Welcome to developer.virginia.gov
Your Toolbox for Website Modernization
Developer.virginia.gov is your online source for tools and tips to successfully implement Virginia’s web modernization program.
It soon will house the Commonwealth Design System – a new, overarching style guide to web development, including common templates and design parameters to use with your custom agency content.
This website is a one-stop destination which will include official direction, news and guidance. It’s also your spot to ask questions, make suggestions and find the right contact for help.
Bookmark this site. More content will be added as the program matures. Timelines for procurements, purchases and implementations vary, and many elements are still being finalized. You’ll find them here once completed.
Vision
Virginia’s web technologists will create and maintain web-based content for the citizens of the Commonwealth in a manner that is accessible, consistent, creative, and secure.
Strategy
Consistency
To produce a consistent and homogenous appearance for COV web systems across all Commonwealth agency websites
Accessible
To produce web content that is accessible by all citizens of the Commonwealth.
Authenticity
To establish a sense of authenticity through consistency in domain naming, ensuring citizens that information being provided comes from a trusted source
Security
To ensure that COV web systems are secure from harm against cybersecurity attacks