A Refreshed Website
The City of Irvine’s previous website launched in 2015 and helped residents, businesses, and visitors access City information and services for more than a decade. At 11 years old, the platform was ready for an upgrade.
The City also transitioned from cityofirvine.org to cityofirvine.gov (Open in new window) to support increased security and clearly distinguish the site as the City’s official government website. The .gov domain is reserved for verified government organizations.
The launch of cityofirvine.gov (Open in new window) gave the City an opportunity to upgrade its content management system, improve security and accessibility, and enhance the overall user experience.
While the website has a cleaner look, the structure and organization of information remained largely the same. This was intentional to help ensure continued ease of access for website visitors.
What to Expect
Visitors will notice an updated design, a more prominent search bar, improved search functionality, and easier access to City news, meetings, events, services, and programs.
Because the website structure remained largely the same, users can continue to find information through the main navigation menu or the search bar, now featured more prominently on the homepage.
As with any major website launch, City staff will continue to review pages, fine-tune features, and make improvements based on user experience and community feedback.
New Website Highlights
The updated website includes:
- A cleaner, more user-friendly design.
- A more prominent search bar is featured on the homepage.
- Faster and easier search functionality.
- A more visible City calendar.
- A new News & Media section to help keep the community informed.
- Improved accessibility, built with WCAG 2.2 guidelines in mind.
- An upgraded content management system that supports improved security and future enhancements.
Ongoing Improvements
The website will continue to be reviewed and refined after launch. City staff will:
- Collect feedback from website users.
- Fine-tune features and functionality.
- Improve search results.
- Review and remove digital clutter.
- Continue accessibility improvements.
- Identify additional ways to make cityofirvine.gov easier and more helpful for the community.
