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govuk-design-guide: case-studies-finder


layout: frontend-template-documentation sectionKey: Frontend templates

Step 1: Duplicate and rename this file to the proposed frontend template you want to include in the Publishing Design Guide website.

When duplicating and renaming this file use lowercase and replace any spaces with a dash (ie. -)

Step 2: Set "eleventyExcludeFromCollections" to "false". This will ensure that the code snippet is commented out and a page will be display withinin the Publishing Design Guide.

eleventyExcludeFromCollections: false

Step 3: Establish the relationship of this frontend template.

The relationship between frontend templates will be demonstrated visually via levels on the left-hand navigation menu. For instance, "GitHub smart answers" is only revealed when the end-user selects "Smart answer" since "GitHub smart answers" a child template to the "Smart answer" frontend template.

eleventyNavigation:

If this frontend template is not associated with or a child to another frontend template, set the field below ("parent") to "Frontend templates"

parent: Finder

Step 4: Input data points according to fields below to the best of your ability. Any fields without any data points will not be displayed on the website.

Name of the frontend tempalte

This is the name of the frontend template (ex. Homepage). It is required to display the title on the page, in the meta data, and in the left-hand navigation menu of the frontend templates page.

title: Case studies finder

Description of the frontend template

This briefly describes what the frontend template is. It is required to display the description on the page, and in the meta description.

description: A directory of all the case studies that can be found on GOV.UK.

Embedding the figma file of the frontend template

This will display a Figma embed on the page.

To add a Figma embed, copy only the URL within the embed snippet.

figmaLink: #Delete this comment before entering the Figma embed URL of the Figma representaiton of this frontend template.

How the frontend template works

Briefly descibe how this frontend template works. For instance, listing out what end-user can do on a page that uses this frontend template, as well as it's relation to other pages and its associated frontend templates on GOV.UK.

You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. To create a heading, use three hashes (ie. ###).

howItWorks: 'Case Studies finder lists all case studies that is published on GOV.UK. End-users can use the search component to filter the returned results on the page.'

Live examples of webpages that use this frontend template

List out all the pages on GOV.UK that use this frontend template, by providing: (1) the title of the page, (2) the URL of the page, and (3) indicate whether the page is in Welsh in order for assistive technology to read out the page title correctly.

examples:

To add additional examples duplicate the the fields below (adhering to the formating) but increase the count by one integer.

0: # Both title and link are REQUIRED in order for this information to render on the page. title: 'Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity' link: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies welsh: # Options on whether the webpage using this frontend template is in Welsh: # true = The webpage is in Welsh # false = The webpage is not in Welsh, but rather in English false

The Content Data (Production) URL this frontend template

Filter the document type in content data and copy the URL in your browser's address bar.

contentDataLink: #Delete this comment before entering Content Data URL assocaited with this frontend template.

How is this frontend template built

This will display all the underlying technologies that make-up this template.

contentSchema:

The GOV.UK browser extension can help indentify the content schema for this frontend template.

title: finder link: https://docs.publishing.service.gov.uk/content-schemas/finder.html

contentType:

The GOV.UK browser extension can help indentify the content type (also known as document type) for this frontend template.

title: finder link: https://docs.publishing.service.gov.uk/document-types/finder.html

publishingApp:

The GOV.UK browser extension can help indentify the publishing app associated with adding content to this frontend template.

Publishing app options:

# collections publisher
# contacts admin
# content publisher
# content tagger
# local links manager
# mainstream publisher
# manuals publisher
# maslow
# service manual publisher
# short url manager
# special route publisher
# specialist publisher
# travel advice publisher
# whitehall

#Delete this comment before entering the name of the publishing app.

renderingApp:

The GOV.UK browser extension can help indentify which rendering app is used to generate this frontend template.

Rendring app options:

# collections
# email alert frontend
# feedback
# finder frontend
# frontend
# government frontend
# smart answers
# static

finder frontend

Components that make-up this frontend template

List out all the components that make-up this frontend template, by (1) providing the name of the component, (2) a link to the documentation for said component, (3) how is this component generated on the page and (4) the associated publishing input fields within the publishing app.

components:

To add additional components duplicate the the fields below (adhering to the formating) but increase the count by one integer.

0: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Layout super navigation header' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/layout_super_navigation_header generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 1: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Contextual breadcrumbs' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/contextual_breadcrumbs generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 2: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Heading used to display number of returned search results' componentURL: #If a URL is not entered in the field above (componentName) then delete this comment before entering the URL of the documentation for said component. generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 3: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Feedback' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/feedback generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 4: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Layout footer' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/layout_footer generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 5: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Page title' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/title generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 6: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Search' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/search generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 7: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Subscription links - rendered top and bottom of the page, but displayed only at the bottom of the page' componentURL: #If a URL is not entered in the field above (componentName) then delete this comment before entering the URL of the documentation for said component. generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 8: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Document list' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/document_list generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration. 9: # The componentName is REQUIRED in order for this information to be displayed on the page. componentName: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. 'Previous and next navigation' componentURL: https://components.publishing.service.gov.uk/component-guide/previous_and_next_navigation generated: # Options how said component is generated page: # auto = "Autogenerated in frontend template" # publisher = "Customized by publisher" # hardcode = "Hardcoded by developer" auto input: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. #If this component can be generated by a publisher via a publihing app the delete this comment before entering that infomration.

Evidence and insights for this frontend template

List out all past documentation/supporting material with regards to or realted to this frontend template. It can include (1) past design documentation, (2) research findings, and (3) presentations.

insights:

To add additional insights duplicate the the fields below (adhering to the formating) but increase the count by one integer.

0: # A description is REQUIRED in order for this information to render on the page. date: #Delete this comment before entering the date when the document was published. description: # You MUST wrap this in single quotation marks (ie. ' '), since markdown can be used to enter this information. To create a heading, use three hashes (ie. ###). #Delete this comment before entering a brief summary about the document being referred. title: #Delete this comment before entering the name of the insight document. link: #Delete this comment before entering the URL of the insight document. documentFormat: #Delete this comment before entering the format of the insight document. Example: (1) Google Docs, (2) Google Sheets, and (3) Google Slides.

Existing issues with this frontend template

List of all the issues that are associated with this frontend template, (1) containing the title used to describe the issue on GitHub, and (2) the link to the GitHub issue itself.

issues:

To add additional issues duplicate the the fields below (adhering to the formating) but increase the count by one integer.