Introducing GOV.UK proposition managers
Last year, colleagues across government did some great work on the GOV.UK proposition. Now 3 proposition managers are in place to continue this work, as well as help publishers get the most from GOV.UK.
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Restructuring Whitehall publisher so we can keep iterating
As we mentioned in our roadmap update on 21st November, we’ve started a project to restructure and improve the Whitehall publisher. These improvements will pave the way for future development of publishing on GOV.UK. This blog post explains a bit …
Changes to the way we do spot checks
We’ve just started our third round of GOV.UK content spot checks and we’ve made some changes to the way we do it. In the first 2 rounds of spot checks we only reviewed content published by government departments. For the …
How to organise to publish successfully on GOV.UK
In the 2 years since GOV.UK launched, we’ve learned a lot about the government users of GOV.UK. This includes both specialists who produce information, and the digital publishing teams that work with them to make sure their information is in …
How soon do users see content after you’ve pressed ‘publish’?
We often get asked how long it takes for content to appear on the GOV.UK site after it's been published in Whitehall publisher. Publishing times: when does content go 'live'? Always check our guidance on How to publish on GOV.UK for up-to-date …
Current state of APIs on GOV.UK
More than 2 years after James originally published (w)here are those APIs you promised?, it's time to set the record straight on APIs for GOV.UK.
How to contact GDS in an emergency
We’ve recently updated our list of emergency contact numbers for the GOV.UK team at the Government Digital Service (GDS), and have changed where we publish it. What we consider an emergency Our blogpost and guidelines on contacting GDS give full …
Suspending unused GOV.UK accounts
The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. If you're a user of the Licensing application and you've allowed your account to be suspended, email licensing-authorities@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk to get it reactivated. GOV.UK uses a …
Reaching your users regularly without newsletters
GDS is regularly asked why we encourage the use of blogs over newsletters. We have 2 reasons: blogs perform better than newsletters we don’t publish duplicate content on GOV.UK
Open formats for documents: what publishers to GOV.UK need to know
It's just been announced that all government will be moving to publishing documents in newly agreed open formats.
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GOV.UK’s strategy for growth
GOV.UK is moving to be multi-channel. Learn more about our priorities by reading our strategy for growth.
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