We’re exploring how the application programming interfaces (APIs) that deliver content for GOV.UK could evolve to better support an experience spanning multiple digital channels. Find out what we’re doing and why we want to understand more about our users.
...the new about pages. New design The design has changed considerably, losing lots of white space and positioning the logo (for events that have one) in a less obtrusive place....
So, how many people would rather watch Wimbledon than visit a government website? Over the past few weeks we've been trying to find out the answer to this - and similar questions - as we've looked at how external events …
...infrastructure from malicious attacks and to cope with peak demand. The default cache expiry on all existing pages in the government section is currently set to 15 mins. That means...
...png ppt pptx rdf rtf txt xls xlsx xml zip It's likely we'll add more as needed, which means this blog post will date. But you can check the very...
...reasons, and alternative destinations All the acronyms Most government organisations have acronyms and now in most admin drop-downs where you are selecting an org you can use the org's acronym...
...feedback form. It's positioned at the foot of the page, says 'Is there anything wrong with this page?' and looks like this: The mainstream section of GOV.UK has been running...
...To check the status or priority of a given ticket We'll often give you a link to a Pivotal ticket in response to a support request, for example if we...
The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. We get asked this a lot. The answer is 500 Mb - which is way more than you should ever need, …
The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. We’re always looking at the data to see how our content is performing. The tools we’ve built show us trends and …
The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. One of the main ways suggestions for content amendments or additions gets fed into our team is through our online request-handling …
The GOV.UK app went live in public beta in July 2025. Find out what’s been happening, and what’s coming next, on the GDS blog.