GovernorHub is getting a mini makeover

We’ve been working under the bonnet to strengthen our foundations for a while and it’s soon time to make changes to the pages that you will see.

Don’t panic though…  the changes are small and, most importantly, Ortoo the Owl is staying 😌

Find out what’s ahead and why this all leads to better ‘Governor-Hubbing’ in the future.

GovernorHub General Manager Ellie Cheshire explains more about our plans.

Next Generation GovernorHub

Over the last 18 months, our engineers have built a new version of GovernorHub from the ground up using cutting-edge technology - a kind of ‘super-charged’ version of GovernorHub. This new technology provides bigger, sturdier foundations for us. 

You might remember last April, we had a short period of downtime on GovernorHub during a busy period which was very unusual for us. Ever since, we’ve been future-proofing the site so it’s even more robust. 

Our engineers have replicated every last detail of GovernorHub on new foundations with the aim of retiring old GovernorHub and moving over to the new site securely.  

We’re going to release Next Generation GovernorHub very shortly and ask some of you to test it for us, starting with our clerks feedback group. We know clerks will do a great job of finding anything that’s not working as it should and letting us know. When we’re absolutely sure the site is working perfectly, we’ll move things over. 

What’s going to change?

The new site isn’t very different from the old site. However, we are moving what we call ‘the washing line’ at the top of the page - that’s where you find all of your boards and groups.

Some of our clerks and busiest users can struggle with the washing line at the moment as there’s not much space and not all of their groups can be displayed on it which can be quite frustrating for them.

The washing line also takes up a fair bit of space which can be a problem if you’re looking at the site on a small laptop screen.

So we’ve taken the bold move of removing the washing line from the top of the screen and using a left-hand sidebar instead. I realise that’s not as interesting as we can’t call it a washing line but it’s actually going to be much more practical as it allows us to give you more space and will hopefully make navigating around the site much easier.

Over time, we’ll be able to add lots of new features as well that we wouldn’t have been able to do previously.

Ortoo the Owl

It’s important to point out that Ortoo the Owl will be staying! It’s just that his perch is moving a little.

As I’ve mentioned, we’ll be doing some user testing of the new site over the coming weeks, especially during the school summer holidays when it’s quieter. Once we’re ready - we’ll make the move to the new site.

As always, feedback is really important to us so if you’re testing the new site, please drop us a line in the chat if there’s anything you want to mention. Our intention is that Next Generation GovernorHub will feel just as good if not better than the GovernorHub you’re used to.

Feedback

Thanks to everyone who has engaged and commented on our article and for the many feature requests - much appreciated.

As always, we have noted all of the suggestions and will keep track them.

We are always working to improve GovernorHub and Next Generation GovernorHub is part of this process.

Please put any future suggestions to us at [email protected] or use the help chat icon on the website.
Thank you for your continued support