Configure GOV.UK Design System Service Portal Catalog Items

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated June 1, 2026
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    • Use the Service Catalog and the Service Catalog widgets to add or edit existing items to the GDS Service Portal catalog.

    Configuration for the Service Catalog portal widgets takes place in the Service Catalog application of the platform.

    By default, three catalog items are included in the Service Catalog Widget view as part of the GOV.UK Developer Toolkit GDS portal demo data:
    • Abandoned vehicle
    • Create contact
    • Damaged garbage bin

    You can customize what is shown in the Service Catalog widget by adding or removing items in the Service Catalog for the Portal. For more information on creating catalog items to appear in the catalog, see Create or edit a catalog item.

    The Catalog Content widget is part of the Service Catalog, and includes a tiled list of all the service items available in the catalog. The items that appear on the page are grouped by category alphabetically. Catalog items and categories are defined in the Service Catalog application in the platform.

    Service Catalog Landing Page

    GDS Portal Branded Landing page.

    The GDS Service Portal service catalog landing page (uk_gds_services) is the display page for service catalog items or service catalog record producers on the GDS Service Portal. This page provides an interface from where you can access the catalog items, requests, approvals, popular items, recent items, and saved bundles, and is configured by default with the GOV.UK Developer Toolkit. Navigate to Service Portal > Pages to view and edit the properties of this page.

    For information on configuring this page, see Configure the GOV.UK Design System Service Portal Services Page

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