{"id":1643,"date":"2015-10-04T11:51:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T09:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesestunden.de\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2023-02-06T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:08:53","slug":"lesestunden-in-neuem-gewand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesestunden.de\/en\/2015\/10\/lesestunden-in-a-new-guise\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesestunden in a new guise"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since December of last year, I\u2019ve been blogging about literature on lesestunden.de. When I started this blog, I was cautious at first and wanted to see what blogging about books would be like \u2014 whether it would be fun, extremely time-consuming, and whether I\u2019d have enough interesting ideas for posts. Looking back now, I have to say that starting lesestunden.de was really a great idea. It motivates me to read more, I\u2019ve made new connections and received inspiring suggestions, and reflecting on what I\u2019ve read \u2014 as well as exchanging thoughts about it \u2014 is simply a lot of fun. After ten months, I can definitely say that I\u2019ll keep going.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, I started with a free theme, which I later heavily modified and customized. In the beginning, there\u2019s a lot to test and to find out how well the whole blogging ecosystem \u2014 including social media \u2014 works and how it \u201cticks\u201d for book bloggers. So far, the existing theme has served me quite well, but there were a few rough edges that bothered me. It was a bit too clean and neutral, the typography didn\u2019t quite fit the literary theme, and overall, it could simply be better. Because of all my modifications, the theme was no longer updateable, so it was clear that something had to change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s the day \u2014 a new version of lesestunden.de with a fresh design is now online. I\u2019ve reworked quite a lot so that lesestunden.de will be more appealing and practical for visitors. I\u2019ve also incorporated feedback from my recent survey. Here\u2019s an overview of the main updates:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>The structure of the site is now much more photography-oriented. Since I love taking photos and it fits well with the blog\u2019s theme, every post now begins with a photo of the respective book or topic. That\u2019s much more inviting than simply showing a cover and a few key details. Overall, you\u2019ll now find many more photos on lesestunden.de \u2014 after all, the eye reads along. I even rephotographed all the books featured in my older posts, so it\u2019s worth browsing through the archives again.<\/li>\r\n<li>At the top of the page, there\u2019s now a slider highlighting the main focus topics \u2014 for example, my Mare books that I\u2019ve been reading over the months and that keep appearing here, or books by Guy de Maupassant, one of my favorites this year. These sliders provide a mid-term overview of the recurring themes on lesestunden.de.<\/li>\r\n<li>Reviews now start with my rating, and all the book details can be found at the bottom. The review itself should be the main focus.<\/li>\r\n<li>The styling has been improved: the main menu is now sticky and always visible, and the review index is now organized by genre. Of course, the site is fully responsive again and works well on both tablets and smartphones.<\/li>\r\n<li><del>I\u2019ll update the styling of the toplist over the next few days.<\/del><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you like the new design and feel even more inspired to browse lesestunden.de \u2014 and that I can continue to spark your enthusiasm for great literature. If you find any errors or display issues in certain browsers or on specific devices, please leave a comment and let me know.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since December of last year, I\u2019ve been blogging about literature on lesestunden.de. When I started this blog, I was cautious at first and wanted to see what blogging about books would be like \u2014 whether it would be fun, extremely time-consuming, and whether I\u2019d have enough interesting ideas for posts. Looking back now, I have &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesestunden.de\/en\/2015\/10\/lesestunden-in-a-new-guise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lesestunden in a new guise&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Lesestunden in neuem Gewand - lesestunden","description":"Seit Dezember letzten Jahr blogge ich nun auf lesestunden.de \u00fcber Literatur. 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