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  • WordPress 4.0 is on its way!

    WordPress is a constantly evolving bit of software, and there is a major new revision just around the corner. Version 4.0 of WordPress is currently in beta, with a production release planned for August 2014. Here’s what you can expect: Media embed previews Finally! When embedding media in your posts – such as YouTube videos…

  • ONS data storytelling platform

    We are very excited to begin the first sprint for the new data storytelling platform for ONS this week. Matt Jukes has written a great blogpost about it, which explains how the project has come into being. As Matt says, the focus during this project will be on fulfilling the needs of Inquiring Citizen persona.…

  • Weekly roundup 4/7/14

    Here is what your friendly dxwers have been reading and sharing this week.

  • James Cattell helps you to keep up to date with the .gov.uk blogs

    One of our favourite projects at dxw is working with the GDS folks on the .gov.uk blog platform, which supports the blogging efforts of many different departments and individuals across government. There are all sorts of reasons why blogging is a good idea for people working in government: Having a single platform for all the…

  • LocalGovCamp 14

    Being the newest dxwer it was my first visit to LocalGovCamp, and indeed my first unconference. The whole event was a blast, you could not wish for a nicer bunch of friendly and passionate people. It was also a good chance to put faces to many of the regulars in my twitter feed, including our…

  • Central? Local? Usable.

    One of the discussions we keep having in the office is about the idea of repeatability, especially outside of central government. How often are the user needs so different that each circumstance needs a different system? How often is it actually just bad IT and empire building that gets in the way of unified user experience?…