Frontend templates

Special route

Special route frontend templates can perform an array of specific end-user tasks. That may include: finding information about a local council, as well as help users use and navigate GOV.UK itself

How it works

Special route frontend templates are unique pages that are hardcoded by developers that publishes special routes to the Publishing API on behalf of other apps.

Any changes, including content, will require developer involvment.

Live examples

Complete list of examples available and page data on Content Data.

How it's built

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

Content schema

special_route

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

special_route

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.

Components

The components used within the special route frontend template
Component	Source	Publishing app input field(s)
Layout super navigation header	Autogenerated in frontend template
Contextual breadcrumbs	Hardcoded by developer
Page title	Hardcoded by developer
Related navigation when displayed within contextual sidebar	Hardcoded by developer
Feedback	Autogenerated in frontend template
Layout footer	Autogenerated in frontend template

Help improve this frontend template

To help make sure that this page is useful, relevant and up to date, instructions on how to contribute can be found on the GitHub repository (opens in a new tab).