WCAG 2.2 AA
Colour contrast, keyboard navigation and screen-reader support, built in from the start. Not bolted on afterwards.
One accessible theme.
Every agency’s brand.
A configurable design system for government, built on Drupal. Run it free on your own Drupal, or let Doghouse host, secure and support it on Doghouse SaaS.
Built to the standards that matter.
Accessibility and platform fit aren’t add-ons. They’re the foundation. Every part of the design is built around the rules government sites actually have to meet.
Built for Drupal
A Drupal theme you can download and run on any Drupal site. Accessible and production-ready out of the box.
Mobile-first and fast
Designed for mobile from the start, with no awkward scrolling or broken layouts. Adapts to suit your audience on any device.
Your brand,
not ours.
Start from a preset, then make it unmistakably yours. Every colour, font and detail is yours to set, so you end up with a real theme, not a skin over someone else’s brand.
Open the live customiser
Three ways to run GovTheme.
GovTheme is open source and yours. Run it free on your own Drupal, or have Doghouse run, secure and support it for you.
On your own Drupal
Install GovTheme and go. Open source, no lock-in, no licence fees. Just a better-looking, more accessible Drupal site.
Recommended
On Doghouse SaaS
Let us run it. Managed hosting, security patching and Drupal upgrades handled, on a clear retainer. Our Drupal accelerator does the heavy lifting so your team doesn’t.
On GovCMS
Run GovTheme on GovCMS. Five content types styled and accessibility built in, free for the sector.
Meet the Department of Interstellar Planning.
A complete, fictional government agency site built entirely on GovTheme: homepage, news and media, section hubs, search, forms and more. Every pattern, in real context.
Explore the demo siteFrom preset to production in four steps.
No design debt, no platform patches. GovTheme is configuration, not customisation, so it stays upgradable.
Step 01
Pick a look
Start from a set of ready-made looks, each one polished and accessible out of the box. Pick the closest, then adjust.
Step 02
Make it yours
Add your brand colours and fonts. Set them once and they carry across your whole site.
Step 03
Built to be accessible
GovTheme’s components meet WCAG 2.2 AA out of the box. Focus states, structure and navigation come accessible as standard, so you’re starting from a compliant base.
Step 04
Deploy anywhere
Ship on your own Drupal, or our managed Doghouse SaaS. It’s theme-only and open, so you stay upgradable wherever it runs.
What’s inside
A complete, documented system.
Foundations, components and government patterns: all live, all themeable, on one page. Browse the design system and watch every setting update live.
Foundations
Colour, type, spacing, corner radius, elevation and icons. Accessible presets to start from.
Components
Buttons, links, badges, forms, alerts, accordions, tabs, breadcrumbs, pagination and tables. Accessible by default.
Government patterns
Content cards, listing pages with filtering, FOI disclosure logs, mega menus, section hubs and site search.
Already have a website?Bring it with you.
Move it onto your own Drupal or Doghouse SaaS without rebuilding from scratch.
See how migration works- Content
- Media
- Redirects
- Your brand
Get started
Build it with Doghouse.
Starting fresh or migrating a sprawling legacy site, we’ll get you onto Drupal with a theme that’s accessible, fast and built to last. If you’d rather not run it yourself, we will.