Do you have a Google Analytics code linked to your Directory website? If you do, Google are making a change from 1st July 2023 which will affect the way data is collected. Do Idox need to change our Directory website?No. In most cases the change can be entirely administered via the Google Analytics dashboard by… Continue reading Google Analytics 4
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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?
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
Directory platform maintenance
Dear valued customer To conclude our current Directory platform maintenance programme, a final hardware upgrade is required to ensure the ongoing performance and resilience of our hosting environments. We have scheduled this upgrade to take place on Thursday, April 28th 2022, starting at 12pm. During the upgrades, there may be disruption to your services. This… Continue reading Directory platform maintenance
Programmatic SPAM
We have received reports from some of our customers that their Directory websites have been the targets of programmatic SPAM. As per our development roadmap, we are actively developing a new Google reCAPTCHA solution to actively prevent this from happening. Please be assured that our Development Team continue to look at this as their top… Continue reading Programmatic SPAM
Social Media Management
When we start Directory refresh projects, we always ask: “do you actively maintain social media channels associated with this site?” We recently met with the Trafford Directory team who, it turns out, have a very active and well established process around social media. “For our FIS & SENDIASS social media channels, we tend to steer… Continue reading Social Media Management
Register now for the FIS and Local Offer Focus Group
We would like to invite our Family Information Services and Local Offer customers to join us in a virtual forum to share best practice and discuss ideas for new functionality or features to improve the reach and usability of our Local Offer websites. October 20 10:00am – 11:30am Please fill in the short registration form… Continue reading Register now for the FIS and Local Offer Focus Group
Directory Administration Re-design is Live!
The back end administration of your Directory platform now has a new look and feel. This is a first step in modernising our directory platform, and we very much hope that you like using the re-design. The administration area has been updated to align with our latest brand guidelines. In doing so we’ve been able to… Continue reading Directory Administration Re-design is Live!
Accessible alt text for images
Adding alternative text (usually referred to as alt text) for images is one of the first principles of web accessibility, but it is also one of the most difficult to properly implement. Alt text serves several functions: It is read aloud by screen readers in place of images allowing the content and function of the… Continue reading Accessible alt text for images