Viernheim Online: Creating a Modern City Website
Industry
City administration
Key feature
TYPO3 Upgrade
TYPO3 version
10
Website link
https://www.viernheim.de
Viernheim - Connecting People and City
Viernheim is a thriving town located in the heart of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region in southern Hesse, Germany. Known for its strong community spirit and vibrant culture, the city administration recognized the growing need to modernize its digital presence. Their main goal was to create a modern, user-friendly website that provides easy access to important city information, services, and updates.
NITSAN & Pixelegg: A Collaboration for Viernheim Website
The website relaunch required meticulous planning and smoother execution, which was made possible through strong collaboration with our service partner Pixelegg GmbH. Pixelegg GmbH was vital in managing client communication, providing strategic consulting, and offering technical support to ensure the project stayed on track and aligned with the client’s vision. Meanwhile, NITSAN was responsible for the TYPO3 upgrade, website redesign, Development, and managing the technical updates. By combining expertise, both teams worked together smoothly to create a modern, functional, and easy-to-use website.
Goals for the Viernheim website
The current website was not well structured and technical lacked functionality, It needs a complete relaunch with a more user-friendly design and better technical features, The new website should reflect Viernheim's unique charm and provide an easy way for people to explore local traditions and learn more about the town.
- Redesign the website with modern and user-friendly UI/UX.
- Enhance web performance by meeting Core Web Vitals standards.
- Promote city services, local clubs, and community activities
- Highlight urban development projects and initiatives to keep citizens informed.
- Introduce interactive maps to guide visitors to key locations and facilities.
- Create a dedicated section for "Visit Viernheim," showcasing attractions, monuments, and historical sites.
- Implement Barrier-free solutions that can be compliant with BITV2.0, WCAG2.0, and BSFG standards.
- Creating a City Event Management Platform lets admins easily organize and schedule events.
- Upgrade the website to the latest version
Solution We deliver
We recognized the need to update the website with a focus on user-friendliness and created a lightweight platform that facilitates access to the activities and news of the city of Viernheim. The website offers better access to public services , guides visitors with interactive maps and ensures an accessible web experience for all.
Dedicated Page for City officials
Viernheim's city officials wanted a simple solution that would help citizens easily find information about services, local politics, city administration, and ongoing projects. To meet this need, we created an easy-to-use navigation menu that helps residents quickly find the information they are looking for.
User-Friendly Portal for Cultural Insights
The city has many famous monuments, landmarks, and cultural sites that reflect its rich history. Officials wanted a simple solution allowing people to easily find information about these sites in one place.
For that, we implemented the following solution
- Dedicated “Visit Viernheim” special page.
- Highlight upcoming cultural events and festivals.
- Community feedback section for suggestions
- Separate modules for clubs and community pages
- showcase pages for the city library and citizens' panel.
Smart Solutions for Housing and Infrastructure
Viernheim has many urban areas and good infrastructure. To make it easier for people to access information and services, we created a simple structure where they can find details about city areas, health and social services, and educational institutions in Viernheim.
- We added a “Viernheim for” page - which offered sections for volunteers, seniors, children, and youth development.
- Introduced an ecology module for nature, rentals, and climate protection news.
- Created a new section for schools and education institutes.
Intranet App for City Office Administration
We created a modern Intranet application for the city of Viernheim. This platform is designed to make sharing data, files, and information between city administrators faster, easier, and more secure.
Modern UX design
With the website relaunch, complex data representation was transformed into responsive and intuitive visual elements that effectively visualize glimpses of Viernheim. The modern appearance ensures the website is not only functional but also appealing to a new-age audience.
- 65% More User engagement rate with New design
- 40% Reduction in bounce rate
- 3x Faster page loads, improving the overall website
Multilingual
Previously, Language barriers made it hard for some users to use the website. making it simple for users to switch to their native language, we implement multilingual options ( with 5+ languages German, Italian, French, and English. ) This allows everyone to access information and services in their preferred language.
Barrier-free access to the website
While ensuring a smoother and more efficient web experience, we prioritized making the website accessible to everyone.
- 100% Accessible for physical disabilities [People with Low Vision, Color Blindness, etc.]
- Modern barrier-free web functions
- Overall 60% Reduction in Navigation Barriers
TYPO3 Upgrade to v10
The website was seamlessly upgraded from TYPO3 v8 to v10, bringing enhanced features, improved compatibility, and better performance.
- Improve Mask Element Design
- 05+ Extension adapted for setting up the environment
