The city of Greensboro, North Carolina enjoys one of enCodePlus’ most engaging portals. Their journey with enCodePlus began in 2014, with the adoption of a new Land Development Ordinance (LDO). Part of the LDO update process included publication online for easier access to the regulations, and enCodePlus was already a frontrunner in the field of online code management. The LDO portal was established with hyperlinked cross- references, pop-up definitions, a Quick Tables area displaying commonly referenced tables, development calculators for estimating landscaping, parking, and signage requirements, and more.
In 2020, Greensboro was ready for a new update: this time creating a new Comprehensive Plan titled GSO 2040. They came back to enCodePlus requesting an attractive way to showcase this plan that would impress the public. The project began with the re-creation of the plan in an online format, a collaborative process utilizing enCodePlus’ flexible design capabilities. A robust, multi-page website was developed from that document, becoming the first example of what is now known as a Document Gallery. The Document Gallery goes beyond simply displaying a plan to be read; it provides a modern, interactive user experience with dedicated pages for important topics, interactive maps, plenty of eye-catching images and callouts, and embedded videos.