Improving how users search for local information on GOV.UK

We simplified our address finding system using the Ordnance Survey’s Places API. Here’s how we did it and the impact it’s had on GOV.UK and its users.
We simplified our address finding system using the Ordnance Survey’s Places API. Here’s how we did it and the impact it’s had on GOV.UK and its users.
We strive to make GOV.UK the most user friendly site possible. Here is how we improved subtopic pages to meet user needs better.
Moving across to Google Analytics 4 is a major project. Here’s how we did it and what we’ll be doing to ensure minimal impact to the performance of GOV.UK.
There’s a new and improved campaign template for communicators across government to use on GOV.UK. Read what’s changed and how we’ve tested it.
Moving across to Google Analytics 4 is a major project. Here’s how we’re preparing for the move.
In this blog post, we explain the technical details of removing the jQuery library from GOV.UK’s public facing applications and the performance impact it had for our users.
Removing jQuery from GOV.UK was a huge yet manageable task that led to improved code and performance gains across the site. This is how and why we did this work.
We tested our design changes to the GOV.UK topic pages, and now we’re rolling out to all our users. Read about the A/B test and what changes we’re making.
We’ve reduced the time and effort it takes to create content on GOV.UK by improving the pasting of formatted content. Here’s why and how we did it.
We’ve improved shareable previews which makes it easier for publishers on GOV.UK to share drafts of their work. Here’s why we did it and how.