The White House redesigned its website and people are very concerned

On Friday the White House website was given a complete redesign and relaunch. People weren't impressed with the new layout.

Now, we're not web designers, and government websites are hardly the easiest to use at the best of times.

But even we can see the new White House website has a few noticeable changes from its previous iteration.

Compared to its appearance under the Obama Administration, the version that Trump's team have delivered is a lot harder to navigate.

For instance, there is a lot more searching involved - especially for subjects that don't feature prominently on Trump's agenda like climate change or LGBT rights.

However, the topics that Trump loves to discuss, such as the economy, national security, budget, immigration and healthcare, are front and centre at the top of the homepage.

Picture: White House/ Screengrab

Another element of the old site that the new one has done away with (or has made it at least harder to find) is the live videos of press briefings, as well as access to media statements and papers.

In fact the only way to see live events on the website is to click on the top right menu, hit "About The White House," scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "live" which will then take to the page where the feeds are hosted.

According to The Washington Examiner, the redesign has been orchestrated to save American taxpayers "$3 million per year."

An official from the White House said:

The old site was a good temporary measure that allowed us to use what the previous administration had built, but it wasn't where it needed to be in terms of providing people with content they can easily access.

We will save taxpayers almost $3 million per year as a result of the redesigned site.

The President is focused on making smart use of taxpayer dollars and we thought that the previous site was, frankly, costing far too much.

Needless to say, some visitors to the new site aren't too impressed and feel it is now less transparent than ever.

In addition to this revamp, the Spanish-language version of the White House website, which was scrapped by Trump in January is yet to be relaunched.

HT Mashable

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