Making it quicker and easier to search on GOV.UK
Making it quicker and easier to search on GOV.UK
We’ve made some changes to the interface of site search on GOV.UK to create a simpler, more user-friendly experience.
In numbers: How people used GOV.UK in 2023
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Paul Cronk, senior performance analyst, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Content, Data, User insights
GOV.UK’s most-viewed content gives us crucial guidance about what our users are looking for and how we can develop our services. From a historic Coronation to key tax updates and a new system of emergency alerts, here were some of 2023’s big moments.
Updating the GOV.UK licence finder
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Jessie Rossington, former Product Manager, GOV.UK and Peter Hartshorn, Developer, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Finding things, What we're working on
We’ve launched a new tool to help people find licences for their businesses, homes and other activities. Here’s how we delivered a successful outcome for users and what happens next.
Changing the GOV.UK proposition: supporting our strategy for growth
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Robert Rockstroh, GOV.UK Policy & Strategy Manager, Government Digital Service (GDS), Posted on:
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Vision and plans, What we're working on
We've made new updates to the policy that defines what should and shouldn't go on GOV.UK. Here's what we're doing and why.
A bold new look for the GOV.UK homepage
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Kuba Bartwicki, Lead Designer, GDS and Monica Crusellas, Senior Interaction Designer, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Finding things
We’re making some changes to the GOV.UK homepage. Find out why and what’s coming next.
Undertaking GOV.UK's largest software infrastructure project
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Nila Patel, Senior Delivery Manager, GOV.UK and Chris Banks, Senior Site Reliability Engineer, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Product changes
The team moved GOV.UK to a container based platform, which makes GOV.UK more secure, easier to scale and eliminates repetitive tasks for developers.
How we developed GOV.UK’s strategy for growth
Find out how we developed our GOV.UK growth strategy, and the data, techniques and tools that we used.
Making it easier to add images on GOV.UK
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Nikin Nagewadia, Senior Interaction Designer, GOV.UK, Daniel Karaj, Senior Frontend Developer, GOV.UK and Mike Whitehouse, Senior Product Manager, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Product changes, What we're working on
We’ve reduced the time and effort it takes to publish content with images on GOV.UK. Here’s why and how we did it.
Updating GOV.UK when there is a machinery of government change
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Esther Woods, Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team, Isabel Attwood, Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team and Imogen Rowley, Senior Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team, Posted on:
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How we work, What we're working on
You might’ve spotted a change in the number of government departments. Here’s how we supported this change, updated GOV.UK to reflect it and what we learned from doing so.
Responding to the changing user needs of the COVID-19 landing page
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Nathalie Carter, Content Designer, GOV.UK and Lina Nilsson, Senior Service Designer, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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Content, Finding things, User insights
As the subject of over 100,000 Google searches a month, we know people are still looking to GOV.UK for information on coronavirus. So when we discovered the page was not meeting changing user needs, we made some improvements.
How we ran a discovery for GOV.UK publishing permissions
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Hannah Jump, Senior Content Designer, Government Digital Service and Helen Wiles, Senior User Researcher, GOV.UK, Posted on:
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How we work, User insights, Vision and plans
We’re always looking to improve GOV.UK for users, including government publishers. Here is how we identified some of the next improvements to the publishing experience.
Related content and links
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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