Guide page template

Guides are designed to present complicated and long subjects by breaking them up into separate pages.

You should limit the amount of pages within a guide to 5, as more than 5 pages can cause confusion for mobile users.

When to use this template

Use this template for content that you would have on a single page, or as a complete individual service or process. For example:

  • breaking up a long process which can include information such as eligibility, what we do not deal with, fees, etc - Pest control
  • different options to make a payment - Pay your Council Tax

When not to use this template

You should not use this template to:

  • group related content that has a different user needs that aren't completely related

How it works

Guides have multiple parts (or chapters). Each part has a:

  • title
  • description
  • body
  • slug - for example /how-to-report

Watch the LGD how-to video on YouTube to learn how this template works.

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The title of the guide page holds the SEO value and it is what someone will see if they search for a page. Therefore, it needs to be a full and complete description of the page. 

The guide section title is what appears on the page below the contents menu and therefore can be briefer. 

Example: 

  • [Guide title] 'Types of support depending on your homelessness situation'
  • [Guide section title] 'Types of support' 

Use of ‘overview’ title at the start of a guide 

Our general position is that you do not need to use the word ‘overview’ as the guide section title on page 1.  

Creating ‘overview’ content that describes the guide just for the sake of it is not helpful to the user. We only use ‘overview’ content at the start of a guide if it is long or more complex. 

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