dxw Publishing

Websites for impact, built on trust

Web publishing has been part of dxw since 2008. 

We build and host websites for organisations doing public good, ensuring content is clear, accurate, and useful. In an era where visitors often bypass your homepage via search engines or AI tools, we structure your content to remain accurate and accessible wherever it’s found.

How we can help

We provide a full range of services, including:

  • Discovery and research: understanding your audience and the challenges behind your brief
  • Design and architecture: intuitive, mobile-first layouts and purposeful information architecture
  • Development: robust, flexible websites built around your goals
  • Accessibility: audits and fixes to ensure ongoing compliance

GovPress: WordPress for the public and third sectors

GovPress is our specialist WordPress service. We don’t use WordPress as an off-the-shelf product; we engineer, secure, and support it to a high standard, built entirely around the needs of you and the people you serve. 

We currently host sites for over 60 organisations, from the GOV.UK blogging platform to the UK Statistics Authority.

Why us?

Security you can rely on

We’ve hosted WordPress for the public sector for nearly 2 decades, meeting strict criteria to protect information online. We go well beyond standard defaults, using custom security measures, vetting every third-party plugin, and monitoring the software supply chain. 

We’re trusted by high-profile clients like the Judicial Office.

Support from real people

We build sites that minimise the need for support, but when you need help, our ISO-20000-1 certified support desk is ready. Every ticket is answered by a real engineer who knows your site. 

Hosting that performs

We host and maintain websites, whether or not we built them. Our infrastructure includes:

  • scalable resources to meet demand
  • uptime and resource monitoring for early warnings
  • expertise in defending against attacks
  • full site caching via a global CDN for consistent performance
  • resilient AWS-backed cloud services

Built for the future

Solid foundations aren’t a luxury; they save you time and money. We build flexible, robust sites that are easy to update, reducing your long-term reliance on developers. 

We helped University Alliance transform a rigid system into a flexible platform.

Accessible to everyone

We believe the web is for everyone.  Our sites are designed around real user needs and meet WCAG 2.2 standards from day one. Ensuring they work for all users, including those on slow connections or using assistive technology.

Open and ethical

Open ways of working

We build websites that don’t require you to work with us forever. We design and document our work so you remain in control, and we share our security processes publicly.

Our approach to AI

We take an evidence-led view of AI, focusing on responsible, ethical use that solves real problems in ways that are fast but sustainable. Read our perspective on what’s safe and what works.

Want to talk?  Please drop us an email at govpress@dxw.com

Current clients should raise a ticket in Zendesk for any technical issues.