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Frontend templates

Homepage

The homepage sets out the proposition of GOV.UK. It introduces the different kinds of content and information users can find, as well as the different tasks they can do.

How it works

The homepage is not exhaustive; it does not provide a link to every single part of the site. It prioritises the most relevant and important tasks and content for the highest number, or the most impacted users. It also exposes how the site is organised.

This provides multiple ways for the user to find what they need:

  • By showing what kind of content is on the site
  • By showing how the content is organised
  • By providing keywords (for example, topic names)
  • By allowing users to compare important content side-by-side

Live example

Welcome to GOV.UK

Page data available on Content Data.

How it’s built

These are the underlying technologies that make-up the homepage front template.

Content schema

homepage

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

homepage

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.

Publishing app

special-route-publisher

What is a publishing app?
Publishing apps are used by publishers across government departments to publish content to GOV.UK.

Rendering app

frontend

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

Components

The components used within the homepage frontend template
Component Source Publishing app input field(s)
Layout super navigation header Hardcoded by developer
Search Hardcoded by developer
Heading Hardcoded by developer
Action link Hardcoded by developer
Image card Hardcoded by developer
Feedback Hardcoded by developer
Layout footer Hardcoded by developer
History and insights
Date Description Document Format
July 10, 2024

Information regarding the design update, taken place in November 2023

 GOV.UK homepage (opens in a new tab) Wiki entry
July 17, 2023

Gameplan/lead-up to redesigning the homepage

 What does user behaviour on the GOV.UK homepage look like (opens in a new tab) Google Slides
April 28, 2023

Holistic redesign of the homepage

 Homepage Redesign Challenge (opens in a new tab) Google Slides

How to report an issue

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Help improve this frontend template

To help make sure that this page is useful, relevant and up to date, submit a GitHub issue (opens in a new tab) with your proposed updates.