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Home > Blogs > Butler County News and Issues > Archives > 2009 > April > 08 > Entry

Welcome to the new Web site

By Josh Sweigart | Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 01:31 PM

Welcome to the new Butler County News and Issues, part of the redesign of our Web sites.

If the page doesn’t look right, you may need to update your bookmarks. Go here for the new blog home page, then bookmark that URL.

Not much has changed on this blog, but our Web sites themselves are vastly improved (Check out the Hamilton JournalNews and Middletown Journal). Here is the announcement on our Web site:

We’ve updated our site to make it faster and easier to use. Here are some highlights of what has changed:

Easier navigation

The navigation buttons at the top of each page now drop down a list of subsections that is larger and easier to read than our old design.

Cleaner more functional design

We’ve made our design clearer and more focused on getting you the information you want quickly and clearly:

• The homepage and index pages have fewer distracting details.
• Icons for photo galleries now scroll through a large selection of galleries, making it easier for you to find what you want.
• Article pages now have clearer presentation of related articles and photos.
• Article pages can now feature bigger, clearer photographs.

Faster page loading

Most pages should load at least twice as fast as in the past.

Upgraded mobile site

Our mobile site, at mobile.journal-news.com , is updated every five minutes with the latest news. The mobile site uses technology that customizes its display to your phone’s size and features.

More places for you to have your say

Nearly every article now invites you to add your comments. Posting of comments is much faster than before and we’ve made it easier to report objectionable comments.

Tell us what you think

Please comment below and let us know what you think of our changes and your suggestions for improvements. If you run into any problems with the site, please e-mail us.

Or you can just comment on this blog

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