{"id":21280,"date":"2014-07-02T12:48:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=21280"},"modified":"2016-05-11T12:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:58:49","slug":"bible-gateway-worlds-most-visited-christian-website-revamps-its-site-to-be-more-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/bible-gateway-worlds-most-visited-christian-website-revamps-its-site-to-be-more-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Gateway, World\u2019s Most Visited Christian Website, Revamps Its Site to be More Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><center><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/newsreleases\/\" title=\"Visit the Bible Gateway Archive\" target=\"_blank\">News Release Archive<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/newsroom\/\" title=\"Visit the Bible Gateway Newsroom\" target=\"_blank\">Newsroom<\/a><\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>The Streamlined Design is Easier to Navigate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screenshot1.jpg\"><img align=\"left\" alt=\"Bible Gateway's new website\" title=\"Bible Gateway's new website\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screenshot1.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 2, 2014)\u2014The world\u2019s most visited Christian website, the online Bible search engine Bible Gateway (BibleGateway.com; @BibleGateway), has remade its site to include new functions for users to personalize their online experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve worked a long time on this, to make sure we carefully and properly meet the expectations of the hundreds of millions of users of Bible Gateway,\u201d says Rachel Barach, general manager. \u201cOur new design now gives them a streamlined experience that\u2019s easier to navigate, while retaining the reliable and fast Bible search engine they\u2019ve come to know, love, and use every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Features of the new site include all the attributes of the existing site that have led Christianity Today magazine to call it \u201cthe world\u2019s leading Bible website\u201d plus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> a responsive design that automatically adjusts to the proper screen size of the user, whether it\u2019s a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone<\/li>\n<li> custom registration that allows users to set up accounts to begin taking personal notes on, and color highlight, the Scripture verses they read<\/li>\n<li> easier navigation between pages<\/li>\n<li> designed presentation of Bible, devotional, and reference content<\/li>\n<li> synchronization of notes and highlights between a user\u2019s multiple devices<\/li>\n<li> a dropdown complete Bible book list on the homepage for easier browsing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screenshot2.jpg\"><img align=\"left\" alt=\"Bible Gateway's old website\" title=\"Bible Gateway's old website\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" src=\"http:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screenshot2.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a>BibleGateway.com was visited 456 million times in 2013, generating 1.5 billion views spread over 76 million hours by individuals whose majority ages were between 18-34. People from 242 countries and territories used the site last year, including Vatican City, Israel, Palestine, China, Vietnam, Cuba, and North Korea. The top 10 countries using BibleGateway.com are USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Philippines, Colombia, Singapore, and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>BibleGateway.com is the number one search result for Bible-related matters on Google, Bing, Aol., YAHOO!, and other global search engines.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Bible Gateway is the original multilingual Internet Bible, offering Christian Scripture (including the Apocrypha) in more than 70 languages and more than 180 Bible versions, along with supporting Bible reference dictionaries and commentaries. It also publishes more than 60 free email Bible reading plans and devotional newsletters. It\u2019s Bible Gateway App for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Kindle Fire, used by millions, is the winner of the Christian New Media Award for Christian Mobile\/Tablet App of the Year. C|NET says the Bible Gateway App \u201cis one of the cleanest, most efficient apps for interacting with the Bible that you can find for your Android\u201d and \u201ccan&#8217;t be topped by other Bible apps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bible Gateway<\/strong><br \/>\nAs the Internet\u2019s largest Christian website, Bible Gateway seeks to equip people to read and understand the Bible, wherever they are. Celebrating 20 years online, Bible Gateway offers free access to the Bible in more than 70 languages and 180 different translations. Bible Gateway\u2019s website and app are visited by more than 18 million unique visitors per month. The company is part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. Please visit Bible Gateway at www.biblegateway.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bible Gateway: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bible Gateway devotional page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/devotionals\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/devotionals\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bible Gateway newsletter signup page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/newsletters\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE News Release Archive | Newsroom The Streamlined Design is Easier to Navigate GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 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