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Statistical data sets finder

Specialist Document finders are used to search for statistical data documents

How it works

Statistical Data Sets finder is used to search for documents with the content type set to statistical_data_set.

Documents with that content type are published via Whitehall publisher.

Live example

Statistical data sets

How it's built

These are the underlying technologies that make-up the statistical data sets finder front template.

Content schema

finder

What is a content schema?
A GOV.UK content schema is a JSON schema that defines the data structure of a piece of content. It determines what content and metadata attributes the page has.

Content type

finder

What is a content type?
Content type describes the types of pages that exist on GOV.UK. It’s stored in the content item (JSON) as document_type. It powers search filters in all finders and changes the content type label users see on GOV.UK pages.

Rendering app

finder-frontend

What is a rendering app?
Rendering apps render content to GOV.UK end-users.

Components

The components used within the statistical data sets finder frontend template
Component Source Publishing app input field(s)
Layout super navigation header Autogenerated in frontend template
Contextual breadcrumbs Autogenerated in frontend template
The Search component is above the filters, which occupies 1/3 of the page Autogenerated in frontend template
Heading Autogenerated in frontend template
Option select appears within the search filter Autogenerated in frontend template
Form hint text appears within the search filter Autogenerated in frontend template
Date filter appears within the search filter Autogenerated in frontend template
All the filters are within the Expander Autogenerated in frontend template
Previous and next navigation appears if there is more than 20 returned search results Autogenerated in frontend template
Subscription link Autogenerated in frontend template
Document list Autogenerated in frontend template
Feedback Autogenerated in frontend template
Layout footer Autogenerated in frontend template
Page title Autogenerated in frontend template

Help improve this frontend template

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