Metro.co.uk launches redesigned website

Posted by Betsey Reinsborough on November 27, 2009 at 5:29 PM

Metro.co.uk has just launched a complete redesign of its web site.The Beta version, which went live yesterday, includes many changes with a focus "on improving navigation, channel and article templates and the site's overall aesthetics which we believe is an improvement on the present offering and matches the expectations of our audience," according to digital editor Ryan Battles.

The site has been updated with a dropdown hover menu for each tab category at the top of the website as well as an extensive sitemap at the bottom of each page. The sitemap includes links to the general page as well as the subcategories included in the drop down menus.

The site will also begin aggregating content from other websites. The links will be compiled under the heading 'They Say.' This feature is not up yet, but should be soon.

There have been new services added, such as Jobs, Special Offers, and Tickets. There will be a new page titled 'Today, To Do, To Gain,' which includes nightly entertainment suggestions, future events of note, and competitions to enter, respectively.

A Premier League table has been added for all football fanatics to keep updated on the scores and highlights. It will also include video of all the best goals of the night.

Metro.co.uk has also added the MEmusic channel, which streams unsigned bands, and the Video channel, which has clips from every genre of news as well as film trailers, music videos, and user-submitted videos from the MEview channel.

The site has also introduced a My Metro widget. Aside from highlighting recent news, weather, and cool places to go, it allows users to personalize their own page to put their priorities in the most accessible locations. Puzzels, polls, cartons, and blogs will all be added in the near future.

The new website is still a work-in-progress and is inviting your feedback. So go take a look and tell them what you think!

Source: Metro.co.uk