Did you know that you can crop your uploaded images, in Media Manager? If you want to use a stock image but need all your images to be square, for instance, you first have to upload a suitable image (big enough to be able to fill the space) and then the Media Manager crop tool… Continue reading Did you know?
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Writing good image alt text
Image alt text, also known as “alternative text” or “alt attribute,” is a short description that is added to an image on a website. Alt text is intended to describe the content of the image to people who are unable to see it, such as those who are visually impaired and use screen readers, as… Continue reading Writing good image alt text
Browse our latest Directory Websites
Thank you all who attended our Virtual Customer Forum last week. It was great to see so many familiar faces. We hope that you enjoyed seeing what we’ve been up to in partnership with our customers. Here is a list of our latest customer websites for you to explore further: https://findyour.islington.gov.uk/ https://www.calderdalechildcare.org.uk/ https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/ https://find.redbridge.gov.uk/… Continue reading Browse our latest Directory Websites
Virtual Customer Forum
We are inviting our customers to come together to discuss all things Directory! In this session, we will present our platform development roadmap for 2023, including the results of our research to enhance the platform’s search function. We are also keen to showcase some of the great new websites that we’ve been collaborating with our… Continue reading Virtual Customer Forum
Headings Are Important
Search engines use the headings within each page to index the structure and content of your web pages. Users often skim a page by its headings, and screen reader software usually generates a navigable list for each page, using its headings. It is therefore very important to use meaningful headings to show the page structure.… Continue reading Headings Are Important
Planned enhancements to Media Manager
We are currently planning enhancements to the Directory Platform’s Media Manager as part of next year’s roadmap, and we’ll be sharing the details of this with customers soon. In the meantime, we have created a quick user guide of how the Media Manager app currently works as a reference for customers. Over the coming months,… Continue reading Planned enhancements to Media Manager
Directory Change Requests
As part of a series of improvements that we are making to better support our Directory customers, we are introducing a new dedicated resource to facilitate Directory website change requests. We hope that, over the coming months, that you will see a significant improvement in the timeliness of our responses to these. As we introduce… Continue reading Directory Change Requests
Our latest Directory refresh goes live!
This week, Islington Council went live with their brand-new multi-channel directory website. Built on our latest wireframe, the website’s unique design is a great example of how their strong brand, fyi, brings together multiple channels of information, advice, and guidance for a clear and cohesive user journey. Check it out here: https://findyour.islington.gov.uk
Homes for Ukraine – Message from DfE
The Department for Education understands that you may be receiving queries from childminders in England that are keen to join the many others who have signed-up to host people from Ukraine under the Homes for Ukraine scheme and Ukraine Family Scheme. Please find a link below which provides guidance for childminders who may have signed… Continue reading Homes for Ukraine – Message from DfE
Our Ideas Hub is getting a new home
Raising new ideas and viewing, commenting on and voting for ideas contributed by other local authorities will remain at the heart of how you can engage with us. We are building on this by making it a dedicated space for our Directory community and improving progress updates on the ideas that we are actively considering and working on. To do this means moving the existing ideas to… Continue reading Our Ideas Hub is getting a new home