
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Questions
- Is it really free?
- Yes. No sign-up, no email required. You get the full review and every recommendation.
- What if our website is already good?
- Then the review says so, shows you what's working, and suggests ways to stay ahead: alerts residents sign up for, online records requests, problem reports with tracking, and a subscribable meeting calendar.
- What do you check?
- The newest date residents can find, your calendar, agendas and minutes, notices, bids, jobs, and offices pages, security (HTTPS), whether the site works on phones, and image descriptions for screen readers.
- Can you fix it for us?
- You can fix everything by hand — each item comes with the fix. If you'd rather it be done for you, we offer three ways: keep your site and have it stay current (Commons), get a new design in minutes (AI Website Design), or start a simple site you can edit yourself (Easy Peazy).
- Do you change our website?
- No. We only read public pages, the same way a resident's browser does. Nothing changes unless you choose to.
- Does it check accessibility?
- Yes, with an accessibility quick check: nine WCAG 2.1 items we can read from your pages, including image descriptions, form labels, link names, headings, and phone zoom, each with a fix. It is not a full audit; it can't judge color contrast or keyboard use. The ADA Title II deadlines are April 26, 2027 (50,000+ residents) and April 26, 2028 (smaller governments).
Want the list to work from? The government website checklist